Census of the City and County of Los Angeles, California For the Year 1850 Together with an Analysis and an Appendix
Los Angeles: The Times-Mirror Press, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 139, [1]pp. Original olive cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Frontispiece portrait of Hector Alliot. In this work author Marco Newmark also documents the first Jewish residents of Los Angeles and the Spanish Land grant families. First publication from an apparently unique original draft saved from the rubbish-heap fire by the legendary Cecil B. de Mille, who graciously presented it to the Southwest Museum. Includes 7 pages of b/w photographic reproductions, 1 fold out plan, and 6 facsimile pages from the original census. Minor scratch on front cover. Binding in overall good+, interior in very good condition. vg. Item #33742
Price: $125.00