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THE LADY'S EQUESTRIAN MANUAL by SOLD - 1854: In Which The Principles and Practice of Horsemanship for Ladies are Thoroughly Explained, to Enable Every Lady to Ride With Comfort and Elegance

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THE LADY'S EQUESTRIAN MANUAL by SOLD - 1854

THE LADY'S EQUESTRIAN MANUAL: In Which The Principles and Practice of Horsemanship for Ladies are Thoroughly Explained, to Enable Every Lady to Ride With Comfort and Elegance

by SOLD

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Philadelphia: Willis P. Hazard, 1854. Original. Hardcover. Good. n. 16 mo. (6 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches) 151 pages, illustrated with fifty black and white drawings and vignettes, brown pebble cloth, with ornaments in blind, and title ("The Young Lady's Equestrian Manual") in gilt surrounding a gilt ornament depicting a horse and rider, minor wear to top of spine, small old bookseller's stamp on front fly leaf. Some of the topics include equestrian technique, equipment, exercises, and "soothings ... "
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  • Publisher Willis P. Hazard
  • Place of Publication Philadelphia
  • Date Published 1854
The Busch Gardens
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The Busch Gardens

by {PASADENA}

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32 mo. 5 x 7 inch original rectangular souvenir stapled booklet of 16 unnumbered pages, with color captioned photos of the famous gardens in Pasadena, California which no longer exist. Los Angeles: Engraved and Printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Co., 1915-1920. Good condition.

Buff-colored wrappers, front cover oval cutout surrounded by the title and line drawings of the gardens; through the cutout oval, part of the first colored illustration under the cover is visible.
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The City and County of San Diego
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The City and County of San Diego: Illustrated, and Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Pioneers

by {SAN DIEGO} [T. S. Van Dyke]

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Octavo (9 X 6 inches) San Diego, California: Liberton & Taylor, 1888. First Edition. 218 pages, illustrated with photographs and engravings, presentation inscription from W. L. Prouty who, according to the Directory of San Diego City and County for 1893-94, was the Superintendent of Streets. Good condition, original limp cloth showing wear and light stains from handling.The date and title are written discreetly on the spine.

Van Dyke was a prominent journalist who wrote several books that reflect the history of the San Diego region. In this book he states, "I have been asked to sketch the history, topography, resources and progress of the city and county of San Diego, up to date." He includes agriculture, climate, outdoor amusements, and biographies in his descriptions.
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Hotel Metropole

Hotel Metropole

by {OAKLAND EPHEMERA}

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Octavo (8 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches) Oakland, California, early 20th century paper advertisement printed on coated stock folded once to form four panels printed on both sides, illustrated with halftone sepia photos of the interior rooms and a bird's-eye map on the back cover. Original, good condition (rubber stamp of Peck-Judah on one panel, not affecting contents).

Promoting Oakland and the Hotel Metropole, that burned down in 1918.
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Scenes from the Sublime Spectacle Everywoman

Scenes from the Sublime Spectacle Everywoman: Her Pilgrimage in Quest of Love

by {LOS ANGELES THEATER}

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Folio (13 3/4 X 10 1/4 inches) Detroit, Michigan: Detroit Free Press Printing Co., (circa 1913-1914) promotional advertisement of 8 unnumbered stapled pages, illustrated with full page black and white halftone photo stills of scenes from the play to be performed at Hamburger's Majestic Theatre "Two Weeks Commencing Monday, June 2, Regular Matinees." Title in large letters, cover printed in two colors, original wrappers, good condition (minor bending and curling to edges and margins - not affecting contents).

"Henry W. Savage's $60,000 Musical and Dramatic Production combining all the attractive elements of Drama-Grand Opera-Musical Comedy. The Largest Musical and Dramatic Organization ever toured. 150 People Special Symphony Orchestra. The World's Most Sumptuous Panoramic Pageant."

The Majestic was located at 845 South Broadway. It was built in 1913, and knocked down in the early 1930s. Savage was a theatrical manager. His play "Everywoman" was performed in Los Angeles shortly after the Majestic opened.
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Wild Bill Hickok

Wild Bill Hickok

by Garst, Shannon (With Warren Garst)

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Octavo (8 1/2 by 5 7/8 inches) New York: Julian Messner, 1952. First Edition. 183 pages, bibliography and index, decorated cloth, dust jacket with repaired tears protected by mylar, very good condition (small dent to top of top edge of front cover, not affecting text).

Semi-fictional biography written for the young reader. "Shannon Garst is well known for her fine biographies of men and women who have helped blaze the trail to freedom and progress. Born and reared in the west, and steeped from childhood in the lore of the wide open spaces, she turned naturally to specializing in books for young people, dealing with the western historical background."
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MEMOIR'S (sic) FOR A NATURAL HISTORY OF ANIMALS. Containing The Anatomical Descriptions of...
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MEMOIR'S (sic) FOR A NATURAL HISTORY OF ANIMALS. Containing The Anatomical Descriptions of Several Creatures Dissected By The Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris. Englished by Alexander Pitfeild, Fellow of the Royal Society.: To Which is added an ACCOUNT of the Measure of a Degree of a great Circle of the Earth, Published by the Same Academy, and Englished By Richard Waller, S.R.S."

by Perrault, Claude

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Quarto (12 by 8 1/4 inches) London: "Printed by Joseph Streater, and are to be Sold by T. Basset, at the George in Fleet-Street. J Robinson, at the Golden Lyon in St. Paul's Church-Yard. B. Ayimer, at the Three Pigeons over against the Royal-Exchange. Job. Southby at the Harrow in Cornhil. And by W. Canning, in the Temple." 1688. (16) 267 (12) & (3) 40 pages.

TWO works bound together, as published, in original full mottled calf, with raised bands and gilt ornaments on spine.
Good condition, with some chipping along outside hinges, but holding; and normal wear to corners. Title page of first part printed in red and black. Lower right corner of title page to second part torn and missing, but not affecting text; and minor old insect damage to lower portion of same; date and other particulars still very readable. Engraved bookplate of Henry Maister (of an early English mercantile family).

There are thirty-one full page engravings of animals in the first part; and five full page engravings of scientific… Read More
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Annual Report of the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles, California U.S.A.

Annual Report of the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles, California U.S.A.: Fiscal Year July 1, 1927 to June 30, 1928

by {SAN PEDRO}

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Octavo (9 X 6 inches) Harbor Department City of Los Angeles, 1928. staple bound booklet of 95 pages, in stiff paper covers, numerous black and white halftone photos of harbor scenes (trains bringing cargo, streetcars bringing people, ships at wharves), birds-eye-view of harbor and surrounding area, list of steamship companies, and agents, statistical charts, and graphs, large fold-out map, attractive cover illustration of a ship being met by tugs as visualized through a port hole, original, good condition (minor age toning to covers, contents clean and intact).

A short historical introduction to the Port and its progress, a harbor engineer's report, information on fire protection, fishing, labor, trucking, industrial development, and the role of various railroads, the Pacific Electric, and aviation are among the many subjects covered.
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The Whipple Report
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The Whipple Report: Journal of an expedition from San Diego, California to the Rio Colorado, from Sept. 11 to Dec. 11, 1849

by Whipple, A. W., Lieutenant United States Topographical Engineers

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Small octavo (8 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches) Los Angeles: Westernlore Press, 1961. An Edition of 900 copies only of which 800 copies are for sale. Brick red cloth boards with embossed device of a covered wagon on the front cover. 100 pages illustrated with black and white historic photographs, index, Indian vocabulary, bibliography. Very good condition (previous owner's neat inscription and date on first fly leaf).

At the time of the California Gold Rush, shortly after the end of the Mexican War, in September 1849, Whipple and the man assigned to guard him, Cave Couts, were assigned to survey the new international boundary line in the vicinity of the Gila and Colorado rivers; as required by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

According to E. I. Edwards, who wrote the introduction, notes, and bibliography: "Of all the early accounts written by the emigrants of the gold trail who crossed our Southern California desert, none can claim quite the same degree of distinction that attaches to the Whipple Report .... "
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Romantic Western Highways

Romantic Western Highways

by {GREYHOUND BUS}

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

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

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

KERN: Land of The Sun

by {KERN COUNTY} Irvine, Leigh H.

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Octavo (9 1/4 X 6 1/8 Inches) Bakersfield, California: Kern County Chamber of Commerce, 1925. 24-page staple bound booklet in wrappers, decorative colored cover with radiant sun imagery; very good condition.

Promoting sunlight and health, coupled with heat, and pure air as the reasons to settle in Kern County.
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Outbound: A Lifetime's Adventures in Journalism

by Charles Gusewelle; Sold by Gusewelle Publishing; Jennie Gusewelle [Editor]; Photographers: Talis Bergmanis [Illustrator]; Anne Gusewelle [Illustrator]; Charles Porter [Illustrator]; Rick Solberg and Dan White [Illustrator];

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9781681841366
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1681841363
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Donning Press, 2017-10-01. Hardcover. Good. 9x6x0.
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Norte

Norte

by Edmundo Paz Sold?n

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9780226207209
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University of Chicago Press, 2016. Paperback. As New. Disclaimer:An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact; pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind.
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Norte

Norte

by Edmundo Paz Sold?n

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9780226207209
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University of Chicago Press, 2016. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Open Water Swim Arm

by Sold Individually Bands

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Sue?os Digitales
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Sue?os Digitales

by Edmundo Paz Sold?n

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9789990521047
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9990521042
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Santillana USA Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2001. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers.
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EL DELIRIO DE TURING

EL DELIRIO DE TURING

by Edmundo Paz Sold?n

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9788420400969
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8420400963
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Ediciones Alfaguara, 2005. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Ward : Class Record

by Green -:- Sold as 2 Packs of - 1 - / - Total of 2 Each Book

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Fine. SINGLE BOOK. Thompson rather than Ward. All other details match, including color. Appears to be new and unused.
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El delirio de Turing

El delirio de Turing

by Edmundo Paz Sold?n

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9990522839
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The Cabin: Away from it All

by Charles Gusewelle; Sold by Gusewelle Publishing

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9781933466873
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1933466871
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Kansas City Star Books, 2008. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Cabin: Away from it All

The Cabin: Away from it All

by Charles Gusewelle; Sold by Gusewelle Publishing

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1933466871
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