In the Supreme Court of the State of California: G W A Pallett..
- 1876
1876. An Early Los Angeles Imprint, 1876.. An Early Los Angeles Imprint, 1876. A Petition Relating to Water Rights in California [California]. In the Supreme Court of the State of California. G.W.A. Pallett, Plaintiff and Appellant, vs. J.W. Standifer & Dunlap, Defendants and Respondents. Petition for Re-hearing. J. McConnell, Pro. Appellant. Los Angeles: Herald Steam Book and Job Printing House, 1876. 16 pp. Quarto (9-3/4" x 7"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in stiff printed wrappers. Light toning, light soiling to exterior, a few chips to wrappers, "No. 4653" at head of front wrapper with "4653" completed in manuscript. $250. * This case related to water rights, a vital issue in California. This petition is also notable as an example of early Los Angeles printing. This is a rare item. Not in Waters, which lists other legal briefs from the same printer. No copies located on OCLC, which finds two different briefs from the same case at the University of Southern California.