AWES, JR. , ADDISON (WILLIAM M CUBREY) — Why a Rich Yankee Did Not Settle in California

Boston, MA: Cubery and Company, Publishers, 1900. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers have bumping, rubbing, edge nicks and some light fraying. The book covers have spots of ground-in dirt and scuffing. The text pages are generally clean and bright. The book is illustrated with black and white drawings and black and white photographs. There is a long inked previous owner's notation on the first free page by Edwin Waldo Ward. "Back in 1891, a man named Edwin Waldo Ward Sr. Moved to Sierra Madre, California with a dream. He first purchased 10 acres of land from the town's founder, Nathaniel Carter, and planted the land with Navel oranges. He acquired 20 more acres a few years later totaling 30 acres of land. At the time, he was a salesman for James P. Smith & Co, a New York importer of luxury foods. Ward became the company's western representative. He married in 1900 and built the beautiful home and the red barn on Highland Avenue in 1902. Both buildings are still used today. " (from the website of E. Waldo Ward and Co. ) also, "Addison Awes Jr, was the pseudonym of William Cubery, a well-known San Francisco printer" (from Sheapast Art and Books via ABEBooks). Very Good- .