Name/Title
SEMI-TROPICAL CALIFORNIAEntry/Object ID
95.27.1.3Description
Book: "Semi Tropical California" by Major Ben. C. Truman (San Francisco: A. L. Bancroft & Company, 1874). Faded purple fabric hardcover with title, author and palm tree illustration printed on the front cover in gold. Back cover has same illustration of palm tree imprinted into the cover [plain - no gold]. The title is also printed on the spine in gold [worn]. The text of 204 pages includes a table of contents and lists of statistical information on population and productivity in California in the 1860s & 1870s. The subjects include Southern California history, climate, agriculture, health, and what the visitor can expect to find as he or she tours California in the late 1870s. Book is dedicated to General Phineas Banning. There are no illustrations with the text. Page edges show traces of gold. The paper has yellowed but is not brittle. Cover is worn overall. Spine is frayed at top and bottom. Fingerprint stains. Appearance is poor.Lexicon
Search Terms
Documentary Artifact, Books, A. L. Bancroft and Company, Agriculture--California, Southern, California, Southern--Description and travel--1869-1950, Natural resources--California, Southern
