126. Allegemeine Deutsche Unterstukungs-Gesellschaft von San Francisco, Cal. Geschichtliche Mittheilungen seit ihrer Grundung am 7ten Januar 1854, bis zum Vierzigfahrigen Stiftungsfeste am 7ten Januar 1894. Compiled by Eugen Romer. Portraits and illustrations. Large 8vo, full morocco, gilt edges. [San Francisco, 1894]

127. The "City Guard." A History of Company "B," First Regiment Infantry, N. G. C. During the Sacramento Campaign, July 3 to 26, 1894. Illustrations. 8vo, cloth.

San Francisco, [1895]

A complete and valuable history of the great Railroad Strike in California.

128.

The Chronicles of Emanu-El. Being an account of the Rise and Progress of the Congregation of Emanu-El which was founded in July, 1850. Royal 8vo, limp roan, gilt edges. San Francisco, 1900 One of 50 copies privately printed. A scarce and desirable item narrating the early history of the Jews in San Francisco.

129. The Exempt Firemen of San Francisco. Their unique and gallant record. Together with a resumé of the San Francisco Fire Department and its Personnel. Portraits and illustrations. 8vo, cloth. San Francisco, 1900

130. Statutes and Amendments to the Codes of California. Passed at the Extra Session of the 33rd, 35th, 36th, extra session of the 36th, and 37th Legislatures. 4 vols. 8vo, sheep.

San Francisco, 1900-1907

131. Notable Speeches by Notable Speakers of the Greater West. Edited by Harry Wagner. 8vo, half morocco, gilt top, San Francisco, 1902

uncut.

Contains speeches by Col. E. D. Baker, Stephen M. White, D. M. Delmas and many other noted Western orators. Also a fine speech on Lincoln, by Duncan McKinly.

132. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1902. United States vs. Mexico, in the matter of the Case of the Pious Fund of the Californians. 8vo, cloth. Washington, 1903

133. The Statutes of California and Amendments to the Codes. Extra Sessions of the 37th, 38th, and 39th Legislature. 4 vols. 8vo, sheep. San Francisco, 1909-11

134.

Leach (Frank A.). Recollections of a Newspaperman.

A Record of Life and Events in California. trations. 8vo, cloth.

Portraits and illusSan Francisco, 1917

An interesting narrative. The author arrived in Sacramento in 1852, and describes in a vivid manner the early floods and fires; squatters' troubles and many other incidents relating to those turbulent times.

135. Farr (F. C.). The History of Imperial County, California. Portraits and illustrations. Thick 8vo, half morocco, gilt Berkeley, Cal., 1918

edges.

136.

The Annals of the Bohemian Club. From its beginning in the year 1872 to 1895. Comprising text and pictures furnished by its Own Members, and edited by the Honorary Historiographer, Robert H. Fletcher. 3 vols. 4to, cloth.

San Francisco, v. d.

SCARCE. Volumes one and two were published before the great fire and are now very hard to find. Limited to 600 sets.

137. Biographical Sketches of the life of Major Ward Bradford, old Pioneer. Portrait and illustrations. 12mo, original wrappers. N. p., n. d. VERY SCARCE, privately printed. Containing a graphic description of the Manners and Life of Early Times; vivid incidents in Indian Wars, and Wilds of the Mountains; Life in the Gold Regions of Nevada; Perils by Land Sea, etc.

138.

1852-1865. Reminiscences of Travel. By the Author. Portrait. 8vo, boards. N. p., n. d.

Rare. Only 25 copies were issued for private presentation. The author lived for 12 years in Coloma, where gold was first discovered. His account of life in the Mines is well and accurately portrayed.

139. CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA MINES. The Map of the State of California and Nevada Territory. Exhibiting the Rivers, Lakes, Bays, and Islands, with the Principal Towns, Roads, Railroads and Transit Routes to the Silver Mining Districts of Nevada Territory. Compiled by Leander Ransom and A. J. Doolittle. Large colored folding map. 12mo, original cloth covers. San Francisco, 1863

RARE.

140. CALIFORNIA FARMER and Journal of Useful Sciences. Vol. XI, No. 1 to Vol. XII, No. 24. Illustrated. Bound in one vol. large folio, half morocco. San Francisco, 1859-60

Scarce.

141. CALIFORNIA GENEALOGY. The Haskell Journal. A Monthly Magazine. Vol. 1, Nos. 1 to 4 (all published). Together 4 pieces, royal 8vo, wrappers. San Francisco, 1898

Contains a genealogical history of the Haskell Family.

142. CALIFORNIA HORSEMAN (THE). A Monthly Journal Devoted to the Interests of Horse Owners and Breeders. By Ira Barker Dalziel. Illustrated. Vols. 1 to 4 (all published), bound in 2 vols. royal 8vo, half roan. San Francisco, 1902-05

143. CALIFORNIA LAND AUCTION. Great Peremptory Sale of 1000 Homestead Lots in the Hayes Valley Tract, City of San Francisco, by H. A. Cobb, Auctioneer, on Saturday, June 11, 1859. 8vo, original printed wrappers. San Francisco, 1859

Very Rare. Priced throughout in lead pencil. A valuable and interesting item showing the comparative land values of the day.

144. CALIFORNIA LAND CLAIMS. Commission for Settling Private Land Claims in California. Treaty Stipulations between Mexico and the United States. Act of Congress of March 3, 1851.

Instructions of the Department of the Interior to the Commissioners. Regulations of the Commissioners for the Presentment and Prosecution of Claims. Small 8vo, half leather, original wrappers bound in. San Francisco, 1852

This is without doubt the first and rarest of all printed matter relating to the Land Claims in California. Unknown to Cowan and Bancroft, and the only known copy extant.

145.

The Board of Commissioners of California Land Claims. Opinion of the Board delivered by Harry I. Thornton on the Claim of Cruz Cervantes. Opinion delivered by Hiland Hall, on the claim of Pearson B. Reading. Opinion delivered by James Wilson, on the claim of Carmen Sibrian de Bernal. 8vo, new half leather. San Francisco, 1852

Extremely rare. A most valuable and perhaps unique item. The first report after the meeting of the California Land Commission. Not in Cowan, unknown to Bancroft and not in the California State Library.

146. Argument of Horace Hawes, before the United States Land Commission, on the Construction of the Fourth Article of the Mexican Law of August 18, 1824. 14 pp. 8vo, new half leather. San Francisco, 1853

Of great rarity. Not in Cowan and unknown to Bancroft.

147. Opinions delivered by Harry I. Thornton, as one of the Commissioners of the Board to Ascertain and Settle Private Land Claims, in the State of California, under the Act of Congress of the 3rd of March, 1851. 8vo, new half leather.

San Francisco, 1853 Excessively Rare. The first copy to appear at auction.

148. A Pamphlet relating to the Claim of Senor Don Jose Y. Limatour, to Four Leagues of Land in the County adjoining and near the City of San Francisco, California. 8vo, half leather. San Francisco, 1853

Very rare. A bold attempt to steal practically all of San Francisco. The case was bitterly fought and the claimant was defeated.

149. In the Supreme Court of the United States. Argument in the case of Cruz Cervantes vs. the United States, on Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of California. Delivered on the 18th and 19th of May, 1854. 8vo, new half leather. Washington, 1854

Very Rare. Not in Cowan.

150. Title Papers, Briefs of Counsel Opinion of the Board, and Decree of Confirmation, in Case No. 81, J. R. Bolton vs. the United States, for the Lands of the Ex-Mission of Dolores. 8vo, new half leather. San Francisco, 1855

Very Rare. Gives the complete history of the attempt to steal the lands adjoining the Mission Dolores in San Francisco. Unknown in any of the large libraries.

151.

The Weekly Law Review. Edited by Pollard, Upton & Walton. Vol. 1, Nos. 1 to 3, July 19 to Aug. 2, 1855 (all published). 8vo, half leather. San Francisco, 1855

A Very Rare Land Claims item. Not in the Bancroft or California State Libraries. The contents embraces, The Water Lot Bill, and Sale of Lots by the Town Council; Litigation of Property on the Confines of the City; Mexican Titles; Sobrante Grants by Mexico; etc.

152. In the United States District Court, Northern District of California. The United States vs. Andres Castillero. "New Almaden." Transcript of the Record. 8vo, sheep, rebacked. San Francisco, 1859

The First and most important volume of this celebrated case. Contains the various notes of survey, petition of Andres Castillero, depositions of Noriego, Larkin, Alexander Forbes, Pico, Castro, Paty, Walkinshaw, Sunol, Fernandez, Berryessa, Del La Torre, etc.

The rarest of all the works regarding this famous claim.

153. Opinions and Decrees of the U. S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of California, in the Case of the City of San Francisco vs. the United States. The Pueblo Case. 8vo, wrappers (name on wrapper). San Francisco, 1865

Scarce land title pamphlet.

154. Original Deed on five quarto pages, with large folding map showing the Land given by Gov. Juan B. Alvarado to William A. Richardson. Deed is dated at San Diego, 1835, 1836, 1837. Also a Translation of the same, made at San Francisco, in the year 1858 and signed by J. W. Mandevills, U. S. Surveyor General of California. (Map repaired.)

The land involved is what is now Saucelito, San Rafael and vicinity, and lies in Marin County, just across the Bay from San Francisco. A rare and unique item.

155. CALIFORNIA PIONEERS (SOCIETY OF). Orations before the Society of California Pioneers at the Celebrations of the Anniversaries of the Admission of the State of California into the Union. By William Van Voorhies, 1853; By E. J. C. Kewen and Frank Soule, 1854; By Geo. Pen Johnston, 1855; By T. W. Freelon, 1857. 4 pamphlets bound in one vol. 8vo, roan.

San Francisco, 1853-57

Very Rare. These were the first four published proceedings of the Society of California Pioneers.

156. CALIFORNIA RAILROADS. Report of the Committee on Corporations upon Railroad Freights and Fares. Sacramento, 1871; Report of the Board of Directors of the Central Pacific Railroad. Sacramento, 1873; Report on Fares and Freights. Sacramento, 1874. 3 items bound in one vol. 8vo, sheep.

Sacramento, 1871-74

157. CALIFORNIA SONGSTER. Put's Golden Songster. 16mo, original pictorial wrappers. San Francisco, [1858]

Besides the mining songs there is a list of the mining localities in California.

158.

The Hayes and Wheeler Campaign Songster. Compiled by Sam Booth, Arranged to Music by Geo. T. Evans. 16mo, original wrappers. San Francisco, 1876

159. CALIFORNIA THEATRICALS. Leman (Walter M.). Memories of an Old Actor. Portrait. 8vo, cloth.

San Francisco, 1886

The author gives much interesting gossip relative to more than a hundred of the early theatrical people. Fine copy of a scarce book.

160. CALIFORNIA VIGILANCE COMMITTEE. Judges and Criminals: Shadows of the Past. History of the Vigilance Committee of San Francisco, Cal. With the Names of its Officers. Small 8vo, original printed wrappers.

San Francisco: Printed for the Author, 1858

THE ONLY KNOWN COPY EXTANT OF THE RAREST VIGILANTE ITEM. Cowan in his Bibliography quotes from the copy that was in the S. F. Mercantile Library, since destroyed in the fire of 1906. Unknown to Bancroft and other writers on the Vigilantes.

From the Preface The Author was an eye-witness of the Scenes detailed in this work; they are given without exaggeration or partiality and are commended to the notice of the American People.'

An appendix gives the Names of Officers of the Vigilance Committee in both the Civil and Military organization. It is highly probable that the copious use of Names and frank statements rendered the quick suppression of this work very necessary for the Author's safety.

161. CALIFORNIAN (THE). A Western Monthly Magazine. Vols. 1 to 6. Together 6 vols. 8vo, half leather.

San Francisco, 1880-82

A complete set of this desirable magazine. With contributions by Joaquin Miller, Ambrose Bierce, John Muir, Joseph Le Conte, and others. 162. [CALLENDER (JAMES THOMSON).] The American Annual Register, or, Historical Memoirs of the United States for the Year 1796. 8vo, boards, calf back, uncut (joint repaired). Very Rare. Philadelphia, 1797

163. CANFIELD (CHAUNCEY L.). The Diary of a FortyNiner. Map. 8vo, boards, cloth back. San Francisco, 1906

164. [CARRINGTON (MARGARET IRVIN).] Ab-sa-ra-ka. Home of the Crows: being the Experience of an Officer's Wife on the Plains. Vignettes and folding map. 12mo, cloth.

Philadelphia, 1869

165. CARVER (DR. HARTWELL). Proposal for a Charter to Build a Railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific Ocean. 8vo, wrappers. Washington, 1847

166. CASSIN (JOHN). Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. Intended to contain descriptions and figures of all North American Birds not given by former American authors, and a general synopsis of North American Ornithology. With 50 fine full-page colored plates. Royal 8vo, cloth (small piece missing from back).

Philadelphia, 1865