History of Alameda County, California

Oakland, California: M.W. Wood, 1883. First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited). Quarto; 1001 pp: 92 plates, portraits; 27 cm. Ex-library. Good to good(+), with edgewear and bumping to spine, boards show shelfwear; slight cock to textblock; cellotape to pastedown and flyleaf; Oakland Library copy . Hardcover.

Including California Geology, Topography, Soil, and Productions; Together With a Full and Particular Record of the Spanish Grants; the Early History and Settlement, Compiled From the Most Authentic Sources; the Names of Original Spanish and American Pioneers; A Full Political History, Comprising a Tabular Statement of Officers of the County Since Its Formation; Separate Histories of Each of the Townships, Showing Their Advancement and Progress, Also Incidents of Pioneer Life, the Raising of the Bear Flag, and Biographical Sketches of Early and Prominent Citizens and Representative Men, and of Its Cities, Towns, Churches, Schools, Secret Societies, Etc. Illustrated | **Heavy or large item. Additional shipping fees may be needed for expedited, priority, or international orders. Please inquire**