Larkin Papers Personal, Business, and Official Correspondence
Item #77476
LARKIN, Thomas Oliver. The Larkin Papers Personal, Business, and Official Correspondence of Thomas Oliver Larkin, Merchant and United States Consul in California. Edited by George P. Hammond. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1951-1968. 11 Vols. (including index vol.). Frontis. in first 10 volumes. Tall 8vos. Orig. green cloth, spines gilt. Near fine in very good (lightly shelf worn) dust jackets. Kurutz 393. Zamorano Select 61. Thomas O. Larkin was one of the most prominent Americans in California in the period from the 1830s to the 1850s. An active and successful merchant, and the first American consul in the region, his letters are an outstanding primary source on all aspects of California history during the period, from the actions of the Mexican authorities, to business activities, to the Gold Rush. Larkin was at or near the center of it all, and this outstanding work, edited by Bancroft Librarian George Hammond and with excellent introductory notes by him, is an unrivalled source for the history of its time. This set includes the index volume, published four years after volume ten and not often found with the set. "One of the great sources of documentary information on California history from 1822 to 1853" - Kurutz.
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