| Vendor SKU | Author | Title | Publisher | Condition | Description | Keywords(s) | Price | Image |
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| 16009 | Acme Telephoto | Yvonne Wood, Catalina Channel Swimmer, cheesecake pinup | Acme Telephoto | Good. Small surface imperfections and a small folded corner | A mild cheesecake 8 x 10 b&w photo of Yvonne Wood, Catalina Channel swimmer, having a light coat of grease applied by her coach, Fred Bleeker, circa 1950. | Ephemera, California | $25 | 
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| 13560 | Ahern, Francis J. | A signed Letter to Professor George F. Outland on a Police Department City and County Of San Francisco Letterhead | Self | Good. Some creasing and soiling | 8.5 x 11 inches, a letter from Chief of Police Ahern thanking Outland for recent participation in a recruit training program. Ahern was a reformer. | Autograph, Francis J. Ahern, San Francisco, California, ephemera | $20 | 
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| 12814 | Alameda Victorian Preservation Society | The Tenth Victorian House Tour Revisit The Grandeur Of The Gilded Age | Alameda Victorian Preservation Society | Good. A previous owner has neatly noted her name and house location on the map. | 8.5 x 11 inches, double punched and held together with a pink ribbon, this booklet has line drawings and a short history of the Alameda houses on the tour. | Alameda Victorian Preservation Society, California | $20 | 
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| 15735 | Albanese, Margaret | Fortune My Foe A Reading for Voice and Recorders | Self-published | Very good. | 7.5 x 11 inch book of poetry. Inscribed by the author. | Poetry, California | $20 | 
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| 15736 | Albanese, Margaret | The Diving Mirror A Book of Visions | Paragate West | Good. | 8.5 x 11 inches, hand lettered poetry. Prospectus and a separate poem included. | Poetry, California | $25 | 
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| 14966 | Alhambra High School | Alhambra High School Alumni Directory 1995 | Bernard C. Harris Publishing | Very good. No dust wreapper. | Alhambra High School Alumni Directory, Alhambra, California for 1995 | Alhambra High School, Alhambra, California | $20 | 
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| 15581 | American Motion Picture Industry | United Nations Theatre O'farrell Street Between Powell And Mason | American Motion Picture Industry | Good | The United Nations Conference On International Organization, a brochure announcing 6 days of movies to 'holders of official conference credentials, delegates and staffs. Sergei Eisenstein's 'Ivan The Terrible' is screened on one day. | California, early United Nations, San Francisco | $20 | 
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| 16093 | Andersen's, Buelton, California | Andersen's, Buelton, California, breakfast menu circa circa 1940s | Andersen's, Buelton, California | Good. | 9 x 11.25 inches, Andersen's, Buelton, California, breakfast menu circa circa 1940s. Home of split pea soup. The number 2 breakfast is 50 cents. | Andersen's, Buelton, California, restaurant menu, ephemera | $25 | 
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| 12444 | Anderson Printing | Town Krier 1969 Homecoming and Volume 2 - No. 2 February 1970 | Anderson Printing | Good. Light shelf wear and creasing. | Two editions of the Kelseyville, Lake County , California Town Krier. Current news, history b&w photos and ads. 7 x 10 inches. | Kelseyville, California, Town Krier, ephemera | $25 | 
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| 12994 | Andrews, Kathi, editor | Cabrillo High School Vandenberg Village Volume VIII | Cabrillo High School | Very good. No dust wrapper. | 8.5 x 11 inches, Cabrillo High School Yearbook for 1973. No autographs or markings. Many b&w photos and ads. | Cabrillo High School, Yearbook, Lompoc, California | $35 | 
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| 12107 | Anon | Jefferson-Jackson Dinner Program, San Francisco, CA 1957 | Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, California Democratic Party | Good. Faint shelf wear, soiling and creasing. The staples are rusty. There are unobtrusive pencil checkmarks by some names. | 8.5 x 11 inches with many black and white pictures. This dinner was held at the Gold Room, Fairmont Hotel, Saturday, September 24, 1957. Hubert H. Humprey gave the address. There are many ads. | California, Democratic Party, Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, Politics, San Francisco, ephemera | $20 | 
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| 12995 | Anon | Spartan Lompoc Junior High School 1969-1970 | Lompoc Junior High School | Very good. Three line rubber stamp in four places. No autographs or marks. No dust wrapper. | 8.5 x 11 inches, Lompoc Junior High School yearbook for 1970 with many b&w photos. | Lompoc Junior High School, yearbook, Lompoc, California | $20 | 
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| 15551 | Anon. | 32nd Natioinal Orange Show - folding post cards, 1947 | National Orange Show | Good. A bit musty. Owner's message inside and the card holder is addressed outside. | A folding post card with 10 double sided b&w pictures of the National Orange Show in San Bernardino, California | California, ephemera, National Orange Show | $20 | 
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| 15229 | Antilla, Shelley | Photographers' Vintage Treasures and the People Who Wore Them | Self-published | Good. Faint shelf wear and creasing | 8.5 x 11 inches, 'Early Photography & Memoirs from Nendocino County ((Including Vintage Clothing Price Guide)' | California, Mendocino County, antique clothing | $20 | 
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| 14092 | Archdiocese Of Los Angeles | Catholic Hospital Code | Archdiocese Of Los Angeles | Good. Ink name on one page. | Catholic Hospital Code from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles with a separate 'definitions of terms' page and two other pages. | Catholic, medical, Los Angeles, California | $20 | 
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| 16944 | Automobile Club of Southern California | Three Street Maps Central Area of Metropolitan Los Angeles, San Gabriel Valley Area and Southern Area | Automobile Club of Southern California | Good. Some soiling and tiny tears. 'LA' in ink on top of two maps. | The central area map is 42 x 23 inches, south is 32 x 23 and San Gabriel Valley Valley Area is 34 x 23. All from the early 1970s. | California, Los Angeles, maps, ephemera | $75 | 
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| 16945 | Automobile Club of Southern California | Metropolitan Los Angeles And Freeway System | Automobile Club of Southern California | Good. Some tiny tears on folding corners. | 34 x 23 inches The LA Freeway System | California, Los Angeles, maps, ephemera | $100 | 
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| 16946 | Automobile Club of Southern California | Los Angeles Area Freeway System | Automobile Club of Southern California | Good. Grease pencil 7-75 on the top (folded) | 34 x 23 inches The LA Freeway System | California, Los Angeles, maps, ephemera | $100 | 
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| 16055 | Backyard, San Francisco | Backyard To The Cellar, menu | Backyard | Good. Rusty staples | 4.5 x 9.5 menu with a postcard. Filet Mignon is $3.50, local beer is 25 cents. | Backyard Restaurant, San Francisco, California, restaurant menu, ephemera. | $25 | 
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| 16058 | Backyard, San Francisco | Backyard To The Cellar, menu | Backyard | Good. Rusty staples | 4.5 x 9.5 menu with a postcard. Filet Mignon is $3.50, local beer is 25 cents. | Backyard Restaurant, San Francisco, California, restaurant menu, ephemera. | $20 | 
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| 16075 | Bal Tabarin | Bal Tabarin The Aristocrat Of San Francisco Night Clubs, Souvenir Dinner Menu 1945 | Bal Tabarin | Good. Rusty staples, stapled insert loose. Some wear and scraping. Price changes. | 6.5 x 9.75 inches, Bal Tabarin The Aristocrat Of San Francisco Night Clubs, 1945 Dinner Menu. Regular dinners are $3. | Bal Tabarin Night Club, San Francisco, California, Restaurant menu, ephemera | $40 | 
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| 13785 | Barton, Phyllis | Sassone "California" a collection of works, 1970-1973 | Arti Grafiche | Very good. No dust wrapper. | 9.5 x 11 inches, color and b&w plates of Sassone's works. Copy No. 355 of 1000, also included is an 8.5 x 9.5 two fold brochure on Marco Sassone and the flaps from the dustcover. | Art, Sassone, California | $25 | 
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| 16068 | Bay City Grill, San Francisco | Bay City Grill 45 Turk Street At Market, Menu, circa 1940s | Bay City Grill, San Francisco | Fair to good. Beverage stains. Horizontal crease. | 7 x 10.5 inches, Bay City Grill, 45 Turk Street, At Market, menu. Tenderloin steak is $2.75 | San Francisco, California, Restaurant Menu, Bay City Grill, ephemera. | $20 | 
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| 15748 | Bland, Henry Meade | A Song Of Autumn | The Pacific Short Story Club | Good. Front and back covers have some discoloration. Remains of an address label inside. Some pencil underlining and annotation. No dust wrapper. | A short biography of the author then his poems. | Poetry, California | $20 | 
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| 12726 | Bonner, Frank E. | Report To The Federal Power Commission On The Water Powers Of California | Government Printing Office | Good. Light shelf wear and soiling. Owner's name in ink and a rubber stamp on the front cover. Staples are rusty and have stained the back cover. | Water resources of California in 1928. There are b&w photos, many charts and maps, a color frontis fold out map of California, many other fold out photos of dam and power installations, fold out maps and more. | California, hydrology, dams, maps | $100 | 
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| Vendor SKU | Author | Title | Publisher | Condition | Description | Keywords(s) | Price | Image |
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| 12726 | Bonner, Frank E. | Report To The Federal Power Commission On The Water Powers Of California | Government Printing Office | Good. Light shelf wear and soiling. Owner's name in ink and a rubber stamp on the front cover. Staples are rusty and have stained the back cover. | Water resources of California in 1928. There are b&w photos, many charts and maps, a color frontis fold out map of California, many other fold out photos of dam and power installations, fold out maps and more. | California, hydrology, dams, maps | $100 | 
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| 10608 | Bossin, Lois Schrager | 1951 Blue and Gold Volume 78 | University of California | Good. Both the white covers and spine show soiling and shelf wear. There is a short impact mark on the back cover. No dust wrapper. | 1951 9 X 12 hardback with 460 pages , b&w photos and an index. Yearbook. | California, College Yearbook, University of California | $30 | 
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| 14767 | Branch, Mary | Valiant Journey | Self-published | Very good. In a lightly worn dust wrapper. | Historical fiction set in early California | Fiction, California | $20 | 
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| 16531 | Brown, Bertram | The Long Journey | Vantage Press | Fine. In a very good dust wrapper. Previous owner's name in ink on the bottom of the title page. | Bertram Brown was "...three-fourths indian, a descendant of the Yurok tribe." A logger, tree faller. Author signed on the title page. | Native American, First Nation, Yurok, California, logging | $30 | 
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| 13136 | Brown, Ralph, Chairman | Subcommittee On Narcotics of the Assembly Interim Commitee On Judiciary and Assembly Interim Commitee On Public Health | California State Assembly | Good. Owner's name on the front cover. Covers have light soiling, pages have light creasing. | 6 x 9 inches, narcotics in mid 1950s California with 8 pages of b&w pictures and an index. | California, California State Assembly, Narcotics | $40 | 
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| 12683 | Brown, Tannisse, Editor | Homemaker's Handbook 200 House hold Shortcuts and Timely Hints | California Farmer | Good. Light soiling and shelf wear. | 5.5 x 8.5 inches with B&w illustrations and household shortcuts from the California Farmer. There's a small b&w photo of the author. | Ephemera, California, California Farmer | $20 | 
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| 15550 | Bruegmann, Robert | Benicia Portrait of an Early California Town | 101 Productions | Good. Light shelf wear. | 11 x 8.5 inches, an architectural history of Benicia, California. There are b&w photos, line drawings and an index. | Benicia, California, Architecture | $20 | 
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| 16571 | Cain, Ella M. | The Story of Early Mono County Its Settlers Gold Rushes Indians Ghost Towns | Fearon Publishers | Good. Creasing and soiling on the front cover. Price sticker on the back cover. Yellow high lighting on 12 pages. | Mono County, California history. There are many b&w photos and an index. | Mono County, California, Gold Rush, Native Americans | $20 | 
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| 9001 | Caldwell, George W. | Legends of San Francisco | Phillips & Van Orden Co. 1919 with 91 pages. | Good. Covers a little soiled, spotted and worn. A 2 inch vertical tear near the spine on an early page. No dust wrapper. | California, San Francisco | California, San Francisco | $20 | 
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| 16225 | Chesley Manufacturing Company | Chesley Presents the 1954 Boating Twins | Chesley Manufacturing Company | Good | 8.5 x 10.75 three fold brochure for the Chesley Fleet Carrier (car carrier for a boat) and the Fleet Dolly. The company was at 1219 East Florence Ave., Los Angeles 1, California. | Ephemera, boating, California, Chesley Manufacturing Company | $20 | 
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| 15663 | Chevron | California Points Of Intrest And Touring Map | Chevron | Good. Covers a bit soiled. Faint moisture stain inside front cover. | 4 x 9 inch booklet that folds out to 8 x 9. Maps and descriptions, and small painted images of scenes in California in 1947. | California, Ephemera, maps | $20 | 
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| 12475 | Christopherson, Sharon Kay | Tissue Nirtogen Elimation And Femoral Venous Blood Flow In The Dog After Hyperbaric Exposure | Self-Published | Very good. | 8.5 x 11 inches with b&w photos, charts, tables and a bibliography. A dissertation for a PhD at USC, Philosophy. | Doctoral dissertation, Thesis, University of Southern California | $25 | 
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| 15749 | Coolbrith, Ina | Songs From The Golden Gate | Houghton, Mifflin And Company | Good. Soiled covers and spine, missing front free endpaper. Faint address label removal remains. | Poetry. | Poetry, California | $60 | 
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| 12908 | De Nevi, Donald | Sketches Of Early California A Collection of Personal Adventures | Chronicle Books | Good. Light shelf wear on the covers. There's a crossed out name inside. In a fair, soiled and worn dust wrapper. | First hand accounts of the settlement of California. Introduction and commentary by Oscar Lewis | California | $15 | 
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| 16604 | Delkin, James Ladd | Monterey Peninsula American Guide Series | Stanford University | Good. Long owner inscription on the front free end paper. In a fair dust wrapper that has chipping and wear. | American Guide Series, Monterey Peninsula, California. There are b&w photos and an index. | American Guide Series, Monterey Peninsula, California | $24 | 
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| 10150 | Dillon, Richard H. | Texas Argonauts Isaac H. Duval and the California Gold Rush | The Book Club of California | Fine in a very good, plain white wrapper. | 1987 hardback, 10 x 13 inches, with 199 pages, one of 450, with color illustrations by Charles Shaw, appendix, footnotes, bibliography, index and endpaper maps. Originall prospectus and the "sorry we're late" sheet included. | Texas Argonauts, Isaac H. Duval, California Gold Rush | $75 | 
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| 16052 | Dominek And Johnny | Dominek And Johnny Polk And Sutter Oyster House | Dominek And Johnny | Very good. | 7 x 10.5 inches, a restaurant menu for Dominek And Johnny Oyster House, corner of Polk Street at Sutter, San Francisco, California. A T-bone steak is $1.10 | San Francisco, California, restaurant menu, Dominek And Johnny Oyster House, ephemera | $25 | 
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| 12435 | Donnelly, Florence | The Paper Mill At Floriston In The Heart Of The Sierras | The Paper Maker | Fine. Has a presentation label from Western Nevada Supply Co. on the front free endpaper. No dust wrapper. | 13 pages, a history of the Paper Mill at Floriston, an out take from The Paper Maker, this is copy number 195 of 200. There are sepia illustrations. | California, Floriston, Sierra Mountains, Paper Making | $75 | 
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| 14232 | Douglas, Helen Gahagan | Signed two page letter to George Outland | Self-published | Good. Light shelf wear. | 8 x 10.5 inches on Congress of the United States House of Representatives letterhead, mention is made of the possibility of running against Senator Downey who Douglas thinks isn't doing a good job. Signed with an additionsl 4 hand-written lines. | Helen Gahagan Douglas, California, Senator Downey, autograph, ephemera | $100 | 
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| 14234 | Douglas, Helen Gahagan | Signed letter to George Outland on a Congress of the United States House of Representatives letterhead | Self-published | Good. Light shelf wear. | 8 x 10.5 inches on Congress of the United States House of Representatives letterhead, encouraging Mr. Outland to run for office again and other news. | Helen Gahagan Douglas, California, autograph, ephemera | $50 | 
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| 14235 | Douglas, Helen Gahagan | Signed letter to George Outland on a Congress of the United States House of Representatives letterhead | Self-published | Good. Light shelf wear. | 8 x 10.5 inches on Congress of the United States House of Representatives letterhead, referencing Outland's request for a publication. | Helen Gahagan Douglas, California, autograph, ephemera | $50 | 
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| 14236 | Douglas, Helen Gahagan | Personal card to George Outland | Self-published | Very good. | A personal letter referencing the Vietnam war and talking about peace. Signed Helen and Melvyn. | Helen Gahagan Douglas, California, autograph, ephemera | $50 | 
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| 14238 | Douglas, Helen Gahagan | Letter to George Outland on Women's Division-Democratic State Central Committee letterhead | Self-published | Good. Date stamp, notes in the margins, staple. | 6.5 x 7 inch 2 page letter to Congressman George Outland saying she's running for office (US House of Representatives, asking for publications and other news. | Helen Gahagan Douglas, California, Autograph, ephemera | $100 | 
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| 14129 | Downey, Sheridan | They Would Rule The Valley | Self-published | Very good. Owner's book plate. Faint shelf wear. The slip case/box is good with wear, fading and short tears. | There's a tipped in, signed letter on United States Senate Letterhead to congressman George Outland. Also a promo card about control of the valley's water. | California, riparian, farming, Sheridan Downey | $25 | 
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| 14240 | Downey, Sheridan | Autographed letter on United States Senate letterhead to George Outland | Self-published | Good. | A letter to congressman-elect George Outland agreeing on Outland's recommendation of Fred Bechdolt as Acting Postmaster of Carmel, California | Autograph, Sheridan Downey, California, Fred Bechdolt, ephemera. | $20 | 
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| Vendor SKU | Author | Title | Publisher | Condition | Description | Keywords(s) | Price | Image |
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| 13572 | Doyle, Clyde | Signed Letter to Congressman George E. Outland on a Congress of the United States House of Representatives Letterhead | self | Very good. Faint wear. | 8 x 10.5 inches, a letter to Congressman George Outland about losing the last election. Doyle was from Long Beach. | Autograph, Clyde Doyle, United States House of Representatives, ephemera, California | $20 | 
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| 10983 | Drury, Lorraine, editor | Garfield Gleaner June-1922 Vol. IX Number 1 | Garfield School | Poor to fair. The covers are worn, soiled, creased, edge-torn and stained. Staples are rusty. The previous owner's name is in ink on the front cover. All the pages have a vertical crease and some rumpling. The back two pages are chipped and torn and have autographs. | 1922 stapled paperback, 7 x 10.5 inches, with 25 pages and b&w photos. Garfield School, Berkeley California, yearbook. | Garfield School, Berkeley, California, yearbook. | $30 | 
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| 12956 | Duncan, Jeanne | Trolling On The Edge The Story Of A Noyo Fisherman | Trafford | Good. Light shelf wear on the covers. Front cover has a faint crease. | Fishing from the Noyo Harbor, Mendicino county, California | Fishing, Noyo Harbor, Mendicion County, California | $25 | 
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| 16023 | El Cortez Hotel | El Cortez Hotel, San Diego, California 1940s menu | El Cortez Hotel | Fair. There's a one inch tear and a large creased corner. | 9 x 11 inch breakfast menu for El Cortez Hotel, San Diego, California. "Defense stamps on sale at Cashier's Window." The number 4 combo is 85 cents. | El Cortez Hotel, San Diego, California, restaurant menu, ephemera | $20 | 
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| 16094 | El Paseo Restaurante Elegante, San Francisco | El Paseo Restaurante Elegante, San Francisco, Chafing Dish Luncheon Menu, Circa 1940s | El Paseo Restaurante Elegante, San Francisco | Good. Two minor moisture stains. | 8.5 x 11 inches, El Paseo Restaurante Elegante, San Francisco, Chafing Dish Luncheon Menu, Circa 1940s. El Paseo Conga Orchestra Floor Show And Dancing. Evening deluxe Dinner is $1.50 and up. | El Paseo Restaurante Elegante, San Francisco, Californiak,Chafing Dish, restaurant menu, ephemera. | $30 | 
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| 16026 | F. Borgia, Photographer | F. Borgia, Three Portraits from 1890s Los Angles | F. Borgia | Good. Very light soiling and wear. The images are 3.5x 5 inches. | Two portraits are mounted on 9x6 inch cards, one is 9x7 inches. The images are 3.5x 5 inches. Lovely photography, Italian American? subjects, in the 1890s. 674 San Fernando St., Los Angeles, California. (aaap) | Photography, F. Borgia, California, ephemera | $100 | 
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| 17402 | Felton, James P. | Newport Beach The First Century, 1888-1988 | City of Newport Beach | Very good. In a good dust wrapper. | 8.5x11 inches with many b&w & color photos, illustrations and a long index. | Newport Beach, California | $35 | 
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| 16092 | Fior D'Italia | Fior D'Italia, San Francisco, California, Menu circa 1950s | Fior D'Italia | Good. Some soiling on the covers. Stains on the bottom inside. | 7 x 10.75 inches, Fior D'Italia, San Francisco, California, Menu circa 1950s. Filet Mignon is $2.25. | Fior D'Italia, San Francisco, California, restaurant menu, ephemera | $30 | 
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| 16079 | Fishermens Grotto | Fishermens Grotto, No. 9 Fishermen's Wharf, Menu | Fishermens Grotto | Good. Faint vertical crease. | 7.5 x 11.5 inches, Fishermens Grotto, San Francisco, California, Menu. M. Geraldi & Sons. "Victory Dinners" are offered, so 1945? | Fishermens Grotto, San Francisco, California, Restaurant Menu, ephemera. | $40 | 
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| 16067 | Fly Trap Restaurant | Fly Trap Restaurant Menu, 1947 | Fly Trap Restaurant | Good. A little soiled. | 7.5 x 12 inches, Fly Trap Restaurant, San Francisco, California. Sirloin steak for one is $1.90 | Fly Trap Restaurant, restaurant menu, San Francisco, California, ephemerea | $30 | 
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| 12513 | Forrestal, James | James Forrestal letter to George E. Outland with the Secretary Of the Navy letterhead. | self | Good to very good. Note in red pencil, paper clip mark, a little wear on the edges. | 8 x 10.5 inches, a thank you to congressman George Outland for sending a copy of Outland's recent article in the Reader's Digest.. | Autograph, James Forrestal, United States Secretary of the Navy, California, USN, United States Navy | $150 | 
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| 14229 | Foster, Robert M., Director | San Diego National Wine Competition Wine And Roses | San Diego National Wine Competition | Fair to good. 2 inch tear on the front cover spine. Both covers are worn and soiled. Back cover has a short tear. | 1985 San Diego National Wine Competition with a list of prizes and participant wineries. Also included are 5 winery brochures and a two page list of Wine and Roses Special Wine Sale items with prices. | California, San Diego National Wine Competition | $20 | 
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| 16083 | Frankie Gustine | Frankie Gustine's Restaurant, Oakland, California, Menu, 1952 | Frankie Gustine | Good. Some light scratch marks on the front cover, price changes in ink, light soiling on the back cover. | 8.5 x 11 inches, Frankie Gustine's Restaurant, Oakland, California, Menu, 1952. Signed by Gustine on the front cover. Includes an insert for Monday, April 21, 1952. Sirloin steak $2.25. | Frankie Gustine's Restaurant, Oakland, California, Restaurant Menu, ephemera. | $40 | 
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| 15344 | Fugate, Kathryn | Exploring Your Community | California State Department of Education | Very good. Two rubber stamps inside for Eureka Elementary Schools | 8 x 10 inches grade school text book on California. Nice art. | California, education | $20 | 
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| 15345 | Fugate, Kathryn | Discovering Other Communities | California State Department of Education | Very good. Two rubber stamps inside for Eureka Elementary Schools | 8 x 10 inches grade school text book on California. Nice art. | California, education | $20 | 
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| 7081 | Futcher, Jane | Marin The Place, The People Profile Of A California County | Holt, Rinehart and Winston Circa 1980's, inscribed by the author, with 171 pages, photos by Robt. Conover | Fine. In a good dust wrapper. | Marin County, California | Marin County, California | $20 | No Image
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| 16080 | Galvin, Frank and Jach Hamroch | Goin' to town at the "Pink Rat"! Program | Galvin, Frank and Jach Hamroch | Good. | 6 x 9 inches,Galvin, Frank and Jach Hamroch, Goin"to town at the "Pink Rat:! Night Club in San Francisco. | The Pink Rat Night Club, San Francisco, California, ephemera. | $40 | 
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| 17492 | Gardner, Erle Stanley | The World of Water Exploring the Sacrameento Delta | Morrow | Good. Light shelf wear. In a worn dust wrapper with some tears on the edges. | Sacramento Delta. There are many b&w photos. | Sacramento Delta, California | $25 | 
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| 17251 | Garner, Bess Adams and Miriam Colcord Post | Adobe de Palomares | Pomona First Federal | Good. Corner chipped on the front cover. | Pomona, California area history. | Pomona, California, history, ephemera | $20 | 
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| 11189 | Gibb, Evelyn McDaniel | Two Wheels North Bicycling the West Coast in 1909 | Oregon State University Press | Very good. A few pages have lightly creased tips. | The inscription reads: "To my dear friend, Joyce, may all your journeys be blessed and joyous." Evelyn McDaniel Gibb There are many b&w photos and illustrations of this bike trip up the California, Oregon and Washington State Coast. | Biking, Bicycle, California, Oregon, Washington State, Pacific Northwest. | $20 | 
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| 17328 | Goldberg, Ira & Larry | The Tom Kelly Collection of California Gold and 9/09 Hawaii Collection | Goldberg, Ira & Larry | Very good. Light shelf wear. | 8.5 x 11 inches, 2 volumes in one. There are many color photos. | Hawaii, Numismatic, California | $20 | 
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| 14653 | Grenier, Judson A. | California Legacy | Watson Land Company | Fine. In a fine dust wrapper. | The James Alexander Watson-Maria Dolores Dominguez de Watson Family, 1820-1980, with maps, many b&w photos and an index. | California, Watson Land Company | $25 | 
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| 9777 | Hall, Lilliam Jacobson | My Father's Life | Self published | Very good. No dust wrapper. | 1991, 7 x 10 inches , signed by the author, with 319 pages and b&w photos. Biography, John A. (Jake) Jacobson and Olivia C. Anderson, Swedish-American Nebraska, Texas, California. | Biography, John A. (Jake) Jacobson , Olivia C. Anderson, Swedish-American Nebraska, Texas, California | $20 | 
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| 7396 | Hall, Lillian (Jacobson) | John A. (Jake) Jacobson and Olivia C. Anderson | Self published | Very good. No dust wrapper. | 1991 hardback with 338 pages and b&w photos, signed by the author.Swedish-American, History, biography, John Jacobson, Olivia Anderson, Texas, Modesto, California, Haywards, CA, Sebastopol, CA, Sweden. | Swedish-American, History, biography, John Jacobson, Olivia Anderson, Texas, Modesto, California, Haywards, CA, Sebastopol, CA, Sweden | $30 | 
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| 6744 | Hancock, Ralph | Fabulous Boulevard | Funk & Wagnalls 1949, signed by Hancock, with 322 pages and an index. | Fair to good. Bottom front and back cover corners worn through. Bottom and top of spine show wear. No dust wrapper. | Fabulous Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California | California, Wilshire Boulevard | $15 | No Image
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| Vendor SKU | Author | Title | Publisher | Condition | Description | Keywords(s) | Price | Image |
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| 13679 | Hartman, Emerson | The Giant Of The Sierras | Chapman & Grimes | Very good. Two specks on the back cover. No dust wrapper | A fictionalized account of early man, a giant, in the Sierra Mountains. There are 4 b&w photos. | California, Sierra Mountains | $25 | 
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| 16277 | Hawthorne, Hildegarde | Romantic Cities of California | D. Appleton-Century | Good. Light shelf wear. Spine lettering a bit faded. | California cities in the 1930s. There are illustrations by E. H. Suydam. | California | $20 | 
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| 13554 | Hayakawa, S. I. | Autographed card to George Outland | self | Very good. | On a 3.5 x 5 card, senator and educator Hayakawa thanks Mr. Outland for sending a letter to Drew Pearson. He signes is "Don," his nickname. | Autograph, S. I. Hawakawa, ephemera, California | $20 | 
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| 17576 | Hemp, Michael Kenneth | Cannery Row The History Of John Steinbeck's Old Ocean View Avenue... | The History Company | Good. One staple on the back cover. | 8.5 x 11 inches with 136 pages, many b&w photos and....more. Stapled inside the back cover is a 2019, 10 page article from Wooden Boat Magazine by Jonathan White on the "Western Flyer." | John Steinbeck, California, The Western Flyer, Cannery Row, Sea of Cortez | $35 | 
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| 15803 | Hendrick, Glen P. | A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Growning Up | Self-published | Good. Some minor soiling on the back cover. | Autobiography. There are some pictures. Inscribed by the author. Growing up in Culver City, California, fishing and cannery work in Alaska. | Autobiography, Culver City, California, Alaska | $25 | 
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| 10606 | Hepfer, Jean, editor | 1948 Blue and Gold Volume 75 | University of California | Good with light shelfwear on the covers and spine. One long, skinny scrape mark on the back cover. No dust wrapper. | 1948 9 X 12 hardback with 540 pages and b&w photos. Yearbook. | California, College Yearbook, University of California | $30 | 
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| 13555 | Hewes, Laurence I., Jr. | A signed letter To Dr. George Outland with a The American Council On Race Relations letterhead | Self | Good. Has a rusty staple, a date stamp and light creasing. | 8.5 x 11 inches, a letter of congratulations to Dr. Outland on his recent election to congress. | Autograph, California, Ephemera, The American Council On Race Relations | $20 | 
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| 17336 | Hill, Laura Gillian | Down The Lane Again Slowly Part II Happily Ever After? | Hill and Hill | Good. Light shelf wear. Price sticker on the back. | Autobiography. There are b&w photos. Coarsegold, California | Autobiography, Coarsegold, California | $20 | 
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| 16062 | Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel | Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel Breakfast Menu Circa 1940s | Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel | Good. Some stains inside and out. | 6.5 x 10 inches, Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel Breakfast Menu Circa 1940s. The delux breakfast of bacon, eggs, hashbrowns, fruit and coffee is 75 cents. | Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel, restaurant menu, California, ephemera | $25 | 
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| 14086 | Hotel Greeters Guide | San Francisco Information Guide June 1947 | Hotel Greeters Guide | Good. Light shelf wear. | 5.25 x 8 inch stapled booklet with b&w photos, maps and interesting ads. | Ephemera, San Francisco, California, tourist guide | $20 | 
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| 16432 | Hotel Greeters Of San Francisco | Official Information Guide to San Francisco and Bay Cities Vol. 8 No.4 1932 | Hotel Greeters Of San Francisco | Good. Some creasing and light soiling. | 5.25 x 7.5 inches, Official Information Guide to San Francisco and Bay Cities Vol. 8 No.4 1932. There are many advertisements. | California, San Francisco, Travel, ephemera | $20 | 
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| 16744 | House of Knauber | House of Knauber Restaurant Menu circa 1950s? San Francisco | House of Knauber | Good. Internal page have some staining? | 10 x 13 inches, a restaurant menu for House of Knauber in San Francisco. A Filet Mignon is $4.95 | Restaurant Menu, House of Knauber, San Francisco, California, ephemera | $30 | 
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| 5597 | Hovey, Byron P. | A Yankee Out West A Minister's Reminiscences | Exposition Press 1961 first edition with 113 pages. | Good with faint sunning bottom of the front cover, in a fair to good dust wrapper. | A Methodist minister in California | Methodist, Autobiography, California | $15 | 
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| 13385 | Hubbs, Carl L., Robert Bush Miller, and Laura C. Hubbs | Memoirs Of The California Academy of Sciences Volume VII Hydrographic History and Relict Fishes of the North-Central Great Basin | California Academy of Sciences | Good. Light soiling, creasing and wear on the covers. Ink name on the front cover. A few early pages have occasional high-lighting. There are a few paste in tabs. | 9.25 x 11.75 inches with tables, pictures, charts, bibliography and an index on hydrographic history and relict fishes of the north-central Great Basin. | California, Hydrographic, Relict Fishes, Great Basin | $25 | 
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| 15751 | Iodice, Ruth G., Editorial Chairman | The Singing East Bay and Beyond- | Wuerth Letter Shop | Good. Light shelf wear and soiling. Crease mark on the spine, some rusty paper clip marks inside. | Poetry in California. Poems and lists of poets. | Poetry, California | $20 | 
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| 14115 | Issler, Anne Roller | Our Mountain Hermitage Silverado and Robert Louis Stevenson | Stanford University Press | Very good. Faint shelf wear. Small 7 lline rubber stamp inside. No dust wrapper. | Robert Louis Stevenson's honeymoon in the Silverado country of California. There are b&w photos, bibliography and an index. | Robert Louis Stevenson, Silverado, California | $20 | 
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| 17365 | Jamieson, Tom, Editor | 1955 Metate | Pomona College | Good. Faint shelf wear. | 10.75 x 8.75 inches with b&w photos and advertising | Pomona College, Yearbook, California | $40 | 
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| 14411 | Johns' Western Gallery | John's Western Gallery, Two catalogs, A Western Selection Auction 10b, A Western Tour Auction Eleven | Staff | Very good. | Two book auction catalogs from Johns' Western Gallery. Cattle, Maps, Expoloration, California, etc. There are illustrations. | Bibliophile, book catalog, California, Johns' Western Gallery | $20 | 
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| 11688 | Johnson, Leroy & Jean | Escape From Death Valley As Told by William Lewis Manly and Other '49ers | University of Nevada Press | Good with light shelf wear and soiling. The covers curl a little on the edges. | Both authors have signed the title page and a separate inscription. | California, Death Valley, William Lewis Manly | $30 | 
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| 10717 | Kauffman, Linda | South San Francisco | Self-Published | Fine. | 1976 paperback, 8.5 x 11 inches, signed by the author, with 104 pages and sepia photos. A history of South San Francisco, California. | California, San Francisco, history | $35 | 
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| 10982 | Kinney, Kenneth, editor | Garfield Gleaner January-1921 Vol. VII Number 1 | Garfield School | Fair. The covers are worn, soiled and stained. Part of the cover illustration has been "inked in." Staples are rusty. The previous owner's name is in ink on the front cover. The back two pages have autographs. | 1921 stapled paperback, 7 x 10.5 inches, with 23 pages and b&w photos. Garfield School, Berkeley California, yearbook. | Garfield School, Berkeley, California, yearbook. | $30 | 
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| 12159 | Knoble, Jack R. | Santa Barbara Panorama ... A Complete Guide | J. R. Knoble | Good. The covers have light shelf wear, soiling and creasing. | This 11 x 8.5 brochure has many color and b&w photos as well as illustrations and maps. There's a long list of businesses. | California, Santa Barbara, ephemera | $20 | 
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| 15563 | Knott, James Proctor | History of Pasadena College | Pasadena College | Good. There are taped in clippings and photos. No dust wrapper. | A history of Pasadena College. There are b&w photos. | Pasadena College, California | $20 | 
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| 16088 | La Fiesta | La Fiesta Night Club & Restaurant menu, San Francisco, circa 1940s | La Fiesta | Good. Rusty staples. Stain on two back pages and the back cover. | 5 x 8 inches, La Fiesta "The Latin American Quarter" Bay at Columbus, restaurant menu. Dinners are $1. | La Fiesta, San Francisco, California, restaurant menu, ephemera. | $25 | 
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| 12333 | Lawrence Radiation Laboratory | Employee Handbook | Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California | Very good. Faint shelf wear. | A 5.5 x 8 inch employee handbook from the Personell department. | Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California, California, ephemera | $20 | 
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| 13516 | Lawrence, Sharon, with Kathryn Prine | Old Carmel In Rare Photographs By L. S. Slevin | Self-published | Very good. | 8 x 10 inches, interesting old photos of Carmel, California. The author signed on the title page | Carmel, California, Photography, L. S. Slevin | $25 | 
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| 15582 | Lipphard, William B. | Missions An International Baptist Magazine Volume 36 Number 6 June 1945 | Northern Baptist Convention | Good. Front cover has a small crease, back cover has some soiling and a vertical crease | 7.5 x 10.75 with many b&w photos, the Baptist conference held in San Francisco and the same time as the United Nations first meeting. | Baptist, California, San Francisco, United Nations | $20 | 
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| 16085 | Little Joe's | Little Joe's Wine List, Los Angeles, 1943 | Little Joe's | Good. Light shelf wear. | 4.25 x 9 inches, folds out to 13 x 9, Little Joe's Wine List, 904 North Broadway, Los Angeles, 1943 | Little Joe's Restaurant, Restaurant menu, Los Angeles, California | $25 | 
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| 16081 | Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel | Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel French Room Lunch Menu, 1944 | Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel | Very good. | 9 x 12 inches, Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel French Room Lunch Menu, 1944. Sirloin steak is $3.25 | Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel, California, restaurant menu, ephemera | $40 | 
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| 15588 | Love, Frank | A Guide to The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of the Yuma and Lower Colorado Region | Little London Press | Very good. | Ghost Towns and Mining Camps...Tumco, Castle Dome, Fortuna, Kofa, Polaris and Picacho, California and Arizona. There's an inscription by the author, pictures and maps. | Mining, California, Arizona | $20 | 
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| 11414 | Lowe, Pardee | Father and Glorious Descendant | Little, Brown and Company | Good to very good. The spine is lightly faded and there's faint shelfwear and soiling on the covers. No dust wrapper. | Autobiography of Pardee Lowe | Autobiography, Pardee Low, Asian American, California | $50 | 
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| 16421 | Lyman, Helen | 30 Herbs Will Make An Herb Garden | The Professional Press | Good. The word "essance" is hand-written on the front cover. | 3.5 x 6.25 inch book on herbs. There's an ad for the California Nursery Company, Niles, California, on the front flyleaf | Herbs, California, ephemera | $25 | 
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| 15347 | Lynch, Jeremiah | The Life of David C. Broderick A Senator Of The Fifties | The Baker & Taylor Company | Good. Covers and spine have some shelf wear and soiling. There's a name in ink inside and faint moisture mark on the top of 4 early pages. No dust wrapper. | A senator from California in the 1850s. There's a b&w photo frontis of Broderick. | California | $20 | 
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| 12404 | Margolin, Malcolm | The East Bay Out A Personal Guide To The East Bay Regional Parks | Heyday Books | Very good. In a very good price clipped dustwrapper. | A description of the East Bay Regional Park District in San Francisco. There are b&w illustrations. | San Francisco, California, East Bay Regional Parks | $25 | 
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| 16012 | Marine Corps Exchange Photo Shop | Platoon 269 U.S. Marine Corps San Diego 1954, Photo | USMC | Good. One creased corner. The photo has a curl. | 8 x 10 Inch b&w photo of USMC Platoon 269, San Diego, 1954. Honor Platoon. Sgt. J.M. Youngberg & Sbt. C. Hassell are referenced. | USMC, San Diego, California | $20 | 
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| 6733 | McGlashan, M. Nona | Give Me A Mountain Meadow | Valley Publishers 1977 oversized paperback, signed by McGlashan, with 248 pages and b&w photos. | Good. Long owner's inscription in red pen on front end paper. Bottom back corner creased a bit. | Give Me A Mountain Meadow, signed by the author. The owner inscription in front is from The Sisters, Our Lady of the Pines. | Biography, Religion, Charles Fayette McGlashan, California | $20 | No Image
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| 10607 | Millan, Dale, Editor | 1949 Blue and Gold Volume 76 The Nugget | University of California | Good to very good. Light shelfwear on the covers and spine. No autographs or internal writing. No dust wrapper. | 1949 9 X 12 hardback with 496 pages , b&w photos and an index. Yearbook. | California, College Yearbook, University of California | $30 | 
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| 13986 | Monterey Union high School | El Susurro 1960 | Monterey Union high School | Good. Covers are shelf worn. Extensive autographing all through the book. | 7.5 x 10.5 inches, the Monterey Union High School, Monterey, California, Yearbook for 1960. There are many b&w photos, ads and a name index. | Monterey Union High School , Monterey, California, yearbook | $25 | 
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| 17363 | Mulhall, Patricia, editor-in-chief | 1953 Metate | Pomona College | Very good. No autographing | 9 x 12 inches with b&w photos and advertising. | Pomona College, California, yearbook | $40 | 
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| 16350 | Neal, E., California By-Products Co. | California By-Products Co. letter from 1930 | California By-Products Co. | Good. Stain on the letter, the envelope is torn. | California By-Products Co., Manufacturers Importers and Exporters of Sausage Casings replys to a customer ordering "Handbook On Archery." (Cable Address "CALGUT") | Ephemera, California, California By-Products Co., philately | $25 | 
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| 15702 | Norton, Ellen Decker | Memoirs Of A School Ma'am | Palo Verde Historical Museum and Society | Fair to good. The covers have some soiling and an ugly price sticker removal spot. | A school teacher in Palo Verde, California in 1902, near the Colorado River. There are b&w photos. | Palo Verde, California | $20 | 
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| 14107 | Older, Fremont | My Own Story | The Post-Enquirer Publishing co. | Good. Front cover has a sticker removal, scrape mark and some soiling. Previous owner's 6 line inscription inside. | The autobiography of San Francisco newspaperman Fremont Older. | Fremont Older, San Francisco, California | $20 | 
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| 17369 | Olmsted, Roger R. | Scow Schooners Of San Francisco Bay | California History Center | Good. Slight shelf wear. | 10 x 8.5 inches with many b&w photos, an appendix and an index. | Scow Schooners, San francisco, California | $25 | 
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| 17356 | Osterbrock, Donald E., John R. Gustafron & W. J. Shiloh | Eye On The Sky Lick Observatory's First Century | University of California Press | Very good. In a lightly worn dust wrapper. | There are b&w photos, references and an index. | Astronomy, Lick Observatory, California | $30 | 
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| 14965 | Pace, Pauline | Santa Clara County Heritage Resource Inventory | Santa Clara County | Very good. | 8.5 x 11 inches, heritage resources in Santa Clara County, California. There are b&w photos and maps. | Santa Clara County, California, history | $20 | 
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| 16195 | Pacific Northwest Public Service Company | Electricity The Hired Hand | Pacific northwest public service company | Good. Light shelfwear, soiling and creasing | 6 x 9 inches, a brochure promoting the early use of electricity for farming in the Pacific Northwest, mostly Oregon. There are excellent b&w photos, illustrations, an index to dealers and a general index. | Electricity, Agriculture, Oregon, Washington and California, ephemera | $25 | 
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| 15404 | Pacific School of Religion | Pacific School of Religion 1974-75 Catalog | Pacific School of Religion | Good. Shelfwear, soiling and some creasing | Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, California, Bulletin Volk. LI, No. 5 | Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, California | $20 | 
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| 15788 | Peattie, Donald Culross | California Poppies | Standard Oil Company | Very good. | 13 x 10 inches, 'one of a series of folios published by Standard Oil Company.' A pen and ink illustration of a poppy on the first page, text by Peattie and a color photograph of a field of poppies. | California, Standard Oil Company, California Poppy, ephemera | $20 | 
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| 15789 | Peattie, Donald Culross | California Poppies | Standard Oil Company | Very good. | 13 x 10 inches, 'one of a series of folios published by Standard Oil Company.' A pen and ink illustration of a poppy on the first page, text by Peattie and a color photograph of a field of poppies. | California, Standard Oil Company, California Poppy, ephemera | $20 | 
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| 16431 | Peck-Judah Co. | Death Valley | Peck-Judah Co. | Very good. | 12 x 9 inches. Two fold brochure for bus tours to Death Valley in the early 1930s. Three tours are referenced. $70 to $77.50 | California, Death Valley, Travel, ephemera | $30 | 
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