The Wide West Newspaper, San Francisco, California, July 4, 1856 

The Wide West, Fourth of July Illustrated Edition, San Francisco, CA, W.W. Nortz & Co. Publishers, dated July 4, 1856, 4pp, 21.5 x 28.75 in. An early California newspaper featuring several articles that focus on San Francisco's Committee of Vigilance, many accompanied by detailed illustrations, including multiple articles on James King of William (1822-1856), a San Francisco newspaper editor who fought passionately against corruption and immorality and whose shooting death resulted in the establishment of the second San Francisco Vigilance Committee in 1856. The articles and illustrations cover King's life, his assassination and funeral procession, the hanging of those involved in the shooting of King, and the design for the monument that would honor him. 
 
A rare San Francisco newspaper published from 1854-1858. Additional copies found at the Huntington Library, San Marino, CA, and Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT.

Newspaper in very good condition overall, with some slight separation along fold, and some light, scattered spotting. An attractive example.