[Oakland]: Voice Publishing Company, 1946. 140pp. Original tan wrappers printed in black. Some creasing and light chipping to wrappers. Internally clean. Sixth edition, revised and enlarged, with the subtitle reading "A book discussing the problems of unity and co-operation among American Negroes in those matters concerning their betterment." Barrett's work..... More

San Francisco: 1944. 98pp. Original printed wrappers, stabled. Reproduced typescript. Light wear, some staining and soiling to wraps. Text moderately toned. A scarce and detailed sociological study that focuses on the 60,000 African Americans that migrated to San Francisco during World War II. The work considers many aspects of the..... More

Tokyo: Nihon Kokusai Shinzen Kosei Zaidan, 1963. 384pp., plus twelve halftone plates. Original green cloth, spine gilt lettered; publisher's printed cardboard slipcase. Minor wear to slipcase. Small bump to head of spine. Light tanning. "An autobiography of an Issei nursery operator in Gardena [California] with essays on American life, money-making..... More

Eureka: Humboldt Times Print, 1881. 175,[30]pp. Modern black buckram, spine gilt lettered. Title page poorly remargined, with several tape repairs. Additional, less obtrusive tape repairs at gutter of following ten leaves. Two later ownership inscriptions in pencil and ink on title page. Light, even tanning and an occasional faint fox..... More

San Jose: 1898. 160,[4]pp. plus folding plate. 12mo. Original yellow cloth, stamped in black. Corners lightly bumped, spine ends lightly worn. Internally clean. First of four editions. "Buchanan's last and perhaps oddest book" - Atwater. An unusual work on numerological and occult cycles, based on the number seven. Buchanan (1814-1899)..... More

Ashtabula, Oh. January 29, 1849. [1]pp., on a bifolium. Previously folded. Light dampstaining and short closed tears along gutter, somewhat affecting first few lines of text but not overall sense. An interesting letter from O.H. Field, an aspirational field representative of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company in Ashtabula, Ohio..... More

Coyoteville: September 12, 1855. [2]pp., plus integral blank. Original mailing folds, moderate toning, staining, and ink spotting, but still easily readable. Bottom fourth of integral blank excised. An informative Gold Rush letter about mining in the long-vanished ghost town of Coyoteville, which was an extraordinarily rich gold area for a...... More

Los Angeles: [ca. 1920]. Two panoramic silver gelatin photographs, 6.5 x 34 inches and 8 x 37 inches, respectively, both on contemporary cards mounts, one mount blindstamped Putnam & Valentine of Los Angeles. Heavy chipping to mats. Slight silvering to smaller photograph, but overall in very nice shape. A pair..... More

San Francisco: 1921. Folding map, 41.75 x 16 inches. Folded into card covers, 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Minor wear to map, light rubbing and wear to covers. A large folding map of the state of California showing primary highways, secondary and tertiary roads, rivers, borders, and railroads. Useful for navigating..... More

San Francisco: Tourist Association of Central California, [1915]. 64pp. Original printed wrappers, stapled. Small chip to lower corner of front wrap. Internally clean. An uncommon guide to potential automobile excursions from the Bay Area, published for visitors to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition held in San Francisco during 1915. The text..... More

San Francisco: Fred S. Bain, Inc., 1922. Folding map, approximately 13 x 17 inches. Light wear along folds. Minor staining and dust soiling. A neat promotional map of early-1920s Los Angeles, distributed by the Security Trust & Savings Bank. The reverse of the map carries a detailed street index as..... More

San Francisco: Southern Pacific Company, 1907. 24pp. Original pictorial wrappers, stapled. Minor wear. Booklet promoting the Southern Pacific Railway and highlights along its route. With a map and numerous images of the handsome Southern California scenery. More

San Francisco: 1862-1863. Six issues, each 8pp. Folio, on single folded sheets of newsprint. One issue separated along spine, minor foxing, creasing, and edge wear. A small collection of early issues of a notable scientific journal published in San Francisco beginning in 1860; the present issues were all issued during..... More