Bjork, Kenneth W. West of the Great Divide. Norwegian Migration to the Pacific Coast, 1847-1893. Photo available. Northfield. Norwegian-American Historical Assocition. 1958. 671 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in near fine (very light shelf wear) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $45 |
Book ID: 209566 |
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Black, Baxter. Cactus Tracks & Cowboy Philosophy. Photo available. New York. Crown Pub. 1997. Octavo. Hard cover. Reprint. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 173111 |
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Black, Baxter. Croutons on a Cow-Pie. Volume II. Inscribed by the author. Cowboy Poetry. Photo available. Denver. Coyote Cowboy Company. 1992. 202 pps. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Inscribed by the author "T Gregg Baxter Black 94". Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine (small nick on bottom edge) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 196718 |
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Black, Esther Boulton. Rancho Cucamonga and Dona Merced. Photo available. Redlands. San Bernardino County Museum Assoc. 1975. 323 pps. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 205816 |
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Black, Mary Louisa & Bert Webber. The Oregon & Overland Trail Diary of Mary Louisa Black in 1865. Includes: Final Trek Over the Barlow Road. Photo available. Medford. Webb Research Group. 1989. 86 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 196801 |
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Blair, Edward. Leadville: Colorado's Magic City. Photo available. Boulder. Fred Pruitt Books. 1980. 247 pps. 4to. Soft cover. Reprint. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine (small note on end paper) copy.
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 225298 |
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Blair, Gerry. The Rockhound's Guide to Arizona. Photo available. Helena. Falcon Press. 1992. 165 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 219731 |
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Blair, Richard & Kathleen Goodwin. Point Reyes Illuminated. Reyes of Light. The Point Reyes Lighthouse and the National Seashore with Historic and Contemporary Photographs. Photo available. Point Reyes Station. Color & Light Editions. 2014. 4to. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 222155 |
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Blair, Richard. California Dreaming. Photo available. Inverness. Color & Light Editions. 2012. 140 pps. Folio. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. As new.
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 229780 |
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Blaisdell, Marilyn. San Francisciana. Photographs of the Sutro Baths. Photo available. San Francisco. Self published. 1987. 57 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Postcard laid in. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 208878 |
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Blanch, Josephine Mildred. The Story of a Friendship. A California Reminiscence of Robert Louis Stevenson. His Few Months in Monterey and His Old Friend Jules Simoneau. Photo available. np. Self published. 1921. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy (light sunning to edges).
Price: $400 |
Book ID: 212155 |
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Blanco, Antonio de Fierro (Walter Nordhoff). The Journey of the Flame. Being an Account of One Year in the Life of Senor Don Juan Obrigon... Photo available. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1955. 295 pps. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition thus. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine (price clipped) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 208841 |
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Blanding, Gordon. Notes on Earthquakes Along the California Coast Line. Photo available. Belvedere. Self published. 1908. 13 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $85 |
Book ID: 212356 |
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Blasidall, Marilyn. San Francisciana. Photographs of Sutro Baths. Inscribed by the author. Photo available. San Francisco. Self published. nd. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Inscribed by the author "To the Gaylords of Old Sac from Marilyn Blaisdell of Old San Francisco". Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 186510 |
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Blaustein, John, Edward Abbey. The Hidden Canyon. A River Journey. A Journal. Photo available. San Francisco. Chronicle Books. 1999. 144 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition thus. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 216271 |
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Blevins, Winfred. Dictionary of the American West. 5,000 Terms and Expressions, from "A-Going and A-Coming" to Zuni. Photo available. New York. Facts on File. 1993. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 167775 |
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Blevins, Winfred. Dictionary of the American West. 5,000 Terms and Expressions, from "A-Going and A-Coming" to Zuni. Photo available. New York. Facts on File. 1993. Octavo. Soft cover. Illustrated. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 185057 |
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Blevins, Winfred. Dictionary of the American West. 5,000 Terms and Expressions, from "A-Going and A-Coming" to Zuni. Photo available. New York. Facts on File. 1993. 400 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Full number line. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 204214 |
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Blew, Robert (ed). Last Nuggets from the California Gold Rush. 1849. Keepsake 32. Photo available. Studio City. Los Angeles Corral. 2001. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 210085 |
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Blew, Robert. A Grand Score. Brand Books 1-20. A Guide to the Contents and Authors of the First Twenty Brand Books Issued by the Los Angeles. Corral of the Westerners. Photo available. Los Angeles. Westerners. 1999. 48 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Limited edition of 540 copies. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 209606 |
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Bliss, Anthony. The Legacy of James D. Hart at The Bancroft Library. 1970-1990. Photo available. Berkeley. The Friends of The Bancroft Library. 1991. 93 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 209983 |
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Bliss, Carey S. The First School Book Printed in California. With an Exact Facsimile Reproduction of the Unique Copy in the Huntington Library. Photo available. Los Angeles. The Zamorano Club. 1976. 15 pps. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Facsimile in pocket. Limited edition of 200 copies. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $65 |
Book ID: 207356 |
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Bliss, Carey. The Willow Dale Press. 1879. With Notes on the History of the Amateur Press in California. With 3 original "Willow Oak" sheets. Photo available. Los Angeles. Dawson's Book Shop. 1975. 21 pps. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Limited edition of 52 copies. With three original sheets of "Willow Oak Press" in the rear pocket. Important reference work. Rare. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $85 |
Book ID: 206473 |
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Block, Eugene. The Immortal San Franciscans. For Whom the Streets Were Named. Photo available. San Francisco. Chronicle Books. 1971. 244 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine (price clipped) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 208604 |
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Blodgett, Peter J. Land of Golden Dreams. California in the Gold Rush Decade, 1848-1858. Photo available. San Marino. Huntington Library. 1999. 147 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 209580 |
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