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40256AUTOMOBILE STOLEN BROADSIDE OFFICE Of THE SHERIFF STOCKTON CALIFORNIA. STOLEN AUTOMOBILE. Stockton California: May 14 1915. Printed broadside 11 x 8 1/2 unfolded Rare early example of a wanted poster advertising a stolen automobile. "ford new 1915 model five passenger painted black motor No. 682551 factory No. 685701 glass front top." "Stolen from in front of Orpheum Theater last night about ten o'clock." Note at bottom: "Cir. No. 534. Auto recovered and arrested. unknown books
2004TB29840New Haven and Sydney: William Reese Company and Hordern House 2004. Second Revised and Enlarged Edition. Fine in royal blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine. A small quarto measuring 10" by 7" with yellow end sheets. Without a dust jacket as issued. 792 pages including a general index a chronological index and text containing 1937 titles. William Reese Company and Hordern House hardcover books
1994IY81514-012Los Angeles:: The Historical Society of Southern California 1994. First Edition. Paperback. Like New. LIMITED EDITION of 400 copies designed by Ward Ritchie typeset and printed by Premier Printing Corporation Sultana Press. Square Pamphlet. 8 x 8 inches. Unpaginated. 24 pp. Black-and-white photographic portrait of Nunis on the title page title printed in green and black text consists of quote in honor of Nunis from his friends and the text is embellished with illustrations of title pages from Nunis' books selected bibliography of Nunis' publications; text clean unmarked. Plain white wrappers stitched and over all is a French-fold grey paper cover with the title and Nunis' portrait in green; binding square and tight. Also laid in is a bifold program for the "70th Birthday Tribute Luncheon Doyce B. Nunis Jr." Fine. Doyce Nunis was an educator author and historian. He was a professor of history at the University of Southern California and editor of the Southern California Quarterly for 43 years. The Historical Society of Southern California, paperback books
1994241891San Francisco: GLHS 1994. Magazine. Four panel program 5.5x8.5 inches very good. GLHS unknown books
1971228247San Francisco / San Marino: the society 1971. Pamphlet. Unpaginated about 27p. b&w period photographs reproduced with facing captions. Small softbound item in stapled 4.5-inch-square pictorial wraps wraps untitled save for a back-cover credit and the feature essay embedded amongst period photography and credits. Faintest signs of age none of handling a very good copy. Sixteen curious photos mostly uncommon ones meant to intrigue and attract membership to northern and southern branches of the Society; cover shot shows late 19thC tourists picking wildflowers near a tram-line below Echo Mountain. the society unknown books
19312309Beverly Hills CA: Beverly Hills Woman's Club 1931. Third Edition. Hardcover. White illustrated cloth covered boards. Very good. 239 pages. 20.5 x 16 cm. Recipe attributed to members of the community with a humorous preface by Will Rogers. Established in 1916 by the collaborative efforts of Beverly Hills society women the Beverly Hills Women's Club was formed to strengthen and explore intellectual ideas literature the arts and philanthropic efforts. Signed on front free end paper "Best Wishes - Clark Gable." We believe this signature is not Clark Gable's although his wife Carol Lombard was a member of the Club and furnished two recipes soup to this book. Other notable celebrities who provided recipes: Barbara Stanwyck Norma Shearer Buster Keaton Fanny Brice Mary Pickford and many more. Numerous local advertisements included. Interior clean cover stained. <br/><br/> Beverly Hills Woman's Club hardcover books
195418320San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1954. Cf. Olmsted 87. Self-wrappers. Fine. One sheet folded. Decorated cover. 26 x 20.5 cm. <br/><br/> The Book Club of California unknown books
196835899San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1968. c.f. Olmsted 128. Self-wrappers. Age toning to top edge. A VG copy. One sheet folded. Decorated cover. 28 x 20 cm. <br/><br/> The Book Club of California unknown books
195319258San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1953. 1st edition thus Olmsted 84. Nr Fine creased where previously folded. One sheet folded vertically i.e. 4 pp 12" x 9" <br/><br/> The Book Club of California unknown books
195019257San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1950. 1st ed Olmsted 77. Nr Fine creased where previously folded. One sheet folded. 12 1/4 x 9 in. <br/><br/> The Book Club of California unknown books
195018311San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1950. cf Olmsted 74. Self-wrappers. Fine. One sheet folded. Illustrated. 20.5 x 14 cm. <br/><br/> The Book Club of California unknown books
199121978.1San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1991. Black and red printed folders. Fine. 11 loose folders. 12 illustrations. 8vo. 25.5cm x 20cm. <br/><br/>1991 Keepsakes Series. This series designed & printed at the Anchor & Acorn Press in Petaluma CA. The Book Club of California unknown books
195119091San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1951. Self wrappers. Fine. One sheet folded in 4s. 8vo. <br/><br/>Features 9 publications from 1948 - 1951. The Book Club of California unknown books
196018331San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1960. 1st edition Oldmsted p. 51. Self -wrappers. Fine. 6 separate folded sheets. Illustrated with reproductions of Gold Rush period postal marks. 9-3/4 x 8-1/4 in. <br/><br/>Edited by Edgar B. Jessup M.C. Nathan and Henry H. Clifford. Designed & printed by the Grabhorn Press. The Book Club of California unknown books
197819280San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1978. 1st ed Olmsted p.59. Fine. Ten 4-page folders. Each one illustrated with a reproduction of a stock certificate. 8 1/2 x 10 in. <br/><br/>Under the general direction of Albert Shumated M.D. with the assistance of Ted Wurm Elaine Gilleran Donald Fleming and Gaye Kelly. Entire series designed and printed by Don Greame Kelley assisted by Susan Acker at the Feathered Serpent Press. Ltd. to 1200 cc. The Book Club of California unknown books
196618330San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1966. 1st ed Olmsted p. 54. Self-wrappers. Nr Fine. 9 separate folded sheets. Illustrated w/a colored reproduction of an early trade card. 10 x 8.9 in. <br/><br/>Ltd. to 1000cc. Edited by Margot Patterson Doss and John A. Hussey. This entire series was printed by Grabhorn-Hoyem. The Book Club of California unknown books
197418372San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1974. 1st ed Olmsted p. 57. Fine. 11 separate folded sheets. Illustrated by Gabriele von Rabenau. 10 x 8.5 in. <br/><br/>Ltd. to 1000 cc. designed by John Beyer and printed by Harold Berliner. The Book Club of California unknown books
19282221615<p>First edition. Tall octavo. 13 pages unpaginated printed on Ingres paper by the Grabhorn Press. Initial letter in red. Original blue dust jacket stamped in black. Very good.</p><p>Includes three titles by George Sterling with a separate typed sheet laid in loose listing additional publications.</p> Book Club of California unknown books
2552THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY: RSVP. San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1968. 4to. Twelve folders in larger folder. First Edition. These constitute the BCC's 1968 Keepsake series. Reproduced are twelve invitations to Celebrations and Grand Balls in California during the late-mid 1800s. With an introduction and descriptive text. Fine. unknown books
197619294San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1976. 1st ed Oldmsted p. 58. Fine. Four 4-page folders. Illustrated. 8 1/4 x 10 in. <br/><br/>Folder No. 10 has a single sheet printed on both sides of a reproduction of a flyer on how to kill & dispose of rats. The entire series was designed and printed by Kathy Walkup of Five Trees Press. Ltd. to 1000 cc. The Book Club of California unknown books
1998184177Rosemead CA: the Association 1998. 96p. very good in wraps 8.5x11 inches text mostly in Chinese. Special convention publication of the Association. the Association unknown books
1967245897City of Huntington Beach 1967. Official Program. Illustrated. 20 pp. 4to. Fine. Official Program. Illustrated. 20 pp. 4to. RARE. unknown books
305427San Francisco California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corporation 1925. First edition. 8vo 6 1/4" x 9 1/4". Illustrated with b/w halftone photographs and vignette drawings. Original stiff color pictorial wrappers. Very good. 31 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Designed and printed by The Sunset Press San Francisco. Includes photographs of special packages and the plant in Crockett California; information on shipping from Hawaii. 1st Edition. No Binding. Very Good. San Francisco, California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corporation, 1925. paperback books
1970143592Berkeley: Boalt Hall Action Committee 1970. Pamphlet. 72p. lightly worn wraps. Boalt Hall Action Committee unknown books
1993129597.1California: Northern California Council of the National Museum of Women in the Arts 1993. Softcover. VG ex-library with a label on front cover some scuffing to covers and very mild wear. Yellow/black/orange wraps 60 pp. profusely illustrated chiefly in color. Catalogue for an exhibition held in 1994 in 3 California locations and Washington D.C. The 13 contemporary artists featured are Carolyn Angleton Lutz Bacher Bette Burgoyne Ann Chamberlain Mikki Ferrill Nöle Giulini Rebecca Gozion Barbara Hammer Mildred Howard Su-Chen Hung Chris Robbins Valerie Soe and Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie. Biographical notes on each. Northern California Council of the National Museum of Women in the Arts unknown books