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The BIBLICAL INSTITUTE: A Synopsis of Lectures on the Principal Doctrines of Seventh-Day Adventists.
[7th Day Adventist Literature]. White, James [1821 - 1881]. Smith, Uriah [1832 - 1903].
Oakland, Cal. Steam Press of the Pacific S. D. A. Publishing House, 1878. 1st Edition. [4], 352 pp. 12mo. 7-1/8" x 4-1/2". Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine & front board. "Lectures delivered at the Biblical Institute held by Elders James White and U. Smith in..... More
SANTA BARBARA CALIFORNIA CITY DIRECTORY 1943 Including Montecito.; Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, a Street and Avenue Guide and Directory of Householders, Numerical Telephone Guide and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character. Also A Buyer's Guide and a Complete Classified Business Directory for Detailed Contents see General Index.
[California History].
Los Angeles: Santa Barbara Directory Co., (1943). 1st printing of this year (Rocq 13470). 580, [38 (Telephone directory)] pp. 8vo. 9-3/8" x 6-1/4". Maroon cloth spine over printed yellow cloth boards. Edges with printed adverts. More
Los Angeles: Santa Barbara Directory Co., (1945). 1st printing of this year (Rocq 13470). 646, [42 (Telephone directory)] pp. 8vo. 9-1/2" x 6-1/4". Maroon cloth spine over printed green cloth boards. Edges with printed adverts. More
Los Angeles: Santa Barbara Directory Co., (1942). 1st printing of this year (Rocq 13470). 675 pp (includes rear paste-down). Index at rear. 8vo. 9-3/8" x 6-1/4". Maroon cloth spine over printed green cloth boards. Edges with printed adverts. More
SLAVERY And MARRIAGE. A Dialogue.
[Noyes, John Humphrey. 1811 - 1886].
[Oneida, N.Y.]: 1850. 1st Printing. Afro-Americana, 2nd Supp, 1607. 14, [2 (blank)] pp. Folded & stiched, unopened. 6-5/8" x 4". Printed self-wrappers, now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Universally attributed to John Humphrey Noyes, founder of the Oneida Community, a perfectionist religious communal society established in 1848, which believed..... More
The STORY Of The CHEROKEES.
Smith, W. R. L.
Cleveland: Church of God Publishing House, 1928. 1st edition. [9], 229, [6 (blank)] pp. 5 inserted plates. 9" x 6". Blue cloth binding with green stamped lettering to cover. More
The BOOK Of FAMILY MANAGEMENT. A Practical Encyclopedia of Useful Knowledge. Containing What It Is Important to Know on the Essentials of Home Economy. [Cover title: Sylvia's Book of Family Management and Practical Economy].
[Domestic Science].
London: The Botolph Press, (n. d.). 1st edition (presumed), ca 1890s. xxiii, [1 (blank)], 704 pp (including Index at rear). Text double column. With 350 Illustrations [per the t.p.], including 6 color lithographic plates. Thick 8vo. Original publishers brown decorative cloth. Bevelled edges. Pale yellow eps. Fairly uncommon book on..... More
REMINISCENCES And INCIDENTS Of "The EARLY DAYS" Of SAN FRANCISCO. Actual Experience of an Eye-witness from 1845 to 1850.
Brown, John H.
San Francisco: Mission Journal Publishing Co., 2222 Mission Street, [1886]. 1st Edition (Zamorano 10). [106] pp. Fold-out map of San Francisco at front [Pine to Broadway, Montgomery to Mason]. 8vo. 9" x 5-3/4". Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to front board. "Every search for the true..... More
CALIFORNIA'S MEMORIAL STADIUM.; To Perpetuate California's Glorious Past - To Build for Her Glorious Future
[U. C. Promotional Brochure].
Berkeley: Lederer, Street & Zeus Co., [1921?]. 1st Printing (Rocq 440). Unpaginated, though 24 pages. Illustrated throughout with campus scenes, portraits, plans, etc. "Designs and drawings by the H.K. McCann Company, San Francisco". 12-3/4" x 9-1/2". Flexible tan linen covers, with state outline printed in blue, with large "C" overlay..... More
PAIUTE, PROSPECTOR, PIONEER. The Bodie - Mono Lake Are in the Nineteenth Century.
Fletcher, Thomas C.
Lee Vining, California: Artemisia Press, (1987). 1st Printing. 123, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated with maps & half-tone b/w photographic images. 9" x6". Glossy white paper covers printed in brown, with photographic image to front & rear covers. More
HYDROLOGY, GEOMORPHOLOGY, And ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY: U. S. Geological Survey, 1950 - 1972, and UC Berkeley, 1972 - 1987.; With an Introduction by Thomas Dunne. Interviews Conducted by Ann Lage in 1990, 1991.
Leopold, Luna B. Dunne, Thomas; Lage, Ann - Contributors.
Berkeley: University of California Regional Oral History Office The Bancroft Library, (1993). 1st Printing. Copy #6. [14], vii, [1 (blank)], viii, [1 (blank)], 309, [5] pp. Half-tone photographic portrait of Luna Leopold. 11-1/4" x 8-5/8". Bright blue buckram binding with silver stamped spine lettering. More
TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS In The LIFE Of A UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT.
Sproul, Robert Gordon [1891 - 1975]. - Subject. Pettitt, George A. Kerr, Clark - Contributor.
Berkeley: University of California, 1966. 1st edition. PRESENTATION COPY, with signed presentation note card from Ida Sproul. Other related ephemera /correspondence to Mrs Harmon Bell laid-in. [12], 254 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Dark blue cloth spine over blue buckram boards. Gilt stamping. No dust jacket. Sproul served as President, the 11th..... More
DIARY Of A PHYSICIAN In CALIFORNIA. Being the Results of Actual Experience Including Notes of the Journey by Land and Water.; And Observations on the Climate, Soil, Resources of the Country, Etc. Index and Foreword by Joseph A. Sullivan
Tyson, James L. Sullivan, Joseph A. - Contributor.
Oakland, California: Biobooks, 1955. "1st California printing." Limited to 500 cc. Cf Howes T-451, for the 1st edition of 1850. vii, [1 (blank)], 124, [2 (blank)] pp. 9-5/8" x 6-3/8" Red linen cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine & front board. More
WATERLESS MOUNTAIN.
Armer, Laura Adams.
New York / Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co., 1931. 1st Edition. xi, [1], 212 pp. December 1962 "Indian Affairs" newsletter laid-in. Illustrated with plates. 8vo. 9-1/4" x 7-1/8". Orangish-tan cloth binding with dark brown stamping. Pictorial eps. No dust jacket. 1932 Newbery Award winner, story of a young Navajo boy..... More
IN FOCUS. A Pictorial History of Southern Butte County, California.
Fenrich, John & Aylworth, Roger - Compilers.
Maceline, Missouri / Oroville, California: D-Books Publishing / Mercury - Register, (1995). 1st Edition. 96 pp. Profusely illustrated with b/w photographic images. 11-1/4" x 8-11/16". Maroon cloth binding with silver stamping to front cover. This volume "... undertaken as a special project of The Mercury-Register. Our primary purpose was to..... More
SCRAPBOOK. New Jersey State Normal School. Ca 1911 - 1913.
Sheddon, Ethel [1894 - 1873].
Trenton, N. J. Ca 1911 - 1913. The scrapbook consists of 176 numbered pages. Material in the book is sectioned off under the different headings, (e.g. "Autographs"), and no material was entered into the first 73 pages of the book. The last item pasted into the book is on page..... More
SCRAPBOOK, Kept While a Student at Mt. Holyoke College. September 1903 - December 1904.
Stanton, Bertha [1885 - 1928].
South Hadley, MA: 1903 - 1904. There are 29 leaves in the scrapbook with each, recto & verso, having at least one item pasted on to it. The material includes over 50 photos, some of which appear to be official photos of college buildings and halls; many are small cyanotypes..... More
OKLAHOMA. Yesterday - Today - Tomorrow.
Morris, Lerona Rosamond - Editor.
Guthrie, Oklahoma: Co-Operative Publishing Co., 1930. 1st edition. [4], viii, [4], 922 pp + Index. Illustrated. 8vo. 10-1/4" x 6-3/4". Original blue buckram cloth with gilt stamping. Pictorial eps. NB. "Vol I" stamped on spine; we find no evidence of other volumes ever published. More
NEWS Of The PLAINS And ROCKIES 1803 - 1865.; Original Narratives of Overland Travel and Adventure Selected from the Wagner-Camp and Becker Bibliography of Western Americana.
White, David A. - Compiler.
Spokane, Washington: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1996 - 2001. 1st Edition. 8 volumes [of an eventual 9], divers paginations. 8vo.10-1/4" x 7-1/8". Tan fine-weave buckram cloth bindings with gilt stamping & red hightlights. Issued without jackets. More
The HOME COOK BOOK And FAMILY PHYSICIAN. The Leisure Hour Library. No. 18. January 8, 1896.; Containing Many Excellent Hints and Receipts for Housekeepers, Directions for the Cure of all Common Complaints by the Simplest Agencies, Likewise Much Valuable Information for Farmers and Gardeners.
[Cookery Book]
New York: F. M. Lupton, Publisher. 106 Reade St. 1896. Later edition, first published by Lupton in 1884. Not found in Axford., nor Wheaton & Kelly. 14 pp [incomplete? Pagination, when present, discontinuouis & jumbled]. Text triple column. Wood engraved masthead. 11-3/4" x 8-1/2". Printed self wrappers, with later spine..... More
NUEVO COCINERO MEXICANO en Forma de Diccionario.; Que contiene todos los procedimientos empleados en la alta, mediana y pequeña cocina, la lista normal de los platillos que deben componer las distintas comidas, que con variedad de nombres se hacen en el día, el método de aderezar los platos y de disponer los diferentes servicios de una mesa, y los mas selecto de las artes del pastelero, del bicochero, del confitero, del destilador y del nevero, con todo lo relativo a la respostería. Encontrándose en él todos los artículos importantes de las obras de esta clase que se han publicado en castellano, y otros nuevos, relativos tanto a la cocina mexicana, como a la francesa, tomados estos últimos del Cocinero Real, de las obras de Beauvilliers, de los tratados de Carême, del Diccionario de Mr. Burnet, de la Nueva Cocina Económica, y de otros autores.
[Mexican Cookery].
Paris / Mejico: Libreria de Ch. Bouret, 1888. Later edition, a substantially revised, enlarged and illustrated version of Cocinero Mejicano, originally published in 1831. [6], 966, [2 (blank)] pp. Hlaf-title leaf present. Text double column. Text in Spanish. Lithographed title leaf, frontis, and 5 inserted plates at rear. 8vo. 9-5/8"..... More
The LATEST And BEST COOK BOOK. A Comprehensive Treatment of the Subject of Cookery - Ancient and Modern - Cooking Utensils, &c., with Abundant Instructions in Every Branch of the Art - Soups, Fish, Poultry, Meats, Vegetables, Salads, Bread, Cakes, Jellies, Fruits, Pickles, Sauces, Beverages, Candies, Sick-Room Diet, Canning, Carving, Serving Meals, Marketing, &c., &c., Including Over 800 Valuable Recipes.; Edited by A Skilled Corps of Practical Experts.
[Archer, Charles S.; Peltz, George A.].
Philada., New York, ... San Francisco: The Cottage Library Publishing House, 1884. 1st Edition (Axford, p. 245). Not in Wheaton & Kelly. viii, [4], 15 - 369, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated, including 2 inserted color plates. 8vo. 7-5/8" x 5". Original publisher's embossed brown cloth binding, gilt highlights ["Cottage Library"..... More
NUEVE ARTE De COCINA, Sacado de la Escuela de la Experiencia Economica. Su Autor Juan Altimiras Dedicale a San Diego de Alcala.
Altimiras, Juan. Martinez, Don Tomas - Former owner.
Madrid: Enda Imprenta de Don Antonia Perez de Soto, de la Real Biblioteca. A costa de la Real Compania de Impresores, y Libreros del Reyne. (n. d.). Early edition, ca mid-18th C. Cf. Palau 8977 for the 1st edition of 1745; Cagle 1208 & 1209 for 1767 & 1788 editions..... More
El PERFECTO COCINERO. Coleccion de Las Mejores Recetas Al Gusto Europeo Y Al Mexicano.; Van añadidas algunas reglas para el buen servicio de una mesa y algunas de urbanidad para asistir á ella
[19th C. Cookery Book]. Por Un Gastronomo.
Mexico: Imprenta de Aguilar E. Hijos, 1883. 2nd Edition, Corregida y Aumentada. 192 pp. Index, pp. 185 - 192. Text in Spanish. 12mo. 6-1/4" x 4-1/2". Period black quarter leather binding with complementary marbled paper boards. Gilt lettered / decorated spine. Not found in Cagle's A MATTER OF TASTE. OCLC..... More
The BIG TREES Of CALIFORNIA. Their History and Characteristics.
Clark, Galen [1814 - 1910].
Yosemite Valley, California: Galen Clark, 1907. 1st edition. 104 pp. 20 illustrations from photographs. 7-3/8" x 4-7/8". Light green cloth binding printed in dark green. Green floral patterned-paper eps. Clark "was a Canadian-born American conservationist and writer. He is known as the first European American to discover the Mariposa Grove..... More