Books by [California]:

Sacramento: State Printing Office.. 1879. y First edition thus. Original Wraps. Very Good. 8vo. 48pp. Unopened. Stabbed and tied at inner margin. Cancelled 1 cent postage stamp overlays the first 3 letters of the title. Presumed addressee's name & address in pencil is written next to it. Rubber stamp serial number at bottom blank margin of first page. ... more information

Sacramento: State Printing Office, 1879. Wraps. Good. 8vo. Sewn pamphlet. Printed on 47pp of poor quality paper. The last page is blank but bears a penciled poem in a contemporary hand as well as 'Agnes Farrell', the presumed former owner. The first page has some contemporary ink marginalia, else a very good copy of a rare survival. The California Constitution was first amended in 1879 to expand Article IX with its ground-breaking plan for free public education and the University of California.... more information

San Francisco: Printed at the Office of the Alta California, 1849. Octavo. (9 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches). Uncut. 19pp. Stitched, later red cloth four fold chemise, all within a red morocco-backed cloth slipcase, titled in gilt on the spine. The rare first separate printing of California's first Constitution: this is one of the most important and difficult to obtain state Constitutions, and includes the very rare three-page "Address" found in only a few copies. "The first appearance of the Const... more information