America Through Time, January 2019. Trade Paperback. American Prisoner of War Camps in Northern California describes the impact of the large number of prisoners of war on the population of Northern California, as well as the impact of the people of Northern California on those imprisoned there. Providing detail on.....
Richardson Springs, n.d., ca. 1930s. Ephemera. 2 lithographed labels: 1.8 x 4.25 inches, and 2.5 x 6.0 inches printed in multiple colors with view of hotel in inset. Richardson Springs outside Chico, California, was named for J. H. and Lee Richardson who developed a spa there in 1898. Near fine.....
Voyageur Press, 2001. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 160 pages. Color photographs by John and Susan Drew. 11 x 8.5 inches. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in color illustrated wrappers (paperback). No one knows ghosts towns--nor what ghost town lovers want to know about them--like Philip Varney. Tony.....
(Hawk Mountaintop Publishing), 2006. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 154 pages. 8-1/2 by 11 inches. Illustrated in black and white. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in illustrated wrappers (paperback).
Arcadia Publishing, 2006. First Edition. Trade Paperback. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). As Sacramento s neighborhoods grew eastward from Fifteenth Street to Thirty-first Street (later Alhambra Boulevard), the area evolved into a complex mix of housing and businesses known as Midtown. Sutter s Fort.....
Arcadia Publishing, 2003. First Edition. Trade Paperback. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Picturesque Shasta County, located at the northern end of California's Sacramento Valley, is known for its colorful history, abundant natural beauty, and unlimited recreational opportunities. First home to native tribes such as the.....
Arcadia Publishing, 2010. First Edition. Trade Paperback. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). In the 1880s, the Central Pacific Railroad labored through the rugged upper Sacramento River canyon to connect California with the far northwest. Where the canyon s steep walls open up to a......
Glass Beach Jewelry & Sea Glass Museum, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. 84 pages. Color photographic illustrations. Oblong format, 8.75 x 11.25 inches. Inscribed by the author on front free endpaper: Happy pickin' Capt. Cass'. Also signed by Chris Bryne, Museum Curator: 'CB', on rear page. First edition (first printing). Near.....
Arcadia Publishing, January 2014. Trade Paperback. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). In 1857, Fort Bragg was an Army post on the Mendocino Indian Reservation. Coastal California north of San Francisco had been home to the Pomo and Yuki people for thousands of years. In the early 1800s, that.....
Arcadia Publishing, September 2008. Trade Paperback. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Driving Highway 1 along the Mendocino coast is a scenic adventure that draws thousands of visitors every year. Following the coast from Gualala on the south to Needle Rock in the north can be a challenge and.....
Arcadia Publishing, 2003. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). Picturesque Shasta County, located at the northern end of California's Sacramento Valley, is known for its colorful history, abundant natural beauty, and unlimited recreational opportunities. First home to native tribes such as the Wintu and Yana, Shasta County was officially.....
Arcadia Publishing, February 2006. Trade Paperback. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Shasta grew rapidly to be the "Queen City of the Northern Mines" after news of a second California gold strike reached the ears of fevered and footloose forty-niners. Miners swarmed into what became Shasta County, stopping to.....
Arcadia Publishing, October 2004. Trade Paperback. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Pierson B. Reading settled on a large land grant in Shasta County in the 1840s, planting California s first cotton and northern California s first grapevines on his Rancho Buena Ventura, which included the current town of.....
Arcadia Publishing, October 2002. Trade Paperback. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). When national newspapers reported in 1938 that a large dam would be built in northern California, hundreds of job-seeking families streamed into Shasta County. Shasta Dam would be America's last large concrete dam and would take years.....
Arcadia Publishing, February 2009. Trade Paperback. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Mendocino County s name comes from the Native Americans who resided seasonally on the coast. The county is known as a scenic destination for its panoramic views of the sea, parks, wineries, and open space. Less well.....
Arcadia Publishing, January 2010. Trade Paperback. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).
St. Augustine College, 1872. Ephemera. Single sheet folded to 3 x 4.4 inches. Invitation to attend 'Cadet's Hop,' on Wednesday evening, December 18, 1872, in Eulexian Hall. St. Augustine College was founded in 1867 and incorporated in 1868. It offered academic and military instruction to 'Cadets.' The College formed the.....
1912. Ephemera. Billhead invoice from G. E. Lukens & Sons. George Lukens, born 1851, came to California in 1873. He practiced law and was the District Attorney of Alpine County; moved to Placerville in 1898, and, then, to Auburn where he opened the store and continued to practice law. Sons.....
n.d., ca. 1870s. Print. Sheet, 4 x 8 inches, Very good copy. Holograph receipt. Hole punched upper left.
1901-1930. Ephemera. Group of 29 letters addressed to C. J. Lutrell. One TLS by Lutrell. Lutrell was born in Fort Jones, Siskiyou County, California 1875. He was a garduate of University of Michigan law school. In 1902 he was elected district attorney of Siskiyou County and served in that position.....
Alameda Water Carnival. Printed by C. Leidecker & Co., 1902. Trade Paperback. 47 pages. Many B/W illustrations of Alameda buildings, homes, bridges, and school. Numerous business and political ads. Programme for each day of the Festival with Parade and firework display on Monday, September 15, Concession Day on Tuesday with.....
The California National Bank and the California Trust and Savings Bank, 1927. Trade Paperback. Unpaginated, 60 pp. Numerous photographic and drawn illustrations. Drawings by Goronwy Reesor. Etched by Alta Engraving Company. First edition (first printing). Very good in illustrated gold wrappers (paperback). Front cover mildly scuffed.
?Irene Jordan Nelson, 1970. Trade Paperback. 6 pp. 8.5 x 11 inches. First edition (first printing). Very good in green illustrated wrappers (paperback). Scarce.
William Morrow & Company, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. 253 pages. Tales of pioneering winegrowers in the Golden State, including Junipero Serra and Agoston Haraszthy. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
S. A. Hilton, 1912. Ephemera. Single typed sheet, 11 x 8.5 inches. Very good copy. (Mrs.) S. A. Hilton writes to Pastor of M. E. Church, Montague, Cal., requesting a referral to a relaible lawyer to asssist in collecting debt from W. R. Parshall & Son. Letter previously folded for.....