California history
the Big Sur Historical Society, 1982. Second Printing. Paperback. 8vo. 155pp. A stamp is present on the title page though text remains unmarked. Binding is square and hinges uncreased. Covers are lightly edge rubbed and spine is slightly sunned. Cover price is marked out in ink.
Little, Brown, 2006. Authorized Edition. 4To Hardcover. 109pp. White pages are unmarked and glossy with b/w photos throughout. Bound in grey cloth with photo paste-down on front of board and crisply pointed corners. Binding is tight and square, hinges are secure. Faint remnants of erased price on front endpage.
Signature Press, 2010. 4To Hardcover. 496pp. Text is unmarked on white pages with photos throughout. Bound in navy blue cloth with white lettering and crisply pointed corners. Binding is tight and square. Jacket is glossy mylar and remains unclipped with minimal shelf wear.
Kern County Historical Society Publication, 1976. 1st. 8Vo Oblong Softcover. 83pp. Text is unmarked on white pages with b/w comics throughout. Tan covers have crisply pointed corners and a sunned patch on front from where a sticker once was. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are fully attached. Spine remains.....
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.
Stanford University Press, 1930. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 155pp. Text unmarked on warm pages with some b/w photos. Bound in illustrated orange boards with lightly bumped corners and moderately rubbed edges. Binding is tight, hinges are secure. A 1" inch tear present near hinge on title page.
John Howell, 1929. 4To Hardcover. 422 pages. Olive cloth boards with gilt golden lettering on front board and spine. There is some spottage and general wear to the boards, some chips at top of spine. Text is clean on natural pages with glossy photo inserts throughout. Textblock is square. Considerable.....
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.
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.....
Pediment, 1998. 1st. 12Mo Oblong Hardcover. 128pp. Pages unmarked with b/w photos. White boards are glossy with pointed corners and minor shelf wear. Binding tight and square, hinges are secure. Previous owner's name written on front endpage, address written on rear.
Privately printed, 2006. 1st. 4To Hardcover. 113pp. Text is unmarked on white pages with b/w photos throughout. Illustrated boards are glossy and pointed with minimal wear. Binding is tight and square.
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.....
Bantam Books, 1973. 1st Printing. 12Mo Softcover. 338pp. Text unmarked on bright pages. Wraps are pointed with moderately scratched and scuffed surfaces. Binding is tight and square, spine is unbroken. Faint foxing on inside of covers and endpages.
Harper's Magazine Press, 1970. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo, Hardbound in brown cloth with black cloth spine titled in red. Binding square and secure. Boards lightly rubbed around edge. 268p. Text unmarked. Sticker residue remains on front fly. Deckled text block. Dust jacket included in very good condition, unclipped, with patina.....