New York: The Macmillan Company, 1939. 1st Edition. [10], 191, [3] pp. Decorations by Giacomo Patri. 8vo. Red cloth binding. Pictorial eps. Topstain. Yellow dust jacket. Jackson tells the story of 4 early California Gold-Rush highwaymen: Black Bart, Tom Bell, Rattlesnake Dick & Dick Fellows. More
San Francisco, California: Privately Printed [by Taylor & Taylor], 1948. 1st Edition. xiv, 80, [5] pp. Decorations by Dan Adair. 8vo. Paper covers, wood motif, printed paper title label to spine. More
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1935. 1st edition. SIGNED by the Author on the ffep. xvi, [2], 589, [1] pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Red cloth binding. Dust jacket. More
San Francisco: (1928). 1st edition thus. 193, [2] pp. Index at rear. Illustrated, primarily b&w, though with a few inserted sheets of color adverts. Landscape format: 9-1/4" x 12-1/4". Reddish brown cloth spine over light brown paper covers printed in red. A wonderful catalogue displaying a plethora of children's toys..... More
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(n. p.): 1844. Single sheet, mounted. Verso with 4 line stanza of verse, dated May 1844. Lithographed image of Raleigh's house at top of recto, hand-inked title under right side of image. 11" x 8-1/2". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
San Francisco: 1929. 1st Printing. Menu color printed on a rectangular piece of tin, 'recto gold' plated. Verso with engraved title [as above] in 6 lines. 7-13/16" x 3-15/16". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
(n.p.). c. 1960s (?). 1st Printing. Loose leaf. Illustrated upper wrappers. Die-cut like a cowboys head. Card stock loose leaf, printed recto and verso, cut outs for nose and eyes (to wear as a mask). Now housed in a mylar sleeve. More
(San Francisco). c. 1914-1915. 1st Printing. Loose leaf. Illustration of a map of San Francisco. 18-1/2" x 9-2/8". Paper leaf, printed in black ink. This ad starts of by stating "Below we print a map which shows at a glance how easy it would be for the Anti-Saloon League and..... More
(divers locales): 1947 - 1991. The core of the collection dates 1953 - 1980. This phenomenal collection consists of 894 letters, postcards, and greeting cards, 27 loose clippings, three church pamphlets, and two black and white school portrait photos. The letters are primarily to and from Martha Lee Newman Westgate..... More
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop. 1968. 1st Printing. Printed by Grant Dahlstrom, The Castle Press, Pasadena. 500 cc. 85, [1] pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. More
Los Angeles: Published for the Archivo Historica de Baja California Sur Pablo L. Martinez, La Paz by Dawson's Book Shop. 1978. 1st Printing. Printed by Grant Dahlstrom, The Castle Press, Pasadena. 600 cc. 78, [2] pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Green cloth binding printed in red; gilt stamped title lettering to spine..... More
Alamo, CA: Robert Pease & Company, Inc., [1983]. 1st Edition. 11, [1 (blank)] pp. Profusely illustrated, with both color & b/w photographic images. Landscape format: 9-1/4" x 12-1/4". Maroon cloth binding with gilt stamping. Purple decorative eps. No dust jacket. Founded in 1858, the city commissioned this publication to celebrate..... More
Glorieta, New Mexico: The Rio Grande Press, Inc., 1967. 1st edtion thus. x, 276, [4] pp. Index last 4 pages. 8vo. Blue cloth binding. Map eps. A reissue of a work first published in 1927. More
New York: E. B. Treat & Co., 654 Broadway, 1870. 1st edition. 623, [3 (blank)] pp. Numerous Illustrations, from Original Designs by A. L. Rawson. Thick 8vo. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamping. Bevelled boards. More
San Francisco: A. M. Robertson, 1901. 1st printing (Cowan II, p. 165; Rocq 9116). 363, 1 (blank)] pp. Contents: Argument in von Schroeder vs. Spreckels -- Argument in contest of Parker's will -- Argument In re Shortridge -- Argument in the railroad tax cases -- Speech at Santa Cruz --..... More
Sacramento: Divers state printers, 1878 - 1891. 1st printing(s). 42; 48; 72; 80; 96 pp. Frontis wood engraving of the school in the first, fourth & fifth catalogues. 8vo. ~ 9" x 5-3/4". Original printed paper wrappers, divers colors, sewn. "San Jose State University is the oldest public institution of..... More
(n. p.): 1887. Signed [in the Plate] by Moran. Overall size: 15-1/8" x 10-13/16". Etching: 11-5/8" x 8-1/16". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Moran "was an American painter and printmaker of the Hudson River School in New York whose work often featured the Rocky Mountains. Moran and his..... More
Honolulu, H. I. Daily Bulletin Steam Print, 1887. 1st Edition (Forbes 3909). 204 pp. 12mo, Original publisher's pale green printed paper wrappers. Per Forbes, "... of considerable interest for a number of reminiscences, which were read during a meeting at Punahou." More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1972. 1st Edition. xviii, 316 pp (including index). Illustrated. 8vo. Black cloth spine over grey cloth boards. Map eps. Dust jacket. More
New York: Scribner's, 1911. Early reprint, 1st published in 1910. xiv, 219 pp. Illustrated with drawings by the author. Royal 8vo. Original green publisher's cloth with gilt lettering/cover design including color pictorial onlay to front board. TEG. Grey & white pictorial eps. More
London: S. W. Partridge & Co., Ltc. 8 & 9 Paternoster Row, (n. d.). Ca 1915. Cf. Monaghan 1902n. 320, 32 pp. 32 page publisher catalogue at rear. Color frontispiece. 8 inserted b/w plates. Crown 8vo. Original publisher's pictorial cloth. More
Culver City, California: Murray & Gee, Inc., 1948. 1st Edition. 272 pp. Linen cloth binding with black stamped lettering. Dust jacket. More
New York: Bonanza Books, (1965). 1st printing of this edition. 191, [1] pp. Many b/w intratextual illustrations and photographic images. 10-3/4" x 8-1/2". Yellow cloth binding, orange illustrated dust jacket. More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., (1936). 79, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated from original wood engravings by Randolph Wardell Johnston. 8vo. Hardback. Maroon topstain. Buff paper dust jacket, printed in dark brown. "A new narrative of the days of '49" [dj blurb]. More
Glendale: Interurbans, 1980. 2nd Printing. 120 pp. Profusely illustrated, primarily from photographs (some color). Oblong 8vo. Orange cloth binding stamped with gilt. Photographic eps. Orange dust jacket. More
