Search Results: Titles starting with R from California Bookseller - J. R. Aboud

First Edition. . Hardcover. A Fine Copy.. First Edition. San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1962. 475 copies by the Grabhorn Press. Unprinted jacket and prospectus. Fine. Fine Press.

New York: Crown, 1994. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Cloth. Stated First Edition. Historical Biography. Octavo. fine copy in a fine jacket. As new. Political opponents and personal enemies use bare-knuckle tactics to suceed in the gold rush era politica l race for senator from the Golden State. nice copy.

New York: Crown, 1994. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Cloth. Fine Crisp. Stated First Edition. Historical Biography. Octavo. Fine in a near fine jacket with a short tear otherwise dj is very bight and as new. The issue of slavery is brought to the battle for a California senate race in Gold Rush era.

Limited Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine. San francisco: Book Club of California, 1985. Original plain wrapper with prospectus laid in. Very fine copy. Western History. Americana. Fine Press.

New York: Doubleday, Page & Co. 1920. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good +. First Edition. Historical Novel. Octavo. Rich brown cloth with black printing. Jacket with a few short closed tears and 1/16" paper loss to top of spine. Striking jacket illustration of a man on horse back riding on the beach approaching Seal Rock and the future site of the Cliff House. The final book of White's California Trilogy and a scarce book in a collectable jacket. Size: Octavo

San Jose, CA: Mercury Steam Print, 1882. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good +. The legend of Joaquin Murietta is a lengthy and circuitous tale of many facts mired in little contemporary documentation. Rollin Ridge first told the story in The Life and Times of Joaquin Murieta in 1854 and the outlaw was reportedly captured by Harry Love and his head displayed in a Stockton museum. Rosita is, on one hand, one of the earliest contemporary books to be written on the notorious bandit and (as one Cataloger surmised) the earliest poem to be printed in San Jose, CA. Scarce in the marketplace and at auction.the book was overlooked by Cowan, Howes, Wheat, Rocq and all of the many California bibliographies. Streeter purchased the Eberstadt copy.who described Rosita as "a most unusual item." A rare and important California book .this copy in a brilliant deep blue with edge wear and light scuffing, internally fine with no markings, names, stains, tears or library stamps. Original end papers and… Read More

First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Indianapolis: 1949. Signed limited edition (The Mission Bell Edition). A fine copy in a fine jacket with light offsetting to the rear jacket panel. An attractive copy and an informative history of this ribbon of highway along the California Coast. Index, bibliography and photographic reproductions. California. History. Literature. Missions.