San Jose, CA: The Edwin Markham Poetry Society, Chapter of the Poetry Society of London, 1934. First Edition. 8vo. 124 pp. Frontispiece portrait of Dr. Bland; portrait of Edwin Markham; illustration of Villa Montalvo. Publisher's patterned blue paper covers with dark blue lettering and illustration of a wreath on front..... More
Santa Ynez & Los Angeles: Dos Lindas Publishing, 2000. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. 26, [1] pp. Photo-illustrations (most in color). Stiff color printed wrappers in fine condition. Luis B. Ortega (1897-1995) is known as the world’s best and foremost rawhide braider. A fifth generation Californian, Ortega traced his ancestry to..... More
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1991. First Edition, Limited to 400 copies. 8vo. 56 pp. Illustrations. bibliography. Printed at the Hillside Press. Publisher's prospectus laid in. Terra cotta cloth with printed paper label on spine and front cover. A fine copy. The first book devoted to the life and..... More
Los Angeles: Glen Dawson, 1957. First Edition. Small 8vo. xii, 58 pp. Two illustrated plates and two facsimile newspaper leaves. Brick red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Minor wear to extremities else a fine copy. Early California Travels Series XXXIX. The authors of this study have relied almost entirely..... 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
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2010. 8vo. xix, 471 pp. Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index. 4 maps; photo-reproductions. Tan cloth in color illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy. A engrossing biography on Tiburcio Vasquez who along with Joaquin Murrieta is America's most infamous Hispanic bandit. More
![CALIFORNIANA] Tom Mix Rides Again! (COLLECTION INCLUDING ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS). Tom Mix, Montie...](/pictures/thumb/19955.jpg?v=1591152145)
Tom Mix was the original 'good guy with the white hat' and the undisputed original 'King of the Cowboys.' He appeared in ~ 300 films between 1909 and 1935 and inspired a generation of youths (including Gene Autrey, Ronald Reagan, Roy Rogers and John Wayne) with his clean-cut manly image..... More
![CALIFORNIANA] Suggested Outline of History of Monterey Peninsula (PROPOSAL FOR "DAWN AND THE...](/pictures/thumb/19925.jpg?v=1591152144)
[Monterey, CA]: [Hotel Del Monte], November, 1923. First Edition. 4to. 77 pp + [16] pp of two short stories "inserted for temporary safe keeping, to be used later where they may logically belong (and probably to be rewritten)"; (typescript, single sided). Black leatherette with the title, author's name and date..... More
![CALIFORNIANA] A Guide to the Grand and Sublime Scenery of the Sierra Nevada. Wallace William...](/pictures/thumb/19918.jpg?v=1591152140)
Emeryville & Berkeley, CA: Havilah Press & The Bancroft Library, 2006. First Edition Thus, Limited to 250 unnumbered copies. 8vo. xxxiii, 80, blank, [1] pp. Introduction by James B. Snyder, noted Yosemite historian. Designed by J. Chadwick Johnson and Fred & Barbara Voltmer. Illustrations. Mauve cloth over light brown illustrated..... More
Carmel, CA: Comstock Associates, 1962-1965. First Edition. Included in the archive is a 27-page typescript "Planning Survey..." with 5 aerial photo-illustrations, 6 maps (some fold-out, and 2 proposed single-page plans; several typescript communications between the property owner, Arthur C. Oppenheimer and James B. Pruitt, Architect/President of Comstock Associates in Carmel..... More
![CALIFORNIANA] Butte County, California: Illustrations Descriptive of its Scenery, Residences,...](/pictures/thumb/19890.jpg?v=1591152133)
Oakland, CA: Smith & Elliott, 1877. First Edition. Oblong 4to. 18, [2] pp; 62 lithographs (9 double-page), including frontispiece titled "Bidwell's Bar - County Seat of Butte Co. in 1854, from a painting in possession of Hon. W.T. Sexton." "John Kempf" stamped in gilt on front cover; Kempf's house is..... More
![CALIFORNIANA] The Exempt Firemen of San Francisco: Their Unique and Gallant Record, Together with...](/pictures/thumb/19888.jpg?v=1591152132)
[San Francisco]: Published by Harry C. Pendleton, 1900. First Edition. Tall 8vo. xvi, 269, [3pp advertisements] pp. Portraits of firemen; illustrations of buildings, engine companies and much more. Red cloth with black lettering. Minor wear to extremities else a fine copy. A scarce pre-1906 earthquake publication; no copies at auction..... More
![CALIFORNIANA] The History of (Lower) California (INSCRIBED). Don Francisco Javier Clavigero, Sara...](/pictures/thumb/19885.jpg?v=1591152130)
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1937. First English Language Edition. INSCRIBED by Lake & Gray "To Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Glessner, good friends and congenial coworkers, with our compliments and best wishes. A. A. Gray, Sara E. Lake, Jan. 18, 1938." 8vo. xxviii, 413 pp. Index. Frontispiece portrait of the..... More
![CALIFORNIANA] History of San Mateo County: From the Earliest Times with a Description of its...](/pictures/thumb/19884.jpg?v=1591152130)
Burlingame: Press of Burlingame Publishing, 1916. First Edition. Tall 8vo. 204 pp plus [39pp] "Beautiful Residences" photographic plates. color frontispiece with tissue guard. In-text illustrations. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Previous owner inscription inside front cover else a fine copy. A history of San Mateo County beginning with early Spanish..... More
![CALIFORNIANA] A Souvenir of the Dr. Hyde Banquet, Held in the Palace Hotel, in the City of San...](/pictures/thumb/19883.jpg?v=1591152129)
[San Francisco]: 1906. First Edition. 8vo. 88 pp. 12 black & white photo-illustrated plates, mostly portraits of VIP guests. Grey-green wrappers with black lettering. Some wear to yap edges; previous owner name; light spotting; else a near fine copy of a pre-1906 earthquake title. Douglas Ross Hyde (1860 – 1949)..... More
![CALIFORNIANA] The Chinese At Home and Abroad: Together with Report of the Special Committee of...](/pictures/thumb/19878.jpg?v=1591152127)
San Francisco: A. L. Bancroft, 1885. First and only edition. INSCRIBED by the author to J. K. Luttrell (1831-1893), member of the U.S. House of Representatives 1873 - 1879 and author of speech titled "The Chinese in America" given in 1878. 8vo. iii, Part I: 118 pp; Part II: 114..... More