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First appearance in print of these works. Features a detailed 4 part series of articles on the French Language Press in California by Clifford H. Bissell, complete in consecutive issues. Other articles include Franklin Hitchborn on California politics; the narrative of Richard Lewis Price's journey to California in 1849; the settlement of Orleans Bar in Humboldt County, the San Francisco Bay salt industry; the last Russian commander at Fort Ross; Sacramento's 19th century architectural legacy; Lassen and Bruff's search for the Gold Lake in eastern California; a chronology of 1861 and 2 previously unpublished letters of Jack London, book reviews and more. Illustrated. Index to all 4 issues. 394 pp plus a unified table of contents and list of illustrations. Near fine in tan printed wrappers. .

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