San Francisco: Whitaker & Ray Company, 1904. First edition. Original cloth. 4to. 228pp; 538pp. Frontispiece portraits; Illustrations; Map; Index. Original red cloth with glit lettering to spines; blindstamped portrait to front covers. Slight fading to spines; minor wear to extremities; else a fine set. An extensive history on the early..... More
San Francisco: A. L. Bancroft, 1885. 1st. Original cloth. First Edition. 8vo. iii, Part I: 118 pp; Part II: 114 pp. Color fold-out map depicting the area bounded by Stockton to Kearney streets and California to Washington streets. N.B - the area of the map north of Washington is roughly..... More
Spokane, WA: Lindgren Bros. 1948. Color pictorial map (16 1/4" x 16") illustrated with whimsical puns and vignettes related to the early history of the Yosemite National Park; includes original mailer envelope (tears to flap). Drawn in broken English by Jolly Lindgren. Old fold lines, as issued. The colors are..... More
Los Angeles: Bruce McCallister and Jake Zeitlin, 1929. First Edition, Limited to 900 copies. Original boards. Large 8vo. xvi, 188, [15] pp. Index. Translated by Marguerite Eyer Wilbur; Introduction by Phil Townsend Hanna. llustrations are reproduced from the first edition of the title, which was published in 1878. SIGNED by..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1933. Hardcover. Second Edition. SIGNED by the author on ffep. 8vo. xix, 552pp. Photo-illustrations; maps (one large fold-out). Blue cloth with gilt lettering in scarce double dustjackets (cream illustrated with crest and lettering; plain brown paper). Near fine (small rubbing to upper corner of ffep;..... More
Hollister, CA: Hollister Free Lance, June, 1886. First Edition. Folio. 17 pp. Illustrated from wood engravings; ads for local businesses; map. Color lithograph wrappers in very good condition (wear along spine and extremities; short closed tear to page 11/12; two small chips to front and rear edge). An uncommon and..... More