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ROUTE FROM LIVERPOOL TO GREAT SALT LAKE VALLEY
by Linforth, James (Edited By)
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- Used
- Edition
- Facsimile Edition
- Published
- [1959]
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- Hardcover, Cloth
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- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$47.50
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A faithful reproduction of the very scarce original 1855 edition, quarto (12 by 9 1/4 inches) Los Angeles: Westernlore Press, 1959. viii, 120 pages, illustrated with 30 unnumbered leaves of engraved plates, nine woodcut illustrations, portraits, 1 folded map, textured black cloth, fabrikoid binding, with title in gilt (within an embossed framed ornament in blind) on front cover, and gilt… Read more about this item Item Price
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RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT OF WASHINGTON TERRITORY
by Squire, Watson C.
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- Used
- Edition
- Original First Edition
- Published
- 1886
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- Sewn Wrappers
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- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$145.00
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Small quarto (9 1/4 by 6 inches) Hanford Stationery and Printing Company, 1886. Original First Edition. 72 pages, large foldout map (18 1/2 by 24 inches) attached to back wrapper, bound in original sewn wrappers, very good condition.
Written before Washington became a State, the author describes "Some of the reasons qualifying this Territory for early admission into the Union .… Read more about this item Item Price
$145.00
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C & S HIGH LINE MEMORIES and THEN SOME
by Klinger, Tom and Denise
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- Used
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- First Edition
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- 2004
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$37.50
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Quarto (11 1/4 by 8 3/4 inches) Denver, Colorado: Tom Klinger, 2004. First Edition. 280 pages printed on coated stock, illustrated with vintage black and white photographic portraits, maps, a gallery of photo images of Como, Colorado, views of trains, equipment, bridges, cabins, "Addendums" of time tables, engine ratings, time books, engineers, firemen & trainmen rosters, glossary, and index. Very… Read more about this item Item Price
$37.50
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NEW MEXICO'S RAILROADS
by Myrick, David F.
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- Used
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- First Edition
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- 1970
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$40.00
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Small quarto (9 1/4 by 6 inches) Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Museum, 1970. First Edition. 197 pages illustrated with black and white vintage captioned photographs of locomotives, stations, people; maps, plus 7 pages showing a selection of rare New Mexico railroad passes, and an index. Hardbound in original jacket, very good condition.
A well respected Western author's historical perspective on a… Read more about this item Item Price
$40.00
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SEVENTY YEARS IN TEXAS
by Franks, J. M.
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- Used
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- First Edition
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- 1924
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$145.00
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Octavo (9 by 6 inches) Gatesville, Texas, 1924. First Edition. 134 pages, frontis portrait of the author, original stapled wrappers, very good condition (mild chips to top and bottom of spine, lower right corner of front cover slightly chipped; contents not affected).
The author's reminiscences that include "killings," "captures," and "escapes," while mentioning "Wild Bill," Kit Carson, "Wolf Boy," and many… Read more about this item Item Price
$145.00
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HISTORY OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
by Wilson, John Albert
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- Used - Good condition
- Edition
- First Original Edition
- Published
- 1880
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- Embossed cloth over boards
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- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$1,495.00
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Quarto in oblong format (11 by 14 1/2 inches) Oakland, California: Thompson & West [Printed by Pacific Press Printing and Publishing House], 1880. First, Original Edition. [3] iv-vi [2], [1] 12-192 pages; eighty-seven full page lithographic views, including a double page bird's-eye-view of the Wolfskill Ranch; full page colored map showing the Western States of Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,495.00
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INDIAN LIFE AT THE OLD MISSIONS
by Webb, Edith Buckland
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- As new - fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1952
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- Hardcover cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$50.00
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Small quarto (10 3/4 X 8 inches) Los Angeles: Warren F. Lewis, 1952. Original First Edition. xxix, 326 pages, illustrated by numerous black and white plates, original dust jacket designed by Harry Garo, bibliography, index. Inscribed by author on the half title. Very good condition (protected in its original shipping box), hardcover brick colored cloth binding, title in gilt on… Read more about this item Item Price
$50.00
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By The Prophet of the Earth
by \{Merle Armitage Design} Curtin, L. S. M.
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- Used - Very good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1949
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$40.00
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Octavo (9 x 6 inches) Santa Fe, New Mexico: San Vicente Foundation, Inc., 1949. First Edition. 156 pages, illustrated with black and white full page captioned photos; black and white sketches, at chapter headings, and one colored drawing, all done by Gerri Chandler.
Designed by Merle Armitage, printed by the Rydal Press. Hardcover, very good condition, light salmon colored paper over… Read more about this item Item Price
$40.00
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Real Estate Tract Directory and Land Purchasers' Guide of Los Angeles County
by HOWELL, Wm. E.
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- Used - Very good
- Edition
- Original Edition
- Published
- 1888
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- Quarter cloth, rebacked, with title in gilt on spine; contemporary original orange paper, covered with old printed advertisement
- Quantity Available
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$1,750.00
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Octavo (8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches) Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Printing and Binding House, 1888. 278 pages listing 1700 tracts alphabetically. Rebacked quarter cloth with title in gilt on spine, contemporary original orange printed paper over boards, with old printed advertisements for local businesses framing the title and author, centered, on the upper cover; other ads on back cover, and… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,750.00
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THE YOSEMITE GUIDE-BOOK:
by Whitney, J. D.
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Trade Edition, Second Printing
- Published
- 1870
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- Cloth
- Quantity Available
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$300.00
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Octavo (9 1/4 x 7 inches) Cambridge: Welch, Bigelow, & Co.: Published by Authority of the Legislature, 1870. First Trade Edition, Second Printing. 155 pages, illustrated with engraved cuts of scenery throughout the text, and eight full page engraved plates with protective tissue guards; maps in pockets missing.
Original green cloth trade binding, decorated with a map of the Sierra and… Read more about this item Item Price
$300.00
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Souvenir: Los Angeles Fire Department
by {Los Angeles Fire Department} Crockett & Conklin (Compilers)
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- Used - Good
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- Original
- Published
- December 1900
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- Cloth over boards
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$325.00
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Small quarto (11 x 8 1/4 inches) Published in the Interest of the Firemen's Relief Fund, December 1900. 116 pages of half tone black and white photos of early Los Angeles, portraits, and advertisements for Los Angeles businesses of the period.
Descriptive text includes a short history of the Los Angeles Fire Department: "In May, 1875, Engine Company No. 2 was… Read more about this item Item Price
$325.00
Homes and Happiness in the Golden State of California
by Truman, Major Ben C.
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- Used - Very good
- Edition
- Original
- Published
- October, 1883
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- Cloth over boards
- Quantity Available
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$425.00
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Small quarto (10 x 7 inches) San Francisco: Published by the Passenger Department of the Central Pacific Railroad Company and Leased Lines, Including the Southern Pacific Railroad and Connections, October, 1883. first two leaves are railroad ads for Central Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads [9]-63 pages [1], 20 illustrations in descriptive text, map, brown cloth binding, covers bordered top and… Read more about this item Item Price
$425.00
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History of San Bernardino Valley
by {SAN BERNARDINO} Caballeria, Reverend Father Juan
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- Original First Edition
- Published
- 1902
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$55.00
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Small octavo (7 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches) San Bernardino, California: Times-Index Press, 1902. Original First Edition. 130 pages, frontis portrait of author, black and white pen and ink illustrations by Constance Farris, contents good, wrappers fragile (stiff and brittle charcoal wrappers repaired on front cover where split, repair to chip at upper right corner of front cover, contents not… Read more about this item Item Price
$55.00
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A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PARADISE (In the Suburbs of Los Angeles)
by {FIRST SEPARATE DIRECTORY OF PASADENA} Farnsworth, R. W. C. (Edited and Published By)
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- Used - Very good
- Edition
- Original First Edition printed by the well known Pacific Press,
- Published
- 1883
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$855.00
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Small Quarto (10 x 7 inches) Pasadena, California, R. W. C. Farnsworth, 1883 [1]-vi, [7]-132 pages with engraved and half-tone photo illustrations, map of Pasadena in text.
"First separate directory of Pasadena; first history of the area in particular, and one of the best promotional works of its time for the Los Angeles region." - Quebedeaux: "Prime Sources of California and… Read more about this item Item Price
$855.00
Fremont in California
by James, George Wharton
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- Used - Fair
- Edition
- Scarce original
- Published
- 1903
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- Staple bound wraps somewhat worn, some pages have old smudges or evidence of moisture in the margins
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$75.00
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Small octavo (8 X 5 1/2 inches) Out West Print Co., Los Angeles: Fremont Hotel, 1903. Original, staple bound booklet in wrappers, 34 unnumbered pages, illustrated with photos, portraits, and interior views of the hotel.
Good condition (some pages have old smudges, or evidence of moisture in the margins, not affecting contents).
"Compliments of Fremont Hotel Los Angeles, Cal."
"The Fremont Hotel, just… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
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The Whipple Report
by Whipple, A. W., Lieutenant United States Topographical Engineers
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- Used - Near fine
- Edition
- An Edition of 900 copies only of which 800 copies are for sale
- Published
- 1961
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- Brick red cloth boards with embossed device of a covered wagon on the front cover.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$40.00
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Small octavo (8 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches) Los Angeles: Westernlore Press, 1961. An Edition of 900 copies only of which 800 copies are for sale. Brick red cloth boards with embossed device of a covered wagon on the front cover. 100 pages illustrated with black and white historic photographs, index, Indian vocabulary, bibliography. Very good condition (previous owner's neat… Read more about this item Item Price
$40.00
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Redlands
by (Redlands Board of Trade)
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- Used - Very good - circular rubber stamp for
- Edition
- Original
- Published
- 1911
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- Original red wrappers with title on cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$40.00
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Octavo (8 5/8 x 5 7/8 inches) Redlands, California, Board of Trade 1911, stapled promotional booklet of 32 unnumbered pages, original red wrappers with title on cover, illustrated with black and white half tone photos of homes of prominent citizens (including A. C. Burrage), churches, gardens, the Administration Building on the University of Redlands campus, interior view of an orange… Read more about this item Item Price
$40.00
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The California Text-Book Containing A Grammar of the Spanish Language in English; of the English in Spanish; Conversational Dialogues in Both Languages, and a Full Description of California
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1852
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- Cloth boards
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$1,615.00
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12 mo. (6 x 4 inches) San Francisco: Marvin & Hitchcock, 1852. First Edition. 2 [v]-viii, 258 pages, original quarter blind tooled red roan, good condition, cloth boards, with wear to lower spine (lower left hinge on front cover split, but holding), gilt title at head of spine, publishers name in gilt at foot of spine, original cloth boards showing… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,615.00
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Custer's Conqueror
by Bordeaux, William J. and George L. Smith
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- Original edition
- Published
- 1952
- Binding
- Decorated brick red cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$65.00
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Octavo (8 7/8 by 5 7/8 inches) Smith and Company, 1952. Original edition. 94 pages, illustrated with photo portraits and drawings, map.
Hardcover, decorated brick red cloth, silhouette of Indian on horseback on front cover, good condition (minimal shelf wear to edges, not affecting contents). Item Price
$65.00
Wild Bill Hickok
by Garst, Shannon (With Warren Garst)
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1952
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$22.50
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Octavo (8 1/2 by 5 7/8 inches) New York: Julian Messner, 1952. First Edition. 183 pages, bibliography and index, decorated cloth, dust jacket with repaired tears protected by mylar, very good condition (small dent to top of top edge of front cover, not affecting text).
Semi-fictional biography written for the young reader. "Shannon Garst is well known for her fine biographies… Read more about this item Item Price
$22.50
