American Experience: The Great San Francisco Earthquake
WGBH, 2005. 12Mo DVD. 56 minutes. DVD in keep case with original insert. Disc appears clean. Minimal wear to case. Not play tested, sold as-is.
CALIFORNIA
California history
San Francisco and Vicinity
M. Rieder, 1904. 8Vo Obl. Softcover. Stapled perfectbound softcover with dyed calfskin wrap; full-color paste-down on front cover. Text and photography is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Back hinge is secure; front hinge has pulled through staples. Textblock is square with lightly bumped corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge.....
Walt Disney Concert Hall: A Book of Postcards
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, 2012. 32mo Oblong Softcover. A complete collection of 30 unused postcards. All postcards are crisp and unmarked, still bound in book. Covers are vibrant with faint wear on corners. Firmly bound with an uncreased spine.
California Design 1910
California Design Publications, 1974. 1st Printing. Folio Softover. 148p. Contents are unmarked with b/w photos throughout. Tightly bound with securely attached hinges. Covers are glossy with gently bumped corners and minor edge wear. Spine is unbroken.
The Barbary Coast: An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld
Pocket Books, 1947. Complete & Unabridged. 2nd printing, thus, Paperback. 12mo. Spine slightly bowed and sunned. Binding secure. Wraps are moderately worn- perma-gloss of rear is mostly removed and beginning to peel on front. Shadow of penned numbers on rear cover. 310p. Toned pages unmarked. Red text block faded to.....
An Illustrated History of Kern County
A Kern County Historical Society Publication, 1976. Ambriz, Don. 12mo Oblong Softcover. 83p. Contents are unmarked with b/w comic strip illustrations throughout. Beige wraps have a sunned patch on front edge where price sticker once was and gently bumped corners. Tightly bound with an uncreased spine. Bookstore stamp present on.....
The Irvine Ranch: A Time For People, A 50-year Overview of the Development of the Irvine Ranch
Orange County Report, 1994. 8Vo Softcover. 98pp. Text is unmarked on clean, white pages. Bound in glossy turquoise covers with crisply pointed corners. Tightly bound, front hinge is beginning to split but is fully attached. Spine remains uncreased.
The African-American Experience in the Civilian Conservation Corps
University Press of Florida, 1999. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 114pp. Text is unmarked with on white pages. Binding is tight and square, hinges are secure. Red cloth boards are clean and pointed. Jacket is glossy and unclipped with minimal wear. Foxing present on top of text-block.
Doniphan's Expedition and the Conquest of New Mexico and California
1907. 8Vo Hardcover. 670pp. Tan boards, hand-written book title on spine. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact, some separation with mesh exposure. Textblock is square with deckled and chipped foredge. Includes attached fold-out maps. Considerable shelf/timewear, boardwear, board edge and corner abrasions, split and fraying at.....
The Twenty-One Missions of California
Berkley, 1901. Fourth Edition. Oblong hardcover. 8vo. Hardbound in green paper over boards. Book remains in fair-/poor+ condition. Ex-library copy with stamps on ending pages and a few plates. Backstrip is missing, leaving binding partially attached. Foxing across upper edge. Faint moisture staining marks upper corner and first few pages.....
Where I Was From
Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. 1st Edition. 8vo Hardcover. 226p. Stated first edition. Bright pages are unmarked. Binding is tight with hinges fully attached. White paper boards are pointed with minor foxing on surfaces and text-block. Jacket is glossy and protected in mylar with minimal wear.
Southwest Blue Book
1971. 12Mo Hardcover. 644pp. Green boards, golden lettering. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate+ overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, board edge and cornerwear, spotting; foxing on inner boards, endpapers and textblock edges, light page patina throughout, remainder mark on texblock foot.....
The Life and Adventured of George Nidever (1802-1883)
McNally & Loftin, Publishers, 1984. 8vo Softcover. 128p. Small notation on front endpaper, but contents are otherwise unmarked on warm pages. Orange wraps have a sunned spine and a few damp stains on surfaces. Binding is canted but intact with hinges secured. Spine is creased down center.
Mendocino
Mendocino Book Partnership, 1986. 1st Signed. 8Vo Obl. Hardcover. First edition, signed by Artist and Author. NEW, factory-sealed.
California's Lost Fortress: The Royal Presidio of Monterey
Angel Press, 1976. 8vo Softcover. 103p. Contents are unmarked with b/w photos and illustrations. Wraps are rubbed along the extremities with lightly bumped corners, foxing on text-block, and wear to spine ends. Binding is tight, hinges are securely attached. Spine is uncreased with a few small chips.
Frontier Settlement in Mexican California
Yale University Press, 1969. 8vo Hardcover. 457p. An ex-library copy with the typical stamps and markings present. Binding is tight with securely attached hinges. Text is unmarked. Tan cloth boards are pointed with foxing along text-block. Jacket intact and unclipped with flaps glued down to endpapers. Damp stain on bottom.....
THE H. M. M. B. A. IN CALIFORNIA
Pasadena: G. Wharton James, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Book is in good condition with some minor wear to the cover near the edges, the inner front hinge is weakened and there is an inscription from the previous owner on the first page.
In and Out of the Old Missions of California; An Historical and Pictorial Account of the Franciscan Missions
Little Brown and Co., 1905. 8Vo Hardcover. 392pp. Green embossed boards, golden lettering on spine and front board, gilt textblock head, inner tissue guard intact. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, board edge and corner bumps.....
Red Zone
Avon, 2004. 1st Printing. 12mo Softcover. 374p. Text is clean and unmarked with some black and white photos. Red wraps are bright and glossy with light shelf wear. Back cover has a small price sticker. Spine is mildly creased. Hinges are secure with tight binding.
A History of California Newspapers 1849-1858
The Talisman Press, 1962. 'Reprinted From the Supplement to the Sacramento Union of December 25, 1858'. Hardcover. 8vo. 398pp. Bound in burnt orange cloth with yellow title plate on the spine; boards are clean with pointed corners and only light wear to bottom edges. Binding remains squared and hinges are.....
History of Colusa and Glenn Counties California with Biographical Sketches
Historic Record Company, 1918. Facsimile Reprint. 4to Hardcover. 1074p. Facsimile Reprint. Interior is unmarked on bright pages. Boards are pointed and clean with gilt lettering on spine. Binding is firm and squared with hinges fully attached. No jacket. Due to size and weight, shipping price is subject to change.
The Maru Cult of the Pomo Indians: A California Ghost Dance Survival; Southwest Museum Papers Number Twenty-Three
Southwest Museum / Southland Press, 1972. 4To Hardcover. 134pp. Red boards, golden lettering, black graphics. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Slightest if any overall shelf/timewear, faint page patina.
The City of the Plain: Sacramento in the Nineteenth Century
The Sacramento Pioneer Foundation, 1969. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. 229ppg. Text is clean and unmarked on lovely deckle edged pages. Mustard yellow cloth cover boards are clean and square with pointed corners. Gilt lettering on the spine and drawing on the front is vibrant and intact. The head edge of the.....
North Fork Country
Westernlore Press, 1981. 2nd Ptg Signed. 4To Hardcover. 160pp. Maroon boards, gilt golden lettering on spine and front board. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Signed and inscribed by author on halftitle page. Moderate overall book shelf/timewear, boardwear, edgeblush, considerable.....
South Fork Country
Westernlore Press, 1980. 4th Ptg Signed. 4To Hardcover. 123pp. Maroon boards, gilt golden lettering on spine and front board. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Signed by author on halftitle page. Minimal overall book shelf/timewear, boardwear, faint edgeblush, some jacketwear.....