HERITAGE OF THE VALLEY: San Bernardino's First Century
Pasadena, California: San Pasqual Press, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the authors on the half-title. "George and Helen Beattie's meticulously researched history of the Inland Empire - the urban areas of today's Riverside and San Bernardino Counties - extends from the Indians through the first explorations by the Spaniards, the Mexican ranchos, and the American settlement, to the end of the Civil War. It also touches on the region's role as a crossroads of trade for the Indian settlements in the Los Angeles and San Diego regions." Includes a foreword by Henry R. Wagner and numerous textual illustrations. Tall octavo: xxv, [1, blank], 459, [1, blank] pp. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt-stamped titling. Light rubbing to the corners and tips. The dust jacket is toned along the spine and extremities, with some shallow chipping and wear to the top edge; otherwise very good. Zamorano Select 5. Near fine / Very good. Item #80179
Price: $200.00