As it was: Stories from the history of southern Oregon and northern California
Jefferson Public Radio, January 1998. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback).
Northern California
Touring the Old Redwood Highway: Mendocino County
Hawk Mountaintop Pub, January 2001. Trade Paperback. A new copy.
Touring the Old Redwood Highway: Del Norte County
(Hawk Mountaintop Publishing), 2006. Trade Paperback. 154 pages. 8-1/2 by 11 inches. Illustrated in black and white. A new copy.
West of Eden: Communes and Utopia in Northern California
PM Press, April 2012. Trade Paperback. A new copy. In the shadow of the Vietnam War, a significant part of an entire generation refused their assigned roles in the American century. Some took their revolutionary politics to the streets, others decided simply to turn away, seeking to build another world.....
Yurok Language, Literature and Culture (Third edition)
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1974. Trade Paperback. 51 pages. 8-1/2 by 10-3/4 inches. 'This lexicon textbook is made from lessons at Trinidad, California from 1970 to 1974. This was only possible by the time gratefully given by our native language experts: Mr. Frank Douglas, Mrs. Eileen Figueroa, Mr. Milton.....
The Ponderosa Area
Ponderosa Art League, 1964. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 40 pages. B/W illustrations. Map on verso of front cover. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).
Asilomar: The First Fifty Years, 1913-1963
Asilomar Hotel and Conference Grounds, 1963. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Unnumbered, 15 pages. Sepia-toned photographic illustrations. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in illustrated creamwrappers (paperback).
Heritage Trees of the City of San Mateo (California)
City of San Mateo, 1969. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 48 pages. B/W photographs. Double-page 'Map of San Mateo showing parks and Heritage Trees.' First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in illustrated green wrappers (paperback).
'West!' 'The Best Song of the West Ever Written' (sheet music)
Mission Motor Car Company, n.d., ca. 1922. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. Single sheet, folded to create 4 pages, 9 x 12 inches when folded, printed recto and verso. Back page with illustrations of Chevrolet automobiles distributed by the publisher. A special San Jose edition of this popular song. Front.....
In the Gold Mines in '50, '51 and '52
El Dorado County Historical Society, 1966. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 39 pages. Publication No. 3. Limited to 600 copies. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).
Days of the Dons: On the Spanish and Mexican Ranchos of the San Francisco Peninsula and in the Santa Clara Valley
San Mateo County Title Co, 1949. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 58 pages. B/W illustrations. First edition (first printing). Very good in wrappers (paperback).
Cupertino Chronicle (Local History Studies, Volume 19)
California History Center, De Anza College, 1975. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 146 pages. B/W illustrations. 16 articles on local history. First edition (first printing). Very good in illustrated wrappers (paperback).
A Short History of Big Sur
d'Angelo Publishing Co., 1970. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 47 pages. Map on page 29. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).
Trinity County Poets' Chapbook
Quail Creek Press, January 1992. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback).
Map of Subdivision No. 1 Aragon, San Mateo, California. Meyer Bros., owners and builders, San Francisco and San Mateo
Meyer Bros. 1929. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Map, 10.9 x 17 inches, oblong format, printed in black on white. Map shows the planned housing development between Maple St. and El Camino Real, on Aragon Boulevard (houses numbered 17-32, north side; and houses 1-16, south side; on Seville Way (houses numbered.....
A General Plan for Saratoga: A Community Preserves Its Way of Life
County of Santa Clara, 1956. Trade Paperback. 16 pages. Includes maps and designs in color. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in color illustrated wrappers (paperback).
Navarro (engraving) (Mendocino, California)
The J. Dewing Co., 1888. First Edition. Print. Engraving, 5 x 7 inches, on sheet, 5.6 x 7.6 inches, in black on white. Engraving is mounted on sheet, 14.2 x 19 inches. From Picturesque California, edited by John Muir in two volumes. This is page 459 from volume two. First.....
San Jose Candy Factory (advertisement)
San Jose Candy Factory, n.d., ca. 1898-1899. Ephemera. Near fine, with residue of old adhesive backing to rear of image, light wear to edges. An exceptionally well-preserved piece of advertising.
...Growing With Palo Alto
n.d., ca. 1930. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 8 unnumbered pages. Issued on the occasion of the 'opening of your new telephone building at 529 Bryant Street.' Illustrated. 4.25 x 6.2 inches. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in color illustrated wrappers (paperback).
Resolution and Ordinance No. 37 (Mayfield, Santa Clara County, California, 1908) (2 items)
Mayfield Board of Trustees, 1908. Print. 2 separate sheets, 8.5 x 11 inches. 1. Resolution 'determining that the public interest and the public necessity demand the acquisition, construction and completion of certain public municipal improvements...Resolved that the sewerage system...be constructed for said town and that whatever private property may be.....
Indenture for lease of lands, Stockton, California, 1910
George E. Crane Co., 1910. Trade Paperback. Lease form, single sheet folded in half to create 4 leaves, 8.5 x 14 inches when folded. Very good copy. Lease arrangement between Mamie E. Miller, City of Stockton, and San Joaquin Lumber Copamy, a corporation, Stockton, California,...those certain lots...Lots One (1), Three.....
Siskiyou Co., California, with sketches and descriptions of historic historic points of interest / Historical map of Siskiyou Co., California
Siskiyou County Historical Society, 1948. First Edition. Ephemera. Brochure. 3-3/4 by 8-1/2 inches (folded); 21 by 17 unfolded. A history of Siskiyou County, descriptions of points of interest, and an artistic map of the county. OCLC locates two copies (866153721), both in Utah. First edition (first printing). Very good copy.....
State of California, County of El Dorado (affadavit for land title, 1871). Transfer of title from Edward Allen to James S. Frame, 1873 (on rear)
El Dorado County, 1873. Trade Paperback. Certificate, 6.5 x 8.1 inches, printed in black. First edition (first printing). Very good copy. On front of certificate Edward Allen 'has paid me upon Lot No. (6) ten (sic), Block (10) ten in Town of El Dorado,... Oct. 14th, 1871, Chas. F. Irwin.....
Village Daily, Vol. 1, No. 1, Sept. 1, 1933 and Vol. 1, No. (blank), September (blank), 1933 (2 issues)
Village Press, 1933. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 2 issues, single sheet folded to create 4 pages, 6 x 9 inches when folded. Printed in black on red. 'Published every day in the week with the exception of Sunday and Monday...' - from inside page. Vol. I, No. 1 signed by.....
Mission Santa Cruz (photograph)
F.R. Smith, n. d., ca. 1920. Photograph. B/W photograph, oblong format, 3.75 x 6.25 inches. Photo is done in pictorialist style. Frances R. Smith studied the architecture of the California Missions. Signed by the photographer with name on right edge of photograph. A near fine copy hinged in folder. Tan.....