The March 1938 edition of this phone book listing of about 2000 Chinese residents and businesses on the Chinatown telephone exchange in San Francisco. Beginning in 1909, Cantonese-speaking operators served Chinatown and their office became a regular tourist attraction (accounting for the relatively large number of these Chinese-language phone directories.....

First Edition. A directory of members of the Hiroshima Prefecture Society (Kenjinkai) of Southern California along with an introduction about the group. Kenjinkai—prefecture societies—were influential parts of the Japanese American community, and the Hiroshima group was one of the largest. More than 100 businesses advertised in this directory. 20, 173 pages.....

A massive (nearly 1500 pages) national directory of Japanese Americans, primarily in California but with entries from around the United States. The directory is organized by state and then city, followed by the name, address, and phone number of the head of each household and of Japanese owned businesses. The.....

First Edition. [2], 7, [3] pages. In the Supreme Court of the State of California. Part of a legal action against the treasurer of Monterey County, who was charged with misappropriating $8,000. This case is an appeal of a judge's order to remove a lien from the treasurer's property. While not especially.....

First Edition. 86 pages of color photographs of LA with a three-page introduction by Bradbury entitled, 'I only do it to annoy, because I know it teases.' 10-1/2 by 8-3/4 inches (oblong). First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Signed.....

First Edition. The author's first book, set in "the sleazy world of the California dream gone bad"—surfing (according to the publisher). This book was the source for the film Point Break. Nunn is a novelist and a scriptwriter. He worked on Deadwood and Sons of Anarchy, among other shows. This lot.....

Later printing. Extensively illustrated from photographs, mostly of the Palco Mill (Scotia was a company town). 32 pages. Sixth printing, 1963. A near fine copy in wrappers (pamphlet).

Eleanor, a teacher, writes to Harry, a friend or possibly a relative. She writes about planned trips to San Francisco for shopping and about her parents. Then she starts complaining about Eureka: "Eureka is on the fritz. The lumber industry is nil & Humboldt is dead—Eureka looks deserted & forlorn.....

Various sizes, most roughly 7-1/2 by 25 inches; on blue paper, folded and docketed. The documents offer a glimpse into the lives of four Mexican Americans living in southern California shortly after it became part of the United States.: 1) Preemption claim of Gerónimo Ybarra, dated December 29, 1853. Long blue legal.....

Two pages (single sheet). 8 by 10 inches, on ruled paper. A nice California business letter. This letter details a number of speculative business ventures in Southern California, and the writer and the recipient appear to be partners in a number of investments. There is a lengthy discussion of the purchase.....

Fourteen 5-by-7-inch sepia-tone photographs documenting logging operations in a long-gone company town in the redwood forest north of Eureka, on the California coast. Two of the images show logging camps (Camps 7 and 8); one shows a logging railroad; the rest depict scenes in the forest during the handsaw era. These.....