Oakland: Thompson & West, 1883. First edition. Hardcover. Thompson & West. Quarto. 391pp. Illustrated with engraved portraits and original lithographs showing local residences and businesses. Includes Chronological and Patron's Directory. Quarter leather with cloth boards, stamped in gold. Considerable chipping and loss to top and bottom of spine. Rubbing to.....
Oakland: Thompson & West, 1883. First edition. Hardcover. "...for history prior to 1882, old reliable T&W remains the standard authority..." -Walker A. Tompkins. Thompson & West. Quarto. 477pp. Illustrated with engraved portraits and original lithographs showing local residences and businesses. Includes Chronological and Patron's Directory. Quarter leather with cloth boards.....
Three items: 1. The Samarkand Persian Hotel: 3" x 6" stapled pamphlet. 16pp. incl. cover. 7 illustrations done in pastel photolitho.; 2. Smarkand Heart's Desire: 4.5" x 2.5" stapled pamphlet. 32pp. Center sheet is map by W.J. Goodacre; 3. The Samarkand Persian Hotel folding avertisment card in color lithograph with.....
Los Angeles: M. Rieder, Ca. 1903. First edition. Pamphlet. M. Rieder. Oblong 9 3/8'' by 11 1/4''. Twenty-five photographs reproduced and tipped -in on 24 pages. Dark brown paper covers with a photo-reproduction of the Mission and two Padres tipped on. Bound with cord. Bookplate on inside cover, small tears.....
Santa Barbara: Old Mission Restoration Committee, 1926. Paperback. Old Mission Restoration Committee. Quarto. Unpaginated. Illustrated with photographs by Hess. Rough brown paper wrappers with craft paper endpapers. Tan paper printed in brown and orange. Short history of the misson with a plea for funds to restore the mission after the.....
Los Angeles: Security-First National Bank, 1930. First edition. Paperback. Security-First National Bank. Tall octavo. 112pp. Profusely illustrated from photographs. Staple-bound pictorial wrappers. Minor edge wear; tiny spot on rear.
Washington DC: Academy of American Franciscan History, 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Academy of American Franciscan History. Octavo. 244pp. Blue cloth stamped in gold. Illustrated catalogue with many monochromatic plates of the Mission's collection. This copy with St. Francis Seminary stamp on title page and library pocket at rear, but no.....
Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation, 1982. First edition. Paperback. Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation. Quarto. 129pp. plus Appendix. Illustrated with diagrams, charts and some photographs. Clean, bright copy.
Santa Barbara: The Schauer Press, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Lungren painted in the desert , but lived in Santa Barbara in his later years. The Schauer Press. 8vo. 347pp. with index. Some wear to covers, pages lightly toned.
Santa Barbara: Press of the Schauer Printing studio, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Press of the Schauer Printing studio. 10 1/2'' x 8 3/8''. 63pp. Illustrated from photographs. Inscribed by Ervanna Bowen Bissell, "To Dr.Wilhelm Miller...1927" Original green cloth is rubbed, soiled and foxed. Interior has some staining and foxing throughout.....
Santa Barbara: (Fisher & Skofield). Hardcover. (Fisher & Skofield). Quarto. No date, no publisher. Color frontise and the sixteen black and white illustrations for Charles Perkins', "The Pinto Horse" published by Hebberd in 1927 (red) and reprinted by Fisher and Skofield (tan) in 1937. Illustrations are enclosed in a paper.....
Santa Barbara: The Santa Barbara High School Centennial Committee. 1975. First printing. Paperback. The Santa Barbara High School Centennial Committee. Quarto.60pp. Illustrated with numerous interesting old photographs.
Santa Barbara: McNally & Loftin, 1993. First edition. Paperback. McNally & Loftin. Still in shrinkwrap.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1929. Paperback. University of California Press. Quarto. [24pp.] Geological Sciences Bulletin, illustrated with one plate. Cover toned and chipped on brittle edges.
Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Historical Society, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Santa Barbara Historical Society. 8vo. 121pp. with Bibliography. Illustrated from photographs. Issued without dustjacket.
Pamphlet. Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens, was once the site of El Mirasol Hotel. 5.25" x 7.5" 16pp. Photographic souvenier pamphlet. Staples a little rusty.
Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Historical Society, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Santa Barbara Historical Society. Quarto279pp. with index. Edition limited to 500 copies. Signed by Conkey. Issued without dustcover. Cloth lightly rubbed.
Santa Barbara: Schauer Printing Studio, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. Schauer Printing Studio. 6 3/8'' by 5''. 69pp. with Bibliography. Light wear to cover. Toning to endpapers.
Santa Barbara: The Easton Gallery, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. The Easton Gallery. Quarto. 168pp. SPECIAL SIGNED EDITION.Signed by Ellen Easton and by 20 of the artists featured in the book. A history of the gardens and architecture of Santa Barbara, illustrated by contemporary Santa Barbara artists, with a 60pp. "Gallery.....
Santa Barbara: The Easton Gallery, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. The Easton Gallery. Quarto. 168pp. SPECIAL SIGNED EDITION.Signed by Ellen Easton and by 20 of the artists featured in the book. A history of the gardens and architecture of Santa Barbara, illustrated by contemporary Santa Barbara artists, with a 60pp. "Gallery.....
Santa Barbara: Santa Cruz Foundation. 1993. First edition. Paperback. Santa Cruz Foundation. 8vo. 112pp. Occasional paper number 6.
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1960. First edition. Hardcover. Dawson's Book Shop. 133pp. Edition limited to 500 copies. Some wear to top and bottom spine.
New York: Doubleday & Co., 1974. Limited edition. Hardcover. Doubleday & Co. Folio. 187pp. Limited edition, # 170 of 350 numbered, signed copies. This copy additionally inscribed to "Godwin and Deborah Pelissero...1974". Green leather. Profusely illustrated with color and b&w plates and photographs. In original slipcase with light wear.
Santa Barbara: Harold Davidson, 1978. Limited edition. Hardcover. Harold Davidson. Folio. 288pp. THIS IS THE LIMITED EDITION BOUND IN FULL LEATHER. # 56 of 200 signed copies. This copy is also inscribed by davidson '' for Bill and May....1980''. Full red leather in a slipcase that shows moderate wear.
Santa Barbara: Harold Davidson, 1978. First trade edition. Hardcover. Nice association copy. Harold Davidson. Folio. 272pp. This copy INSCRIBED BY DAVIDSON, to Walker Tompkins. Red leatherette with dust-jacket. Profusely illustrated. Dust-jacket has darkened spine, a couple small edge tears and light soiling.