Reminiscences of a Ranger; Or, Early Times in Southern California

Bell, Horace; Ward Ritchie (Introduction); Gene Holtan (Illustrator). Reminiscences of a Ranger; Or, Early Times in Southern California. Los Angeles: Advertisers Composition Company, 1965-66-67. Limited edition. 1/1200 (first volume); 1/1500 (the next two volumes). [12], 120, [10], 121-269, [8], 270-439pp. Original full cloth with gold lettering on spines. Books housed in original decorative paper covered slipcases. Illustrated title-pages. Each volume contains the original printed bookmark issued by the publisher. Exquisite limited edition of a work originally printed in 1881 and portraying pioneer life as it then existed, not only among the American pioneers, but also the California Spaniards. Some minor age-wear on slipcases with slight rubbing along edges. Slipcases in overall good to good+, binding and interior in very good condition. vg. Hardcover. (27051) $75