Books:English Literature:California from ZH BOOKS

Oakland, CA: Calderwood, G. W. and Loofbourow, G. T., 1897 (Copyrighted 1896). First Edition. Very good. First edition; 11 3/4 x 9 1/4; pp. iii-v, [3], 9-99, [1]; pink wraps, printed in blue, with a sepia-tone photograph; illustrated with numerous maps and b & w photographs; two stamps of the Calfironia State Board of Trade to lower margin… Read more about this item

S. l. (San Francisco): s. n., 1966. Softcover. First edition; oblong 6 x 9; pp. [5]; stapled, pictorial wraps in blue and white; illustrated with drawings and photographic images; very minor wear to edges; near fine condition.A small, but informative booklet, it follows the history and statistics of the two San Francisco Bay Area landmark islands - the centuries-old… Read more about this item

San Francisco: T. E. Flynn & Company, 1883. Softcover. First edition; 9 x 5 3/4; pp. [1], 406-480; grey wraps, printed in black; a few rubbed spots along spine; small signature of previous owner to front wrap; back wrap advertisement illustrated with a woodcut; very good condition.Being the official organ of the Department of Public Instruction, the journal featured… Read more about this item

Fresno, CA: California Peach & Fig Growers, 1920. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1920); two fold brochure, 6 x 10 1/2 unfolded; cream stock, printed in blue; very light foxing to bottom edge; a small cut to fore-edge; illustrated with photographs and drawings; very good or better condition.A pretty pamphlet, extolling the virtues of the Blue Ribbon Figs… Read more about this item

San Jose, CA: By the Author, 1907. Softcover. First edition; 7 3/4 x 6; pp. [7], 6-22; dark gray wraps, printed and ruled in black; two small spots to front wrap, else very minor wear; vignettes at title page and last page; very good to near fine condition.An interesting and a bit bizarre publication by an unknown, albeit passionate… Read more about this item

San Francisco, CA: By the Artist, 1925. Softcover. Silver gelatin photograph in printed yellow wraps, tied with a decorative silk string; photo 3 3/4 x 6 3/4, wraps 4 1/4 x 7 1/4; light creasing to wraps; photo subtitled in lower margin; near fine condition.A beautiful advertising piece from the artist's late years, most probably given to potential customers… Read more about this item

S. l. (Los Angeles, CA): The Landmarks Club, 1916. Softcover. First edition; 5 3/4 x 3 1/4; pp. 3-12; glossy, off-white wraps; a few faint crease lines to fore-edge and corners; very good or better condition.Official recognition of historical landmarks in California began in 1895, with the founding of The Landmarks Club under the leadership of journalist, historian, photographer,… Read more about this item

S. l. (San Francisco): Published by E.A. Thomson from the Press of the Stanley-Taylor Company, 1906. Hardcover. First edition; 11 3/4 x 8 3/4; pp. [7], 8-302; rebacked, with original black leatherette over boards preserved; gilt title to spine and front board; rubbed spots along edges of boards; illustrated with full-page, black & white, engraved plates; overall in very… Read more about this item

S. l. (Los Angeles, CA): California Fruit Growers Exchange, 1932. Softcover. First edition thus; 5 3/4 x 4 1/4; pp. 1-12; chromolithographed wraps; small nicks to tips of spine and corners; small closed cut to bottom edge of front wrap; illustrated with b & w drawings and two tables; very good or better condition.A charming, coloring book for children,… Read more about this item

S. l. (Salinas): Salinas City Bank of Savings, 1907. Softcover. First edition; oblong 4 1/4 x 6 1/4; pp. [3]; yellow stock printed in blue; a few small spots to wraps; slight bleeding of ink; overall in very good condition.An interesting piece of California ephemera, the pamphlet presented a stockholders' report for the year 1906 of a very short-lived… Read more about this item

Los Angeles, CA: s. n., 1920. Softcover. First edition; accordion-style brochure, three fold, glossy white stock, 4 3/4 x 3 folded; wraps illustrated in b&w; mild wear along spine; light age-toning to margins; illustrated from engravings; very good or better condition.A beautiful advertising brochure for the LA landmark with a rich history. Exposition Park was originally created in 1872… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Mrs. J. J. Owen, 1899. Hardcover. First edition; oblong 9 x 12; pp. 250; tan cloth over boards; gilt title and decorations to front board; small rubbed spots to corners and tips of spine; several spots to boards; illustrated with in-line and full-page photographic plates and steel engravings; light foxing to first and last few pages; text… Read more about this item

Boston and San Francisco: Cubery and Company, 1900. Hardcover. First edition; 8 1/2 x 6; pp. 115; brown cloth over boards; gilt title; very faint, narrow spot along fore-edge of front board; two small scratches to back board; tips of spine a bit creased; illustrated with b&w plates; very good to near fine condition. Signed and inscribed by the… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Sunset Press, 1922. Softcover. First edition; 7 1/2 x 5 1/4; pp. 20; speckled brown wraps, illustrated in green; minor rubbing and creasing to tips of spine and corners; small cut to fore-edge of back wrap; full-page, b & w illustrations by artist Mary DeNeale Morgan; very good condition.Telling the history of the cypress tree in the… Read more about this item

Sacramento, CA: Redevelopment Agency of the City of Sacramento, 1960. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1960); 10 x 10; pp. [16]; illustrated, textured wraps; minor wear and creasing to tips of spine and corners; illustrated with drawings and photographs; very good to near fine condition.Documenting the major project of restoring and conserving "Old Sacramento" undertaken by the Redevelopment… Read more about this item

S. l. [Berkeley]: California College of Arts and Crafts, 1937. First edition; 9 1/4 x 6; pp. 14; beige wraps printed in black; a bit of age-toning and a small rubbed spot to top edge of back wrap; very good condition.An issue of a magazine, published by a landmark institution in the San Francisco Bay Area and one of… Read more about this item

Carnelian Bay, CA: Mic Mac Publishing, 1997-98. First edition; 6 x 9; vol. I pp. 110, vol. II pp. 121; glossy pictorial wraps; illustrated with photographs and maps; very minor wear - fine condition. Signed by author on title page.Mark McLaughlin is a noted author and historian. In his current tomes he has gathered fascinating stories of 19th century… Read more about this item

San Francisco: John Howell, 1956. Hardcover. Limited edition (750 copies designed by Lawton Kennedy and printed by The Howell-North Press in Berkeley, CA); 6 1/2 x 9 1/2; pp. [10], v-vi, [2], 1-170, [2]; illustrated green cloth over boards; gilt title to spine; deckled page edges; portrait frontis; minor wear to corners and tips of spine, near fine condition.… Read more about this item

Brooklyn: The Albertype Co., published exclusively for The Denison News Co., 1905. Softcover. First edition (presumed); oblong 12 x 10 1/2; pp. [46] recto only; brown wraps tied with decorative string; large photographic onlay of Mount Shasta to front cover; photographic images mounted on brown leaves including a large fold-out of Shasta Springs; some wear and chipping along edges… Read more about this item

San Francisco: The Panama-Pacific International Exposition Company, 1915. Softcover. First edition; oblong 7 x 5; pp. [94]; pictorial red wraps with gilt title; faint discoloration to margin of back cover; few spots of foxing and a red dot to title page, else clean; very good or better.Published during the post-earthquake exposition in San Francisco, the book contains captioned views… Read more about this item