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Proceedings of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of California...
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1853
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A Happy New Year to All. New Year's Address of the Carriers of the Newburyport Herald. [Caption title]. Folio broadside, verse printed in two columns with triple typographical border.
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1849
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Central American Colonization Society. [Oblong 4to printed membership certificate in two colors.]
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1865
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Odd Fellows Lodge Ledger Book. Railroad Flat, Calaveras County, California. 1869-1891. Narrow small folio. Ink. 145 pp.
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1869
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California Certificate of Residence for Frank Jack. No. 91324. March 14, 1894. Visalia, California. 1 page oblong 4to document with photograph of subject, slightly faded to sepia. Official seal, signed by proxy for O.M. Welburn, Collector of Internal Revenue, First District of California. Repair with archival tape on verso.
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1894
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Account Book of a Saw Mill 1863-1867. Scott River Township, Siskiyou County, California. 159 pp. Sm. folio. One small tintype of a woman. Contemp. calf backed marbled boards. Initial pages cut out although pages start with number one. Ink on lined blue pages. Slight browning and some later edge wear.
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1863
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California Theatre....Wednesday Afternoon, Feb. 21st, 1872. Grand Memorial Benefit to Mrs. W.H. Sedley Smith Widow of the Late Respected Stage Manager...[Caption title & partial text]. Narow folio broadside, on silk, with oval photographic portrait of W.H. Smith pasted within the text. Near fine to fine.
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1872
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John Brown, and "The Union Right or Wrong" Songster: Containing all the Celebrated "John Brown" & "Union Songs" which have become so immensely populr throughout the Union.
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1863
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All About California and the Inducements to Settle There. [For Gratuitous Circulation.]
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1870
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Dunphy & Hildreth Stockman’s Ledger. Ledger B; August 1858-February 1863. 180 filled pages. Folio. Contemp. leather with calf insets, marbled endpapers. Blue lined pages with alpha index. Cover worn, but sound, with corners worn. Ink. Very legible.
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1858
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New Year’s Song, 1876. As Sung by Ned Barry, at Buckley’s Varieties. [Caption title]. Broadside, 10-7/8” x 4." Caption and verse within an ornamental border. Upper right corner and right edge ragged (though with still a good margin), otherwise very good.
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1875
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General Store Ledger, Placer County, California. October 1865 to March 1879. Folio 10.5 x 15.5 inches. 279 filled pp.; (numbered pages 1-140 missing). Legible ink. Contemp. sheep, spine loose, pages somewhat browned. Inside front cover, pasted advertisement of “The New Revolving Stamp” patented 1868.
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1865
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GREENVILLE BULLETIN. Vol. 1, # 2-7, 9-14; vol. 3, # 51, 52; vol. 4, # 1, 3 - 38. 40 - 43; vol. 5, # 9 - 11. October 6, 1880 - Dec. 3, 1884. 57 issues. Elephant folio.
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1880
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Hill’s Patent Eureka Gang Plow. [Caption title]. Broadside, 14" x 8," printed in red, green and black, with a large cut of the plow being pulled by a team of horses. Printed on newsprint, minor edgewear, clean tear along right edge just entering text. Bottom edge torn away, with slight loss at bottom and a few words on left side. A striking example, but poorly inked, with much offsetting and smudging, sometimes affecting legibility.
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1875
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Leyes de California Aprobadas en la Sesta Sesion de la Legislatura...Traducidas del Ingles por Agustin Ainsa, Traductor del Estado.
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1855
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Grace Church, San Francisco. Memorial Service of Leland Stanford, Jr. Advent Sunday, November 30, A.D. 1884.
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1884
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Letter from a Young Wife (M.A. Derby? of George Horatio Derby) to "Dear Mother". San Francisco. September 2, 1855. No cover. 9 x 11.25 inches, folded, 4 pp. Sepia ink, very slight tear at fold.
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1855
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AGASSIZ, LOUIS.
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On Extraordinary Fishes from California, Constituting a New Family.
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1853
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AGASSIZ, LOUIS.
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On Extraordinary Fishes From California, Constituting a New Family. Extracted from the American Journal of Science and Arts, Vol. XVI, Second Series. Nov., 1853.
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1853
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BARRA, E.I.
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A Tale of Two Oceans; a New Story by an Old Californian.
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1893
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BARTLETT, HENRY A.
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"Military Journal Kept by Lieutenant Henry A. Bartlett, U.S. Marine Corps. U.S.S. Sacramento. 2d Rate. Commenced at Cape Jomi, S. Africa, April 27, 1867." Sq. 4to. 432 pp. Ink. Contemp. calf backed cloth (binding worn); very good.
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1867
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BIGHAM, REV. R.W.
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California Gold-field Scenes: Selections from Quien Sabe's Gold-field Manuscripts. Introduction by A.G. Haygood.
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1886
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BLOSS, DR. JABEZ P.
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Diary of a Trip to Rio de Janeiro. June - August, 1849. Notebook 5 ”x 7”. 36 pp. Blue oil cloth cover, “Doct. R. Bloss, Troy, NY”. Tear at bottom of spine, ink browned and slightly faded. Includes a small pencil drawing of the ship at Cape Frio. ALS, Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 20, 1849. “Dear Folks”. 8” x 12.5”. 6 pp. Folds, browning, slight tears at folds. Very legible.
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1849
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BOURNE, DR. GEORGE M
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The Home Doctor: A Guide to Health.
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1878
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BOURNE, DR. GEORGE M
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The Home Doctor: A Guide to Health.
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1878
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BROWNE, J. ROSS.
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Yusef; or the Journey of the Frangi. A Crusade in the East.
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1865
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BROWNE, J. ROSS.
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Yusef; or the Journey of the Frangi. A Crusade in the East.
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1867
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BUCHANAN, JOS. RODES
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Periodicity the Absolute Law of the Entire Universe...
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1897
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CALIFORNIA ACADEMY O
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Circular.
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1853
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CHENERY, RICHARD.
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The First Battery Street Custom House in San Francisco. Richard Chenery's Granite Pavement Accounts. April 24, 1856 to October 1857. Ledger 9 x 13 inches. 45 pages in a 400 pp. ledger.
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1856
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CITY ABSTRACT AND TI
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San Francisco City Abstract of Deeds, Mortgages, Taxes, Declaration of Homestead and of Suits Filed. 1847-1913.
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1847
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CLARK, J.F.
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The Society in Search of Truth; or, Stock Gambling in San Francisco. A Novel.
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1878
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COFFIN, H. Editor.
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THE SANTA CRUZ LOCAL ITEM. Vol. 4, # 45 - 49; vol. 5, # 28, 30, 31. April 16, 1879 - January 7, 1880. Plus two SUPPLEMENTS (folio.broadsheets). As issued. Eight elephant folio issues.
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1879
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CONE, MARY.
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Two Years in California. With Illustrations.
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1876
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CONLAN, DANIEL,
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California Gold Rush Account Book, Including the Alleghany Mining Co., 1857-1870. 7.5 x 12.5 inches. 65 pp. Contemp. calf backed marbled boards. Alpha index., blue lined paper. Cover and spine worn, paper lifting. Browned. Ink and pencil.
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1857
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DAMON, JOHN F. Artis
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Grand Lodge California. [Caption title]. Broadside, 17" x 21," entirely engraved on parchment, with ribbon & seal.
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1855
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DAVIS, WILLIAM H.
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Seventy-five Years in California.
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1929
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DUCHOW BROTHERS, Pub
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THE TUOLUMNE INDEPENDENT. Vol. 8, # 3, 7-11, 38, 45, 46, 49; Vol. 9, # 1-3. April 19, 1879 - April 17, 1880. 13 large folio issues.
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1879
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ECKFELDT, JACOB R. &
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A Manual of Gold and Silver Coins of All Nations, Struck within the Past Quarter Century. Showing Their History, and Legal Basis, and Their Actual Weight, Fineness and Value, Chiefly from Original and Recent Assays....Illustrated by Numerous Engravings of Coins, Executed by the Medal Ruling Machine, and Under the Direction of Joseph Saxon, of the United States Mint.
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1842
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ECKFELDT, JACOB R. &
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New Varieties of Gold and Silver Coins, Counterfeit Coins, and Bullion; With Mint Values. Second Edition...to which is added, a Brief Account of the Collection of Coins Belonging to the Mint....
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1851
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FIGUEROA, DON JOSE.
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The Manifesto, Which the General of Brigade...Commandant-General and Political Chief of U. California, Makes to the Mexican Republic, In Regard to His Conduct and that of the Snrs. D. Jose Maria de Hijars and D. Jose Maria Padres, as Directors of Colonization in 1833 and 1834.
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1855
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HALLEY, WILLIAM.
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The Centennial Year Book of Alameda County, California...An Account of the Organization and Settlement of Alameda County, with a Yearly Synopsis of Important Events...also, a Gazetteer of Each Township...Biographical Sketches of Prominent Pioneers and Public Men Illustrated with Numerous Engravings.
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1876
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HARRIS.
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The Joy Bringer: Fifty Three Melodies of the One-in-Twain.
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1886
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HELPER, HINTON R.
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The Land of Gold. Reality Versus Fiction.
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1855
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HITTELL, JOHN S..
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The Prospects of Vallejo; or Evidences that Vallejo Will Become a Great City. A re-publication of a series of articles first printed in the VALLEJO EVENING CHRONICLE, from March to July 1871.
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1871
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HUTCHINGS, JAMES M.
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The Miner's Ten Commandments. [Caption title.] Sq. 4to illustrated broadside, three columns of text, surrounded by eleven woodcut illustrations.
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1853
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JELLY, SAMUEL.
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Cash Book of a Sacramento Jeweller, 1871-1873. Folio. Ink. 321 pp. First 14 pages pasted over with poetry clippings. Contemp. calf and sueded leather cover. Marbled endpapers with taped repair. Minor wear.
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1871
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JEWELL FAMILY.
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Jewell Family Diaries; Petaluma and San Francisco. 1861, 1862, 1863 (“M.M. J. Jewell”), 1863, 1865, 1871, 1883. Seven (7) small pocket diaries, 2.5” x 4”--4”x 6.” 1500 pp. altogether. Only two with covers, but sound, pages intact. Ink & pencil.
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1861
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JOHNSON, THEODORE.
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Sights in the Gold Region, and Scenes by the Way.
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1850
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JUDAH, HENRY M.
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Consolidated Morning Report of Fort Jones (Cos. D & E, 4th Infantry), California. Nov. 25, 1856 to December 12, 1856. Ledger sheets, 4to., 4 pp. Blue lined sheets torn from ledger, ink browned, few spots where original corrections were made. Some stains, but good.
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1856
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KENDERDINE, THADDEUS
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A California Tramp and Later Footprints; Or, Life on the Plains and in the Golden State Thirty Years Ago. . .
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1888
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KING, T.B. & J.V. BR
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Correspondence on the Subject of Appraisements, &C., Between T. Butler King, Collector, and J. Vincent Browne, Appraiser, Custom House, San Francisco, California. With the Opiniion Thereon of One of the General Appraisers, and the Secretary of theTreasury.
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1852
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LETTS, J. M.
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A Pictorial View of California; Including a Description of the Panama and Nicaragua Routes.
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1853
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LINEN, JAMES.
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The Golden Gate.
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1869
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MAPES, GEORGE W.
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A.L.S. to Mr. A. Markes & Co. of Roseburg, Oregon concerning the price of sheep and cattle. Matteson House Hotel, engraved letterhead of hotel, Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois. March 8, 1873. 8.5 x 11 in., 1p. with stamped, postmarked cover. Browned, folds, fine.
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1873
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McGOWAN, EDWARD.
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Narrative...Including a Full Account of the Author's Adventures andPerils While Persecuted by the San Francisco Vigilance Committee of 1856.
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1857
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MICHAEL, CHARLES.
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Cattleman's Accounts (plus, Some Weights & Brands); Accounts of Chinese Laborers, 1862-73. [Supplied title]. Sq. 8vo. 240 pp. Few loose receipts. Contemp. calf backed paper covered boards. Blue lined, numbered pages. Ink. Spine damage, with separation.
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1863
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O'BRIEN, JAMES.
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Sheep Rancher’s Accounts, 1882-1886. Rose Bar, Yuba County, California. Folio ledger, 10.5 x 15 in., 312 pp. Contemp. gilt stamped sheep, alpha index; spine shot, taped repairs to end papers. Ink, slight fading, overall very legible.
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1882
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PACIFIC ROLLING MILL
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Price Lists and Catalogue...Seventh Edition.
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1890
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PARBURT, GEORGE R.
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Anselmo: a Poem.
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1865
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PARMELEE, Z.L.
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Z.L. Parmelee Housewares Store Accounts. October 2, 1897 to March 31, 1898. “Day Book No. 10”. 498 pp. Narrow folio cloth boards. Binding loose. Cover worn. The customer accounts are stamped in the margin: “Z.L. Parmelee”.
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1897
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PECK, GEORGE WASHING
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Aurifodina; or, Adventures in the Gold Region. By Cantell A. Bigly [pseud.].
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1849
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PHILLIPS, CATHERINE
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Jessie Benton Fremont.
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1935
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PRIME, E.D.G.
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Around the World: Sketches of Travel Through Many Lands and Over Many Seas.
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1872
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ROCKWELL, JOHN A.
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Rockwell's Spanish and Mexican Law. A Compilation of Spanish and Mexican Law, in Relation to Mines, and Titles to Real Estate, in force in California and New Mexico, and in the Territories...
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1852
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SAVORY, BENJAMIN L.
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Savory & Co. Account Books of Merchant and Hotelier Benjamin L. Savory. Three Volumes. Vol. 1. 1855-1859. Ledger 10 x 13 inches. 350 pp (first 26 pp. missing). Contemp. calf, with morocco accents. Well worn, front cover separated. Some pages cut and some scribbled with child’s drawings. A few pages torn. Vol. II 1859-1862. 180 pp. Ledger 8.5 x 13 inches. Contemp. calf with morocco & gilt accents. Marbled endpapers taped repair. Alpha index. Pages stained from pressed flowers. Vol. III Ledger, lined. 1867-1887. 80 pp. About 20 pp. torn out. 8 x 12.5 inches. Contemp. calf backed marbled boards, large piece of marbled paper lacking. Water stained, rubbed.
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1855
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SCOTT, Rev. W.A.
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Esther; the Hebrew-Persian Queen.
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1859
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SEARIGHT, FRANK THOM
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The Doomed City. A Thrilling Tale. A Vivid and Graphic Tale of the World's Greatest Catastrophe...an Authentic Story of the Great Calamity...Profusely Illustrated with Characteristic Pictures of the Horrible Storm of Fire...Views of the Appalling Havoc Wrought by the Earthquake in San Francisco, Santa Rosa, San Jose, Napa and other California Cities.
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1906
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SOCIETY OF CALIFORNI
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Inaugural Ceremonies at the Opening of the New "Pioneer Hall," Eighth of January, 1863. Inaugural Address by President O.P. Sutton. Oration by Eugene Lies.
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1863
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SOCIETY OF CALIFORNI
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Ceremonies at the Laying of the Corner Stone of the New Pioneer Hall, July 7th, 1862. Oration by Willard B. Farwell. Poem by Miss Eliza Pittsinger.
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1862
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SOCIETY OF CALIFORNI
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Constitution and By-Laws of the Society of California Pioneers, as Revised and Adopted, April, 1869. Organized, August, 1850.
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1869
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SPRAGUE, C.P. & H.W.
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The Western Shore Gazetteer and Commercial Directory, for the State of California, Containing the Names of All the Adult Male Citizens of the State, Their Occupations and Professions....Yolo County. One Volume Being Devoted to Each County of the State...
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1870
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STARIN, J.N. & T.L.
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The Souvenir of San Francisco...(title leaf at the back).
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1885
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STEWART, W. FRANK.
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Pleasant Hours in an Eventful Life.
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1869
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STILLMAN, J.D.B.
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Seeking the Golden Fleece; a Record of Pioneer Life in California...(With Plates).
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1877
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TUCKERMAN, HENRY T.
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The Optimist.
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1850
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TUCKERMAN, HENRY T.
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The Optimist.
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1850
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TURRILL, CHARLES B.
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Deuteronomy Brown, a Real Estate Transaction.
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1888
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WALKER, DAVID H.
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Pioneers of Prosperity.
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1895
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WIEGAND, CONRAD.
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Dr. Scott, The Vigilance Committee and the Church. A Lecture by W. Carroll [pseud.], Delivered in Musical Hall, San Francisco, Oct. 12, 1856.
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1856
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WIGHT, SAMUEL F.
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Adventures in California and Nicaragua, in Rhyme. A Truthful Epic.
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1860
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WILDWOOD, ELMO pseud
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A Few Thoughts. Designed to Accompany Dion Piatt's Panorama. [Caption title.] Broadside, 26" x 6.5".
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1885
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WOODS, DANIEL B.
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Sixteen Months at the Gold Diggings.
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1851
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YOUNGER, MAUD.
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Why Wage-Earning Women Should Vote. [Caption title]. 8vo. broadsheet.
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1911
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