California Pictorial: A History in Contemporary Pictures, 1786 to 1859

by Jeanne Van Nostrand, Edith Coulter

$35 · Offered by Mullen Books

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1948. Hardcover. Beige cloth. x, 161 pp. 10 color, 60 bw plates. VG, no dust jacket. Item #8482 The illustrations in this book were found in old newspapers, diaries and manuscripts, and most are published here for the first time. Brief historical text and information about the artist and drawing accompany each picture. Depicts California under first Spanish and then Mexican

• Binding: Hardcover

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