[ARCHIVE: BOOK ARTS] THE BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA EPHEMERA, FROM FRED BOARD'S COLLECTION

THE BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA-- KEEPSAKES FROM THE FRED BOARD COLLECTION ISSUED BETWEEN 1937 & 1997

VG, occasional minor wear or toning; many retaining original mailers, though worn, torn, written on, etc. Some include typed letters from the publishers. A wonderful group of reference material & fine printing, purchased over years by the inimitable book collector Fred Board, probably best remember for his extensive collection of unusual or odd examples of printing. Most have his price-coded purchase notation; a number were acquired as a member.

Short title list:
Atherton, Gertrude, et al.  Contemporary California Short Stories. 6 Issues. San Francisco, 1937. Published by The Book Club of California, San Francisco (1937)
12 Booklets. COAST And VALLEY TOWNS Of EARLY CALIFORNIA. Published by The Book Club of California, [San Francisco] (1938)
Six California Tales. 6 Separate Issues Complete for the Year 1939.Published by The Book Club of California, San Francisco (1939)
Pacific Adventures (Six Issues). Published by The Book Club of California (1940)
GUARDIANS OF THE PACIFIC: THE ROMANCE OF THE SWAG (NUMBER 1), TALES AND PARABLES OF OLD CHINA (NUMBER 2), CARTGENA (NUMBER 3). Published by The Book Club of California, 1942. 
Bonanza Banquets 1-12. A Keepsake for 1950 from The Book Club of California. Ward Rtichie Press. Published by The Book Club of California, San Francisco (1950)
Attention, Pioneers! A Keepsake for 1952 from The Book Club of California. 12 Folders, in 3 mailers.  Complete. Published by The Book Club of California, San Francisco (1952)
Carl I. Wheat (editor). Pictorial Humor of the Gold Rush. 12 items. Published by The Book Club of California, San Francisco (1953)
Early Transportation in Southern California. 4 booklets. Published by Book Club of California, San Francisco (1954)
[WINE.] The Vine in Early California. Published by Book Club of California (1955)
Treasures of California Collections. A Keepsake for 1956 from The Book Club of California. 12 folders Complete.
Gold Rush Steamers. A Keepsake for 1958 from The Book Club of California. 12 Folders Complete. Published by The Book Club of California, San Francisco (1958)
California Sheet Music Covers.  "This Series of 12 Keepsakes for Members of the Book Club of Califronia." Published by The Book Club of California, San Francisco (1959)
Early California Mail Bag. A Keepsake for 1960 from The Book Club of California. Numbers 1-12. The Grabhorn Press.Published by The Book Club of California, San Francisco (1960)
Early California Firehouses and Equipment. Published by The Book Club of California (1961)
A Portfolio of Book Club Printers 1912-1962. First Edition. 12 Pamphlets. Published by The Book Club of California, San Francisco (1962)
Johnson, Kenneth M. California Governmental Seals. Published by Book Club of California (1963)
Early West Coast Lighthouses, Intro and No. 1-8. 1964 Keepsake Series. Published by The Book Club Of California (1964)
The Panama Canal the Evolution of the Isthmian Crossing, No 1-12, 1965 Keepsake Series.Published by The Book Club of California, San Francisco (1965)
Early California Trade Cards Book Club of California Keepsake 1966
Homes of California Authors. Published by San Francisco: The Book Club of California (1967)
Nathan, M.C.; John A. Hussey (editor) Pleasure of Your Company: RSVP. Published by Book Club of California (1968)
Life & Times of the Central Pacific Railroad. Published by The Book Club of California, San Fancisco, California (1969)
West Coast Expositions and Galas. Number 1-10 in the Series of Keepsakes. Complete Set. 1970.
Historical Mining Certificates. First Edition. 10 Keepsakes Complete, loose. Ward Ritchie Press. Illustrated. 1971.
The Chinese in California. Keepsake for 1972 from The Book Club of California. 12 Folders Complete. Oscar Lewis.
Early Theaters of California. Published by The Book Club of California (1974)
Vignettes in California Medicine. 10 items, Complete. First Edition. 1976-77. Keepsakes from the Book Club of California.
Early California Stock Certificates. First Edition. 10 Keepsakes Complete for 1978. . Illustrated. The Book Club of California 1978.
Mountain Passes and Trails of California, No. 1-12, 1979 Keepsake Series, Book Club Of California
California Printing: A Selected List of Books Which are Significant or Representative of a California Style of Printing. Part I of a Three-Part Series. 1838-1890. The Book Club of California (1980)
Breadbasket of the World: California's Great Wheat-Growing Era: 1860-1890. 10 items. Published by The Book Club of California, San Francisco (1984)
Lithographic Views of California Towns, 1875-1889, No. 1-10, 1985 Keepsake Series. Published by The Book Club of California, San Francisco (1985)
Oscar Lewis.The First 75 Years: The Story of The Book Club of California, 1912-1987.  Published by The Book Club of California (1987)
California's Wayside Inns.  A Keepsake for 1988 from the Book Club of California. 12 Separate Keepsakes. Published by The Book Club of California (1988)
[PAPER SAMPLES] Chinese Book Arts and California. Intro and Table of Contents. 12 Keepsake. Published by The Book Club of California, San Francisco (1989)
California Avifauna. 1990 Keepsake Series. 11 Keepsakes Plus Introduction. Intro By Oscar Lewis. Published by The Book Club of California, San Francisco (1990)
Lederer, Michael A. Early California Trade Catalogues. Published by Book Club of California, San Francisco (1991)
California Flora, 1995 Keepsake Series. Published by The Book Club of California, San Francisco (1995)
Twelve Treasures from the Library of The Book Club of California - The 1997 Keepsake. Published by Book Club of California (1997)

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