San Francisco: California Division of Fish and Game, 1945. First edition - Includes a preliminary study of the fishery resources in relation to the Central
Valley Water Project, and more. Illustrated with photographs and maps. pp 33-74. Other issues of this journal in stock.

Chicago, Illinois: Homer Harisun & Co., (1908.). Hardcover - A collection of 7 stories about the Western frontier from Texas to Calaveras County in gold rush California - titles include The Fiddlin' Kid, The Two Samurai, A Delayed Verdict, The King of Calaveras, Next Christmas,etc. 346 pp

New York: Random House, (1990) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel set during a period of American political and social change. "The time is 1917. In Washington, President Wilson is about to lead the United States into the Great War. In California, a new industry is born that will transform America: moving pictures." Among those who people this novel are Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks, Franklin D. Roosevelt and the author's own grandfather, the blind Senator Gore. 437 pp. ISBN: 0-394576594.

San Francisco: Pomegranate Artbooks, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A portrait of the vanishing blues scene in the San Francisco Bay area, featuring striking black and white photographs taken over a period of three years, in the early 1980's, in blues clubs in Oakland, Berkeley and San Francisco. Slightly oversized oblong format, printed on heavy glossy stock. 96 pp. ISBN: 1566405955.

Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press, (2008). SIGNED first edition - A guide to places off the beaten path, veering toward places offering vibrant art galleries, exciting art festivals, innovative theatre companies, art-filled coffee bars, and nightclubs showcasing local music talent. SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated with photographs. Index. 272 pp. ISBN: 9780881506969.

Houston, TX: Pinata Books / Arte Publico Press, 1994. dj. SIGNED hardcover - "Autobiographical stories about growing up as the son of Mexican immigrants in California" Each story is followed by an author's note, discussing the context of the story. Boldly INSCRIBED on the front endpaper. 202 pp. ISBN: 1-55885-1186.

New York: St Martin's, (1997.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set in a small town in Northern California and described as the most moving and original love story of the year. INSCRIBED by the author on half title page. Dust jacket praise from Joyce Maynard, Mary Morris and others. 180 pp. ISBN: 0-312146132.

Oakland, CA: Zeitgeist Press, 1998. First edition - Art by Deborah Vinograd. Poems of and about the streets of Berkeley and the people on them. 70 pp. ISBN: 0-929730-658.

New York: Arno Press, 1974. Hardcover - Originally published in 1878. Folding frontispiece map. The author, a member of Parliament, traveled from Halifax in Nova Scotia, to Boston, New York, Saratoga, etc, and then went across to the Pacific and back on the Union Pacific Railroad, taking in the California sites, including Yosemite. Vivian visited Utah and includes notes on the Mormons and polygamy. As a metallurgist, he devotes a significant amount of attention to the mining districts and the mineral resources of Nevada, Utah and California. Comments on the Chinese questions, frequent statements like loving the "darkies" and preferring "the niggers, etc." A title in the Foreign Travelers in America, 1810-1935 series. iii, 260 pp. ISBN: 0-405-054769.

San Francisco: California Division of Fish and Game, 1946. First edition - Includes articles on the Castle Lake trout and Cooper Hawk nesting, and more. Illustrated with photographs, charts and maps. pp 109-161. Other issues of this journal in stock.

Boston: Little Brown, 2006. SIGNED first edition - A novel of the LAPD - those who deal with the underbelly of a "glamour city" - from drug dens to dirty street corners. SIGNED by author. Laid in is a bookmark with the LAPD shield and a list of Wambaugh's books. 338 pp.

New York: Delacorte, (1975.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - An early Wambaugh title,the first police novel he wrote after leaving the force. "A powerful dark comedy about 10 men in blue in a patrol squad attempting to stay sane in an insane world." SIGNED on the title page. 346 pp. ISBN: 0-440-053633.

Bakersfield, CA: Poet & Printer Press, 1978. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An interesting anthology of works by William Everson, Philip Levine, Gary Soto, Gerald Haslam, Richard Dokey, Shirley Williams, Eugene Redmond, David St. John, Joyce Odam, and many others. INSCRIBED on the title page by both the editor Jane Watts and the illustrator, Albert Naso, and dated in 1980 and also SIGNED by THREE authors at their contributions: by Gary Soto at his poem "History, " and by David St John at 'Hush' by Richard Dokey at his story "The Dead Man" , and uncommon thus. Includes notes on the authors. A very handsomely produced work, slightly oversized, 214 pp.

(np) Poet and Printer Press, 1978. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An early anthology of poetry and fiction by writers from California's San Joaquim valley. Contributors include William Everson, Philip Levine, Shirley Williams, Wendy Bishop, Gary Soto, Eugene Redmond, Roberta Spear, David St. John and others. SIGNED by Gary Soto at his poem "History." Each writer's selections are preceded by brief biographical comments. Introduction by the editor, and illustrated with drawings by Albert Naso. An attractive and uncommon book. slightly oversized. Errata slip laid in. Notes on contributors. 214 pp.

Los Angeles: Dawson's Bookshop, 1964. dj. Hardcover first edition - Born in Spain, Amat entered the Congregation for the Mission and in 1838 he volunteered to go to America. By 1848, he was the rector of the diocesan seminary in Philadelphia - but in 1853, Pope Pius IX appointed him to vacant bishopric of Monterey in California. Both his appeals and that of his community were in vain, so he became the "reluctant prelate." Frontispiece portrait and 15 internal plates. Foreword, preface, bibliography and index. xv, 234 pp.

New York: Scribner, (2012. SIGNED first edition - A book which "investigates one of the most universal human institutions--marriage. Elizabeth Weil and her husband Dan have two basic ground rules for their marriage: no cheating, no dying. For ten years it's worked fine, but Elizabeth started to wonder if it could be better.. . In this book, Weil examines the major universal marriage issues--sex, money, mental health, in-laws, children--through bravely recounting her own hilarious, messy, and sometimes difficult relationship." SIGNED on the title page. Selected bibliography. 177 pp.

San Francisco: Book Club of California. 1940. Hardcover first edition - Anthology of poems about early California arranged in three sections: The Period of Spain and Mexico, Days of the 'Forty-nine, and San Francisco. Among the poets included are Ambrose Bierce, Bret Harte, Gelett Burgess, Bayard Taylor, Joaquin Miller and others. Very attractively illustrated by Barse Miller with hillside scenes of San Francisco on the endpapers continued on double facing pages preceding the title page and after the final page of text. Issued in a limited edition of 300 copies by the Ward Ritchie Press. x, 46.

San Francisco: Harr Wagner Publishing Co, (1937.). Hardcover first edition - Book written for use in elementary schools. A title in the Western Nature Science Series. Contains 9 units: Sea Shells & Their Owners; Strange Mollusks; The Starfishes & Their Relatives; The Crusty Animals; Sea Flowers, Rafts & Jellyfishes; Worms, Corals, & Sponges; Shore Birds; Sea Lions, Tidepool Fishes, & Other Chordates; and, The Seaweeds. Illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings. List of other books, Index of text and illustrations. xxiv, 271 pp.

Albuquerque. NM: Hawkeye Press, (1980). First edition - A collaborative work by these four former residents of Berkeley - includes poetry by Judy Wells, prose poems by Carla Kandinsky and a short story by Ralph Dranow, illustrated with drawings by Donna Duguay.

Rancho Murieta, CA: Bridge House Books (1996.). SIGNED first edition - A historical novel of California from 1844 through the early gold rush years, set on what used to be known as Rancho Sacayak on the edge of the Cosumnes River - this was land where the Miwoks had had a village for centuries; the first non-indigenous woman to live on this land was Elitha Donner, a 14 year old survivor of the Donner Party. Winner of the Best Fiction and Gold Award: Best Book - 1997, Sacramento Publishers Association. Maps. Endnotes about the historical characters who appear in the book. 626 pp. ISBN: 0-9653487-25.

Rancho Murieta, CA: Bridge House Books (1996.). SIGNED first edition - An historical novel of California from 1844 through the early gold rush years, set on what used to be known as Rancho Sacayak on the edge of the Cosumnes River - this was land where the Miwoks had had a village for centuries; the first non-indigenous woman to live on this land was Elitha Donner, a 14 year old survivor of the Donner Party. SIGNED and dated by the author on the title page. Winner of the Best Fiction and Gold Award: Best Book - 1997, Sacramento Publishers Association. Maps. Endnotes about the historical characters who appear in the book. 626 pp. ISBN: 0-9653487-25.

Rancho Murieta, CA: Bridge House Books (1996.). SIGNED first edition - SIGNED by author on the title page. A historical novel of California from 1844 through the early gold rush years, set on what used to be known as Rancho Sacayak on the edge of the Cosumnes River - this was land where the Miwoks had had a village for centuries; the first non-indigenous woman to live on this land was Elitha Donner, a 14 year old survivor of the Donner Party. Winner of the Best Fiction and Gold Award: Best Book - 1997, Sacramento Publishers Association. Maps. Endnotes about the historical characters who appear in the book. 626 pp. ISBN: 0-9653487-25.

Rancho Murieta, CA: Bridge House Books (1996.). SIGNED - SIGNED by author on the title page. A historical novel of California from 1844 through the early gold rush years, set on what used to be known as Rancho Sacayak on the edge of the Cosumnes River - this was land where the Miwoks had had a village for centuries; the first non-indigenous woman to live on this land was Elitha Donner, a 14 year old survivor of the Donner Party. Winner of the Best Fiction and Gold Award: Best Book - 1997, Sacramento Publishers Association. Maps. Endnotes about the historical characters who appear in the book. 626 pp. ISBN: 0-9653487-25.

Rancho Murieta, CA: Bridge House Books (1996.). SIGNED - SIGNED and dated by author on the title page. A historical novel of California from 1844 through the early gold rush years, set on what used to be known as Rancho Sacayak on the edge of the Cosumnes River - this was land where the Miwoks had had a village for centuries; the first non-indigenous woman to live on this land was Elitha Donner, a 14 year old survivor of the Donner Party. Winner of the Best Fiction and Gold Award: Best Book - 1997, Sacramento Publishers Association. Maps. Endnotes about the historical characters who appear in the book. 626 pp. ISBN: 0-9653487-25.

Rancho Murieta, CA: Bridge House Books (1996.). SIGNED - SIGNED by author on the title page. A historical novel of California from 1844 through the early gold rush years, set on what used to be known as Rancho Sacayak on the edge of the Cosumnes River - this was land where the Miwoks had had a village for centuries; the first non-indigenous woman to live on this land was Elitha Donner, a 14 year old survivor of the Donner Party. Winner of the Best Fiction and Gold Award: Best Book - 1997, Sacramento Publishers Association. Maps. Endnotes about the historical characters who appear in the book. 626 pp. ISBN: 0-9653487-25.

Rancho Murieta, CA: Bridge House Books (2002). Although written after the author's River of Red Gold, this is set in an earlier era, around 1825. Double page map. Glossary. 630 pp. ISBN: 0-9653487-41.

Rancho Murieta, CA: Bridge House Books (2002). SIGNED - Although written after the author's River of Red Gold, this is set in an earlier era, around 1825. SIGNED on the title page and dated in 2005. Double page map. Glossary. 630 pp. ISBN: 0-9653487-41.

Sacramento, CA: Crocker Art Gallery, 1979. First edition - A catalogue designed to show a cross-section of the paintings held by this art museum, the oldest west of the Mississippi. Includes a foreword and an article on the Crockers and their collection by the Director, Richard V, West. Notes on the paintings, with many reproduced on glossy stock in both color and black and white. Index. 202 pp.

New York & London: Severn House, (2005) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery set in San Francisco and featuring private investigator Ronnie Ventana. INSCRIBED on the title page. 220 pp. ISBN: 978-0727861986.