California from Bibliope by Calvello Books

San Francisco: The Academy, 1997. First printing (stated in colophon). Hardcover. Fine in fine(-) jacket with very minor edge and gentle sunning to spine.. xv, 623 pages: illustrations, b&w photos, notes, index; 24 cm. Stated limitation of 500 copies of which this is exemplar 123. Scarce. / "Hittell (1830-1917) was an American historian renowned for his detailed accounts… Read more about this item

[Place of publication not identified]: New Writers' Press, 1983. Paperback. Near fine with minor external toning and edge-wear.. iii, 302 pages: illustrations; 21 cm. Signed by author on title page. Presumed paperback original. Memoir.

Los Osos, CA: Oblong Press, 1989. 1st ed. Paperback. Fine; as new. 31 pages: illustrations; 28 cm. Uncommon travel narrative of a motorcycle trip through the Sierra Nevadas. Appears to be self-published.

[San Francisco, Calif.]: Hoc Doi (History of Chinese Detained on Island); distributed by San Francisco Study Center, 1980. Apears to be the first edition & first printing ; no other marks visible which indicate later printings. Original price on rear wrapper is $8.95. Paperback. Minor soiling, sunning & foxing to wraps; else overall very good(+) thus. Tight and clean… Read more about this item

Berkeley, Calif: Mara Melandry, 2010. Paperback. Fine. xii, 143 pages: b&w and color illustrations, maps; 23 cm. Signed and inscribed by the author. ¶ Botanical gardens, California; Berkeley, California Berkeley, Jardins botaniques Californie.

N.P.: N.P., 1865. Hand-drawn Survey Map. Overall very good+ with some spotting and foxing; no tears.. Original hand-drawn survey map of Alameda de la Pulgas area of San Mateo County, California; approx 19.5 by 24 inches, on a thin parchment-like paper, with multiple folds. A unique, original survey map of early Northern California. Presumably a one-of-a-kind map. Surveyed… Read more about this item

Fresno, Calif: Historic Preservation Committee, Fresno Branch, American Association of University Women, 1987. Hardcover. Fine. Small folio in pink illus paper-backed boards; xi, 113 pages: illustrations; 29 cm; bibliographical references (page 111) and index. Femmes -- Californie -- Fresno -- Biographies. Women. Geographic: Fresno (Calif.) -- Biography. Fresno County (Calif.) -- Biography. California -- Biography. Californie -- Biographies.… Read more about this item

Redlands, Calif: Moore Historical Foundation, 1984. First ed. presumed (no prior printings or editions indicated). Hardcover. Fine in fine jacket in archival mylar.. Folio in pale grey-blue illus jacket; xvii, 61 pages: illustrations; 29 cm. Little red booklet in pocket at rear: "Kite shaped track, Santa Fe," ([22] p. : ill.; 9 cm.); index. Voyages en train --… Read more about this item

Valencia, Calif: Newhall Land and Farming Co, 1992. First edition (presumed). Hardcover. Binding partially cracked at p. 114; minor damping; else overall very good(-) thus.; in a near fine jacket in archival mylar.. Quarto in mostlly green, color illus. jacket; x, 324 pages: illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits; 24 cm. Genealogy table inserted in pocket inside back cover; index.… Read more about this item

Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Architectural Heritage Assoc, 1992. Facsimile edition. Paperback. Very fine; as new. Oblong large octavo in tan stapled, stiff paper wraps illustrated and titled in red (unpaged;approx 60 pages): illustrations; 15 x 22 cm. Uncommon. Numerous worthwhile photos, illus and maps. Printed on coated stock. " ... facsimile reprints of two pamphlets published at the time… Read more about this item

Berkeley, Calif: Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association, 1993. First Edition. Paperback. Fine; as new. Small quarto (wide octavo) in tan, color illus, stapled stiff wraps; (unpaged; approx 36 pages): numerous b&w photos reprods., illustrations, map; 21 cm. Center-fold two-page b&w map at center. One neatly letter-folded 8 1/2 x 11 inch flyer advertising the 1993 Arts and Craft Home… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Scrimshaw Press, 1974. First paperback edition. Paperback. Ample soiling to exterior, as well as some bleed-through to wrapper versos; else remarkably tight and clean. Appers to never had been used (aside from its outside). Altogether very good(-) thus.. Oblong quarto in full-color illus white wraps; 111 pages: color illustrations; 23 x 26 cm; index. A classic… Read more about this item

Eureka, Calif: One Big Union Collective, 1969. Original issues. Hardcover. modest damp stain to Vol 1, No 1 front; No 2 partly neatly clipped (see photos); else overall very good(+) to near fine(-). Three issues. Volume One: Vol. 1, nos. 1, 2 & 5 (Oct. 6, Oct 15 & Dec 25, 1969). Tabloid format, 16 x 11", folded;… Read more about this item

Claremont, Calif: Saunders Press, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. About near fine, with very slight wear to some board corners; lacking jacket. Octavo in pale orange cloth; 151 pages: illustrations; 21 cm; bibliographical references (pages 139-141) and index. Town history of Redlands (Calif.) -- History. California -- Redlands. United States, California, San Bernardino, Redlands -- History.

Alameda: Calif, 1968. Paperback. Minor age-browning to wrapper extremities; else tight, clean and near fine thus. Octavo in offwhite illus wraps; [vi], 98 pages illustrations 22 cm. Scarce. Alameda Hospital (Alameda, Calif.) -- History. Stephens, William Barclay, 1869-1962. Creedon, Kate.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991. Hardcover. Lacks jacket; nonetheless a tight clean copy, with UCLA bookstore stamp to front free endpaper. No. 307 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations, map; bibliographical references and index. Highly detailed, scholarly work that "delves into the metamorphosis of Orange County, a region often overshadowed by its more glamorous neighbor, Los… Read more about this item

Seattle: Mountaineers, 1986. Paperback. Fine with extremely faint sunning to spin and very slight edge-wear. All but new.. 170 pages: illustrations (some color); 28 cm., bibliog. Contents: Continents that drift -- Rocks, time, and fossils -- The making of mountains -- The wearing away -- Understanding maps and diagrams -- Other reading -- Nationals parks and monuments --… Read more about this item

St. Helena, Calif: [publisher not identified], 1973. Hardcover. Fine. No jacket, presumably as issued.. xii, 69 pages: illustrations, facsimiles, genealogical table, portraits; 22 cm. Peri, Alberto, 1834-1913. Italian immigrants; Ice Cream Parlors, Marysville, CA: Peri's Confectionary. Gold Rush.Family History. Gould, Romilda Peri, 1904-1999.

Santa Barbara [Calif]: Peregrine Smith, 1973. First paperback edition. Paperback. Fine fine with light edge-wear. See photos.. Large octavo in multi-color pictorial wraps; xxiv, 387 pages; 21 cm; index. A desirable, apparently unread copy. Originally published in 1946 as: Southern California Country, An Island on the Land / "Southern California: An Island on the Land is packed with… Read more about this item

New York: Oxford University Pres, 1973. First edition (no earlier editions or printings stated). Hardcover. Near fine with minor edges wear in a very good slightly edge-worn jacket. Please see photos. Now housed in archival mylar sleeve. in very good dust-jacket. Quarto in rust-colored cloth and brown picrial jacket; xviii, 494 pages portraits 24 cm; bibliographical references (pages… Read more about this item