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Small octavo (7 3/4 X 6 inches) New York: G. W. Dillinghamn Company, 1900. First Edition. 24 page sewn booklet in wrappers, with appendix containing interesting anecdotes by Major-General Daniel E. Sickles and Hon. Oliver S. Munsell, very good condition (minor chips to spine, small, approximately 1/2 inch square, residue of something previously attached to upper left corner of front cover, contents not affected).
Monaghan 1280

Small quarto (9 1/4 by 6 inches) Hanford Stationery and Printing Company, 1886. Original First Edition. 72 pages, large foldout map (18 1/2 by 24 inches) attached to back wrapper, bound in original sewn wrappers, very good condition.

Written before Washington became a State, the author describes "Some of the reasons qualifying this Territory for early admission into the Union . . . . " using population figures, and a summary of information relating to 34 counties.

He covers Railroads, Mineral Resources, Indians, "Fishes and Other Marine Food Products of Puget Sound," as part of his report.

Squire was an American Civil War veteran, twelfth governor of Washington Territory, and eventually a United States Senator from the State of Washington.

A faithful reproduction of the very scarce original 1855 edition, quarto (12 by 9 1/4 inches) Los Angeles: Westernlore Press, 1959. viii, 120 pages, illustrated with 30 unnumbered leaves of engraved plates, nine woodcut illustrations, portraits, 1 folded map, textured black cloth, fabrikoid binding, with title in gilt (within an embossed framed ornament in blind) on front cover, and gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition (minor slight bend to title page, not affecting contents).

Piercy was the artist, and the original author, of this early Western travel narrative.

Octavo (8 3/4 by 5 3/4 inches) New York: Twayne Publisher, An Imprint of Simon & Schuster Macmillan, 1996. First Edition. xvii, 142 [1] pages, hardcover, red cloth, title in silver on spine, notes and references, bibliography, index, dust jacket, very good condition.

The author is associate professor of English at Mercy College (New York). ". . . in this study of Godden's fiction for children and adults, (the author) shows how her (Godden's) dozens of works in both genres explore the 'variety of experiences in which self-tranformation occurs through an act of will.'"

Octavo (8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches) Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Printing and Binding House, 1888. 278 pages listing 1700 tracts alphabetically. Rebacked quarter cloth with title in gilt on spine, contemporary original orange printed paper over boards, with old printed advertisements for local businesses framing the title and author, centered, on the upper cover; other ads on back cover, and among the text.

Very good condition (oval stamp of "Howell and Palm Publishers" on South Spring Street in upper right corner of title page, not affecting contents, penciled name of previous owner and date 1935 at top of title page).

A very rare record of real estate holdings and development in a burgeoning California town.

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 Fe Railway depots, Prospect Park, and a portrait of the Smiley brothers; very good condition (circular rubber stamp for "California Development" in upper right corner of first page, not affecting contents),

Promoting "The Truth About Redlands" through historical perspective, and a description of the advantages and opportunities for settling there. "A Perfect Climate, The Finest Orange Groves in the State, Beautiful Parks, Fine Residences"

Octavo (9 x 6 inches) Richmond, Virginia: Jones & Cook, 1880. 92 pages, six unnumbered leaves of illustrations (one of them a foldout map "Showing Transportation Facilities of Richmond, VA"), numerous local advertisements, an index of the advertisers that includes four booksellers, among tobacco leaf dealers, horse collar manufacturers, and many other trades and services. Good condition (original decorated printed wrappers beginning to separate, but still holding, minor chipping, not affecting contents).

A promotional directory of public buildings and landmarks, with a history of the city.

Under "Trade Notes," a paragraph for "Books, Binding &c." states, "The Booksellers of Richmond are all gentlemen of superior intelligence, and of long experience, possessing a critical knowledge of books, and a thorough familiarity with the needs of the scholar, professional man, and the general public."

Octavo (8 1/2 X 5 5/8 inches) Hildreth Brothers, 1910. 20 unnumbered pages. Original booklet in staplebound wrappers, illustrated with captioned photo vignettes and descriptive text; plus large folded black and white grid map (10 3/4 X 22 1/2 inches) showing "Western Portion of Riverside County, California" to the boundary line of San Bernardino County on the North, to the boundary line of Orange County on the West, and to the boundary line of San Diego County on the South; and with named locations. Among them: "Santa Rosa Rancho," "Lakeview Mountain," "San Jacinto Valley," "San Gorgonto Mountains," and "San Jacinto Indian School." Corona, California. Good condition (small nick to margin of back cover, not affecting contents).

Promoting agriculture, good health, and settlement; with an emphasis on the availability of water.

Photos include: "President (Theodore) Roosevelt planting the original navel orange tree," "Packing oranges in Riverside," and "Bird's eye view from the base of Rubidoux… Read More

Sacramento, California: Sacramento Chamber of Commerce, ca. mid 1920s. Original. Wrappers. Good. n. Octavo (9 X 4 inches) stapled paper brochure of 23 pages printed on coated stock, illustrated with historical black and white halftone captioned photographs and drawings from the California State Library, descriptive text, picturesque covers depict a miner panning in front of a cabin in the forest, minor age wear and chipping along edges, not affecting contents Promotion and historical perspective with a common theme: "Romance of Transportation," "Romance of Industry," "Romance of Commerce," Romance of Agriculture," "Romance of Outdoor Life," "Romance of Civic Growth," and "Points of Interest," with emphasis on the California Gold Rush.

16 mo. (6 1/2 x 4 1/8 inches) Original, stapled promotional pamphlet in wrappers of 23 pages, illustrated with halftone sepia photos, and a two-page map in the center of the "Route of California Parlor Car Tours between Los Angeles and San Francisco along-Scenic Pacific Coast Highway .... Along Camino Real "

An introduction to the tour and historic background of the state. There is also a photo showing a porch covered by an awning at the back of the tour bus. Good condition.

Octavo (9 x 4 inches) Pacific Greyhound Lines, circa 1930s. Original brochure folded five times to form six panels printed and illustrated on both sides; when fully opened it unfolds again, 1/3 from the bottom, to form a 17 1/2 x 24 inch poster-style display of halftone photos, description of the "... historical pageant of the West .... " and an argument for low fares.

Along the left side is a representational outline of the West Coast and part of the Southwest, extending to El Paso and Salt Lake City. The route, shown in red, is highlighted with small black and white sketches of sights along the way. There are also halftone black and white photo vignettes of Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, the Santa Barbara mission, and two examples of the "streamlined" Greyhound buses, one of which offered sleeping accommodations for 25 people.

"To really see the West - go by Greyhound."