![The Illustrated California News. Vol. I, No. 1- Vol. I, No. 6 [All Issued]. San Francisco: Published Semi-Monthly, at the Office of The Alta California [and Published for the Proprietor's, by Cooke & Le Count], 1 September-1 December 1850. Folio (356 x 279 mm). 48 pp. Wood engravings in text, some full-page. Contemporary blue half diced morocco, marbled boards.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2001/LAX/2001_LAX_09700_0049_000(023107).jpg?w=1)
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The Illustrated California News. Vol. I, No. 1- Vol. I, No. 6 [All Issued]. San Francisco: Published Semi-Monthly, at the Office of The Alta California [and Published for the Proprietor's, by Cooke & Le Count], 1 September-1 December 1850. Folio (356 x 279 mm). 48 pp. Wood engravings in text, some full-page. Contemporary blue half diced morocco, marbled boards.
FIRST EDITION, A COMPLETE RUN OF THIS IMPORTANT GOLD RUSH PUBLICATION. Articles include a discussion of the Mission of Dolores, San Francisco; the riot at Sacramento; Robinson and Evrard's Dramatic Museum; Yerba Buena island; the explosion of the steamer Sagamore; the wreck of the Paragon; and, in some detail, mining. Notices report bills adopted to protect miners and other citizens after bouts of degeneracy and crime, and aspects of the diurnal existence of the citizens of San Francisco are described in straightforward journalistic fashion.
FIRST EDITION, A COMPLETE RUN OF THIS IMPORTANT GOLD RUSH PUBLICATION. Articles include a discussion of the Mission of Dolores, San Francisco; the riot at Sacramento; Robinson and Evrard's Dramatic Museum; Yerba Buena island; the explosion of the steamer Sagamore; the wreck of the Paragon; and, in some detail, mining. Notices report bills adopted to protect miners and other citizens after bouts of degeneracy and crime, and aspects of the diurnal existence of the citizens of San Francisco are described in straightforward journalistic fashion.