First edition. One of 150 copies privately printed for members of The Zamorano Club as a keepsake from John B. Goodman, III and Gordon J. Holmquist. The transcript of Governor Bennett Riley's, "Uncourteous and Disrespectful" proclamation of 1849, along with explanatory notes by John B. Goodman III. The facsimile of the original printed proclamation, tipped to inner rear cover, was reproduced from the only known copy.

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Title

Governor Bennett Riley's Proclamation to the People of the District of San Francisco, June 4, 1849

Publisher

Privately printed for John B. Goodman, III and Gordon J. Holmquist, Los Angeles

Publication Date

1956

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Fine

Book Type

Book

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The Argonaut Book Shop was founded in 1941 in the middle of the financial district of San Francisco. The Argonaut was a founding member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America and has been a member in good standing ever since. The Shop is now located just three blocks from Union Square in downtown San Francisco and is open six days a week. Parking facilities include ample street space and a parking garage close by. The bookstore occupies one large room open to the public. One will find antique bookcases filled with fine and rare books, mostly dealing with the history of California and the American West. One will also find fine press books and other rare subject matter. The shop also carried good books in varied subject areas including art, maritime, American civil war, books on antiques, literature, regional Americana, etc..

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