Arcadia Publishing, 2006. Softcover. Book excellent shape, two mildly dogeared pages near front. Illustrated throughout with numerous images depicting the history of Paradise California, which in 2018 was devastated by wildfires. "The images of America series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the country. Using archival photographs... More
Camas, WA: Published by the author, 2012. Softcover. Minor thumbing to corners, and very mild wear to edges. Two pages dogeared. Otherwise near fine. 170 pp. The memoirs of Thomas Bill Ray, a registered land surveyor in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. (Taken from front of book). More
California: North Shore Books, 1982. Second Edition. Softcover. Staining to covers, foxing to endpapers, a few content pages have slight foxing to edges. Pictorial endpapers showing maps related to the Bolinas area. "From 1835 to the Golden Gate reacreation area of today" (Taken from front cover). More
San Francisco, CA: Fearon Publishers, 1957. Ruth Bernhard (Photography). Hardcover. Bound in light cloth boards. With decorative dust jacket. Previous owners name in pen to front free endpaper. Dust jacked price clipped. Some minor rubbing to dust jacket. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs of cable cars, as well... More
New York: Harper and Brothers. 1860. Magazine. Vol. XXI. -- No. 122. Encompasses ppl. 145 0 288, plus advertisements at rear. Articles include: "Among The Nailmakers; Ancient Monuments in The United States; A Plea for a Monster; and in the Monthly Record of Current Events, the official report on the... More
Palo Alto, California: Crandall's, 1915. Pamphlet. Oblong. Olive-drab card covers with gilt and black vignette and lettering to front panel. Neat repair to corner of front panel, and front free endpaper corner-clipped. Thirty-seven sepia-tone photos, and 7 pp. essay on "Stanford", by Dr. O.L. Elliott. following, More
San Francisco, CA: The Adobe Press, 1935. Charles Boden. Hardcover. Foreword by Harry Leon Wilson. Frontis of proof pulled from the original plate engraved by W.L. Ormsby, circa 1870 after the painting by G.W. Casilear. One of 200 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press. Some toning to endpapers. More
San Francisco, CA: John Howell, 1936. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Large Folio, half-bound in dark-brown morocco (goat) over brown buckram, ruled in gilt. One of 100 copies upon Alexandra Japan paper. LACKS the following accompaniments: 1) Portfolio with extra plates, 2) Original California newspaper; 3) Original document or letter. Printed by... More
Glendale, CA: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1965. Hardcover. Minor rubbing to dust jacket, a couple small tears to dustjacket of volume one. Both DJs price clipped. Bound in brown cloth boards, with minor wear to extremities and two nudged corners on volume one. More
Yakima, WA: Franklin Press, Inc, 1967. Softcover. Some minor stains to front cover, minor rubbing to both covers, and slight thumbing to corners. 103 pp. "The story of mining in the Swaunk area on the Blewett Pass in central Washington is a little known segment of the fascinating story of... More
New York: Henry Holt, 1946. Fourth printing. Hardcover. Centennial Edition. Signed by George Stewart on the half-title page [Sincerly, George R. Sewart, jr.] xii,328 pages. Twelve drawings by Ray Boynton, five maps. Blue cloth with spine titles in gilt. Corners nudged, textblock square. In bright color illustrated dust jacket which... More
Los Angeles, California: Bank of America, 1959. Staplebound Pamphlet. Staplebound pamphlet protected in custom quarter-bound leather case. Some minor wear to edges of book itself, and some minor staining to inside of case. This is a story of what made Los Angeles a great city. 48 pp. More
Chicago, IL: J.S. ZIEGLER COMPANY, 1913. Hardcover. Bound in red cloth boards with gilt lettering and decorations to front board and gilt lettering to spine. Top corners very mildly nudged, some rubbing to extremities. Fading to back boards, with a small nick to part of the cloth. Illustrated with black... More
Chicago, IL: Rand, McNally & Company, 1923. Hardcover. Bound in green boards with gold lettering. A very tiny dent to top of boards, hardly noticeable. A very minor amount of foxing to pages. A guide to visiting the bay area, complete with black and white illustrations throughout, as well as... More
Boston: William White, 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. 180 pages. 18mo. Brown embossed cloth with gilt seal and titles in gilt on cover. Small octavo. Light cover wear, decoration bright. Contains US and Massachussetts constitutions, rules and orders of the house, lists of departments, etc, etc. Name and date [1856] of... More
New York: U.T. Hungerford Brass and Copper Co., 1915. Hardcover. 404 pages. Illustrated throughout, including exterior photos of company buildings. Some staining to bottom edge. Green cloth with titles stamped in gilt, octavo. Cover titles bright with light wear to cover. Excellent illustrated trade catalog. German Silver (alloy of Nickel... More
New Hampshire: Edson C. Eastman Co, 1936. Staplebound Pamphlet. Just a bit of edgewear and spotting to paper covers. Hole punched in upper left corner, with chord through it. Occanional pencil notes on sides of pages. Classic month-by-month old favorite publication of rural Americans everywhere. Including predictions with notations indicating... More
New Hampshire: Edson C. Eastman Co, 1933. Staplebound Pamphlet. Just a bit of edgewear and spotting to paper covers. Hole punched in upper left corner, with chord through it. Occanional pencil notes on sides of pages. Classic month-by-month old favorite publication of rural Americans everywhere. Including predictions with notations indicating... More
New Hampshire: Edson C. Eastman Co, 1937. Staplebound Pamphlet. Just a bit of edgewear and spotting to paper covers. Hole punched in upper left corner, with chord through it. Occanional pencil notes on sides of pages. Classic month-by-month old favorite publication of rural Americans everywhere. Including predictions with notations indicating... More
New Hampshire: Edson C. Eastman Co, 1929. Staplebound Pamphlet. Just a bit of edgewear and spotting to paper covers. Hole punched in upper left corner, with chord through it. Occanional pencil notes on sides of pages. Classic month-by-month old favorite publication of rural Americans everywhere. Including predictions with notations indicating... More
