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Hand-book Almanac for the Pacific States: An Official Register and Business Directory of the States of California and Oregon; the Territories of Washington, Nevada and Utah; and the Colonies of British Columbia and Vancouver Island. For the Year 1863
by Knight, William H. - editor
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San Francisco: H. H. Bancroft & Company, 1863. 8vo, 16.5 x 11cm, [3], 420, [2]pp, plus Bancroft's advertisements on front and rear endpapers. Original taupe cloth stamped in gilt on front cover and spine, and in blind on rear cover. Near fine with some uneven toning and light bubbling to cloth. Clean and complete internally save for the ownership signatures of John Hume and O. Harvey on the front flyleaf. Second issue of this Civil War era almanac and business directory from Bancroft, first published in 1862. In unusually clean condition for this cheaply produced volume and also quite interesting for its provenance. John Hume was the brother of western detective and lawman, James B. Hume, famous for his bringing of the notorious outlaw and stage coach robber, Black Bart, to justice. At the time of this publication, John served as District Attorney in El Dorado County, his salary of $2,000 being noted in the almanac. Obed Harvey was a politician and leading physician in El Dorado county (Placerville). He can also be found in the almanac, at the time a senator for the 15th district of California.
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- Title
- Hand-book Almanac for the Pacific States: An Official Register and Business Directory of the States of California and Oregon; the Territories of Washington, Nevada and Utah; and the Colonies of British Columbia and Vancouver Island. For the Year 1863
- Author
- Knight, William H. - editor
- Format/Binding
- 8vo, 16.5 x 11cm, [3], 420, [2]pp, plus Bancroft's advertisements on front and rear endpapers. Original taupe cloth stamped in g
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- H. H. Bancroft & Company
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1863
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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