[FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS]. [CALIFORNIANA]. Illustrated Fraternal Directory Including Educational Institutions of the Pacific Coast? San Francisco: The Bancroft Company, Publishers, 1889. Small 4to. Illustrated throughout with portraits, views, illustrated advertisements (some folding). 343 pp. Publisher's burgundy cloth backstrip over original printed orange boards (spine sunned, light wear to extremities, minor toning to text). With publisher's sticker on fp. Fine. FIRST EDITION OF THIS RARE DIRECTORY. ?? a succinct description of the aims and objects of Beneficiary and Fraternal Societies and a brief synopsis of the leading colleges and private seminaries compiled from official records and society archives." Includes numerous portraits of leading citizens with their biographies. Some of the organizations described include: American Legion of Honor, Ancient Order of Foresters, Free and Accepted Masons, Improved Order of Red Men, Independent Order of B'nai B'rith, and many more. From the renowned personal collection of Dr. George D. Lacy. Measurements: 9 x 6 x 1".