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Item Details
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| Author: |
Browne, J. Ross |
| Title: |
Report of the Debates in the Convention of California, on the Formation of the State Constitution, in September and October, 1849 |
| Place: |
Washington, DC |
| Publisher: |
John T. Towers |
| Date: |
1850 |
| Item # : |
195452 |
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| Sale Number |
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387 |
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57 |
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| Americana - Travel & Exploration - Cartography |
| Sale Date |
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09/11/2008 |
| Price realized |
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$ 180 |
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| Description: |
| 479, xlvi, [1] pp. 8¾x5½, original blindstamped brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition. |
| Pencil ownership signature of Maine state senator Wyman B.S. Moor on front flyleaf. Account of the proceedings of the convention, held at Colton Hall in Monterey, which debated and adopted the California Constitution; also, the proclamation of Governor Riley recommending a plan of territorial government, a list of the delegates, a translation of the Mexican laws still in effect, etc. Cowan p.26; Sabin 8661; Zamorano Eighty 11. |
| Condition: |
| Backstrip detached along front joint, spine ends chipped, light wear to extremities; light foxing; else good. |
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