Representative and Leading Men of the Pacific
San Francisco: Bacon and Company, 1870. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 702pp. 23 steel engravings (including frontispiece portrait of Thomas H. Selby with tissue guard and an engraved view of San Francisco in 1849). Full sheep binding with black, gilt lettered labels to spine; marbled endpapers. Front hinge cracked but holding; scuffing and wear to extremities and spine else a very good plus copy; internally clean. Item #12097
Being original sketches of the lives and characters of the principal men of the Pacific states and territories - pioneers, politicians, lawyers, doctors, merchants, orators, and divines - to which are added their speeches, addresses, orations, eulogies, lectures, and poems, upon a variety of subjects, including the happiest forensic efforts of Baker, Randolph, McDougall, and Thomas Starr King and other popular orators. "Shuck was a careful and accurate compiler and author." - Cowan pg. 586. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 15th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request.
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