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Three Years in California
William Blackwood and Sons, 1857. Hardcover. Rebound in 3/4 leather, with fragments of the original spine glued on. Textblock is in excellent shape. More
California State Mining Bureau, Bulletin No 1: Catalogue of California Fossils (Parts II, III, IV and V)
California State Mining Bureau, 1894. Softcover. dr1. Shelfworn and tanned with age. Name stamped on front cover. More
A Voyage to Japan, Kamtschatka, Siberia, Tartary, and Various Parts of Coast of China, in H.M.S. Barracouta (10)
10: Smith, Elder and Co., 1859. Hardcvoer. All plates and charts present. Covers shelfworn. First signature very loose, but still present. More
My Life as an Indian
Dover, 1997. Softcover. More
Your Figure
Jack La Lanne, 1953. Soft cover. Bin B. Vintage exercise instruction pamphlet for women by Oakland-based "health consultant," Jack La Lanne. Top edge of front cover and outer edge of back cover each have a small chip. Covers and pages are tanned, but text is bright and legible. Water..... More
California '46 to '88
the Bancroft Co., 1888. Hardcover. Covers worn, with faded spine. Ex-libris with standard markings. Front hinge starting. More
People & Places: A Memoir
Stonegarden Press, 1992. Soft cover. Inscribed by author! :D The front cover has a light coffee stain near the hinge and spine, but not affecting legibility. Binding is tight. The inside front cover is slightly foxed, otherwise all other pages are clean and unmarked. More
Jewel City: Art from San Francisco's Panama-Pacific International Exposition
University of California Press, 2015. Hard cover. Jacket spine is sunned, but legibility is not affected. Jacket edges are slightly worn. Bottom front jacket edge is torn at spine. Spine is cracked and shaken, but secure. Cover edges are worn.Top edge of cover page is rubbed. Inside is unmarked. More
The Journals of James Cook, 4 vol.
Hakluyt Society, 1969. Hardcover. Four volumes, published between 1967 and 1969. Includes The Voyage of the Endeavour 1768-1771, The Voyage of the Resolution and Adventure, 1772-1775, and The Voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780, parts 1 and 2. Includes a folio with reproductions of Cook's maps and charts. Heavy..... More
The Central Pacific Railroad Co.: Its Relations to the Government; It Has Performed Every Obligation.
1888. Hardcover. Oral Argument of Creed Haymond, Its General Solicitor, Made Beforethe Select Committee of the U.S. Senate, coonsisting of Senator Frye, Chairman, and Senators Dawes, Hiscock, Davis, Morgan, Butler and Hearst. March 17th and 26th and April 7th, 1888. Covers worn and stained. Blank pages from both ends have..... More
Gnosticism and the Early Christian World: In Honor of James M. Robinson (Forum Fascicles)
U.S.A. Polebridge Pr Westar Inst, 1990. Soft Cover. Ex-libris bookplate inside front cover. Small private stamp on half title page. No other markings. Clean, tight copy. More
A Store to Remember
Falcon Books, 2007. Hard cover. Jacket edges are slightly worn. Upper inside edges of jacket flaps are rubbed and stained, but legibility is not impacted. Spine is tight. Text block and inside edges are tanned, but readability is not affected. Inside is unmarked. More
Letter to Mother
James Wilson, 1902. Soft cover. Letter from James Wilson to his mother dated February 12, 1902. Paper is lightly tanned and creased. More
Jay DeFeo: Selected Works, 1952-1989
Goldie Paley Gallery, 1996. Softcover. Published on the occasion of the exhibition at Goldie Paley Gallery, Moore College of Art and Design, 6 September-20 October, 1996, and the University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, California, 9 March-25 May, 1997. Binding is tight. Light dents on back cover. Inside..... More
Greasepaint Matadors: The Unsung Heroes of Rodeo
Alpine, 1993. Hardcover. First edition. DJ spine lightly sunned. More
San Francisco, 1806-1906 in Contemporary Paintings, Drawings, and Watercolors
The Book Club of California, 1975. Hardcover. Limited to 500cc. Includes extra ephemera from the book club. More
San Francisco, 1806-1906: In Contemporary Paintings, Drawings and Watercolors
The Book Club of California, 1975. Hard cover. Limited edition. This is copy 150 out of 500 that were printed. Cloth, 32 cm., 22 pp + 53 numbered color and black and white plates. Three small stains on front cover, not covering any text. Binding is secure. Endpapers..... More
Le Guide Franco Californien du Centenaire Notre Centenaire
Pisani Printing & Publishing Co., 1949. Hard cover. In French. Excellent, clean condition inside, unmarked other than previous owner's name on inside front cover. Light foxing on outside edges of pages and on spine, not visible inside. Corners lightly rubbed. One small blemish on front cover. More
Memorial Motions in Court Upon the Death of Charles Stetson Wheeler
John Henry Nash, 1924. Hard cover. Cover is lightly worn along edges. Binding is tight. Light stains and foxing in the margins of some pages, not covering text. Text is bright, clean, and unmarked. More
The Boston Newton Company Venture: From Massachusetts to California in 1849
Nebraska, 1969. Hardcover. A couple closed tears on dust jacket. More
Case Classics: Best in the Long Haul
James F. Parker Trust, 1995. Hard Cover. Corners of back board are lightly bumped. Spine corners are rubbed, but binding is tight. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
At Berkeley in the Sixties: The Education of an Activist, 1961-1965
Indiana University Press, 2004. Soft cover. Excellent condition. No visible flaws apart from light handling wear on cover. Pages are clean and unmarked. More
A Naturalist's Guide to the Santa Barbara Region
Heyday, 2013. Soft cover. The top corner edge of the front cover is creased and slightly folded with the front and back being creased and shelf worn. Spine spine is creased and slightly cocked, but binding is secure. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
Life and Adventures of Frank Grouard
University of Oklahoma, 1958. Hardcover. More