CAPTAIN JACK, MODOC RENEGADE
Portland: Binford & Mort, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 259pp. Illus. Bibliography. Endpaper maps, "Modoc and Klamath Country in 1873." Fine in dj with a few tiny chips.
Portland: Binford & Mort, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 259pp. Illus. Bibliography. Endpaper maps, "Modoc and Klamath Country in 1873." Fine in dj with a few tiny chips.
San Francisco: John Howell, 1963. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Unstated limited edition. Pictorial cloth. 59pp. Appendices. Folding Map. Facsimile of original cover of the guide. Intro by Dale Morgan. Highly regarded, with less than a handful of the original copies known to exist. Fine. No dj (issued in.....
LA: Friends of the UCLA Library, 1957. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. Printed wraps. 4pp. A wonderful short essay -- a speech given by the great librarian and lover of books, Powell, to a conference of librarians in California. Fine copy.
LA: Clark Memorial Library & Ward Ritchie, 1966. 1st printing in wrappers. Soft cover. 1st printing of the wrappers binding of the book. Decorated wraps. 46pp. Laid in is a narrow slip finely printed crediting the underwriters of this work and given to those attending a convocation honoring Powell in.....
NY, 1946. 1946. Hardcover. 3rd printing. Cloth. 231pp. Vg in tattered dj.
San Jose: Smith & McKay, 1978. Limited/Numbered. Hardcover. Quarto. Gilt-stamped cream cloth with matching slipcase. "Special Edition" this being #96 of 100 copies. To be clear, this is NOT signed by the author. 154pp. Illustrations, including 3-fold color reproduction of the battle. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. Endpaper maps. Fine in fine.....
NY: Knopf, 1940. Hardcover. "Published December 2, 1940 / First and Second Printings Before Publication." Cloth. 347pp. Illus. Bibliography. Index. Presentation by the author along wth address (Beverly Hills) & date (1946) in his hand. Vg, but noted fading to top/bottom of spine, & foxing on untrimmed fore edge. Chipped.....
Berkeley: Howell-North Books, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 180 pp. Illust. Bibliography. Index. Back section includes "A Gallery of historic homes." Endpaper maps & key. Fine in dj with couple of edge tears & chip at top of backstrip.
NY: Knopf, 1940. Hardcover. 2nd printing. Cloth. 347pp. Bibliography. Index. Signed by Riesenberg. No dj. Some fading to spine. Cellophane tape residue on front endpapers from print that was taped on. Rear free endpaper has a photo of the Golden Gate Bridge affixed. Good.
Sonoma, 1971. 1971. Soft cover. 1st edition? Pict wraps. (24pp). Illust & map. Fine.
San Marino: Huntington Library, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 235pp. Illus. Index. Map. Rose was one of a galaxy of builders of early southern California." Fine in slightly chipped dj with a little darkening to backstrip.
S.F. Privately Printed, 1926. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Gilt-stamped blue cloth. 98pp. Illust. Ltd to 1,250 numbered copies (this being #948). Rowe was one of the first showmen of the Gold Rush, establishing his venues & performances in San Francisco beginning in 1849. Fine copy. No dj as issued. Rocq.....
San Francisco: Privately Printed, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 80pp. Illus. "Being a Brief Account of the Discovery Settlement and Development of the Mendocino Coast, together with Correlated History of the Union Lumber Company and how Coast and Company grew up together." Nicely printed by Taylor & Taylor.....
Everett Madison, S. F., 2007, 2007. First Edition. Soft cover. Trade pictorial wraps. 284pp.. Hand-drawn map in back. Cab Driving Glossary in back. Publisher's promo laid in. Signed & dated by Sager on title page soon after publication, with book show reference. Fine, like new. A great read!
London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. First Edition. Hardcover. Apparently the first edition. Nicely rebound in red cloth with gilt spine title. Small 8vo. 223pp. + printer's slug and publications pages. Wood engravings. Near fine condition; foxing to last pages with publishers other books. From a friend's description, "... much.....
Santa Cruz: Privately Printed, 1967. Revised Edition. Soft cover. Revised, 4th printing. 4to printed pink wraps, stapled. 60pp. Author was former editor of "Lumberjack News" & "Redwood Ripsaw". This is quite the memoir, which appears to be mimeographed & hand bound. Author was born in Baraga, MI in 1899; worked.....
Spokane: Arthur H Clark, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Royal 8vo cloth. 343pp. Illus. Bibliography. Index. Map. ".. fifty-four concise, illustrated biographies of early Californians who made their name on either side of the law." Fine, like new in dj. Clark 250.
Spokane: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 303pp. Illus. Bibliography. Index. Maps. Laid in 4pp promo folder from publisher. Fine in dj.
S. F. & Spokane: Society of California Pioneers & Arthur H. Clark, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. Illus. Index. Map. Near fine in dj. Very slight edge fold last few (blank) leaves.
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1986. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. Oblong glossy pictorial wraps. 118pp. Wonderful and historic photos and portraits, mainly in b/w, but a handful in color. Exquisite images. Fine.
n.p. Privately Printed, 1960. First Edition. Soft cover. Publishing date not given, so we're thinking around 1960. 4to pictorial wraps. 160pp. Illus. Map. References. Signed by both authors. Near fine. Scarce.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth & boards. 516pp. Illus. Notes. Bibliography. Index. A pristine copy in fine dj; never been read.
S. F. Harr Wagner, 1939. Hardcover. 2nd printing. Cloth. 304pp. Illus. Index. Pictorial endpapers (front) Endpapers map (Mother Lode). fos/place on ffep. Top/bottom of spine a little dark. Vg copy in worn dj (very scarce) missing 1.5" bottom of backstrip.
NY: Macmillan, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Gilt-stamped cloth. 535pp. Index. Pencil fos of John C. Parish on ffep. Vg; wear to extremities. It's hard to believe that a book of this importance is so inexpensive in the first edition. No dj.
S. F. Colt Press, 1939. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Ltd to 750 copies. 4to pictorial hardbound paper over boards. 66pp. Illustrated with lovely margin vignettes. Review of Books review pasted on rear paste down. Front paste down has custom bookplate of John & Laree Caughey, with his ink stamp at.....