Robert N. Richardson, 1929. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Single sheet, folded twice, 6.25 x 9.5 inches when folded, creating 4 leaves. Poem on leaf 2 and 2 poems on leaf 4. B/W photograph of forest by Lindley Eddy on front cover and B/W photograph of forest scene on 3rd leaf.....
Val Trefz Press, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. 88 pages. Drawings by James Hawkins. Commonplace book of humorous commentary on the City of Angels, arranged chronologically from 1769 to 1941. Rocq 4359. Inscribed by the author on front free endpaper: 'To the winnah! Robert Lennicott - an Angelino of parts -.....
Cawston Ostrich Farm. Edwin Cawston, 1904. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 30 pages. B/W illustrations. The ostrich farm, located in Arroyo Seco Valley on 9 acres, 3 miles from downtown Los Angeles, was opened in 1886 by Edwin Cawston and was America's first ostrich farm. It was a premier tourist destination.....
Calexico Chronicle, 1930. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. Born of Desert, 44 pages; Personal Recollections, 22 pages. Born of Desert originally published in the Calexico Chronicle in 1909. Personal Recollections was written in 1928 and revised in 1930. Each with photographically illustrated portrait of the author. First edition thus. Very.....
Plantin Press, 1970. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 14 pages. 5-5/8 by 8-1/8 inches. One of 250 copies. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in sewn, marbled wrappers (paperback).
LA Siesta Press, 1978. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 96 pages. B/W photographs and maps. The book provides a history of the conquest of Baja and then traces the activities of the Jesuits and later the Franciscans developing the missions of the region. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy.....
La Siesta Press, 1968. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 36 pages. B/W photographs. Instructions and tips for backcountry and offroad driving. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in illustrated wrappers (paperback).
La Siesta Press, 1967. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 96 pages. B/W photographs and maps. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in illustrated wrappers (paperback).
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. The Neuner Company, 1916. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 32 pages. Promotional brochure published at time of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition at San Diego. 'Los Angeles the Gateway to the 1916 Exposition.' - from title page. Numerous color photographs. First edition (first printing). Very good in.....
Title Guarantee and Trust Company, 1935. Trade Paperback. 8 pp. with map. First edition (first printing). Very good in wrappers (paperback). Some mild fading to covers.
n.p. [T. S. Palmer]. Printed by Byron S. Adams, 1952. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 25 pages. Also includes under 'References' Jawhawkers Reunions. First edition (first printing). Very good in wrappers (paperback). Tanning to covers. Contents near fine.
Death Valley 49ers, 1979. Trade Paperback. 22 pages. 20 B/W photographic illustrations. Keepsake No. 19. Tony Kroll, editor. Published for the 30th Annual Encampment of the Death valley 49ers. First edition (first printing). Very good in wrappers (paperback).
Security Trust & Savings Bank, 1928. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 80 pages. Many B/W illustrations. First edition (first printing). Very good copy in illustrated color wrappers (paperback).
Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs. printed by Grant Dahlstrom at The Castle Press, 1970. First Edition Thus. Print. Print, 12.3 x 8.5 inches, printed in black on white. This decree elevated the town of Los Angeles to the dignity of a city, the first in Alta California, and made it the.....
Loretta Berner, n.d. Trade Paperback. 9 pp. of mimeographed text prepared for an article in the Journal of the Historical Society of Long Beach (? in 1970). Accompanied by 2 reproduction photographs, 7.25 x 10 inches, of 1. an early Cerritos school class photo; 2. the first school building in.....
1964. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Unpaginated, 53 pages. Included in this short series of original articles are: the first Board of Supervisors and its Chairman, the historical dates connected with the formation of Orange County, and numerous interesting data on welfare, assessment, the first lease and the selection of the.....
Printed for the members of the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs. Printed by Richard Hoffman, 1976. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Unpaginated, 10 pages. First edition (first printing). Very good in blue wrappers (paperback). Fading to cover edges. Top cover edge with bend.
Wayne State University Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 212 pages. In this book Xanus related his experience as a surveyor in California, Baja and Mexico. First edition thus. Near fine copy in brown cloth covers with title on spine. In a very good, price-clipped, dust jacket with edge and corner.....
Book Club of California, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 138 pages. Designed by Ward Ritchie. Printed by Castle Press of Pasadena. Publication No. 177 of The Book Club of California. Limited to 500 copies. First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in decorated paper over boards and black cloth covers. No.....
Lasca Leaves, 1973. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Issue offered complete. History pp. 11-56. Illustrated in color. First edition (first printing). Very good in color illustrated wrappers (paperback).
Orange County Medical Association, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 125 pages. B/W illustrations. First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in black cloth covers with bright gilt lettering on front cover. No dust jacket as issued.
Grabhorn Press, 1960. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 12 pages. The story of La Panza, site of coastal range gold rush, now a ghost town in San Luis Obispo County, CA. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Front endpaper offset from wrappers and thus mildly soiled.....
George H. Fuller, 1914. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 12 pages. 6.4 x 3.75 inches. An introductory brochure for prospective member in I.O.O.F, Pomona Lodge, No. 246. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Name of prospective new member and curerent member in pencil on front cover.
Sierra Madre Press, 1930. Hardcover.