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Pen Portraits: Autobiographies of State Officers, Legislators, Prominent Business and Professional Men of the Capital of the State of California; by PARKINSON, R. R
Book Description
San Francisco: Alta California, 1878. First edition. Octavo. 122 pp. Publisher's terra-cotta cloth with gilt cover lettering, front and back cover stamped in blind. Some extremity wear and previous owner's presentation on front pastedown (perhaps contemporary). A very clean and sturdy copy in the original binding. Provides a wealth of thumbnail descriptions of prominent Californians of the time. It also contains a 30-page section about the various (larger) businesses of the time (including hotels). A wonderful source document.
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