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California Historical Society, San Francisco, Volume LVI, No. 1 [Published date: Spring 1977]. Single issue journal, paper covers, 91 pp; illustrated throughout in black-and-white with photographs, engravings, maps, and reproductions of artwork; 26 cm.
In very good condition. Pictorial paper covers feature a reproduction of an 1851 quarter-plate daguerreotype portrait of William Shew on the front, with only light shelf wear, faint rubbing, and minimal edge wear. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. Published quarterly since 1922, the California Historical Quarterly presents scholarly, illustrated articles, book reviews, and historical notes on the state's cultural, social, and political history from pre-Columbian times to the present. Contents of this issue include: "Likenesses Taken in the Most Approved Style": William Shew, Pioneer Daguerreotypist by Wendy Cunkle Calmenson; Basha Singerman, Comrade of Petaluma by Zelda Bronstein and Kenneth Kann; "The War of Complexional Distinction": Blacks in Gold Rush California and British Columbia by Malcolm Edwards; Father Serra Plans the Founding of Mission San Juan Capistrano by Ynez Viole O'Neill; "Eat Me and Grow Young": Orange Crate Art in the Golden State by Laurie Gordon and John Salkin; Day-by-Day Records: Diaries from the CHS Library, Part II by Lynn Bonfield Donovan; plus book reviews and the California Check List.