Search Results: California from Black Cat Hill Books

Santa Cruz, CA Moving Parts Press, 1991. Paperback First Ed, unstated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Ed, unstated. Very Good+ in Wraps: minimal wear to extremities; faint soiling to wrapper covers; small coffee stain along inch-and-a-half of rear hinge; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 103pp. Paperback. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

Santa Cruz, CA Moving Parts Press, 1991. Paperback Presumed First Ed, but unstated. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Presumed First Ed, but unstated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows the faintest soiling to wrapper covers; binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 103pp. Paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

Chatsworth, CA Windsor Publications, Inc. , 1989. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows a couple of small faint soil spots to front panel; barely discernible indications of shelving along bottom edge; binding square and remains perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows a faint wrinkle at top rear hinge; else flawless; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 4to. 144pp. Hardback with DJ.

Berkeley, CA University of California Press, 1990. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows the slightest lean, but remains perfectly secure; else just a hint of shelf wear; text clean. DJ shows only mild rubbing; else flawless; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 252pp. Hardback with DJ INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Malakoff & Company, 1996. Paperback First Edition (1996), so stated. First Edition (1996), so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, apparently unread copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear and minor, unobtrusive cosmetic flaws. Bright and clean. Very close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (11.1 x 8.65 x 0.55 inches). vi, 234 pages., including bibliography, Index. Illustrated with numerous vintage black & white photographs, many others in color and other duotone images. Fold-out duotone map. Language:… Read More

San Francisco, CA Harr Wagner Publishing Company, 1935. Hardcover First Edition [1935], unstated. First Edition [1935], unstated (Limited Edition to 400 copies, this unnumbered). Very Near Fine: Shows barely discernible rubbing to the outside edges. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. (9.75 x 6.5 x .5 inches). 84 pages. Shipping weight: 13 ounces. Second prize Essay in the James D. Phelan Historical essay Contest. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ Prentice-Hall , 1953. Hardcover Second Edition (1953); Eleventh Printing thus (1965). First published in 1940. Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities and the very mildest rubbing to the panels; a couple of small patches of whtie out to cover up a former owner's name and s price at the front endpapers; former owner's name printed in ink in tiny letters along the top of the text block right next to the backstrip. the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws. Corners sharp. Clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.7 x 5.85 x 1.45 inches). xii, 666 pages. 22 black & white photographs. 7 maps, 1 in color. Language: English. Weight: 2 pounds, 2.3 ounces. Second Edition (1953); Eleventh… Read More

Carmel, CA The Seven Arts, 1945. Hardcover First Edition (1945), unstated: no subsequent printings noted. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition (1945), unstated: no subsequent printings noted. Very Good: shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and scuffing to the panels; very slight spine lean; the binding is secure; the text is clean, but a former owner has penned a lengthy gift inscription at the front flyleaf. Despite these minor flaws, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.5 x 0.55 inches). 123 pages. Liberally illustrated with vintage duotone photographs of Carmel and environs. Language: English. Weight: 9.4 ounces. Royal Blue boards with gilt titles and designs at the front panel. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

Fresno, CA Truckee Donner Historical Society, 1986. Paperback First Edition [1986], so stated. First Edition [1986], so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use; faint crease at upper front corner; former owner's gift inscription and date at front endpaper; binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 4to. 199pp. Edited by Nona M. & Betty H. McGlashan. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps.

Portland, OR Timber Press, 1988. Hardcover First Edition [1988], unstated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book shows slight spine lean; light shelfwear along bottom edge. Binding secure; text clean. DJ shows mild rubbing to sheen; just a touch of wear to the upper corner tips; unclipped; mylar-protected. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 134pp. Photographs by Henry Bowles. First Edition [1988], unstated. Hardback with DJ.

Santa Cruz, CA Santa Cruz Historical Society, 1987. Trade Paperback First Edition (1987), unstated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE EDITOR, CAROLYN SWIFT. First Edition (1987), unstated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a hint of wear to the extremities and mild rubbing to the panels; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear only. Bright and Clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.5 inches). xxix, 122 pages. Chronology. Notes. Genealogy. Index. Illustrated with twelve vintage duotone photographs, portrait, map, and family tree. Foreward by Madeleine B. Stern. Includes Biography based on… Read More

Carmel, CA Ghost Town Publications, 1995. Paperback Second Edition [1995], Revised & Enlarged. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Second Ed, Revised & Enlarged. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 87pp. Illustrated by Thornton Harby. Second Edition [1995], Revised & Enlarged. First published in 1974. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

Napa, CA Studio 8 / River Press, 1996. Hardcover First Edition [1996], unstated. First Edition [1996], unstated. Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ. Book shows former owner's gift inscription at front free endpaper; otherwise just about 'As New'. Binding square and secure; text clean. Dustwrapper shows mildest rubbing to sheen; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. Unpaginated - about 32pp. Story and Illustrations By the Author. Text by Tessa DeCarlo. Hardback with DJ. The Grapes Grow Sweet, a family book, tells the story of five-year-old Julian, the fourth generation of a wine grape growing family, and how he spends his summer watching his family's vineyards ripen in the sun and then participating for the first time in the excitement of the grape harvest. Along the way, we learn about the different stages of the vine and the ecology of the vineyard, and a child's fascination with his family's vocation. Read More

Yosemite, CA The Mariposa County Historical Society, 1948. Paperback First Edition [1948], unstated. Good+ in Wraps: Shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; price sticker at front panel; binding secure; text clean. Despite some minor flaws, as noted, remains quite presentable. 8vo. 49pp. Bibliograpy. Map at rear face drawn by Katherine J. Parker. The Monthly Publication of the Yosemite Naturalist Dept. & the Yosemite Natural History Assoc, Vol XXVII, No. 1, January. First Edition [1948], unstated. Staple-bound pamphlet. Paperback:

Columbia, CA Self Published, 1966. Paperback First Edition (1966), probably a later printing. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; the faintest crease near the outside edge of the rear panel; a tiny coffee-like stain to first page of the introduction; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.35 x 5.5 x 0.15 inches). 28 pages. Profusely illustrated with vintage duotone photographs. Language: English. Weight: 2 ounces. First Edition (1966), probably a later printing.… Read More

Berkeley, CA Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of California, 1987. Plastic Comb First Edition [1987], unstated. Very Good+ in Plastic Comb Wraps: shows indications of very light use; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to sheen of wrapper covers; the plastic comb binding remains secure; the text is clean. No longer pristine, but remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 82pp. Cooperative Extension, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, No 3317. First Edition [1987], unstated. Paperback: Plastic Comb Binding

Mariposa Heritage Press, 1996. Paperback Second Edition. Edited and Annotated by Shirely Sargent. First Published in 1970 in a Limited Edition of 650 copies by Lewis Osborne. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps. Collection of stories by American writer and political activitist Jessie Ann Benton Frémont (1824 - 1902), wife of John Charles Frémont (1813 - 1890). Collection of short stories dealing with her years living in California on the Las Mariposas Grant. Mother Lode Narratives was published 1970 in a limited editon by Lewis Osborne. Since that publication, permission to read/reproduce Jessie Benton Fremont's "correspondence with Elizabeth Blair Lee, and her father Francis Preston Blair" held at Princeton Univ was granted to historian Shirley Sargent by Mrs. Lee's grandson Preston Blair Lee. This 2nd Edition, in the form of annotations, is enriched with the letters' descriptions of "day to day reality" which form a marked contrast with the "more… Read More

Stockton,CA Privately Printed, 1910. Hardcover First Ed, but unstated. First Ed, but unstated. Good+: Binding shows moderate wear to extremities, rubbing to front face, partially obscuring orange titles and black impressed designs; moderate general wear; faint soiling; small dampstain upper corner last few pages; hinges starting. Binding square and secure; text clean. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club , or Ex-Library. 8vo. 245pp. Tooled and decorated cloth over boards; Decorated Endpapers. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. Consists of prose and some poetry, Jack London, Stewart Edward White, Dan De Quille, Helen Hunt Jackson,etc. Work "representative of the coast, from pioneer days to the present (1910)".

Northridge, CA Windsor Publications, 1986. Hardcover First Edition [1986], so stated. First Edition [1986], so stated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows just a hint of shelf-rubbing along the bottom edge; else flawless; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows only barely discernible rubbing; price unclipped. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 184pp. Decorated Endpapers. Profusely illustrated, mostly in Black & White. Produced in Cooperation with the Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce. Picture Research by Tom Dunlap. Partners in Progress by Richard Kelly. Hardback with DJ.

San Francisco The H.S. Crocker Company, 1918. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. First Ed, unstated. Fair: spine chipped; entire page block, which was staple-bound inside hard boards, has worked itself free, so the binding act more as a file-style folder now; text block foxed; text free of marks. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 4to. Unpaginated [Approximately 58pp]. Grey boards with black titles at front face; pastedown photo at front face. Hardcover: Introduction and 26 photographic plates of vintage San Francisco by Bruguiere.