Octavo (8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches) 278 pages, quarter cloth, re-backed, with title in gilt on spine; contemporary original orange paper over boards; decorated with printed title and author, and printed advertisements. Listing 1700 tracts alphabetically, numerous ads for local businesses (some of the ads illustrated with woodcuts), oval stamp of “Howell and Palm Publishers” on South Spring Street in upper right corner of title page, not affecting contents; penciled name of previous owner dated “1935” at top of title page, also not affecting contents. A very rare record of real estate holdings and development in a burgeoning California town.