Schmitz Frederick Josef (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Bunje, Emil Theodore Hieronymus; Penn, H.; and Schmitz, Frederick Josef : "Russian California, 1805-1841" (part of the Cultural Contributions of California Bay Cities Series). San Francisco : R. & E. Research Assoc., 1970. Reprint of the 1937 study "written under the Auspices of the Works Progress Administration". Quarto (4vo), 11.25"/28.5cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy b&w wrappers, which itself has been institutionally placed within an outer heavy stock material bound with black cloth tape and stapled, with a plain paper title label affixed with tape (see photo). [vi], [1], 2-76, [77] editor's note [of 1970], [78] blank. Preface, Historical Background, seven additional chapters on aspects of the Russian colony; bibliography (pp 37-74, comprising approximately half of the entire volume); other publications of California Cultural Research. Condition notes: Though encased in a clearly institutional over-binding, there are no additional stamps or stickers typical of e.g. library binding; inside cover of the publisher's front wrapper shows remnant paper from a label previously affixed with adhesive and later removed. Pages unmarked, with general light tanning. Uncommon on the market. Previous owner has laid in a b&w photocopied article "California's Tsarist Colony" from History Today, 1992, Vol 42. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Ivory stapled wraps with black titling; spine taped for reinforcement. Tight. Cultural Contributions of California Bay Cities Series. California Cultural Research sponsored by The University of California, Berkeley. 1937. Written under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration District (WPA) # 8, Official Project # 65- 3-4225, Symbol # 1874. Original 1937 WPA work reprinted in 1970. Ex-lib. Unmarked but for typical library tags and markings. Minor shelfwear. 76 pp. plus. Bright and clean copy. Scarce.