California, Modern & Historical Fiction

San Francisco, CA: The Bohemian Club, 1972. Tight/Bright clean and unmarked copy. Bound in cloth with decorative green owls on cover. Book and lyrics by Richard K Arnold; music by Francis X Fogarty; directed by Thomas J Tyrrell, music arranged and conducted by Lyle Bardo, scenic design by Alan Atkins. Another Bohemian Culb presentation on the Grove Stage.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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San Francisco, CA: The Bohemian Club, 1972. Tight/Bright clean and unmarked copy, very light spinal tilting. Bound in cloth with decorative green owls on cover. Book and lyrics by Richard K Arnold; music by Francis X Fogarty; directed by Thomas J Tyrrell, music arranged and conducted by Lyle Bardo, scenic design by Alan Atkins. Another Bohemian Culb presentation on the Grove Stage.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY: Morrow/Avon, 1993. Bright/Tight copy. Minor edgewear. Samantha "Smokey" Brandon used to be a Stripper and a Cop which helped harden her to life. Now she is a Fforensic Investigation Specialist and this Case got to her, this time it was personal because Jerry Dwyer was a good kid, and he deserved better than to be gunned down at his parents Convenience Store. This time someone was going to pay - and hard! . 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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NY: Morrow/Avon, 1993. Bright/Tight copy. Minor edgewear. Samantha "Smokey" Brandon used to be a Stripper and a Cop which helped harden her to life. Now she was a Forensic Investigation Specialist and this Case got to her, this time it was personal because Jerry Dwyer was a good kid, and he deserved better than to be gunned down at his parents Convenience Store, this time someone was going to pay - and hard! .. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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NY: Pocket Books, 1997. Bright/Tight Reading copy, spinal and cover creases, edgewear, reglued bindings, covered name on top endpages, professionally reinforced cornertips, bookstore stamped. Kate Sutherland has always felt out of place in brash and modern Southern California. But when she comes to her ancestral home in the Shetland Islands, Kate is plagued with visions of a life from five centuries past.. 1st Printing. Paperback. Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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NY: St. Martin's Press, 1989. Tight/bright and Clean copy, black board bindings, gold-gilt spinal titles.In Los Angles a series of bizarre and twisted murders were being discovered and linked together. There were two stone cold blooded killers, their women victims were always young, always pretty and their bodies savagely mutilated and dehumanized. Based on an actual Serial Murder Care, this is a tale of angry and perverted criminal minds, forensic analysis and science, following leads and manhunts, lucky breaks, gritty police investiagtion and daring suspense! If ever a Writer was dedicated to Law and Order, and the Men and Women who make its enforcement their Life's Work, it was John Ball. The Van is a passionate and vivid tribute to them. It could notbe more so if it were written in blood. {John Ball 1911-1988.}... 434 pp.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY: Kensington Publishing Corporation, 1999. Tight/Bright copy, light reading wear, bookstore stamped. If Rowan had his way, he'd never work with a woman again. Yet as Karin demonstrates her talent on the job, he cannot deny his growing respect for her, or his desire.... 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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NY: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC,, 1984. Bright/Tight copy. Spinal and cover small reading creases, light . Minor page age darkening. Light edgewear. Rear cover bottom corner crease. Leslie Barnes, a very unwilling psychic, loves her new house in San Francisco. Until she learns that something wants it. Somethin that is after her very soul... 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Sun Lakes, AZ: Southwest Publishing Company , 1992. Tight/Bright copy, clean unmarked text, light cover rubs and shelfwear. A neat fiction tale of a couples retirement selling the their home and moving to the Hemet/San Jacinto area to retire and settle down in a Senior Mobile Home/Trailer Park. There they meet new friends, become active social and community members, and experience the good time and the trials of life together with almost never a dull moment! 308 pages... Fifth Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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US: Privately Printed, 1987. Tight/Bright Copy, light Cover reading Wear, light cover reading creases, and light cover indents, unmarked and clean text, no names, labels, or stamps. A RARE CALIFORNIA THEMED AND HISPANIC CONTEMPORARY FICTION COLLECTION BY JOHN M. CORTES THE FEATURE STORY IS BASED ON THE ACTUAL REGIONAL GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE ELSINORIAN EARTHQUAKE FAULT, ITS HOT SPRINGS, THE MYSTERIES OF THE LAKE, VOLCANIC ACTIVITY, AND GEOGRAPHY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA - RIVERSIDE COUNTY REGION AND THE HUGE VOLCANIC CALDERA FORMED DURING A SOON TO HAPPEN MODERN ERA DISASTER AND ITS FAR REACHING EFFECTS! OTHER GREAT STORIES INCLUDE: "ON MAYATE'S TURF"; "THE GOLD CHAIN AND THE SILVER CROSS"; and - "THE SOCCER PLAYER". PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR, US PRINTING, 2 CALIFORNIA TALES, 2 HISPANIC CULTURE TALES,. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Out Of Print. more information

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Onyx / Penguin, 1987. Paperback. Very Good-. Later Printing. Bright/Tight copy, spinal reading creases, minor edgewear. Only one man could release the floodtide of passion trapped within her, after being rescued from her kidnapper. Juliana could not shed the painful memory of her abductor, but her beloved Michael was there to help her every step of the way.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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NY: Signet / New American Library, 1986. Paperback. Very Good. Later Printing. Bright/tight copy, spinal reading creases, minor edgewear. She fought brazenly against his manly strength and power..but when her lips touched his in a stormy, rapturous kiss, the fire of her desire could no longer be denied... 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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NY: Pyramid Books, 1958. Tight copy, minor edgewear, small spinal and cover reading creases, light page age toning, clear archive tape reinforced cover, color illustrated Honey West action scene on the cover. L.A.'s Curviest Private-eye Detective is up to her assets trouble again. The voluptuous Honey West is kidnapped, strafed by bullets and forced to disguise herself as a Marine in this twisting tale of murder, mayhem, intrigue and danger. . 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.: The Franklin Press , 1980. Tight copy, minor cover shelf rubbing, a clean blank white sticker is affixed to the upper first front freepage, light soiling, faint cover reading creases, professionally reinforced cover cornertips, signed & inscribed by the author as follows: " Katrina, Thanks, Michael Frederick". A fast paced tale of a Hell of a Life! Being found as a tragic survivor in a chemically contaminated Train Wreck, young Leornard has the double misfortune of being rescued still alive by a Nebraska man, then being adopted by a sadistic abusive Kansas couple. Growing up abused, tainted and striving to escape his past he journey's to California and meets Matilda, a beautiful young Black Woman. only to be tainted again by the shady underworld and the reach of greedy California Politicians as the plot thinkend! 314 pages. . Signed & Inscribed By Author. 2nd Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Out OF Print. more information

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Boston, MA: Bruce Humphries Publishers , 1961. Tight copy, orange cloth bindings, black spinal titles and borders, faint endpage soiling and smudges, minor edge rubbing with a tiny bit of lower rear cover edge boards exposure from shelf rubbing, and a small thumb sized trace stained area on the rear cover edge opposite the spine. A very detailed historical novel of a Mexican family's history, culture, migratory life, and striving for a better life. With the racial strife and conditions faced while working in America and California's Imperial Valley. How society, the love -hate relationship that the worker's faces, and their struggle to survive and prosper in Mexico and America while searching for identity and respect. A rich commentary on ethics, human nature, justice , and humanity as several historical events, historical persecutions, discoveries, wartime, and strife based sociological benchmarks are used to divide the story timelines. 243 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY: Zebra Books/Kensington Publishing Corp., 1991. Bright/Tight copy, minor edge rubs and wear, clear archive tape reinforrced covers, minor front cover and spinal reading creases. Told all her life thst she was plain, Lydia knew no man would come courting because of her looks. So it was with some suspicion that the shy, sweet San Franciscan Heiress awoke one moning with a tall, dark, and handsome husband she couldn't recall marrying! . 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good-. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1966. Tight Copy, blue cloth bindings, gold-gilt spinal titles, unmarked and clean text, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has minor edgewear with a few closed short edgetears, a small torn away upper rear corner area, light chipping, with previously taped edgenicks by the previous owner. The Undercover Cat returns for more fabulous heroics. D.C. Randall, aged five, weight 25, fur black, is America's answer to James Bond. D.C. is a fearless Operator, willing to give his all for an appetizing morsel mooched here and there. He has been re-activated as Agent X-14 by the FBI. A glamour girl named Shirley, has overheard a very incriminating conversation. An expert gem cutter named Memo has been brought from New York to Beverly Hills to remove the stones from a hidden cache of $300,000 worth of Jewelry. Shirley and Memo are in the employ of one Philippe Duval, a theif whose records of robberies from his Jewelry Stores - all insured - in Paris and Miami have appeared to be more than just a coincidental to the FBI, who are expecting a similar caper in his new shop in Beverly Hills, California. A fun tale of feline wits, mystery and mayhem! 216 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY: St. Martin's Press, 1989. Tight/Bright and Clean Copy, no names, unmarked text, Black Bindings, Gold-Gilt Spinat-titles, the attractive color illustrated clear Brodart covered Dust Jacket has light shelf edgewear. A Fun Tijuana and California Crime * Mystery Tale Full of Twists, Turns, Intrigue and Adventure!. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 7 1/2" Wide x 12" Tall. more information

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NY: Ivy Books, 1991. Bright/Tight copy, light spinal creases, minor edgewear, bookstore stamped first page. A Catherine Sayler Mystery. Catherine Sayler is one successful San Francisco gumshoe--until her biggest client goes broke. Enter bank exec Daniel Martin with an offer she can't refuse!. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good-. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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NY: Bantam Books, 1959. Paperback. Very Good+. New Bantam Reprint from 1951 Printing. Tight/Bright copy, Bantam Books #A1898, very light edgewear and edge rubbing. Fast life, confusion, relationships, and crim e in the world of heavy construction and equipment operators, "cat-skinners" who moved from job to job, making good money, spending it on fast women, in saloons, junk joints, and fast living. 200 pages.. more information

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NY: Avon Books, 1992. Tight/Bright Copy, minor edgewear, minor spinal and cover reading creases, neat previous reader name and date on the inside front cover, clear archive tape reinforced covers. On Fast Paced, Vibrant and Electricity Charged Glamorous Super Rich Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California - there's a very Exclusive Men's Store, One of Many that Cater to the Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous! But this Particular Stylish and Exclusive Fashion Boutique is Special. If you Look Closely, You'll Notice that some of the Beautiful and Sexy Female Shoppers are Wearing Identical Bracelats with an Elegant Butterfly Symbol. The Butterfly Bracelet Could Pass as a Fashion Fad or a Unique Trend of the Moment, But in Reality it's Something More - a Special Ticket of Admission to "Butterfly", the World's Most astonishing Brothel. Here, at "Butterfly", Women can Fulfill Their Wildest Sexual Fantasies in any Type of Setting They Desire ... No Hold's ~ Barred Sheer Passion and Lust Filled Paradise1 Except For When the Sexual Obsessions Acted out in Private Begin to Take Over the Lives of Some Very Prominent and Powerful Women. Scandal, Secrets, Broken Hearts, Secrets of the Past, and Deadly Dark Revenge Boils! 500 pages. . 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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NY: Avon Books, 1989. Tight/Bright Copy, minor edgewear, light spinal reading creases, creased front cover, covered bookstore stamps, clear archive tape reinforced covers. On Fast Paced, Vibrant and Electricity Charged Glamorous Super Rich Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California - there's a very Exclusive Men's Store, One of Many that Cater to the Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous! But this Particular Stylish and Exclusive Fashion Boutique is Special. If you Look Closely, You'll Notice that some of the Beautiful and Sexy Female Shoppers are Wearing Identical Bracelats with an Elegant Butterfly Symbol. The Butterfly Bracelet Could Pass as a Fashion Fad or a Unique Trend of the Moment, But in Reality it's Something More - a Special Ticket of Admission to "Butterfly", the World's Most astonishing Brothel. Here, at "Butterfly", Women can Fulfill Their Wildest Sexual Fantasies in any Type of Setting They Desire ... No Hold's ~ Barred Sheer Passion and Lust Filled Paradise1 Except For When the Sexual Obsessions Acted out in Private Begin to Take Over the Lives of Some Very Prominent and Powerful Women. Scandal, Secrets, Broken Hearts, Secrets of the Past, and Deadly Dark Revenge Boils! . 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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NY: Avon Books, 1992. Tight/Bright Copy, minor edgewear, minor spinal reading creases, bookstore stamped inside, clear archive tape reinforced covers. On Fast Paced, Vibrant and Electricity Charged Glamorous Super Rich Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California - there's a very Exclusive Men's Store, One of Many that Cater to the Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous! But this Particular Stylish and Exclusive Fashion Boutique is Special. If you Look Closely, You'll Notice that some of the Beautiful and Sexy Female Shoppers are Wearing Identical Bracelats with an Elegant Butterfly Symbol. The Butterfly Bracelet Could Pass as a Fashion Fad or a Unique Trend of the Moment, But in Reality it's Something More - a Special Ticket of Admission to "Butterfly", the World's Most astonishing Brothel. Here, at "Butterfly", Women can Fulfill Their Wildest Sexual Fantasies in any Type of Setting They Desire ... No Hold's ~ Barred Sheer Passion and Lust Filled Paradise1 Except For When the Sexual Obsessions Acted out in Private Begin to Take Over the Lives of Some Very Prominent and Powerful Women. Scandal, Secrets, Broken Hearts, Secrets of the Past, and Deadly Dark Revenge Boils! 500 pages. . 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Temecula, CA: Tom Hudson, 1971. Magazine Format. Tight copy. light edgewear, light sover edge darkening. Articles and features are centered on and around Old Temecula, neighboring towns and counties, Regional Native American Tribes, California & Western history, with excursions into American history, events, notable citizens, a touch of fiction, and etc. This issue features Ranch Monserate, the Butterfield Stages, Palomar Mountain, all about Wee-Wish {acorn mush}, Covered Bridges, Desert Irrigation pump engines, Who was first to California, The Wise Sage of Temecula, Overland Mail, yarns, tales, and more.. 48 pages. Illustrated in b&w.. . QUARTERLY PUBLICATION. Soft Cover. Very Good. 5 1/2" Wide x 8 3/8" Tall. Regional Historical Histories. more information

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Temecula, CA: Tom Hudson, 1967. Magazine Format. Tight/Bright clean and unmarked copy. Articles and features are centered on and around Old Temecula, neighboring towns and counties, California & Western history, with excursions into American history, events, notable citizens, regional Native American Indians and Tribes, a touch of fiction, and etc.. This issue features the Great Temecula Bank Robbery, Moonshiners in Meadowbrook, a yarn about the Pala Mission, lost smugglers gold in the Peloncillo Mountains of Arizona, poems, a historical narrative about a 1967 ambush killing in Oak Grove along highway 79 of two U.S. Border Patrol agents by marijuana smugglers at the highway checkpoint, and historical Oak Grove history, crime, and drama from Indians and settlers in the early days, and more. 40 pages. Published quarterly. Illustrated in b&w.. . 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 5 3/8" WIDE BY 8 3/4" TALL. Regional Historical Histories. more information

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Temecula, CA: Tom Hudson, 1968. Magazine Format.Tight copy, light edgewear, light cover edge darkening. Articles and features are centered on and around Old Temecula, neighboring towns and counties, California & Western history, with excursions into American history, events, regional Native American Tribes, notable citizens, sometimes a touch of historical fiction, poetry, articles, area heritage, and etc. This issue features Spanish Explorer Jose Franciso de Ortega who with Father Junipero Sierra who traveled through the region defining the El Camino Real, scouted the wilderness which aided in establishing several Missions, later having Ortega Highway Route 74 named after the intrepid explorer, An article on outlaws and the history of Brown's Hole, Wyoming - The true hideout of Butch Cassidy and his Wild Bunch, The Indian / Hapsburg Nobleman of Pala, Dust Devils, a feature on Hawaii and Mormon evangelism, a feature on the rugged Arizona wilderness known as The Arizona Strip, biographies, commentary, and more. 40 pages. Illustrated in b&w.. . QUARTERLY PUBLICATION. Soft Cover. Very Good. 5 1/2" w x 8 3/8" Tall. Regional Historical Histories. more information

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Temecula, CA: Tom Hudson, 1970. Magazine Format. Tight copy, light edgewear, minor cover edge age darkening, there are two previous owner ID marks on the long endpages. Articles and features are centered on and around Old Temecula, neighboring towns and counties, California & Western history, with excursions into American history, events, notable citizens, Regional Native American Tribes, sometimes a touch of fiction, poetry, articles, area heritage, and etc. This issue features the historic town of Calico, The Calico Ghost Town in the Mojave Desert, Railroad Canyon - now called Canyon Lake, a Mail-Order Bride Tale, Austin Texas - The Pink Granite Capitol and the Capitol's heritage, Earthquakes, The Butterfield Stage, Overland Mail, biographies, commentary, and more. 48 pages. Illustrated in b&w.. . QUARTERLY PUBLICATION. Soft Cover. Very Good. 5 1/2" Wide x 8 3/8" Tall. Regional Historical Histories. more information

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Temecula, CA: Tom Hudson, 1980. Magazine Format. Tight/Bright clean and unmarked copy, light edgewear, very faint edge age toning. Articles and features are centered on and around Old Temecula, neighboring towns and counties, California & Western history, with excursions into American history, events, notable citizens, regional Native American Indians and tribes, a touch of fiction, and etc.. This issue features the an article about Vital Reche, founder of Reche Canyon of Colton, Redlands and Moreno Valley, California, and Fallbrook's Live Oak Park, the life, notorious cases and regional criminals of Judge Benjamin I. Hayes and Southern CA Regional Court Justice in the 1850's, a feature on Early Arizona Territorial Prison, Southern Pacific Railroad's Ten t City Worker's Camp in the Imperial Valley Desert, an author's personal meeting as a child with Kid Currey, The Thomas B. Slate Duralumin Dirigible Project - "City of Glendale", a feature on Hollywood moviemaking and actors in Temecula, a traveling Catholic Bishop named Charles F. Buddy, "Bishop Buddy" who served the isolated 1930's Communities and Hidden Mountain Valleys of the Greater San Diego County Areas, and more. 47 pages. Published quarterly. Illustrated in b&w. . 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 5 3/8" WIDE BY 8 3/4" TALL. Regional Historical Histories. more information

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Temecula, CA: Tom Hudson, 1967. Quarterly Magazine Format. Tight/Bright clean and unmarked copy. Articles and features are centered on and around Old Temecula, Neighboring Towns and Counties, California & Western History, with excursions into American History, Regional Native American Indian Tribal Histories, Legends and Forklore, place names, events, notable citizens, a touch of fiction, and etc.. Features include an article on the Monster of Lake Elsinore with sightings, incidents, and the probable volcanic or caldera geology beneath, a feature on Beef Jerky in Old California and Pioneer America, a feature on a 1926 Regional Temwcula Constable and his involvement and extra wages for helping to nab a dangerous killer, an article on the "State of World Affairs" and the mess things are in, shorts on why the quarterly magazine was started and what it will feature, a short on evolution, animals, and detailed rear section editor, author and artist biographies in this reprinted Starter Issue of this now Out of Print California Heritage Quarterly. 32 pages. Illustrated in b&w.... 5th Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Illus. by Ralph Love {Staff Artist}. 5 3/8" WIDE BY 8 1/2" TALL. Regional Historical Histories. more information

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Temecula, CA: Tom Hudson, 1967. Quarterly Magazine Format. Tight/Bright clean and unmarked copy, light reading wear. Articles and features are centered on and around Old Temecula, Neighboring Towns and Counties, California & Western History, with excursions into American History, Regional Native American Indian Tribal Histories, Legends and Forklore, place names, events, notable citizens, a touch of fiction, and etc.. Features include an article on the Monster of Lake Elsinore with sightings, incidents, and the probable volcanic or caldera geology beneath, a feature on Beef Jerky in Old California and Pioneer America, a feature on a 1926 Regional Temwcula Constable and his involvement and extra wages for helping to nab a dangerous killer, an article on the "State of World Affairs" and the mess things are in, shorts on why the quarterly magazine was started and what it will feature, a short on evolution, animals, and detailed rear section editor, author and artist biographies in this Original First Edition Starter Issue of this now Out of Print California Heritage Quarterly. Only 600 were printed in the original printing. 32 pages. Illustrated in b&w.... QUARTERLY PUBLICATION. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Ralph Love {Staff Artist}. 5 3/8" WIDE BY 8 1/2" TALL. Regional Historical Histories. more information

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NY: Grosset & Dunlap , 1912. Tight/Bright and Clean Copy, brown buckram bindings, brown titles and borders, very light shelf edgewear, small neat previous owner comment on the San Jacinto Area that hosts the Play and how much she injoyed it with her name and a 1965 date, 1950's to early 1960's printing, clean unmarked text. A tragic historical tale of clashing ciltures, traditions, and romance set in Southern California. Many times described as the first novel of Southern California, Helen Hunt Jackson, a close friend of Emily Dickinson quickly won recognition and fame when her now famous novel was published. It aroused widespread public support for the investigation and reforming of The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the author later served as a Bureau Commissioner. The novel has been a long running Outdoor Stage Play staged annually in Hemet, California. 424 pages. 5" Wide x 7.5" Tall. . Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. more information

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NY: Berkley Books, 1983. Tight/Bright copy, light spinal reading creases, light edgewear. .Nestled in the high lofty mountains of California, Snowfield was the perfect picture of a cozy and fun filled resort town. That was yesterday. Today it a town of death, ancient evil, mystery and terror. Cut off from the rest of humanity, and in the grasp of an ancient dark and deadly evil! . Later Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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NY: Berkley Books, 1991. Tight/Bright clean and unmarked copy, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has light edgewear and a tiny closed edgetear at the bottom of the front hinge. A novel of savage terror and dark evil in a California beach town that starts innocently as two bored teenage boys decide to become "Blood Brothers!" 232 pages.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Clarkston, GA: White Wolf Publishing, Inc., 1994. Bright/Tight copy, minor spinal reading creases. light edgewear. A delightful and dark fantasy collection of San Francisco centered short stories know as " The Bay Area Chronicles".. Out of Print! . 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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NY: Dell Distributing, 1991. Bright/Tight copy, minor edge wear, light page age darkening. A Dismas Hardy mystery. Somebody wanted to kill Dismas Hardy and they had already killed his friend, Rusty Ingraham. Now he was waiting for death to come calling but he wasn't going down willingly.. 2nd Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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NY: Avon Books, 1994. Paperback. Very Good. Later Printing. Bright/tight copy, light edgewear, light reading wear and creases. Two gem hunters find hot passion while seeking precious stones in Death Valley..and love!. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. Tight/Bright and Clean Copy, black cloth spine over blue board bindings, gold-gilt spinal titles, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has very light edgewear. The theft of a valuable painting, the long-ago disappearance of a famous artist. A murder as deceptive as a magician's illusion. A horrendous but now buried explosion of family hatred amid High Society Art Dealers, Art Collectors, Lies and Dire Intrigue finds Lew Archer is hired to find the stolen canvas reputed to be the work of the celebrated Artist Richard Chantry, who vanished in 1950 from his home in Santa Teresa. 270 pages... First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harlequin Books, 1995. Bright/Tight copy, light edgewear, bookstore stamped. Harlequin Historical Romance. Though Hale Hawthorne was a ruthless, older man who had gained success at the price of his gentler, human side, he offered Maya the priceless gift of a secure future--marriage. Yet it was Hale's son that made her heart sing... 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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NY: Leisure Books, 1997. Paperback. Very Good. 1st Printing. Tight/bright copy light minor reading wear, an " X" is marked on the rear cover above the ISBN box. Michael J. Callahan made his way to California to seek his fortune in the Gold Rush and found out the hard way that honesty and trust were as hard to find as gold. There he met and became friends with a young Mexican named Joaquin Murieta. Their friendship and trust in the face of hatred and fear between the Mexicans and the Anglos' soon earned him the reputation as the Gringo Amigo. Great Californio and Joaquin Murieta historical reference.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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NY: Harlequin , 1997. Tight/Bright Copy, light edgewear, signed bookplate with 3 of the 4 author's signatures, lacking Fern Michaels inside. Four strong women shape their legacy on a rugged California Ranch.. Signed by Author's. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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NY: Harlequin Books, 1997. Signed by Authors. Tight copy. Autographed by three of the four authors on first page. ( Jill Marie Landis, Dorsey Kelley, Chelley Kitzmiller) Excellent condition. Four strong women shape their legacy on a California Ranch.. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 1991. Bright/Tight copy, light edge rubs, light edgewear. An Easy Rawlins Mystery. The time is 1948, the town is Los Angeles, and Easy Rawlins is a black war veteran just fired from his job at a defense plant. Easy is drinking in a friend's bar, wondering how he'll meet his mortgage, when a white man in a linen suit walks in, offering good money if Easy will simply locate Miss Daphne Monet, a blond beauty known to frequent black jazz clubs... 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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NY: The Bobbs Merrill Company , 1947. Tight/Bright and clean copy, light tip wear, the dust jackets' bibliography from the folds have been glued to the last blank rear page. Map endpapers, blue cloth bindings, gilt spinal titles. A California / Limited Edition, Signed by Author under the Pala Mission b&w photo, light tip wear. A unique novel about the Californios, their culture, and American frontier dreams and wants as they push from coast to coast. 413 pages... First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London, Great Britain / UK: W. H. Allen & Co. Publishers , 1988. Tight/Bright copy, minor edgewear, minor cover reading creases, professionally reinforced cover cornertips. Hot, fast, high level action and suspense set in the "Little Saigon" Community of Orange County, California. Asian refugees from the war in Indochina and the community are exploited by street gangs, businessmen, and cadre from as far away as Hanoi as Chuck Frye investigates and uncovers an underworld of murder, a shocking circle of betrayal, and a deadly espionage network!. 1st Paperback Printing - U.K.. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY: St. Martins Press, 1988. Tight/Bright and clean copy, clear Brodart covered dust jacket. Hot, fast, high level action and suspense set in the "Little Saigon" Community of Orange County, California. Asian refugees from the war in Indochina and the community are exploited by street gangs, businessmen, and cadre from as far away as Hanoi as Chuck Frye investigates and uncovers an underworld of murder, a shocking circle of betrayal, and a deadly espionage network!. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY: St. Martins Press, 1988. Tight/Bright and clean copy, clear Brodart covered dust jacket. Hot, fast, high level action and suspense set in the "Little Saigon" Community of Orange County, California. Asian refugees from the war in Indochina and the community are exploited by street gangs, businessmen, and cadre from as far away as Hanoi as Chuck Frye investigates and uncovers an underworld of murder, a shocking circle of betrayal, and a deadly espionage network!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Avalon, Catalina Island, CA: Lost Books,, 1992. Tight Copy, minor edewear and rubbing, a few pages have noticable faint text or poor print quality as noted with every book were seen in this Small Press Run Allegorrical Parody. An interesting Jonathan Livingston Seagull Parody featuring Banana Slugs, War Mongering Sea Gulls, A few wise and enlightened humans and a Banana Slug well enlightened, motivated and wise beyond his years named Jonathan Livingslime Seaslug. Addressing pollution and the folly of planetary destruction, politics, and the Living Earth. 99 pages.. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good-. Illus. by Illustrated by Will Richards . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Out Of Print. more information

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NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 1993. Paperback. Very Good. Later Printing. Light edgewear, light spinal creases, bookstore stamped inside. Angie Amalfi's suddenly being stalked by a man who's been contributing recipes to her food column and she must quickly cook up a scheme to catch the killer before her goose is cooked. The stakes are high as she's up against deadly arms smgglers and leathal food fanatics but she always keeps her cool!. Later Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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San Francisco, CA: The Bohemian Club, 1983. Tight/Bright copy, small sticker impression and very slight soiling to the rear cover. A modern Grove Stage presentation, attractive earthtone boards with a beige sun illustration on the front cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY: Berkley Publishing Group, 2002. Bright/Tight copy, light spinal reading creases, light edgewear, bookstore stamped inside cover. For years, Kenzie Scott was everything to Raine Marlowe--the friend she turned to for courage and comfort, the lover who touched the most tender parts of her heart, the husband she adored but never really knew. Even as their marriage disintegrates into a civilized divorce, he helps her achieve her dream of becoming a director by agreeing to play the lead.. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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