Eldorado: Or, Adventures in the Path of Empire
G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1859. Hard cover. Eighteenth edition. Covers heavily worn and soiled with chipping and splitting on spine; front board partially detached. Tanned and foxed throughout. As is. More
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Benicia Agricultural Works Receipt
Benicia Agricultural Works, 1886. Soft Cover. Binder 5. Sale receipt dated June 16, 1886. Left half of paper is stained and soiled. Top right corner is chipped. More
California Sketches New and Old
M.E. Church, 1903. Hardcover. (association copy) From the library of Anna McMullin Hays. Ms. Hays was the daughter-in-law of John Hays, the first mayor of Oakland CA, and a legendary Texas Ranger in the 1840s. Her father was John McMullin, another well-known Texas Ranger and best friend of Hays. Signed..... More
West Coast Duchamp
Grassfield Press, 1991. Soft cover. Editor's ink inscription and signature on title page. Cover is rubbed. Bottom corner of front cover is lightly bumped. Binding is tight. Pages are lightly yellowed in the margins, but text and images are bright and unmarked. More
Death Valley
The MacMillan Company, 1930. Hard cover. Beautiful early photographs throughout. Spine slightly shaken but all pages well attached. Clean throughout. More
The Right Eye of the Commander: A New Legend of Spanish California
Wilder & Ellen Bentley, 1937. Hans. Hardcover. Limited to 350cc. Signed by illustrator Hans, and printers Wilder and Ellen Bentley. More
The San Francisco East Bay Scene: Garage Bands From the 60's Then and Now (Second Edition)
Teens N' Twenties, 2007. Soft cover. Second edition. Cover is lightly worn along edges. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked. More
Bullfrog Bank and Trust Co. Check
Bullfrog Bank and Trust Co., 1900. Soft Cover. Binder 6. Blank check. Undated circa 1900; last digit of year left blank to fill in. Paper is clean and uncreased. More
Bullion and Exchange Bank Check
Bullion and Exchange Bank, 1885. Soft Cover. Binder 6. Check dated August 24, 1885. One-inch X-shaped closed tear near middle of paper. More
C. H. Meyer & Brothers Receipt
C. H. Meyer & Brothers, 1904. Soft Cover. Binder 5. Sale receipt dated October 19, 1904. Paper is lightly soiled and has a half-cm closed tear near middle. More
Certificate of Analysis
C. S. Eldridge & Co., 1913. Soft Cover. Binder 6. Assay report dated August 7, 1913. Paper is lightly tanned but clean. More
History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra
H.S. Crocker & Co., 1907. Hardcover. Ninth edition. Covers shelfworn. More
California Steam Navigation Company Receipt
California Steam Navigation Company, 1866. Soft Cover. Binder 5. Payment receipt dated November 16, 1866. Two sheets glued together at left edge. Glue is discolored. Half-cm closed tear through both sheets near middle of left edge. Paper is lightly tanned. More
Aurifodina of Adventures in the Gold Region, a fantastical '49er novel
The Book Club of California, 1974. Hardcover. Publication No. 146. More
Trailing the Forty-Niners Through Death Valley
San Francisco: Taylor & Taylor, 1939. Softcover. Good condition. Staplebound. Some dirt on cover. Wear on cover, fading, a few chips along top edge. Tiny hole in back of book extending halfway through. More
Carleton E. Watkins Photographs 1861-1874
Fraenkel Gallery, 1989. Hard cover. Dust jacket is protected by plastic Brodart. Jacket is lightly soiled. Some foxing on boards not covering text. Inscription from previous owner on board blanks. Otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. More
The Architecture and the Gardens of the San Diego Exposition
Paul Elder and company, 1916. Hardcover. Mild shelfwear. Ink marks on edge of covers. More
The Wonderful City of Carrie van Wie: Paintings of San Francisco at the Turn of the Century
The Grabhorn Press, 1963. Hard cover. One of 525 copies printed. Lovely covers and cloth spine. Clean and bright throughout inside. More
Cataract & Wide West Gravel Mining Company Share Certificate No. 896
Cataract & Wide West Gravel Mining Company, 1870. Soft Cover. Binder 5. Blank share certificate. Undated circa 1870; last digit of year left blank to fill in. Paper is tanned and is roughly cut at top edge. Two half-inch aesthetic tears on left edge. Bottom left corner is creased. Clean..... More
Chance Silver Mining Company Share Certificate No. 302
Chance Silver Mining Company, 1870. Soft Cover. Binder 5. Blank share certificate circa 1870; last digit of year left blank to fill in. Edges are heavily tanned. Small ink stain at bottom right. Otherwise clean and unmarked. More
Gold Fleet for California: Forty-Niners from Australia and New Zealand
Ure Smith, 1963. Hardcover. First edition. With foldout endpapers. More
Some Strange Corners of Our Country
The Century Co., 1911. Hardcover. Some shelfwear. More
Chollar Gold and Silver Mining Company Share Certificate No. 1074
Chollar Gold and Silver Mining Company, 1905. Soft Cover. Binder 5`. Share certificate of 100 shares for George B. Rool, dated May 17, 1905. Text is faded but legible. Clean and unmarked. More
High Sierra Climbing
SuperTopo, 2013. 2nd ed. Soft cover. Second edition. Cover is in excellent condition, with no visible flaws apart from minor shelving wear. Binding is tight. Inside of cover boards are smudged, but all other pages are clean and unmarked. More
Paul Frenzeny's Chinatown Sketches
The Book Club of California, 2012. Hard cover. Small, light stains on front cover, not covering text. Book is in otherwise fine condition. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked. More