CALIFORNIA TROLLEYS IN COLOR, VOLUME 1: SAN DIEGO & LOS ANGELES
Scotch Plains, NJ: Morning Sun Books, 2002. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 128 pages all featuring color photographs. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. More
Scotch Plains, NJ: Morning Sun Books, 2002. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 128 pages all featuring color photographs. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. More
Scotch Plains, NJ: Morning Sun Books, 2002. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 128 pages all featuring color photographs. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. More
Scotch Plains, NJ: Morning Sun Books, 1999. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. A color pictorial of the Pacific Electric empire in the late years of its existence. Selected representative views of areas that were not covered in the first volume. 128 pages all featuring color photographs. Fine in fine and..... More
Portland, OR: Binfords & Mort, Publisher, 1956. Hardcover. A topical and biographical study of Oregon history, in alphabetical form, designed for quick and economical reference for the widest practical use. 281 with biliography. Bound in original red cloth with lettering in black. Tiny ding to the upper edge of the..... More
New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. A vivid account of the life and times of one of the outstanding characters in the history of California, Capt. William J. Howard. Cowan: California page 144. Rocq: California Local History 15762. Adams: Six-Guns 499. 299 pages with illustrations and..... More
Los Angeles: California State Historical Association, 1948. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Relates the story of the spread of the gold region in California during the 1850's. Bound in original dark blue cloth with lettering stamped in gilt. Illustrated page 113 with wrinkles, else a fine copy. More
Minneapolis, MN: Ross & Haines, Inc., 1967. Second printing. Hardcover. Facsimile reprint limited to 1500 copies. Cozzens lived among the Navahos and the Apaches, and he knew Cochise and dealt with him on many occassions. It is the intimate picture of this association that lends the book particular value. 540..... More
Salem, OR: Self Published/J.H. Cradlebaugh, 1913. First edition. Hardcover. Poetry illustrated with photograps of Oregon. 67 pages. Bound in original light blue cloth with lettering stamped in gilt. A fine and bright copy. More
Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey/USGS/Government Printing Office/GPO, 1971. Soft cover. A study of the age, extent, and origin of more than 55 postglacial mudflows and debris flows from Mount Rainier. 75 pages with maps, photographs, graphs, bibliography and index, plus the three map plates in the rear pocket. Bound..... More
Chicago - Philadelphia: H.J. Simth & Co. Publishers, 1889. First edition. Limp cloth cover. An early descriptive guide of the far western states, mostly via the Union Pacific Railroad, written not only for the tourist but also for those seeking to immagrate. 264 pages with numerous full-page engravings, and ads..... More
San Marino, CA: Huntington Library, 1945. First edition. Hardcover. Adds many small but important pieces to the picture of developing statehood in California. Kurutz: Gold Rush 164. Rocq: Local History 15766. 119 pages with index. Fine in near fine price-clipped dust jacket. More
Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1940. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Subtitle continues: "... AND THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF COLONEL LORING. Northwest Historical Series III. "The three primary accounts of the journey are gathered together in this work to present differing viewpoints." Clark Bibliography 221. Mintz: The Trail 414..... More
Silverton, CO: Sundance Publications, 1977. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Inscribed by Crouter on the half-title page, "Best wishes to the Kasch family. George Crouter, 12/77. Crouter photographed all of the state's 53 peaks with elevations of 14,000 feet or more, commonly known as the Fourteeners. Stunning color photographs of..... More
Santa Fe, NM: San Vicente Foundation, Inc., 1949. Gerri Chandler. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. The ethnobotany of the Pima Indians. The names, descriptions and uses of native plants used by the early Pima Indians. The book was designed by Merle Armitage, with drawings by Gerri Chandler, and printed by..... More
Salt Lake City, UT: Gibbs-Smith Publisher / Peregrine Smith Books, 1991. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. On calendars and lithographs, in hotel lobbies and dining cars, the Santa Fe's paintings were displayed around the country, planting wanderlust and thirst for adventure in the hearts of would-be tourists. 147 pages with..... More
Salt Lake City, UT: Gibbs-Smith Publisher / Peregrine Smith Books, 1991. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. On calendars and lithographs, in hotel lobbies and dining cars, the Santa Fe's paintings were displayed around the country, planting wanderlust and thirst for adventure in the hearts of would-be tourists. 147 pages with..... More
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1917. Later edition, revised and enlarged. Hardcover. War Department, Office of the Quartermaster-General, Document 565. Chief Packmaster, U.S. Army, Daly was the last of the old-time packers, the last of those who grew up with the pack service under General George Crook. 244 pages with..... More
Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey/USGS/Government Printing Office/GPO, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. 184 pages with photographs, maps and index. All three maps are present in the rear pocket. A very good copy. More
Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey [USGS], 1925. First edition. Large folio. Printed wrappers. Thirty-four pages with "Description of the Central Black Hills," plus three large fold-out maps, four single page maps, all showing, besides geologic features, roads, railroads and towns, one page of a columnar section and three pages..... More
Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey [USGS], 1903. Large folio. Printed wrappers. Five pages with "Description of the Scotts Bluff Quadrangle," with two full-page maps showing, besides geologic features, roads, railroads and towns, one columnar section sheet, and one page of photographs. Front cover extensively repaired with brown paper tape..... More
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office/GPO/U.S. Geological Survey/USGS, 1905. First edition. Hardcover. 433 pages with photographs, foldout maps, illustrations and index. Bookplate of William Diller Matthew on the front paste-down endpaper. William Diller Matthew was a vertebrate paleontologist who worked primarily on mammal fossils, although he also published a few early..... More
Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey [USGS], 1906. First edition. Large folio. Printed wrappers. Fifteen pages with "Description of the Bald Mountain and Dayton Quadrangels," with one full-page and three double-page maps showing, besides geologic features, roads, railroads and towns, one page of Columnar Sections, two pages of photographs, and..... More
Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey [USGS], 1906. First edition. Large folio. Printed wrappers. Sixteen pages with "Description of the Cloud Peak and Fort McKinney Quadrangels," with one full-page and three double-page maps showing, besides geologic features, roads, railroads and towns, one page with Columnar Sections, one page of photographs..... More
Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey [USGS], 1904. First edition. Large folio. Printed wrappers. Nine pages with "Description of the Newcastle Quadrangel," with five full-page maps showing, besides geologic features, roads, railroads and towns, one page of Columnar Sections, one page of photographs and a two page "Geological and Topographic..... More
Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey [USGS], 1896. First edition. Large folio. Printed wrappers. Four pages with "Description of the Nomini Sheet," plus three pages of maps showing, besides geologic features, roads, railroads and towns. A few splashes to the front cover and mild soiling to both covers. A very..... More