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The End of the Cattle Trail.

by HILL, J. L.

Condition
Used - Western illustrated bookplate; slightest of use to cloth.
Edition
First edition.
Published
no date [ca. 1920].
Binding
Publisher's (?) gilt-lettered cloth.
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Long Beach, Cal.:: Geo. W. Moyle Publishing Co.,, no date [ca. 1920].. First edition.. publisher's (?) gilt-lettered cloth.. Western illustrated bookplate; slightest of use to cloth.. 8vo,. Illustrated from photographs.. Adams 1035; Cowan, p. 280.
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All About California and the Inducements to Settle There. For Gratuitous Circulation.

by [HITTELL, J. S. (attributed to)]

Condition
Used - Old ink stamps of the California Immigrant Union (the publisher) and the Gen. John Bidwell collection; several small chips to wr
Edition
Early edition; the same year as the first, with the addition of
Published
1870.
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Original printed wrappers.
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San Francisco:: Published by he California Immigrant Union,, 1870.. Early edition; the same year as the first, with the addition of the 16-pp. "Lands of the Central Pacific Railroad.". original printed wrappers.. Old ink stamps of the California Immigrant Union (the publisher) and the Gen. John Bidwell collection; several small chips to wrappers; a lovely copy. . 8vo,.… Read more about this item
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The Gas and Petroleum Yielding Formations of the Central Valley of California.

by WATTS, W. L.

Condition
Used - Dust-soiling and a a few tiny chips to the wrappers.
Edition
First edition.
Published
1894.
Binding
Original blue-green printed wrappesr.
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Sacramento:: A. J. Johnston Supt. State Printing,, 1894.. First edition.. original blue-green printed wrappesr.. Dust-soiling and a a few tiny chips to the wrappers. . 8vo,. Illustrated from photographs and folding maps.. Errata slip tipped in. California State Mining Bureau, Bulletin No. 3.
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[Letter of C. P. Huntington] To Hon. Philetus Sawyer, Chairman of the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.

by HUNTINGTON, C. P.

Condition
Used - Light dust-soiling to wrappers; otherwise fine.
Edition
First edition.
Published
May, 1874.
Binding
Pale green unprinted wrappers.
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New York,, May, 1874.. First edition.. pale green unprinted wrappers.. Light dust-soiling to wrappers; otherwise fine.. 8vo,. Old ms. titling to front wrapper.
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$100.00
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An Historical Review of the East May Exchange.

by MASTERS, R. S.; SMITH, R.C. and WINTER, W.E.

Condition
Used - Slight use to edges of wrapeprs.
Edition
First edition.
Published
1927.
Binding
Original wrappers with printed paper label.
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[San Francisco]:: The Pacific Telephone and Telegragh Company,, 1927.. First edition.. original wrappers with printed paper label.. Slight use to edges of wrapeprs.. 8vo,. Illustrated from photographs; folding map..
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Asiatic Trade and American Occupation of the Pacific Coast.

by CLELAND, Robert G.

Condition
Used - Slightest of dust-soiling; near fine.
Edition
First separate edition.
Published
1916.
Binding
Original printed wrappers.
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Washington:: American Historical Association,, 1916.. First separate edition.. original printed wrappers.. Slightest of dust-soiling; near fine.. 8vo,. Reprinted from the Annual Report of the American Historical Association for 1914, Vol. I.
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Methods of Mine Timbering.

by STORMS, W. H.

Condition
Used - A few tiny chips to wrappers, rear wrapper about 1/2 detached; light sunning.
Edition
First edition.
Published
1894.
Binding
Original printed wrappers.
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Sacramento:: A. J. Johnston, Supt. State Printing, , 1894.. First edition.. original printed wrappers.. A few tiny chips to wrappers, rear wrapper about 1/2 detached; light sunning.. 8vo,. Illustrated from drawings throughout.. California State Mining Bureau, Bulletin No. 2.
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The Profits of Orange Culture in Southern California.

by FISH, A. C.

Condition
Used - Light use and stains to wrappers; but very nice.
Edition
First edition.
Published
1890.
Binding
Lacking the original wrappers.
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Los Angeles:: A. C. Fish,, 1890.. First edition.. lacking the original wrappers.. Light use and stains to wrappers; but very nice.. 12mo,. Illustrated from engravings..
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$45.00
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Register of the Alumni of the Leland Stanford Junior University from 1892 to 1899.

by LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY

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Used - Old ink signature on wrapper; one tiny ink annotation; light dust-soiling to wrappers.
Edition
First edition.
Published
May, 1899.
Binding
Original gray printed wrappers.
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Stanford:: Published by the Alumni Association,, May, 1899.. First edition.. original gray printed wrappers.. Old ink signature on wrapper; one tiny ink annotation; light dust-soiling to wrappers.. Large 8vo,.
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Report of the Surveyor General of California from November 1st, 1865 to November 1st, 1867.

by [HOUGHTON, J. F.] SURVEYOR GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA.

Condition
Used - Some light creasing; wrappers a little edgeworn and very dust-soiled.
Edition
First edition.
Published
1867.
Binding
Original printed wrappers.
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Sacramento:: D. W. Gelwicks, State Printer,, 1867.. First edition.. original printed wrappers.. Some light creasing; wrappers a little edgeworn and very dust-soiled.. 8vo,.
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Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on California Literature and Its Spirit.

by JAMES, George Wharton.

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Used - Small chips at the extremities of the spine, which is sunned.
Published
[1909].
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Original printed wrappers.
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Los Angeles:: Arroyo Guild Press,, [1909].. original printed wrappers.. Small chips at the extremities of the spine, which is sunned.. 8vo,. Advance Announcement of Two Important Works on California Literature and Its Makers.
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Fifty-Seventy Annual Report of the Mechanics' Institute for the Year Ending February 29, 1912.

by MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.

Condition
Used - Near fine.
Edition
First edition.
Published
1912.
Binding
Original printed wrappers.
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San Francisco:: Mechanic's Institute,, 1912.. First edition.. original printed wrappers.. Near fine.. 8vo,.
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The Monarch Philanthropist.

by [STANFORD, Leland; STETSON, Charlotte Perkins]

Condition
Used - Wrappers a little soiled.
Edition
First edition.
Published
1892.
Binding
Self-wrappers.
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San Francisco:: Cubery & Company,, 1892.. First edition.. self-wrappers.. Wrappers a little soiled.. 8vo,. Cowan II, p. 435; Wright III 3791. A fictional attack on Leland Stanford. Includes "The Old-Time Wail" by Charlotte Perkins Stetson.
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The Control of the Pacific. Reprinted from The Forum.

by TAYLOR, Commander H. C.

Condition
Used - Light stain to the front wrapper; otherwise fine.
Edition
First separate edition.
Published
June, 1887.
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Original printed wrappers.
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[New York:: The Forum Pub. Co.,, June, 1887.. First separate edition.. original printed wrappers.. Light stain to the front wrapper; otherwise fine.. 8vo,.
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San Diego: The Birthplace of California [cover title].

by SAN DIEGO.

Condition
Used - Tiny old initials at rear; small chips and light use to wrappers.
Published
no date [ca. 1916?].
Binding
Original brown wrappers printed in gold.
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N.p.,, no date [ca. 1916?].. original brown wrappers printed in gold.. Tiny old initials at rear; small chips and light use to wrappers. . Tall 8vo,. Illustrated throughout from photographs.. Tipped inside the front wrapper is a Program for Housewives' Day at the Panama California International Exposition, San Diego, October 25, 1916.
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Tightening a Noose to Acquire a Title: A True Story Involving the San Bernandino County Court House Property.

by RICE, L. J.

Condition
Used - Fine.
Edition
First edition.
Published
1938.
Binding
Original stiff printed wrappers.
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Los Angeles:: Security Title and Guarantee Company,, 1938.. First edition.. original stiff printed wrappers.. Fine.. 8vo,. Illustrated from a map and photographs..
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The Financial Question.

by CALIFORNIA BANKERS' ASSOCIATION. RIDEOUT, N. D., President.

Condition
Used - Wrappers a little tanned.
Edition
First edition.
Published
no date [1880s?]
Binding
Original printed wrappers.
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No place:: California Bankers' Association,, no date [1880s?]. First edition.. original printed wrappers.. Wrappers a little tanned.. 8vo,. The first few paragraphs are headlined: "The Currency Question is the Vital Issue in the Coming Presidential Election; Why Bankers Should be Heard on This Issue; Bankers are Absolutely Unbiased."
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Picking Pockets Electrically: An Authentic Expose of All Telephone Rackets.

by SALMON, Ted.

Condition
Used - Old ink notes at head of front wrapper; light foxing to front wrapper.
Edition
First edition.
Published
1937.
Binding
Original printed wrappers.
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Los Angeles:: Champion Publishing Company,, 1937.. First edition.. original printed wrappers.. Old ink notes at head of front wrapper; light foxing to front wrapper. . 12mo,. Tipped in at front and rear are advertisments for this publication and tear-out mailers.
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An Address Delivered at the Fifth Anniversary of the Orphan Asylum Society of San Francisco, at Musical Hall, Tuesday Evening, Feb. 5th, 1856..

by BILLINGS, Frederick.

Condition
Used - Tiny institutional stamp, "card catalogued" at the base of the spine; light vertical filing crease; otherwise very nic
Edition
First edition.
Published
1856.
Binding
Original printed wrappers, disbound.
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San Francisco:: Whitton, Towne & Co.,, 1856.. First edition.. original printed wrappers, disbound.. Tiny institutional stamp, "card catalogued" at the base of the spine; light vertical filing crease; otherwise very nice.. 8vo,. Greenwood 651.
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$150.00
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Constitution of the Mechanics' Institute of San Francisco, California.

by MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.

Condition
Used - Spine split along about half its length; light dust-soiling; blank rear wrapper chipped.
Edition
First edition.
Published
1908.
Binding
Original printed wrappers.
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San Francisco:: Press of Walter N. Brunt Co.,, 1908.. First edition.. original printed wrappers.. Spine split along about half its length; light dust-soiling; blank rear wrapper chipped.. 8vo,.
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