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Berkeley / Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Xxiii, 429 Pp. Black Cloth, Gilt. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket; As New. Scarce. Per Wikipedia, Amadeo Pietro Giannini (1870 -1949) Was An Italo-American Banker Who Founded The Bank Of Italy, Which Became Bank Of America. Giannini Was The First Son Of Luigi Giannini (1840-1877) And Virginia (Née Demartini) Giannini (1854-1920). Luigi Giannini Immigrated To The United States To Prospect In Response To The California Gold Rush Of 1849. Giannini Attended Heald College But Realized He Could Do Better In Business Than At School. In 1885, He Dropped Out And Took A Full-Time Position As A Produce Broker For L. Scatena & Co. He Married Clorinda Cuneo (1866-1949), Daughter Of A North Beach, San Francisco Real Estate Magnate, In 1892 And Eventually Sold His Interest To His Employees And Retired At The Age Of 31 To Administer His Father-In-Law's Estate. Giannini Founded The Bank Of Italy In… Read More

San Francisco: F A Rouleau, 1874. Original Title Report . Cloth / Stringbound. Very Good. 12 5/8" x 8 1/2. 140 Pp + Copy Of New 1874 Deed And Rouleau's Signed Certification. Interesting (And Rare) Title Report, Showing Long Succession Of Ownership And Mortgages And Claims Involving Many Prominent Names In California History. Owners Included Clark, Randall, Bertrand, Coombs, William C Ralston, Etc. At One Time The Mortgage Held By General John C. Fremont, Later Accruing To His Wife Jessie Benton Fremont.

Berkeley: Howell-North, 1962. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Plates; Map Endpapers. Xviii, 243 Pp. Grey Cloth Lettered In Black. First Printing. Fine, No Wear Or Marks, In Near Fine Dj, Not Price Clipped, Immaculate, Trace Of Rubbing At Tiny Points At Corners, 1/8" Closed Tear At Bottom Of Rear Spine Edge.

San Francisco: Mining And Scientific Press, 1906. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 194 Pp + Ctalog At End. One Of 1000 Unnumbered Copies Of The First Edition [Stated]. Red Cloth, Gilt, No Names Or Marks. Light Wear, Gilt Still Bright, Hingessolid.

Yosemite: Yosemite Park And Curry Co., 1977. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Photographs. 56 Pp. Large Format Softcover. Stated First Printing. Fine.

Yosemite: Yosemite Park And Curry Co., 1984. 4th Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Photographs. 56 Pp. Large Format Softcover. Stated Revised 4Th Printing, Apparently The Last Revision. Fine.

Shell Oil, 1933. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Xxvi, 137, 148. Printed And Bound In 1933 By Parker Printig, San Francisco.

San Francisco Ca: Press Of The James H Barry Company, 1913. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Green Cloth, Gilt. First Edition.Light Usage, Gilt Legible, But A Few Library Marks And A Library Bookplate. Hichborn's Remarkably Clear-Eyed View Of The Important Legislative Measures With Much Historical And Circumstantial Background. Reading Kt With Modern Sensibility Is Like Reading An Account Of A Conference Of Wild Dogs. There Is No Real Consideration Of The Consequences Of Legislative Action Or Inaction, Because It Doesn't Really Matter To A Majority. The Expectation That This Would Be Otherwise Is Irrational. Politics Aside, The Only Countries With Fully Functioning Democracy And Rule Of Law Were Able To Pay For It With The Ill-Gotten Gains Of Imperialism (Western Europe- But Not Greece Or The Balkans Or Eastern Europe- Plus Canada, Australia, New Zealand). The Ability Of Any Country To Reach A Consensus On How Gov'T Funds Should Be Raised, And How Spent, Is A Fairy Tale Told By The… Read More

The Journal Of Geology, 1928. Soft cover. Fine. Pp 214-247/ Offprint In Publisher's Wrappers. Inscribed By Author To Robert Sharpl.Fine.

The Journal Of Geology, 1928. Soft cover. Near Fine. Pp 214-247/ Offprint In Publisher's Wrappers. Inscribed By Author To Chester Stockwell. Caltech Library Stamp, Else Near Fine. Former Owner's Signature And Stamp.

The Journal Of Geology, 1928. Soft cover. Near Fine. Pp 214-247/ Offprint In Publisher's Wrappers. Inscribed By Author To Professor John E. Wolff. Caltech Library Stamp, Else Near Fine.

Sierra Ckub, 1966. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 117 Photographs. 168 Pp. Brown Cloth, Gilt. First Printing. Fine In Lightly Used Dust Jacket With A Few Short Tears And Minute Losses. Warmly Inscribed By The Author. Fine Photographs Of The Mid-Nineteenth Century Inhabitants Of California, Officially And Unofficially Hunted Down And Exterminated In Large Part, As Documented In American Genocide, 2016, With Full Documentation Available Only Ion The Original Hardcover Edition (Dropped From The Softcover Reprints).

Richard J. Hoffman, 1985. First Separate Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. (Ii), 23 P. Yellow Card Covers. Keepsake, Reprinted From The Southern California Quarterly In A Larger Format. Near Fine (Tiny Bumps To Ends Of Spine).

New York: Arcade Publishing, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/New York. 32 Pp. Ocher Boards. First Printing Indicated. Fine In Fine Dj Priced $27.95. Signed By The Author And With The Bookstore "Personally Autographed By Author" Wraparound Band.

New York: Arcade Publishing, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/New York. 32 Pp. Ocher Boards. First Printing Indicated. Fine In Fine Dj Priced $27.95.

Chcago / New York: The Lewis Publishing Company Circa 1911, 1911. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Stell Engraved And Photographic Portraits Throughout. 551 Pp. Full Morocco. An Excellent Source Of Biographical And Genealogical Information On Prominent Californians Of The Beginning Of The Twentieth Century. This Example Complete, Binding Intact But Quite Worn, Fraying At Corners But No Chipping, Waterstaining To 1/4" Deep In Small Area At Bottom Edge Of Last 35 Pages Not Affecting Text.

Palo Alto: Lewis Osborne, 1966. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Xxxvi, 852, 124 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt. Second Edition Of The Included Works, But First Edition Thus Of The Two Printed Together With The New Introduction. Fine.

Los Angeles (1899): Historical Society of Southern California, 1900. First Edition . Brown Wrappers. Near Fine. 9 5/8" Tall. An uncut, unopened copy, with small chips at some corners.

Los Angeles (1898): Historical Society of Southern California, 1899. First Edition . Brown Wrappers. Near Fine. 9 5/8" Tall. An uncut, unopened example almost as new except for some age-darkening and tears along lower edge of covers which overlap the slightly smaller text pages..

Pacific Coast Steamship Company, 1916. Original Document . No Binding. Near Fine. Annual Pass 1916, Near Fine. Pass Is In Name Of D. A. Munger, Gpa, Pacific Electric.