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186647975Marysville CA 1866. Printed both sides now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Age-toning. Modest wear. A VG copy of a rare survivor. Printed receipt: "Recieved of the Oregon Stage Co." Oblong format: 3-1/16" x 8-3/8" <br/><br/>Per the OSU website we find "The Oregon Stage Coach Company owned by Henry W. Corbett ran a major stagecoach route between California and Oregon during the mid-1800s." Here offered a Company pay receipt to one "C. B. Fowler" Agent "Thirty" Dollars in full payment "for Carrying mail from Station to Central House & back for Month of August 1866." unknown books
1927WRCAM56708N.p. likely Pasadena 1927. 12pp. Pictorial self-wrappers stapled. Minor creasing and toning. Very good. A rare ephemeral program for a concert held at the Rose Bowl on Sunday September 28 likely 1927 featuring African-American performers. The program identifies the origin of the concert: "Learning that the only Professional Community Musical Organization in Pasadena was making its final stage appearance owing to lack of funds we the Colored Citizens of Pasadena determined to give a benefit concert for the Pasadena Municipal Band as a matter of civic pride in our City." The performers include the band itself followed by the Etude Ethiopian Chorus and soloists Cora Leverda Morrow and Mattie Duckett. The Etude Ethiopian Chorus was managed by Freita Shaw. Both Shaw and Duckett who was also the business manager for the group are pictured on a page describing the Chorus. There are also committee listings for the Colored Citizens Presentation Committee passages regarding the importance of music to the African- American community and a program of the songs performed at the benefit concert including James Weldon Johnson's "Life Every Voice and Sing" described by the NAACP in 1919 as "the Negro national anthem". The program text is interspersed throughout with advertisements for local businesses including the Bickley Printing Company of Pasadena who most likely printed the program the printer always gets an ad in the local program. OCLC seems to be silent on this publication. unknown books
195629731Berkeley California 1956. 1st thus. Beige cloth spine with printed wrappers. City of Alameda stamp to front wrapper othewise VG. 103 1 pp. Printed on glossy stock. Illustrated with drawings plans schematics & from photographs. 7 long fold-out sheets at rear. 11' x 8-3/8" <br/><br/>This report covers that portion of construction immediately prior to its 1956 opening. hardcover books
1935941Los Angeles: All Year Club of Southern California 1935. Staplebound. Very good. 80pp stapled booklet in wraps with California Pacific International Exposition San Diego advertisment on rear. All Year Club of Southern California unknown books
196075782Berkley Calif 1960. Paperback. Good. 16 unnumbered pages. Wrapper. 23cm. Cover soil and spotting. Several ink markings. 128 items listed. <br/><br/> paperback books
1963243029Los Angeles: American Civil Liberties Union Southern California Branch 1963. Six panel brochure minor creasing else good condition 5x8.5 inches. American Civil Liberties Union, Southern California Branch unknown books
1965153592San Francisco CA: California Commission on Law and Social Action of the American Jewish Congress 1965. Various pagings vol. 3 Summer 1965 mild soiling on back cover and slightly worn office filing note on front cover features three of the briefs filed to challenge the constitutionality of 1963 ballot measure Proposition 14 which invalidated laws prohibiting racial discrimination in housing 1. The C.L.S.A. "master brief."--2. The supplemental brief in Thomas v. Goulias including the Earl Raab affidavit--3. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund brief. Law Commentary. This case put the final nail in the coffin of racial covenants and legal housing discrimination in California and established the legal precedent that the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution supersedes any state law or constitutional provision that allows racial discrimination. California Commission on Law and Social Action of the American Jewish Congress unknown books
189824068Placerville California: Pocahontas Mine 1898. Typed letter on the Pocahontas Mine letterhead dated Jan. 19th 1898 to the Norwalk Iron Works Company of South Norwalk Conn. asking for compressor parts & catalog; the mine was using the Norwalk equipment at the time; approx. 8 1/2"x 11" size; old fold lines; light wear; in very good condition. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Pocahontas Mine Paperback books
189522156Los Angeles California: Society Sons of the Revolution 1895. 12 pages; giving a history of the formation of the Society from the economically-rocky start of 1893 when the certificate of incorporation was dated '.but it had been issued a month before the financial panic of June which caused the suspension of many banks in Los Angeles and the embarrassment of nearly all the commercial centers of the State.not until late in October that confidence was restored in our moneyed institutions."; and defining the strict standards by which membership is proven and maintained; noting also an innovative "no other State Society has a similar provision" Article of their Constitution providing for the ancestral history of a wife's family; and information regarding the society records library & its genealogical & research holdings artworks and objects prizes awarded to students for essays on Patrick Henry and efforts regarding the national archives of the American Revolution; approx. 7"x 10 1/4" size; original printed paper wraps with illustration of Sons seal; printed in dark blue ink on cream stock; front cover very chipped at all edges no text loss both covers detached text disbound; old discoloration at bottom of pages; in good condition; with C. 1919 4-sided Board of Trustees brochure giving particulars of the Society noting amendments made to its constitution and by-laws establishing the Board & its duties to the membership; with recommendations for various endowments that can be established by contributors - building maintenance library museum fund publications more - and the form in which it is proper to make a bequest; at the time Orra Eugene Monnette was President of the Board; specific examples are given of members and their proposed donations - collections life insurance policies antiques paintings and notes that the Society is ".united for Americanism and established for true patriotism"; 6" x 9"; printed dark blue on cream stock original illustrated printed wraps; some wear and soil old fold lines; in good condition. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Society Sons of the Revolution Paperback books
193422838California: Not Published 1934. Group of 8 letters; sent from silverware salesperson Chauncey G. Nichols to his wife - who is in Great Neck Long Island NY at first - and later moves to California - and then back to New York; written from various hotels on their letterhead and in their imprinted envelopes including the Los Angeles Biltmore the U.S. Grant in San Diego the Olympic Hotel in Seattle Washington the Hotel Benson in Portland Oregon and finally with the return to the East coast the Hotel Adelphia in Philadelphia PA; the first letter containing a 3-page International Silver Co. Pacific Coast Division Route List with day-by-day typed information on Nichols' schedule - date city state which hotels - at which he would be for mailing and telegraphic contact; all the letters very clearly hand-written in ink and of several pages giving details of the struggle to make sales earn commissions names of clients and businesses appointments and success or failure - this all interspersed with family information - preparing for the move of the family to California - via bus train or automobile and the pluses and minuses of each mode - money & budgeting children pets great devotion and love between the partners and a few other family details - notice that Nichols give his wife that she should not pack the 'still' - that it was no longer required Prohibition having been repealed by this time; with a few portrait photographs laid-in; envelopes with postal cancellations most sent via airmail with stamps intact; some wear and soiling to envelopes; letters and photos in very good condition and an interesting group of business history from the depression era; ".The International Silver Company was formed in 1898 by various independent New England silversmiths that joined themselves together to form a company that became the world's largest manufacturer of silverware.International Silver Company and its factories were active in the whole Meriden-Wallingford area becoming possibly the larger center for silver craftsmanship in the US. The peak of the production was reached in the late 1930s." from the Silver Collection website information on the company; Barbour Meriden Silver Rogers Wilcox Forbes American Silver were all part of this consortium at one time. Manuscript. Broadside. Very Good. Not Published books
196057443San Francisco: Americans for Democratic Action 1960. Pamphlet. 12p. stapled wraps 5.5x8.25 inches wraps lightly worn staples rusted else very good condition. Americans for Democratic Action unknown books
190840936Los Angeles CA: Anti-Saloon League of California 1908. 1st printing presumed. Buff printed paper. Significant wear to paper chipping tearing soiling creasing and age-toning all apparent. A Good copy only. 16 pp. Adverts and b/w photographic images throughout. 12-1/8" x 8-7/8" <br/><br/>Contains articles such as: The Los Angeles County Republican Convention Law and Logic Fredericks Renominated and the poem "Kate Vane". The California State Library boasts holdings of these periodicals. Anti-Saloon League of California unknown books
196827343Irvine: Art Gallery University of California 1968. First Edition. Loose Sheets. Fine/No. Fine copy of this poster announcing an exhibition in Irvine in 1968. Poster folded as issued. Invitation card from the Art Gallery attached and quite scarce thus. Poster shows a work by Ben Talbert. When opened the poster measures 11.5 x 14" tall. Never used this poster is still folded and sealed with the gallery's red stickers. The show was the brain child of Hal Glicksman who famously consulted with Wallace Berman and others about the exhibition. see LP Wallace Berman In Conversation for more information. A copy of the LP will be included with the purchase of the poster. Art Gallery, University of California unknown books
197227841Long Beach: Associated Students-School of Fine Art California State University 1972. First edition. Wrappers unpaginated; near fine. <br/><br/> Associated Students-School of Fine Art, California State University unknown books
1931D16575Berkeley: University of California Press 1931. Hardcover. Near Fine. Folio; black cloth lettered in gilt; pp. 482. A nice clean copy aside from small ownership signature of astronomer D. K. Yeomans. Part 1 Solar Atmosphere. Part II Halley's Comet. <br/><br/> University of California Press hardcover books
1929Z1037Mount Hamilton:: Lick Observatory 1929. 1929. 8vo. 11 pp. Printed wrappers. Previous owner's inked signature on front cover of Edgar N. Fought M.D. Philadelphia. Very good. Rare. Lick Observatory, 1929. unknown books
1911151600Oakland: The Club 1911. 16p. mimeo'd 4p.holograph signatures plus fifty or so totally blank leaves. Signators are members of the Club. Hardcover in pressed-calf-bound boards gilt-titled an 8.5x13 inch oblong. Commences with a "Certificate of Articles of Incorporation" signed by Secretary of State Frank C. Jordan with the embossed gilt State Seal affixed. Find also various papers laid-in including an oversize brochure "Three Score and Ten A commemoration of the Athenian-Nile Club" from 1953 which is covered with holograph signatures; two baseball excursion cards from 1959 & 1969 a copy of a Notary Public document signed and a program from a military event hosted by the Club in 1968. Item is very worn the front cover is cracked across and limp expect abrasions to all extremities with some card showing at corner tips. A fair copy. Document signed by original members of the Athenian Club. The Club unknown books
1920002340Los Angeles: Touring Bureau Route and Map Service Automobile Club of Southern California 1920. First Edition. Very good. Two maps n. d. 1920; 10 1/2 x 3 3/4; beige card stock printed in black; small creases to corners; a minor spot to lower margin of one of the maps; very good condition. Early 20th century road maps they detailed the routes from Truckee by Lake Tahoe north to Clio Plumas County. It also showed rivers terrain elevations hotels and gas stations and so on. Not in OCLC; not in the trade as of December 2018. Touring Bureau Route and Map Service, Automobile Club of Southern California unknown books
1919MXG514-2Los Angeles:: Prepared by the Route Department of the Automobile Club of Southern California 1919. Second Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Folded Map. 9 5/8 x 3 5/8 inches. Open to 14 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches 4 panels each side. Scale is approximately 1:150000. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights distances in miles along routes between different cities noted in circles and squares Map Number 322 dated 8-2-16 E. J. B. but copyrighted 1919 on front panel; text clean unmarked light toning. Very Good. This is an early Automobile Club of Southern California map showing automobile roads from Santa Cruz to San Jose via California Redwood Park. Prepared by the Route Department of the Automobile Club of Southern California, paperback books
1925305325Los Angeles 2601 South Figueroa Street ca. 1925. 1925. 3 3/8" x 6" pictorial brochure folds to form eight panels. Eight b/w halftone photographs. Very good. No signatures or bookplates. No Binding. Very Good. Los Angeles, 2601 South Figueroa Street, ca. 1925. unknown books
1981138961Los Angeles: Automobile Club of Southern California 1981. 21.3 cm pp. 1-3 4-39 40: blank cover illustration 5 maps pictorial wrappers stapled. First edition. Describes access regulations accommodations and other services interpretive and other recreational activities and principal points of interest. Includes short sections on the history geology and ecology of the parks together with a section on hiking and backpacking including day hikes and major backcountry routes. Reprinted with revisions several times at least through 1995. Cover edges tanned mostly along bottom edges a very good copy. #138961 Automobile Club of Southern California unknown books
193027048New York Kansas City Montreal: California Perfume Company Inc 1930. Wraps. Very Good. Not paginated. 76 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Two post screw binder with leatherette covers. "AVON" stylized logo on front cover. Full color advertisements for products throughout. Designed as a distributor trade catalog. Wraps. No date but we believe it pre-dates the 1934 catalog found in the Hagley archives. The prices are just a bit cheaper and the lack images of the Good Housekeeping seal found below the 1934 catalog products. California Perfume Company, Inc unknown books
1870WRCAM44211Magdalena Bay Lower California 1870. 4pp. on a folded folio sheet including a map on the final page. Small tape repair in fore-edge of first leaf. A bit of offsetting from the masthead and the map. Near fine. In a half morocco and cloth folding case spine gilt. The second and final issue of this scarce Baja California newspaper of which only two issues were ever published. Meant to be published weekly the first issue was dated Oct. 12 1870 and was followed by the present number. It was published by the "exploring and colonizing expedition of the Lower California Co. at the projected City of Cortez Magdalena Bay Lower California." The map shows the California coast from San Francisco south to the tip of Baja with steamship routes and the location of Magdalena Bay. The text records the comings and goings of steamships improvements taking place at the colony advantages available to settlers testimonials as to the veracity of the text advertisements and an ad promising free land to the first 1000 colonists. "A curious Baja California item.quite typical of a great deal of promotional literature and ephemera which appeared during the 1870's and 1880's" - Barrett. BARRETT 1525. hardcover books
9554TIJUANAASS 1967. GOOD-VERY GOOD. TIJUANA,ASS, 1967 unknown books
186541489San Francisco: The Bank of California 1865. Buff paper printed in grey and black ink handwritten in brown and red ink. Moderate wear to paper age-toning rubbing and creasing. Ink slightly fading. Withal a VG example. Single sheet printed recto only. Orange George Washington 2 cent stamp to left-hand corner. Oblong format: 4" x 8-1/2" <br/><br/>"Received from Geo. Howes & Co Twelve Hundred & Twenty 79/11 Dollars the same being for our telegraphic order this date on our New York Office to pay Henry J. Hallet from Howes US Gold coin Eleven Hundred Seventy Seven 50/100 Dollars." Total is $1220.79 - quite a large sum in 1865! The Bank of California was opened in San Francisco on July 4 1864 just a year before this note was printed. It was the first commercial bank in the Western United States the second-richest bank in the nation getting all the West Coast wealthy patrons it wanted and considered instrumental in the development of the American West. The Bank stood at the corner of California and Sansome streets in San Francisco and was said to be "one of the handsomest structures on the coast." At the heigh of the BofCA's power owner Ralston and his "Ring" as his associates were known were able to exert monopolistic influence over sections of commerce and industry in San Francisco and in Virginia City. The Bank of California unknown books
