San Jose: 1886. [4]pp. Large folio. Folded. Light wear along folds, short tear at foot of second leaf. Light tanning. A scarce, newspaper-style promotional for lands in Santa Clara County, issued by Bell's Land, Loan, and Insurance Agency. The work is styled as "Vol. V, No. 1," but was the...
[Akron. 1919]. Folding map, 19 x 24 inches. Slight discoloration and a few short separations along folds, slightly affecting text. A rare early Southern California automobile map published by Goodrich tires. The map shows the principal driving routes between San Diego and Paso Robles, and as far west as Indian...
[Los Angeles. ca. 1900s?]. Broadside, 14 x 7 inches. A couple of chips and closed tears at edges. Backed with linen. Evenly tanned. Unrecorded broadside advertisement for farmland in the Los Angeles area, likely from the first decade of the 20th century. In addition to the "rich soil, level land...
San Francisco: 1890. Vol. VI, Nos. 1-26; Vol. VII, Nos. 1-5, 7-14, 16-26. 416; 80,97-224,241-416pp. plus three chromolithographic plates in issue VI. Lacks final leaf of VI:23 (pp.335-336). Folio. Contemporary half cloth and marbled boards; spine perished, corners heavily worn, boards detached. Manuscript index penciled onto endpapers. Many issues or.....
[Ansonia, Ct.? 1939]. [8]pp. Small quarto. Self wrappers, stapled. Light tanning. A brief report on the revenues generated in 1938 by the Lava Cap Gold Mining Corporation, which worked claims in the Nevada City and Grass Valley districts of California prior to World War II. The main offices of the...
Redlands, Ca. [ca. 1916]. Broadside printed on heavy card, 11 x 14 inches. Corners slightly chipped, a few small edge tears. Light toning and soiling. A handsome display card advertisement for The May Flower, "The Great Stomach and Blood Remedy," prepared by E.A. Bethurun & Co. of Redlands, California. The...
San Francisco: [ca. 1902]. 22,[2]pp. plus folding map. 12mo. Original green pictorial wrappers, stapled. Minor wear and creasing. A very scarce informational pamphlet about copper production in Shasta County, California, at the beginning of the 20th century. The work promotes the Shasta May Blossom Copper Mining and Smelting Company, and...
San Francisco: F.P. Ramirez y C. Madero, 1866. 254,ii pp. Original blue publisher’s cloth, stamped in blind, spine gilt. Spine ends and corners worn, lower corner a bit gnawed, not affecting text. Contemporary bookplate of Juan Rivas on front pastedown. Minor internal wear, text clean. A rare and unusual Spanish-language.....
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