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19233144Los Angeles. Al Malaikah Temple. 1923. Art Deco pictorial wrappers. Oblong 8vo. Profusely illustrated with colour and duotone full page plates of early Southern California. A beautiful collection of 1920 era Southern California photographs. Some chipping to covers else Near Fine. Al Malaikah Temple. unknown
19078756No Place: no publisher. Good. 1907. Softcover. 24 pp.; 4to; original printed stapled gray wrappers. Moderate tanning at edges; strip of heavier tanning across lower back cover; half-inch closed tear rear cover leading edge; light tanning to front endpaper. . [no publisher] paperback
6524Oakland: Thompson & West 1881. Modern facsimile reprint of the original 1881 edition reproduced by California Traveler. Pages 344 pp.4to Brown cloth binding stamped in gilt. Modern facsimile reprint of the original 1881 edition reproduced by California Traveler. Black and white illustrations throughout. Previous owner's name else fine as issued without dust jacket. Oakland: Thompson & West (1881.) hardcover
185959902Hildburghausen. Uten Ã¥r. 1859-63. Originalt stÃ¥lstikk fra “Meyers Universumâ€. Motivets størrelse : 16 cm X 102 cm. Tysk. unknown
185959903Hildburghausen. 1859-63. Originalt stÃ¥lstikk fra “Meyers Universumâ€. Motivets størrelse : 16 cm X 11 cm. Tysk. unknown
1874226651Mexico: Imprenta de la "Voz de México" 1874. 77 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Later quarter calf marbled boards. Minor stain to title page else About Fine. 77 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. OLC 1 copy UCSD. OLC 1 copy UCSD <br/><br/> Imprenta de la "Voz de México" hardcover
AVEmeRIV21Riverside: n.d. 4to. unpaginated. b/w illus. wrs. sunned edges. Exhibition Catalogue. Soft cover. Very Good. Riverside: n.d. Paperback
1929302295Los Angeles 1929. 100 pp of typed documents and an additional 50 album leaves mounted with approximately 50 photographs various sizes and processes and various documents. Folio. Limp leatherette with title and recipient name stamped in gilt to upper cover. Large black quarter morocco clamshell box gilt. 100 pp of typed documents and an additional 50 album leaves mounted with approximately 50 photographs various sizes and processes and various documents. Folio. "It is proposed that a COMPLETE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS be opened to the public on a fifty cent admission basis which is to be properly laid out as an attractive Zoological and Botanical Garden with the finest and largest private collection of animals birds and reptiles to be seen anywhere on the continent."<br /> <br /> The advent of the motion picture industry in California had many wide-ranging ramifications on the business world and one was that it created a new market for firms who traditionally supplied animals to circuses and zoos both public and private owned by the likes of William Randolph Hearst. <br /> <br /> This archive is a report by the Investment Auditors of California for the Horne Corporation that was looking to expand by establishing a zoological garden in the environs of Los Angeles. The Horne Corporation was the largest and most successful of its type at the time apparently the only company in the US that could completely outfit a circus with both animals and show equipment. They were to purchase the Los Angeles Zoological Garden and Jungle Studio for $250000 and thereby sought to provide a similarly complete service to the film studios with both animals and suitable locations for film sets.<br /> <br /> The head of the company I.S. Horne for whom this report was compiled commenced trading in animals from Kansas City MO around 1914. The range of animals at the their disposal included big game birds reptiles and many of the documents concern the prospect of importing reindeer from Alaska.<br /> <br /> The material is held in a presentation album and includes the certificate of incorporation in Wilmington Delaware May 13 1929 as well as the by-laws of the corporation minutes of the first meeting the proposal for Los Angeles Zoological Garden and Jungle Studio and a balance sheet. At this stage the company had total assets of $57700 & liabilities of $625388.46; an enumeration of the various animals in inventory including wildebeest sables leopard lynx Rhodesian baboons bushbaby and a large aardvark.<br /> <br /> Of real interest are the plans for the park including artist's impressions which would be furnished with circus attractions "Monkey Island" jungle setting for motion pictures and an acknowledgment that "before the introduction of the motion picture industry the art of showmanship was not quite so highly developed as it is today." In fact one of the first pictures they supplied animals for was - appropriately enough - Trader Horn which was nominated for the 1931 Academy Award for Best Picture. <br /> <br /> On a more practical level there is a "Descriptive Classification of Principal Commercial Wild Animals" which lists 340 different animals in some details. There is also an account of hunting wild animals in East Africa as well as a section on animals that have been trained to hunt by man. Furthermore there is also much correspondence which provides much insight into the game industry its clients and the prospects for its future.<br /> <br /> Horne's venture subsequently became known as the World Jungle Compound in Thousand Oaks California eventually being acquired by 20th Century Fox studios. This archive is a record of a new phase of the entertainment industry. unknown
197722378San Francisco: Book Club of California 1977. Limited edition. Hardcover. Like new in plain paper jacket. Folio 14 x 9.5 inches white cloth with gilt spine title title and portrait of Dodoens printed in olive green on front board; 288 pp. profusely illustrated with reproductions from old engravings original leaf from the 1583 edition tipped-in. <br/><br/>Leaf page 827/828 measures 13.75 x 8.5 inches and contains on recto descriptions of "Malo Armeniaca" apricot with engraved illustration and "Amygdalus" almond with engraved illustration following on verso. Designed and printed by Grant Dahlstrom in an edition of 385 copies. Book Club of California hardcover
197720801San Francisco: Book Club of California 1977. Limited edition. Hardcover. Like new in plain paper jacket. Folio 14 x 9.5 inches white cloth with gilt spine title title and portrait of Dodoens printed in olive green on front board; 288 pp. profusely illustrated with reproductions from old engravings original leaf from the 1583 edition tipped-in. <br/><br/>Leaf page 827/828 measures 13.75 x 8.5 inches and contains on recto descriptions of "Alnus" alder with engraved illustration and "Betula" birch and "Acer" Maple with engraved illustration following on verso. Designed and printed by Grant Dahlstrom in an edition of 385 copies. Publisher's prospectus laid in. Book Club of California hardcover
195843824San Francisco: Printed at the Grabhorn Press for the Book Club of California 1958. First edition one of 400 copies printed. Illustrated. 80 pp. 1 vols. Folio 14 x 10. tan linen spine paper label and decorated boards. Fine. First edition one of 400 copies printed. Illustrated. 80 pp. 1 vols. Folio 14 x 10. Printed at the Grabhorn Press for the Book Club of California unknown
199343823San Francisco: Book Club of California 1993. One of 500 copies. 5 facsimile title pages color plate. x 2 62 pp. 1 vols. Folio 14 x 10. Original tan linen spine paper label and decorated boards. Fine. One of 500 copies. 5 facsimile title pages color plate. x 2 62 pp. 1 vols. Folio 14 x 10. <br/><br/> Book Club of California hardcover
186074708Downieville CA: N.p 1860. Original 4-page letter from H. I. Thornton Jr. to his mother and dated August 3rd of 1860. Contemporary lined blue paper with each page measuring 7 3/4 x 9 7/8 inches. Written in a very legible hand. Expected fold-lines and one short marginal tear else and excellent letter filled with California politics before the Civil War.Harry I. Thornton Jr. was born and raised in Alabama in a highly distinguished family; his father was Alabama Supreme Court Judge and his uncle John J. Crittenden of Kentucky was a United States Senator for four terms. Harry Jr. came to California in 1854 and immediately took up his law practice in Nevada City. Soon thereafter he moved to Downieville in Sierra County. He was enormously popular and in 1857 was elected District Attorney. As his popularity grew he was soon induced into running for State Senator. He did and won. This letter is to his mother telling of his political wishes and hesitations. He tells her that the incumbent Kirkpatrick has endorsed him and that he thinks winning the elections is an actual possibility. He writes - "All considered I am wavering. I will leave the matter open until the / comes in from Washoe which will be next week. it is more likely I will be lured off by the trumpet call of this war into the Constitutional Rights of the States and the People of the States against the dangerous sectional doctrines of Douglass-ism and Republicanism." He also writes much about the Platform of John Breckinridge for President. In a lighter vein he writes - "A burglar entered my room and stole my watch and $.50 from my pocket. I awoke and flushed the felon and gave chase had no forearm or could have shot him and have finally lost my pet my old companion." Thornton did win the election.When the Civil War broke out Thornton gave a famous speech on the Senate floor in Sacramento defending the South. Along with many other Democrats in office at that time he quit his position after his speech and left for the South to join the Confederacy. He was promoted rapidly eventually making the rank of Colonel. After the war he removed to Nevada and teamed up with John Garber to form the most powerful law firm in the state. N.p unknown
1906325294Np 1906. 48 views on 12 glass lantern slides each slide measuring approx. 1-7/8 x 7 inches. 7-1/2 x 2-1/4 x 1-1/2 inches overall. Housed in the original white box with title as above and with listing of each numbered view. Splits to the box the slides in very good condition. 48 views on 12 glass lantern slides each slide measuring approx. 1-7/8 x 7 inches. 7-1/2 x 2-1/4 x 1-1/2 inches overall. unknown
195571371San Francisco: Wyland Stanley c. 1955. Original silver gelatin print made by Wyland Stanley from the negative of ca. 1925. 16 3/4 x 13 1/4 and mounted to board with a typed caption. A fine & rich image. Wyland Stanley d. 1994 was a San Francisco collector of negatives and photographic printer. During the 1950s he made prints of historic photos by Isaiah Taber Carleton Watkins Bradley & Rulofson Edweard Muybridge as well these prints of vintage cars from original negatives of pictures taken in the 1920s. The Bancroft has a large collection 328 of Wyland Stanley historic prints. Many of Stanley's photographs are currently available from stock houses but this one was actually printed by Stanley the owner of the negative in the mid 1950s. The captions were written by Stanley and are often humorous. Wyland Stanley unknown
2003235027Sacramento.: California Veterinary Medical Association. 2003. Stated first edition. . Gilt decorated hard cover. Leather bound. Fine owner name on end paper copy. . Folio. . Illustrated in black white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Limited edition of 100 copies number 072. Signed by Chairman and President. California Veterinary Medical Association. hardcover
190575148New York: T. H. McCallister Company ca. 1905. This is a lovely set of glass slides; 45 in total and including 10 hand-colored. The subject of almost all of them are horticultural and the local is from La Jolla to Redlands to Pasadena. These are most definitely not the record of a family . Avenues of Eucalyptus; vacation. There are no people shown but great care is shown in identifying the plants and their locations. More than likely these were put together for a lecture on the Botany of Southern California. Almost all have manuscript captions. But the deciding factor is the fact that two of the magic lantern slides have captions within the negative a strong argument for a public lecture.Common titles are; An avenue of Eucalyptus; Banana Tree is Pasadena; 10000 acre orange grove; Olive trees Old Mission Inn; Ophir Roses Pasadena; Geraniums; Arroyo Seco; Tomato plants appearing about 10 ft tall; Calla Lily Field color; Vineyard color; Ostriches color; Hydrangeas with a bearded supervisor. 1905 is a bit past the big booster time so these were likely for educational purposes. Edifying the public on the grandeur of California T. H. McCallister Company unknown
195371168Santa Cruz: N.p. 1953. Ruth Monsen an elementary school teacher and high school librarian in San Jose assembled this attractive gathering of specimens in the early fifties probably as a teaching tool for her students. There are thirty-eight specimens all of plants native to the hills around San Jose and Santa Cruz. Each one is tape-mounted on a thick piece of paper 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches and housed in a protective sleeve. Each specimen with a separate page of manuscript description in ink by Monsen housed in the sleeve as well. The descriptions are quite detailed: e.g. "Mountain Mahogany; Cercocarpus betuloides. Rose Family Rosaceae. Collected on a hillside wooded in the foothills west of the Stevens Creek Dam on April 25 1953. Found in middle and high elevations in the mountains. Simple leaves. No petals. Stamens numerous. Calyx-tube slender and stalk-like. Shrub or small tree. Leaves serrate above the middle". All housed in a plain box of like dimensions. A wonderful and attractive presentation unusual in that none of the specimens have come off their mounts nor have any been crushed or broken. N.p. unknown
3079Modesto: McHenry Museum 1980. Facsimile reprint of the 1892 Lewis edition with added index of names. Pages 408 pp index.4to. Black cloth. Facsimile reprint of the 1892 Lewis edition with added index of names. Black & white illustrations throughout. In fine condition. Modesto: McHenry Museum 1980. hardcover
186027304San Francisco: Towne & Bacon Book and Job Printers 1860. First edition. Woodcut illustrations. Pp. 133. 1 vols. 12mo. Disbound some light marginal soiling else a very good copy with the signature of M. Standish of Boston on the endpaper. First edition. Woodcut illustrations. Pp. 133. 1 vols. 12mo. Towne & Bacon, Book and Job Printers unknown
194071435Los Angeles: Automobile Club of Southern California ca. 1940. A fine grouping of 14 pre-freeway California maps from the Automobile Club of Southern California. Housed in the original box given to the subscriber when he received them at his local office one end missing but attractive nonetheless. A few slight separation fold splits but overall in very good condition with the majority appearing to have never been opened.Maps are; Eastern Section of Los Angeles; Central Section of Los Angeles; Southern Section of Los Angeles; San Fernando Valley Section of Los Angeles; Orange County; Metropolitan Los Angeles; Imperial County; San Diego County; Kern County; San Luis Obispo County; Tulare County; Ventura County; Riverside County; California. Automobile Club of Southern California unknown
1926321837Modoc County California 1926. 107 photographs most 3-1/4 x 5-1/4 inches but others ranging from 2-3/4 x 2 inches to 10 x 8 inches mounted to eleven card-stock leaves. About one-third of the photographs with manuscript captions in the lower margin or typed captions in the image. 1 vols. Oblong 11 x 14 inches. Contemporary three-quarter leather and patterned paper photo album string-tied. Boards quite rubbed and worn. The photographs in quite nice condition. Very good overall. 107 photographs most 3-1/4 x 5-1/4 inches but others ranging from 2-3/4 x 2 inches to 10 x 8 inches mounted to eleven card-stock leaves. About one-third of the photographs with manuscript captions in the lower margin or typed captions in the image. 1 vols. Oblong 11 x 14 inches. An evocative portrait of deer hunting and other outdoor activities in northern California in the mid-1920s. Many of the activities depicted took place in Modoc County in the far northeast of the state while other camps were made in Shasta National Forest. The album bears the ownership signature of Dr. John H. Brunings on the front pastedown. In a newspaper clipping affixed to one of the album leaves Brunings of San Francisco is identified as a "well known sportsman." Among those depicted in the album is a favored hunting partner of Bruning's Dr. L.N. Briones also of San Francisco.<br /> Much of the album depicts hunters in the field with numerous recent kills and trophies showing the deer field-dressed in place hanging from trees and camp poles draped over car hoods or horses or antlers affixed to other camp structures or car hoods 45 total photographs; duck hunters with daily kills some showing dozens 12; the deer hunters in the field or in camp 17; hunters in the field with a beautiful setter and shotguns 9; a hunter with recently killed rabbits 1; views of the hunting grounds in the Modoc County mountains 7; miscellaneous images of Dr. Brunings mostly with friends in the outdoors 13; Brunings in the U.S. Navy in China 1; view of main street in Adin California 1; and an image of a "pinto" deer a buck with distinct white patches killed by Brunings near Gualala California 1 photograph the 10 x 8 print.<br /> Typed captions appear either in the image or in the margins of twenty photographs mostly from Happy Camp and Horse Springs nineteen others have ink captions in the margins. The captions note locations as well as the names of many of those depicted. unknown
185654886Sacramento: Jsmes Allen State Printer. Very Good. 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. Contemporary half leather with marbled boards black and red spine labels. Various reports foldout charts with individual pagination. One interesting title--Annual Reports of the Officers of the Insane Asylum of the State of california for the year 1855. Also includes Report of a Survey of a portion of the Eastern Boundary of California. Mild wear scattered foxing. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall . Jsmes Allen, State Printer hardcover
858Archive. 11 pieces. 1956-1957. California. An archive of several GOP pieces addressed to Ken Ladd President of the Young Republicans of San Joaquin County. It includes two typed letters signed by Governor Goodwin J. Knight as well as a typed letter signed by United States Senator Thomas H. Kuchel. There is also a letter from Lieutenant Governor Harold J. Powers and a signed photograph from Lieutenant Governor Bob Finch. The grouping also contains two typewritten documents; one lists the delegation from the San Joaquin County Young Republicans who will attend the State Young Republicans Convention and the other has the by-laws of the Young Republicans of San Joaquin County. There are also a couple of form letters with GOP content unknown
1849378089New York: Baker and Scribner 1849. First edition. 1034pp. 12mo. Contemporary drab paper boards a bit worn and stained. Text block toned. Contemporary Terre-Haute Indiana bookseller ticket on the front endpaper A. Child. First edition. 1034pp. 12mo. The first edition of what is generally regarded as the first American novel relating to the California Gold Rush written by Peck under the pseudonym Cantell A. Bigly Can tell a big lie.<br /> <br /> Aurifodina however is of further interest as science fiction for its utilization of the lost race motif. Soon after making his fortune in the known gold fields the protagonist treks east attempting to reach Santa Fe but instead comes upon the valley of Aurifodina. Therein live a highly civilized people and gold is as common as mud and steel is the great rarity. The major portion of the narrative is occupied with contrasting the superior ways of the enlightened Aurifodinians with those of the outside world. The protagonist marries and lives a contented life until one day while he is ascending in an observation balloon an anchor line breaks and he is carried east until he is finally downed near the Big Licks of Kentucky. As much as he wishes to return to Aurifodina the prospect of an overland trek is too great for him and he consoles himself with putting down his narrative for the enlightenment of others. Wright I:2030; Cowan p.477; Baird & Greenwood 1995; Kurutz 490a Baker and Scribner unknown
