Cat.No: 304696 History of Alameda County, California, Including Its Geology, Topography, Soil, and Productions; Together with A Full and Particular Record of the Spanish Grants; The Early History and Settlement, Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources; the Names of Original Spanish and American Pioneers; A Full Political History, Comprising a Tabular Statement of the Officers of the County, Since Its Formation; Separate Histories of Each of the Townships [&c &c &c] and of Its Cities, Towns, Churches, Schools, Secret Societies, Etc. Illustrated. M. W. Wood, chief compiler and, others.

History of Alameda County, California, Including Its Geology, Topography, Soil, and Productions; Together with A Full and Particular Record of the Spanish Grants; The Early History and Settlement, Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources; the Names of Original Spanish and American Pioneers; A Full Political History, Comprising a Tabular Statement of the Officers of the County, Since Its Formation; Separate Histories of Each of the Townships [&c &c &c] and of Its Cities, Towns, Churches, Schools, Secret Societies, Etc. Illustrated.

Oakland: M. W. Wood, Publisher / Reprinted [by] Holmes Book Company, 1883 / 1969. Hardcover. vii, 1001p., illustrations as called for, largely period portraits of bearded white males, hardbound in one of the libris gigantea formats of county histories, this the super-massive quarto in textured brown boards measuring 10.5x 7.5 inches, spine-titled gilt. The frontis portrait is of Addison M. Crane, a judge, his vita at p.865. A fine copy (pace a neat small ownership on pastedown) sound and cleanly, of a now & then useful book.

FYI, one of the common variants of county histories are the small folios, often oblong, which feature full-page and double-spread "views". We emphasize that the volume in hand has no views, just mugshots.

Cat.No: 304696

Price: $50.00

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