Blank Checks
1860. Soft cover. Three blank checks glued together at left edge. Undated circa 1860; last digit of year left blank to fill in. Back of last check and edges of all 3 checks are tanned. Two one-cm closed tears at left edge. More
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The Camera Story of the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
George Rice & Sons, 1906. Softcover. "Los Angeles, 500 miles distant, experienced naught but a slight tremor, appreciable only in the taller buildings." Wraps worn and mildly soiled. More
The Picture Story of the San Francisco Earthquake, Wednesday, April 18 1906
George Rice & Sons, 1906. Softcover. 30 photos of the aftermath taken by C.C Pierce & Co. Covers worn, but still solid. More
San Francisco and Vicinity
M. Rieder, 1904. Softcover. Covers worn and detached, though present with old tape repair. Edges chipped. As-Is, More
The San Francisco Disaster Photographed: Fifty Glimpses of Havoc By Earthquake and Fire
C.S. Hammond & Co., 1906. Softcover. Paper wraps worn and in two pieces. Interior pages edgeworn. 35 pages of photos of the disaster. A page of text inside the front cover trying to give some context to the earthquake and its aftermath. More
San Francisco, A City of Ruins: Dark Hours in the Queen City of the Pacific
T.P.S. Publishing, 1906. Softcover. Published in Alameda soon after the event. Mild edgewear. More
Scenes of the San Francisco Fire and Earthquake, April 19, 1906, Series No. 2
Phoenix Photo Company, 1906. Softcover. 16 photos of the aftermath of the Great Quake of 1906, published less than a month after the disaster. Booklet 2 of 4. The publisher in the back promises to have the third part out by May 19. String ties. Edges are worn and have..... More
Scenes of the San Francisco Fire and Earthquake, April 19, 1906, Series No. Four
Phoenix Photo Company, 1906. Softcover. 34 photos of the aftermath of the Great Quake of 1906, published less than a month after the disaster. Booklet 4 of 4. The publisher in the back promises to have a hardcover book of event out by June 20th. String ties. Edges are worn..... More
William C. Ralston (Booklet Published On the Occasion of His Death)
The Alta California, 1875. Soft cover. Booklet produced on the occasion of Ralston's death. Gilt stamped cover. Includes obituary, biographical notes, testimonials on Ralston's life, etc. Heavy wear on spine, making signatures visible, but all pages present and well attached. More
A. L. Bancroft & Company Receipt
A. L. Bancroft & Company, 1873. Soft cover. Sale receipt dated May 14, 1873. Paper is tanned but clean. More
A. L. Bancroft & Company Receipt
A. L. Bancroft & Company, 1873. Soft cover. Sale receipt dated April 30, 1873. Paper is tanned but clean. More
Artful Deeds in the Life of the Felon, Grovenor Layton: A Tale of the California Gold Rush
Book Club of California, 1998. Hard cover. Box and cover are in great condition. Binding is tight. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
Why A Rich Yankee Did Not Settle in California
Cubery and Company, 1900. Hard cover. Includes signed letter from the publisher to Professor Willis Jepson from UC Berkeley. Corners and spine bumped. Clean inside. More
Agustin V. Zamorano, Architect
Los Angeles: The Zamorano Club, 1988. Soft cover. Cover corners are lightly worn. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked. More
Utah Historical Quarterly
Salt Lake: Utah State Historical Society, 1934. Hardcover. Cloth, 22cm., pagination not consecutive. Includes volumes one through six ot the Utah Historical Quarterly first published from 1928 to 1933. Very good condition. Much material on Indians. More
Closing the Gate: Race, Politics, and the Chinese Exclusion Act
The University of North Carolina Press, 1998. Softcover. Good shape. Binding is tight and pages are clean and unmarked. More
Records of A California Family: Journals and Letters of Lewis C. Gunn and Elizabeth Le Breton Gunn
Anna Lee Marston, 1928. hardcover. Inscribed by the editor. More
Problems Women Solved, Being the Story of the Woman’s Board of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition; What Vision, Enthusiasm, Work and Co-operation Accomplished
The Woman's Board, 1915. Hard cover. Jacket is worn, torn, and chipped, but held intact by mylar cover. Bottom corner of front cover is frayed. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked. More
The Old Missions of California / San Gabriel Mission and the Mission Play
Historic America Publishers, n.d. Softcover. Some edgewear. More
Receipt for the Sale of One Blank Mare
Antonio Avina, 1861. Soft cover. Sale receipt dated April 22, 1861 drawn up on a scrap of paper. Ink is very faded. More
Gas and Glamour: Roadside Architecture in Los Angeles
Kehrer, 2020. Hard cover. Spine is shaken, but secure. Front cover has multiple creases. Back cover is worn. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
On the Campus
University of California, Berkeley, 1923. Soft cover. 1923 guide to the buildings of the University of California, Berkeley, published by the Associated Students Store. No publication date listed, but the guidebook makes reference to the North and South Halls being built "50 years ago," and includes a panoramic shot of..... More
Bank of America Check No. 16808
Bank of America, 1935. Soft cover. Check dated August 29, 1935. Edges are tanned but paper is clean. More
California Gold Rush Merchant: The jornal of Stephen Chapin Davis
The Huntington Library, 1956. hardcover. More
A Global History of Gold Rushes
University of California Press, 2018. Softcover. Cover has light small stains on front and back, but text and images are clear and bright. Binding is tight. Inside is clean and unmarked. More