Printed by Jos. Winterburn Co., San Francisco, 1984. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Poster, 8.25 x 12 inches, printed in black on tan. The A.P.A. is the American Protective Association, an anti-Catholic organization. Below poster title: 'The Monitor (the SF Bay Area Catholic publication) of yesterday asks me to set myself.....
Sutro Baths. Printed by Louis Roesch Co., n.d., ca. 1895. First Edition. Poster. Poster, 6 x 8.8 inches, printed in black on tan. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy. Tanning to poster edges.
Printed by Jos. Winterburn Co., San Francisco, 1894. First Edition. Poster. Single sheet, 7.75 x 7.75 inches, printed in large black lettering on purple. Sutro was elected Mayor on a progressive platform that emphasized his opposition the the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1894 and served from 1895-1897. He was the.....
The Emporium. Printed by Rieder-Cardinell Co., 1906. Photograph. Single sheet, 6 x 38 inches, folded accordian style, with 18 B/W photomechanical reproductions of the aftermath of the SF earthquake and fire with the ruins of the Emporium and the Emporium new store at Van Ness and Post Sts. in operation.....
Government Printing Office, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. xii, 171 pages with 55 plates, most with 2 images/plate. Plate 55 is a folding panoramic plate, 'Destruction by Fire, San Francisco.' Folding rule-framed map, 10.25 x 13.35 inches, in red and black, 'Map of San Francisco Showing Burned District.' With rule-framed folding.....
Harr Wagner Publishing Company, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. 177 pages. Inscribed by the author on front free endpaper: 'To Robert H. Davis / from his old friend, / Thomas Nunan.' First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a good dust jacket. Bookplate of former owner on front pastedown.....
dated, 18--, ca. 1880s. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Sheet, 11 x 17 inches, title 'Deed / Adolph Sutro to' with name and date to be completed, 'Recorded at the Request of,' date and time to be completed, 'in Liber ___ of Deeds, page ___.' In the 1880s Sutro owned nearly.....
Adolph Sutro, 1880s. Trade Paperback. Sheet, 10.75 x 15 inches, printed in black on white with lined border decorated with floral display in upper corners inside border. Indenture is for a land sale between Adolph Sutro and unnamed party for land purchase in San Francisco, in 1880s, with blanks to.....
1916. Trade Paperback. Typed letter signed on letterhead of San Francisco Examiner, dated Sept. 15, 1916, addressed to Mr. Theo. Kytka, thanking him 'for notes on the enclosed pictures , which I am returning to you.' Coleman was the City Editor of the San Francisco 'Examiner.'.
1926. Ephemera. Chester H. Rowell (1867-1948) was an early California progressive movement leader who co-founded the Lincoln-Roosevelt League in 1907 (and was chair 1907-1911), a coalition of progressive Republican activists. The League was instrumental in the election of Hiram johnson as governor in 1912. He was a member of the.....
Gottlob, Marx and Co. Printed by Whitaker & Ray Co., 1900. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 24 unnumbered pages. Program: Oliver Goldsmith, a comedy by Augustus Thomas, starring Stuart Robson, directed by Daniel V. Arthur. The next attraction will be Frank Daniel's Comic Opera Company presenting 'The Ameer.' Portrait of Frank.....
Deparetment of Natural Resources, Division of Mines, State of California, 1965. Trade Paperback. 392 pages. B/W illustration with one folding geologic map. Later printing. Near fine copy.
Planet/Drum Foundation, n.d., ca. 1976. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 5 sheets printed on both sides in blue on white. Illustrations. Planet/Drum Foundation was founded by Peter Berg (1937-2011) in San Francisco in 1973. It is a grass-roots organization emphasizing ecological based sustainability practices, community self-sufficiency and regional self-reliance. First edition.....
San Francisco Maritime Museum, 1966. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Unpaginated, 28 pages. B/W illustrations. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).
Seabury Press, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. 167 pages. Illustrated in black-and-white from drawings by Joseph Papin. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a dust jacket with wear to the spine ends.
Penguin Press, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. 319 pages. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. "The unforgettable story of the birth of modern America and the western writers who gave voice to its emerging identity" "The Bohemians" begins in 1860s San Francisco. The Gold Rush.....
Chutes Theater, 1898. Ephemera. Single sheet folded to create 4 pages, 6 x 8.75 inches when folded. Printed in black. 'Performances every afternoon and evening,' with program details on inside pages. Rear page blank with decorated border available for 'adds wanted.' The wild animal 'collection was imported from Europe by.....
James Ladd Delkin, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. 63 pages, illustrated with line drawings in two colors, followed by black-and-white photographs. First edition (first printing). Very good in photographically illustrated wrappers (paperback). Covers mildly soiled and with rear cover chips at edges.
San Francisco City and County, 1859. Ephemera. Document, 8.5 x 14 inches. Assessment to Jonathan Edwards for building on SWest corner of Battery and Merchant Street. Received payment June 10, 1859, for 1856-7 assessment of $49.39. Very good copy. Document is filled out by hand and signed by the City.....
Clyde Dalton, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. 158 pages. B/W illustrations. Map has been removed. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in red covers with faded lettering. No dust jacket as issued. Map at rear has been removed.
Thomas Bros. 1928. First Edition. Map. Map 28 x 33 inches with East Bat cities on one side and Alameda County on other. Business ads surround the Alameda County map. Printed in blue on white. First edition (first printing). Very good copy. Map has been trifolded folded horizontally and then.....
The Bohemian Club. Printed by Arion Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 90 pp. First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in illustrated red paper over board covers with title on spine. No dust jacket.
The Bohemian Club. Printed at Arion Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 69 pp. First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in illustrated gray paper over boards with title on front cover and spine. No dust jacket.
The Bohemian Club. Printed by Arion Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 81 pp. First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in gray paper over boards with title in red on front cover and spine. No dust jacket.
The Bohemian Club. Printed by Arion Press, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 60 pages. Limited to 2750 copies. Printed by Andrew Hoyem at Arion Press. First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in red paper over board covers with title on spine. Small tear along spine edge. No dust jacket.