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1954 ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CHRISTMAS CATALOG
New York: Abercrombie & Fitch, (1954). B/w & color illus. Small 4to. Pictorial WRAPS. 28 p . 1" tear AT bottom corner of front COVER; else near Fine.

Price: $40.00

So many sugar plums! Including English folding dog beds, Pendleton jackets, monogram mahogany tackle box, Telefunken AM-FM protable Radio, Alpaca fur slippers for men & women ...

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A BRIDGE TO THE PAST: PAPILLION, NEBRASKA 1870-1970
[Papillion, Nebraska]: No publisher stated, 1970. Illus. with photos. 4to. Wraps. 71 p . Short tear at base of spine, some discoloration on rear cover; else very good.

Price: $25.00

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CALIFORNIA'S MAGAZINE - CORNERSTONE NUMBER Vol. I, No. 1 (July, 1915) . Some cover wear, stain at upper right-hand corner of front cover, spine faded; else very good (internally fine).

Price: $95.00

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CAPITOL'S WHO'S WHO FOR COLORADO: A Reference Work, 1941-1943
Denver & Portland: Capitol Publishing Co, (1941). Edited by R.O. Norman. 448 p . Red cloth with gold lettering v.g.

Price: $25.00

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GILROY'S FIRST CENTURY OF INCORPORATION 1870-1970: A HISTORY OF THE CITY
Gilroy, Calif.: City of Gilroy, 1970. Illus. with photos. Small 4to. Wraps. 36 p . About fine.

Price: $22.50

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GROWING COTTON IN FRESNO COUNTY
Fresno, Calif.: Fresno County Schools, 1949. Illus. with photos. 8vo. Cloth. 63 p . Tiny corner of endpaper snipped; else fine.

Price: $45.00

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KAY COUNTY, OKLAHOMA
Ponca City, Okla.: Kay County Gas Co., (1919). Illus. with photos (including many foldout panoramic photos). 8vo. Black cloth, stamped in gilt, bevelled edges. 75 p . Very good.

Price: $45.00

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LABOR AND AGRICULTURE ARE AWARE OF THE SARDINE RACKET AND ITS PHONY SPORTSMEN LOBBYISTS. ARE YOU?
San Francisco: No publisher given, ca. 1936. 4 x 9 in. Four-page leaflet .

Price: $15.00

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LIVERMORE FACTS
Livermore, Calif.: No publisher given, ca. 1962. 8vo. Wraps. 21 p., folding map . Fine.

Price: $15.00

A booklet of facts about Livermore, California which was "developed cooperatively by the Livermore Chamber of Commerce, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Sandia Corporation, Livermore Laboratory, General Electric, Vallecitos Atomic Laboratory, Livermore Joint Union High School District, and the Livermore School District"

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MARKHAM NEWS Vol. I, No. 1 (September 17, 1930) - Vol. I. No. 8 (November 5, 1930), Vol. I, No. 10 (November 19, 1930) - Vol. I, No. 12 (December 10, 1930) . Paper yellowing, minor wear at edges (with a few edge tears on the first issue); else very good.

Price: $75.00

Eleven of the first 12 issues of this mimeographed newspaper produced by the 4th graders at the Markham School in Hayward, California. The first issue contains a short history of how the paper came to be. Lists the staff (there are two general reporters, a sports reporter, an editor, a circulating editor and two jokes editors

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NORTH POINTE Vol. 1, No. 1 (October 10, 1968) thru Vol. 1, No. 11 (June 4, 1969) . Bound in cloth-backed plain boards with "North Pointe Volume 1 1968-1969" printed in ink on front cover.

Price: $45.00

Run of eleven issues of this student tabloid newspaper issued at Grosse Pointe North High School in Grosse Pointe, Michigan

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OAK & ACORN Volumes XIII & XIV (1943-1944). 4to. Green cloth, stamped in gilt. Issues paginated individually . Very good.

Price: $50.00

Bound volume of this student newspaper issued at Menlo School & Junior College in Menlo Park, California

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OAK & ACORN Volumes XVI (1944-1945). 4to. Blue cloth, stamped in gilt. Issues paginated individually . Very good.

Price: $50.00

Bound volume of this student newspaper issued at Menlo School & Junior College in Menlo Park, California

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OFFICIAL SOUVENIR BOOKLET COMMEMORATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY OF KEARNEY, NEBRASKA 1873-1973
Kearney, Neb.: The Souvenir Booklet Committee, 1973. Illus. with photos. Small 4to. Wraps. 106 p. + 2 folding maps . Very good.

Price: $25.00

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ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF THE FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH OF SAN FRANCISCO 1850-1950
(San Francisco): (First Unitarian Church), 1950. Small 4to. Wraps. 48 p . Fine.

Price: $18.00

Printed by the Grabhorn Press

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PETALUMA A TO Z DIRECTORY 1941 - 1942
Petaluma, Calif.: Petaluma, Calif., 1941. 8vo. Wraps. 36 p . Very good (with a 1 1/2 cent Martha Washington stamp with a Petaluma precancel).

Price: $30.00

Petaluma is identified as "The World's Egg Basket"

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PUBLIC WORK OF SAN FRANCISCO SINCE 1906: SUPPLEMENT TO MUNICIPAL REPORTS 1909-9
San Francisco: Neat Publishing Co. for the City of San Francisco 1909. Illus. with photos. 8vo. Wraps. Unpaginated . Some staining at top & base of spine; else very good.

Price: $50.00

Apparently issued as a souvenir for the Portola Festival with the words "Souvenir - Portola" printed at the top of the front cover

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SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND METROPOLITAN AREA: AN INDUSTRIAL STUDY
(San Francisco): San Francisco Bay Area Chambers of Commerce / McCann-Erickson, Inc., (1931). Illus. with photos. & charts. 4to. Cloth-backed boards. 55 p . Name on preliminary page, light cover soiling; else very good.

Price: $45.00

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SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS IN THE LIFE OF TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 1861-1936
San Jose: The Diamond Jubilee Council of Trinity Parish , (1936). Illus. with tipped-in photos. 8vo. Wraps. 71 p . 1st ed. Very good.

Price: $30.00

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SONGS OF CALIFORNIA
Berkeley: California Alumni Association, (1944). Small 4to. Wraps. 31 p . Very good.

Price: $25.00

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THE BUMPER OF OREGON GAMMA PHI CHAPTER OF ALPHA TAU OMEGA Vol. 1 (No. 1, February, 1945 to No. 27, December 27, 1949) & Vol. 2 (Nos. 28, February 18, 1950 to Number 50 (May 3, 1956, Inclusive). Bound in blue buckram, the second volume stamped in gilt . Fine.

Price: $150.00

Mimeographed bulletin edited an Karl W. Onthank and published by the Chapter at the University of Oregon. This is Onthank's personal set & are both volumes are SIGNED by him. Notes in Onthank's hand state that these is one of four copies of each volume of The Bumper bound up in this manner

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THE CALENDAR: AN AMATEUR JOURNAL DEVOTED TO AMATEUR JOURNALISM AND THE NATIONAL AMATEUR PRESS ASSOCIATION Vol. 1, No. 4 (June, 1903) .

Price: $45.00

Journal edited & published in Palo Alto, Calif. by future novelist, playwright & screenwriter Denison Halley Clift. This is the "California Number" which contains "California" (poem) by Henry N. Clift, "A Mission Garden" by Edward M. Lind," "A Son of Nomad," a story set in San Francisco written by Clift, etc

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THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND IN EFFECT JULY 1, 1911
Oakland, Calif.: City of Oakland, (1931). Prepared and Proposed by the Board of Freeholders, Elected July 6, 1910, as Amended to and Including November 4, 1930. 8vo. Wraps. 142 p. + 33-page index . Short tear at top edge of rear cover; else a very good copy.

Price: $45.00

This copy contains numerous later amendments laid in or tipped in

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THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF PALO ALTO 1922-1972
Palo Alto, Calif.: Rotary Club of Palo Alto, (1972). Illus. with photos. 8vo. Blue cloth, stamped in gilt. viii, 96 p . 1st ed. Very good.

Price: $15.00

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THE FRIARS SCROLL (ORIGINALLY THE FRIARS LETTER): PUBLISHED BY AND FOR THE SOCIETY OF FRIARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON BY KARL W. ONTHANK 1913 No. 31 (January 12, 1943) to No. 56 (October 28, 1955) inclusive, together with directories of Friars issued Jan 10, 1947 and July, 1952. Bound in green buckram, stamped in gilt . Fine.

Price: $75.00

Mimeographed bulletin. This is Onthank's personal & is SIGNED by him

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THE HAYES ESTATE AT EDENVALE REUSE CONCEPTS (cover title: Hayes Mansion, San Jose, California)
San Jose: Santa Clara Valley American Institute of Architects, ca. 1981. Illus. with photos. Oblong 8vo. Wraps. 74 p . Fine.

Price: $30.00

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THE HISTORY OF GRAYSON COUNTY TEXAS
Denison & Winston-Salem: Grayson County Frontier Village, Inc. & Hunter Publishing Company, 1979. Intro. by Katherine Summers. Illus. with photos. 4to. Black boards, stamped in gilt. 821 p . 1st ed. No. 1021 of an unspecified number of copies. SIGNED by Katherine Summers. Very good.

Price: $75.00

Extra shipping for this heavy book

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THE NEW ORINDA NEWS Vol. 1, No. 1 (April-June, 1986) . Very good.

Price: $25.00

First issue of this tabloid newspaper which is described as the "Official Publication of the Orinda Association, Orinda, California"

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THE PINOLE WEEKLY TIMES Vol. XXIII, No. 36 (September 6, 1918) . Very good.

Price: $30.00

Contains war news and local news plus ads for the First National Bank of Rodeo, Pinole Department Store, Hercules Powder Company, Pinole Theater, Pinole Bakery, etc

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THE STORY OF MAYFIELD, A LOST TOWN WHICH IS NOW PART OF SOUTH PALO ALTO
Palo Alto, Calif.: Palo Alto Historical Association Publications Committee, (1990). Illus. with photos. 8vo. Wraps. 32 p . The Tall Tree, Vol. IV, No. 1. Fine.

Price: $10.00

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TOM-CAT Vol. I, No. I (Dec. 12, 1905) . Some cover soiling; else very good. Scarce.

Price: $50.00

First and perhaps only issue of this humor magazine issued by students at Oakland High School

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TRINITY CHURCH, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, ADVENT, 1860, TO EASTER, 1903
San Jose, Calif.: Trinity Parish Guild, 1903. Illus. with photos. 8vo. Green cloth, stamped in gilt. 92 p . 1st ed. Light cover wear; else fine.

Price: $17.50

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VALLEJO'S PRESERVATION GUIDEBOOK: A GUIDE TO PRESERVATION OF VALLEJO'S ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
Vallejo, Calif.: City of Vallejo, (1994). Illus. with photos, line drawings & a map. Small 4to. Wraps. ii, 46 p . Fine.

Price: $25.00

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A Chronicle of Our Years 1872-1947: Commemorating the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the Founding of the Bohemian Club of San Francisco
(BOHEMIAN CLUB)
San Francisco: The Bohemian Club, 1947. With a President's Epistle by Haig Patigian. 8vo. Cloth-backed boards. 106 p . 1st ed. About fine.

Price: $25.00

Printed by the Grabhorn Press. Contains, with a separate title page, The Yesteryears, a Masque of Memories: A Composite Play with an Original Prologue by William H. Smith, Jr

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Carleton Ways and Byways and the Class of '99
(CARLTON COLLEGE)
Northfield: The Senior Class of Carlton College, 1899. Illus. with photos. 16mo. Gray pictorial cloth, stamped in black & gilt. 73 p. + class list & ads . 1st ed. No. 161 of 175 copies. Some wear at extremities; else very good.

Price: $175.00

This copy belonged to Ernest Lundeen, Class of '01, future Farmer-Labor Congressman and Senator from Minnesota & is SIGNED: "I read 14th 1899, Ernest C.A. Lundeen '01,' Carlton College." Laid in is a ribbon commemorating the "Twelfth CE (Christian Endeavor) Minnesota Convention, New Ulm, Oct., 27=30, 1898"

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The Garfield Gleam. Exposition Number
(GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION) Volume 10, Number 1 (Fall, 1938) . Very good.

Price: $30.00

Student literary magazine of Garfield Junior High School in Oakland, California. Virtually all of the contents deal with the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay. It is illustrated by students in the Garfield Art Department and was printed in the Central Trade School Print Shop

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Richard B. Gump, Composer, Artist, and President of Gump's, San Francisco: An Interview Conducted by Suzanne B. Riess in 1987
(GUMP, Richard B.)
Berkeley: Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, 1989. Illus. with photos. 4to. Blue buckram, stamped in gilt. vii, 275 p . 1st ed. No. 32 of an unspecified number of copies. Fine.

Price: $85.00

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Antioch Lodge No. 175, F & A M, Centennial 1865-1965
(MASONRY)
Antioch: Lodge No. 175, 1965. Illus. with photos. 8vo. Wraps. Unpaginated . Very good.

Price: $15.00

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Map of City of Palo Alto, Santa Clara Co., Calif.: Revised Map Showing the City Limits on January 1, 1921
(PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA)
(Palo Alto?): (City of Palo Alto?), 1921. 14 x 14 in. Broadside . Very good.

Price: $45.00

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Blue and White
(SACRED HEART COLLEGE)
San Francisco: Students of Sacred Heart College, (1919). Illus. with photos. Small 4to. 64 p. + ads . Wear around overlapping edges of cover, light cover soiling; else very good.

Price: $30.00

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Lands of the Woodside Country Club: Inc. Woodside. California
(WOODSIDE COUNTRY CLUB)
(Woodside?): (Woodside Country Club?), 1926. Drawn by Davenport Bromfield C.E.. 27 1/2 x 13 in. Broadside . Folded twice vertically, tiny chip at center fold, light staining near lower left-hand corner; else very good.

Price: $75.00

Map of the proposed golf course and about 600 lots. A pencilled lot states" "$1750 membership. Take your choice of lots"

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On the 100th Anniversary: A History of the Life and Activities of the First Baptist Church, 22nd Street and Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, California, 1854-1954
100TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE, PREPARED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF
(Oakland): (First Baptist Church), ca. 1954. Illus. with photos. Small 4to. Boards. 56 p . Name on endpaper; else very good.

Price: $35.00

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On the 100th Anniversary: A History of the Life and Activities of the First Baptist Church, 22nd Street and Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, California, 1854-1954
100TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE, PREPARED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF
(Oakland): (First Baptist Church), ca. 1954. Illus. with photos. Small 4to. Boards. 56 p . Very good.

Price: $37.50

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Slickrock: Endangered Canyons of the Southwest
ABBEY, Edward
New York: Sierra Club/Charles Scribner's, (1971). Illus. with photos by Philip Hyde. Small 4to. Wraps. 143 p . About fine.

Price: $17.50

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By-Laws of Eucalyptus Lodge No. 243, of Free and Accepted Masons Held at Hayward, Alameda County, State of California ...
ABELL, Alex. G., prepared by
Hayward: The Hayward Review Print, 1898. 24mo. Wraps. 23 p . Some cover wear; else very good.

Price: $25.00

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How Shall Oakland Secure Public Ownership of Water-Works: A Vital Issue
ADAMS, Arthur L
No place: Self-published, (1904). 8vo. Wraps. 14 p . 1st ed. Rocq 688. Very good.

Price: $45.00

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"Range Calico"
ADAMS, Ramon F Illus. by Ross Santee. In "Arizona Highways". Vol. XXV, No. 9 (September, 1949) . About fine.

Price: $15.00

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Lark against the Thunder
AGARD, Bea
New York: Island Press, 1953. 8vo. Blue cloth, stamped in gilt. 178 p . 1st ed. About fine.

Price: $37.50

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Alameda County Society for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis 1910-1911
ALAMEDA COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY AND PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS
Oakland: The Society, ca. 1910. 16mo. Wraps. 31 p . One vertical crease; else very good.

Price: $30.00

This appears to be the first annual publication of this organization, the first section being entitled: "What We Will Do"

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Historic California: San Juan Bautista, Monterey
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, MONTEREY CHAPTER, ET AL
[Monterey]: [American Institute of Architects, Monterey Chapter], [1960]. Illus. with photos & a map. 8 1/2 x 11 in. Wraps, spiralbound. Unpaginated . Very good.

Price: $30.00

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