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Southern California Comprising the Counties Of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernadino, San Diego, Ventura
by John Steven McGroarty
CENSUS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA For The Year 1850
by Maurice H And Marco R Newmark
Southern California Books & Ephemera
Riverside 'The City Beautiful'
by San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, 1907. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Unnumbered, 22 pages. Illustrated. Rocq 6500, 3rd edition 1908. First edition (first printing). Very good in illustrated wrappers (paperback).Covers mildly soiled. Spine edge is stained. Scarce as first edition.
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A$290.51
A SELECT LOS ANGELES BIBLIOGRAPHY 1872-1970
by WEBER, Rev. Francis J
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1970. First Edition. Boards. Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. 44 (1) pages. SIGNED in ink by author Rev. Francis J. Weber on the colophon. #153 of a limited edition of 300 copies of which 250 were offered for sale. Tan paper over boards. 5" x 7 ". Foreword by W. W. Robinson. The title is self-explanatory. Includes some critical material. A Fine copy, now in a custom cliat mylar protecxtive jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes via media mail to any United states...
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A$46.48
typed letter signed
by Durling, E(dgar) V(incent)
1938. Trade Paperback. Typed letter signed, on Los Angeles Times letterhead, dated January 3, 1938, addressed 'Dear Mr. (Edward F.) O'Day.' Letter thanks O'Day for a essay O'Day, as editor, had written for the State Bar Journal and inquires about other essays by O'Day. Edgar Vincent Durling (1893-1957) was a columnist for the Los Angeles Times 1936 to 1939, writing a column called 'On the Side.' Letter previously folded with some wear. About 60 words.
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A$23.24
Los Angeles County, California
by [LOS ANGELES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ephemera]
Octavo (9 x 4 inch) Los Angeles: Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, 1924. Paper promotional advertising pamphlet folded twice to form eight panels printed on both sides, illustrated with halftone black and white photos of Mt. Lowe, a California Mission, a view of an automobile traveling through "mountains and valleys," a young lady posing with Southern California flowers, a "Typical Southern California Hotel;" and an idealized composite image, in black and white, on the covers - of a passenger ship...
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A$54.23
El Monte: 'The End of the Santa Fe Trail'
by Flores, Art (chairman-in-chief). The Staff of El Monte Young Adult Historical Society
El Monte Young Adult Historical Society, 1965. Trade Paperback. 24 pages. B/W photographic illustrations. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in illustrated wrappers (paperback).
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A$19.37
Spring Street: A Story of Los Angeles
by Richardson, James H
Times-Mirror Press, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition (first printing). A very good copy; no dust jacket.
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A$38.74
Scenes from the Sublime Spectacle Everywoman
by [LOS ANGELES THEATER]
Folio (13 3/4 X 10 1/4 inches) Detroit, Michigan: Detroit Free Press Printing Co., (circa 1913-1914) promotional advertisement of 8 unnumbered stapled pages, illustrated with full page black and white halftone photo stills of scenes from the play to be performed at Hamburger's Majestic Theatre "Two Weeks Commencing Monday, June 2, Regular Matinees." Title in large letters, cover printed in two colors, original wrappers, good condition (minor bending and curling to edges and margins - not affecting...
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A$46.48
What They Say About the Angels
by Robinson, W(illiam) W(ilcox) (compiler)
Val Trefz Press, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. 88 pages. Drawings by James Hawkins. Commonplace book of humorous commentary on the City of Angels, arranged chronologically from 1769 to 1941. Rocq 4359. Inscribed by the author on front free endpaper: 'To the winnah! Robert Lennicott - an Angelino of parts - Will W. Robinson, January, 1942.' . First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in red cloth with lettering in pink. Mild scuffing to covers. No dust jacket.
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A$96.84
The Busch Gardens
by [PASADENA]
32 mo. 5 x 7 inch original rectangular souvenir stapled booklet of 16 unnumbered pages, with color captioned photos of the famous gardens in Pasadena, California which no longer exist. Los Angeles: Engraved and Printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Co., 1915-1920. Good condition.
Buff-colored wrappers, front cover oval cutout surrounded by the title and line drawings of the gardens; through the cutout oval, part of the first colored illustration under the cover is visible.
Buff-colored wrappers, front cover oval cutout surrounded by the title and line drawings of the gardens; through the cutout oval, part of the first colored illustration under the cover is visible.
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A$22.47
Souvenir: Los Angeles Fire Department
by [Los Angeles Fire Department] Crockett & Conklin (Compilers)
Small quarto (11 x 8 1/4 inches) Published in the Interest of the Firemen's Relief Fund, December 1900. 116 pages of half tone black and white photos of early Los Angeles, portraits, and advertisements for Los Angeles businesses of the period.
Descriptive text includes a short history of the Los Angeles Fire Department: "In May, 1875, Engine Company No. 2 was organized."
Good condition: original red cloth binding, showing mild age toning, title on front cover, floral patterned end papers.
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Descriptive text includes a short history of the Los Angeles Fire Department: "In May, 1875, Engine Company No. 2 was organized."
Good condition: original red cloth binding, showing mild age toning, title on front cover, floral patterned end papers.
Many photos... Read more about this item
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A$503.56
Los Angeles
Octavo (9 x 4 inch) folded paper brochure that unfolds to 32 inches, creating eight panels printed on both sides, illustrated with black and white half tone photo images of city landmarks, and tourist destinations; descriptive text; bird's-eye-view map across four panels showing the coastal plain intersected with unnamed highways radiating out from Los Angeles to surrounding areas from San Fernando to Capistrano; and communities in-between, among them Pasadena, San Bernardino, Redlands, Riverside, and...
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A$54.23
What They Say About the Angels
by [Signed] Robinson, W. W
Small octavo (8 X 5 5/8 inches) Pasadena, California: Val Trefz Press, 1942. First Edition. 88 pages, drawings by James Hawkins, inscribed by the author "To my friend Harry Lichtig a thorough going Angelino." Lichtig was a Hollywood agent. Hardcover, cloth, very good condition.
An irreverent collection of published observations about the city from 1769 to the publication of this book. The author quotes newspapers, magazines, diaries, books, and literature in order to gather this interesting material.
An irreverent collection of published observations about the city from 1769 to the publication of this book. The author quotes newspapers, magazines, diaries, books, and literature in order to gather this interesting material.
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A$46.48
"The Guest at The Ambassador"
by [LOS ANGELES EPHEMERA]
Octavo (9 x 4 inches) Original, promotional staplebound brochure printed on stiff paper, with embossed gilt monogram "A" on upper left corner of front cover, folded once to form 12 unnumbered pages, illustrated with drawings and black and white halftone photos, map of Southern California and vicinity with local attractions in relation to the hotel's location.
Evocative of the early 1920s Hollywood: Art Nouveau style sepia drawings on the cover, and at lower margin on every page, projecting the elegance... Read more about this item
Evocative of the early 1920s Hollywood: Art Nouveau style sepia drawings on the cover, and at lower margin on every page, projecting the elegance... Read more about this item
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A$100.71
Poems of Giant Forest. Sequoia National park, Tulare County, California
by Richardson, Robert N
Robert N. Richardson, 1929. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Single sheet, folded twice, 6.25 x 9.5 inches when folded, creating 4 leaves. Poem on leaf 2 and 2 poems on leaf 4. B/W photograph of forest by Lindley Eddy on front cover and B/W photograph of forest scene on 3rd leaf. First edition (first printing). Very good copy in wappers (paperback). Covers are tanned and scuffed. Closed tear along seamsand edge wear.
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A$58.10
INDIAN LIFE AT THE OLD MISSIONS
by Webb, Edith Buckland
Small quarto (10 3/4 X 8 inches) Los Angeles: Warren F. Lewis, 1952. Original First Edition. xxix, 326 pages, illustrated by numerous black and white plates, original dust jacket designed by Harry Garo, bibliography, index. Inscribed by author on the half title. Very good condition (protected in its original shipping box), hardcover brick colored cloth binding, title in gilt on spine against a black background, gilt mortar and pestle illustration on front cover.
" ... a definitive study of the mission... Read more about this item
" ... a definitive study of the mission... Read more about this item
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A$77.47
Seventh Annual Report and Roster
by Hamburger, M. A. (president)
The Southwest Society of the Archaeological Institute of America, 1911. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 27 unnumbered pages. Also includes the third annual report of the Southwest Museum. First edition (first printing). Very good in wrappers (paperback). Ink signature stamp of Chas. F. Lummis on front cover. Mild surface soiling. Split along spine fold.
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A$19.37
Homes and Happiness in the Golden State of California
by Truman, Major Ben C
Small quarto (10 x 7 inches) San Francisco: Published by the Passenger Department of the Central Pacific Railroad Company and Leased Lines, Including the Southern Pacific Railroad and Connections, October, 1883. first two leaves are railroad ads for Central Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads [9]-63 pages [1], 20 illustrations in descriptive text, map, brown cloth binding, covers bordered top and bottom with line and decorative rules in blind, title in gilt on front cover. Very good condition,...
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A$658.50
(Santa Anita Park) (untitled B/W photograph)
by [Prange, Spencer]
Spencer Prange, 1948. Photograph. B/W photograph, 10.25 x 13.25 inches, mounted to cardboard, 14 x 18 inches. Image of satisfied looking man holding racing form and newspaper. Very good copy Small defect on lower right of photograph.
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A$58.10
COMPANY OF HEROES; My Life as an Actor in the John Ford Stock Company
by CAREY, Jr., Harry
Metuchen, N.J.: The Scarecrow Press, Inc, 1994. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 218 pages. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by author/actor Harry Carey, Jr. in ink on the front free endpaper ( "To Ken Jones: Greetings from The John Ford Stock Company! Your friend, Harry Carey Jr 10-19-98"). Illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Octavo. Cloth. Index. List of author's appearences in John Ford movies. The son of famed early movie star Harry Carey, Harry Carey, Jr. recounts his years as a...
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A$131.70
Albert Billings Ruddock 1886-1970
by Ruddock, Albert Billings. Herbert L. Hahn, Harold Brown, Arnold Beckman, and Robert Sharp
California Institute of Technology, 1970. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 20 pages. B/W photographic portrait of Ruddock page 6. Pamphlet reproduces the speaker's remarks at a memorial service held July 31 at CIT. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in tan wrappers (paperback).
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A$38.74
MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING (ED SULLIVAN'S COPY) SIGNED
by FOWLER, Gene
New York: The Viking Press, 1954. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 277 pages.TV SHOWMAN / N.Y. COLUMNIST ED SULLIVAN'S COPY.. SIGNED/INSCRIBED in ink by Gene Fowler on the title page, "To my friend of a long time, Ed Sullivan / With the best / Gene Fowler 1954". Endpapers illustrated from photographs and drawings. Illustrated dust jacket. Octavo. Cloth-backed boards. #36 of the100 Best Books of Hollywood. From the jacket, "...some misadventures, both comic and melancholy, of...
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A$542.29
Orange County's Diamond Jubilee; From Birth to Metropolitan Status, 1889-1964
1964. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Unpaginated, 53 pages. Included in this short series of original articles are: the first Board of Supervisors and its Chairman, the historical dates connected with the formation of Orange County, and numerous interesting data on welfare, assessment, the first lease and the selection of the County seat.' - from the introduction First edition (first printing). Very good copy in illustrated wrappers (paperback). Some foxing to upper front cover.
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A$58.10
ON OLD RANCHO SAN PASQUAL
Small octavo (7 3/4 by 4 1/4 inches) 48 page stapled promotional booklet, written by the Publicity Department, South Pasadena Branch Security Trust & Savings Bank, bound in decorative stiff wrappers, illustrated with black and white vintage photographs of scenery, portraits, prominent buildings, and other historical images; plus descriptive text. Very good condition.
Rancho San Pasqual was deeded as part of a wedding gift in 1843. The first American settlers came in the 1850s. The city of South Pasadena... Read more about this item
Rancho San Pasqual was deeded as part of a wedding gift in 1843. The first American settlers came in the 1850s. The city of South Pasadena... Read more about this item
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A$116.21
I. N. Van Nuys, 1835-1912
by James Rathwell Page
(The Ward Ritchie Press), 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. 34 pages. Several black-and-white plates. A short biography of the Southern California city's namesake. Issued for the family in commemoration of a US ship being launched with his name. First edition (first printing). Small stain on front cover; bookplate on front free endpaper; severe offsetting from newspaper (now gone) on p. 13. Generally very good. No dust jacket, possibly as issued.
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A$58.10
Redlands
by (Redlands Board of Trade)
Octavo (8 5/8 x 5 7/8 inches) Redlands, California, Board of Trade 1911, stapled promotional booklet of 32 unnumbered pages, original red wrappers with title on cover, illustrated with black and white half tone photos of homes of prominent citizens (including A. C. Burrage), churches, gardens, the Administration Building on the University of Redlands campus, interior view of an orange packing house, a panorama of Redlands from Smiley Heights, Hotel Casa Loma, Wissahickon Inn, Southern Pacific and Santa...
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A$61.98
