California Local History. A Centennial Bibliography

Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Fair-Good. Quarto. xvi, 576pp. Original orange dustjacket over burgundy cloth and gilt lettering on cover and spine. Illustrated endpapers (Symbols for library holdings). "This bibliography represents the most important contribution of its kind since the publication in 1933 of Robert Ernest Cowan's enlarged "Bibliography of California History." It includes works not caught in Gowan's large-meshed and carelessly thrown net" (Preface, Lawrence Clark Powell, President California Library Association). DJ rubbed with wear along edges. Small, medium chips and closed tears. Binding slightly faded. Ex-library. Library stamp on inside front cover, library book plate on front endpaper. DJ in overall fair, binding and interior in good+ condition.