California; : a history of Upper and Lower California,, by Alexander Forbes; with an introduction by Herbert Ingram Priestley ..

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Label

California; : a history of Upper and Lower California,, by Alexander Forbes; with an introduction by Herbert Ingram Priestley ..

Title remainder

a history of Upper and Lower California,

Statement of responsibility

by Alexander Forbes; with an introduction by Herbert Ingram Priestley ..

Instantiates

• California; : a history of Upper and Lower California,

Publication

• San Francisco, Printed by J.H. Nash, 1937

Note

• Title within ornamental border
• Includes reproduction of title-page of the original edition, London, 1839
• "Six hundred and fifty copies of this book have been printed."

Contents

Dedication to Dr. John Forbes.--Introduction, by H.I. Priestley.--Preface, by Dr. John Forbes.--California.--pt. I. Lower California.--pt. II. Upper California.--Appendix: I. Remarks on the harbours of California, by Capt. John Hall.--II. On steam navigation in the Pacific. 1. Remarks by a former resident. 2. Panama and the Pacific, by P.C. Scarlett. 3. Extracts from "Statements and documents relative to the establishment of steam navigation in the Pacific," by William Wheelwright. 4. Extract from the Prospectus of the "Pacific steam navigation company," to be incorporated by royal charter, 1838.--Bibliography (p. 221)

Dimensions

28 cm.

Extent

xxxi, 229, [1] p.

Lccn

38033383

Other physical details

front. (port.) illus., fold. map., facsims.

Record ID

1214487

System control number

• (OCoLC)03562036
• ucoclc3562036