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19433521Los Angeles 1943. Jumbo post card 13 cm x 17 cm printed in color. Near fine. This card features a nice bird's-eye view of Pasadena with City Hall at one end and the Rose Bowl at the other. <br /> <br /> "Now and Tomorrow: Her war tasks geared to the complete Victory that America and the Allies cannot be denied Pasadena is prepared to give her fighting sons and daughters and all citizens the future for which they have been most willing to sacrifice. As their dreams become hopes and their hopes become plans Pasadena is destined to continue her place as the city where the goodness of life is greatest. unknown
197158310Alturas CA: Irma Williams Laird Designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy 1971. Tall 8vo. viii 2 147 1 pp. Title in red & black. Photo frontisp. numerous photo plates 1 large folding map at rear. Red cloth gilt lettering front cover & spine slight shelfwear NF copy. First edition of this curious history of Modoc County and of the Modoc Indian Wars by a descendant of the California 49’er pioneers who settled in Modoc Siskiyou & Shasta Counties and includes photos and family accounts. Although a relatively modern local history of the Indian Wars surrounding the Indian peoples known today as the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation it should be noted that the author retains a number terms in her narrative such as “Squawâ€. Also included are extensive bibliography place names and list of the first registered voters in Modoc County. Irma Williams Laird, [Designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy], hardcover
195962286Denver CO: Fred A. Rosenstock The Old West Publishing Co. 1959. 4to. 221 1 pp. Title in red & black frontisp. 3 folding maps 1 large chart of travel folded in rear pocket. Brick-red publisher’s cloth illustration vignette printed on front cover gilt lettering on spine partially uncut & unopened w/ d.j. slight scuffing upper right corner minor chipping dustsoiling couple closed tears & creasing NF/G copy. First edition of this exceptional effort by Morgan to present the Overland diary of Pritchard along with two previously unpublished maps of the 1849 gold rush miners by J. Goldsborough Bruff and the exceptional and immense chart tracing the emigration of no less than 162 diarists across the South Pass route to California demarcating 80 important points along the trail. Fred A. Rosenstock, The Old West Publishing Co., hardcover
192011483San Diego: The San Diego-California Club 1920. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. Pp.24 Frontis. three-color illustration of conquistadors. Illustrated with illustrations printed in purple ink. Bound in light-brown paper-covered boards over brown cloth. Minor soiling to covers. A scarce promotional with OCLC recording only four institutional copies. The San Diego-California Club hardcover
190770817San Francisco: Paul Elder and Co 1907. First edition of this fine anthology of California literature. Octavo. ix 1 367 1 colophon pp. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's heavy blue and white woven cloth title in orange on spine and cover laid down color portrait of Coolbrith on front pattern endpapers. top edge gilt. Some mull showing at front hinge but a tight and clean copy. Paul Elder and Co hardcover
195540543New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons 1955. 8vo. x 309 1 pp. Numerous illustrations & photos. Half-red cloth over patterned boards w/ d.j. cover art portrait of Montez slght edgewear couple very small closed tears slight sunning to spine VG/VG-. First edition of this fascinating biography of Lola Montez 1821-1861 -- i.e. Elizabeth Rosanna Gilbert courtesan dancer and also believed to have been the major inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle’s Irene Adler and the “Scandal in Bohemia.†After nearly bringing down the government of Bavaria and King Ludwig I bigamously marrying Cornet George Heald in 1849 she began her very successful career as dancer during the California Gold Rush and married for 2 weeks Pat Hull California Newspaperman in Grass Valley California. Holdredge 1898-1986 studied at the University of Oregon debuted as an opera singer in 1919 touring until the 1920’s and spent much of her later career writing on noteworthy San Francisco women. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, hardcover
199562371Yosemite National Park CA: Yosemite Assoc. 1995. Tall 4to. 9.25 x 12.25 in. ix 1 278 pp. Frontisp. photo 214 photo illustrations 7 maps 1 large double-page. Colour-illustrated boards photo cover art of Yosemite slight bumping to 1 corner minor shelfwear slight age toning at fore-edge back cover still VG copy from the library of Charles H. “Brig†Belvin IV b. 1937 w/ ownership markings on ffep. First edition of this engaging and well-illustrated history of the development of the Yosemite valley offering details of the early hotels roads and pioneers whose efforts led to the formation of the Yosemite National Park. Yosemite Assoc., hardcover
194849105Berkeley CA: Berkeley Chamber of Commerce Board of Supervisors of Alameda County 1948. 4to 28 pp unpaginated. Numerous sepia-tinted photos text illustrations maps throughout. Sepia-tinted photo-illustrated softcovers slight shelfwear slight creasing still NF copy stapled as issued. First editions of this scarce post-World War II Berkeley California promotional pamphlet extolling the beauty of the city the importance and aesthetic of UC Berkeley as well as the transportation shopping and other advantages of the city. The photos include a number of the campus one of mid-century modern dorms and more. No copies located in Worldcat. Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, Board of Supervisors of Alameda County, paperback
194060957San Francisco CA: Golden Gate International Exposistion Swift & Co. 1940. 4to. 8.75 x 11.5 in. 8 pp unpaginated. With photo illustrations. Colour-illustrated softcovers cover art of marionette inimitable Eleanor Holm Coca-Cola ad on verso ACME breweries pin-up ad on back cover minor edgewear rubbing occasional light foxing still VG- copy from the library of Prof. Marvin Nathan. First edition of this souvenir brochure touting the appearances of the Salici marionette puppet show founded in 1780 and passed down through the family for generations. The puppets sang danced achieved acrobatic effects and appeared Worldwide and were booked by Billy Rose into the 1940 Golden Gate International Exposition due to their Paris France contracts having been canceled. Golden Gate International Exposistion, [Swift & Co.], paperback
195758745Scotia CA: The Pacific Lumber Company 1957. 8vo. 32 pp unpaginated. With photo illustrations text illustrations 1 large double-page centerfold aerial photo. Textured printed softcovers cover art illust. of Redwood tree & locomotive slight dustsoiling NF. First edition thus of this promotional work documenting the logging operations mills and landmarks in Scotia CA of The Pacific Lumber Company. PALCO at one time was the largest timber company in the United States with their Scotia CA mills and kilns producing 500000 board feet of Redwood daily for siding shingles eaves gutters porches water tanks caskets incubators cabinets and much more. The Pacific Lumber Company, paperback
19196373San Jose: N.p. 1919. 23x16cm 23pp. Photographs illustrations. Staple bound in printed wraps. Some light toning and soiling to wrappers. Nearly fine. Addendum laid in front. <br /> <br /> Apparently unrecorded pamphlet from this Valley of San Jose Orient of California Scottish Rite reunion October 10-12 1919. Includes a petition for degrees; photographs of the temple members club and lodge rooms; committee lists; and program schedules complete with Masonic symbols. <br /> <br /> Not found in OCLC. N.p. unknown
501187on Exposition letterhead in green ink San Diego January 18 1916; to D. Whiting of the Rolin Film Company: ".send us the names whom you are going to send down here to take a picture on the Exposition grounds. For your personal use a temporary pass." Small 4to 1 page. Signed by Authors. F. Soft cover. paperback
200060379Berkeley CA: Graniterock 2000. 4to. 173 5 pp. Photo & text illustrations throughout lavishly illustrated borders in green & black. Green printed boards gilt lettering front cover & spine Fine copy from the library of Columbia Steel Casting Co. First edition of this excellent local history tracing the development of the famed Granite Rock Co. from its founding by Arthur Roberts and Warren Porter in 1900 as it contributed the crushed gravel sand concrete asphalt and paving services which fed the West Coast’s demand for railways and road construction through the 20th Century. Graniterock, hardcover
194837638San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1948. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. One of 500 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press for the Book Club with engravings by Mallette Dean. Inscribed by David Magee on the last page of his introduction: "For Raymond Black with the best wishes of David Magee." The text of this engaging book was reprinted from Beadle's Half-Dime Library Number 814 February 28 1893. Bound in patterned paper boards with images of playing card suit symbols with a red cloth spine and paper spine label with titling. Light wear to edges and corners of spine. Offsetting to pastedowns and free endpapers. Mallette Dean's red and black illustrations throughout. Missing the called for dust jacket. Otherwise in very good condition. Measures 8.75 x 12.5 inches. 56 pages. PRI/112024. The Book Club of California hardcover
63-6625Dinuba CA: A. B. Wasgatt & F. L. White Dinuba Merchants Association 1914. Signed typed letter on letter-sized Dinuba Merchants Association letterhead Good with losses marginal tears staining.Provenance: Letters and Autographs from a Who's Who in California 1914 - 1917 to the author Ellis A. Davis regarding Davis' Commercial Encyclopedia of the Pacific Southwest California Nevada Utah Arizona. Sold by Cherokee Book Shop to Frederick Ruffner Jr. the founder of Gale Research Detroit. Dinuba, CA: A. B. Wasgatt & F. L. White, Dinuba Merchants Association, [1914]. unknown
17-0357Carmel CA : Friends of Photography 1982. 4to. 16 pp. Glossy stapled wrapping. Very Good. B&W prints throughout. From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz 1919-2019. Carmel, CA : Friends of Photography, 1982. unknown
75-6851San Francisco: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco California Palace of the Legion of Honor 2002. 4to. 6-Page Fold-out Pamphlet ca. 6 pp. Color Plates. Very Good. with Minor AbrasionsProvenance: Richard Diebenkorn Foundation Berkeley CA San Francisco: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 2002 unknown
75-8731Santa Monica: Antiques Dealers Association of California 2010. 4to. Soft Cover ca. 150 pp. B&W and Color Plates. Good with Minor Abrasions Creasing. Santa Monica: Antiques Dealers Association of California, 2010 paperback
75-4660Irvine CA: University of California 1966. 8vo. Soft Cover ca. 35 pp. B&W and Color Plates. Very Good Minor Creasing Scuffing of Cover Age Toning Irvine, CA: University of California, 1966 paperback
59-3156Los Angeles: Art Galleries University of California Los Angeles 1955. Exhibition catalogue. Softcover. Color photo on cover. 4to. 79 pp. with 35 black and white and 14 four-color illustrations. Distributed by the University of California Press. Very Good with some creasing minor edge wear light staining on cover. Los Angeles: Art Galleries, University of California, Los Angeles, 1955. paperback
17-0417Northridge CA : Art Galleries California State University Northridge 1997. 8vo. Unpaged. Stapled wrapping. Very Good very slight creasing and marking on cover very slight sunning and aging throughout. B&W prints throughout. From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz 1919-2019. Northridge, CA : Art Galleries, California State University, Northridge, 1997. unknown
69-4381Berkeley California: Associated Students News Bureau University of California 1926. 4to. Staplebound Wraps stored in protective plastic. 48 pp. B&W Plates. Good; cover has small tear and is loose from the binding. Game summary for the 1926 Big Game at Stanford on November 20th. Title in error it is the Thirty-second Big Game Berkeley, California: Associated Students News Bureau University of California, 1926 paperback
69-7877California USA: Automobile Club of Southern California AAA 1964. 4to. 16 pp. Stapled Wraps. Very Good. B&W and Color Plates. California, USA: Automobile Club of Southern California (AAA), 1964 paperback
18-1990Los Angeles: Automobile Club of Southern California 1929. 16mo. ca 40 pp. Soft Cover. Very Good. Beige paper wraps. Staple binding. Pages fine. B&W illustrations. Los Angeles: Automobile Club of Southern California, 1929. paperback
198637813La Paz 1986. Paperback. Good. Mixed paginations facsimiles wrps 4to. La Paz paperback
