2023

California Register (& Directory) 1859 [169396]

Currency:USD Category:Books / Antiquarian & Collectible Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
California Register (& Directory) 1859  [169396]
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The [California] State Register and Year Book of Facts: for the year 1859. Published annually (Second Year of Publication.) San Francisco: Henry G. Langley and Samuel A. Morison. 1859. iv, p.420 12 mo. 7 7/8 x 4 Ω inches. First 4 pages are advertisements. In some copies 12 additional pages in the back are also advertisements; this does not have tose pages Contemporary black half leather binding with brown cloth boards. Gilt spine lettering The second and final appearance of this interesting compilation, and now fairly uncommon the commercial market; only one copy at auction in the last 25 years. . Part I - Calendar and celestial Phenomena; Part II - United States and the Officers thereof (includes details of the Branch Mint in San Francisco); Part III - California and the Officers thereof; Part IV ñ Statistics ñ Finances, Public Lands, Etc.; Part V The laws of the State of California; Part VI- Resources of the State, Etc., Section 2 of which covers Minerals, types of Gold and Silver Mining and has a table of Quartz Mills listed by county. Section 5 has a description and table of the Canal and Ditch Companies that comprise some 5,726 miles established for mining purposes. Part - VII - Counties of the State and the organization thereof. A description of the California Metallurgical Works operated by Messrs. Wass, Uznay and Warwick and the Gold and Silver Refinery operated by E. Justh are on p.302-3. First thus (Cowan 610; Greenwood California imprints 1173; Sabin 10045. some foxing otherwise vey good California 1859