San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1947. Limited to 500 numbered copies; this copy not numbered. 8vo. 15 pp. Stiff red paper covers with pink lettering & design on front cover. Minor wear; a near fine copy. Her Arrival in the Bay of San Francisco: The Reception tendered to Capt. Roald Amundsen..... More
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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[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): 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
Southern Pacific Lines, ca. 1950s. Poster measures approximately 23 x 16" (27 x 20 overall on linen backing). Black & white photographic image of the 18th hole on the Pebble Beach Golf Course with blue and black lettering. The photographer is unknown. A small crowd is watching the golfers on..... 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
[Pacific Grove]: Presented with the Compliments of The Board of City Trustees (Pacific Grove Review Print), no date, ca. 1890s. First Edition. Oblong 12mo (5 x 7"). (32) pp. Photographic illustrations; map; birds-eye view of Hotel Del Monte on rear cover. Publisher's illustrated softcover in near fine condition. Tourist information..... More
(San Francisco): (Sunset Publishing House), (1920). First Edition. 8vo. 12 pp. Program announcement for the Young Men's Christian Associations Pacific Summer School held in Asilomar, California July 23rd to August 6th, 1920. Their purpose was to make the school a preparatory and continuation school for all employed offices of the..... 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
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
Yosemite Falls Studio: Yosemite Falls Studio, June 10, 1925. First Edition. Large 4to. [8] pp. Illustrations; business advertisements. Printed brown wrappers in near fine condition (vertical fold line; minor wear to extremities). A newspaper for tourists visiting Yosemite National Park providing the names of visitors staying at different camps within..... 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
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967. First Edition. SIGNED by Ansel Adams. 4to. 192 pp. Photo-illustrations. Blue cloth in publisher's dustjacket in publisher's shipping box. A fine copy, In March of 1963, Clark Kerr, the President of the University of Califoria at Berkeley, commissioned Ansel Adams and Nancy Newhall to visually document..... 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