Search Results: the early inns of california 1844 1869 by cross ralph herbert

San Francisco, CA: Cross & Brandt, 1954. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Clean, sharp book with unmarked pages and solid binding with uncracked hinges. Clear acetate dust jacket has protected the book well and has some bits of wear, crinkling toward top of spine, but in nice shape itself. Rough-cut pages, b/w plates, fold-out map at rear. 302 pp with index.

Privately Printed, 1954T. hardcover. Very Good. . Stated first edition. Inscribed and signed by the author in the prelims. Near fine copy.

San Francisco: Cross & Brandt, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Limited to 500 copies designed and printed by Lawton Kennedy. Signed by the author on the front flyleaf. Historical study of California's early roadside inns and their role in the development of the state, from the Ash-Hopper Days to the completion of the Central Pacific Railroad. Includes an extensive bibliography. Octavo: v, 302 p. with numerous textual illustrations and a folding map. Original patterned red paper-covered boards over a blue cloth spine, with gilt titles. Small bookplate to the front pastedown, with a tiny ink notation to the rear pastedown; else near fine.

San Francisco: Cross & Brandt. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 500 copies printed by Lawton Kennedy. 302 pp., frontis; 8vo; charcoal cloth back lettered in gilt and patterned red paper over boards. Illustrations throughout, chiefly photographs; vignettes from engravings; folding map showing early inns on the White Rock and Folsom pioneer roads between Sacramento and Placerville as of the end of 1859. Some page sections unopened. In clear mylar jacket with splits at spine ends. .

San Francisco, CA: Self Published, 1954. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. F/none, as issued, used but is unread as the pages have never been cut, black cloth along spine with gilt text on spine, photograph image frontis, i-v, 302 pages plus fold-out map to rear still present. The book states there were only 500 copies but is not numbered that I could find. The front free end paper bottom fore-corner has previously been folded over and shows the line. Former owners gift inscription and date in ink at the top edge of the second free end paper. Interior clean no marks, binding tight. No wear to corners or edges of the binding.Pages have deckle edge..

1954 HARDBACKBOOK IN NEAR FINE CONDITION,LIMITED TO 500 COPIES,SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine.

San Francisco, California: Self Published, 1954. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Limited Edition, One of 500 copies, 1954, designed and printed by Lawton and Kennedy, San Francisco, Book is 9.5 inches in height by 6.65 inches in width, 302 pages including notes, bibliography and index, fold out map in rear shows the locations of early inns, black and white photo frontispiece with several black and white plates and text illustrations. Books is near Fine, just a trace of sunning to spine, hardly noticeable. Book in never read condition, No previous owner book plate or writing, quarter bound black cloth spine with bright gilt title to spine, red paper boards with diamond pattern, un trimmed fore edge. An ultra clean and mst presentable Limited Edition protected in its original mylar cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

San Francisco: (Privately published), 1954. First edition, limited to 500 copies designed and printed by Lawton Kennedy. A fine copy, entirely clean and unworn. Original blue cloth and red boards, octavo (6.5 x 9.5 inches), pp (viii), 302. Frontispiece and 48 monochrome illustrations, large folding map at rear. Inscribed and signed by author on front free endpaper

San Francisco.: Cross and Brandt., 1954.. First edition.. Gilt decorated hard cover.. Fine copy in glassine wrapper.. Octavo.. Folding map. Illustrated. Important reference work. Limited edition of 500 copies. Very scarce in this condition. Signed by the author.

San Francisco: Cross and Brandt, 1954 First edition. One of 500 copies designed and printed by Lawton Kennedy. 302pp. Frontis, plates, illustrations, facsimiles, folding map. Bibliography and index. Cloth-backed decorated boards, gilt. A very fine copy. The first study of the (mostly northern California) stopping places frequented by the pioneers. California's first hotel, the Portsmouth House, San Francisco's other hostelries, San Jose's earliest inns, Santa Clara's Frémont House, Sutter's Fort, etc. [Rocq 16796]..