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TowersDate Published1850 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #43 Advertising broadside on fabric for The Southern Hotel and other Bakersfield, California establishments Heading(California - Bakersfield)HeadlineBroadside on fabric for Bakersfield CA businessesDate Published1880s View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #45 Four pieces of ephemera relating to the Crescent Oil Company of California Heading(California - Crescent Oil Company)HeadlineBuy stock in California Oil Co. 1902Date Published1902 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #46 Nuggets from El Dorado County, California Heading(California - El Dorado County)HeadlineEl Dorado County Promotional 1907Publisher[El Dorado County Board of Trade]Date Published[1907] View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #47 Advertising broadside on fabric for The Grand Central Hotel and other Fresno, California establishments Heading(California - Fresno)HeadlineBroadside on fabric for Fresno CA businessesPublisherUnique Printing CompanyDate Publishedc.1890 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #48 History of Los Angeles County, California, with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, Residences, Fine Blocks and Manufactories, from Original Sketches by Artists of the Highest Ability Heading(California - Los Angeles)HeadlineFacsimile of Thompson & West's History of Los AngelesPublisherHowell- NorthDate Published1959 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #49 An Illustrated History of Los Angeles County California. Containing a History of Los Angeles County from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time... Heading(California - Los Angeles)HeadlineIllustrated History of Los Angeles CountyPublisherLewis Publishing CompanyDate Published1889 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #50 Los Angeles Trust and Savings Bank - Map of Los Angeles City also a District Map showing Automobile Roads and other Routes of Travel Heading(California - Los Angeles)HeadlineAutomobile Map of Los Angeles 1913PublisherClason Map Co.Date Published[1913] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #51 History of Los Angeles County, California, with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, Residences, Fine Blocks and Manufactories, from Original Sketches by Artists of the Highest Ability Heading(California - Los Angeles)Author[Wilson, John Albert]HeadlineThompson & West History of Los Angeles CountyPublisherThompson & WestDate Published1887 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #52 Mendocino, Cal. Heading(California - Mendocino)HeadlinePromotional panorama of MendocinoPublisherMedocino Promotion CommitteDate Publishedc.1900 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #53 Photograph of a family and friends in the Newport Beach area in the early 20th century Heading(California - Newport Beach)HeadlineNewport Beach photo album c.1920Date Publishedc.1920? View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #54 "Fresno to California: First Excursion Over Valley Railroad, October 12, 1896" - commemorative ribbon Heading(California - Railroad)HeadlineRailroad ribbon Fresno to San FranciscoDate Published1896 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #55 Viewbook "Souvenir of Hotel Del Coronado. Coronado Beach, California" Heading(California - San Diego)Headline1900 viewbook of Hotel del CoronadoPublisherHopkins & CoxDate Published[1900] View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #56 Fiftieth Anniversary Golden Jubilee and Shooting Festival of the San Francisco Schuetzen Verein, at Shell Mound Park, Berkeley from Sunday, August 29, to Sunday, September 5, 1909 Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineGerman shooting club in Old San FranciscoPublisherLouis Roesch Co. Lith S.F.Date Published1909 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #58 San Francisco MDCCCLV Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorMeryon, CharlesHeadlinePanorama etching of San Francisco 1856Date Published1856 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #59 Fay-Yen-Fah, Opera in Three Acts Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorTempleton Crocker (book) and Joseph Redding (music)HeadlineBohemian Club, 1925 San Francisco ‘Chinese’-French operaDate Published1925 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #60 The Peninsula: San Mateo, California Heading(California - San Mateo)HeadlineRare brochure for 1910 San Mateo HotelDate Publishedc.1910 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #65 Letter about swindler Parker French's 1850 "Express Train" to the California gold fields Heading(American exploration, 1850 - overland to California)Headline1850 letter, overland expedition to California gold fields led by a notorious swindlerDate Published1850 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #66 1857 letter from a founding father of Eureka, California, to J.W. Denver, future Territorial Governor of "bloody" Kansas Heading(California)AuthorC.S.RicksHeadline1857 letter from founding father of Eureka, California, to Gen. J.W. DenverDate Published1857 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #67 California Monthly magazine, 19 issues, journal of the University of California Alumni organization Heading(California)Headline1931-40 California UC magazine, 19 issuesDate Published1931-40 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$50StatusSold Lot #68 "Hotel Vendome / Charming summer and winter resort / San Jose, California..." Heading(California)Author[Carrie Stevens Walter]HeadlineSan Jose and the Santa Clara Valley in 1897PublisherH.S.CrockerDate Published1897 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #69 Five books on California Heading(California)HeadlineFive books on CaliforniaDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #70 1934 letter, Associated Farmers group, future foes of John Steinbeck,condemn "Communist" unions in the California farm belt Heading(Steinbeck)AuthorGuernsey FrazerHeadline1934 letter, Associated Farmers of California, future foes of John SteinbeckDate Published1934 View details Estimate$120 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #73 1926 luxury liner world cruise illustrations by San Francisco impressionist Maurice Logan Heading(California)AuthorMaurice LoganHeadlineCalifornia impressionist artist, 1926 luxury liner world cruise illustrationsDate Published1926 View details Estimate$120 - $180Sold for$87.50StatusSold Lot #75 Three rare imprints illustrated by San Francisco artist Antonio Sotomayor, 1933-44 Heading(San Francisco artist)HeadlineSan Francisco WPA artist 1933-44Date Published1933-44 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #76 Track and Field Championships / British Empire vs. United States / Kezar Stadium [San Francisco]/ August 14, 1932 Heading(California)Headline1932 San Francisco Track Championships during the LA Summer OlympicsDate PublishedAugust 14, 1932 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #95 Texas Argonauts: Isaac H. Duval and the California Gold Rush AuthorDillon, Richard H.HeadlineTexas Argonauts Isaac Duval & the California Gold RushPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1987 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #105 Geographical Memoir Upon Upper California, in Illustration of his Map of Oregon and California by John Charles Frémont Addressed to the Senate of the United States AuthorFrémont, John CharlesHeadlineFremont's Geographical Memoir Upon Upper CA w/map 1848PublisherWendell and Van BenthuysenDate Published1848 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #153 History of California AuthorHittell, Theodore H.HeadlineHittell's History of CaliforniaPublisherPacific Press / N.J. StoneDate Published1897 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #154 All About Pasadena and Its Vicinity: Its Climate, Missions, Trails and Cañons, Fruits, Flowers and Game AuthorHolder, Charles FrederickHeadlineCharles Holder All About Pasadena & Its VicinityPublisherLee and ShepardDate Published1889 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #165 Five works by David Starr Jordan AuthorJordan, David StarrHeadlineFive books by Stanford Pres David Starr JordanDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #171 Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada AuthorKing, ClarenceHeadlineMountaineering Sierra Nevada 1872 English EditionPublisherSampson Low, Marston, Low, and SearleDate Published1872 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #175 The Yo-Semite; Its History, Its Scenery, Its Development AuthorLester, John ErastusHeadlineJohn Erastus Lester The Yo-SemitePublisherFor the authorDate Published1873 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #181 Roll Book for Engine Co. 8, Los Angeles Fire Department Heading(Los Angeles Fire Department)HeadlineL.A. firehouse roll book 1917Date Published1917-1918 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #194 My First Summer in the Sierra AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineYolla Bolly John Muir One of 125 copiesPublisherYolla Bolly PressDate Published[1988] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #216 Jeffery in Peace and War Heading(Panama-Pacific International Exposition)HeadlineMotor cars at the PPIEPublisherThe Thomas B. Jeffery CompanyDate Published[c.1915] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #217 "Rossia" Insurance Company of Petrograd Heading(Panama-Pacific International Exposition)HeadlineRussian Insurance at PPIEPublisher[Rossia Insurance Co.]Date Published1915 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #224 Original watercolor of a California scene AuthorQuyle, JoyceHeadlineOriginal watercolor by Joyce QuyleDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #225 "Directors' Room, Bank of California, the Officers and Employes, 1874" Heading(Ralston, William Chapman)HeadlineW.C. Ralston and his RingDate Published[1874-] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #229 The Malibu. I. Rancho Topanga Malibu Sequit by Robinson; II. Personal Considerations by Powell AuthorRobinson, W.W. & Lawrence Clark PowellHeadlinePlantin Press Malibu, 1/300PublisherDawson's Book ShopDate Published1958 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #253 Zanita: A Tale of the Yo-Semite AuthorYelverton, Therese [pseud. of Maria Theresa Longworth]HeadlineZanita: A Tale of the YosemitePublisherHurd and HoughtonDate Published1872 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #259 Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directory for the Year Ending October 1907 Heading(California)HeadlineFirst post-earthquake annual directoryPublisherH.S. Crocker Co.Date Published[1906] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #353 Methodist Minister's rare autobiographic narrative of his work among the Chinese in California Heading(Asian-American 1877)HeadlineRare 1877 account of San Francisco ChinatownDate Published1877 View details Estimate$200 - $400Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #355 Long letter from a New Yorker describing San Francisco Chinatown in 1889 Heading(Asian-American 1889)HeadlineAsian-American, 1889 - Touring San Francisco ChinatownDate Published1889 View details Estimate$200 - $400Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #361 Trade card for the leading Chinese physician of herbal medicine in San Francisco before the Earthquake Heading(Asian-American 1900-1906)Headline1900s trade card for Leland Stanford’s San Francisco Chinese DoctorDate Publishedca. 1900-1906 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #366 Racist memorabilia of Japanese-American internment during World War II Heading(Asian-American 1940)HeadlineRacism and interned Japanese-Americans, World War IIDate Published1940s View details Estimate$120 - $150Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #557 U.S. Borax History of Death Valley and the Twenty Mule Team Heading(California - Death Valley)HeadlineDeath Valley & 20 mule teamPublisherUnited States Borax &Chemical CorporationDate Published1977 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #558 Map of Los Angeles City Oil Field, Los Angeles County, California... Issued by the Sate Mining Bureau... Heading(California - Los Angeles Oil Map)AuthorBlackmar, Charles A.HeadlineMap of Los Angeles City Oil FieldDate Published[c.1910?] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #559 Map of Sacramento, Sacramento County, California Heading(California - Sacramento)AuthorSquires, Raymond J.HeadlineRare map of SacramentoPublisherR.J. Squires, C.E.Date Published1909 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #560 Map of the Water Front of San Francisco from Center St. to Van Ness Ave. Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorUhlig, Carl, draughtsmanHeadlineRare map of San Francisco waterfront 1 891PublisherLith. Britton & Rey S.F.Date Published1891 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #561 Atwood's Road Map San Joaquin County Heading(California - San Joaquin County)HeadlineSan Joaquin Co. Cal. road map 1914PublisherAtwood Printing CompanyDate Publishedc.1914 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #562 Map of the City of San Jose California with Principal Buildings and Port San Jose Annexation Heading(California - San Jose)HeadlineRare map of San Jose 1913Date Published1913 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #563 Parker Map of Motor Routes between San Francisco and Los Angeles, also Sacramento, Reno, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite Valley, and other Sierra points Heading(California)HeadlineMotor Routes in California 1920PublisherParker Map CompanyDate Published[1920] View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #564 Prospectus of the Volante Gold Mining Co. St. Louis Heading(California)HeadlineProspectus of El Dorado mining co. 1886Date Publishedc.1886 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #593 County Map of the State of California AuthorMitchell, Samuel AugustusHeadlineMitchell, County Map of California, 1669Date Published1869 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #637 “Chinese shrimp picker near old Monterey, California” - color drawing on front cover of Sunset magazine Heading(Asian-American)AuthorBaumgartner, J.J.Headline1905 Chinese fisherman at Monterey, fine art as front cover of Sunset MagazinePublisherSunset MagazineDate PublishedJune, 1905 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$12.50StatusSold Lot #643 The Immortal San Franciscans for whom the streets were named AuthorBlock, Eugene B.HeadlineStreet names of San FranciscoPublisherChronicle BooksDate Published[1971] View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$10StatusSold Lot #647 What I Saw in California... Containing the complete original narrative and appendix from the 1849 Appleton edition, in true facsimile AuthorBryant, EdwinHeadlineBryant in Gold Rush CaliforniaPublisherLewis OsborneDate Published1967 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$37.50StatusSold Lot #650 Don't Call it Frisco AuthorCaen, HerbHeadlineHerb Caen Don't Call it FriscoPublisherDoubleday & Co.Date Published1953 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$25StatusSold Lot #651 Historical and Biographical Record of Southern California Heading(California)AuthorGuinn, J.M.HeadlineHistory and Biography of Southern CaliforniaPublisherChapman Publishing CompanyDate Published1902 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$50StatusSold Lot #659 The Legend of Grizzly Adams: California's Greatest Mountain Man AuthorDillon, RichardHeadlineDillon on Grizzly AdamsPublisherCoward-McCann, Inc.Date Published[1966] View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$37.50StatusSold Lot #663 Etchings of California AuthorFord, Henry ChapmanHeadlineHenry Chapman Ford's Etchings of CaliforniaPublisherEdward Selden SpauldingDate Published1961 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$50StatusSold Lot #687 Sutter of California: A Biography Heading(Sutter, Johann Augustus)AuthorDana, JulianHeadlineBiography of John SutterPublisherThe Press of the Pioneers, Inc.Date Published1934 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$25StatusSold Lot #688 John Augustus Sutter's European Background Heading(Sutter, Johann Augustus)AuthorZollinger, James PeterHeadlineSutter's European origins from CHSPublisherReprinted from California Historical Society QuarterlyDate PublishedMarch 1935 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$12.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next