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William Heath Davis 60 Years in California

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Heading: (Zamorano 80)
Author: Davis, William Heath
Title: Sixty Years in California. A History of Events and Life in California...
Place Published: San Francisco
Publisher:A.J. Leary
Date Published: 1889
Description:

xxii, 639 pp. (8vo) 21.5x14.5 cm (8?x5?"), original brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt; all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. First Edition.

"A thoroughly readable account of Pastoral California mainly before the American conquest...Davis came to California by sea in 1831, became a successful merchant and recorded his memories and events in this trustworthy book"- Zamorano 80. Adams Herd 659; Cowan p.160-61; Graff 1020; Howes D136; Kurutz 170a; Zamorano 80 #27.

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Spine faded, expertly repaired at tips; front hinge repaired; very good.

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William Heath Davis 60 Years in California

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