San Francisco: The Private Press of Thomas C. Russell, 1930. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Limited Edition of 250 copies (this being #250); SIGNED at colophon by the printer. Quarto. (xxxii) 232pp plus facsimiles. 16pp prospectus in illustrated wrappers laid in. A Fine copy (handsome bookplate to front pastedown) in original..... More
Carmel, CA: ca. 1910s - 1920s. An uncommon collection of 21 original photographs by Slevin (each 5 x 7") - 18 are indicated by a stamp "Photo by L. S. Slevin Carmel, Cal" on verso, in the plate, or blindstamp below the image. There are an additional 3 photographs of..... More
San Francisco: Paul Elder & Company, 1904. First Edition. Tall 8vo. 64pp. Illustrated with 13 color plates with tissue guards from drawings by Florence Lundbord; decorative borders. Printed at the Tomoyé Press. ARts & Crafts style pictorial rust cloth with black & white stamping and gilt lettering; TEG; decorative endpapers..... More
Berkeley: California Historical Survey Commission, 1921. First Edition. 8vo. 81 pp. Illustrations; fold-out plan of Mission San Carlos. Editor's Preface by Owen C. Coy. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Minor wear; offsetting to endpapers; two stamps (one faint) for the Old Mission in Santa Barbara; else a near fine copy..... More
Boston: The Christopher Publishing House, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED by the author. 8vo. 434pp, including appendix. Six black & white photographic plates. Red cloth covered boards; gilt titles to front board and spine in publisher's illustrated dustjacket. Light wera to extremities; darkening to spine; else a near fine copy..... More
Stanford CA: Stanford University Press, 1905. 1st. Paperback. First edition. Oblong 12mo. Unpaginated, [60]pp. Black border illustrations on pages. Tan stab-stitched wrappers with brown lettering & gilt decoration. Light wear to fore edge; edges neat and clean; previous owner's name. Near fine. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1973 - 1997. All First Editions except "Inventing the Dream" which is the second printing. Includes the first five volumes in Starr's History of California series, each INSCRIBED to the same people by the author. 8vo. Various paginations. Illustrations. Index. Hardcovers in color illustrated dustjackets..... More
Chicago: Beldford-Clarke, 1889. 1st. Original cloth. First Edition. Small octavo. 227pp.Frontispiece illustration; tissue guard; numerous illustrations througout. Grey cloth with glit lettering; decorative endpapers. Divided into three periods in California history: the old time of the Missions, part of the scheme of Spanish conquest; the American romance of the Argonauts..... More
Santa Ana: Press of the Santa Ana High School and Junior College (Fine Arts Press), 1930. First Edition, Limited to 250 numbered copies. SIGNED by the author and the printer. This edition precedes the revised limited edition printed in an edition of 500 copies later in 1930, as indicated in..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1953. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the half title 'With best wishes to/a good coffee-companion,/J.H.S.,/from/G.R.S.' Octavo; viii, (2),115pp. A Near Fine copy in like dust jacket (light fading to spine). "The story of the Stevens Party from the reminiscences of Moses Schallenberger as..... More
Sacramento: California Journal of Mines and Geology, 1935. First Thus. INSCRIBED on front cover 'To Robert Linton:/With the compliments of the author, in sincere appreciation of your/suggestions and aid in the collection and recording of the data/incorporated in this paper. s/J.Clark Sutherland'. Octavo; 51-87pp. A Very Good copy in stapled..... More
Sacramento: Nugget Press, 1942. 1st. Hardcover. First Edition Thus; Number 102 of an edition limited to 155 copies for private distribution. 8vo. (xi) 40pp. Linoleum cut of Sutter's Fort facing title page. Printed on white laid Strathmore Text paper in Intertypes Baskerville and Regal type. Original blue paper boards with..... More
Elsinore, CA: Printed by Mayhall Print Shop, 1971. First Edition, Limited to 500 copies. SIGNED "Best Wishes, Charles D. Swanner." 8vo. 77 pp. Photo-reproductions. Cream illustrated softcover in near fine condition (light tanning to covers; offset from paper inside front covers). A narrative of the author's early life and a...... More
San Francisco, CA: Joseph P. HIss & Associates, 1972. 1st. Hardcover. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Unpaginated. Numerous arcitectural designs and photo-illustrations. Orignal tan boards with gilt lettering in like dustjacket. The story of the Russ Building is the story of San Francisco. Named for the Russ brothers, early settlers of..... More
Monterey, CA: Monterey History & Art Association, 2004. First Edition. Paperback. Small 8vo. 32 pp. Black & white illustrations. Color printed staplebound wrappers in fine condition. Includes 2-page center fold illustration of the Jo Mora designed menu front cover for the Pop Ernest restaurant in downtown Monterey; and single page..... More
Thompson & West, 1876. First Edition. Folio; 110pp. Illustrated with 21 hand-colored maps (some maps in sections, 9 are double-page) and 54 views. Later half red calf and black cloth with original gilt front cover lettering affixed to cover, which also bears the name 'Irving L. Ryder' in gold. A...... More
Eureka: Times Publishing Company for the Humboldt County Board of Trade, 1936. 1st. Original wrappers. First Edition. 8vo. 24pp. Map on inner front wrapper; text on inner rear wrapper. Numberous photo-illustrations. Original pictorial wrappers printed in red, green, black, & sepia. A promotional pamphlet extolling the qualities of this lovely..... More
Sacramento: D. Johnston, 1901. 1st. Original cloth. 8vo. 127pp. Fold-out map & chart. Contemporary brown pebbled cloth boards with gilt lettering. Report of findings on several water propositions with recommendations for the "best and most economical plan by which an adequate supply of clear, pure water could be secured for..... More
San Francisco: H. S. Crocker & Co., 1883. 1st. Original wrappers. First Edition. Large 8vo. 240 pp, including 3 pages of ads at front and 8 pages of ads at rear. Map inside front cover; woodcuts throughout. Original color-lithographed wrappers. 3/4" missing from spine ends; text block professionally re-attached to..... More
Palo Alto Ca: Chadwick House Publishers, 1999. First Edition. Original wrappers. INSCRIBED by both authors to Stanford President Richard Lyman on title page. Octavo; 16pp. Fine copy in original grey printed wrappers. More
Chicago: Union Pacific, [1913]. 1st. Original wrappers. 8vo. 40pp. Photo-illustrations; map. Color illustrated staplebound wrappers in near fine condition (minor wear & soiling). Beautiful example of early California promotional brochure. "Today, these brochures are prized by collectors and institutions alike, not only for their visual appeal but also as a...... More
Yosemite National Park, CA: Yosemite Association, 2002. Edition Limited to 250 numbered copies, this being "Press Copy" Octavo. (ix) 33pp. Line drawings by Jane Gyer. Includes publisher's prospectus. Book designed by Michael Osborne Design; printed letterpress at One Heart Press in San Francisco; bound into Teton cover using a Japanese-style..... More
San Francisco: The California Historical Society, 1968. First Edition. Large quarto. 100pp. Designed by Adrian Wilson. Forty plates (many in color), notes on the pictures and artists, index. Orange cloth, gilt. A fine copy with pictorial dust jacket (spine slightly tanned). "... pictorial history of the Monterey settlement from shortly..... More
Fairfield, CA: Fine Girl Publications, 2001. 1st. Paperback. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on title page. 4to. 150 pp. Photo-illustrations. Stiff illustrated wrappers, black plastic comb binding. A near fine copy with a hint of wear. A fascniating and detailed story of early pioneers living through Gold Rush San..... More