San Diego; A Chronological & Documentary History, 1535-1976
Dobbs Ferry: Oceana Publications, 1978. 8vo, brown cloth. Dobbs Ferry: Oceana Publications, 1978. Very good(+). More
Dobbs Ferry: Oceana Publications, 1978. 8vo, brown cloth. Dobbs Ferry: Oceana Publications, 1978. Very good(+). More
Dobbs Ferry: Oceana Publications, 1974. 8vo, brown cloth. Dobbs Ferry: Oceana Publications, 1974. Near Fine. More
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1980. Profusely illustrated with black & white photographs. 297 pages. Oblong 4to, black pebbled cloth with gilt lettering and inlaid photograph, clear plastic d.w., pictorial endpapers. Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1980. Second edition. Top margins slightly wavy, still a near fine copy in very good dust wrapper. Signed by both the photographer & author. More
Pasadena: James, 1913. Introduction by Ambrose Bierce. 8vo, mottled boards; spine worn. Pasadena: George Wharton James, 1913. First Edition. The fictionalized life story of Josephine Clifford of Bret Harte's Overland Monthly. More
illus. 31pp. thin 4to, cloth-backed boards. Los Angeles, (1926). Light dampstain in margin; spine ends a bit worn. Study of California desert vegetation. More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1993. Illus. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (1993). Fine. More
Washington: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey, 1891. Map. Lithograph. 40" x 24". Very detailed map of the western coast of the United states from San Buenaventura (showing San Nicolaus Island) up through San Francisco to Trinidad Head, California and the Klamath River. The western portion of Nevada is visible, showing Aurora and Mt. Grant in the south, and the Black Rock Desert in the north, about as far north as a half a degree above the 41st parallel. Cities, towns..... More
New York: St. Martin's, 1986. Illustrated in black and white. 343 pages. 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1986). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. The true story of Vicki Morgan and Alfred Bloomingdale and the affair that shook the highest levels of government and society. More
London: Samuel Tinsley, 1877. 396pp. + ads. 8vo, decorative original burgundy cloth. London: Samuel Tinsley, 1877. First Edition. Very Good (+). Travels to Utah, Nevada, and California. More
London: Samuel Tinsley, 1877. x, 396pp. + 8pp. of publisher's ads. 8vo, original blue cloth, cloth lightly soiled, spine ends and edges of corners rubbed, corners bumped. London: Samuel Tinsley, 1877. Second Edition. Travels to Utah, Nevada, and California. More
Philadelphia: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr., 1872. Map. Steel engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 21" x 15". Beautifully detailed double page map of California divided into early county borders, showing major towns and cities, routes, railroads and waterways. Includes two insets of San Francisco-one the bay and its vicinity and the other a city plan. Chips to margins near centerfold, otherwise in good condition. Plate 55 in margin. Samuel Augustus Mitchell Sr. (1792-1868) was one of the leaders in..... More
Philadelphia: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr., 1873. Map. Steel engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 21 1/4" x 14 1/2 inches. Beautifully detailed double page map of California divided into early county borders, showing major towns and cities, routes, railroads and waterways. Includes two insets of San Francisco-one the bay and its vicinity and the other a city plan. Chips to margins, otherwise in good condition. Plate 52 in margin. Samuel Augustus Mitchell Sr. (1792-1868) was one of the leaders..... More
Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 2004. x, 303 pages. 8vo, gray cloth with black lettering at spine, d.w. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (2004). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
8vo, cloth, d.w. Englewood Cliffs, NJ, (1969). More
color and b/w illus. 4to, bds. N.Y., (1967). More
profusely illus. 4to, cloth. New York, (1946). More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. Illus. 411pp. 8vo, 1/2 maroon cloth, d.w., last page of index and following blank page creased. Berkeley: University of California Press, (2000). Inscribed by the author, granddaughter of William Mulholland. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. Illus. 411pp. 8vo, 1/2 maroon cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, cloth spine dampstained. Berkeley: University of California Press, (2000). More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1971. Foreword by Ronald Reagan. Illus. 4to, original two-toned cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled. Garden City: Doubleday, 1971. More
San Francisco: Bedford Arts, 1990. Seven foot accordion fold panorama of San Francisco in 1878, and on the reverse, in 1990. Thin folio, photographic boards. (San Francisco: Bedford Arts, 1990). First Edition. Near fine. More
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Garden City, 1966. More
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: David McKay, (1963). vg. More
NASA, 1982. Map. Infrared Color photograph. Sheet size 23.25 x 25.5 inches. In very good condition. Landsat 4 was the first satellite in the Landsat program to incorporate the TM (Thematic Mapper) sensor. Scene-ID: E-40168-18143; WRS path 44, WRS row 34. Processed by the IBM Palo Alto Scientific Center. Imaged on December 31, 1982. Covers the city of San Francisco and all of the bay area south and east of the city. Surrounding areas to the south include Daly City..... More
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1945. 559pp. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. and cloth lightly soiled, d.w. chipped, corners of cloth bumped. Stanford: Stanford University Press, (1945). More
Pasadena: California Lure, 1946. 8vo, boards, chipped d.w. Pasadena: California Lure, 1946. Very good in very good(-) dust wrapper. More
I received an out of print book from your store in perfect condition and you took the time and energy to wrap it carefully for protection. I am related to the writer of the book and was so pleased to receive a copy in perfect condition... Because you made the effort to get this book to me in great condition, I wanted to make the effort to thank you!
Dear Folks, It's good to see you on the World's Book Map. To Mr. Cohen and the member of his family I owe a great thank you for all the lessons "how to hold back straight". To all the members of the stuff -- a great thank you for help and assistance in all periods of a busy days and weekends. And to the good young Argosy, a great thank you for being there back in the 1970's & 1980!