Search Results: Californiana from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

San Francisco, CA: Francisco Publishing Company. Good. 1924. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The trade sized paperback book has self covers and yapping to the bottom edges. The spine of the book has cracking and tearing to the spine end, and the top three inches had been torn off and repaired. The text pages are clean and bright. The book discusses the California State Library, written by the person who was in on the project from the beginning. "Starting with a traveling library, the system gradually expanded from its base in Sacramento; for a number of years, Laura Steffens headed a section known as the Extension Department. " Steffens was the founding librarian of the Stat Library's Sutro Branch from 1916-1923. .

Oakland, CA: Oakland Public Library. Very Good+. 1961. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Booklet. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some beginning bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. This is a simplified history of the city of Oakland, CA by the current (in 1961) City Librarian - Peter Thomas Conmy. .

Benecia, CA: Benecia Chamber of Commerce. Very Good. 1973. 2nd Printing. Stapled wraps. This is a trade sized booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good condiiton and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers are generally clean and bright, but there is some beginning bumping to the spine ends and corners. There is one small spot of discoloration where a sticker was removed. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a fold out with the set up for the historical set up of Benicia at the center of the book. "The City of Benicia was founded on May 19, 1847, by Dr. Robert Semple, Thomas O. Larkin, and Comandante General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, on land donated to them by General Vallejo in December 1846. It was named for the General's wife, Francisca Benicia Carillo de Vallejo, a member of the Carrillo family of California, a prominent Californio dynasty. The General intended that the city be named "Francisca" after his wife,… Read More

Murphys, CA: Old Timers Museum. Near Fine. 1968. Limited Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This book is limited to 150 numbered copies - this being number 63. The book is in Near Fine condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book is clean and bright. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping. The text pages are clean and bright, but with a bit of beginning toning. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. "Richard Coke Wood (1905-1979) , California historian, author, teacher, was born in Oklahoma and was raised in Owens Valley, California. He attended the University of Hawaii, College of the Pacific (B. A. 1932, M. A. 1934) , and the University of Southern California (Ph. D. , 1950). A high school teacher in the 1930's, he developed a lasting interest in Mother Lode history while recovering from tuberculosis at the Bret Harte Sanitarium in Murphys (1938-1941). During his career he held many… Read More

New York, NY: Crown. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2012. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 030772056X . Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The book covers are clean and bright. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has a small nick to the top front cover which has left a small spot of discoloration. .

Stockton, CA: Rockwell D. Hunt. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1965. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author in ink on the front endpaper. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The dust jacket has edge wear, rubbing, and nicking, including several small edge nicks to the top rear panel. ; Signed by Author .

Redwood City, CA: California Beef Council. Very Good. 1969. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Color Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book with an illustrated cover and a glued spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light rubbing and wear. There is a smal tear to the bottom edge of the rear spine joint. The text pages are clean and bright. "The California Beef Council (CBC) was established in 1954 to serve as the promotion, research and education arm of the California beef industry, and is mandated by the California Food and Agricultural Code. The Council is comprised of 42 members and alternates, appointed by the California Secretary of Agriculture. The members set priorities for the CBC and represent all segments of beef production within California including range cattle, dairy cattle, feedlots, packers/processors and the general public." (from The California Beef… Read More

West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company. Very Good+. 1967. Limited Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; The edition is part of an un-numbered limited edition published by the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company. The illustrations are reproduced from the wood engravings of Harper's New Monthly Magazine. The book is In Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. This copy is missing the accompanying slipcase. The book covers are in generally clean, bright condition. THere is some light toning / darkening to the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a presentation bookplate from David L. Luke (3rd) to Mrs. Sidney Frohman. The short stories include: The Luck of Roaring Camp, The Outcasts of Poker Flat, Miggles, Tennessee's Partner, The Idyl of Red Gulch, Brown of Calaveras, High-Water Mark, A Lonely Ride, and, The Man of No Account. .

Burlingame, CA: Burlingame Chamber of Commerce. Very Good+. 1927. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized pamphlet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The pamphlet is in Very Good+ condition and includes the mailing envelope (which is in poor condition). The pamphlet and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is staple residue to the spine of the pamphlet. The text pages are clean and bright. This is an advertising pamphlet to help lure people to move to the city. The mailing envelope has several long tears and small chips. "Burlingame is situated on land previously owned by San Francisco-based merchant William Davis Merry Howard. Howard planted many eucalyptus trees on his property and retired to live on the land. Howard died in 1856 and the land was sold to William C. Ralston, a prominent banker. In 1868, Ralston named the land after his friend Anson Burlingame, the United States Ambassador to China. After the… Read More

Calaveras, CA: Calaveras County Fair. Very Good. 1963. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized program with illustrated covers and stapled spine. The program is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is a vertical crease to the entire program. The spine ends and corners of the booklet covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. The text pages are clean and bright. This is the program booklet for the 1963 Calaveras District Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee. Contents include, information on the Miss Calaveras pageant, a complete program of events, A poster contest from the U. S. Forest Service, history of the towns / cities in Calaveras county, and much more. .

Sacramento, CA: Department of Natural Resources. Very Good. 1934. 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations & Charts; This is a trade sized booklet with cardstock covers and a side stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The front cover of the booklet has a previous owner's inked name on the top edge, and a red pencil notation in the center of the front cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The contents include: A Study of the Life History and Food Habits of Mule Deer in California by Joseph S. Dixon, Fourth Annual black Brant Census in California by J. Moffitt, An Experiment in Quail Importation by Gordon H. True Jr. And more. .

Berkeley, CA: University of California, Berkeley. Very Good. 1948. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This magazine is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends of the covers have some edge wears, nicking and one small tear to the bottom spine end. The covers have some light fading. The text pages are clean and bright. "According to Verne Stadtman's Centennial Record, the magazine was founded on April 16, 1903 by Anthony and an original staff of ten. [4] It eventually became sponsored by the Associated Students and by the 1960s was issued once a month during each school year. The Centennial Record lists its circulation as 7,000 copies per issue in 1965, making it the second largest publication on the campus at that time. The magazine was given the rare privilege of its own building on the UC Berkeley campus in 1957 after Earle C. Anthony donated money to the university to provide a home for the publication he had created. Although the structure… Read More

Valencia, CA: Newhall Land and Farming Co. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. .

Sacramento, CA: California State Department of Education. Very Good. 1958. New Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is an oblong hardback book. The book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book covers have some bumping, rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners. There is a small spot of burning to the foredge of the front cover. The text pages are clean and bright. .

New York, NY: D. Appleton-Century Company. Very Good. 1942. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There are a couple of tiny nicks to the bottom spine end. The text pages are clean and bright. The table of contents has a previous owner's inked dates for visiting each of the missions. The front pastedown page has a previous owner's bookplate (LeRoy V. Brandt) and there is a tipped-in previous owner's Easter card. Also laid-in is a leaflet from Mission San Juan Bautista. "At age sixteen Hildegarde began selling articles to the children's magazine St. Nicholas. Her supernatural short story "Perdita," was published in the March 1897 Harper's Magazine. [4] She wrote biographies of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Thomas Paine,… Read More

San Francisco, CA: Louise E. Taber. Very Good. 1936. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. This is a trade sized booklet with illustrated cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright, but have noticeable generalized toning. .

San Francisco, CA: California Historical Society. Very Good+. 1951. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a tall trade sized paperback book with cardstock covers and a glued spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. This copy includes: Timothy Dwight Hunt and his Wedding Records by Clifford M. Drury, The Burrell Letters by R. R. Stuart, Chinese and Japanese Immigration to the Pacific Coast by Hart H. North, and more. .

Berkeley, CA: University of California At Berkeley. Very Good. 1951. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is a vertical crease to the entire magazine. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked notation on the rear cover. .

Glendale, CA: Scenic Publishing Company. Near Fine. 1929. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning rubbing to the spine joints. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, with just a hint of toning to the page edges. "In compiling this beautiful souvenir book of the things most frequently seen and most intersting as one travels about California, it has been extremely difficult to limit the selection of views to the number it contains." (from the book) .

Berkeley, CA: University of California, Berkeley. Very Good-. 1947. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This magazine is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing and edge wear. There is a one inch tear to the bottom spine end. The text pages are clean and bright. "The magazine was given the rare privilege of its own building on the UC Berkeley campus in 1957 after Earle C. Anthony donated money to the university to provide a home for the publication he had created. [5] Although the structure beside Strawberry Creek is now occupied by the Graduate Student Assembly, the prominence of pelicans in architect Joseph Esherick’s design as well as Irene Rich’s larger-than-life pelican sculpture on the front lawn leave no doubt as to Anthony Hall’s original purpose. Still exhibiting the sense of humor that had led to the magazine’s founding more than a half-century before,… Read More