Americana from David Kaye Books & Memorabilia

U. S. A.: Cultural Assets Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED and inscribed by author Gordon on half-title page to acclaimed L. A. Times film critic Charles Champlin (and his wife) , a biography of California historian/writer/cultural icon Charles Lummis; fine in very good jacket, in fresh mylar cover;… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton and Mifflin. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1950. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Story of Los Angeles with profuse black and white photos, near fine in cloth boards, NO dust jacket; gentle soiling to boards else a tight square unmarked copy in sound binding; first printing; 117 pages .

California: Western America Ski Sport Museum. Near Fine. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Near fine in uncreased pictorial covers; small faint stain at bottom of spine else a tight square unmarked copy in bright uncreased covers; first printing .

California: Coachella Valley Water District. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2018. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0692992642 . Fine in very good dust jacket, in fresh mylar sleeve; minor scuffing to jacket, small tear at top of jacket spine else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; first printing; very scarce; 98 pages .

California: Boococks Publ.. Very Good. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Near fine in uncreased pictorial covers; minor soiling to covers else a tight square unmarked copy in sound binding; first printing; 132 pages .

Redlands, CA: Moore Historical Foundation. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fisher's life in early California, profuse photos; near fine in near fine jacket, in archival sleeve; a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; first printing; 126 pages .

New York: The New Press. Near Fine in Fine+ dust jacket. 2018. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1620973294 . SIGNED and inscribed (in Spanish) by author on title page, near fine in fine jacket; a few dog-eared pages, minor softening to spine ends else a tight square unmarked copy in clean bright unclipped dust jacket; first printing… Read more about this item

San Francisco: H. H. Bancroft & Co.. Very Good-. 1868. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very good in green buckram boards, no dust jacket as issued; fraying to board corners and spine extremeties, owner gift inscription dated 1869 on preliminary blank page else a tight square unmarked copy in sound binding; hinges intact and strong; first printing… Read more about this item

Santa Monica: Angel City Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2009. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1883318920 . SIGNED by author on half-title page, his beautiful pictorial look at the Chandler family and growth of Los Angeles; fine in fine jacket; a crisp tight unmarked copy in bright dust jacket; first printing with full number line; 208… Read more about this item

California: Tim Hauf Photography. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED and inscribed by photographer Hauf on title page, his stunning tribute to Ventura County; near fine in near fine jacket; a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; stated first printing August 2001 with Hauf's business card laid… Read more about this item

London: Sacramento Book Collectors Club. Fine+. 1952. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in salmon-colored cloth boards with pictorial map endpapers, no dust jacket (as issued? ) ; a crisp clean copy in sound binding from a limited edition of 310; first printing ; 155 pages .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1954. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED and inscribed by Stegner on half-title page to renowned LA Times film and book critic Charles Champlin; very good in brown cloth boards, NO dust jacket; gentle rubbing to spine ends and board tips else a tight square unmarked copy… Read more about this item

Virginia: Donning Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A pictorial history of the New York county, near fine in near fine jacket; a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; first printing with no later statements ; 341 pages .

Virginia: Privately Issued. Very Good. 1976. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0878132252 . Illustrated history of the Virginia region, vg in illustrated covers, no dust jacket as issued; light rubbing to board edges, small stain to top of pageblock, small patch of surface loss near bottom of spine else a tight square unmarked copy in sound binding; stated second… Read more about this item

California: San Bernardino Valley Union Junior College. Very Good. 1929. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Collection of fictitious letters written by students of San Bernardino Valley Union Junior College in 1929, includes photos of campus, students and faculty; vg in decorative covers, no jacket as issued; deckled edges with some tears to improperly separated pages, some signatures… Read more about this item

New York: Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine in near fine jacket; a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; first printing with full number line; 1383 pages .

Walnut, California: John D. McIntyre. Very Good. 1976. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. In-depth illustrated look at the Los Angeles-area valley, very good on gilt-stamped leatherette boards, no jacket as issued; gentle rubbing at board corners, minor spine slant, owner inscription on ffep verso else a tight unmarked copy in sound binding; presumed first printing with no… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2009. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0385509707 . SIGNED by author on title page, fine in fine jacket; a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; clean and bright, nearly as new; first printing with full number line; 6.37 X 1.16 X 9.5 inches; 267 pages; Signed by… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Self Published, 1934. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. history of the Hollenbeck family and their elder care center and their lasting legacy on Los Angeles, fine in gilt-stamped blue buckram boards, no jacket as issued; a crisp square unmarked copy in sound binding; clean and bright, nearly as new; first printing with no later indications

Santa Monica: Angel City Press, 2004. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED and inscribed by author on half-title page to long-time Dodger broadcaster Ross Porter and his wife, vg in near fine jacket; slight bowing to boards, a few small rubbed spots on board edges else a square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; first printing with full number… Read more about this item