Heraldry of New Helvetia. With Thrity-Two Cattle Brands and Ear Marks Reprouced from the Original Certificates Issued at Sutter's Fort, 1845 to 1848.
by Hall, Carroll D. [Editor]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1945 First edition. Limited to 250 copies with handset type and printed on all-rag paper by the Allen Press. Foreward and Biographical Sketches by Carroll D. Hall. 91pp. 32 reproductions. Half calf and decorated cloth. Index to brands. Slightest of rubbing to spine ends. A fine copy. Very scarce, especially in this condition (the soft calf spine of this title is notorious for being well worn or extremely scuffed). One of the most important works on California cattle brands. 32 reproductions of the original manuscript cattle brand certificates issued at Sutter's Fort prior to the Gold Rush, from 1845 to 1848. Each of the reproduced certificates is accompanied by translations and biographical sketches of the ranches to whom the marks were registered. Includes brands for William Brown Ide, Heinrich Lienhard, John Bidwell, and others. Original announcement laid in..
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- Seller
- Argonaut Book Shop
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 2879
- Title
- Heraldry of New Helvetia. With Thrity-Two Cattle Brands and Ear Marks Reprouced from the Original Certificates Issued at Sutter's Fort, 1845 to 1848.
- Author
- Hall, Carroll D. [Editor]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Book Club of California
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- Private Press, the Book Club of California, Louis Dorothy Allen, Limited Edition, Sutter's Fort, Cattle, Brands, Branding, Western Americana, History
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About the Seller
Argonaut Book Shop
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San Francisco, California
About Argonaut Book Shop
The Argonaut Book Shop was founded in 1941 in the middle of the financial district of San Francisco. The Argonaut was a founding member of the Antiquarian Booksellers\' Association of America and has been a member in good standing ever since. The Shop is now located just three blocks from Union Square in downtown San Francisco and is open six days a week. Parking facilities include ample street space and a parking garage close by.
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