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  • On the future of Southern California...   San Diego harbor...
    Item #709975
    THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, Nov. 11, 1879  

    * Rare & early from Southern California

    The front page has two reports which are interesting to read some 140 years later: "The Future of Southern California" which notes near the beginning: "It has been customary in some quarters to underrate the southern counties of California.... Read full description  
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  • From 1887 Florida: the navel orange, and Florida & California compared...
    Item #691229
    THE FLORIDA DISPATCH, Jacksonville, May 30, 1887  Noted in the masthead: "Official Organ Of The Florida Fruit Growers' Assoc. & the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Growers' Protective Assoc." with the content, and the ads, focused on such.
    Inside includes an interesting report: "The Naval Orange" which notes in part:... Read full description  
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  • Early from the 'Inland Empire' of California...
    Item #707768
    THE DAILY TIMES, San Bernardino, California,  Dec. 27, 1880  

    * Wild Old West original 

    An early newspaper from what is now known as the 'Inland Empire' in Southern California. Typical news and ads of the day from when it was still the Wild West.
    Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, nice condition.

    background: This 1880 edition of The Daily... Read full description  
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  • Uncommon title from Vallejo, California...
    Item #690694
    THE PEOPLE'S  INDEPENDENT, Vallejo, California, Dec. 27, 1873  

    * Rare Old West publication

    A quite scarce newspaper from this town in the northern portion of the San Francisco Bay. It was named after Don Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, the famed California general and statesman. He was a leading proponent of California's statehood and one... Read full description  
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  • Very scarce title from Vallejo, California...
    Item #684502
    VALLEJO DAILY INDEPENDENT, California, Nov. 29, 1873  

    * Rare Old West publication

    A quite scarce newspaper from this town in the northern portion of the San Francisco Bay. It was named after Don Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, the famed California general and statesman. He was a leading proponent of California's statehood and one of the first... Read full description  
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  • Uncommon California periodical from 1873...
    Item #649229
    SAN FRANCISCO NEWS-LETTER & CALIFORNIA ADVERTISER, 1873  The subtitle in the masthead notes: "Devoted To The Leading Interests of California and the Pacific Coast". The content is varied and includes a wide range of ads as well.
    An uncommon title with a displayable masthead featuring the seal of California, the seal of the city of San... Read full description  
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  • Many prints of Central California, Montana, Oregon...
    Item #702749
    FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 24, 1887  Among the various prints within is a page captioned: "Montana - A Frontier Military Post - Views At Fort Assiniboine, On Milk River" which six prints and an article.
    Included is the "Supplement" issue which has a full page of 6 prints of: "Central California" focused on the... Read full description  
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  • Bank of California failure...
    Item #599093
    THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, August 28, 1875 

    * Bank of California failure 
    * William Chapman Ralston
     

    An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.
    The front page has one column headings that include: "CALIFORNIA", "Failure Of The... Read full description  
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  • From Santa Rosa, the redwood & wine-growing area of Northern California...
    Item #707716
    DAILY REPUBLICAN, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, March 15, 1880  

    * Rare Old West publication

    An uncommon title from the North Bay and wine-growing area of Northern California. This is a volume 1 issue with a wide range of local & national news items and a great wealth of ads.
    Four pages, a few small... Read full description  

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  • 1890 Shasta, California...
    Item #220781
    THE WEEKLY SHASTA COURIER, Shasta, California April 19, 1890.
     
    * Shasta, California

    This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the old West back when cowboys, indians, saloons & gunfights were... Read full description  
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  • Early Lodi, California newspaper...
    Item #538110
    THE VALLEY REVIEW, Lodi, California, December 13, 1888.
     
    * Auburn California original 19th century
    * Old West


    This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers west of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the Old West back when cowboys,... Read full description  
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  • 1872 San Diego California...
    Item #572659
    DAILY SAN DIEGO WORLD, California, February 9, 1873

    * Rare Southern California issue
    * Wild Old West

    This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the old West back when cowboys, Indians,... Read full description  
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  • 1872 Old West Newspaper From San Diego California...
    Item #544909
    DAILY MORNING BULLETIN, San Diego, California, May 28, 1872

    * Early San San Diego California 19th century periodical
    * Wild Old West

     
    This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue... Read full description  
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  • Uncommon title from this California gold rush town...
    Item #695590
    WEEKLY TRINITY JOURNAL, Weaverville, California, Oct. 16, 1875  

    * Rare old West publication

    A rare issue from this town in Northwest California.
    Weaverville is a historic California Gold Rush town. Located at the foot of the current Trinity Alps Wilderness Area, Weaverville was once home to approximately 2,000 Chinese gold... Read full description  
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  • Red Bluff, California....
    Item #709883
    THE DAILY PEOPLE'S CAUSE, Red Bluff, California, March 18, 1876  

    * Rare old West publication

    An interesting title from Northern California. Quite scarce as well, as we only have 3 issues. Various news of the day both local & national, with a wealth of advertisements as well.
    Four pages, very nice condition.

    background: The March 18, 1876, issue of... Read full description  
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  • The Old West from Northern California...
    Item #560807
    DAILY EVENING HERALD, Stockton, California, 1870  Stockton came into existence primarily due to the Gold Rush of the mid-19th century as was the case for many towns in Northern California. It is the county seat of San Joaquin County with a population of nearly 300,000 today.
    During its early years, Stockton was known by several names,... Read full description  
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  • Focused on the wine industry of California...
    Item #701691
    THE WHISTLE, El Verano, California, Sept. 21, 1889  Noted in the masthead is: "The Official Organ of the Grape Growers & Wine Makers' Association of California". This is the volume 1, number 15 issue.
    As would be expected, the content is almost entirely focused on the wine industry. The entire back, page is taken up with a vignette of 6... Read full description  

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  • Shot down in a saloon...   Founder of gold in California...
    Item #705007
    ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 22, 1884 

    * James W. Marshall - California gold fame

    This title always had a wealth of typically Western-themed reports as well as ads.
    Page 2 has: "Slain In A Saloon" "A Grandson of Henry Clay Shot by a Louisville Alderman" "Shot Through the Heart--Drunken Ruffians--A Rancher Killed--A... Read full description  
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  • Volume one issue from early California...
    Item #204616
    CALIFORNIA EVENING REPUBLICAN, San Francisco, 1872  Northern California benefited by the migration westward by  the many in search of gold in the mid-19th century. This issue was published not long after that migration, and when westward travel was still very much a dangerous venture.
    This four page issue has various news of the day and a... Read full description  
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  • 1873 Old West Newspaper From San Diego California...
    Item #572294
    THE SAN DIEGO UNION, San Diego, California,  November 2, 1873 

    * Uncommon title from the Old West 
    * Early Southern California
     

    This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from... Read full description  
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  • Lone Pine earthquake... California...
    Item #638304
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 27, 1872

    * Lone Pine earthquake
    * California


    The front page has small one column headings: "Earthquake In California" "Goods Shaken from Shelves and Walls Cracked--Duration Twenty Seconds" First report on the Lone Pine, California earthquake.
    Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light foxing spots, nice condition.
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  • One of the oldest communities in California...
    Item #130219
    SAN BERNARDINO DAILY COURIER, California, 1889  The city of San Bernardino is one of the oldest communities in the state of California, and in its present-day location, was not largely settled until 1851, after California became a state. 
    A nice, four page issue from the late 19th century. Good condition.
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  • This town was founded during the California Gold Rush...
    Item #712737
    THE MOUNTAIN MESSENGER, Downieville, California, August. 6, 1881  

    * Rare Old West title
    * Gold mining town
    * Sierra County


    Downieville is a very small town at 3,000 ft. elevation in Northwestern California. It was founded in late 1849 during the California gold rush & was first known as "The Forks" for its location at... Read full description  
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  • 1880 Visalia, California...
    Item #571160
    TULARE WEEKLY TIMES, Visalia, California, February 28, 1880 

    * Visalia, California
    * Wild Old West - Rare title


    This 8 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the old West back when cowboys, Indians,... Read full description  
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  • Early from the wine country of California...
    Item #706994
    THE NAPA REPORTER, Napa City, California, April 25, 1874 

    * Rare old West title
    * Wine country


     Although in the heart of the wine region, for which this city is famous today, its beginnings were centered more on the California Gold rush of 1849. This city became a refuge for miners during the first severe winter of mining & later... Read full description  
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  • This town was founded during the California Gold Rush...
    Item #698355
    THE MOUNTAIN MESSENGER, Downieville, California, Dec. 21, 1878 

    * Rare Old West title
    * Gold mining town
    * Sierra County


    Downieville is a very small town at 3,000 ft. elevation in Northwestern California. It was founded in late 1849 during the California gold rush & was first known as "The Forks" for its location at the... Read full description  
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  • Founded with the California Gold Rush...
    Item #130194
    MARYSVILLE DAILY APPEAL, California 1866  Marysville has a "rich" history relating to the California Gold Rush. During that era, the ranch which was later developed into the town of Marysville, was a popular landing for riverboats from San Francisco and Sacramento filled with miners on their way to the dig sites. One of the early developers... Read full description  
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  • In the "...interests of the pioneers of California..."
    Item #716392
    THE PIONEER, San Jose, California, Aug. 9, 1879  The masthead notes: "Devoted To The Interests Of The Pioneers of California And the Resources of the Golden State."
    The masthead is one of the more graphic we have seen, featuring three vignettes: one of settlers traveling, one of a bear, and another of a detailed mining scene.  
    The... Read full description  

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  • 1874 Bakersfield, California...
    Item #572188
    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Bakersfield, California, August 13, 1874 
     
    * Rare Old West title 
    * Kern County 


    This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the old West back when cowboys, Indians,... Read full description  
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  • San Jose California...  Woodhull, Claflin & Col. Blood trial...
    Item #702556
    SAN JOSE DAILY PATRIOT, California, May 24, 1871 

    * Rare Old West title from the Santa Clara Valley
    * Victoria Woodhull, Colonel James Harvey Blood, Tennie Claflin scandal

    In 1850 San Jose became just the 2nd incorporated city in California (Sacramento was first) & was on the Butterfield mail route. The ftpg. is... Read full description  
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  • Fruit gathering in California...
    Item #701244
    ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Sept. 26, 1891  Among the many prints within is a very nice full page captioned; "Fruit Gathering In California" which also includes an inset: print "Sun Drying Peaches and Apricots".  Unusual to find prints ofd California in a 19th century British magazine.
    Complete in 32 pages, great condition.
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  • Founding the Lick Observatory...   Property values in Northern California...
    Item #702558
    WELDON & LEONARD'S REAL ESTATE CIRCULAR & PRICE LIST, San Francisco, California, March 1, 1876 

    * Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton founding

    The ftpg. has: "Another Monument" which begins: "When James Lick executed his deed of gift, donating his immense property to various benevolent & scientific societies... Read full description  
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  • 1872 San Francisco California...
    Item #611611
    CALIFORNIA EVENING REPUBLICAN, San Francisco, CA, May 25, 1872. This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the old West back when cowboys, indians, saloons, gold miners & gunfights were often seen on a regular basis. Very early for California. Nice condition.
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  • The Vintage in California...   a highly sought after wine making print...
    Item #700273
    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 5, 1878 

    * Great wine making illustration
    * Paul Masson Vineyards
    * Saratoga, California
    * Santa Clara County


    Certainly the most desired print in this is the terrific, hard to find, double-page centerfold captioned: "The Vintage in California--At Work at the Wine Presses",... Read full description  
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  • Early from the wine country of California...
    Item #609204
    THE NAPA REGISTER, Napa City, California, 1874  Although in the heart of the wine region, for which this city is famous today, its beginnings were centered more on the California Gold Rush of 1849. This city became a refuge for miners during the first severe winter of mining & later became an important center for lumber & cattle ranches.
    ... Read full description  
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  • Uncommon title from the very top of California...
    Item #695602
    SCOTT VALLEY NEWS, Fort Jones, California, April 30, 1892

    * Rare old West publication
    * Siskiyou County


     This small town has a population of just 839 and is located at the very top of California. It was once a military outpost--hence the name--protecting the various mining communities in the vicinity. It appears to be just the... Read full description  
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  • Early Auburn, California newspaper...
    Item #538109
    THE PLACER HERALD, Auburn, California, November 29, 1890
     
    * Auburn California original 19th century...
    * Old West...


    This 8 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers west of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the Old West back when... Read full description  
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  • Truckee, California, near Lake Tahoe...
    Item #678583
    TRUCKEE REPUBLICAN, California, Aug. 1, 1874  

    * Wild Old West 
    * Uncommon publication


    From this town at the "elbow" of California near the Nevada border at an elevation of 5800 ft. Historically well known for the Donner Party tragedy which happened nearby in 1846.
    Typical news items of the day with a great wealth of ads. One of the page... Read full description  
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  • Truckee, California, near Lake Tahoe...
    Item #698345
    TRUCKEE REPUBLICAN, California, March 24, 1875 

    * Wild Old West 
    * Uncommon publication


    From this town at the "elbow" of California near the Nevada border at an elevation of 5800 ft. Historically well known for the Donner Party tragedy which happened nearby in 1846.
    Four pages, some ink stains, never bound nor trimmed, minor margin teras,... Read full description  
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  • 1877 Truckee, California, near Lake Tahoe...
    Item #698592
    TRUCKEE REPUBLICAN, California, Oct. 27, 1877  

    * Wild Old West era
    * Rare publication


    From this town at the "elbow" of California near the Nevada border at an elevation of 5800 ft. Historically well known for the Donner Party tragedy which happened nearby in 1846.
    Four pages, nice condition.
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  • Early Auburn, California newspaper...
    Item #537771
    THE PLACER HERALD, Auburn, California, July 21, 1888
     
    * Auburn, California original 19th century
    * Old West


    This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers west of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the Old West back when cowboys,... Read full description  
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  • Early California... San Bernardino CA...
    Item #573560
    THE DAILY TIMES, San Bernardino, California, March 11, 1879 This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the old West back when cowboys, Indians, saloons & gunfights were often seen on a... Read full description  
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  • From Northern California...
    Item #598580
    THE PEOPLE'S CAUSE, Red Bluff, Tehama County, California, Oct. 10, 1874 

    * Rare Old west title

    This is from 2 years before the city would be incorporated. Located in Northern California, there is much news of the day both local & national.
    Complete in 8 pages, never bound nor trimmed, various tears at margins otherwise good.
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  • Descriptive of California...   Much on the Indians...
    Item #693031
    NEW YORK TIMES, April 13, 1874  The front page has: "The Indians' "The Situation at Red Cloud and Spotted Tail Agencies--Insolence of the Savages" which is an interesting report datelined from Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory.
    Also on the front page is: "Triple 'Execution" "Three Indians Hanged at Fort Smith, Arkansas" about which much can... Read full description  
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  • 1872 San Diego, California original...
    Item #573365
    THE WORLD, San Diego, California, August 20, 1872 

    * Rare Southern Cal issue 
    * Wild Old West 

    Very nice illustration of two globes in the masthead. A very early issue for San Diego! This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900,... Read full description  
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  • Early Lodi, California newspaper...
    Item #573324
    THE VALLEY REVIEW, Lodi, California, December 6, 1888  This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers west of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the Old West back when cowboys, Indians, saloons & gunfights were often seen on a regular basis. 

    Early for California. Good condition.
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  • 1877 Old West Newspaper From Grass Valley, California...
    Item #573313
    FOOT-HILL WEEKLY TIDINGS, Grass Valley, California,  May 12, 1877 

    * Rare Old west title 
    * Many interesting ads
     

    This 8 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the old... Read full description  
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  • San Bernardino, California...
    Item #573303
    THE DAILY TIMES, San Bernardino, California, April 19, 1879

    * Wild Old West

    This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the old West back when cowboys, Indians, saloons & gunfights were often seen on a regular basis.

    Very early for California. This issue is in good condition.
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  • Three early California newspapers for one price...
    Item #561259
    A collection of three issues of the DAILY EVENING POST, San Francisco, California dated April 9, 17 & 19, 1880

    * 3 issue lot of Old west issues

    April 9 & 19 are 4 pages while April 17 is 8 pages, nice condition (but two issues have rubbing holes to the front leaf), folio size, never bound not trimmed (desirable), with front... Read full description  
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  • Uncommon from Northern California...
    Item #695584
    SEMI-WEEKLY TOCSIN, Red Bluff, California, July 11, 1883

    * Rare Old West publication

    From Northern California, mid-way between Sacramento and the Oregon border.
    Red Bluff was originally known as Leodocia, but was renamed to Covertsburg in 1853. It got its current name in 1854. Located at the head of navigation on the Sacramento... Read full description  
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