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San Francisco: The Private Press of Thomas C. Russell, 1919. First Edition. Near Fine. William Smythe, Illus.. Signed by Publisher, #184 of 250 limited printing [10.5x7.5in]; [5], 5a-10a [Forward], xvi, 372 pp.,10 lithographic color plates, including frontispiece of Father Antonio Peyri, woodcut illustration in text, fold out colored map of Pacific Coast from Panama to Cape Mendocino with… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Thomas C. Russell, 1919. 372pp. Quarto [26 cm] 1/4 brown cloth over gray boards with a paper label on the backstrip. Very good. Minor wear to boards with the front hinge starting. Fold-out present at the rear with a closed tear. Complete with all ten colored tipped in plates. This edition was limited to 250, numbered copies… Read more about this item

London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1839. First Edition. 8vo. 352 pp. Errata slip at page 339. Large folding map of California "The Coasts of Guatimala and Mexico, from Panama to Cape Mendocino; with the Principal Harbor's in California. 1839" outlined in original hand-color. Frontispiece portrait of Father Peyri and 9 lithographic plates after William Smyth. Publisher's original green cloth… Read more about this item

San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1937. Hardcover. Very good. Limited to 650 copies. "British merchant Alexander Forbes wrote the first book published in English relating exclusively to California. His narrative, as observed by Hubert Howe Bancroft, was not so much a history as 'a presentation by an intelligent man of business of the country's actual condition, capabilities, institutions,… Read more about this item

San Francisco, CA: John Henry Nash, 1937. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good / None. Tall Quarto , covered in elaborately marbled boards of brown, orange, red and silver, with fine-printed spine label. No jacket. First published in London in 1839, by Smith, Elder and Co., Master printer John Henry Nash undertook a project to reset and reprint this important… Read more about this item

London: Smith, Elder & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1839. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo; 352 pages; Rebound in 1/2 leather and marbled boards. Complete with the 10 lithiograph plates and the folding map. It is missing the errata slip. Plates with light water staining, the folding map with some fold tears. The map… Read more about this item

London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1839. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 352 pages of text. Attractively rebound in three quarter leather. Frontisportrait has an archival mending to the hinge, and is lightly foxed and edgeworn. Previous owner's stamp on bottom of title page, with minor edgewear. The other 9 plates showing scenes and towns have… Read more about this item

1919. FORBES, Alexander. California: A History of Upper & Lower California from Their First Discovery to the Present Time Comprising an Account of the Climate, Soil, Natural Productions, Agriculture, Commerce, &c. A Full View of the Missionary Establishments and Condition of the Free & Domesticated Indians with an Appendix Relating to Steam-Navigation in the Pacific. San Francisco: Thomas C.… Read more about this item

London: Smith, Elder and Co. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1839. Hardcover. Rebound early 20th century? Full textured leather with spine labels, gilt. Decorative endpages; the free endpage paper is detaching from its plain paper backing. The leather is worn at the edges. Foxing concentrated at endpages and plates. Few instances of pencilled notes. Sound and square.… Read more about this item

(San Francisco) London.: John Henry Nash., 1937 (1839).. First edition thus (facsimile).. Hardcover.. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). . 4to.. Illustrated. Large folding map. One of 650 copies. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.

New York: The Abbey Press, 1901. First Edition. Publisher's Cloth. Very Good Plus/none. 1901, First Edition, notes and impressions on a journey through Ireland, Scotland and England Book is Very Good Plus or better, bright and clean publisher's maroon cloth, bright gilt title to front board with river/nature photograph framed in gilt on front board, floral gilt decoration,… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Thomas C. Russell, 1919. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 372pp. Limited to 250 copies, this being No. 185, signed by publisher. Oversized (4to), in beige boards with beige cloth spine strip, top edges gilt. Minor smudges to cover, contents clean with brilliant color plates..

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2008-06-29. Paperback. Used:Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2008-06-29. Paperback. Good.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC. Paperback. New. 9x6x0. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing