historical society of southern california los angeles ca (59 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. This book identifies and describes the hundreds of historical sites located in the eight counties of Southern California from San Diego to Santa Barbara. With this guide you can explore many of the unknown corners of the southland, including those related to ethnic and women's history. You can even organize your outing by location or by such topics as architecture, business, sports, or holiday observances. Included are maps, appendices (lists of guidebooks and historical organizations), a geographical index, and a topical index. This copy is clean and solid.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Spotless inside and out. No crease in the spine. No wear to edges. Two light creases in the upper right corner of the front cover and first few pages. No other signs of wear or damage. The quarterly will be bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "The Eucalyptus of California" by Robert LeRoy Santos; "'The Manufacturing Suburb of California': Henry Huntington, Alfred Dolge, and the Building of Dolgeville, California, 1903 to 1910" by Robert Phelps; "Marshall Hartranft, William E. Smythe and the Founding of the Second Little Lands Colony in Tujunga, California" by Kirk A. Weiss; "'Ham and Eggs' Left and Right: The California Scrip Pension Initiatives of 1938 and 1939" by Daniel Hanne; and "North from Mexico: Carey McWilliams' Tragedy" by Carlos M. Larralde and Richard Griswold del Castillo plus book reviews.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Very good with some abrasions to half-title page. No markings. Flat spine with no cracks or creasing. Compilation of four lessays about the disaster. B&w photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. Hardcover blue boards with black lettering on the spine and cover. Includes b/w illustrations, Notes, Bibliography and Index, 357 pages. The DJ is in Very Good + condition with the exception of price clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. In excellent condition except for some sunning to the dust jacket. Fast shipping with free delivery confirmation. Size: Octavo. Book.

Softcover. Condition: As New. First Edition. 42 pages. Illustrated. Tight, clean and crisp. The book appears unread and looks New. No inscriptions. No remainder mark. Not ex-library. An excellemt copy. Collectible.; Tall 8vo.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. This is a disbound, pre-publication copy of the 150-copy Limited Edition of this classic bibliography, stated as signed by author and designer on rear limitation page, though this copy is not signed. The four equal signatures that make up this book are laid into double heavy gray paper wraps.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. INSCRIBED by author on second page. Very light edge wear, clean copy. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Red quarter cloth binding over white paper boards; white and gold lettering on spine. Housed in red cloth slipcase. The book is divided into three parts: Part I, Prologue; Part II, The Founding Documents in English; Part III, Los Documentos Fundaron del Pueblo de la Reyna de Los Angeles. ; B&W Photographs and illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 264 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 3rd Edition. Good to very good with previous owner ink names and designation on flyleaf which has an abrasion with a small hole. Otherwise the book is in like new condition. Original gray cloth, black titles. No dust jacket as issued. THIRD EDITION. Limited to 350 copies bound in gray cloth. Handsomely printed by Castle Press, Pasadena.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. White wrapper bound with red cord as published. Decorative image and gilt crest featured on front wrapper. Sunning on edges, slight marks on back wrapper. An account of the Historical Society of Southern California's mission statement and members.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. First Separate Publication. SIGNED by Jean Stone, writer of the introduction and the author's widow, on page viiii. Fine with slight dust soiling to covers. No other markings. Printed by The Castle Press, Pasadena. 27 pages. Association Signature.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Signed by author, one of 500 copies, not numbered. A bibliography of thirty-six nonfiction books regarding the history and times of the Southern California area of the United States. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Fine. This work gives the history of how California was established along with the 21 missions. The book contains a listing of ranchos, a list of claimants, a list of counties, a list of grant dates, a list of governors, and a glossary. The endpapers serve as maps. This copy is clean and solid.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Fine. First Edition. Signed in black ink by Lawrence Clark Powell on back colophon: "Lawrence Clark Powell." Limited Edition. One of 600 copies. Original publisher's orange-brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4." 142 pages, complete. Black-and-white illustrations and one color frontispiece, complete. Pages and covers are virtually pristine and intact. Binding is tight. Sharp, unbumped corners. Slight rubbing to lettering on front cover. Small spot or stain on front cover. A Fine copy. A beautiful book containing an edited version of G. Harold Powell's letters from Southern California in 1904 and 1904 with accompanying Notes for each respective year. Introduction includes brief discussion on "the 'Powell Era' in the California Citrus Industry," an "Editorial Note on the Letters," and "Notes for the Introduction." Back colophon: "Printed in a limited edition of 600 copies: 100 copies autographed and bound in brown cloth; 150 copies for the Zamorano Club, bound in green cloth, and 350 regular copies bound in orange cloth. Designed and printed by the Castle Press, Pasadena, on Hammermill Cream Archival paper and set in Bembo typefaces.". Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Third edition. Limited to 500 copies. This is one of the 350 regular copies. 58 pages with 292 entries. Bound in gray cloth with lettering and image printed in black. A fine, as new copy. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Translated, annotated and edited by Geo. Butler Griffin. 213 pages. Stain to about a third of the front cover. Text block not affected. Spine ends with large chips. A fair copy. Near read as the pages remain uncut. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very good plus. 86 pages. Laid in are two supplemental indexs. Several short tears to the rear cover. A very good plus copy. Never read as the pages are uncut. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 107 pages. Long chip along the leading edge of the front cover. A very good copy. Never read as the pages are uncut. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 92 pages. A fine and bright copy. Never read as the pages are uncut. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Pages 161 through 266. A fine and bright copy. Never read as the pages are uncut. Book.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. First Edition. This work is a collection of letters written by a U. S. Department of Agriculture pomologist who was sent to California in 1904 to help the state's citrus farmers solve the problem of spoilage in long distance shipping of their crops. The book contains endnotes and photographs. This is a limited edition, # 1 of "100 copies autographed and bound in brown cloth;" This copy is SIGNED BY LOUISE LILLARD, WIFE OF RICHARD G. LILLARD, EDITOR, inscribed on the dedication page, and is clean and solid. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover w/ Jacket. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. This 7.0 x 10.5 inch, 91 page hardcover book with dust wrapper is the 1959 first edition of this title with that date on the title page and matching the copyright date on the following page. This book is in fine condition with no real quality issues for the book to be found inside or out. The back cloth covers ? with green-gold lettering and design on front panel and bright gold lettering on spine ? are all virtually As New ? with the 1959 date shown on the spine. The end paper list the 15 decisive events and the text pages ? which go through the 15 events one by one ? have numerous black-and-white illustrations of some of the individuals involved in the events. The author ? Rockwell Hunt ? was a well-known and accomplished California historian from the early part of the 20th century who authored nineteen full-length histories ? beginning in 1895. The dust wrapper is in very good condition with wear showing along the edges and folds ? and with a number of modest chips missing at the spine top and bottom ? with the price clipped on the front flap. The wrapper is now protected by a mylar cover. 91 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very good plus. Pages 1 through 132. A very good plus copy. Never read as a number of pages are uncut and unopened. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very good plus. 51 pages. Number on the upper left corner of the front cover. A very good plus unread copy with the pages uncut. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very good plus. 51 pages. Number on the upper left corner of the front cover. A very good plus unread copy with the pages uncut. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 92 pages. A fine and bright copy. Never read as the pages are uncut. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 92 pages. A fine and bright copy. Never read as the pages are uncut. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 92 pages. A near fine and bright copy. Never read as the pages are uncut. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 92 pages. A fine and bright copy. Never read as the pages are uncut. Book.