San Francisco; Port of Gold.
illus. 518pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Garden City, 1947. More
illus. 518pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Garden City, 1947. More
New York: Morgan Shepard, 1906. Map. xiii, (9), 231pp. 8vo, original 1/2 red cloth with pictorial boards, edges of corners lightly worn, otherwise very good. New York: Morgan Shepard, 1906. First Edition "The diary was kept by Alfred T. Jackson, a pioneer California miner, from May 18, 1850 to June 17, 1852." Graff 571. Cowan, p. 104. Howes C-111. More
New York: Twelve, 2011. Illustrated sparsely in black and white. xv, 318 pages. 8vo, red and grey boards, d.w. (lightly edgeworn). New York: Twelve, (2011). Very good(+) in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Boston: John P. Jewett, 1854. Climate...Towns...Agriculture, Commerce, Mines, Mining &c. With a Journal of the Voyage from New York, via Nicaragua, to San Francisco, and Back via Panama. xi, 356pp. 12mo, original brown cloth, spine ends and edges of corners worn, cloth lightly soiled, corners bumped. Boston: John P. Jewett, 1854. First Edition. This copy lacks the folding map. Contains two chapters on San Francisco and two chapters on gold mines and miners. Howes C-127. Graff 580. Cowan p. 104..... More
8vo, cloth, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. vg. Portrait of life in Los Angeles. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1977. Illus. 509pp. 8vo, pr. wrs., some bottom margins lightly dampstained. Berkeley: University of California Press, (1977). From the library of Wendell Garrett with his ownership signature and his underlining in ink to some pages. More
London: Smith, Elder, 1857. Folding map of author's route. xii, 346pp. + 16pp. of publisher's ads. Small 8vo, original orange cloth, head of spine lightly worn, cloth lightly soiled, corners bumped, several pages creased on right side of text, several pages creased in right margins, light foxing to publisher's ads. London: Smith, Elder, 1857. First Edition From the library of Thomas W. Streeter with his bookplate. "Chandless crossed the plains as a wagon driver in the summer of 1855, departing..... More
New York: Verso, 2000. Photographic illustrations. Square 8vo, 1/2 maroon cloth, d.w. New York: Verso, (2000). Fine. Architectural study of Los Angeles and nearby communities. More
Layton: Gibbs Smith, 2016. Well-illustrated throughout with color photographs by Chavkin. 224 pages. Oblong 4to, pale green printed boards, d.w. Layton Utah: Gibbs Smith, (2016). Reprint. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Scarce. More
New York: Norton, 1964. Illustrated, including 16 color plates. 366 pages, tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1964). More
New York: Stewart Tabori & Chang, 2001. Illustrated profusely in color. 312 pages. Tall 4to, brown blind stamped cloth (some edge wear and bumped corners), dust wrapper (also some edge wear and bumping to corners). New York: Stewart Tabori & Chang, (2001). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Washington: Institute Francais de Washington, 1940. Map. 22pp. 8vo, pr. wrs., small dampstain to front and back wrapper and the center bottom margins of pages throughout. (Washington: Institute Francais de Washington, 1940). First Separate Edition Reprinted form the Bulletin de L'Institut Francais de Washington, Numero Douze. Decembre 1939. More
And California Unveiled; a Translation by Desire Fricot of Treny's La Californie Devoilee. illus. 2 vols. in one. 56pp. 4to, pr. wrs. San Francisco: California Hist. Soc., 1944. vg Presentation copy by Chinard. More
Los Angeles: Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, 1984. Illus. 8vo, pr. wrs. Los Angeles: Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, (1984). Very good. More
1991. Map. Lithograph. 22" x 27.5". Includes two swatches of cloth used in the project (yellow and blue). In very good condition with original folds. Souvenir flyer, 1991. Map to accompany Christo and Jean-Claude's monumental 1991 installation 'The Umbrellas Japan and USA' wherein thousands of large umbrellas were widely dispersed in Ibaraki and California for a period of three weeks. Map shows the location of the installations and how to get there. One side shows the Californian location (in yellow)..... More
San Francisco: City Lights, 1989. Illustrated. Unpaginated, thin 8vo, pictorial wrappers. San Francisco: City Lights Books, (1989). A very good(+) copy. More
tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. Berkeley: Univ. of Calif. Press, 1959. More
San Francisco: California Historical Society, 1969. Frontis. 446pp. 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. San Francisco: California Historical Society, 1969. Very good. More
illus., folding map. 8vo, cloth. N.Y., 1947. More
illus. 8vo, cloth. New York, (1947). More
illus. 8vo, cloth. New York, (1957). More
New York: Warner Books, 2004. Illustrated in black and white. vii, 598 pages. Thick 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Warner Books, (2004). Fine in a fine dust wrapper. Presentation copy. More
Kansas City: Bryant & Douglas Book and Stationery, 1907. 8 maps. a few folding. Illus. xiv, 670pp. 8vo, original pictorial tan cloth, spine and back cover lightly soiled, edges of corners worn and bumped, ex-lib without markings on the spine. Kansas City: Bryant & Douglas Book and Stationery, 1907. Text includes a reprint of the work by Col. John T. Hughes on Doniphan's Expedition that was first published in 1848. Howes C-686. Graff 851. Cowan p. 139. More
numerous illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y., (1959). More
Oakland: Biobooks, 1952. Color plates, folding map. 4to, maroon cloth, bottom of spine and edge of corners rubbed, back corner bumped, small area of light soiling to top of back cover. Oakland: Biobooks, 1952. One of 600 copies. Author was a Lt. Colonel in the Mormon Battalion. He writes of his service during the Mexican War. More
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