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185211690Washington 1852. 8vo. 2 pp. <br><br>The California legislature instructs the state's U.S. Senators to urge Congress to pass laws granting the state legislature authority to collect a tonnage tax for the purpose of erecting and maintaining hospitals to house the growing number of sick passengers arriving at the state's ports of entry. Government document: 32d Congress 1st Session. Senate. Ex. Doc. No. 90. Removed from nonce volume; inner margin a little irregular. Toned. unknown books
188549506San Francisco 1885. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Age-toning. Some chips to margins with 2 horizontal fold-lines. Very Good. Single sheet. Extracted leaf p. 8 from a magazine or jounal Hutchings. 9-1/8" x 5-9/16" <br/><br/>Surrounding the image of the bank are 3 captions one in each margin. From left to right: "The Oldest Chartered Commercial Bank on the Pacific Coast N. W. Cor. of Pine and Sansome Sts."; "View Looking Westward and up Pine Street the Wall Street of San Francisco." & "The Pacific Bank is most Conveniently Locacted in the Centre of the Financial District of San Francisco." unknown books
185211691Washington 1852. 8vo. 2 pp. <br><br>The California Legislature expresses regret that "Congress has so long delayed in refunding to the State . moneys collected in her ports and from the honest industry of her citizens previous to her admission into the federal Union" and requests the state's Senators and Representatives to "continue all honorable exertions to procure from Congress the recognition of our rights to the moneys taken from us by the general government ." Government document: 32d Congress 1st Session. H. of Reps. Miscellaneous No. 27. Removed from a nonce volume; inner margin a little irregular. unknown books
189516493Washington 1895. 4pp folding map. Disbound. Light tanning. Good. unknown books
18481411530th Cong. 1st Sess.: HR817. 1848. 39pp Disbound scattered foxing. Good. On claims arising from Fremont's military operations in California. HR817. unknown books
18801412746th Cong. 3d Sess.: HR29. 1880. 54pp Disbound light wear. Very Good. HR29. unknown books
1899WRCLIT83220London & New York: John Lane the Bodley Head 1899. Slate blue cloth ruled and lettered in gray t.e.g. others untrimmed. Portrait. Bookplate. Moderately shaken and rubbed 1899 San Francisco ownership inscription on half-title; just a sound copy. First edition. "The daughter of a wealthy San Francisco pioneer a victim of her own impulsiveness and indiscretion meets her downfall through drink" - Baird & Greenwood. BAIRD & GREENWOOD 104. WRIGHT III:156. John Lane the Bodley Head hardcover books
1900WRCLIT81262New York: Doubleday Page 1900. Pictorial red cloth. Photographs. First edition. Light rubbing to front board spine cocked and somewhat dull dusty at edges but near very good. WRIGHT III:1851. BAIRD & GREENWOOD 798. Doubleday, Page hardcover books
185329832Sacramento CA: G.K. Fitch & Co. and V.E. Geiger & Co. State Printers 1853. 7 1 blank pp. Stitched a couple of binder holes in blank inner margin. Small hole in blank portion of first leaf. Signed in type at end by S.C. Hastings Attorney General. Good. <br/><br/> A report on the estate of William A. Leidesdorff; tax litigation against non-resident owners of vessels in California; a suit for recovery of Beach and Water property in the City of San Francisco; and matters relating to criminal procedure. G.K. Fitch & Co. and V.E. Geiger & Co., State Printers unknown books
185629831Sacramento: James Allen State Printer 1856. 11 3 blank pp disbound. First leaf loose. Light scattered foxing. Signed in type at end: W.G. Heald John C. Callbreath Geo. W. Leihy J.S. Rathburn Lansing Stout. Good.<br/><br/> This report treats the difficult problems of conflicting boundary claims muddled land titles and floating land grants. addresses resolutions to obtain a modification of the Act of Congress of 1851 organizing the United States' Board of Land Commissioners for the State of California. James Allen, State Printer unknown books
1855WRCLIT18659New York: Samuel French 1855. 19pp. Printed wrappers. Very good. Early American printing of this popular play first published and produced in London in 1849. Issued as number XXXIII of French's Minor Drama series. The first American edition appeared in 1850 under Taylor's imprint. "The California Gold Rush provided the inspiration for this dramatic presentation. Scene two depicts English Spanish Americans Indians Mexicans and African- Americans engaged in mining" - Kurutz. COWAN p.148. KURUTZ 160. Samuel French unknown books
1895196425No place Sacramento.: No publisher State Printing Office. 1895. Hardcover black cloth gilt cover title no spine title. . Very good upper corner bumped “Treasurer's Office†inked on bottom edge. 22.8x14.5 cm. . A compilation of all the acts passed by the California state legislature in 1895 bound without a title page or other preliminaries. No publisher (State Printing Office). hardcover books
185518889California: B.B. Redding. 1855. 24pp. Disbound. Light foxing light stains in bottom margins. Good. B.B. Redding. [ 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
1899WRCLIT83219London & New York: John Lane the Bodley Head 1899. Slate blue cloth ruled and lettered in gray t.e.g. others untrimmed. Portrait. Bookplate. Very slightly shaken but a very good copy. First edition. "The daughter of a wealthy San Francisco pioneer a victim of her own impulsiveness and indiscretion meets her downfall through drink" - Baird & Greenwood. BAIRD & GREENWOOD 104. WRIGHT III:156. John Lane the Bodley Head hardcover books
18969706BERKELEY UNIV P 1896 1896. LIGHT GRAY WRAPPERS GOOD-VERY GOOD. Soft cover. BERKELEY, UNIV P, 1896 paperback books
187472902Bakersfield: Joe K. Acklin July 9 1874. First edition. Bifolio 4 pp.; 21 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches. A very good copy.Information and ads for early Kern County. Joe K. Acklin unknown
185535141San Francisco: Frank Soule and Co 1855. Newspaper. Fair. Newspaper. Approx. 27" x 20". 4 pages. Restored. Tears splits and a few pin sized holes have been repaired with light transparent tissue. Minor loss of print. <br /> <br /> The first article is titled "Arrival of Steamship Golden Age" and it lists the names of the passengers arriving from New York. Contents cover business markets exports world news Steamships advertisements and more. Page 4 is completely filled with advertisements. Frank Soule and Co unknown
188532929Pittsburgh: Hostetter & Co 1885. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Stitched illustrated wraps with punch hole and string upper left corner. 36 pages. Both covers contain printed information. Illustrated. Green paper covers with title on the front. Light edge wear to the upper corner. Interior contents clean. Contents also cover Oregon. Hostetter & Co unknown
189233467San Francisco: California Publishing 1892. 8vo. 6 46 leaves. Photo frntsp. numerous photo plates. Illust. tan cloth mnr rubbng & bmpng to crnrs shlfwr sml clsd tear to title still a nice copy. First edition of this scarce work by the Los Angeles poet. A scarce San Francisco imprint of a charming book. California Publishing, hardcover
188842812n. p. 1888. 1st Printing. Offwhite paper black printing. Horizontal split between two lines of text repaired with clear tape to verso. Very minor loss to descenders else text undamaged. Minor foxing and soiling short closed tear to edge. Good condition only. Broadside printed recto only. Masthead-style wood engraving of Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Morton who would go on to win the presidential election that year. 11-5/8" x 5" <br/><br/>Berkeley Precinct No. 1 republican ticket for the 1888 election. Included among the 27 candidates are: State Senator W. E. Dargie; Chief Justice Supreme Court W. H. Beatty; and Representative in Congress Joseph McKenna. unknown books
187840411Sacramento: State Office: F.P. Thompson 1878. ix 3 130 pp. Contemporary sheep several library marks else Very Good. State Office: F.P. Thompson unknown
188340412Sacramento: State Office. James J. Ayers 1883. xlv 3 410 19 pp. Contemporary sheep front cover detached but present. Several library marks otherwise a clean text. Good. State Office. James J. Ayers unknown
18957083San Francisco CA; Louisville New York London: California Fig Syrup Co 1895. Stapled booklet 15 x 9 cm. 20 pages. Text and illustrations printed in dark blue ink throughout. FIRST EDITION. A promotional book not a cookbook for California Fig Syrup a patent medicine employed as a laxative. Also called Elixir of Senna the concoction had no figs in it whatsoever. This booklet seeks to tie the "purity" and "excellence" of the product to similar qualities which at the time were seen by the public to reside in the State of California. And so the book is illustrated with images of notable scenery of the state including San Francisco's Cliff House Yosemite Santa Barbara and other popular sites. Some light foxing throughout; tiny bit of edge wear. Very good. OCLC locates four copies. California Fig Syrup Co unknown books
