CALIFORNIA, From the Conquest in 1846 to the Second Vigilance Committee in San Francisco: A Study in American Character by Royce, Josiah - 1948

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 394 p. Introduction by Robert Glass Cleland. First edition thus. First published in 1886, Josiah Royce's history stands as the most important analysis and distillation of California during that crucial time period of 1846 to 1856. Those ten years, more than any other, shaped California's character and destiny. The values he expressed in the 1880s are more akin to those of the present day, and consequently, his book continues to receive high praise for its astute interpretation of an all-too-imperfect past. Octavo. Original red cloth binding, with gilt stamping. Minor crease to the first few leaves. Some general minor shelfwear to the dust jacket, with a small chip to the spine head; else very good. The Zamorano Eighty, #66.