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
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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
![Item #35963 THE PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY IN COLOR: VOLUME II [2]. P. Allen Copeland](/pictures/thumb/35963.jpg?v=1545156813)
THE PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY IN COLOR: VOLUME II [2]
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
DICTIONARY OF OREGON HISTORY; COMPILED FROM THE RESEARCH FILES OF THE FORMER OREGON WRITERS' PROJECT WITH MUCH ADDED MATERIAL
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
THE LAST OF THE CALIFORNIA RANGERS
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
IN THE DIGGINGS IN 'FORTY-NINE'
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
THE MARVELOUS COUNTRY: OR, THREE YEARS IN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO, THE APACHES' HOME
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
NYEENA KLOSHE ILLAHEE (SONGS OF THE GOOD COUNTRY)
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
POSTGLACIAL LAHARS FROM MOUNT RAINIER VOLCANO, WASHINGTON: PROFESSIONAL PAPER 677
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
![Item #28656 CROFUTT'S OVERLAND TOURS. [NO. 1] CONSISTING OF OVER SIX THOUSAND MILES OF MAIN...](/pictures/thumb/28656.jpg?v=1545156502)
CROFUTT'S OVERLAND TOURS. [NO. 1] CONSISTING OF OVER SIX THOUSAND MILES OF MAIN TOURS, AND THREE THOUSAND MILES OF SIDE TOURS, ALSO SIX THOUSAND MILES BY STAGE AND WATER
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
MEMOIRS OF ELISHA OSCAR CROSBY: REMININSCENCES OF CALIFORNIA AND GUATEMALA FROM 1849 TO 1864
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
THE MARCH OF THE MOUNTED RIFLEMEN: FIRST UNITED STATES MILTARY EXPEDITION TO TRAVEL THE FULL LENGTH OF THE OREGON TRAIL FROM FORT LEAVENWORTH TO FORT VANCOUVER, MAY TO OCTOBER, 1849, AS RECORDED IN THE JOURNALS OF MAJOR OSBORNE CROSS AND GEORGE GIBBS...
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
THE MAJESTIC FOURTEENERS... COLORADO'S HIGHEST
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
BY THE PROPHET OF THE EARTH
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
VISIONS & VISIONARIES; THE ART & ARTISTS OF THE SANTA FE RAILWAY
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
VISIONS & VISIONARIES; THE ART & ARTISTS OF THE SANTA FE RAILWAY
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
PACK TRANSPORTATION: QUARTERMASTER DEPARTMENT, 1916
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
GEOLOGY OF THE SALT VALLEY ANTICLINE AND ADJACENT AREAS, GRAND COUNTY, UTAH. BULLETIN 863
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
GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES; CENTRAL BLACK HILLS FOLIO, SOUTH DAKOTA; FOLIO 219
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
GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES; SCOTTS BLUFF, NEBRASKA FOLIO 88
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
PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY AND UNDERGROUND WATER RESOURSES OF THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS; PROFESSIONAL PAPER NO. 32
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
GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES; BALD MOUNTAIN-DAYTON FOLIO, WYOMING; FOLIO 141
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
GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES; CLOUD PEAK-FORT McKINNEY FOLIO, WYOMING; FOLIO 142
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
GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES; NEWCASTLE FOLIO, WYOMING-SOUTH DAKOTA; FOLIO 107
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
GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES; NOMINI FOLIO, MARYLAND-VIRGINIA; FOLIO 23
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