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Title: Fanita Rancho: Santee, San Diego County, California. The Sacred Lotus. See Fanita Rancho Exhibits at the World's Fair Author: McKoon, Hosmer P. Place: [San Diego] Publisher: Date: [1891] Description: 1 folded sheet with 8 panels. When folded, measures 5¾x3. In 1884 a well-known lawyer Hosmer P. McKoon moved to San Diego and purchased over 10,000 acres in El Cajon, naming it "Fanita Rancho". This little pamphlet describes the beauty of the area where the lotus grows, and this is effectively an advertisement for land for sale at Fanita Rancho. A rare little item, only 1 located by OCLC / Worldcat at Yale University. Lot Amendments Condition: A bit yellowed on the last panel; else near fine. Item number: 231102