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A COUNTY JUDGE IN ARCADY: Selected Private Papers of Charles Fernald, Pioneer California Jurist.

Fernald, Charles

Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Near fine condition. Item #000054

268 pages of text, including illustrations and portraits. Hardcover blue cloth binding. Printed on Corsican paper stock. Lacks printed dustjacket. 1003 copies printed. From Clark #80 "Fernald was a prominent pioneer and cultural leader of Santa Barbara County, California, during the latter half of the nineteenth century. He was a miner in the California gold rush, a self-taught lawyer, member of the California Bar at age 22, and by age 23 had been sheriff, district attorney, and judge of Santa Barbara County."

Price: $40.00