California & The West from

Los Angeles: Glen Dawson, 1958. First Edition; Limited Edition. 1/4 cloth. Very good +. Don Lewis Perceval. A very good plus first edition, limited to 200 copies printed at Paul Bailey's Westernlore Press. One quarter black cloth over paper covered boards. Wear to bottom corner edge. Glue residue from previous owner's bookplate. Binding is sturdy and square.… Read more

Los Angeles: Wolfer Printing Co., Inc., 1928. Early Printing. Pictorial boards. Very good/missing. A very good early printing. Paper-covered pictorial boards. Showing rubbing on lower half of joint. Binding is sturdy, square and tight. INSCRIBED by the author on the first free end paper. Dust jacket missing. 135 pp. Twelvemo.

San Francisco: George Fields, 1936. Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine/missing. hans. A fine limited edition, one of 500 Copies Designed and Hand Printed by Wilder Bentley & His Wife, Apprentice. Originally published as "Pioneer Days in California" Pictorial buckram boards. Binding is sturdy and square. Deckled pages. SIGNED on the second leaf by the editor, Robin Lampson. Missing the… Read more

San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, 1930. Limited Edition. 1/4 cloth. Very good/good +. A very good limited edition (1 of 1000 copies,regular edition on India antique paper) in a good plus dust jacket. Brown quarter cloth under green paper boards. Bottom edges worn. Binding is sturdy, tight, and square. Uniform toning to first free endpaper. Deckled pages.… Read more

Oakland: Biobooks, 1947. First Thus; Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/missing. A about fine first thus, one of 750 printed. Binding is perfect. Brown faux leather boards. Decorated endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate has come loose from front pastedown. Rear map intact and pristine. 166 [1] pp. Octavo. Thomas Jefferson Farnham (1804–1848) was an explorer and author of the… Read more

San Marino, CA: The Huntington Library, 1953. First Thus. Cloth. Near fine/very good +. An about fine first thus in a very good plus dust jacket. Quarter cloth over green glitter-speckled boards. Binding is sturdy, tight and square. Previous owner's address label on verso of first free endpaper. Erasure marks on first free endpaper. Map endpapers. Additional… Read more

San Francisco: James H. Barry Company, 1920. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine/missing. A very near fine first edition. Brown cloth boards with pictorial gilt stamping on cloth front / rear covers and gilt title stamping on spine (bright and crisp). Small stain on fore edge. 358, 8 pp. index. Octavo. Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá … Read more

Portland: Binfords & Mort, 1948. Third Printing. Cloth. Very good +/good +. A very good plus third printing in a good plus, price-clipped dust jacket. Binding is tight, sturdy and square. SIGNED by the author on the first free endpaper. Offsetting to first free endpaper, front pastedown and last free endpaper. Dust jacket showing loss a foot of… Read more

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1949. First Trade Edition. Cloth. Very good +/good +. A very good plus first trade edition (stated first edition) in a good plus dust jacket. Red cloth-covered boards with black title-stampiing. Wear to top and bottom edges of book. Deckled pages. Map endpapers. Dust jacket is price clipped and taped into older Brodart archival cover. jacket… Read more

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. A very near fine first edition, with Rinehart colophon present, in a very good dust jacket. Navy blue boards with bright gilt title stamping on cover and spine. Binding is sturdy and square. pages and pastedown show mild toning, otherwise fine. Loss at crown of dust… Read more

New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1955. First Edition, First Printing. 1/4 cloth. Near Fine/near fine. Near fine, first edition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket is price-clipped. Marbled vellum-style paper cover with red quarter cloth covering spine. Near fine dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover. 244 pp. Small octavo, 5 3/4… Read more

1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/good +. A near fine, signed first edition in a good plus dust jacket. Deep pink cloth covered boards with ornate blind stamped motif. Previous owner's book plate and name on front pastedown. Signed by both authors on half-title. Dust jacket is unclipped but shows a long closed tear at front edge of… Read more

1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/good +. A near fine, signed first edition in a good plus dust jacket. Deep pink cloth covered boards with ornate blind stamped motif. Previous owner's book plate and name on front pastedown. Signed by Oscar Lewis on half-title. Dust jacket is price clipped and shows a long closed tear at front edge… Read more

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/very good. A very good plus, signed first edition, as stated, in a very good, unclipped dust jacket. .Russet cloth covered boards with gilt sunburst of front cover and gilt title stamping on spine. Binding is sturdy and square. Mild bumping to bottom front corner. San Francisco map… Read more

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Second Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/good. A very good plus/near fine, signed first (limited) edition in a good dust jacket. Deep black cloth covered boards with stunningly bright gold foil titling on cover and spine. No rubbing or bumped corners. Binding is sturdy and square. Toning to pastedowns. Signed by the author on… Read more

Boston: Richard G. Badger, The Gorham Press, 1922. Early Printing. Hardcover. Very good/missing. A very good early printing. Red cloth boards with paper title label on spine. Binding is sturdy and square, with no bumped corners. Deckled pages. Likely ex-library showing rubbing at foot of spine and white markings similar to where the spine label would have been… Read more

San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company., 1917. First Edition. 1/4 cloth. Good +/missing. A good plus first edition. Blue cloth under parchment boards with gilt accent and gilt title stamping on spine. Rubbed joints and bumped and frayed corners. Water stain on front cover (see photo). Binding is sturdy and square. loss on foot of spine. … Read more

Bath: University of California Press, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/as new. A near fine first edition in an as new (fine) dust jacket. Book review laid in. From the library of noted (late) senior researcher for Historical Services, Wells Fargo Bank. Dr. Chandler's signature on front pastedown, otherwise as new (fine).148 pp. Glossy color photographs… Read more

New York: Duell, Sloan, & Pearce, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +/poor. A good plus first edition, as stated, in a poor dust jacket. Buckram covered boards with brown crest and title stamping on spine. Tape marring rear cover, residue on front cover. Binding is tight, sturdy and square. Map endpapers showing tape residue.Wartime paper announcemnt on… Read more

San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1939. First Edition, Limited Edition. 1/4 cloth. Very good +/missing. A very good first, limited edition [Howes S-1155; Grabhorn, 310]. One of 950 printed (in a lovely letterpress edition), as stated on copyright page. No dust jacket. Quarter cloth under decorative paper boards. Paper label on spine. Crown of spine slightly swollen.Corners bumped.… Read more