EARLY CALIFORNIA TRAVEL SERIES. A Chronological Summary, Index and Descriptive List.
Los Angeles: Glen Dawson, 1961. Limited Edition. Cloth Hardcover. 178pp. plux errata. General light soiling, mild rubbing to head and tail of spine.
Los Angeles: Glen Dawson, 1961. Limited Edition. Cloth Hardcover. 178pp. plux errata. General light soiling, mild rubbing to head and tail of spine.
Los Angeles: Glen Dawson, 1961. Hardcover. Octavo. 178pp. plus errata. Liited to 250 copies. Grey cloth wih red leather label. Light rubbing to label; hint of toning to endpapers. Issued without dust jacket.
Goleta. Quantum Imaging Associates. 1987. First edition. Softcover. 11'' x 9''. Unpaginated. SIGNED by Ruhge. The History of Maritime Influence on the Central Coast of California.Some foxing to pages and top edge, wear to covers.
Goleta: Quantum Imaging Associates, 1991. First edition. Paperback. 8 1/2'' x 7''. 197pp. Creased spine, otherwise nice copy. Signed by Ruhge.
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1971. Hardcover. Octavo. 8.75 x 6" One of 600 copies printed by Grant Dahlstrom at The Castle Press. Frontis, six plates. Incl. bibliography and index. Dark blue cloth, gilt title on spine. Light toning to Fore-edge and page edges; a couple minor scuff marks to.....
Los Angeles: End Poverty League, Inc., 1935. Hardcover. 8'' x 5 5/8''. 215pp. plus 9 page appendix. Age soiling to very fragile dustjacket. Pages are brittle and age toned. A scarce book by this publisher.
San Francisco: Barry, Baird & Co., 1883. First edition. Pamphlet. 9'' x 5 3/4''. 83pp. Some pebcil annotations. Lacks the back cover. Small booksellers label on front cover of original wrappers.
Claremont: Saunders Studio Press, 1934. Limited edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 49pp. Limited to 350 copies; this is #49. Original cloth over patterned boards. Paper label on spine rubbed. Spine ends rubbed and a little frayed; edges darkened.
San Gabriel, California. Mission San Gabriel. 1909. First edition. Softcover. 9 1/2'' x 6''. 105pp. Illustrated. First edition. Some general wear to covers. A nice copy of a delicate book.
San Jose: Smith and McKay Printing Company, 1973. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Facsimile originally published in 1876. Quarto. 110pp. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of the original maps, views and illustrations. Incl. business directory at rear. Gilt stamped brown cloth.
Los Angeles: Franciscan Fathers of California Corporation. 1961. First edition. Hardcover. 10 1/4'' X 7''. 244pp. with index. INSCRIBED, "to my dear friend Mary ... with warmest regards Fr. Joseph O. F. M.'' Front cover bent, light wear.
Kingston, WA: Tim Hauf Photography, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 159pp. Mostly color photographs, color maps. As new still in shrinkwrap.
Goleta: Kimberly Press, 1983. Second edition. Hardcover. 8 1/2'' x 5 3/4''. 104pp. Signed by Tompkins on the titlepage, which has two tiny spots. Near fine black cloth stamped in silver. Issued without dustjacket.
Los Olivos, CA: Olive Press Publications, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 181pp. Incl. index and many photo illustrations. Memoir of ranching in Choice Valley, east of Paso Robles. Light spotting on fore-edge. Signed by the author.
Berkeley: University of California, 1910-1911. Softcover. Octavo. Publications of the Academy of Pacific Coast History. Four volumes: Vol.1, No.2. 15pp.159pp. some pencil annotations; Vol.1, No. 4 (hardcover-plain library binding) ; Vol.2,No.1. 119pp.; Vol.2, No.4. 167pp. Sold as a group.
Cleveland: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1929. First edition thus. Hardcover. Octavo. 9.5 x6.5". 350pp. incl. index. Some illustrations and map. From the Spain in the West Series- A series of original Documents From Foreign Archives. Translated into English, Edited and Annotated by Mageuerite Eyer Wilbur. Red cloth. T.e.g. Untrimmed.....
Mission Hills, CA: Saint Francis Historical Society, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 186pp. Illustrated from photographs. This collection of essays by prolific and enthusiastic Catholic historian and archivist Francis J. Weber was published to commemorate the bicentennial of the San Fernando, Rey de EspaƱa Mission. Limited to 1000 copies, hardcover.....
Los Angeles: Archdiocese of Los Angeles, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. 8 1/2'' x 5 1/2''. 244pp. Inscribed by Weber on the fly-leaf.
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop. 1968. First edition. Hardcover. 8 3/4'' x 6''. 92pp. with folded map at rear. Edition limited to 600 copies. Minor wear to cloth.
Los Angeles: Archdiocese of Los Angeles, nd. (1981). First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 8 1/2'' x 5 1/2''. 198pp. Art work by Anthony Kroll. Black cloth with gilt stamped title. In pale yellow dust jacket.
Mission Hills. Saint Francis Historical Society. 1997. First edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4'' x 6 1/4''. 186pp. First edition. Fine. Issued without dust jacket.
Fullerton. Lorson's Books and Prints. 1993. First edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4'' x 6 1/4''. 162pp. First edition. Issued without dust jacket.
Irvine, CA: Westphal Publishing, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto.238pp. Incl. index. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w; contains biographical information on the artists. This copy INSCRIBED by Westphal, "Maureen...To a hard working aficionado..." Light general wear to book and dust jacket has light edge wear and a couple small edge.....
Los Angeles: Glen Dawson, 1954. Hardcover. First edition thus. Sm. Octavo. 274pp. Plus Maps and Illustrations. Incl. index. Spine lightly rubbed, with a couple minor spots of soiling. Small pencil notation on rear paste-down. Early California Travel Series IX.
Los Angeles: The Fellowship Publishing Co., 1906. Softcover. Octavo. 52pp. "30 Articles in this Number with Heroic, Thrilling, Pathetic and Amusing Earthquake Incidents from a Fellowship Standpoint." Staple-bound pamphlet with decorative wrappers. Nicely printed with many ads. Staples a little rusty and a few pencil check marks. Mills.....