Item #023149 Disenos of California Ranchos Maps of Thirty-Seven Land Grants [1822-1846] from the Records of the United States District Court, San Francisco. Robert H. Becker.
Disenos of California Ranchos Maps of Thirty-Seven Land Grants [1822-1846] from the Records of the United States District Court, San Francisco
Disenos of California Ranchos Maps of Thirty-Seven Land Grants [1822-1846] from the Records of the United States District Court, San Francisco
Disenos of California Ranchos Maps of Thirty-Seven Land Grants [1822-1846] from the Records of the United States District Court, San Francisco
Disenos of California Ranchos Maps of Thirty-Seven Land Grants [1822-1846] from the Records of the United States District Court, San Francisco

Disenos of California Ranchos Maps of Thirty-Seven Land Grants [1822-1846] from the Records of the United States District Court, San Francisco

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1964. Limited Edition. Folio. Item #023149

Limited to only 400 copies. In 1961, the judges of United States District Court in San Francisco entrusted to the Bancroft Library the papers relating to the Mexican and Spanish land grants. This amounted to over 100,000 pages of testimony, legal documents and exhibits in evidence, these papers constitute a priceless historical treasure. The listings included are of 37 ranchos with descriptions of each along with large maps of the lands, some folding. Bound in 1/4 beige cloth over decorative paper covered boards spine lettering red. A fine copy in very good plain dust jacket with a few small, closed edge tears.

Price: $425.00

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