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THE VINCENT THOMAS BRIDGE: SAN PEDRO'S 'GOLDEN GATE'
by Almeida, Arthur A.; Irene M. Almeida, Flora Twyman Baker, Kathryn Schultz, Gayle Williamson & Special Photography by Leon Callaway
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1988
- Binding
- Stapled wraps
- ISBN
- 9780961155629
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- 1
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San Pedro, California, USA
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$35.00
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San Pedro, California: San Pedro Bay Historical Society, 1988. First Edition. Stapled wraps. Very good. 48p. Cover edges scuffed. A history of the Vincent Thomas bridge, which links San Pedro and Terminal Island, facilitating movement of goods for the Port of Los Angeles. Includes information about the planning, construction, and economic impact of the bridge and biographical information about Assemblyman… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE GARDEN OF ALLAH
by Graham, Sheilah
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- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- good +
- Published
- 1970
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- Cloth
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San Pedro, California, USA
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$95.00
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New York: Crown Publishers, 1970. Cloth. Very good/good +. 258p. 2nd printing. Jacket has a few chips to edges and a few holes on flap folds. Noted Hollywood columnist Graham relates the history of the infamous hotel. Built as a private residence in 1919 in the area of Los Angeles County known as West Hollywood, the hotel was created in… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SECRET BOSS OF CALIFORNIA: THE LIFE AND HIGH TIMES OF ART SAMISH
by Samish, Arthur H. & Bob Thomas
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Edition
- (1st Edition)
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- 1971
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- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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San Pedro, California, USA
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$24.00
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New York: Crown Publishers, 1971. (1st Edition). Cloth. Very good/very good. 192p. Ink stamp on front endpaper, jacket edges lightly scuffed. Autobiography of powerful California lobbyist and political wheeler-dealer who was imprisoned in 1953 for tax evasion. From the 1920s to the 1950s, his clients included the liquor industry, trucking, racetracks, movie studios, insurance companies, railroads, labor, universities, and even… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE HIGH SIERRA OF CALIFORNIA
by Snyder, Gary; Poems & Journals by & Woodcuts & Essays by Tom Kilion with Excerpts from the Writings of John Muir
- Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Edition
- First Trade Edition
- Published
- 2002
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781890771515
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- 1
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San Pedro, California, USA
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$95.00
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Berkeley; Yosemite: Heyday Books; Yosemite Association, 2002. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Killion, Tom. 128p. 1st printing. Adapted from the handprinted book produced by The Quail Press founder Killion, this work combines the woodcut prints of Killion with the words of poet Snyder and naturalist Muir, all of whom traveled the backcountry of the High Sierra in awe… Read more about this item Item Price
$95.00
THE CREEPY (SLOW MOVING) LANDSLIDES OF THE PORTUGUESE BEND AREA (ASSOCIATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL & ENGINEERING GEOLOGISTS, SPECIAL PUBLICATION, NO. 24)
by Douglas, Robert
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- Used - Very good
- Published
- 2013
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- Softcover
- ISBN
- 9780989725309
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San Pedro, California, USA
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$75.00
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[s.l.]: Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists, 2013. Softcover. Very good. iv, 73p. Spots on back cover. Douglas presents an analysis intended to be "understood by a non-expert but still useful to the expert" of the landslides occurring in the Portuguese Bend area on the southern edge of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, California. The land has experienced increased movement due… Read more about this item Item Price
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NIGHT OF THE RED MOON
by Wong, Angi Ma
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as issued
- Edition
- (1st Edition)
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Pictorial hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780963590619
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- 1
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San Pedro, California, USA
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$19.00
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Palos Verdes, California: Pacific Heritage Books, 1995. (1st Edition). Pictorial hardcover. Very good/No Jacket as issued. Ayers, Ray. 96p. Signed by author on title page. Fictional account of the Los Angeles Chinese massacre in 1871 told from a child's perspective. B&w illustrations by Ray Ayers and b&w photographs. (9-1/4"x6-1/8")
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$19.00
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNTRY: AN ISLAND ON THE LAND (AMERICAN FOLKWAYS)
by McWilliams, Carey
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- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1946
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- Cloth
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San Pedro, California, USA
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$75.00
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New York: Duell, Sloan, & Pearce, 1946. First Edition. Cloth. Good +/No Jacket. xii, 387p. 1st printing. Signed by author on card laid in at title page. Initials on front endpaper, name and date on verso of title page, pencil underlining in Chapter II, cover edges scuffed with stain on front and back, front hinge weak. In his Los Angeles… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
EVANS OF CALIFORNIA INVITATION TO SHOP OPENING AT THE LOS ANGELES FARMERS' MARKET
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Published
- [1948]
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- 1
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San Pedro, California, USA
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$45.00
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[Los Angeles]: [Evans of California], [1948]. Very good. Leather cut in the shape of the state of California. Invitation to the opening of the leather goods shop Evans of California in 1948. Fred Beck announced the shop's opening in his Farmers Market Today column for the Los Angeles Times on May 2, 1948, introducing the owners, Bob Evans, a cattleman,… Read more about this item Item Price
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125 YEARS: CELEBRATING THE LOS ANGELES YMCAs AT 125
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Published
- 2007
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- Softcover w/French folds
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- 1
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San Pedro, California, USA
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$24.00
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Los Angeles: YMCA of Metropolitan of Los Angeles, 2007. Softcover w/French folds. Very good. [171p.] Cover corners lightly worn. Laid in program for a celebration held at The Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, California on May 16, 2007, and bookmark. A history of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in the Los Angeles area filled with photographs and individual… Read more about this item Item Price
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SERVICE '65: KABC-TV, LOS ANGELES
by KABC-TV Television Station: Los Angeles, California
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- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- [1966]
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- Cloth
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San Pedro, California, USA
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$45.00
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Los Angeles: KABC-TV, Los Angeles, [1966]. Cloth. Very good/No Jacket. Unpaginated (approx. 56p.) Cover lightly soiled and a few pages have smudges. A review of the public service programs produced and broadcast in 1965 by KABC-TV Los Angeles, California. B&w photographs. (11-1/4"x8-3/4")
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$45.00
TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA: PANORAMA OF A MODERN CITY
by Torrance Chamber of Commerce
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- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1965
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- Stapled wraps
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San Pedro, California, USA
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$19.00
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Torrance, California: Pictorial Publishers, 1965. Stapled wraps. Very good. [20p.] Wraps stained. An introduction to the city of Torrance, California, focusing on the appeal of the business-friendly community in the South Bay area of the Los Angeles basin. B&w illustrations and photographs. (8-1/2"x11")
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$19.00
WRIGHTWOOD'S PAST: WHERE ARE THE JOYS OF YESTERYEAR?
by Krig, Pat Corpe
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- Used - Very good
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- [1999?]
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- Stapled wraps
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San Pedro, California, USA
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$19.00
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[Wrightwood, California?]: [Self-published], [1999?]. Stapled wraps. Very good. 24p. Label ghost on top front cover, spine edges scraped. A guide to the mountain community of Wrightwood, California, in which Krig notes some of the older buildings and historic sites. B&w photographs. (8-1/2"x5-1/2")
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$19.00
THE WATTS TOWERS
by Committee for Simon Rodia's Towers in Watts
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- Used - Very good
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- 1961
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- Stapled wraps
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San Pedro, California, USA
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$24.00
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Los Angeles: Committee for Simon Rodia's Towers in Watts, 1961. Stapled wraps. Very good. 11p., blue tissue sheet comprises first and last leaves. Front wrap fore edge chipped. The Watts Towers structure consists of seventeen sculptures "created by Italian immigrant Sabato Simon Rodia out of steel covered with mortar and embellished by the decorative finishings of mosaic tiles, glass, clay,… Read more about this item Item Price
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CATALINA: TIME-TABLE-FARES, GENERAL INFORMATION, JULY 24, 1933
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- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1933
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- Stapled wraps
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San Pedro, California, USA
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$55.00
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Wilmington; Los Angeles, California: Santa Catalina Island Co.; Wilmington Transportation Co. , 1933. Stapled wraps. Very good. Unpaginated (approx. 12p.) Brochure folded vertically, ink stamp of Security-First National Bank on front. Guide to Santa Catalina Island, off the coast of Los Angeles, California. In addition to the steamship schedule to and from Catalina as well as main land… Read more about this item Item Price
$55.00
HARBOR HIGHLIGHTS, SEE-LANE EDITION, VOL. 9, NO. 2
by Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners
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- Used - Very good
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- 1964
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- Stapled wraps
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San Pedro, California, USA
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Long Beach, California: Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners, 1964. Stapled wraps. Very good. 47p. Wrap corners lightly worn. Overview of the Port of Long Beach, California with information about the various shipping terminals and recreation areas with a description of the city of Long Beach. Includes glossary. B&w illustrations and photographs and color photographs. (11"x8-1/2")
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$19.00
HISTORIC-CULTURAL MONUMENTS
by Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission
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- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1987
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- Stapled wraps
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San Pedro, California, USA
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$19.00
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Los Angeles: City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, 1987. Stapled wraps. Very good. Unpaginated (approx. 28p.) Wrap corners lightly worn. A directory of the more than 300 historic sites, buildings, and structures that have been recognized as historic-cultural monuments in the City of Los Angeles, published in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Los Angeles Cultural… Read more about this item Item Price
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REPRINT OF THE CONSTITUTION ,STANDING RULES, AND LIST OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS ON THE OCCASION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY, HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
by Kelsey, Harry; Introduction by
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- Used - Very good
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- [1983]
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- Stapled wraps
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San Pedro, California, USA
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[Los Angeles]: [Historical Society of Southern California], [1983]. Stapled wraps. Very good. Unpaginated (approx. 20p.) Reprint originally published by News and Recreation Printers, Los Angeles, 1884, with introduction and 3 b&w photo plates. Laid in program for the Centennial Banquet, November 4, 1983, The Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, California. (9"x6")
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CALIFORNIA: AN INTIMATE GUIDE
by Drury, Aubrey
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- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Published
- 1935
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- Cloth w/paper labels on front and spine
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San Pedro, California, USA
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$35.00
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1935. 2nd Edition. Cloth w/paper labels on front and spine. Very good/No Jacket. [xviii], 592p. Signed by author on front endpaper. Endpapers toned, paper labels rubbed with the one on sunned spine chipped. Noted conservationist of Save-the-Redwoods League and past president of the California Historical Society designed a travel guide that "aims to… Read more about this item Item Price
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1952 PASADENA TOURNAMENT OF ROSES REVIEW
by Tournament of Roses Association
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- Used - Good +
- Published
- 1952
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- Stapled wraps
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San Pedro, California, USA
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$29.00
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Los Angeles: Billfred Enterprises, 1952. Stapled wraps. Good +. Unpaginated (approx. 48p.) Bottom corner of cover spine torn and edges worn. Review of the 63rd Annual Tournament of Roses. Photographs by "Dick" Whittington. B&w photographs and color illustrations and photographs. (11"x8-1/2")
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A YANKEE IN MEXICAN CALIFORNIA: ABEL STEARNS, 1798-1848
by Wright, Doris Marion
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- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1977
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- Cloth
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San Pedro, California, USA
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$45.00
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Santa Barbara, California: Wallace Hebbard, 1977. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/good. 177p. Endpapers toned, top front cover sunned, jacket has large chips to edges and 2" tear at top. Biography of the wealthy landowner and cattle rancher credited with establishing the Port of San Pedro. Includes bibliography. B&w frontispiece. (9-1/4"x6-1/4")
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