Search Results: California from SmarterRat Books

Big Sur Guide, 1954. Softcover. Good. Good. 1954 Big Sur Guide. Articles by Henry Miller, Evelyn Gail Gardiner, Jean Hersey, Florence Pfeiffer, Norman Mini, Lynda Sargent, Lillian Bos Ross, and Emil White. Oversized softcover, 9 x 12 inches, with stapled binding. Black, white, and blue covers; black & white photos throughout, by Wynn Bullock and others. 60 pages. NOT ex-library. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear. Spine edge is rubbed, but intact. Covers are discolored from age at the edges and have a few small brownish stains. Covers lightly curled and wrinkled at corners. Pages clean and unmarked. Center page is detached at bottom staple. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Valley Publishers, 1979. Softcover. Good. Good. 1979 Valley Publishers, Fresno, California. SIGNED by author on title page, with a personal inscription. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Trade paperback. Black and white photographs. Binding tight. Spine lightly creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear, and a few soft creases. Top rear corner bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. 165 pages.

California Historical Society, 1971. Softcover. Fine. Fine. California Historical Society. Second revised edition. Special Publication Number 47. Softcover. Black and white two-page illustrations at front and back. Interior black & white illustrations with brown or red highlights. 23 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages clean and unmarked.

Time-Life Books, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Near Fine ; No jacket 1982 Time-Life Books. A volume in the Classics of the Old West series. A photographic reproduction from the original Pacific Tree and Vine Co. 1894 edition. Hardcover bound in full brown leather with blind-stamped cover decorations and gilt spine and cover lettering. Marbled endpapers. All edges are gilt. Light brown satin index ribbon. Black & white illustrations. 498 pages. Publisher's flyer and blank series book plate laid in. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Covers have very light edge and surface wear, with light handling wear to the gilt edges. Pages clean and unmarked. No dust jacket, as issued. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

University of Southern California, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Near Fine ; No jacket 1983 University of Southern California. USC Yearbook. Volume LXXVIII. Oversize hardcover, 9.25 x 12.25 inches, has brown faux leather-covered boards with grey spine and cover lettering and cover illustration. Black and white and some color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 432 pages. Binding tight. No visible wear to book. Pages clean and unmarked. No dust jacket, as issued. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. This is the original yearbook, not a reproduction.

Creative Educational Society, Inc., 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good ; No jacket. 1972 Creative Educational Society, Inc. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oblong hardcover has pictorial textured paper-covered boards with black spine lettering. Color illustrations by Edwin Lee Huff. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have very light surface and edge wear. Covers have a few small stains, including one from a price sticker at top corner of front cover. Pages clean and unmarked. Endpapers have very light foxing and some tanning at edges. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Harvard School, 1970. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. Harvard School, North Hollywood, California. Periodical issue. Volume Nine, Number Two. June 1970. Softcover, with stapled binding. Black and white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Bottom corners bumped and lightly rubbed. Pages clean and unmarked.

The Humboldt County Historical Society, 1982. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1982 The Humboldt County Historical Society. Reprint. Trade paperback. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Maps. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. 346 pages. Reprint of 1929 edition, published by The California State Historical Association, Los Angeles.

Gray Whale Press, 2017. Softcover. Very Good. Near Fine. 2017 Gray Whale Press, Fort Bragg, California. Softcover. 173 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear. Appears to be unread. Pages clean and unmarked.

The Viking Press, 1959. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Good ; Fair Jacket. 1959 The Viking Press. A Studio Book. First Edition. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover has light blue cloth-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering. Blue endpapers. Black and white photographs, and a few color plates. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Covers have edge wear and surface rubbing. Small bookstore sticker from San Francisco at bottom of rear endpaper. A few pages have handling smudges in margins; otherwise, pages clean and unmarked. 228 pages. Dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, small to one-inch tears, and creases, and a one-inch piece missing from the head of the spine. Dust jacket is price clipped and has a name in ink on the front inner flap. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Hill and Wang, 1961. Trade Paperback. Good. Good. 1961 Hill and Wang. Trade paperback. NOT ex-library. Black & white illustrations. Binding pulled (not broken) at title page, but otherwise tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear, as well as a few small stains. Corners and spine ends worn. Name in ink on title page. Pages clean and unmarked. 238 pages.

W. W. Norton & Company, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1964 W. W. Norton & Company. First Edition, stated. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has gray cloth-covered boards with blue spine and cover lettering. Deckle fore edges. 16 color plates. 50 black and white illustrations. 366 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Small nick in cloth at top edge of back cover. Pages clean and unmarked. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Dust jacket has light surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, and small tears; an old one-inch tear at the top of the front panel has been repaired with paper tape on the inside. Dust jacket is price clipped (both top and bottom corners of front flap). Carefully packed, shipped in a box.