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1987100140988Hérault 1987 512 pages in8. 1987. Broché. 512 pages.
3 p. l., 57 p., 4 l. 2 pl., 2 port. (incl. front.) maps (2 fold.) 28 cm. Hardcover Very good condition
351 p. Hardcover Very good condition good
340 p. illus. Hardcover Very good condition
170p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
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
194043545San Francisco: British War Relief Association of Northern California 1940. 1st Printing. Not in Axeford though see p. 303 for a 1941 NYC edition; not in Wheaton & Kelly. Red & blue plastic comb binding with printed card stock covers. Light wear and a bit of age-toning. Ever so faint musty smell. Very Good. 125 3 blank pp. Pp 5-10 Calories Minerals & Vitamins charts. Pp. 36 - 43 divers meat illustrations e.g. Beef Port etc. 12mo. 8" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/>The British War Relief Society BWRS was a US-based humanitarian umbrella organization dealing with the supply of non-military aid such as food clothes medical supplies and financial aid to people in Great Britain during the early years of the Second World War. The BWRS had many local affiliates; the Northern California chapter issued this charitable benefit cookery book in order to raise funds for the BWRS. British War Relief Association of Northern California unknown books
42788San Francisco: The Wine Advisory Board n. d. Cf. Gabler 13710 for a 'Wartime' edition. Paper wrappers printed in brown & green stapled. Modest wear & signs of prior use. P. 2 with stamp "Sent by Wine Advisory Board at the request of Inglenook Vineyard Co. Rutherford Calif." VG. 2 29 1 pp including wrappers in pagination. Index at rear. The occasional drawing. Oblong format: 5" x 7" <br/><br/> The Wine Advisory Board unknown books
42794San Francisco: Published by the Wine Growers of California Acting through the Wine Advisory Board n. d. Not in Gabler nor found on OCLC. White paper wrappers printed in red ink stapled. Light age-toning at extremities. Nr Fine. Unpaginated though 16 pages including wrappers. Illustrated. 6" x 3-7/8" <br/><br/>"Taste harmonies. That's why practically all professional chefs use wines in their cooking." Published by the Wine Growers of California, Acting through the Wine Advisory Board unknown 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
40148n. p.: Schine Hotels n. d. Ca. mid 20th c. Color printed paper. Minimal wear to edges light rubbing. A VG example. Single sheet folded twice into a brochure. Thoroughly color illustrated. 8-7/8" x 3-7/8" <br/><br/>This famous hotel has been the site of more movies events tragedies & talk than possibly any other hotel in California. It is best known for being a constant film site for movies such as Pretty Woman The Graduate The Wedding Singer The Mask & Forrest Gump. The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in the kitchens of the hotel in 1968 sparked even more interest in the hotel despite its decreasing popularity since the tragedy. In 1989 the hotel closed to guests for good and its demolition to make room for a Robert F. Kennedy Community School occurred in 2005. Not found by us on OCLC. Rare. Schine Hotels unknown books
196415581Georgetown: The Talisman Press 1964. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/good. Quarto in dustwrapper. 258 pp. Illustrated. One of 750 copies. A very good copy in thick oatmeal cloth binding. Former ownership stamp to copyright page else a clean desirable copy. Original dustwrapper in good condition with toning and wear to edges. Some small chips to spine ends. <br/><br/> The Talisman Press hardcover books
1975255579San Francisco: CMC 1975. Single 5.5x8.5 inch leaflet printed one sid only with three Leatherman figures marching fife and drum with Betsy Ross American Flag blue ink on toned white stock union bug bottom left. The predecessor of the Folsom Street Fair which began in 1966. CMC unknown books
38205San Francisco: I. S. Cohen Publisher. No. 912 Kearny Street n. d. 1st printing ca. 1870s Wolf 401. Soiling to top and left side of songster. Tears to top & bottom edges. A Good example. Singe sheet printed recto only. 4 verses of various lengths with spoken lines in between. No music. Typographical decorative border with curved edges unsigned. 11-1/2" x 4-1/2" <br/><br/> I. S. Cohen, Publisher. No. 912 Kearny Street unknown books
1974142277Fullerton: California State University 1974. Softcover. VG-- overall shelfwear and foxing spots mainly to white dust jacket and ffep. Other pages are clean. Bright red card wraps. White dj with multi-colored images black lettering. Unpaginated. Color images and gatefolds throughout. Exhibition catalogue of graphic arts with biographies of each artist and list of their works in the show: Seymour Chvvast Milton Glaser Doug Gervasi Harou Miyauchi Christian Piper George Stavrinos John Van Hamersveld and Collaborative works. A FUN catalogue! California State University unknown books
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
