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Marco R. Newmark. Jottings in Southern California History. Ward Ritchie Press, 1955.
Price: US$17.46 + shipping
Condition: Good
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Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$17.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: xiv, 162 (12) pp, Inscribed by Author on ffep. list of 13 illustrations, foreword, texts divided by Historical sketches & Biographical Sketches, Appendix, Index. C2 1/2" triangle chip to top edge front wrapper dj with 3/4" wide chip along parts of top edge rear panel of same. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, with age-toned edges, Light external wear. 6.25" x 9.25". Illustrated beige paper-covered boards with brown cloth back strip, and gilt lettering to spine. In publisher's original clear (poor) glassine dj. Size: Octavo
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$17.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Large 8vo. xiv, 162 pp + 12 pp of illus. First Edition, 1955. Owners ex libris plate on front paste down. 1 1/4" x 1 1/12" (sides) triangle chip on top edge front panel dj with a smaller chip at top edge spine of same. Only Very faintest external wear, else, Pristine. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.25" x 8.25". Illustrated tan paper-covered boards with brown cloth back strip, and gilt lettering to spine. In poor Original Publisher's clear ascetate dj. Size: Large Octavo
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$19.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo; 162+12 p.
Seller: Optical Insights, Murrieta, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
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Seller: Basin Book Trader, Klamath Falls, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Octavo. 162pp., plates, with an errata leaf bound in. Owner blindstamp on title page, else near fine in a brittle, good only printed mylar dustwrapper with the bottom portion of the cover missing. Faint (erased?) gift Inscription from the author to the University of Wyoming on the front endpaper.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$42.50 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Nicely Inscribed To A "Boyhood Chum And Life Long Friend" Who Is Also Mentioned In The Book As Being Present At The Very Small Memorial For Homer Lea. This Copy Also With The Four Page (Single Sheet, Folded) Brochure For The Book From The Ward Ritchie Press, And Several Early Clippings About The Book And Newmark. A Clean Copy, A Little Aging At Top Of Boards At On Front Endpaper From Newspaper Clippings, No Damage To Fragile Paper Covers. Heavy Glassine Dust Jacket Is Chipped, Large Chip Taking Away Much Of Top Rear Panel, But All Printed Lettering Unaffected And Not Price-Clipped. Marco R. Newmark Was One Of The Children Of Harris Newmark (1834 – 1916), Who, Per Wikipedia, Was A Jewish American Businessman, Philanthropist, And Historian Who Was Born In The West Prussian City Of Löbau (Now Lubawa, Poland). Newmark Immigrated To The United States In 1853. He Sailed From Europe To New York City, And Then To San Francisco. He Joined His Older Brother And Other Family In Los Angeles. His Branch Of The Family Were Among The Founders And Developers Of The Region. At The End Of 1885, Newmark Retired From The Grocery Business To Devote More Time To His Real Estate And Investment Pursuits. In 1886, He And Four Other Businessmen: His Nephew Kaspare Cohn, John D. Bicknell, Stephen M. White, And I.W. Hellman—Purchased A 5,000-Acre (20 Km2) Ranch Located In East Los Angeles Called Rancho Repetto. The Land Had Been Owned By An Italian Settler Named Alessandro Repetto, Who Had Bequeathed The Ranch To His Brother Antonio. Newmark's Group Bought The Inheritance For Us$60,000, Or About $12 Per Acre. In May 1899, Newmark Subdivided The Tract Owned By Him And His Nephew, After Contracting With William Mulholland To Design And Construct A Suitable Water System For The New Settlement.[9] Accounts Differ As To The Actual Size Of Newmark And Cohn's Parcel, But It Was Somewhere Around 1,200 To 1,500 Acres (6.1 Km2). A Piece Of This Tract, Adjacent To The Tracks Of The San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, Was Developed Into A Town Site Called Newmark. The Remaining Land Was Subdivided Into 5-Acre (2.0 Ha) Lots Suitable For Small-Scale Agriculture. The Entire Settlement, Including The Newmark Town Site, Was Given The Name Montebello. When The Town Incorporated In 1920, It Renamed The City As Montebello. Newmark Contributed To Developing Many Local Institutions, Such As The Los Angeles County Library And Others Supporting Children's Welfare. He Wrote A Memoir, Sixty Years In Southern California: 1853–1913, Which Has Been Cited In Dozens Of Academic Papers And Books. It Is Described As The Los Angeles Equivalent Of A Pepys Diary.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$44.00 + shipping
Description: Illustrated. Important reference work. Errata slip in tipped-in. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in glassine wrapper.
Seller: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. xiv,162, [12]pp. Brown cloth spine with gilt title over illustrated paper-covered boards in original printed mylar jacket. Four and a half inch closed tear to front of mylar. Minor discoloration to boards. Inscribed by author "To my friend, Victor Goodhill. Marco R. Newmark. Los Angeles, Dec.6, 1955." Small stamp of Victor Goodhill to inside of front board. Minor age yellowing to outer edges of pages not affecting text or plates. Illustrated with 12 b/w photographs. Mylar in good-, book in very good condition.
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.