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This selection contains 42 title(s) on 2 pages.
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AINSWORTH, ED  Maverick Mayor: A Biography of Sam Yorty
Garden City: Doubleday, 1966. 1st printing of 1st edition, near fine hard cover book/chips & closed tears on rear dust jacket panel otherwise good dust jacket, Yorty was elected mayor of Los Angeles in May 1961 and for more than a decade was interchangeable with Los Angeles. Scarcely anyone was neutral about either.
USD 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 4 | £UK 3.75 | JP¥ 516] Book number: 51102
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BALDASSARE, MARK  California in the New Millenium: The Changing Social and Political Landscape
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. 1st printing of 1st edition, fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket, Inscribed, To Sharon, with best wishes," & dated, 5/9/00, by author on front end paper. What will California look like in the middle of the 21st Century?.
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 860] Book number: 103534
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BARICH, BILL  Big Dreams: Into the Heart of California
NY: Pantheon, 1994. 1st printing of 1st edition, fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket.
USD 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 | £UK 4.25 | JP¥ 602] Book number: 51104
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BOSSARD, CARLA C., JOHN M. RANDALL & MARC C. HOSHOVSKY  Invasive Plants of California's Wildlands
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. 1st printing of 1st edition, fine in plain boards (hard cover book)/no dust jacket, as issued, Information on the biology and control of 78 non-native, invasive plant species in California. In original shrinkwrap.
USD 48.00 [Appr.: EURO 32 | £UK 29 | JP¥ 4128] Book number: 100293
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CAIN, BRUCE E. & ELISABETH R. GERBER  Voting the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment with the Blanket Primary
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. 1st printing of 1st edition, fine in plain boards (hard cover book)/no dust jacket, as issued, Proposition 198 on the 1996 California ballot briefly changed the way in which political operatives and candidates developed their election strategies until it was overturned by the Supreme Court in 2000. The transition from a closed primary to open prima.
USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30 | £UK 27.25 | JP¥ 3870] Book number: 101192
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CHAPMAN, JOHN L.  Incredible Los Angeles
NY: Harper & Row, 1967. 1st printing of 1st edition, previous owner's ink chop on title page otherwisefine hard cover book in fine dust jacket.
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 860] Book number: 101984
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CLELAND, ROBERT GLASS & FRANK B. PUTNAM  Isaias W. Hellman and the Farmers and Merchants Bank
San Marino: Huntington Library, 1965. fine hard cover book/small chip on front dust jacket panel & dust jacket spine lightly toned otherwise very good dust jacket, Farmers and Merchants Bank, formed in 1876, was the oldest bank in Southern California and was a mainstay in the early business history of Los Angeles.
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1290] Book number: 102232
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CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION  California Costal Access Guide
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1983. 3rd edition, spine faded otherwise clean, unmarked, complete very good copy in decorative wrappers (soft cover book), A county by county guide describing the scenic and recreational facilities of the California coast, including accessways, local ecology and transportation routes.
USD 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3.25 | JP¥ 430] Book number: 101060
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VARIOUS CONTRIBUTORS  Yosemite: Saga of a Century, 1864- 1964
Oakhurst: The Sierra Star Press, 1965. reprint, slight edgewear otherwise near fine in decorative wrappers (softcover), Essays by Carl P. Russell, John P. Degnan, Douglass Hubbard, Francis P. Farquhar et. al.
USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1032] Book number: 106306
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DAVIS, MARGARET LESLIE  Rivers in the Desert: William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles
NY: Harper Collins, 1993. 2nd printing, fine hard cover book/closed dust jacket corner tear on front dust jacket panel otherwise near fine dust jacket, Mulholland built modern Los Angeles by building an aqueduct from the Owens Valley to Los Angeles in 1907. His succeeded only through his persistent effort, engineering skills and daring vision. At the peak of his success, his career plunged into tragedy w.
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 860] Book number: 100082
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DIDION, JOAN  Where I Was From
NY: Knopf, 2003. 1st printing of 1st edition, fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket, Didion was born in California and, like many Californians, her sense of place is influenced by many diverse sources.
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1720] Book number: 105423
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FRADKIN, PHILIP L.  The Seven States of California: A Human and Natural History
NY: Henry Holt, 1995. 1st printing of 1st edition, fine hard cover book/light rubbing otherwise near fine dust jacket, dividing California into geographic regions in order to better explain its cultural & sociological diversity.
USD 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 | £UK 7.75 | JP¥ 1075] Book number: 51134
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FUSSELL, PAUL  Doing Battle: The Making of a Skeptic
Boston: Little Brown, 1996. 2nd printing, fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket, Fussell traces the effect of combat duty during World War II on the remainder of his life.
USD 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 | £UK 5 | JP¥ 688] Book number: 51136
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GRENIER, JUDSON A.  Golden Odyssey: John Stroud Houston, California's Forst Controller and the Origins of State Government
Los Angeles: Historical Society of Southern California, 1999. fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket, Houston organized the finances of California's government following its first Constitutional Convention in 1849 and then disappeared from the annals of history.
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1720] Book number: 105274
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THE ASHLEY GROUP  The Los Angeles Home Book
NY: Cahners/Norton, 2001. 2nd edition, fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket, A complete reference book to the Los Angeles home industry (organized in more than 40 sections of home industry professionals).
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1290] Book number: 103533
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HANSEN, HARRY EDITOR  California: A Guide to the Golden State
NY: Hastings House, 1967. completely revised edition, small soil spot on front end paper otherwise very good+ hard cover book/edgewear & rubbing otherwise good price clipped dust jacket, Originally compiled by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration & published in 1939; 733 pages, illustrated with maps on end papers.
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 860] Book number: 102069
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VARIOUS CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDING KATIE KAORI HAYASHI  The Rafu Shimpo 100: Through the Pages of The Rafu Shimpo
Los Angeles: The Rafu Shimpo, 2004. previous owner's ink notation on front wrapper (cover) otherwise a clean, unmarked, complete very good copy in decorative wrappers (soft cover book), The 100th anniversary commemorative edition of the oldest and largest Japanese language newspaper outside of Japan, illustrated.
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1720] Book number: 106627
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HIGHLAND, MONICA  Greetings from Southern California: A Look at the Past through Postcards
Portland: Graphic Arts Publishing, 1988. fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket, A pictorial history told through 100 years of postcards ranging from the Santa Barbara coastline to the Mojave interior. Inscribed, For xxxx, Who keep LA hearts beating, by author(s) on ffep.
USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.25 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3010] Book number: 101983
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HOUSTON, JAMES D.  Californians: Searching for the Golden State
NY: Knopf, 1982. 1st printing of 1st edition, fine hard cover book/light edgewear otherwise near fine dust jacket.
USD 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 | £UK 5 | JP¥ 688] Book number: 51157
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JOHNSON, PAUL C.  Yosemite
Tokyo: Kodansha, 1973. 2nd printing, ex library; library pocket & library stamp on front end paper otherwise clean, unmarked, complete copy in original plastic wrapper protector (soft cover book), 122 pages; well illustrated.
USD 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.75 | £UK 2.5 | JP¥ 344] Book number: 100635
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KNOLES, GEORGE H. EDITOR  Essays and Assays: California History Reappraised
Los Angeles: California Historical Society/Ward Ritchie Press, 1973. fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket, papers delivered at the Institute of American History, Stanford University, bicentennial celebration of California history, 1970.
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1290] Book number: 51172
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LYON, E. WILSON  The History of Pomona College: 1887- 1969
Claremont: Pomona College, 1977. 1st printing of 1st edition, fine hard cover book/front dust jacket panel rubbed & closed tears otherwise very good dust jacket, Lyon retired as President of Pomona in 1969. His history covers the period from its founding in 1887 to the time at which he retired.
USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1032] Book number: 5118
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MIKITEN, ERICK & ELISA  A Wheelchair Rider's Guide: Los Angeles and Orange County Coast
Oakland: Coastal Conservancy with Coastwalk, 2001. fine in decorative wrappers (soft cover book), A summary of key information about barrier-free routes, access & facilities along the Los Angeles & Orange county coasts.
USD 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.75 | £UK 2.5 | JP¥ 344] Book number: 104130
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MORGAN, NEIL  The California Syndrome
Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1969. slight shelfwear otherwise near fine hard cover book/slight edgewear otherwise near fine dust jacket, A "Californian" is usually someone from somewhere else, but what is California?.
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1290] Book number: 106084
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MULFORD, PRENTICE WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY FREDERIC REMINGTON  Prentice Mulford's Story
Oakland: Biobooks, 1953. 1st California edition, fine in plain boards (hard cover book)/no dust jacket, Mulford first heard of California as a boy in 1847 and shipped out for San Francisco from New York on the clipper, Wizard. One of 500 copies.
USD 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 43.25 | £UK 39.25 | JP¥ 5590] Book number: 105053
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