[Monterey, Ca. Hotel Del Monte, ca. 1880]. 16pp., plus map printed on rear wrapper. Original printed yellow wrappers. Wrappers stained, with the same stains affecting each leaf of text. Bookplate on verso of front wrapper, ink stamp of sale agent at top of first page of text. Good. In a......
San Francisco: H.S. Crocker & Co., [nd, ca. 1890]. Chromolithographic map, 26 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches. Old folds. Worn along the edges. Long clean split along one fold, but with no loss. A few other shorter closed tears along the edges, but with no loss. A few early pencil.....
[Sacramento]: B.B. Redding, [ 1855]. 8pp. Dbd. Light tanning. Very good. An intriguing document, submitting a proposal entitled, "An Act to Create Three States Out of the Territory of California." The states are to be named California, Colorado, and Shasta. The state of California is to occupy the territory between.....
Washington. 1852. 50pp. Dbd. Titlepage bit soiled, else very good. An important collection of government documents (Senate Ex. Doc. No. 50) regarding the institution of a steamship mail route to the West Coast.
Washington. July 31, 1848. 14pp. Folio. Stitched as issued. A few minor edge tears. Near fine. In a large red cloth folder, gilt leather label. Slip bill for the 1st Session of the 30th Congress, concerning land claims in the newly acquired territories of California and New Mexico. At the.....
[Sacramento. 1895]. 198,[3]pp., plus folding map. Quarto. Original pictorial wrappers, cloth spine. Narrow strip measuring 1 1/2" by 4 1/2" at bottom right of front wrapper wanting. Some chipping and soiling to wrappers. Title leaf and three leaves at rear laid in. Few closed tears to map. Internally quite nice.....
Berlin: J. Hesse, [ca. 1851]. Handcolored lithographic print, 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches. Minute browning and edge wear in margins. Color bright and clean. Very good. Archival matting, and protected with mylar sheet. Variant issue, without priority, of this delightful early view of Sacramento, showing the city inland from.....
[San Francisco: San Carlos Park Syndicate, 1907]. 49pp., mostly photographs (including a double-page aerial view), plus a folding panoramic photograph and a large folding map (loosely laid in). Quarto. Original printed wrappers, string-tied. Wrappers a bit soiled, and with some light edgewear. Early ownership signature on front free endpaper. Quite.....
Los Angeles. 1892. 96 [of 98, which likely include advertisements]pp., plus plates. Lacks the final leaf. Double-page frontispiece map. Original pictorial wrappers. Wrappers lightly worn; faint ink stamp on front wrapper. Internally very clean. Very good. In a half morocco and cloth folding case, spine gilt. Covers all aspects of.....
San Diego. 1881. Folding map, 23 1/2 x 34 3/4 inches, folded to 8 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches. Minor separations at crossfolds, a couple short fold separations, ink stamp on front. Else very good. A rare blueprint map showing the harbor of San Diego, along with a scaled map.....
Brooklyn, N.Y. The Albertype Co., 1901. Titlepage plus nineteen "Albertype" photographic prints (one folding). Oblong 16mo. Original pebbled cloth, stitched. Boards a bit rubbed and shelfworn. Very clean internally. Very good. A nice photographic tour of California's capital city at the turn of the century. Included is a panorama of.....
San Francisco. 1859. [4],432pp. Original calf backed cloth. Calf scuffed and rubbed, a couple signatures starting slightly. Contemporary presentation inscription, light scattered foxing. Good. One of only two state registers published, the other in 1857. Prints the state constitution and political statistics, and describes the resources, industries, and individual counties.....
Tulare, Ca. Tulare Board of Trade, [ca. 1888]. [4]pp., on a single folded sheet. Three horizontal folds. A few small, closed tears in the edges. Very good. An early and rare promotional for Tulare County, California, located just south of Fresno. The county was then - and is still now.....
Berkeley. 1887. 33pp. Original printed pink wrappers. Wrappers lightly soiled and worn, early ownership signature on front wrapper. Faint vertical fold. Final two leaves chipped in lower outer corner, not affecting text. Very good. An early carto-bibliography. The maps are listed chronologically by region. Issued as a supplement to the.....
San Francisco. 1893. 47pp. Illustrated with halftones. Oblong 12mo. Original printed stiff-paper wrappers, string-tied. Some offsetting on the rear wrapper. Near fine. Early promotional guide to Los Angeles and surrounding areas. Includes photographs of the Hollenbeck and other prominent buildings of the day, also photos of the missions, Catalina Island.....
San Francisco: The Colt Press, 1940. x,55,[1]pp. Illus. with woodcut vignettes. Oblong quarto. Original cloth backed printed boards. Some slight edge rubbing. Neat bookplate. Else very good. Genuine California gold rush songs, with music. Some of the song titles include, "California Bank Robbers," "A Ripping Trip," "Crossing the Plains," "The.....
Sacramento: H.S. Crocker & Co., 1869. [6],275,[2]pp., including index and in-text advertisements. Original half pigskin and printed paper boards, spine gilt. Boards quite rubbed, scuffed, and soiled. Rear blank endpaper lacking. Final text leaf (index leaf) torn in upper outer corner, not affecting text. Several instances of early ink or.....
Sacramento. 1886. 622pp. Original cloth. Gilt title on front cover. Moderate edgewear. Head and toe of spine frayed. Good. The extensive initial report by the State Engineer reviewing historical and innovative irrigation systems for potential use in California. Cowan lists the second part of this report (issued later), but not.....
Fresno, Ca. William Harvey, [ 1890]. Tinted map, 32 1/4 x 23 1/4 inches. Text on verso. Minor edge wear. Some small neat splits at cross-folds, five-inch closed separation along one fold, with no loss. Very good. An elaborate and handsome map and promotional for agricultural land in Fresno, California.....
Madrid. March 27, 1651. [2]pp. Folio. Minimal edge toning, else fine. An important letter from the King of Spain, Philip IV, regarding Indian revolts on the California border in the mid-17th century. The King is also asking the Viceroy's opinion as to whether it would be advisable to place the.....
Oroville, Ca. The Weekly Mercury, 1882. [2],6,[4]pp., advertisements on wrappers. Tall octavo. Original printed salmon-colored wrappers. Small stain in lower edge of front wrapper, small chip in lower foredge of same. Else fine. A rare, early promotional for Butte County, emphasizing its potential as a fruit growing region. The text.....
Akron, Ohio: The B.F. Goodrich Company, 1916. 112pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Tape repairs to spine, edges, and last few leaves. Text tanned. Good. A scarce travel guide for the tourist making his or her way around southern California in the early years of motoring. Includes several detailed maps of popular.....
[ 1883]. Oil on canvas, 18 x 26 inches, on original wooden stretcher, with letters in lower margin, after the lithographed view of the same title published by Bosqui. Very good. "Edward Bosqui was born in 1833 in Montreal, of French descent. When he was about seventeen years old he.....
Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1890. 898pp., plus thirty-five photographic plates. Thick quarto. Original pictorial pigskin, stamped in gilt and blind, spine gilt, a.e.g. Some minor scuffing and wear to the binding. Very clean internally. Very good overall. A massive history of southern California, encompassing San Diego, San Bernardino, Los.....
[Sacramento]: B.B. Redding, [ 1855]. 98pp. Later green cloth. Slightly bowed, small dampstain along foredge affecting all leaves. Overall, still very good. Marlette's report includes primarily an account of the Northern Boundary Survey, extending as far north as Pilot Knob. He also offers strong criticism on the quality of California.....
