A POPULAR HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD OF ITS DISCOVERY TO THE PRESENT TIME. By Lucia Norman pseudonym. Second edition revised and enlarged by T. E.
1883166754San Francisco: A. Roman 1883. 17x12 cm pp. i-ix x-xv xvi 17 18-216 217-219: ads 220: blank flyleaves at front and rear inserted frontispiece original red cloth front panel stamped in black and gold spine panel stamped in gold rear panel stamped in blind floral patterned endpapers. Second edition enlarged. A new edition of A YOUTH'S HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD OF ITS DISCOVERY TO THE PRESENT TIME San Francisco: A. Roman & Company 1867. The 1867 edition is uncommon. "Among the earliest schoolbooks relating exclusively to California. The author Louise Palmer Heaven wrote a number of children's books under different pseudonyms" Howell. Heaven was a popular contributor to OVERLAND MONTHLY and the author of "indifferent novels" Walker San Francisco's Literary Frontier whose best known work is CHATA AND CHINITA 1889 a novel set in Mexico. Cowan 1933 p. 456. Sabin 55495. California news agent's stamp on the front and rear flyleaves. Cloth worn at edges a sound good copy. A nice copy overall. #166754 A. Roman unknown books
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