First and Last Counsul: Thomas Oliver Larkin and the Americanization of California (SIGNED by the editor)
San Marino: Huntington Library, 1962. 1st. Hardcover. Octavo. (xxxviii) 123pp. Bibliographical footnotes; Appendix; Index. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine in decorative dust jacket. SIGNED by the editor. From the estate of Jo Mora, Jr. (provenance provided). Three short closed tears; slight darkening to dust jacket edges otherwise book is in fine condition. Item #5856
Thomas Larkin was the United States' first (and last consul) to California at Monterey from 1844 to 1848, a critical period in California history. These letters between Larkin and his vice-consul in San Francisco, William A. Leidesdorff and Abel Stearns, prominent American trader in Los Angeles, range from 1831 to 1856 with a particular focus on the years of his consulship. (Rocq 5730).
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