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18969706BERKELEY UNIV P 1896 1896. LIGHT GRAY WRAPPERS GOOD-VERY GOOD. Soft cover. BERKELEY, UNIV P, 1896 paperback books
1950174190Sacramento: Senate of the State of California 1950. Paperback. 119p. wraps slightly browned else very good condition. Includes the testimony and statement of Linus Carl Pauling later winner of two Nobel Prizes on the loyalty oath a "report" on Pauling and testimony & documents on Bernadette Doyle. Senate of the State of California paperback books
1957166106Menlo Park California: Lane Publishing Co. 1957. 27.5x21 cm large octavo pp. 1-7 8-101 102 profusely illustrated maps one folded original two-part orange and black cloth spine panel lettered in gold endpaper maps. First edition. "A Sunset Discovery Book" at head of title. A concise visitor's guide to California's Mother Lode country and the northern mines from Mariposa north to Downieville and Sierra City. A fine introduction to and pictorial record of the region before the tourists and developers ruined it. A fine copy in very good dust jacket priced $3.50 on the front flap. #166106 Lane Publishing Co. unknown books
43900Monteca CA: Cresta Blanca Wine Company Inc n. d. Circa early 1940s. White paper printed in multiple colors. Very mild wear only. Clean bright and crisp. NF. Single sheet printed recto only and folded to form a 10-panel brochure. Body of text printed to inner 8 panels outer panels serving as covers. Color illustration to 2nd and 9th panels. 6-1/4" x 3-1/2" <br/><br/>Contains 15 cocktail recipes plus seven food recipes using Coronet including Coronet Duck Supreme Kidneys Coronet and Coronet Plum Pudding and five other drink recipes. "Coronet Brandy rescues ration-bound meals. adds a festive touch to everyday foods. helps you achieve success in entertaining." Cresta Blanca Wine Company, Inc unknown books
1913111333San Francisco: Commonwealth Club of California 1913. pp. 103-153 wraps slightly chipped on the edge. Complete issue devoted to the topic reprinting the text of the bill with commentary by various writers. Transactions of the Commonwealth Club of California vol. 8 no. 3. April 1913. Commonwealth Club of California unknown books
196843887n. p.: Charley Brown's 1968. Light tan cardstock printed in green brown and black. Faint coffee ring/stain and spotting. Crisp. VG. Broadside. 12-5/8" x 8-1/2" <br/><br/>Menu most likely from a southern California Charley Brown's restaurant: three such locations had opened by 1968 the latest being in West Covina. The menu features the chain's much-vaunted no-frills fare comprised of only steak lobster a few small sides and salad to start; wines listed are claret rose and chablis sold in full or half-bottles. [Charley Brown's] unknown books
190242874San Francisco: California Promotion Committe 1902. White paper card color illustration of a pair of California poppies to the front. Mild wear and rubbing only. VG. Folded card 4 panels. 5-3/8" x 4-1/4" <br/><br/>Promotional card presumed to be for the Grand National Gathering of the Kights of Pythias held in San Francisco in August of 1902. The event drew about 7000 members of the order to the area from around the country. [California Promotion Committe] unknown books
1994244477New York: Committees of Correspondence 1994. Four staplebound 8.5x11 inch discussion bulletins from this branch of the Committees of Correspondence which had split from the Communist Party but by this time also included former SWP members and others. Contributors include Peter Camejo Marxism-Feminism Study Group Leon Wofsy Malik Miah and others. Committees of Correspondence unknown books
1981205326Oakland: Sea Urchin Press 1981. Paperback. xiii 309p. playwright photos bios first edition trade paperback limited to 1200 copies in black pictorial wraps; has a tiny bump and tear at the head otherwise very good copy. Possibly first appearance of Joan "California" Cooper predating her first separate book "A Piece of Mine" published in 1984. She is represented by the play "Loners Sea Urchin Press paperback books
190749353Berkeley: The University Press 1907. 1st edition thus. Printed buff paper wrappers. A well-used copy with some internal notes as well as extensive po notes to covers. Age-toning. A Good copy. 208 4 pp. 7-3/4" x 5" <br/><br/> The University Press unknown books
44705Elliot Philadelphia n. d. Ca. 1924. Embossed wrappers stab-bound with orange and red cord. Some minor stains to upper wrapper else a VG copy. Unpaginated 29 leaves printed in brown to recto only. Illustrated frontis. 8vo. 6" x 4-1/2" <br/><br/> unknown books
190536447San Francisco: The James H. Barry Company 1905. 1st edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the ffep in the year of publication. With tipped-in TLs in front. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. TEG. Slight lean. Modest extremity wear. A VG - VG copy. 210 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> The James H. Barry Company hardcover books
38213San Francisco: Bell & Company General Publishers of Songs and Ballads No. 639 Kearny Street n. d. 1st printing ca 1870s. Not in Wolf 15 holdings recorded on OCLC. Moderate wear to edges large tear from left edge chipping along side. An About VG example. Single sheet printed recto only. 8 verses each of 8 lines. No music. Typographical decorative border unsigned. 10-7/8" x 4-/12" <br/><br/> Bell & Company, General Publishers of Songs and Ballads, No. 639 Kearny Street unknown books
40851n. p.: RSU & N. Cal. SDS RSU & Northern California Students for a Democratic Society n. d. Ca. 1969. Black ink printed to white paper. Moderate wear to paper age-toning visible to top half horizontal and vertical creases from folding ink slightly fading. A Good example. Single sheet printed recto only. Large b/w photographic image of President Ho Chi Minh and small soldier illustration. 14" x 8-1/2" <br/><br/>A Broadside advertising a Friday Nite sic Torchlight Parade to honor the death of Ho Chi Minh. To "Assemble 7:00 Sproul Plaza March South on Ho Chi Minh Trail formerly Telegraph Ave. to Trinity Church" in Berkeley. RSU & N. Cal. SDS (RSU & Northern California Students for a Democratic Society) 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
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
1962WRCLIT84593San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1962. Twelve quarto fascicles with occasional illustrations and typographical embellishments. Enclosed in cloth and board chemise and cloth covered slipcase with gilt label. First edition of the 26th of the Club's annual keepsakes. Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Club it numbers among the most important. of the series. One of 950 sets. Among the printers represented often with text by the proprietors are Grant Dahlstrom the Tamal Land Press Mallette Dean the Grabhorn Press Ward Ritchie the Greenwood Press Windsor Press Black Vine Press Adrian Wilson the Allen Press the Plantin Press and Lawton Kennedy. The Book Club of California hardcover books
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 books
200443488Rancho Cordova CA: Vintage Images 2004. 1st Edition presumed. Blue cloth lettered in silver to the spine. White and multicolored printed pictorial dust jacket red and black lettering. Fine/ Fine. xii 194 pp. Profusely illustrated with b/w photographic images. Oblong 8vo. 8-3/4" x 11" <br/><br/>A photographic history of indoor midget racing in Northern California from 1949 to 1976. Vintage Images hardcover books
1955039798San Francisco: California Academy of Sciences 1955. x 807p. b/w illus. original blue cloth quarto format. California Academy of Sciences unknown books
48265San Francisco: The Wine Advisory Board 717 Market St n. d. Ca 1956 - 1957. Not found in Gabler. White paper printed in colored ink different color for each brochure. All now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Modest wear & signs of prior use. VG. One sheet folded vertically to form a multi-page brochure. Drawings to most pages. 6-1/8" x 3" <br/><br/> The Wine Advisory Board, 717 Market St unknown books
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
197740550n. p. 1977. Most ca. early 20th century. 14 of the postcards have been written on and/or posted several with early 20th century stamps attached. Other wear to postcards and photos include some rubbing and age-toning a couple have glue remnants. Overall an About VG collection. 28 stiff sheets printed recto & verso. Several black & white photographic images representing scenes from around California. Average postcard size: 3-7/16" x 5-7/16" <br/><br/>Most Real-Photo Postcards with all but 3 containing captions describing California scenes on the images themselves. Only 1 postcard contains publisher information printed on the verso that of "Frashers Inc. in Pomona Calif. Several others have been printed on Eastman Kodak Company paper. Most all are circa the early 20th century. Some scenes depicted: Covered Bridge build in 1868 Knights Ferry Santa Rita Ranch in Dos Palos Old Flour Mill at Knights Ferry Built 1848 Elmhurst Academy S.P.R.R. Station Madera Rail Road Bridge Oakdale Bank Building - Dos Palos Cal Plant of Pacific Pea Packing Co. Spearing Salmon at Oakdale Dos Palos Joint Union High School Excureian Train - Oakdale CA Main Street - Magalia Calif. I.O.O.F. Hall Knight's Ferry Methodist Church - Dos Palos Calif. Home Under the Pecan Trees - Wild Camp Knight's Ferry At Magalia Calif. Santa Fe Passenger Station - Riverbank Cali. Main Street - Sonora Cal. Santa Fe Depot - Riverbank Cal. West R.R. St - Oakdale Looking North Santa Fe Depot - Empire Cal. "Famous Wishing Well" Brookdale Lodge Prune Trees in Bloom - Upper Napa Valley from Garnett's Place - Calistoga Cal. Hook & Ladder - Knight's Ferry & Colomo El Dorado County - Gold Discovery Site. unknown books
1975251350Sacramento: CHA; Western Workers Service Association 1975. Two issues of the crudely printed bulletin one folded for mailing with mailing label on rear cover. Issues present are vol. 3 nos. 1 and 3. CHA was one front for the cult-like National Labor Federation NATLFED in turn the public front of the Communist Party USA Provisional Order of Lenin led by Jerri Doeden who adopted the revolutionary pseudonym Eugenio Perente and a mythical biography to accompany it. CHA; Western Workers Service Association unknown books
1953JC4P-128Pasadena CA: California Institute of Technology 1953. First Edition. Paperback. Good/None. FIRST EDITION LIMITED to 400 copies handset in Lutetia type on machine made paper. 4to. 270 x 214 mm. 18 pp. Frontispiece portrait of James R. Page by Arthur James Cahill tipped in within blue-ruled border blue rules on title-page decorations on first page in blue; text clean un-marked. White wrappers printed in blue ink stitched; binding square and tight covers faded and soiled. Good. SCARCE. Text by L. A. DuBridge. Reference: Dorothy and David Magee Bibliography of the Grabhorn Press 1940-1956 No. 539. Your order receives my personal attention. California Institute of Technology paperback books