Los Angeles: Western Litho, [1923]. [74]pp. Oblong quarto [23 cm x 30 cm] Color illustrated wrappers. Near fine. Los Angeles area view book that contain 67 full-page captioned views of attractions, sites, and city scenes. Work opens with a four page description of the Al Malaikah's Los Angeles Temple and..... More
Redlands, CA: Rice & Cook, the Printers, (c.1900). [15]pp. Sextodecimo [15 cm] White printed wrappers. Better than very good. Illustrated promotional work for this agricultural community that features brief descriptions of the area, touting the climate, agricultural opportunities, and the local attractions and buildings. "There is scarce a home whether..... More
San Francisco: 1884. 40pp. Octavo [22 cm] Previously bound with stab holes at spine. Very good. California land promotion with sections titled: 'Description of San Luis Obispo County' - 'The Sacramento Valley and Tributary Country' - 'Amador County' - 'Butte County' - 'Colusa County' - 'El Dorado County' - 'Lake..... More
Fresno, CA: Evening Democrat Print, 1901. [30]pp. Sextodecimo [15 cm] White printed wrappers. About very good. Textblock is loose from covers. Handstamp on rear cover. Illustrated work touting the varied agricultural opportunities at the center of the San Joaquin Valley. "A man with a small capital can locate in Fresno..... More
Santa Ana, CA: Orange County Chamber of Commerce, (c.1920). [16]pp. Circular wrappers [9 cm] in the shape of an orange. About very good. Ink inscription on the front panel: 'Here's a Calif. Orange to my little honey doney xxx'. Illustrated promotional work for the prospective visitor or settler to Orange..... More
Los Angeles: W.P. Chase and Company, [1908]. Large format. Silver gelatin photograph [15 cm x 23 cm] / [6" x 9"] on a black mount [20 cm x 28 cm] / [8" x 11"]. Nice condition with strong contrasts. Photograph of an illustration of the 'Mermaid Queen' done W.P. Chase..... More
[San Francisco]: [Edward Denney & Co.], 1875. [102]pp. Duodecimo [17 cm] Leather boards with Sutro Project - Browne + Hoffmann - Tahoe [?] - Virginia City. Some wear to the covers and minor wear internally. Manuscript notebook related to the excavation and construction of the Sutro Tunnel that contains tables..... More
Sacramento: California Alaska-Yukon Exposition Commission, 1909. 172pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Blue cloth with nice color illustrated panels laid over. Very good. Bookplate on the front free endsheet. Work touting the Golden State that was produced for the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exhibition that was held in Seattle in 1909. Printed by..... More
Berkeley, CA: Friends of the Bancroft Library, 1966. First Edition. 118pp. Folio [36 cm] Full green cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Near fine. The discovery of gold on the American River, east of Sacramento, on January 24, 1848, caused Stockton to transform from a small settlement..... More
San Francisco: Sunset Photo-Engraving Company, (c.1902). 33 Magic Lantern Slides. Silver gelatin glass positives [8 cm x 10.5 cm] / [3" x 4"] Typed and manuscript labels. Five images cracked through the center. - Orange Groves - Onion Fields, San Joaquin - Cabbage Fields, San Joaquin - Knocking Almonds -..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1944. First Edition. 337pp. Octavo [21 cm] Red cloth with the title stamped in black on the front board and backstrip. Very good/Very good. Faint offsetting to pastedowns and endsheets from former jacket protecter. This work provides an historical and cultural background for the prewar..... More
Los Angeles: Pierce & McConnell, (c.1893). Boudoir cabinet card. Albumen photograph [19 cm x 11.5 cm] / [7.5 " x 4.5"] on a black 'Pierce & McConnell' mount [21.5 cm x 13.5 cm] / [8.5" x 5.25"]. Gray back with a lengthy printed description of Southern California (from the Chamber..... More
Balboa, CA: Newport Harbor Chamber of Commerce, 1941. Pictorial Bird's Eye Map [46 cm x 40.5 cm] / [18" x 16"] that folds to pamphlet size [23 cm x 10 cm] Folds as issued. Better than very good. Charming pictorial map of the Newport Harbor with vignettes at the head..... More
Topeka, KS: 1901. First Edition. 627pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Tan cloth with the title gilt stamped on the front board and backstrip. Pictorial stamping to front board and backstrip. Near fine. 'Map Showing Lines of the Great Overland Stage Route, The Santa Fe Trail, Butterfield Overland Dispatch, Mormon Route of..... More
Los Angeles: Western Litho, [1919]. [78]pp. Oblong quarto [23 cm x 30 cm] Yapp style color illustrated wrappers. Very good. Fore edge of wrappers bumped. Minor overall wear. Los Angeles area view book that contain 60 pages of captioned views of attractions, sites, and city scenes. Opening of work contains..... More
Los Angeles: Photo by Art Streib, (c.1940). 3 Silver gelatin photographs [25 cm x 33 cm] / [10" x 13"] Photographer's blind stamp at the lower right corners and hand stamps on the backs. One view has a short closed tear to the foot that has been repaired with tape..... More
San Francisco: H.S. Crocker & Co., Printers and Publishers, 1883. 256pp. Octavo [25.5 cm] Color illustrated wrappers. Very good. Gentle wear to covers, foot of backstrip chipped. Early California travel guide for the prospective visitor, that is profusely illustrated and contains loads of local advertisements. "In the course of years..... More