California VBF - March 4-6, 2021
![CHINO VALLEY: Where Everything Grows [or] CHINO, 1887-1962. California – Chino](/pictures/thumb/73205.jpg?v=1614633573)
Chino, California: Adolph M. Whitney, 1962. First Edition. Wraps. Signed by the publisher, Chino pioneer Adolph M. Whitney, on the title page, with a printed note from him laid in. Issued in commemoration of the..... More
A collection of 1950s and ‘60s political buttons supporting causes and candidates ranging from the Vietnam anti-war movement to Ronald Reagan’s campaign for the California governorship. This group consists of 56 unique metal pinback buttons..... More
Lausanne, Switzerland: Scriptar S.A., 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. From the magazine of Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner (1926-2017), accompanied by a letter of provenance from the Hugh M. Hefner Foundation. Pictorial history of “naughty” watch..... More
A collection of eight warranty and quit claim deeds dating from the mid-1800s tracking the transfer of lands in Weld County, Colorado Territory during the coal boom. The “black gold” was discovered near the town..... More
A holographic rendering of Ina Coolbrith’s poem “At the Dawn” which appeared in her celebrated Songs from the Golden Gate (1895). A single sheet (8” x 10 ¼”), boldly signed by Coolbrith below the 16-line..... More
Two pairs of albums including 227 photographs documenting the construction in 1955 of two dairy processing plants in Los Angeles, California, from the laying of the foundations through completion. Comprised of 88 images of the..... More
An undated, two-page letter handwritten by Anne Seymour Damer at her London house, No. 27 Upper Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, to Mrs. Alexander Baillie (Marianne Baillie, née Wathen, 1788-1831). Presumably written at the end of..... More
Hollywood, California: Murray & Gee, Inc., 1943. Second Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper, with a holographic note by him laid in. Octavo. Original red cloth binding, with gilt titles. The..... More
A small collection associated with Richard Feynman’s involvement with Theatre Arts at the California Institute of Technology (TACIT). All the materials are from the estate of Shirley Marneus, who founded TACIT and directed stage productions..... More
An original press release from General Holdridge’s 1960 presidential campaign, outlining his plan for reparation grants of $5,000 for each descendent of the African American slaves freed by the Emancipation Proclamation. Dated March 25, 1960..... More
A holographic letter on Immaculate Heart College letterhead from the American Roman Catholic religious sister and Pop Art pioneer. Undated, it was likely written in the mid-1960s, prior to her return to secular life in..... More
A collection of seven handwritten notes and 24 cabinet card photographs, including several that are signed by actress Julia Marlowe (born Sarah Frances Frost, 1865-1950). Best known for her interpretations of William Shakespeare's plays, the..... More
Boston: The Page Company, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated in the year of publication by the author on the front flyleaf. In this romantic relic of bygone California, Murphy extols the..... More
A pre-statehood letter, dated April 26, 1887 and written by “James” to “Dear Captain” from Santa Fe, New Mexico, mentioning the decision made in the “Maxwell case” which concerned a disputed Mexican land grant settled..... More
An archive of hundreds of letters, bills, receipts, and other legal documents from the family of Academy Award-winning actress Jane Fonda dating from 1786 to 1880. This branch of the Fonda family traces its roots..... More
English-language manuscript document rendered in brown gall ink on a light blue sheet (15 1/8” x 12 5/8”) with a period embossed stamp along the bottom edge. Folded variously in sixths or eighths. Minor oxidation..... More
Balboa Island, California: Paisano Press, Inc., 1969. Third Edition. Spiral bound. Inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf. Desert bibliographer E.I. Edwards called this “one of the most attractive and conveniently arranged guide books..... More
A four-page holographic letter written by William Henry Harrison Huston (1841-1907), an attorney in San Antonio, Texas, to his brother, Arthur Brown Huston (1834-1909) of Columbus, Ohio, on February 4, 1881. William is intent on..... More
London: John Murray, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. From the library of renowned Sanskrit scholar and orientalist Judith M. Tyberg (1902-80), with her signed bookplate to the front flyleaf, largely covering another bookplate. In 1951, Tyberg..... More