History of the Bench and Bar of California

1912. Bates, J[oseph] C[lement], [1836-1913]. History of the Bench and Bar of California. San Francisco: Bench and Bar Pub. Co., 1912. 572 pp. Portraits. Contemporary calf with raised bands and gilt lettered spine and covers. Worn and soiled. Rubbing to spine and boards, but intact. Some offsetting to endpapers, otherwise internally clean and bright. $85. * "With few exceptions the history of the bench and bar of California has been free from taint. Its record will compare favorably with that of other states, even of old and staid commonwealths" (A Word in Advance, 4).