California, Fresno: Academy Library Guild, 1952. First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited). Octavo in dark green boards; 182 pp ; 24 cm Fine (no jacket); small personal signature in ink to upper right corner front end paper, else pages are clean, black & white pictorials crisp, no tears, markings or wrinkles present. Overall, a very gorgeous vintage copy! . Hardcover.
Uncommon variant binding. An authentic record of Spanish California cookery, revealing many recipes and menus of the period. As a descendent of Don Francisco Reyes in 1793, and Maximo Alaniz who owned much of what is now Westwood, the diminutive Ana Begue de Packman was a feisty champion of the city’s history. For more than 22 years, she served as Secretary of the Historical Society of Southern California and was a charter member of the First Families of California, a group dedicated to “genealogy, accurate portrayals of early Spanish culture, and the Father Serra canonization campaign // Californios. Early California
