Hall, Frederic:

$600 · Offered by William Reese Company

THE HISTORY OF SAN JOSE AND SURROUNDINGS WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF EARLY SETTLERS. A presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf: "Presented to A.G. Hinckly Esq, with the compliments of Frederic Hall." A scarce early work of California local history, notable for its treatment of the Spanish and Mexican periods of California history, with much on the land title controversies, Indians of the region, industrial progress, newspapers, schools, criminal behavior, the Vigilance Committees, and the like. "A thoroughly comprehensive history, with none of the objectionable features so common to many town and county histories that appeared later. The writer, a man of ability, was some time in the diplomatic service of Maximilian of Mexico" - Cowan (first edition). The large folding map was done by U.S. Surveyor General George H. Thompson and depicts the Pueblo lands in and around San Jose.

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