Hutchings' Tourist's Guide to the Yo Semite Valley and the Big Tree Groves for the Spring and Summer of 1877 by SOLD - [1877]

Small octavo (8 X 5 5/8 inches) Pasadena, California: Val Trefz Press, 1942. First Edition. 88 pages, drawings by James Hawkins, inscribed by the author "To my friend Harry Lichtig a thorough going Angelino." Lichtig was a Hollywood agent. Hardcover, cloth, very good condition.

An irreverent collection of published observations about the city from 1769 to the publication of this book. The author quotes newspapers, magazines, diaries, books, and literature in order to gather this interesting material.

Octavo (9 x 4 inches) Original, promotional staplebound brochure printed on stiff paper, with embossed gilt monogram "A" on upper left corner of front cover, folded once to form 12 unnumbered pages, illustrated with drawings and black and white halftone photos, map of Southern California and vicinity with local attractions in relation to the hotel's location.

Evocative of the early 1920s Hollywood: Art Nouveau style sepia drawings on the cover, and at lower margin on every page, projecting the elegance of the hotel; of guests enjoying fine dining, dancing, and golf, while socializing in furs and formal wear.

Very good condition (discreet Peck Judah rubber stamp on front cover, not affecting contents).

The hotel was on Wilshire Boulevard, and the location of the famous Coconut Grove nightclub. Both hotel and nightclub are gone, replaced by a high school.

Octavo (9 by 6 inches) 129 pages, limited to 500 copies, illustrated with map, title pages, and woodcuts, index Includes a chronological list of presses and printers in the Pacific islands 1817-1867. Very good condittion.

Beautifully designed by one the preeminent fine presses in Southern California.

Octavo (8 5/8 x 5 7/8 inches) Redlands, California, Board of Trade 1911, stapled promotional booklet of 32 unnumbered pages, original red wrappers with title on cover, illustrated with black and white half tone photos of homes of prominent citizens (including A. C. Burrage), churches, gardens, the Administration Building on the University of Redlands campus, interior view of an orange packing house, a panorama of Redlands from Smiley Heights, Hotel Casa Loma, Wissahickon Inn, Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Railway depots, Prospect Park, and a portrait of the Smiley brothers; very good condition (circular rubber stamp for "California Development" in upper right corner of first page, not affecting contents),

Promoting "The Truth About Redlands" through historical perspective, and a description of the advantages and opportunities for settling there. "A Perfect Climate, The Finest Orange Groves in the State, Beautiful Parks, Fine Residences"

Octavo (9 x 4 inch) folded paper brochure that unfolds to 32 inches, creating eight panels printed on both sides, illustrated with black and white half tone photo images of city landmarks, and tourist destinations; descriptive text; bird's-eye-view map across four panels showing the coastal plain intersected with unnamed highways radiating out from Los Angeles to surrounding areas from San Fernando to Capistrano; and communities in-between, among them Pasadena, San Bernardino, Redlands, Riverside, and Fullerton. The view stretches from Catalina to the snow capped mountains.

Color illustration on front cover of an idyllic Southern California scene featuring motoring, horseback riding, and golf with palm trees, sailboats, and hills in the background; also inset vignettes of a busy Downtown and a ship unloading in the harbor; very good condition (small square sticker advertising a local representative of the Rock Island Railroad on upper right of front panel. Previous owner's small rubber stamped name… Read More

Octavo (10 X 7 inches) Chicago: Chicago & North Western Railway Co., 1927. 48 page booklet, illustrated with captioned photos (several in color), descriptive text, five maps in color, cover is an embossed vignette of Yosemite Valley. Original, staple bound wrappers. Very good condition.

Historical and natural beauty of California are featured with colorful images and glowing adjectives.

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.

Octavo (9 x 4 inches) Original, promotional staplebound brochure printed on stiff paper, with embossed gilt monogram "A" on upper left corner of front cover, folded once to form 12 unnumbered pages, illustrated with drawings and black and white halftone photos, map of Southern California and vicinity with local attractions in relation to the hotel's location.

Evocative of the early 1920s Hollywood: Art Nouveau style sepia drawings on the cover, and at lower margin on every page, projecting the elegance of the hotel; of guests enjoying fine dining, dancing, and golf, while socializing in furs and formal wear.

Very good condition (discreet Peck Judah rubber stamp on front cover, not affecting contents).

The hotel was on Wilshire Boulevard, and the location of the famous Coconut Grove nightclub. Both hotel and nightclub are gone, replaced by a high school.

12 mo. (7 x 4 1/2 inches) Glasgow, 1700. First Edition. (viii) 112 pages. Good condition: early nineteenth century half calf, marbled boards, considerable wear to hinges (front hinge split, but holding), title in gilt on spine.

Walter Herries (or Harris) was a pamphleteer who participated in the first Darien "adventure." Upon his return to England, he was offered inducements by English politicians to write a book that would ruin the reputation of the members of the Darien Company. His book was "Declared by a royal proclamation to be a 'false, scandalous, and traitorous libel'."

This book, attributed to Ridpath, is an answer to Herries's book, and an attack on English politicians. Ridpath was a Scottish journalist who wrote and supported Whig interests against the Tories.

Octavo (8 5/8 x 5 7/8 inches) Redlands, California, Board of Trade 1911, stapled promotional booklet of 32 unnumbered pages, original red wrappers with title on cover, illustrated with black and white half tone photos of homes of prominent citizens (including A. C. Burrage), churches, gardens, the Administration Building on the University of Redlands campus, interior view of an orange packing house, a panorama of Redlands from Smiley Heights, Hotel Casa Loma, Wissahickon Inn, Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Railway depots, Prospect Park, and a portrait of the Smiley brothers; very good condition (circular rubber stamp for "California Development" in upper right corner of first page, not affecting contents),

Promoting "The Truth About Redlands" through historical perspective, and a description of the advantages and opportunities for settling there. "A Perfect Climate, The Finest Orange Groves in the State, Beautiful Parks, Fine Residences"