Santa Barbara, California: Mission Santa Barbara, 1932. First Edition. Trade paperback. Missions and Missionaries of California, New Series, Local History. 131 p. with 12 illustrations and an index. Octavo. Original printed blue wrappers. Some general..... More
Pasadena, California: San Pasqual Press, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. "George and Helen Beattie's meticulously researched history of the Inland Empire - the urban areas of today's Riverside and San Bernardino Counties - extends from the..... More
San Diego, California: Charles O. Preece, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Preece on the half-title. Dual biography of American newspaper publisher Edward Willis Scripps (1854-1926) and his half-sister, pioneering journalist and philanthropist Ellen Browning..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. "Juan Bautista de Anza (1735-88) was the foremost land explorer in Spanish California. With his expedition of 1774 he opened up the land route between the..... More
Los Angeles: Photo Friends of the Los Angeles Public Library, 2015. First Edition. Trade paperback. Using photographs, news articles, recollections, and unique ephemera from the LAPL Special Collections, this work illustrates the complex story of..... More
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Mission Hills, California: The Saint Francis Historical Society, 1992 and 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Massive gathering of essays by the prolific Roman Catholic priest, archivist, and historian, published over 40 years in various historical and..... More
Los Angeles: Interreligious Council of Southern California, 1976. First Edition. Trade paperback. This edited collection of essays by six religious historians sketches the strength, color, and character of the various religious groupings in the Los..... More
Hong Kong: Cathay Press Limited, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 300 copies. This informative and intelligent account of Cantwell's activities relates in considerable details the events that crowded the life of the prelate who..... More
Los Angeles: Westernlore Press, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 250 copies. This intimate and realistic glimpse into the life and works of a prelate who had earned a national reputation as president of the..... More
Los Angeles: Westernlore Press, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 250 copies. Based exclusively on primary sources, this biography sketches the activities of the first Native American to serve as Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles (1896-1902)..... More