Carmel-by-the -Sea: The Village Press, 1933. 1st. Original wrappers. First Edition. 8vo. 36 pp, laid in covers, as issued (?). Woodcut illustrations by Stanley Wood. Photographic reproduction of nude by Edward Weston inside front cover. A fine, unused copy. A scarce publication of early Carmel; as of March, 2018, only... More
Carmel, CA: Monterey County Archaeological Society, 1972. First Edition. Original wrappers. 8vo. 48 pp. Photographic reproductions. Black & white photo-illustrated wrappers in near fine condition (light spotting to rear cover). Gary Breschini (1946-2018) was a historian and expert on the local area’s Native American people and lands. As an archaeologist... More
Carmel, CA: Monterey County Archaeological Society, 1973. First Edition. Original wrappers. 8vo. 55, [1] pp. Photo-reproductions of lost adobes. black & white illustrated wrappers in near fine condition (light rubbing on lower front cover; previous owner stamp). More
Carmel, CA: Antiquities Research Publications, 1981. First Edition. Original wrappers. 8vo. 55, [1] pp. Illustrations; maps; plot plans. Black & white illustrated wrappers in near fine condition (small previous owner initial; light age toning). More
Carmel, CA: Antiquities Research Publications, 1975. First Edition. Original wrappers. 8vo. 71 pp. Illustrations; maps. Bibliography. Photographic credits go to Mildred Waltrip and Steve Crouch. Black & white illustrated wrappers in fine condition. An Archaeological History of the Monterey Peninsula. More
Carmel, CA: Antiquities Research Publications, 1978. First Edition. Original wrappers. 8vo. 80 pp. Illustrations. Stiff illustrated wrappers in fine condition. "This treatise is intended to give the reader a facsimile view of Mexican land grants through caligraphy, cartography, cattle brands, and rare pictures of land owners and places." - Acknowledgements. More
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1972. First Edition. Hardback. 8vo. 254, [16] pp. Bibliography; List of Ranchos of Monterey County; Index. Many photo illustrations; map endpapers. Fine in near fine dustjacket (fading to spine; minor wear to extremities). A comprehensive and readable account of the history of Monterey, from the Native... More
Santa Clara/Spokane: CA. Mission Studies Assn./Arthur H. Clark Co., 2004. First Edition, Limited to 150 Hardcover copies. Hardcover. Octavo, 153 pp. Illustrations. Notes; Glossary; Refereces Cited; Index. Publisher's prospectus laid in. Original tan cloth stamped in burgundy on front cover and spine. Fine condition, as new. The diary and copybook... More
Kestrel Press: Carmel Valley, CA, 1991. 2nd. Hardcover. 4to. 737pp. Bibliography; Index. With more than 2700 place name entries, 4000 cross references, 610 bibliographic references and 525 map references and citations. Red cloth with gilt lettering; map endpapers in publisher's red printed dustjacket. Near fine (minor splaying to boards) in... More
University of Oklahoma Press, 2010. 1st. Paperback. First Edition. 4to. 160 pp color and black & white illustrations. Stiff color printed paperback in fine condition; as new. still in shrinkwrap. An acclaimed rawhide braider of horse gear, Luis Ortega elevated his craft to collectible art and influenced a generation of... 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
Carmel, CA: Published by the author, 1995. First Edition. Paperback. SIGNED by Sharon Lawrence. 4to. 55 pp. Photo-illustrations of early Carmel.Publisher's photo-illustrated wrappers. small stain to front cover else fine. Louis S. Slevin was the first photographer to shoot a full range of black & white images of the fledgling... More
Los Angeles: Westernlore Press, 1958. Second Edition. 8vo. Illustrations. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering; illustrated endpapers, in publisher's illustrated dustjacket. Small bookseller label else fine in near fine dustjacket (minor wear to extremities). The biography of Jim McKinney (1861-1903), an ex-convict with a propensity for gambling, drinking and violence, a.... More
Los Osos, CA: Sand River Press, 1991. Third Printing. 8vo. 82 pp. Illustrations. Stiff illustrated wrappers in fine condition, as new. "Here is the real story of the enduring legend, John Steinbeck, and Sparky's personal Log from the Sea of Cortez, recounting those wild and heady days. He tells true... More
San Francisco: Yosemite Publishing, 1926. First Edition, second printing. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. [44] pp. Illustrated with 34 full-page sepia plates after photographs of numerous landmarks within the Yosemite Valley. Publisher's dark blue cloth lettered and decorated on front cover in gilt. Internal text block staples just showing on inner hinges... More
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1942. First Edition. Original cloth. Limited to 300 copies. Folio. [8], ix-xlii, [2], 3-152, [1] pp. Illustrated wtih 26 maps, of which 10 are in color and 17 are folding. Bound in natural linen, light brown cloth spine, white spine label printed in red. Light fading... More
San Francisco: Paul Elder, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 138 pp. Frontispiece showing The Old Cobweb Palace at Meigg's Wharf tipped in. Menu from Jack's Restaurant laid in. book & menu are housed in a clear acryllic slipcase. Near fine (owner) in near very good dustjacket (chipping to extremities and... More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1950. First Edition, Limited to 375 copies. Folio. xi, [1], 140, [1] pp. Facsimiles of twenty-one maps on nineteen sheets, some folding. Bibliography. Publisher's prospectus (folded) laid in. Title and text printed in red and black. Bound in tan, red, and black decorated... More
New York: S.A. Rollo & Co., 1859. Later edition with the same text as the first edition published in 1850. Original cloth. This copy was owned by William H. Brewer, noted author of "Up and Down the California Coast in 1860-1864" with his signature on ffep. Small 8vo. [2 leaves]... More
1984. 9 x 12". Original color tile of portrait of John Steinbeck given to the Catherian L. & Robert O. Mc Mahan Foundation in recognition of its generous contribution to the large Monterey Mural which is mounted on the exterior wall of the Monterey Conference Center. Fine condition. These recognition... 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
