Sacramento: James Allen, State Printer, 1856. Hardcover. 8vo. 28 + 27pp Appendix; 41pp. Original wraps bound in later boards; title from wraps pasted to front cover. Scarce. Cowan p. 314. More
[Santa Cruz, CA]: State of California, Department of Public Works, [June 23, 1922]. First Edition. Original wrappers. Large 8vo. 55 pp. 4 maps. Original printed wrappers. On page 41 are ink signatures of five members of the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce, Committee on Highway Terminals and Skyline Boulevard. On..... More
Oakland: Frederick M. Husted, 1902. 1st. Original wrappers. 8vo. 157, [3]pp printed letterpress on heavy paper stock . 18 pages on thin stock of advertisements at rear including two seating charts for the MacDonough Theatre. Original blue suede Roycroft binding by The Hicks-Judd Company with gilt lettering and decoration to..... More
Los Angeles: Western States Publishing, 1933. 1st. Original wrappers. First Edition. Folio. 32 pp. Photographic-illustrations; advertisements. Cover image of Santa Barbara Mission from a photograph by Will Connell. Illustrated wrappers in very good condition (light general wear). Includes articles on The Hillside Home of Ramon Novarro built by Frank Lloyd..... More
NP: Butte County Chamber of Commerce, 1952. 1st. Softcover. Single sheet, folded (9 x 4"). Numerous black & white photo-illustrations. Original pictorial wrappers printed in black, blue & yellow. Butte County has played a prominent role in Calfornia's history since the early days and has been "...an important contributor to..... More
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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
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[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
Yerba Buena, CA: Printed by Clamprinters Lawton R. Kennedy and John J. Johnck at the Platrix Press, 1935. First Edition, Limited to 200 numbered copies, this being No. 2 (as apparently are most copies). Tall 8vo. xi, 27 pp. Color woodcuts. Green paper covered boards with illustrated paper title label..... More
Monterey, CA: Palace Pharmacy, ca. 1920. First Edition. Original wrappers. Oblong 8vo. Title page; 15 photo-gravure plates. Printed at the Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. Photo-illustrated covers with original pink silk tie. Minor wear to extremities; light age-toning else a fine copy in torn and used publisher's mailing envelope with 2..... More
(Monterey): N.p., 1886. First Edition. Large 8vo. 29, (1) pp. Text in double column. Portrait plate of Major Edwin A. Sherman; 5 illustrations (including three on wrapper covers. Dark brown blindstamped cloth with gilt lettering; original blue wrappers bound in. Offsetting from endpaper adhesive to ffep and rfep; front hinge..... More
Fullerton: Community History Project, Oral History Program, California State University, 1981. First Edition. 4to. 189 pp. Index. Photo-illustrations. Black leatherette with gilt lettering in fine condition. Interviewees for this oral project include long-time Huntington Beach residents Delbert "Bud" Higgins, J. Serman Denny, Helen Tarbox, Bernice Frost, and NeVada Staines. Their..... More
[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
Los Angeles: Glen Dawson, 1959. First edition. Small octavo. (viii), 20 pages. Decorative boards with cloth spine and paper spine label. Limited to 180 copies printed by Saul & Lillian Marks at the Plantin Press, Los Angeles. Fine condition. "The INTELLIGENT BOSTONIAN" wrote one of the earliest accounts of California..... More
[San Francisco]: [Wells Fargo Bank], [1935]. First Edition. Color pictorial map, 16 x 19 1/2". Nicely framed in simple wood frame with gold accents. A fine copy of an uncommon pictorial map; as of 10/19, only 3 copies located in OCLC. Highlights drawings of points of interest in old San..... More
Pomona, CA: Pomona Board of Trade, ca. 1910s. 12mo. 23 unnumbered pages. Black & white photo-illustrations. Light brown wrappers with black lettering & decoration to front cover. A near fine copy. Not in Rocq. More
Sacramento: State Office, 1892. Full Leather. 8vo. 45pp. Blue morocco with gilt lettering and decorative stamping to spine and boards; "E.G. Waite" gilt stamp to lower front board; all edge gilt; marble endpapers; decorative gilt stamping to inside board edges. A report of the transactions of the State Board of..... More
San Jose, CA: San Jose Mercury Publishing and Printing Co., 1896. 2nd. Original wrappers. Second Edition. Oblong 8vo. 322, [5] pp. Index. Profusely illustrated with photographic reproductions of public buildings, homes, farms, agriculture, portraits of citizens, and much more ; full page map. Introduction by Chas. M. Shortridge, editor San..... More
Columbus, Ohio: Ward Bros. 1887. Original boards. 16mo. [[15] leaves with 18 gravure prints of street scenes, buildings and surrounding countryside on one continuous accordion folded strip; [8] pp text. Black cloth spine over black & gilt illustrated red cloth covered boards. Wear to extremities; a very good copy of..... More
Orland, CA: Orland Unit Water Users' Association, c. 1915. Softcover. Single sheet, folded (6/18 x 31/8"). Black & white photo-illustrations. Original pictorial wrappers printed in red, & sepia. A promotional pamphlet from the Orland Unit Water Users' Association to encourage newcomers to their charming and newly developing part of California..... More
[Berkeley]: [University of California]. SIGNED by 7 members of the Gun Club (dated 1970 & 1971). 8vo. 212 pp. Printed inscription at front "To Pop [Kessler], Our Genial Host." The verso of the dedication leaf reads "This book is a private collection and is not for sale". Red cloth with..... More
Oakland: Bray & Mulgrew Press, 1919. 1st. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. [92] pp. 43 black & white photo-reproductions; text description of image on facing page. Blue cloth spine with burnished gold cloth boards; dark blue lettering and bear design to front board. 3-hole stab-stitched with yellow-gold string. A fine copy (minor..... More
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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
Santa Cruz, CA: Unique Theatre, 1905. First Edition. Small 8vo. [12] pp. Illustrations. Pink printed wrappers in near fine condition (short closed tear to upper edge of first two pages; minor wear to extremities; a bit of fraying to page edge of rear cover) An unusual and early Santa Cruz..... More
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1975. First Edition, Limited #103 of 335 copies. Original boards. SIGNED by Noel Young and Wayne McCall (photographer). 298, (2) pp. Glossary of architectural terms; Biographies; Index. Black & white photo-reproductions. Black morocco spine with gilt lettering over over photo-illustrated boards. Bumping to lower corners, upper..... More