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• Legal and political development of the Pacific coast states. ([San Francisco, 1915), by Orrin Kip McMurray (page images at HathiTrust)
• History of the bench and bar of southern California (W. J. Porter, 1909), by Willoughby Rodman (page images at HathiTrust)
• Bench and bar in California. History, anecdotes, reminiscences (The Occident printing house, 1887), by Oscar T. Shuck (page images at HathiTrust)
• Bench and bar in California. History, anecdotes, reminscences. (The Occident printing house, 1889), by Oscar T. Shuck (page images at HathiTrust)
• The first California laws printed in English ([Harvard University Press], 1925), by Chester March Cate (page images at HathiTrust)

• California legal history manuscripts in the Huntington Library : a guide (The Library, 1989), by Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery and State Bar of California. Committee on the History of Law in California (page images at HathiTrust)

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• The law of the law library in California ([Western printing company], 1938), by Thos. D. McLean (page images at HathiTrust)
• The "civil code" in California (Bar association building, 1885), by John Norton Pomeroy (page images at HathiTrust)
• Summary of California law; a concise and critical manual of the law of California. (San Francisco, 1946), by B. E. Witkin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Summary of California law; 1950 supplement. (San Francisco, 1950), by B. E. Witkin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Supplement to the codes and general laws of the State of California of 1923, showing the changes affecting the codes and the general laws by the Legislature of 1925; also a chronological table showing all sections of the codes and all acts of the general laws that have been amended, repealed or added since 1923 (Bancroft-Whitney, 1926), by California and James Henry Deering (page images at HathiTrust)
• General laws of California, as amended up to the end of the extra session of 1906 : containing the laws that are in common use in full, with references to other general laws in force, and also to special laws, with statutory history and citations up to and including volume 147, California reports (Bancroft-Whitney, 1906), by California, R. M. Sims, Walter S. Brann, and James Henry Deering (page images at HathiTrust)
• General laws of the state of California as amended up to the end of the session of 1923, containing the General laws in full and references to the Special laws by title, with statutory history to date and chronological index of acts referred to in the General laws ... (Bancroft-Whitney Co., 1924), by California, James M. Henderson, and James Henry Deering (page images at HathiTrust)
• General laws, amendments to the codes, and proposed constitutional amendments : passed at the thirty-first session of the Legislature of the State of California, 1895. (A.J. Johnston Superintendent State Printing, 1895), by California, Johnston. A. J., California. State Printing Office, and California. Legislature (page images at HathiTrust)
• General laws of the state of California : as amended up to the end of the extra session of 1916, containing the laws that are in common use in full, with references to other general laws in force, and also to special laws, with statutory history to date and chronological index of acts referred to in the general laws (Bancroft-Whitney, 1916), by California and James Henry Deering (page images at HathiTrust)
• California jurisprudence; a complete and modern statement of the law and practice of the State of California. (Bancroft-Whitney, 1952), by Bancroft-Whitney Company (page images at HathiTrust)
• California lawyer and book of forms. (H. H. Bancroft & company, 1860), by D. P. Belknap (page images at HathiTrust)
• The law of common things in California (H.M. Lineman & Mab C. Lineman, 1927), by Mab Copland Lineman (page images at HathiTrust)
• The general laws of the State of California, from 1850 to 1864, inclusive : being a compilation of all acts of a general nature now in force, with full references to repealed acts, special and local legislation, and statutory constructions of the Supreme Court. To which are prefixed the Declaration of Independece, Constitution of the United States, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, proclamations to the people of California, Constitution of the State of California, Act of Admission, and United States naturalization laws, with notes of California decisions thereon (H. H. Bancroft, 1865), by California, Theodore Henry Hittell, and United States (page images at HathiTrust)
• Life of David Belden. (Belden Bros., 1891), by David Belden (page images at HathiTrust)
• The codes and statutes of the State of California (A. L. Bancroft, 1876), by California and Theodore Henry Hittell (page images at HathiTrust)
• General laws of California, as amended up to the end of the session of 1897 : containing the laws that are in common use in full, with references to other general laws in force, and also to special laws in force or showing where such special laws may be found (Bancroft-Whitney, 1897), by California and James Henry Deering (page images at HathiTrust)
• General laws of California, as amended up to the end of the session of 1903 : containing the laws that are in common use in full, with references to other general laws in force, and also to special laws (Bancroft-Whitney, 1903), by California, Walter S. Brann, and James Henry Deering (page images at HathiTrust)
• General laws of California : as amended and in force at the close of the thirty-sixth session of the Legislature, 1905 (Bender-Chaquette, 1905), by California and W. F. Henning (page images at HathiTrust)
• The codes and statutes of California, as amended and in force at the close of the twenty-sixth session of the Legislature, 1885 : with notes containing references to all the decisions of the Supreme Court construing or illustrating the sections of the codes, and to adjudications of the courts of other states having like code provisions (A. L. Bancroft, 1885), by California and F. P. Deering (page images at HathiTrust)
• Henning's General laws of California : as amended and in force at the close of the Forty-third Session of the Legislature, 1919, including initiative and referendum acts adopted at the general election of 1920. (Bender-Moss, 1921), by California, W. H. Hyatt, and W. F. Henning (page images at HathiTrust)
• General laws of California as amended up to the end of the session of 1899. Containing the laws that are in common use in full, with references to other general laws in force, and also to special laws in force or showing where such special laws may be found. (Bancroft-Whitney Co., 1899), by California and James Henry Deering (page images at HathiTrust)
• General laws of California as amended and in force at the close of the thirty-sixth session of the Legislature, 1905 ... (Bender-Moss company, 1908), by California and W. F. Henning (page images at HathiTrust)
• The codes and statutes of the State of California (A.L. Bancroft and Co., 1876), by California and Theodore Henry Hittell (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Codes and statutes of California : as amended and in force at the close of the thirty-fourth session of the Legislature, 1901, with notes containing references to all the decisions of the Supreme Court construing or illustrating the sections of the codes, and to adjudications of the courts of other states having like code provisions (Bancroft-Whitney, 1901), by California and Carter P. Pomeroy (page images at HathiTrust)
• General laws of California, as amended up to the end of the session of 1909 : containing the laws that are in common use in full, with reference to other general laws in force, and also to other special laws, with statutory history and citations up to and including volume 154 California reports and volume 9 California appellate reports (Bancroft-Whitney, 1909), by California and James H. Deering (page images at HathiTrust)
• Deering's California codes. (Bancroft-Whitney Co., 1954), by California (page images at HathiTrust)
• Report on needed revision of the statutes. (Assembly of the State of California, 1953), by California. Legislative Counsel Bureau (page images at HathiTrust)
• California jurisprudence; a complete statement of the law and practice of the state of California. (Bancroft-Whitney company, 1921), by William M. McKinney and Bancroft-Whitney Company (page images at HathiTrust)
• The general laws of the State of California, from 1864 to 1871 inclusive, being a compilation of all acts of a general nature, with full references to repealed acts, special and local legislation, and statutory construction of the Supreme Court, to which are prefixed amendments to the Constitution of the United States, passed by Congress during that period, and ratified by the constitutional number of States (A.L. Bancroft and Co., 1871), by California, Charles H. Parker, and Theodore Henry Hittell (page images at HathiTrust)
• General laws of California, as amended and in force at the close of the fortieth session of the Legislature, 1913 (Bender-Moss Company, 1914), by California, James H. Deering, and W. F. Henning (page images at HathiTrust)
• Compiled laws of the State of California : containing all the acts of the Legislature of a public and general nature, now in force, passed at the sessions of 1850-51-52-53, to which are prefixed the Declaration of Independence, the Constitutions of the United States and California, the Treaty of Queretaro, and the naturalization laws of the United States (Published by S. Garfielde ;, 1853), by California, F. A. Snyder, S. Garfielde, and Franklin Printing House (page images at HathiTrust)
• Leyes de California, aprobadas en la décima sesión de la Legislatura (J. O'Meara, impresor del estado, 1859), by California (page images at HathiTrust)
• The statutes of California and amendments to the codes : passed at the extraordinary session of the Thirty-sixth Legislature, June, 1906, and at the thirty-seventh session of the Legislature, 1907, except the personal and local statutes and appropriation acts, bringing down to date Kerr's Cyclopedic codes and Henning's General laws (Bender-Chaquette Company, 1907), by California, W. F. Henning, James M. Kerr, and Calif.) Bohemian Club (San Francisco (page images at HathiTrust)
• The General laws of the state of California, from 1850 to 1864, inclusive: being a compilation of all acts of a general nature now in force ... (H.H.Bancroft and company, 1870), by California, Theodore Henry Hittell, and M. Carney (page images at HathiTrust)
• Leyes de California, aprobadas durante la primera y segunda sesion de la Legislatura (J. O'Meara, impresor del estado, 1859), by California and Michael Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
• [Reports ... 1868-74]. ([Sacramento], 1868), by California Code Commission, California. Commission to Examine the Codes Adopted by the Nineteenth Legislature, California. Legislature. Joint Committee to Examine the Codes Prepared by the Revision Committee, California. Advisory Committee on the Revision of the Laws, California. Legislature. Joint Committee on Revision, and California. Commission to Revise the Laws (page images at HathiTrust)
• Codes of California (A.L. Bancroft & Company, 1874), by California (page images at HathiTrust)
• General laws of California as amended and in force at the close of the thirty-sixth session of the Legislature, 1905 (Bender-Chaquette company, 1905), by California and Wilbur Fisk Henning (page images at HathiTrust)
• Biennial supplement to the codes and general laws of the state of California : showing all the changes affecting the codes and the general laws passed by the forty-fifth Legislature, 1923 : annotations from 185 Cal., 44 Cal. App., 33 Idaho, 60 Montana, and 199 Pacific, down to and including 189 Cal., 59 Cal. App., 36 Idaho, 65 Montana, and 216 Pacific (Bender-Moss, 1924), by California and Curtis Hillyer (page images at HathiTrust)
• General laws of California (Bender-Moss company, 1921), by California, W. H. Hyatt, and Wilbur Fisk Henning (page images at HathiTrust)
• Leyes del Estado de California, decretadas durante la désima-septima sesion de la legislatura, 1867-8 : que comenzó en lunes, día segundo de diciembre del año de mil ocho cientos sesenta y siete, y que concluyó en lunes, día trigésimo de marzo del año de mil ochocientos sesenta y ocho (D.W. Gelwicks, Impr. del Estado, 1868), by California, D. W. Gelwicks, Alejandro Forbes, and California. Office of the State Treasurer (page images at HathiTrust)
• General laws of the state of California, from 1850 to 1864, inclusive; being a compilation of all acts of a general nature now in force, with full references to repealed acts, special and local legislation, and statutory constructions of the Supreme Court, with notes of California decisions thereon (H.H. Bancroft, 1870), by California, Charles H. Parker, and Theodore Henry Hittell (page images at HathiTrust)
• San Francisco law journal. (Baggett and Scofield, 1877), by William T. Baggett, United States. Courts, and California. Supreme Court (page images at HathiTrust)
• Some opinions and papers of Stephen J. Field, Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California, United States Circuit Justice for the Ninth and Tenth Circuits, and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. ([v.p., 1858), by Stephen J. Field and United States Supreme Court (page images at HathiTrust)
• Constitution, by-laws, and proceedings of the California Bar Association. (s.n., 1909), by California Bar Association (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Political Code of the State of California, as enacted in 1872, and amended up to and including 1903. (Bancroft-Whitney Co., 1903), by California, Walter S. Brann, Deering James H. (James Henry), Walter Scott Brann, and James H. Deering (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cyclopedic codes of California. (Bender-Chaquette, 1907), by California, W. F. Henning, and James M. Kerr (page images at HathiTrust)
• Consolidated supplement to the codes and general laws of the state of California of 1915 : showing the changes affecting the codes and the general laws for the years 1917, 1919 and 1921; also a chronological table showing all sections of the codes and all general laws that have been amended, repealed or added since 1915 (Bancroft-Whitney, 1922), by California and James H. Deering (page images at HathiTrust)
• The General laws of the State of California, from 1850 to 1864 inclusive : being a compilation of all acts of a general nature now in force, with full references to repealed acts, special and local legislation, and statutory constructions of the Supreme Court : to which are prefixed the Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Proclamations to the People of California, Constitution of the state of California, Act of Admission and United States naturalization laws : with notes of California decisions thereon (H.H. Bancroft and Company, 1870), by California and Theodore Henry Hittell (page images at HathiTrust)
• San Francisco law journal : containing all the decisions of the Supreme Court of California, and of the U.S. Circuit and U.S. District courts for the districts of California : and important decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, and higher courts of other states (Bagget & Scofield, 1877), by United States. Courts and California. Supreme Court (page images at HathiTrust)
• Statutes of California and digest of measures. ([Sacramento], between 1000 and 1999), by California (page images at HathiTrust)
• Fifth progress report to the Legislature by the Sente Judiciary Committee for interim 1957-1959. (Senate of the State of California, 1960), by California. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
• A hearing of the Assembly Interim Committee on Judiciary Subcommittee on Uniform Acts ... San Francisco, California, December 9, 1954. ([Sacramento, 1954), by California. Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Judiciary. Subcommittee on Uniform Acts (page images at HathiTrust)
• Drugs and hazardous substances. Hearing of the Subcommittee on Drugs and Hazardous Substances of the Assembly Interim Committee on Public Health.Los Angeles, November 12, 1963 ([Sacramento?, 1962), by California. Legislature. Assembly. Interim Committee on Public Health (page images at HathiTrust)
• Supplement to the codes and general laws of the State of California of 1923, showing the changes affecting the codes and the general laws by the Legislature of 1924; also a chronological table showing all sections of the codes and all acts of the general laws that have been amended, repealed or added since 1923 (Bancroft-Whitney, 1926), by California and James H. Deering (page images at HathiTrust)
• Acts amendatory of the codes of California (State printer, in the 19th century), by California (page images at HathiTrust)

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