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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Octavo in dark green boards; 182 pp; 24 cm. Uncommon variant binding. Charming b&w small illustrations throughout. Handsome title page design & illustration by Fernando Villa. An authentic record of Spanish California cookery, revealing many recipes and menus of the period. As a descendent of Don Francisco Reyes in 1793, and Maximo Alaniz who owned much of what is now Westwood, the diminutive Ana Begue de Packman was a feisty champion of the city?s history. For more than 22 years, she served as Secretary of the Historical Society of Southern California and was a charter member of the First Families of California, a group dedicated to ?genealogy, accurate portrayals of early Spanish culture, and the Father Serra canonization campaign. // Californios. Early California. Fine (no jacket); small personal signature in ink to upper right corner front end paper, else pages are clean, black & white pictorials crisp, no tears, markings or wrinkles present. Overall, a very gorgeous vintage copy! First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited).…