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	LOS ANGELES STUDENT BODY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 1923 The Southern Campus University of California, Los Angeles 1922 - 1923 Yearbook / U.C.L.A. Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Student Body of the University of California 1923. 1923, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Tight/Bright copy, large embossed "C" framing a "Bear in the forest" scene on the front cover residing in an elegant embossed title box, many internal glassine illustration protectors, with many more vintage sketches of famous Campus Vistas and Architecture, brown leather type embossed bindings, minor edgewear, corners and ends have a slight bot of rubbing and tip edge board exposure, binding has been neatly reglued, unmarked text, two small names in the rear section designed for year end friendship signatures, light rear cover soiling. A unique look back at the famous UCLA Campus, Students, Campus Activities, Architecture, Clubs, Classes, Homors, and Alumni! 424 pages. Illustrated in b&w.. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. USD 69.95 [Appr.: EURO 46.75 \| £UK 42.25 \| JP¥ 6174] Book number: 904014 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ARMOUR, RICHARD, Drug Store Days / My Youth Among Pills and Potions NY, McGraw Hill. 1959, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Catherine Barnes. Tight copy, decorative maroon and red bindings, silver and red spinal titles, minor edgewear with light board exposure. A neat, soumtimes touching, and very humorous look back at the author' s early youth working in the family Drug Store recalling characters, duties, traditions and the fabric of life in 1912 to 1918 Pomona and Southern California. Illustrated, 184 + pages. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. USD 8.49 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 \| £UK 5.25 \| JP¥ 749] Book number: 901056 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ASHWAL, WILEEN, JOAN SCHNEIDER, ILLUSTRATED BY JEANNE HELFRICH Here's Riverside CA, The Rubidoux Printing Company. 1978, First Edition. Paperback, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Original Issie, Tight Copy, light soiling, minor edgewear, small pen mark on lower spine. A late 70's history and activities guide to Riverside and the near counties. Trip planning, busi nesses, cultural and area heritage, auto touring, walking tours, activities for children, adults, and seniors. From auto racing at the then open Riverside International Speedway to Wine Tasting and Power-shopping. Illustrated. 104 pages!. Very Good. USD 9.94 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 877] Book number: 561270 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BEEK, JOSEPH A., SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, JAMES D. DRISCOLL, CHIEF CLERK OF THE ASSEMBLY Handbook of California Legislature, Regular Session, 1965, California Legislature at Sacramento / Biographies and Photographs of Senate and Assembly Members and Officers CA, State of California. 1964, Fifth Edition. Hard Cover, 24mo - over 5" - 5Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright and clean copy, black textured cloth bindings, rubbed gilt front titles, very light edgewear, complimentary stamped from Senator Robert J. Lagomarsino. Features biographies of California Senate and Assembly members, officers, information on attaches, committes, House rules, electiorial voting records, small color district maps, several b&w pictures of elected officials, Presidential and Federal electorial data, and etc. 492 pages = rear calendars for 1965 - 1967. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. USD 11.94 [Appr.: EURO 8 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1054] Book number: 574464 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BRATTON, JUNE D. AND CASEY - CAT BRATTON Casey's Cat Tales { A Collection of The Federated Woman's Club Creative Writing Contest Winners About Cats From 1992 - 1993 Tx, Privately Printed. 1997, 2nd Printing. Small Hardcover, 5.5" Wide x 8.5" Tall. Ill.: Thomas R. Rose. Out Of Print, Tight/Bright and clean copy. A warm and inspiring collection of 3 Cat Stories that will touch your Heart. All are State Level Federated Woman's Club Creative Writing Contest Winners. originally sold in Southern California by the Sun City, California Friends of Animals Group and the Lake Elsinore, California Animal Friends Group. 32 pages, illustrated in b&w.. Very Good+. Signed by Author. USD 14.95 [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1319] Book number: 908297 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BULLOCK, K. SCOTT It's Your Fault / The San Jacinto Valley Faults Moreno Valley, CA, D & B Publishing Company. 1992, First Edition. Trade Paperback, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright and clean copy still in its original shrinkwrap. An excellent history of Regional Seismic Activity, Major Earthquakes, Regional Geology, Disaster Preparedness, what you can to to minimize damage and injuries, and special concerns faced by the residents of the greater Hemet and San Jacinto Valley. Illustrated in b&w with maps, charts, and photos. 100 + pages. Out of Print.. New Copy, Unsold Remainder. USD 16.95 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1496] Book number: 900009 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BULLOCK, K. SCOTT It's Your Fault / The San Jacinto Valley Faults Moreno Valley, CA, D & B Publishing Company. 1992, First Edition. Trade Paperback, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright and clean copy still in its original shrinkwrap. An excellent history of Regional Seismic Activity, Major Earthquakes, Regional Geology, Disaster Preparedness, what you can to to minimize damage and injuries, and special concerns faced by the residents of the greater Hemet and San Jacinto Valley. Illustrated in b&w with maps, charts, and photos. 100 + pages. Out of Print.. New Copy, Unsold Remainder. USD 16.95 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1496] Book number: 904403 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BULLOCK, K. SCOTT It's Your Fault / The San Jacinto Valley Faults Moreno Valley, CA,, D & B Publishing Company. 1992, First Edition. Trade Paperback, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright and clean copy still in its original shrinkwrap. An excellent history of Regional Seismic Activity, Major Earthquakes, Regional Geology, Disaster Preparedness, what you can to to minimize damage and injuries, and special concerns faced by the residents of the greater Hemet and San Jacinto Valley. Illustrated in b&w with maps, charts, and photos. 100+ pages. Out of Print.. New Copy, Unsold Remainder. USD 16.95 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1496] Book number: 904404 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BULLOCK, K. SCOTT It's Your Fault / The San Jacinto Valley Faults Moreno Valley, CA, D & B Publishing Company. 1992, First Edition. Trade Paperback, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright and clean copy still in its original shrinkwrap. An excellent history of Regional Seismic Activity, Major Earthquakes, Regional Geology, Disaster Preparedness, what you can to to minimize damage and injuries, and special concerns faced by the residents of the greater Hemet and San Jacinto Valley. Illustrated in b&w with maps, charts, and photos. 100 + pages. Out of Print.. New Copy, Unsold Remainder. USD 16.95 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1496] Book number: 904478 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BULLOCK, K. SCOTT It's Your Fault / The San Jacinto Valley Faults Moreno Valley, CA, D & B Publishing Company. 1992, First Edition. Trade Paperback, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright and clean copy still in its original shrinkwrap. An excellent history of Regional Seismic Activity, Major Earthquakes, Regional Geology, Disaster Preparedness, what you can to to minimize damage and injuries, and special concerns faced by the residents of the greater Hemet and San Jacinto Valley. Illustrated in b&w with maps, charts, and photos. 100 + pages. Out of Print.. New Copy, Unsold Remainder. USD 16.95 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1496] Book number: 907905 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BULLOCK, K. SCOTT It's Your Fault / The San Jacinto Valley Faults Moreno Valley, CA, D & B Publishing Company. 1992, First Edition. Trade Paperback, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright and clean copy still in its original shrinkwrap. An excellent history of Regional Seismic Activity, Major Earthquakes, Regional Geology, Disaster Preparedness, what you can to to minimize damage and injuries, and special concerns faced by the residents of the greater Hemet and San Jacinto Valley. Illustrated in b&w with maps, charts, and photos. 100 + pages. Out of Print.. New Copy, Unsold Remainder. USD 15.95 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1408] Book number: 908517 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	CARLISLE COMPANY FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Election Laws of the State of California / 1970 San Francisco, California: Carlisle Company, 1970. Paperback. Very Good-. 16mo - over 5Â¾" - 6Â¾" tall. Tight copy, previous owner name on upper front cover, minor enndpage soiling, small closed tear on the upper cover edge. The Official California Election Law reference and procedural for 1970. 640 pages. USD 10.42 [Appr.: EURO 7 \| £UK 6.5 \| JP¥ 920] Book number: 563973 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	GRAND CHAPTER OF CALIFORNIA Session Of The Bells / 97th Annual Session, Grand Chapter of California, Order of the Eastern Star CA, The Grand Chapter of The State of CA, Order of The Eastern Star. 1970. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Souvenir Collector Edition, Stapled Softcover, Tight copy, white covers, light soiling, the upper cornertips throughout have an old moisture exposure splash trace staining, there is a small blank sticker on the upper front cover. Features a Commerative History of the Event that was held in San Diego, California, October 4th through 9th, 1970. With b&w photographs of Distinguished Members and Officials, Past Rvents and Functions, Past Member Honors and Rememberences, Official Duties and Ceremonies, Listings of Historical Meetings and events from the Early Sixties, Committees, Deputy Matrons,Songs, and Commemorative Event Souvenir Program. 44 pages. Very Good-. USD 29.94 [Appr.: EURO 20 \| £UK 18 \| JP¥ 2642] Book number: 564916 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	CARTER, WILLIAM Ghost Towns of the West / a Pictorial Guide to Towns and Mining Camps That Opened the West Menlo Park, CA, Lane Magazine & Book Company. 1971, First Edition. (ISBN: 0376053216) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Stated First Printing. Tight/Bright copy, bright and colorful pictorial cover features the old Elkhorn, Montana Ghost Town, the rear cover features Ruby, Arizona and a view from a decaying Adobe overlooking a desert stream and a Pueblo style village, very light shelf edgewear, clean unmarked text, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has minor edgewear with edge rubs, a few closed edgetears, and small hinge edgetears and wear. An excellent pictorial history of Ghost Towns, Mining Camps, High and Low Society, Frontier Justice, Settlers, Family Life, Boarding Houses, Prospectors, Lode and Placer Mining, Women in the Camps and Towns, Ore Locations and Regions, Booms, Busts, strikes, Notable Events, and more lore. Illustrated in b&w. A Sunset Book. 160 pages. Very Good+ to Near Fine/Very Good. USD 26.44 [Appr.: EURO 17.75 \| £UK 16 \| JP¥ 2334] Book number: 904177 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	DUCOMMUN METALS & SUPPLY CO., Ducommun Metals & Supply Co. Los Angeles, CA, Ducommun Metals & Supply Co.. 1952, Annual Printing. Hard Cover, 7.5" w x 10.75". Trade Catalog, Tight copy, Blue faux leather on hard flexible boards, gilt titles and borders, minor cover soiling, minor general edge and hinge wear, fraying, light end board wear exposure, and cover soiling, clean unmarked interior, Features illustrated b&w examples, specifications, dimensions, and prices of metal working equipment, tooling, and accessories, hand and power tools, raw stock metals, and materials, piping, industrial supplies, abrasives, jobber/fabrications data, and etc. 904 pages. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. USD 29.94 [Appr.: EURO 20 \| £UK 18 \| JP¥ 2642] Book number: 576527 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	PASADENA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE / ROSE BOWL COMMITTEE 1968 Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Official Program Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, California: Rose Bowl and Rose Parade Committee. 1968, First Edition. Large Magazine Format, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good. 1st Printing. Magazine. Bright/Tight Copy, small nick on the upper front edge, minor light wear. Features several promotional pictures, articles, and bio's which make him the feature player for this Rose Bowl game. Excellent pre-season commentary, team statistical articles, Rose Bowl history. Tournament of Roses' features, history, ceremonies, The Queen and her Court, past floats, Pasadena heritage, celebrity commentaries, and etc. 90 + pages including a wealth of photographs, advertisements, promotions, in color & b&w. The rear cover features William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, " Captain Kirk" and "Spock" in a Star Trek tie-in television sales ad that features the RCA color television set of the future... Very Good. USD 49.95 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4408] Book number: 563067 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	RIVERSIDE COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMITTEE Landmarks Of Riverside County - {California} Riverside, CA, Riverside County Historical Committee. 1968, First Edition. Soft Cover, 9" Long x 5" Tall. Original Issie, Tight copy, light edgewear, light age toning and soiling, no names, unmarked text. An Illustrated Unique and Detailed Biographical Work Featuring 19 Historical Interest Sites designated by the County of Riverside, and 12 Historical Interest Sites designated by the State of California. Created for the 75th Commemorative Anniversary of the County of Riverside, California. Highlighting Riverside's Unique Architecture, Founders, Historical Sites, Landmarks, Businesses, Settlers, Regional Place Names, Monuments, Native American Indian Villages, Chinese Immigrants and Chinatown, and more. Includes Historic Buildings, Ranches, Trails such as the Anza Expedition Routes and Butterfield Stage Routes, My. Rubidoux and Rubidoux Histories, Gilman Ranch, The Weaver Adobe, The Trujillo House, March Field, The Serranos, The Loring Opera House, The Riverside County Courthouse, The Temescal Tin Mine, Elsinore Sulphur Springs, Indian Wells, The Toro Indian Village, The Loring Opera House, Juan Antonio and Sahatapa, The Pochea Indian Village, Agua Mansa, The Parent Washington Navel Orange Tree, Era Economics, General Patton's Desert Training Center, Lake Hemet and the Hemet Dam, The Hemet Maze Stone, Regional Springs, Whitewater, Businessmen, Land Grants and Deals, Land Disputes, Development, Irrigation and Water Rights, Regional Events and Notable Personalities and Geanealogies, and much more. Out of Print , Original Release. 47 pages. Illustrated with vintage b&w photographs. Very Good. USD 49.95 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4408] Book number: 908139 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	DILLON, RICHARD H.; FOREWORD BY WILLIAM HOGAN Embarcadero: Being a Chronicle of True Sea Adventuress from the Port of San Francisco NY, Coward-McCann, Inc. 1959, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight Copy, Tan Cloth Bindings, Black Spinal Titles, light edgerubs and wear, faint page age tanning, the pictorial clear Brodart covered Dust Jacket has small closed edgetears, inside cover clear tape mended inner fold hinges, edgewear and rubbing with panel edge and spinal end chipping, nicks and material worn away from the jackets spinal crown and adjacentr panel areas. The Roaring and Rowdy San Francisco's Embarcadero, or Central Waterfront was the major Maritime Port of Call in the Pacific during the pre and post Gold Rush ,and Later Periods before the opening of the Panama Canal. This entertaining Sailing and Ports Narrative features Famous and Infamous Seafaring Adventures, Salty Sea Dog Nautical Logs, Billy Hayes who was to be San Francisco's own Pirate, Voyages, Famous Clipper Ships, Famous Captains, Crime, Disasters and more, all associated with the Embarcadero. 313 pages. Illustrated in b&w.. Very Good/Very Good-. USD 16.95 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1496] Book number: 906553 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	FARQUHAR, FRANCIS P., WITH A PREFACE BY RUSSEL H. CHITTENDEN Up and Down California in 1860-1864, The Journal of William H. Brewer, Professor of Agriculture in the Sheffield Scientific School from 1864 to 1903 CA, University of California Press, Berkeley & Los Angeles. 1930, Second Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Later Printing, Tight/Bright copy, green cloth bindings, gilt spinal titles, shelf worn corners, a blank white sticker is affixed to the first front freepage. William Henry Brewer, who served as Josiah D. Whitney's principal assistant and field leader of the California Geological Survey in the early 1860s, wrote a series of journal style letters that form one of the best travel accounts describing the totality of California. Brewer wrote these letters to his brother in order to provide himself with a permanent record for later reference. Assembled and edited by historian and bibliographer of the High Sierra, Francis P. Farquhar, Brewer's detailed letters cover his Steamer travel to the Golden Stare, geography, culturs, customs, commerce, agriculture, climate, natural resources, and settlements from Los Angeles, Inland Southern California, Valley Mountain Ranges, San Francisco, San Francisco to Crecent City and provide an excellent narrative to his travels and observations. With miners, mines, mines of the Comstock Lode, flora, fauna, waterways, ranching, and more. Illustrated in b&w. 583 pages. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. USD 50.37 [Appr.: EURO 33.75 \| £UK 30.5 \| JP¥ 4446] Book number: 901555 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	FIELD, MONA / CHARLES SOHNER California Government and Politics Today / Eighth Edition US, Harper Collins / College Publishers. 1999, 1st Printing. (ISBN: 0321005112) Trade Paperback. Textbook. tight-bright copy, light wear. A reference of California's political infrastructure, politics, and embraced idealogies. With legislative and legislator histories, policies, problems, and designs for the future. 139 pages. Very Good+. USD 10.78 [Appr.: EURO 7.25 \| £UK 6.5 \| JP¥ 951] Book number: 904125 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	HALLAN-GIBSON, PAMELA THE BENCH AND THE BAR / A Centennial View of Orange County's Legal History Tarzana, California, U.S.A. Windsor Publications. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0897813359) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Tight/Bright and clean copy, unmarked text, white cloth bindings, gilt titles and front cover floral scrool blocks, clear Brodart covered dust jacket, very light reading wear. A Centennial history of the power, justice, and the key figures in one of the nations most dynamic regions. Beginning with a few bold mavericks making history in raw frontier justice during the Spanish and Mexican colonization developing into a leader in Justice System Operations & Management, staffed by sophisticated specialists wrangling with some of the most complex issues of or fast changing society. Illustrated in color, with many vintage b&w historical photos. With biograaphies, architecture, founders, cases, firms, legal professionals, judges, critical changes, structures and organization, and more. Produced in cooperation with the Orange County, California, Bar Association Chapters include: Law & Order in Adobe Days ; The Case for the County of Orange ; Legal Growing Pains ; Order in the Courts; And Justice for All; Tell it to the Judge; and Spotlight on Legal Sponsors. 144 pages. 8.75" wide x 11.25" tall. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 30.37 [Appr.: EURO 20.5 \| £UK 18.5 \| JP¥ 2680] Book number: 902545 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	HENDRIKSEN, NORMAN Bitter Conquest New York: Vantage Press, 1967. Hard Cover. Very Good/N/dj. First Edition. Signed by Author. Tight/Bright copy, minor bumping to the upper cornertips, signed " Best Wishes , Norman Hendriksen". Historical fiction of Norwegian immigration, settlement, experiences, and culture in California. 416 pages. USD 50.42 [Appr.: EURO 33.75 \| £UK 30.5 \| JP¥ 4450] Book number: 563330 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	HYINK, BERNARD L., SEYOM BROWN, ERNEST W. TUCKER Politics and Government in California / Third Edition - 3rd NY, Thomas Y. Crowell Company. 1963, Second Printing. Hard Cover. Textbook, Tight/Bright copy, unmarked text, minor general wear with cover rubbing and edgewear, interior age darkening, light cover reading creases, professionally reinforced covers, bookstore stamped, and a few curled and lightly soiled page tips. A detailed historical reference on the issues, history, events, and planning of California's political infrastructure, politics, trends, changes, and challenges associated with economics, administration, and growth. With legislative and legislator histories, policies, problems, local government, water, traffic, and smog issues, populations, elections, the justice system, the legislature, voters, educational challenges, and designs for the future. 287 pages. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. USD 19.95 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 578433 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	LANGFORD, MIKE; LES BROWN; EDITORS The Hungry Years Volume II, November - December 1978 / A Modern Classic Costa Mesa, CA, The Hungry Years. 1978, First Edition. Soft Cover, 5.5" Wide x 8.5" Tall. Ill.: Sue Ley, Ron Levy, T. Stitt, Jonathan Little. Stapled Pamplet, Tight Copy, Light Shelf edgewear, No Names, No Stamps, No Labels, Neach and Coastal Southern California-ish Sketch Art Cover. A Small Unique Self Published Local Orange County California Magazine Format Fiction, Narrative, Editorial, Poetry and Popular Culture 41 page People's Press Style Periodical. Main Contributoes are Rick Langford, Less Brown, Michael Naughton, Jonathan Little, with Sketch art and it's own Cartoon Strip Titles"Flavored Paste", Humorous Tales, Freedom & Philosophy, an Advice Column and more. Illustrated in b&w.. Out of Print.. Very Good. USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 882] Book number: 905572 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	LEADABRAND, RUSS Guidebook to the San Jacinto Mountains of Southern California Los Angeles, CA, Ward Ritchie Press. 1971, First Edition. Trade Paperback, 5.25" Wide x 7" Tall. Tight/Bright copy, light edgewear, professionally reinforced cover, no names or labels, we noted one page with a couple lines of neat reference underlining with an "x" on the margins edge. An excellent vintage Guidebook with early Native American and Settler History, Wildlife and Wilderness Commentary, Famous Places, Notable Events, Forest Management, Contemporary Recreation, Trails, and more. With many historic archive photographs, and contemporary era photos. Illustrated in b&w. 102 pages. Very Good. USD 14.78 [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1304] Book number: 904073 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.

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	LOS ANGELES STUDENT BODY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 1923 The Southern Campus University of California, Los Angeles 1922 - 1923 Yearbook / U.C.L.A. Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Student Body of the University of California 1923. 1923, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Tight/Bright copy, large embossed "C" framing a "Bear in the forest" scene on the front cover residing in an elegant embossed title box, many internal glassine illustration protectors, with many more vintage sketches of famous Campus Vistas and Architecture, brown leather type embossed bindings, minor edgewear, corners and ends have a slight bot of rubbing and tip edge board exposure, binding has been neatly reglued, unmarked text, two small names in the rear section designed for year end friendship signatures, light rear cover soiling. A unique look back at the famous UCLA Campus, Students, Campus Activities, Architecture, Clubs, Classes, Homors, and Alumni! 424 pages. Illustrated in b&w.. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. USD 69.95 [Appr.: EURO 46.75 \| £UK 42.25 \| JP¥ 6174] Book number: 904014 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ARMOUR, RICHARD, Drug Store Days / My Youth Among Pills and Potions NY, McGraw Hill. 1959, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Catherine Barnes. Tight copy, decorative maroon and red bindings, silver and red spinal titles, minor edgewear with light board exposure. A neat, soumtimes touching, and very humorous look back at the author' s early youth working in the family Drug Store recalling characters, duties, traditions and the fabric of life in 1912 to 1918 Pomona and Southern California. Illustrated, 184 + pages. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. USD 8.49 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 \| £UK 5.25 \| JP¥ 749] Book number: 901056 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ASHWAL, WILEEN, JOAN SCHNEIDER, ILLUSTRATED BY JEANNE HELFRICH Here's Riverside CA, The Rubidoux Printing Company. 1978, First Edition. Paperback, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Original Issie, Tight Copy, light soiling, minor edgewear, small pen mark on lower spine. A late 70's history and activities guide to Riverside and the near counties. Trip planning, busi nesses, cultural and area heritage, auto touring, walking tours, activities for children, adults, and seniors. From auto racing at the then open Riverside International Speedway to Wine Tasting and Power-shopping. Illustrated. 104 pages!. Very Good. USD 9.94 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 877] Book number: 561270 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BEEK, JOSEPH A., SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, JAMES D. DRISCOLL, CHIEF CLERK OF THE ASSEMBLY Handbook of California Legislature, Regular Session, 1965, California Legislature at Sacramento / Biographies and Photographs of Senate and Assembly Members and Officers CA, State of California. 1964, Fifth Edition. Hard Cover, 24mo - over 5" - 5Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright and clean copy, black textured cloth bindings, rubbed gilt front titles, very light edgewear, complimentary stamped from Senator Robert J. Lagomarsino. Features biographies of California Senate and Assembly members, officers, information on attaches, committes, House rules, electiorial voting records, small color district maps, several b&w pictures of elected officials, Presidential and Federal electorial data, and etc. 492 pages = rear calendars for 1965 - 1967. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. USD 11.94 [Appr.: EURO 8 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1054] Book number: 574464 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BRATTON, JUNE D. AND CASEY - CAT BRATTON Casey's Cat Tales { A Collection of The Federated Woman's Club Creative Writing Contest Winners About Cats From 1992 - 1993 Tx, Privately Printed. 1997, 2nd Printing. Small Hardcover, 5.5" Wide x 8.5" Tall. Ill.: Thomas R. Rose. Out Of Print, Tight/Bright and clean copy. A warm and inspiring collection of 3 Cat Stories that will touch your Heart. All are State Level Federated Woman's Club Creative Writing Contest Winners. originally sold in Southern California by the Sun City, California Friends of Animals Group and the Lake Elsinore, California Animal Friends Group. 32 pages, illustrated in b&w.. Very Good+. Signed by Author. USD 14.95 [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1319] Book number: 908297 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BULLOCK, K. SCOTT It's Your Fault / The San Jacinto Valley Faults Moreno Valley, CA, D & B Publishing Company. 1992, First Edition. Trade Paperback, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright and clean copy still in its original shrinkwrap. An excellent history of Regional Seismic Activity, Major Earthquakes, Regional Geology, Disaster Preparedness, what you can to to minimize damage and injuries, and special concerns faced by the residents of the greater Hemet and San Jacinto Valley. Illustrated in b&w with maps, charts, and photos. 100 + pages. Out of Print.. New Copy, Unsold Remainder. USD 16.95 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1496] Book number: 900009 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BULLOCK, K. SCOTT It's Your Fault / The San Jacinto Valley Faults Moreno Valley, CA, D & B Publishing Company. 1992, First Edition. Trade Paperback, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright and clean copy still in its original shrinkwrap. An excellent history of Regional Seismic Activity, Major Earthquakes, Regional Geology, Disaster Preparedness, what you can to to minimize damage and injuries, and special concerns faced by the residents of the greater Hemet and San Jacinto Valley. Illustrated in b&w with maps, charts, and photos. 100 + pages. Out of Print.. New Copy, Unsold Remainder. USD 16.95 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1496] Book number: 904403 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BULLOCK, K. SCOTT It's Your Fault / The San Jacinto Valley Faults Moreno Valley, CA,, D & B Publishing Company. 1992, First Edition. Trade Paperback, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright and clean copy still in its original shrinkwrap. An excellent history of Regional Seismic Activity, Major Earthquakes, Regional Geology, Disaster Preparedness, what you can to to minimize damage and injuries, and special concerns faced by the residents of the greater Hemet and San Jacinto Valley. Illustrated in b&w with maps, charts, and photos. 100+ pages. Out of Print.. New Copy, Unsold Remainder. USD 16.95 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1496] Book number: 904404 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BULLOCK, K. SCOTT It's Your Fault / The San Jacinto Valley Faults Moreno Valley, CA, D & B Publishing Company. 1992, First Edition. Trade Paperback, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright and clean copy still in its original shrinkwrap. An excellent history of Regional Seismic Activity, Major Earthquakes, Regional Geology, Disaster Preparedness, what you can to to minimize damage and injuries, and special concerns faced by the residents of the greater Hemet and San Jacinto Valley. Illustrated in b&w with maps, charts, and photos. 100 + pages. Out of Print.. New Copy, Unsold Remainder. USD 16.95 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1496] Book number: 904478 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BULLOCK, K. SCOTT It's Your Fault / The San Jacinto Valley Faults Moreno Valley, CA, D & B Publishing Company. 1992, First Edition. Trade Paperback, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright and clean copy still in its original shrinkwrap. An excellent history of Regional Seismic Activity, Major Earthquakes, Regional Geology, Disaster Preparedness, what you can to to minimize damage and injuries, and special concerns faced by the residents of the greater Hemet and San Jacinto Valley. Illustrated in b&w with maps, charts, and photos. 100 + pages. Out of Print.. New Copy, Unsold Remainder. USD 16.95 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1496] Book number: 907905 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BULLOCK, K. SCOTT It's Your Fault / The San Jacinto Valley Faults Moreno Valley, CA, D & B Publishing Company. 1992, First Edition. Trade Paperback, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright and clean copy still in its original shrinkwrap. An excellent history of Regional Seismic Activity, Major Earthquakes, Regional Geology, Disaster Preparedness, what you can to to minimize damage and injuries, and special concerns faced by the residents of the greater Hemet and San Jacinto Valley. Illustrated in b&w with maps, charts, and photos. 100 + pages. Out of Print.. New Copy, Unsold Remainder. USD 15.95 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1408] Book number: 908517 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	CARLISLE COMPANY FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Election Laws of the State of California / 1970 San Francisco, California: Carlisle Company, 1970. Paperback. Very Good-. 16mo - over 5Â¾" - 6Â¾" tall. Tight copy, previous owner name on upper front cover, minor enndpage soiling, small closed tear on the upper cover edge. The Official California Election Law reference and procedural for 1970. 640 pages. USD 10.42 [Appr.: EURO 7 \| £UK 6.5 \| JP¥ 920] Book number: 563973 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	GRAND CHAPTER OF CALIFORNIA Session Of The Bells / 97th Annual Session, Grand Chapter of California, Order of the Eastern Star CA, The Grand Chapter of The State of CA, Order of The Eastern Star. 1970. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Souvenir Collector Edition, Stapled Softcover, Tight copy, white covers, light soiling, the upper cornertips throughout have an old moisture exposure splash trace staining, there is a small blank sticker on the upper front cover. Features a Commerative History of the Event that was held in San Diego, California, October 4th through 9th, 1970. With b&w photographs of Distinguished Members and Officials, Past Rvents and Functions, Past Member Honors and Rememberences, Official Duties and Ceremonies, Listings of Historical Meetings and events from the Early Sixties, Committees, Deputy Matrons,Songs, and Commemorative Event Souvenir Program. 44 pages. Very Good-. USD 29.94 [Appr.: EURO 20 \| £UK 18 \| JP¥ 2642] Book number: 564916 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	CARTER, WILLIAM Ghost Towns of the West / a Pictorial Guide to Towns and Mining Camps That Opened the West Menlo Park, CA, Lane Magazine & Book Company. 1971, First Edition. (ISBN: 0376053216) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Stated First Printing. Tight/Bright copy, bright and colorful pictorial cover features the old Elkhorn, Montana Ghost Town, the rear cover features Ruby, Arizona and a view from a decaying Adobe overlooking a desert stream and a Pueblo style village, very light shelf edgewear, clean unmarked text, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has minor edgewear with edge rubs, a few closed edgetears, and small hinge edgetears and wear. An excellent pictorial history of Ghost Towns, Mining Camps, High and Low Society, Frontier Justice, Settlers, Family Life, Boarding Houses, Prospectors, Lode and Placer Mining, Women in the Camps and Towns, Ore Locations and Regions, Booms, Busts, strikes, Notable Events, and more lore. Illustrated in b&w. A Sunset Book. 160 pages. Very Good+ to Near Fine/Very Good. USD 26.44 [Appr.: EURO 17.75 \| £UK 16 \| JP¥ 2334] Book number: 904177 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	DUCOMMUN METALS & SUPPLY CO., Ducommun Metals & Supply Co. Los Angeles, CA, Ducommun Metals & Supply Co.. 1952, Annual Printing. Hard Cover, 7.5" w x 10.75". Trade Catalog, Tight copy, Blue faux leather on hard flexible boards, gilt titles and borders, minor cover soiling, minor general edge and hinge wear, fraying, light end board wear exposure, and cover soiling, clean unmarked interior, Features illustrated b&w examples, specifications, dimensions, and prices of metal working equipment, tooling, and accessories, hand and power tools, raw stock metals, and materials, piping, industrial supplies, abrasives, jobber/fabrications data, and etc. 904 pages. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. USD 29.94 [Appr.: EURO 20 \| £UK 18 \| JP¥ 2642] Book number: 576527 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	PASADENA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE / ROSE BOWL COMMITTEE 1968 Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Official Program Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, California: Rose Bowl and Rose Parade Committee. 1968, First Edition. Large Magazine Format, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good. 1st Printing. Magazine. Bright/Tight Copy, small nick on the upper front edge, minor light wear. Features several promotional pictures, articles, and bio's which make him the feature player for this Rose Bowl game. Excellent pre-season commentary, team statistical articles, Rose Bowl history. Tournament of Roses' features, history, ceremonies, The Queen and her Court, past floats, Pasadena heritage, celebrity commentaries, and etc. 90 + pages including a wealth of photographs, advertisements, promotions, in color & b&w. The rear cover features William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, " Captain Kirk" and "Spock" in a Star Trek tie-in television sales ad that features the RCA color television set of the future... Very Good. USD 49.95 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4408] Book number: 563067 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	RIVERSIDE COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMITTEE Landmarks Of Riverside County - {California} Riverside, CA, Riverside County Historical Committee. 1968, First Edition. Soft Cover, 9" Long x 5" Tall. Original Issie, Tight copy, light edgewear, light age toning and soiling, no names, unmarked text. An Illustrated Unique and Detailed Biographical Work Featuring 19 Historical Interest Sites designated by the County of Riverside, and 12 Historical Interest Sites designated by the State of California. Created for the 75th Commemorative Anniversary of the County of Riverside, California. Highlighting Riverside's Unique Architecture, Founders, Historical Sites, Landmarks, Businesses, Settlers, Regional Place Names, Monuments, Native American Indian Villages, Chinese Immigrants and Chinatown, and more. Includes Historic Buildings, Ranches, Trails such as the Anza Expedition Routes and Butterfield Stage Routes, My. Rubidoux and Rubidoux Histories, Gilman Ranch, The Weaver Adobe, The Trujillo House, March Field, The Serranos, The Loring Opera House, The Riverside County Courthouse, The Temescal Tin Mine, Elsinore Sulphur Springs, Indian Wells, The Toro Indian Village, The Loring Opera House, Juan Antonio and Sahatapa, The Pochea Indian Village, Agua Mansa, The Parent Washington Navel Orange Tree, Era Economics, General Patton's Desert Training Center, Lake Hemet and the Hemet Dam, The Hemet Maze Stone, Regional Springs, Whitewater, Businessmen, Land Grants and Deals, Land Disputes, Development, Irrigation and Water Rights, Regional Events and Notable Personalities and Geanealogies, and much more. Out of Print , Original Release. 47 pages. Illustrated with vintage b&w photographs. Very Good. USD 49.95 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4408] Book number: 908139 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	DILLON, RICHARD H.; FOREWORD BY WILLIAM HOGAN Embarcadero: Being a Chronicle of True Sea Adventuress from the Port of San Francisco NY, Coward-McCann, Inc. 1959, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight Copy, Tan Cloth Bindings, Black Spinal Titles, light edgerubs and wear, faint page age tanning, the pictorial clear Brodart covered Dust Jacket has small closed edgetears, inside cover clear tape mended inner fold hinges, edgewear and rubbing with panel edge and spinal end chipping, nicks and material worn away from the jackets spinal crown and adjacentr panel areas. The Roaring and Rowdy San Francisco's Embarcadero, or Central Waterfront was the major Maritime Port of Call in the Pacific during the pre and post Gold Rush ,and Later Periods before the opening of the Panama Canal. This entertaining Sailing and Ports Narrative features Famous and Infamous Seafaring Adventures, Salty Sea Dog Nautical Logs, Billy Hayes who was to be San Francisco's own Pirate, Voyages, Famous Clipper Ships, Famous Captains, Crime, Disasters and more, all associated with the Embarcadero. 313 pages. Illustrated in b&w.. Very Good/Very Good-. USD 16.95 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1496] Book number: 906553 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	FARQUHAR, FRANCIS P., WITH A PREFACE BY RUSSEL H. CHITTENDEN Up and Down California in 1860-1864, The Journal of William H. Brewer, Professor of Agriculture in the Sheffield Scientific School from 1864 to 1903 CA, University of California Press, Berkeley & Los Angeles. 1930, Second Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Later Printing, Tight/Bright copy, green cloth bindings, gilt spinal titles, shelf worn corners, a blank white sticker is affixed to the first front freepage. William Henry Brewer, who served as Josiah D. Whitney's principal assistant and field leader of the California Geological Survey in the early 1860s, wrote a series of journal style letters that form one of the best travel accounts describing the totality of California. Brewer wrote these letters to his brother in order to provide himself with a permanent record for later reference. Assembled and edited by historian and bibliographer of the High Sierra, Francis P. Farquhar, Brewer's detailed letters cover his Steamer travel to the Golden Stare, geography, culturs, customs, commerce, agriculture, climate, natural resources, and settlements from Los Angeles, Inland Southern California, Valley Mountain Ranges, San Francisco, San Francisco to Crecent City and provide an excellent narrative to his travels and observations. With miners, mines, mines of the Comstock Lode, flora, fauna, waterways, ranching, and more. Illustrated in b&w. 583 pages. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. USD 50.37 [Appr.: EURO 33.75 \| £UK 30.5 \| JP¥ 4446] Book number: 901555 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	FIELD, MONA / CHARLES SOHNER California Government and Politics Today / Eighth Edition US, Harper Collins / College Publishers. 1999, 1st Printing. (ISBN: 0321005112) Trade Paperback. Textbook. tight-bright copy, light wear. A reference of California's political infrastructure, politics, and embraced idealogies. With legislative and legislator histories, policies, problems, and designs for the future. 139 pages. Very Good+. USD 10.78 [Appr.: EURO 7.25 \| £UK 6.5 \| JP¥ 951] Book number: 904125 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	HALLAN-GIBSON, PAMELA THE BENCH AND THE BAR / A Centennial View of Orange County's Legal History Tarzana, California, U.S.A. Windsor Publications. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0897813359) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Tight/Bright and clean copy, unmarked text, white cloth bindings, gilt titles and front cover floral scrool blocks, clear Brodart covered dust jacket, very light reading wear. A Centennial history of the power, justice, and the key figures in one of the nations most dynamic regions. Beginning with a few bold mavericks making history in raw frontier justice during the Spanish and Mexican colonization developing into a leader in Justice System Operations & Management, staffed by sophisticated specialists wrangling with some of the most complex issues of or fast changing society. Illustrated in color, with many vintage b&w historical photos. With biograaphies, architecture, founders, cases, firms, legal professionals, judges, critical changes, structures and organization, and more. Produced in cooperation with the Orange County, California, Bar Association Chapters include: Law & Order in Adobe Days ; The Case for the County of Orange ; Legal Growing Pains ; Order in the Courts; And Justice for All; Tell it to the Judge; and Spotlight on Legal Sponsors. 144 pages. 8.75" wide x 11.25" tall. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 30.37 [Appr.: EURO 20.5 \| £UK 18.5 \| JP¥ 2680] Book number: 902545 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	HENDRIKSEN, NORMAN Bitter Conquest New York: Vantage Press, 1967. Hard Cover. Very Good/N/dj. First Edition. Signed by Author. Tight/Bright copy, minor bumping to the upper cornertips, signed " Best Wishes , Norman Hendriksen". Historical fiction of Norwegian immigration, settlement, experiences, and culture in California. 416 pages. USD 50.42 [Appr.: EURO 33.75 \| £UK 30.5 \| JP¥ 4450] Book number: 563330 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	HYINK, BERNARD L., SEYOM BROWN, ERNEST W. TUCKER Politics and Government in California / Third Edition - 3rd NY, Thomas Y. Crowell Company. 1963, Second Printing. Hard Cover. Textbook, Tight/Bright copy, unmarked text, minor general wear with cover rubbing and edgewear, interior age darkening, light cover reading creases, professionally reinforced covers, bookstore stamped, and a few curled and lightly soiled page tips. A detailed historical reference on the issues, history, events, and planning of California's political infrastructure, politics, trends, changes, and challenges associated with economics, administration, and growth. With legislative and legislator histories, policies, problems, local government, water, traffic, and smog issues, populations, elections, the justice system, the legislature, voters, educational challenges, and designs for the future. 287 pages. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. USD 19.95 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 578433 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	LANGFORD, MIKE; LES BROWN; EDITORS The Hungry Years Volume II, November - December 1978 / A Modern Classic Costa Mesa, CA, The Hungry Years. 1978, First Edition. Soft Cover, 5.5" Wide x 8.5" Tall. Ill.: Sue Ley, Ron Levy, T. Stitt, Jonathan Little. Stapled Pamplet, Tight Copy, Light Shelf edgewear, No Names, No Stamps, No Labels, Neach and Coastal Southern California-ish Sketch Art Cover. A Small Unique Self Published Local Orange County California Magazine Format Fiction, Narrative, Editorial, Poetry and Popular Culture 41 page People's Press Style Periodical. Main Contributoes are Rick Langford, Less Brown, Michael Naughton, Jonathan Little, with Sketch art and it's own Cartoon Strip Titles"Flavored Paste", Humorous Tales, Freedom & Philosophy, an Advice Column and more. Illustrated in b&w.. Out of Print.. Very Good. USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 882] Book number: 905572 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	LEADABRAND, RUSS Guidebook to the San Jacinto Mountains of Southern California Los Angeles, CA, Ward Ritchie Press. 1971, First Edition. Trade Paperback, 5.25" Wide x 7" Tall. Tight/Bright copy, light edgewear, professionally reinforced cover, no names or labels, we noted one page with a couple lines of neat reference underlining with an "x" on the margins edge. An excellent vintage Guidebook with early Native American and Settler History, Wildlife and Wilderness Commentary, Famous Places, Notable Events, Forest Management, Contemporary Recreation, Trails, and more. With many historic archive photographs, and contemporary era photos. Illustrated in b&w. 102 pages. Very Good. USD 14.78 [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1304] Book number: 904073 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.