The Miners' Own Book, Containing Correct Illustrations and Descriptions of the Various Modes of California Mining

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1949 Book. Very fine. Hardcover. One of 500 copies printed The Greenwood Press. Reprinted from the original edition of 1858. Scarce in this condition. Introduction by Rodman W. Paul. xi, 35pp. Illustrated throughout with views, facsimiles, portraits, etc. Publisher's cloth-backed pictorial boards, paper spine label. Slight offsetting to ends (as usual). A very fine copy. "James Mason Hutchings published this... title to render 'familiar, through correct views and descriptions, everything connected with the... Read More

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San Francisco Fire Department, 1866-1974.

San Francisco: St. Francis Hook & Ladder Society, 1974 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Quarto. 12¼ x 9 inches. 304pp. Profusely illustrated with portraits, historic images, firefighting scenes, rescues, etc., some in color. Red leatherette, gold fire department seal on front cover. Hinges sprung and loose, 1 inch tear to upper rear edge of spine. A very good copy. First edition. The San Francisco Fire Department official history/yearbook covering the history of the department (1866-1974) plus portraits... Read More

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The California Star. Yerba Buena and San Francisco. Volume I, 1847-1848.

Berkeley: Howell-North Books, 1965 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First edition. A Reproduction in Facsimile. Introduction by Fred Blackburn Rogers. Folio.14¾ x 10 inches. xiii, [1], 212 pp. Original green cloth, gilt-lettered spine. A fine copy. A facsimile of the first volume of San Francisco's first newspaper. A fascinating look at the beginning years of San Francisco and its rapid development. This weekly newspaper was founded by Samuel Brannan. The newspaper attacked Colton and Semple, publishers of the rival Californian, and... Read More

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A Portfolio of Book Club Printers II, 1962-1987

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1987 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Edited by Albert Sperisen and John Borden. Introduction by Oscar Lewis. 12 folders, each printed by or about presses associated with the printing history of the Book Club; printed cover folder. A very fine set in the publisher's mailing envelope. This is the 75th anniversary keepsake of the Club. Includes material printed by or about Jonathan Clark, Adrian Wilson, Arlen and Clara Philpott, Jack Stauffacher, Andrew Hoyem, Ward Ritchie,... Read More

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Cato's Moral Distichs Reproduced from the Edition Printed in Philadelphia in 1735 by Benjamin Franklin, Together with a Foreword by Carl Van Doren

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1939 Book. Fine. Hardcover. One of 250 copies printed by the Ward Ritchie Press. Pp. 11, [7], iii-vi, 7-23, [1]. Original leaf tipped-in from an original Franklin publication. Gilt-lettered green cloth. Engraved bookplate on inside cover, else a very fine copy. The original Cato text from which the facsimile pages were made is in the Huntington Library, and was the first Latin classic to be translated and published in the British colonies of... Read More

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1885 Catalogue of Trotting and Thoroughbred Stock, the Property of Leland Stanford, at Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California.

San Francisco: Le Count Bros. Stationers and Printers, 1885 Book. Fine. Hardcover. [HORSE-BREEDING]. Octavo. 9 x 5¾ inches. 223pp. Publisher's green cloth, edges of text block stained red. Tiny gouge to upper edge of front cover, else a fine and clean copy. An early annual catalogue for Stanford's stock farm. Bordering on physical and nervous exhaustion after completing the transcontinental railroad, Stanford's doctors advised he take a long rest, so he looked for something he could do... Read More

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Charter for the City and County of San Francisco. Prepared and proposed by the Board of Freeholders.

San Francisco: Woodward and Co., 1898 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 9 x 5½ inches. [4], 186pp. Extensive index. Full maroon calf. Some scuffing to cover extremities, wear to spine ends, lower corner of some leaves slightly crunched. A very good copy, internally fine and clean. First edition. Lettered on front cover: "Hon. Jacob H. Neff, with compliments of the Merchants' Association of San Francisco." The City Charter was San Francisco's constitution. This proposed charter was a... Read More

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The History of Susanna

San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, [n.d.] Book. Illus. by Dean, Mallette. Very fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition. One of 400 copies. 12mo. Includes color engravings by Mallette Dean. Cloth backed printed boards. A very fine, uncut copy. An excerpt taken from the King James Version of the holy Bible..

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A Leaf from John Johnson's Typographia.

Pasadena: The Zamorano Club, 1982 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First edition. One of 200 copies printed for members of the Zamorano and Roxburghe Clubs on the occasion of their joint meeting in Los Angeles, October, 1982. Presented as a keepsake by Carey S. Bliss, Susan Denne, and George Kinney. The original leaf is from John Johnson's Typographia; or the Printer's Instructor..., published in London, 1824, from the issue printed in 16mo size. Johnson's Typographia is considered of the most famous of... Read More

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Zapata. Steinbeck. Carolyn and James announce the first publication of John Steinbeck's ZAPATA, a narrative in dramatic form...

Covelo: Yolla Bolly Press, 1991 Paper. Very fine. Soft cover. Prospectus for Steinbeck's Zapata, printed by the Yolla Bolly Press in a limited edition. Scarce. Small quarto. [8]pp. Two illustrations, including one full-page. Title printed in brown. Purple end leaves. Handmade Japanese paper wrappers printed in brown and black. A very fine copy housed in the original printed envelope. This prospectus includes two woodcut illustrations by Karin Wikström, comments on the edition by Robert Morsberger, a short history behind Steinbeck's... Read More

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Annual Report of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Chief Engineer, and Fire Alarm Superintendent of the San Francisco Fire Department for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1886.

San Francisco: Wm. M. Hinton & Co., Printers, 1886 Book. Very fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8 ¾ x 5 ½ inches. [2], 91pp. Title page vignette of a horse-drawn engine. Original blindstamped dark blue cloth lettered on front cover in gilt. Light wear to spine ends and corners, else a very fine copy. An annual publication, but very scarce. OCLC only indicates that five institutions have physical copies of any of the reports, and while approximately... Read More

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Early West Coast Lighthouses. Eight Drawings and Paintings by Major Hartman Bache (1855-1859).

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1964 Book. Illus. by Bache, Hartman. Fine. Soft cover. First edition. A limited printing issued only to members of the Book Club of California as a keepsake. Printed by Arlen H. Philpott at the Tamal Land Press. Small quarto. Edited by John A. Hussey. 8 tipped in plates (2 in color). 9 folders (1 being an introduction). A fine set. A collection of 8 reproductions of paintings and drawings of west coast lighthouses,... Read More

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Stage Fright. Its Role in Acting

by Aaron, Stephen

Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1986 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Octavo. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. 156pp. Notes, references, index.Gray cloth with red lettering on spine. A very fine copy in pictorial dust jacket (jacket with 2-inch closed tear to bottom front edge, else fine). An actor, director, and psychotherapist, Aaron discusses the psychological factors in acting and other creative activities. .

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Half Dome - Yosemite [Original silver-print photograph]

by Adams, Ansel

Yosemite National Park: Ansel Adams, 1934 Book. Fine. No Binding. Original silver-print photograph. 7 7/8 x 6 inches. Original beige mount, 13¼ x10 1/8 inches. Very slight silvering to sky area. A fine example. One of the most important images of the photographer's career. This classic image, photographed in 1927, was normally titled, Monolith, the Face of Half Dome. Our image is a vintage print, produced c.1934. This copy of the image is titled, inscribed, and SIGNED on the... Read More

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More Burs Under the Saddle: Books and Histories of the West

by Adams, Ramon F.

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1979 Book. Very fine. Hardcover. First edition. Foreword by Wayne Gard. xv, 182pp. Index. Brick cloth lettered in black and gold. A very fine copy with dust jacket. An extension of Adams' "Burs Under the Saddle". The author describes, summarizes, evaluates the research and sorts truth from legend of 233 books about the old west events, heroes, and villains. "...in compiling this work, I find that people are still writing on subjects they know little... Read More

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Six-Guns and Saddle Leather. A Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets on Western Outlaws and Gunmen

by Adams, Ramon F.

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1954 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First edition of the authoritative reference source on writings about western outlaws and gunmen. SIGNED by the author on endpaper. xiii, 426pp. 17 illustrations of title pages. Green cloth. Spine slightly toned, but a fine copy with rubbed and slightly worn, price-clipped printed dust jacket. Provides annotated descriptions of over eleven hundred titles. A useful reference..

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The Rampaging Herd: A Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets on Men and Events in the Cattle Industry

by Adams, Ramon F.

Cleveland: John T. Zubal, Inc., 1982 Book. Very fine. Hardcover. Reprint of the University of Oklahoma first edition of 1959. Pp. xix, 463. Nine reproductions of title pages. Original green cloth. A very fine copy in pictorial dust jacket. A comprehensive bibliography listing approximately 2,600 titles. Well-annotated. Considered the standard reference on the cattle industry..

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The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West Indies…[5 volumes]

by ALCEDO, Colonel Don Antonio de.

Provides a great deal of statistical information about California 5 volumes. Quarto. Approx. 550pp. per volume. Collated complete. Early 20th century three-quarter polished tan calf, marbled boards. Small contemporary engraved bookplate on inner cover of Alexander Baring. Corners show some wear. Ex-library copy (withdrawn) with bookplate to front and rear endpapers, perforated library stamp to title pages, and a few unobtrusive ink library stamps. Light foxing to preliminary and end leaves. Overall, a very good set, generally very clean. First English edition,... Read More

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The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West Indies...With Large Additions and Compilations from Modern Voyages and Travels... (5 volumes)

by Alcedo, Colonel Don Antonio de [translated from the Spanish by G. A. Thompson]

London: Carpenter & Son, 1812 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 5 volumes. First English edition, translated from the Spanish by G. A. Thompson. Quarto. Approx. 550pp. per volume. Collated complete. Early 20th century three-quarter polished tan calf, marbled boards. Small contemporary engraved bookplate. Corners show light wear. Ex-library copy (withdrawn) with bookplate to front and rear endpapers, perforated library stamp to title pages, and a few unobtrusive ink library stamps. Light foxing to preliminary and end leaves. Overall, a very good... Read More

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John H. Behan, Sacrificed Sheriff

by Alexander, Bob

Silver City: High-Lonesome Books, 2002 Book. Very fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First edition. Limited to 500 copies. Signed by the author. Introduction by Paula Mitchell Marks. [6], 307pp. Vintage photographic portraits and views. Extensive notes, bibliography, index. Grey cloth. A very fine copy with spine-faded dust jacket. John Harris Behan was a frontier lawman of early Arizona Territory, long portrayed as a villain in the Tombstone conflicts and nemesis of Wyatt Earp. This fine work presents the story of... Read More

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A Kentucky Cardinal. A Story.

by Allen, James Lane

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1895 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Published as "Harper's Little Novels", first edition thus. 24mo. 6x4 1/4 inches. 147pp plus 4pp of Publisher's ads. 4 black & white illustrations. Original tan cloth decorated in brown and silver, lettered in gilt. Spine slightly darkened, bottom edge of spine slightly frayed, else a fine copy..

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By Horse, Stage & Packet. The Far West Letters of Joseph Pratt Allyn.

by Allyn, Joseph Pratt

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1988 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First edition. One of 450 copies designed by Jack Werner Stauffacher of The Greenwood Press. Printed by Patrick Reagh. Edited by John Nicolson and David K. Strate. 232pp. Eleven illustrations. Pictorial boards, paper spine label. A very fine copy. Allyn, appointed as Associate Judge of the Arizona Territorial government, traveled over the Santa Fe Trail and documented that arduous journey, as well as his further adventures in... Read More

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A Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language, to which is Appended an English-Hawaiian Vocabulary and a Chronological Table of Remarkable Events

by Andrews, Lorrin

Honolulu, H. I.: Printed by Henry M. Whitney, 1865 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First edition thus, being a second and much expanded version of the author's earlier "A Vocabulary of Words in the Hawaiian Language", published at Lahaina, 1836. xvi, [17]-559pp. Text in double column. Newer three-quarter maroon leatherette, black leatherette sides, silver-lettered spine. Two repairs to last printed leaf. A fine and clean copy without the usual foxing, complete with the often lacking "Chronological Table." This copy of the... Read More

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History of Nevada. With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers

by Angel, Myron [Editor]

Oakland, Cal.: Thompson & West, 1881 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First edition. Thick quarto. 12 x 8½ inches. 680pp. plus 116 lithographic plates. Publishers half black morocco, blind and gilt-stamped black cloth sides, gilt-lettered spine. Slight wear to foot of spine. Title leaf a bit rough at fore-edge, but a fine, clean copy. Rare, especially in this condition (one of the nicest copies we've seen). "This classic work is the most used and quoted history of any ever issued on the... Read More

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A Voyage Round the World, In the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Now Lord Anson, Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty’s Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas. Compiled From Papers and Materials, by Richard Walter, M.A., Chaplain of his Majesty’s Ship the Centurion, in that Expedition. Illustrated with Forty-Two Copper Plates. The Ninth Edition.

by [ANSON, George]. Walter, Richard.

A masterpiece of descriptive travel With the uncalled for frontis map showing California as an Island Quarto. 11 x 8 ½ inches. Pp. [20], 417, [3]. Copper-engraved folding frontis map plus 42 copper-engraved plates, plans, charts, and maps. Newly bound in three-quarter brown leather with marbled paper boards, 5 raised bands with gilt lines and red leather spine label. A few plates trimmed close, 2-inch closed tears to the two large folding maps (plates XIII and XXVI). Some rubbing to the... Read More

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