Pictorial History of California by Owen C. Coy - 1925

California State Department of Education, 1938. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [28] pages. Issue focussed on Monterey County history; contains the article 'The Customs House at Monterey', plus the cover illustration 'The Old Pacific Capital' (woodcut by Virginia Litchfield); also notable for the history of the Great Seal of California. Slight soiling and rubbing to wrappers; previous owner's rubberstamps on lower wrapper; slight uniform browning throughout.Over 10 b/w Illustrations (including Title Page & endpapers).

Sacramento, California: California State Department of Education, 1940. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6" x 9. Pages 99-126. Stapled pamphlet format that was published six times a year October through March and made available to elementary and junior high schools. Page edges and spine very slightly age-tanned. Otherwise the aoppearance of an unread book. First story is a five page biorgraphy of Dr. David Starr Jordan, the first presand of Leland Stanford Junior University where he remained for 40 years. Thousands and thousands of students who passed through Stanford in those years cherish him as a beloved teacher. His office and his home were always open and he was never too busy to share his great learning and common sense. But he thought of himself as a naturalist. He often said he had lived three lives: First as a naturalist and explorer, second as a teacher, and third a minor prophet of democracy. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Contents: Beloved Teacher, Fords and… Read More

Sacramento, California: California State Department of Education, 1940. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6" x 9. deS. Litchfield, Virginia - Cover. Pages 99-126. Stapled pamphlet format that was published six times a year October through March and made available to elementary and junior high schools. Page edges and spine very slightly age-tanned. Otherwise the aoppearance of an unread book. First story is a five page biorgraphy of Dr. David Starr Jordan, the first presand of Leland Stanford Junior University where he remained for 40 years. Thousands and thousands of students who passed through Stanford in those years cherish him as a beloved teacher. His office and his home were always open and he was never too busy to share his great learning and common sense. But he thought of himself as a naturalist. He often said he had lived three lives: First as a naturalist and explorer, second as a teacher, and third a minor prophet of democracy. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs.… Read More

The California State Historical Association, 1924. paperback. about very good condition with a bit of wear.

The California State Historical Association, 1924. paperback. near very good condition with a bit of wear and soiling and edgewear on the front.

California State Dept. of Education. Good+. 1939. No Edition Stated. Stapled wraps. Light toning, 1 page has tear all the way across the page, very tiny chip and small crease to bottom corner of front cover; b/w photos; 27 pages .

California State Dept. of Education. Very Good. 1939. No Edition Stated. Stapled wraps. Light toning, couple small creases, tiny tear to top spine, light shelfwear; b/w photos ; 28 pages .

California State Department of Education, 1938. Softcover. Good/No jacket. Shelfworn.

Los Angeles, CA: California State Historical Association. A left-stapled digest-sized magazine containing 20 pages including front and rear covers. Contents are as follows: "A Pacific Mail Steamship of the Sixties" (photo frontispiece); "Pioneers in the North Pacific: The 'Oregon' - Queen of the Old Mail Fleet"; "Once a Proud County Seat" (photo); "Millerton, Landmark of a Vanished Frontier"; "Old Camp Barbour" (photo); "About Deserts: Some Tree and Shrub Personalities." Oblong stamp of the San Gabriel District Library to front and rear covers; staples age-rusted. . Near Fine. Magazine. 1st Edition. 1929.

Los Angeles, CA: California State Historical Association. A left-stapled digest-sized magazine containing 20 pages including front and rear covers. Contents are as follows: "John Charles Fremont, Adventurer and Misadventurer: I. The Soldier of Fortune"; "Jessie Benton Fremont" (illustration); "Monterey's 'Old Customs House'"; "The Customs House at Monterey" (photo); "Fire Fall at Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley" (photo); "Counties Never Heard From." Oblong stamp of the San Gabriel District Library to front and rear covers; staples age-rusted; pages lightly aged-toned but otherwise in excellent condition. . Very Good. Magazine. 1st Edition. 1931.