Lot 256: COLTON, WALTER. 1797-1851. Three Years in California. New York: A.S. Barnes, 1850.

Three Years in California. New York: A.S. Barnes, 1850.
456 pp. 6 engraved portraits, 6 plates, map. 12mo. Original green cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Wanting folding plate, some light spots, front hinge cracked after frontispiece, cloth with some rubbing and shelfwear.

FIRST EDITION. Colton, the first alcalde of Monterey under American control, was one of the founders of the first American newspaper in California, The Californian. The present work is the diary of Colton's California experiences and of his impressions of the manners and customs of the people. Cowan p 137; Field 346 (later issue); Graff 839; Howes C625; Sabin 14800; Zamorano 80 20.
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