John Walton Caughey Editor (11 results)

Paperback. Condition: New. New tightly bound softcover in printed wraps. 8vo. Clean text free of marks or underlining. Includes contemporary comments and a bibliography. xlii, 154 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Benjamin Davis Wilson was one of the first American settlers in Southern California. He became a prosperous rancher and the mayor of little Los Angeles. A special friend of the Indians of Southern California, Wilson was appointed their subagent in 1852, when the Indians were on the edge of catastrophe, their population reduced by two-thirds within a generation. Wilson's great contribution, the one he wished to be remembered for, was to appraise the problems of these Indians and urge their settlement on land set aside for them. His report (published in the Los Angeles Star in 1868) was instrumental in creating the reservation system. "The Indians of Southern California in 1852" was inspired by Wilson's desire "to secure peace and justice to the Indians." He recognized his duty to guard against Indian raids on the ranchos and settlements while establishing policies that ensured the future welfare of Indians suffering from the breakdown of the old mission program. Besides the influential Wilson report, this volume contains vivid descriptions of life in the so-called Cow Counties of Southern California at mid-nineteenth century. Also included are excerpts from contemporary newspapers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. The copy shows minor external wear, but is in otherwise good, readable condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo; 111 pages; Very minor cover wear. Bookplate on inside front cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No dustjacket as issued. 1969 reprint of the 1947 publication. The binding is tight, corners sharp. 8vo. 315pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Fine. First Edition. 'Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association, Special Publication No. 1'. Rockwell Hunt's copy with his bookplate on front pastedown. 111 pages; bound in red cloth, dust jacket under mylar. Reprinted from the Pacific Historical Review, XVII (February 1949). Collection of twelve articles on the Gold Rush in celebration of the centennial. Includes Rockwell D. Hunt's article "Pioneer Protestant Preachers of Early California." Nice association copy, fine and clean.…

1st edition. xvi, 315, [3 (blank)] pp (including Index). 8vo. 8-5/8" x 5-1/2" Nr Fine (square & tight)/VG+ (only very light extremity wear). A nice copy. Green linen cloth binding with gilt stamping to backstrip. Dust jacket.

dj. First Edition. First edition. Owner signature. Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Custom Clear Mylar. First Edition. (xv) 107 pp. Illustrated. One of 250 un-numbered limited copies. Cloth-backed illustrated boards. 6 1/2" x 10". A collection of 49er R. R. Taylor's well-written letters to his wife concerning his journey from Massachusetts in 1849 to San Francisco and the California gold fields. Largely unsuccessful in mining, he clerked at a Mormon Island tent store for awhile before returning to San Francisco. Taylor's descriptions of life in San Francisco are well worth reading. A Near Fine copy (small bump to top of covers), now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. Cloth-backed illustrated boards.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 111 pp.; 4to; red cloth in pink jacket lettered in green. Light soil to jacket, and a nick near the leading top corner. Reprinted from the Pacific Historical Review, Vol. XVIII, No. 1. See photos for contents. Very Good dust , in protective mylar wrap.

perfect. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Fine in lightly soiled dust jacket. 1st edition. Binding is Cloth.