1857 1ed Laws of California GOLD Railroads Indians Constitution San Francisco



A rare mid-19th-century treatise on the laws of California. This huge tome is notable, not only for including information on California but also for including printings of iconic American documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Articles of Confederation.



This book includes extensive commentary on laws concerning Indians, gold mining, railroads, boundaries with Mexico, wine and spirit making, and much more.



Item number: #11866

Price: $599



WOOD, William [edit.]



Digest of the laws of California: containing all laws of a general character which will be in force on the first day of January, 1858; also, the Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States, Articles of Confederation, Kentucky and Virginia resolutions of 1798-'99, acts of Congress relative to public lands and pre-emptions; together with judicial decisions, both of the Supreme Court of the United States and of California: to which are also appeneded numerous forms for obtaining pre-emption and bounty lands, etc., etc.



San Francisco, S.D. Valentine and Son, 1857. First edition.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

iv, [2], 820

References: curiously not in Sabin, Howes, etc…

Provenance: Handwritten – W.A. Wilder

Language: English

Binding: Leather; secure

Size: ~9.25in X 6.25in (23.5cm x 16cm)

Quite rare



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