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77

A Lady's Second Journey Round the World

Author
Pfeiffer, Ida
Headline
Ida Pfeiffer, Lady's Second Journey round the World
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Date Published
1856

Estimate$10 - $100

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78

The Gate of the Pacific

Author
Pim, Bedford
Headline
Pim looks for an alternative the Panama Canal proposal
Publisher
Lovel Reeve
Date Published
1863

Estimate$10 - $100

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79

Le Livre de Marco Polo - Livre II

Author
Polo, Marco
Headline
Marco Polo's travels, French ed. 1926 Beijing
Publisher
Albert Nachbaur
Date Published
1926

Estimate$10 - $100

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82

A Voyage Round the World, Between the Years 1816-1819

Author
Rocquefeuil, Camille de
Headline
A Voyage Round the World, 1823
Publisher
Printed for Sir Richard Phillips and Co.
Date Published
1823

Estimate$10 - $100

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84

Fregatten Eugenies: Resa Omkring Jorden aren 1851-1853, under Befal af C. A. Virgin.

Author
Skogman, Carl Johan
Headline
Official account of voyage to South Seas, Hawaii, Brazil
Publisher
Adolf Bonnier
Date Published
[1854-55]

Estimate$10 - $100

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87

My Early Travels and Adventures in America and Asia

Author
Stanley, Henry M.
Headline
Henry Stanley's travels in America and Asia
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published
1895

Estimate$10 - $100

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88

Two titles by Viljalmur Stefansson

Author
Stefansson, Viljalmur
Headline
Two works by Viljalmur Stefansson, 1 inscribed
Publisher
Macmillan
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$10 - $100

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93

Report of the Expedition to Hudson Bay and Cumberland Gulf in the Steamship "Diana"

Author
Wakeham, William
Headline
Expedition of the Diana to Hudson Bay, 1898
Publisher
S.E. Dawson
Date Published
1898

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103

Overland to China

Heading
(China)
Author
Colquhoun, Archibald Ross
Headline
Colquhoun, Overland to China, 1900
Publisher
Harper & Brothers Publishers
Date Published
1900

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110

The Junks and Sampans of the Yangtze. A Study in Chinese Nautical Research

Heading
(China)
Author
Worcester, George Raleigh Gray
Headline
Junks and Sampans of the Yangtze vol.1
Publisher
Statistical Department of the Inspectorate General of Customs
Date Published
1947

Estimate$10 - $100

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115

AA/BA BE BI BO BU/AM AH. . .

Heading
(Gilbert Islands)
Headline
Gilbert Islands Spelling sheet broadside c.1858
Date Published
1858?

Estimate$10 - $100

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147

Karte von Ost-China: Söul.

Heading
(Korea)
Headline
Map of South Korea, 1904
Publisher
Kartographische Abteilung der Königl. Preuss. Landes-Aufnahme
Date Published
1904

Estimate$10 - $100

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149

As He Lay Dead, a Bitter Grief

Heading
(Albondoncani Press)
Author
Styron, William
Headline
Signed by William Styron
Publisher
Albondocani Press
Date Published
1981

Estimate$10 - $100

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150

The Typefoundry in Silhouette: How printing type is developed at Klingspor Bros. in Offenbach on the river Main

Heading
(Arion Press)
Author
Koch, Rudolf
Headline
Rudolf Koch Typefoundry in Silhouette Arion Press
Publisher
Arion Press
Date Published
1982

Estimate$10 - $100

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151

The Ashendene Press

Heading
(Ashendene Press)
Author
Franklin, Colin
Headline
The Ashendene Press, signed by Colin Franklin
Publisher
Bridwell Library
Date Published
1986

Estimate$10 - $100

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152

The Passionate Printer to His Love (Whose Name is Amanda) With Apologies to the Shade of Christopher Marlowe

Heading
(Auk Press)
Author
Dobson, Austin
Headline
Scarce specimen of Will Cheney's work
Publisher
Printed by Will Cheney at the Auk Press
Date Published
1950

Estimate$10 - $100

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153

A Sojourn in California by the King's Orphan: The Travels and Sketches of G.M. Waseurtz af Sandels, a Swedish gentleman who visited California in 1842-1843

Heading
(Book Club of California 063)
Author
Waseurtz af Sandels, G.M.
Headline
Memoirs of California by obscure Swede
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1945

Estimate$10 - $100

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154

The Discovery of Florida: Being a True Relation of the Vicissitudes that Attended the Governor Don Hernando De Soto and Some Nobles of Portugal in the Discovery of Florida. Now Just Given by a Fidalgo of Elvas

Heading
(Book Club of California 065)
Author
De Soto, Don Hernando
Headline
Don Hernando De Soto The Discovery of Florida
Publisher
The Book Club of California
Date Published
[1946]

Estimate$10 - $100

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155

Ace High the 'Frisco Detective Or, the Girl Sport's Double Game. a Story of the Sierra & the Golden Gate City

Heading
(Book Club of California 069)
Author
Tripp, C. E.
Headline
Ace High the 'Frisco Detective
Publisher
The Book Club of California
Date Published
1948

Estimate$10 - $100

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156

Physiologus: The Very Ancient Book of Beasts, Plants and Stones

Heading
(Book Club of California 085)
Author
Carmody, Francis J., translator
Headline
Physiologus: The Very Ancient Book of Beasts
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1953

Estimate$10 - $100

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157

The Hundredth Book: A Bibliography of the Publications of the Book Club of California & A History of the Club

Heading
(Book Club of California 100)
Author
Magee, David and Robert D. Harlan
Headline
100th book of Book Club of California
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1958

Estimate$10 - $100

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158

San Francisco A Modern Cosmopolis

Heading
(Book Club of California 114)
Author
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Headline
RLS published by BCC, printed by Adrian Wilson
Publisher
The Book Club of California
Date Published
1963

Estimate$10 - $100

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159

The Seacoast of Bohemia: An Account of Early Carmel

Heading
(Book Club of California 122)
Author
Walker, Franklin
Headline
Jack London's "Crowd" The Seacoast of Bohemia
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1966

Estimate$10 - $100

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160

The Sting of the Wasp: Political and Satirical Cartoons from the Truculent Early San Francisco Weekly

Heading
(Book Club of California 127)
Author
Johnson, Kenneth M., Ed.
Headline
The Sting of the Wasp
Publisher
The Book Club of San Francisco
Date Published
1967

Estimate$10 - $100

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161

Dr Johnson and Noah Webster. Two men & their Dictionaries

Heading
(Book Club of California 139)
Author
Littlejohn, David
Headline
Leaf Book, Dr Johnson and Noah Webster, 1/500
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1971

Estimate$10 - $100

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162

A Leaf from the 1583 Rembert Dodoens Herbal printed by Christopher Plantin

Heading
(Book Club of California 156)
Author
Dodoens, Rembert
Headline
A Leaf from the 1583 Rembert Dodoens Herbal
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1977

Estimate$10 - $100

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163

Letters to Elizabeth: A Selection of Letters from John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis

Heading
(Book Club of California 157)
Author
Shasky, Florian J. and Susan F. Riggs, eds.
Headline
Steinbeck's Letters to Elizabeth 1/500
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1978

Estimate$10 - $100

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164

A Matter of Taste: Willis Polk's Writings on Architecture in The Wave

Heading
(Book Club of California 161)
Author
Polk, Willis
Headline
Willis Polk's Writings on Architecture in The Wave
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1979

Estimate$10 - $100

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165

Dan De Quille of the Big Bonanza

Heading
(Book Club of California 165)
Author
Rawls, James J., editor
Headline
Dan De Quille of the Big Bonanza
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1980

Estimate$10 - $100

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166

A Trumpet of Our Own: Yellow Bird’s Essays on the North American Indians

Heading
(Book Club of California 167)
Author
Ridge, John Rollin
Headline
Writings by noted Cherokee author John Rollin Ridge
Publisher
The Book Club of California
Date Published
1981

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167

The Grabhorn Press: A Biography by Roby Wentz

Heading
(Book Club of California 168)
Author
Wentz, Roby
Headline
Biography of the Grabhorn Press by Roby Wentz
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1981

Estimate$10 - $100

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168

Vignettes of early California: childhood reminiscences of Juan Batista Alvarado

Heading
(Book Club of California 171)
Author
Alvarado, Juan Bautista
Headline
Alvarado, Vignettes of early California
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1982

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169

Edward Vischer's Drawings of the California Missions, 1861-1878. With a Biography of the Artist by Jeanne Van Nostrand

Heading
(Book Club of California 172)
Author
Van Nostrand, Jeanne
Headline
Edward Vischer's Drawings of California Missions
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1982

Estimate$10 - $100

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170

At the Sign of the Lark: William Doxey's San Francisco publishing venture

Heading
(Book Club of California 173)
Author
Harlan, Robert D.
Headline
Harlan At the sign of the Lark
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1983

Estimate$10 - $100

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171

Redwood and Lumbering in California Forests

Heading
(Book Club of California 174)
Author
Palmquist, Peter E
Headline
Redwood and Lumbering in California Forests
Publisher
The Book Club of California
Date Published
[1983]

Estimate$10 - $100

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172

Benjamin C. Truman: California booster & bon vivant

Heading
(Book Club of California 176)
Author
Kurutz, Gary F.
Headline
Biography of one of California's most prolific promoters
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1984

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173

Baptism in Oil

Heading
(Book Club of California 177)
Author
White, Gerald T.
Headline
Reminiscences of a California scientist about the oil industry
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1984

Estimate$10 - $100

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174

Mexico on Stone. Lithography in Mexico, 1826-1900

Heading
(Book Club of California 178)
Author
Mathes, W. Michael
Headline
Mexico on Stone. Lithography in Mexico, 1826-1900
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1984

Estimate$10 - $100

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175

Romualdo Pacheco: A Californio in Two Eras

Heading
(Book Club of California 179)
Author
Genini, Ronald and Richard Hitchman
Headline
Biography of California's only Hispanic governor
Publisher
The Book Club of California
Date Published
1985

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176

The Allen Press Bibliography: A Facsimile with Original Leaves and Additions to Date Including a Checklist of Ephemera.

Heading
(Book Club of California 180)
Author
Allen, Lewis & Dorothy
Headline
Allen Press Bibliography 1985
Publisher
[The Book Club of California]
Date Published
[1985]

Estimate$10 - $100

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177

The Engraved Bookplates of Eric Gill

Heading
(Book Club of California 181)
Author
Skelton, Christopher
Headline
The Engraved Bookplates of Eric Gill
Publisher
The Book Club of California
Date Published
1986

Estimate$10 - $100

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178

Collected Letters

Heading
(Book Club of California 182)
Author
Norris, Frank
Headline
BCC's Collected Letters of Frank Norris
Publisher
The Book Club of California
Date Published
1986

Estimate$10 - $100

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179

The Log of Apollo: Joseph Perkins Beach's journal of the voyage of the ship Apollo from New York to San Francisco

Heading
(Book Club of California 183)
Author
Beach, Joseph Perkins
Headline
The Log of Apollo
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1986

Estimate$10 - $100

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180

Art Deco: The Books of François-Louis Schmied, Artist/Engraver/Printer

Heading
(Book Club of California 184)
Author
Ritchie, Ward
Headline
The Books of François-Louis Schmied
Publisher
The Book Club of California
Date Published
1987

Estimate$10 - $100

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181

The First Seventy-Five Years: The Story of the Book Club of California 1912-1987

Heading
(Book Club of California 185)
Author
Lewis, Oscar
Headline
The First Seventy-Five Years of the Book Club of California
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1987

Estimate$10 - $100

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