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The End of the Cattle Trail.
by HILL, J. L.
- Condition
- Used - Western illustrated bookplate; slightest of use to cloth.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Published
- no date [ca. 1920].
- Binding
- Publisher's (?) gilt-lettered cloth.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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SGD 68.54
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Long Beach, Cal.:: Geo. W. Moyle Publishing Co.,, no date [ca. 1920].. First edition.. publisher's (?) gilt-lettered cloth.. Western illustrated bookplate; slightest of use to cloth.. 8vo,. Illustrated from photographs.. Adams 1035; Cowan, p. 280. Item Price
SGD 68.54
All About California and the Inducements to Settle There. For Gratuitous Circulation.
by [HITTELL, J. S. (attributed to)]
- Condition
- Used - Old ink stamps of the California Immigrant Union (the publisher) and the Gen. John Bidwell collection; several small chips to wr
- Edition
- Early edition; the same year as the first, with the addition of
- Published
- 1870.
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- Original printed wrappers.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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SGD 1,028.18
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San Francisco:: Published by he California Immigrant Union,, 1870.. Early edition; the same year as the first, with the addition of the 16-pp. "Lands of the Central Pacific Railroad.". original printed wrappers.. Old ink stamps of the California Immigrant Union (the publisher) and the Gen. John Bidwell collection; several small chips to wrappers; a lovely copy. . 8vo,.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 1,028.18
The Gas and Petroleum Yielding Formations of the Central Valley of California.
by WATTS, W. L.
- Condition
- Used - Dust-soiling and a a few tiny chips to the wrappers.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Published
- 1894.
- Binding
- Original blue-green printed wrappesr.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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SGD 82.25
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Sacramento:: A. J. Johnston Supt. State Printing,, 1894.. First edition.. original blue-green printed wrappesr.. Dust-soiling and a a few tiny chips to the wrappers. . 8vo,. Illustrated from photographs and folding maps.. Errata slip tipped in. California State Mining Bureau, Bulletin No. 3. Item Price
SGD 82.25
[Letter of C. P. Huntington] To Hon. Philetus Sawyer, Chairman of the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
by HUNTINGTON, C. P.
- Condition
- Used - Light dust-soiling to wrappers; otherwise fine.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Published
- May, 1874.
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- Pale green unprinted wrappers.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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SGD 137.09
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New York,, May, 1874.. First edition.. pale green unprinted wrappers.. Light dust-soiling to wrappers; otherwise fine.. 8vo,. Old ms. titling to front wrapper. Item Price
SGD 137.09
An Historical Review of the East May Exchange.
by MASTERS, R. S.; SMITH, R.C. and WINTER, W.E.
- Condition
- Used - Slight use to edges of wrapeprs.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Published
- 1927.
- Binding
- Original wrappers with printed paper label.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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SGD 20.56
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[San Francisco]:: The Pacific Telephone and Telegragh Company,, 1927.. First edition.. original wrappers with printed paper label.. Slight use to edges of wrapeprs.. 8vo,. Illustrated from photographs; folding map.. Item Price
SGD 20.56
Asiatic Trade and American Occupation of the Pacific Coast.
by CLELAND, Robert G.
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- Used - Slightest of dust-soiling; near fine.
- Edition
- First separate edition.
- Published
- 1916.
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- Original printed wrappers.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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SGD 20.56
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Washington:: American Historical Association,, 1916.. First separate edition.. original printed wrappers.. Slightest of dust-soiling; near fine.. 8vo,. Reprinted from the Annual Report of the American Historical Association for 1914, Vol. I. Item Price
SGD 20.56
Methods of Mine Timbering.
by STORMS, W. H.
- Condition
- Used - A few tiny chips to wrappers, rear wrapper about 1/2 detached; light sunning.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Published
- 1894.
- Binding
- Original printed wrappers.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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SGD 61.69
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Sacramento:: A. J. Johnston, Supt. State Printing, , 1894.. First edition.. original printed wrappers.. A few tiny chips to wrappers, rear wrapper about 1/2 detached; light sunning.. 8vo,. Illustrated from drawings throughout.. California State Mining Bureau, Bulletin No. 2. Item Price
SGD 61.69
The Profits of Orange Culture in Southern California.
by FISH, A. C.
- Condition
- Used - Light use and stains to wrappers; but very nice.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Published
- 1890.
- Binding
- Lacking the original wrappers.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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SGD 61.69
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Los Angeles:: A. C. Fish,, 1890.. First edition.. lacking the original wrappers.. Light use and stains to wrappers; but very nice.. 12mo,. Illustrated from engravings.. Item Price
SGD 61.69
Register of the Alumni of the Leland Stanford Junior University from 1892 to 1899.
by LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
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- Used - Old ink signature on wrapper; one tiny ink annotation; light dust-soiling to wrappers.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Published
- May, 1899.
- Binding
- Original gray printed wrappers.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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SGD 61.69
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Stanford:: Published by the Alumni Association,, May, 1899.. First edition.. original gray printed wrappers.. Old ink signature on wrapper; one tiny ink annotation; light dust-soiling to wrappers.. Large 8vo,. Item Price
SGD 61.69
Report of the Surveyor General of California from November 1st, 1865 to November 1st, 1867.
by [HOUGHTON, J. F.] SURVEYOR GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA.
- Condition
- Used - Some light creasing; wrappers a little edgeworn and very dust-soiled.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Published
- 1867.
- Binding
- Original printed wrappers.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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SGD 102.82
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Sacramento:: D. W. Gelwicks, State Printer,, 1867.. First edition.. original printed wrappers.. Some light creasing; wrappers a little edgeworn and very dust-soiled.. 8vo,. Item Price
SGD 102.82
Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on California Literature and Its Spirit.
by JAMES, George Wharton.
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- Used - Small chips at the extremities of the spine, which is sunned.
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- [1909].
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- Original printed wrappers.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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SGD 27.42
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Los Angeles:: Arroyo Guild Press,, [1909].. original printed wrappers.. Small chips at the extremities of the spine, which is sunned.. 8vo,. Advance Announcement of Two Important Works on California Literature and Its Makers. Item Price
SGD 27.42
Fifty-Seventy Annual Report of the Mechanics' Institute for the Year Ending February 29, 1912.
by MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.
- Condition
- Used - Near fine.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Published
- 1912.
- Binding
- Original printed wrappers.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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SGD 13.71
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San Francisco:: Mechanic's Institute,, 1912.. First edition.. original printed wrappers.. Near fine.. 8vo,. Item Price
SGD 13.71
The Monarch Philanthropist.
by [STANFORD, Leland; STETSON, Charlotte Perkins]
- Condition
- Used - Wrappers a little soiled.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Published
- 1892.
- Binding
- Self-wrappers.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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SGD 20.56
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San Francisco:: Cubery & Company,, 1892.. First edition.. self-wrappers.. Wrappers a little soiled.. 8vo,. Cowan II, p. 435; Wright III 3791. A fictional attack on Leland Stanford. Includes "The Old-Time Wail" by Charlotte Perkins Stetson. Item Price
SGD 20.56
The Control of the Pacific. Reprinted from The Forum.
by TAYLOR, Commander H. C.
- Condition
- Used - Light stain to the front wrapper; otherwise fine.
- Edition
- First separate edition.
- Published
- June, 1887.
- Binding
- Original printed wrappers.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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SGD 47.98
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[New York:: The Forum Pub. Co.,, June, 1887.. First separate edition.. original printed wrappers.. Light stain to the front wrapper; otherwise fine.. 8vo,. Item Price
SGD 47.98
San Diego: The Birthplace of California [cover title].
by SAN DIEGO.
- Condition
- Used - Tiny old initials at rear; small chips and light use to wrappers.
- Published
- no date [ca. 1916?].
- Binding
- Original brown wrappers printed in gold.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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SGD 13.71
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N.p.,, no date [ca. 1916?].. original brown wrappers printed in gold.. Tiny old initials at rear; small chips and light use to wrappers. . Tall 8vo,. Illustrated throughout from photographs.. Tipped inside the front wrapper is a Program for Housewives' Day at the Panama California International Exposition, San Diego, October 25, 1916. Item Price
SGD 13.71
Tightening a Noose to Acquire a Title: A True Story Involving the San Bernandino County Court House Property.
by RICE, L. J.
- Condition
- Used - Fine.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Published
- 1938.
- Binding
- Original stiff printed wrappers.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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SGD 61.69
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Los Angeles:: Security Title and Guarantee Company,, 1938.. First edition.. original stiff printed wrappers.. Fine.. 8vo,. Illustrated from a map and photographs.. Item Price
SGD 61.69
The Financial Question.
by CALIFORNIA BANKERS' ASSOCIATION. RIDEOUT, N. D., President.
- Condition
- Used - Wrappers a little tanned.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Published
- no date [1880s?]
- Binding
- Original printed wrappers.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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SGD 61.69
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No place:: California Bankers' Association,, no date [1880s?]. First edition.. original printed wrappers.. Wrappers a little tanned.. 8vo,. The first few paragraphs are headlined: "The Currency Question is the Vital Issue in the Coming Presidential Election; Why Bankers Should be Heard on This Issue; Bankers are Absolutely Unbiased." Item Price
SGD 61.69
Picking Pockets Electrically: An Authentic Expose of All Telephone Rackets.
by SALMON, Ted.
- Condition
- Used - Old ink notes at head of front wrapper; light foxing to front wrapper.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Published
- 1937.
- Binding
- Original printed wrappers.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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SGD 68.54
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Los Angeles:: Champion Publishing Company,, 1937.. First edition.. original printed wrappers.. Old ink notes at head of front wrapper; light foxing to front wrapper. . 12mo,. Tipped in at front and rear are advertisments for this publication and tear-out mailers. Item Price
SGD 68.54
An Address Delivered at the Fifth Anniversary of the Orphan Asylum Society of San Francisco, at Musical Hall, Tuesday Evening, Feb. 5th, 1856..
by BILLINGS, Frederick.
- Condition
- Used - Tiny institutional stamp, "card catalogued" at the base of the spine; light vertical filing crease; otherwise very nic
- Edition
- First edition.
- Published
- 1856.
- Binding
- Original printed wrappers, disbound.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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SGD 205.64
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San Francisco:: Whitton, Towne & Co.,, 1856.. First edition.. original printed wrappers, disbound.. Tiny institutional stamp, "card catalogued" at the base of the spine; light vertical filing crease; otherwise very nice.. 8vo,. Greenwood 651. Item Price
SGD 205.64
Constitution of the Mechanics' Institute of San Francisco, California.
by MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.
- Condition
- Used - Spine split along about half its length; light dust-soiling; blank rear wrapper chipped.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Published
- 1908.
- Binding
- Original printed wrappers.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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SGD 61.69
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San Francisco:: Press of Walter N. Brunt Co.,, 1908.. First edition.. original printed wrappers.. Spine split along about half its length; light dust-soiling; blank rear wrapper chipped.. 8vo,. Item Price
SGD 61.69