[Salinas, CA]: E.S. Harrison, [ca 1889]. 1st. Leather bound. Souvenir Edition. First Edition Thus. Originally published in wrappers, the front cover likely served as the title page, as this edition has no title page, apparently as issued. 4to. 88 pp. Double-page map of Monterey County showing school houses, original rancho..... More
[Del Monte, CA]: [Del Monte Properties Company], ca. 1920s. First Edition. Original wrappers. Tall 8vo. tri-fold brochure (9" x 4", folded). 8 unnumbered pages (including covers). Color and black & white illustrations; double-page center map of the Monterey Peninsula showing Pebble Beach; Monterey Peninsula Country Club; Pacific Grove; Old Monterey;..... More
Southern Pacific Lines, ca. 1950s. Poster measures approximately 23 x 16" (27 x 20 overall on linen backing). Black & white photographic image of the 18th hole on the Pebble Beach Golf Course with blue and black lettering. The photographer is unknown. A small crowd is watching the golfers on..... More
Darmstadt: Metz & Lautz, ca. 1900. Leporello album (5" x 8 1/2"). Tipped into album is a color panorama map of Mosel in 8 sections (unfolded to 8 x 35 1/2"). The image depicts the Mosel region from Trier to Coblenz along the Rhein River surrounded by a variety of..... More
Owings Mills, MD: The International Library of Poetry, 2002. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. 251pp. Index. Part of the 'Letters From the Soul' series by The International Library of Poetry. More
Frankfurt: Joseph Gerold, 1798. First Edition. Octavo; viii, 480pp. A Very Good copy (edgewear) in later 3/4 red leather and marbled paper boards ruled in gold; spines with four raised bands with gilt decorations & gilt title on grey leather label; patterned endpapers. Engraved frontis; folding plate ('Oraculum Geomanticum.') Preface..... More
Philadelphia: Printed by J. Bioren, No. 88 Chestnut Street, 1808. 1st. Leather bound. First Edition. 16mo. Preliminary leaves, [2], ii-iv, 150, [2] pp, including 1 page Errata; Table of Contents. Page 23 is misnumbered 19. Tables. Full brown leather with gilt lettered red title label to spine. 1/2" x 1..... More
Monterey, CA: Monterey History and Art Association, September, 1995. First Edition. 8vo. 7pp[1]. Illustrated. A brief history on the creation of "La Novia," a bridal diorama by Jo Mora under commission by Samuel F. B. Morse in August, 1939. The diorama was installed in the Hotel Del Monte where it..... More
Mialibu, CA: Weisman Art Museum at Pepperdine University, 1999. First Edition. 4to. 72 pp. 50 color plates and 48 black & white photographs of the artists with their biographies. Essay by Dr. Michael Zackian 'Plein Air Painting In Malibu'. Stiff color illustrated softcover in fine condition. Catalogue for exhibition held..... More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. 1st. Hardcover. Small 8vo. 327pp. Tan cloth with brown lettering in near fine condition (light soiling to covers). More
[ca. 1930s]. 9 1/2 x 16" original photograph (mounted on thin cream cardstock 12 1/4” x 19") depicting a campground scene with 8 campers of various ages standing by a covered picnic area next to the campfire; two white canvas teepees stand in the background. This photograph was likely taken..... More
Charming watercolor of a young Antelope with mystical accents, SIGNED and dated "Shorty '72' below. The drawing is on thick grey cardstock (16" x 14") and is in fine condition, ready to frame. More
Long Beach, CA: Pacific Coast Club, 1926. 1st. Hardcover. Master Edition #651 as stated on a tipped in page, 4to. 282pp. SIGNED by the President and Secretary of the club. Tipped-in color plates; photo-illustrations. Dark green Arts & Crafts style binding in fine condition (light wear to extremities). Includes the..... More
[Pacific Grove]: Presented with the Compliments of The Board of City Trustees (Pacific Grove Review Print), no date, ca. 1890s. First Edition. Oblong 12mo (5 x 7"). (32) pp. Photographic illustrations; map; birds-eye view of Hotel Del Monte on rear cover. Publisher's illustrated softcover in near fine condition. Tourist information..... More
(San Francisco): (Sunset Publishing House), (1920). First Edition. 8vo. 12 pp. Program announcement for the Young Men's Christian Associations Pacific Summer School held in Asilomar, California July 23rd to August 6th, 1920. Their purpose was to make the school a preparatory and continuation school for all employed offices of the..... More
Claremont, CA: Padual Hills theatre. The collection includes: 2 issues of PADUA HILLS NEWS NOTES, dated October 17 & November 14, 1946. Chatty 4 pg. illustrated newsletters on doings around the theater and upcoming performances. Occasionally, the news touches upon larger, political issues and travel stories. Tri-fold brochure PADUA HILLS..... More
Paso Robles, CA: Printed by Sunset Publishing of San Francisco, (1911). Large 8vo. [48] pp. Most pages are full-page photo-reproductions with descriptions below each plate; map. Color illustrated wrap-around softcover by J. A. Cahill. A hint of wear else a fine copy of an uncommon booklet. Fine promotional and descriptive..... More
Lima: Instituto Indigenista Peruano, 1952-1954. Softcover. Octavo, 257 pages, 264 pages, 185 pages and 288 pages. Volume II Numbers 5 & 6, Volume III Numbers 7 & 8, Volume IV Numbers 10 & 11 and Volume V Number 13. More
Japan: ca. 1880s. Album measures 4 1/2 x 7"; the hand-colored original photographs measure 3 3/4 x 5 1/2" (some with tissue guards and manuscript titles). Half of the images depict Japanese women of various ages in native dress and the other half are landscapes, buildings, native peoples going about..... More
Placerville, CA: Pony Express Courier, June, 1935 - May, 1937. 1st. Paperback. Small folio. Vol. II & III (24 issues). Most issues 16pp. Illustrated. Each volume bound in stiff wraps. Very good condition (light wear & age-toning) internally clean. Monthly publication filled with stories and interviews about & by early..... More
[Porterville, Ca]: Compiled and published by the Porterville Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April, 1948. First Edition. Tall 8vo. 192 pp. Large fold-out map; with Key to Map, Streets Alphabetcially Arranged, Including Map Location Reference. Business advertisments with illustrations throughout. Stiff tan printed wrappers in..... More
Tokio: Science Council of Japan, 1955. 1st. Paperback. Quarto; 468 pages. More
London: Printed for A. Bettesworth, who is removed from London Bridge to the Red Lyon at Pater-Noster Row and sold by C. King Westminster Hall, E. Curll in Fleet-Street, and W. Hinchliffe at the Royal-Exchange, 1717. A Proper Memorial For the 29th of May, The Glorious Day which blessed these..... More
[London]: Dean [and Son], No date [c. 1936]. 8vo oblong (9 5/8" x 12 ¾"); stiff color pictorial wrapper folded in the center without binding, printed both recto and verso; 2 color pictorial leaves folded in the center and printed one side only, laid-into the wrapper; color half-tone printing; light..... More
Berlin: Published by the Ramses Cigarette Company, ca. 1932. Oblong 8vo (9" x 12"). [2 pp text in German]. Complete with 240 tipped-in premium pictures of movie stars. Most of the photographs are of German stars during the Weimar Republic, but a significant number are of American and English stars..... More