PBA Galleries

[4], 297, [37(indices)], [1(errara)] pp. 8¼x5½, period ¼ brown morocco & diced green paper over boards, spine tooled & lettered in gilt, pink endpapers. Second printing, but first collected edition.

The first collected edition of the laws of Mexico, containing the second printing of the Reglamento para el gobierno de la Provincia de Californias [pp. 121-175], a key document in the governing of California. "The Mexican province of Alta California continued to be governed by these laws until they were superseded by American law in 1850 . . . In addition to the Reglamento this volume contains a number of decrees pertaining to the Californias, including an ordinance determining the strength of garrisons at the presidios of San Francisco, Monterey, Santa Barbara, and San Diego" (Howell). Zamorano 80 #62.