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American Association for the Advancement of Science, Program of the First Pacific Coast Meeting to be Held at San Francisco, Stanford University and the University of California and Programs of the Meetings (continued in description)
American Association for the Advancement of Science. No City. 1915. Illustrated Wrappers. Title continued: "...of Several Affiliated and other Scientific Societies Which Hold Their Sessions in San Francisco and the Vicinity During this Convocation Week, August Second to Seventh, 1915". Front cover has pencil notation: "Annie E. K. Bidwell. Presented by Mr. Nixon at University of California, Aug. 5, 1915". Mrs. Bidwell is listed on page 6 in the "Committee of One Hundred" as an Honorary Vice-President. Rubber stamp imprint on front end paper notes: "The Gen. John Bidwell Historical Collection". 109 pages plus maps of the vacinity. Illustrations. Ink markings pages 6, 7 and 105. Contents include: Committees in charge of the San Francisco meeting; officers of the Pacific Division; general program; accommodations; railway tickets; hotel and hotel headquarters; programs of sections and societies (physics, zoology, botany, psychology, education, agriculture, etc.); ; etc. Organized Experiment. Facts. Phenomena. Observation. (Book ID 3973) $30.00

American Association for the Advancement of Science; Program of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the Pacific Division, A.A.A.S. and Associated Societies; Pasadena, California, June 16-21, 1941
Pacific Division American Association for the Advancement of Science. Pasadena. 1941. Illustrated Wrappers. 53-page pamphlet. Cover illustration. Contents include: List of officers; officers of the Pasadena meeting; welcome to the annual meeting; transportation; accommodations; schedules beginning Monday, June 16 for entertainment, luncheons and banquets, etc.; exhibits and excursions; general session; meetings of participating organizations; membership information in the A.A.A.S.; etc. Organized Experiment. Facts. Phenomena. Observation. Association. Member Gathering. (Book ID 3972) $10.00

Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences, Vol. 2, No. 5, September, 1886 (cover title)
California Academy of Sciences. No City. 1886. Illustrated Wrappers. Sutro Library book plate affixed to inside front cover. 92-page booklet with weather maps. Page edges are uncut. Some unopened pages. Contents include: Revision of the California Species of Lithocharis and Allied Genera, Thos. L. Casey; Studies in the Botany of California and Parts Adjacent, IV, Edward Lee Greene -- 1. On Some Chicoriaceous Compositae, 2. Some Species of Euphorbia -- Anisophyllum, 3. New Polypetalae; A New Species of Californian Coleoptera, J. J. Rivers; Contributions to the Larval History of Pacific Coast Coleoptera, J. J. Rivers; Notes on Saturn, Geo. Davidson; Weather Types on the Pacific Coast, W. A. Glassford; Transits of the II and III Satellites of Jupiter, Geo. Davidson; The Annular Solar Eclipse of March 5, 1886, Geo. Davidson. Lithocharis. Euphorbia. Herb. Spurge Family. Coleoptera. Insects. Beetles. Weevils. Saturn. Weather. Jupiter. Solar Eclipse. (Book ID 4278) $10.00

California Forest Protective Association; Bulletin No. 2; Being a Discussion of the Necessity for Protecting the Forests Against Fire, the Value of Co-operation Among Owners for That Purpose, Especially to the Owners (continued in Description)
California Forest Protective Association. San Francisco. 1913. Illustrated Wrappers. Title continued: "...of Small Tracts of Timber, and Statements Showing the Benefits of Co-operation from Actual Experience". 12-page pamphlet highlights methods of fire protection for forests and the need for co-operation among land owners. The pamphlet also points out how fire protection costs can be reduced by co-operation and the experience of other states on this issue. Inked stamp imprint on front cover. Forestry Protection. Fire Patrol. Property Loss. Timber Protection. Timber Preservation. (Book ID 4193) $20.00

Early Telephone Photographs from Northern Ohio
Three photographs, undated, ca. 1890's-1900's, 7 1/4 x 5 1/4" up to 9 x 7 1/2". One is a studio portrait of two young linemen outfitted with their equipment. Both are in heavy wool jackets with hats, belts with various attached gear, one has straps around his ankles and is holding a long metal pole, other rests a hand on his saw. Taken by J.W. Unser, Monroe St., Monroeville, O. Others are group portraits of well dressed telephone company employees, one a group of twelve on steps of a brick building has a "Private Mailing Card" from the Cleveland Telephone Co. affixed to verso. The other shows a much larger group in fine attire at an outdoor function, with no identification. All are a little edge worn, the small group portrait has a damaged corner on the mount. Photos. Telephone (Book ID 6457) $100.00

How to Run a Store at a Profit; Figuring Expenses and Mark-up -- Counter and Window Displays -- How a Retailer Increased Business 400% in Fourteen Months -- Short Cuts in Handling Trade -- Larger Net Profits -- Training Your (continued)
A. W. Shaw Company. 1913. Chicago.. Illustrated cloth. Illustrations. Title continued: "..Men to Sell. Methods by Which 62 Retailers Sold More Goods at Less Expense". Contents include: Figuring your Expenses and Profits; How to Handle your Trade (making window displays draw trade, flo or plans and store lay-out, etc.); Replacing Guesswork with Facts (bringing a store system up to date, fitting sales methods to the customer, etc.); Managing Stocks and Employees (storekeeping blunders to avoid, winning over your sales force). COMMERCE. BUSINESS. RETAIL TRADE. STOREKEEPER. BUSINESS OWNER. Science and Technology (Book ID 2839) $17.50

Irrigation in the United States, 1902; Bulletin 16
Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau Of the Census. Washington. 1904. Illustrated Wrappers. 92-page report. From the letter of transmittal dated 1904 from S.N.D. North, Director of the Bureau of the Census: "The preparation of the report was undertaken in compliance with House Joint Resolution 182, passed at the first session of the Fifty-seventh Congress, which authorized the Director of the Census 'to complete and bring up to date of the crop year of 1902 the statistics relating to irrigation, the area of land reclaimed, the cost and value of the works, and such other information as can be obtained bearing upon the present condition of irrigation". Water Provisions. Water Diversion. Water Supply. Canals. Ditches. Springs. Wells. (Book ID 4034) $15.00

Mineral Productions of California, Bulletin No. 53 (cover title)
California State Mining Bureau. San Francisco. Illustrated Wrappers. Circa 1909. 84 pages. Booklet shows mineral output and value for 1907 (gold, 809,213.52 ounces for value of $16,727,928; borax, 106,825,000 lbs. for value of $1,200,913; etc.); Product and Value by County; Mineral Products by Counties, 1900-1907, Substances and Values; etc. Also section of county maps which show all towns, post offices, railroads, stage lines carrying passengers, mail and express, and distances between points (brought up to date Jan. 1, 1909). Damp stains top and bottom edges front cover to page 14. Mining Extractions. Tonnage. Value. Mining Output. Excavations. (Book ID 4062) $17.50

Organization Lists of the Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations in the United States; December, 1910
U. S. Department of Agriculture. Washington. 1911. Illustrated Wrappers. Office of Experiment Stations -- Bulletin 233. Issued February 9, 1911. Contents include: Officers of the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations; Officers of the American Association of Farmers' Institute Workers; Agricultural colleges and experiment stations in the United States, with governing boards, courses of study, boards of instruction, and station staffs; Index of names. Back cover has U.S. map showing Agricultural Experiment Stations for each state. Farming. Plant Production. Food Production. Agronomy. Biology. Horticulture. Husbandry (Book ID 4045) $15.00

Pacific Division American Association for the Advancement of Science; Announcement of the Twenty-second Annual Meeting of the Pacific Division, A. A. A. S., and Associated Societies at San Diego, California, June 20 to 25, 1938 (cover title)
Pacific Division American Association for the Advancement of Science. San Diego. 1938. Illustrated Wrappers. 29-page pamphlet. Illustrations. Contents include: List of Societies associated with the Pacific Division; list of officers; committees for the San Diego meeting; information about San Diego; accommodations; reception and entertainment; General Sessions beginning June 21; meetings of participating organizations; etc. Organized Experiment. Facts. Phenomena. Observation. Association. Member Gathering. (Book ID 3971) $10.00

Report of the Tests of Metals and Other Materials for Industrial Purposes Made with the United States Testing Machine at Watertown Arsenal, Massachusetts, During the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1904
Government Printing Office. 1905. Washington.. 3/4 leather with cloth. Illustrations and tables. The book describes a variety of tests performed at the Arsenal: 15-Pounder R. F. Guns (specimens from tubes, jackets, breechblock, and breech bushing); Steel Forgings, Gun and Carriage Work; Cast and Pig Irons (tenacity specimans); Gun Hoops (hydrostatic, tensile, and mandrel tests); Cement, Mortar, and Concrete Prisms (elastic properties and compressive strength); Adhesive Resistance of Steel Bars Imbedded in Cement and Mortar Prisms; etc. ORDNANCE MATERIAL. ENGINEERING. GUN FORGINGS. STRESS TESTS. Science and Technology (Book ID 2823) $47.50

Some Problems of Modern Meteorology; a Series of Papers by Various Authors Reprinted from the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
Published by the Royal Meteorological Society. 1934. London.. First edition. Cloth. Illustrated with charts and graphs. Ink notation on title page, "A. Breese, 1935". Some chapters are: The Present Position of Theories of the Origin of Cyclonic Depressions, by D. Brunt; The Present Position of Theories of the Electricity of Thunderstorms, by R. A. Watson Watt; The Present Position of Weather Forecasting, by C. K. M. Douglas; Problems of Antarctic Meteorology, by E. Kidson; The Origin of Anticyclones, by C. E. P. Brooks; Meteorological Acoustics, by W. S. Tucker; NATURE. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE. PHENOMENA. SOLAR CYCLE. SYNOPTIC CHARTS. Science and Technology (Book ID 2812) $25.00

Survey of Upper Mississippi River; Letter from The Secretary of War, in answer to A Resolution of the House, of December 20, 1866, Transmitting Report of the Chief of Engineers, with General Warren's Report of the Surveys of the (continued)
House of Representatives. No City. 1866. Disbound. Title continued: "...Upper Mississippi River and its Tributaries". House of Representatives, 39th Congress, 2d Session, Ex. Doc. No. 58. 116 pages. Includes several maps of the area under study; tables showing cost of building various locks and dams; etc. Report includes rise and fall of various rivers, water action, silt buildup, etc. Dams. Locks. Canals. River Risings. River Falls. Silt. Water Depth. (Book ID 4926) $47.50

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