Bolton, Herbert Eugene. Kino's Historical Memoir of Pimeria Alta. 2 vols. A Contemporary Account of the Beginnings of California, Sonora, and Arizona, by Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, S.J. Pioneer Missionary Explorer, Cartographer and Ranchman. 1683-1711 Photo available. Cleveland. The Arthur H. Clark Company. 1919 379 & 329 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. Top edge gilt. First editions. Illustrated. Very important work on the Jesuit influence in the Southwest. Two volumes. Fine set.

Price: $400	Book ID: 206110

Bolton, Herbert Eugene. Rim of Christendom. A Biography of Eusebio Francisco Kino. Pacific Coast Pioneer. Photo available. New York. Macmillan. 1936. 644 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Folding maps. Important reference work. Fine copy (light wear to spine tip).

Price: $100	Book ID: 206152

Bonelli, William. Billion Dollar Blackjack. The Story of Corruption and the Los Angeles Times. Photo available. Beverly Hills. Civic Research Press. 1954. 230 pps. + bibliography. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Important reference work. Fine copy in fine (price clipped) dust jacket (in mylar).

Price: $45	Book ID: 207877

Bonfils, Winifred Black. The Life and Personality of Phoebe Apperson Hearst. Limited edition. Photo available. San Francisco. Printed for William Randolph Hearst. John Henry Nash. 1928. 155 pps. Folio. Full vellum. Gilt decorations, Gilt top edge. First edition. Frontispiece and headbands by William Wilke. Erratum slip tipped-in. Limited edition of 1000 copies, number 103. "With the compliments of William Randolph Hearst" card laid in. Fine copy.

Price: $250	Book ID: 207183

Bonner, John & Jose Ramon Pico. Christmas in California. Part One. Christmas at Sutter's Fort in 1847. Part Two. Christmas Before the Americans Came. Photo available. San Francisco. California Historical Society. nd. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Fine copy.

Price: $30	Book ID: 206178

Bonnett, Linda & Wayne. Taber. A Photographic Legacy. 1870-1900. Signed by the authors. Photo available. Sausilito. Windgate Press. 2004. 168 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. Stated first edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Signed by the authors. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).

Price: $75	Book ID: 207989

Bonnett, Wayne & Gary Kurutz. A Southern California Album. Signed by the author. Selected Photographs, 1880-1900. Photo available. Sausalito. Windgate Press. 2006. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. Stated first edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Signed by the author. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).

Price: $40	Book ID: 208311

Bonnett, Wayne. Down River.Signed by the author. Sacramento to the Golden Gate. A Pictorial Record. 1840 to 1940. Photo available. Sausalito. Windgate Press. 2009. 150 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. Stated first edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Signed by the author. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).

Price: $30	Book ID: 208347

Borden, Stanley. Street Railways of Eureka. Vol. 27, No. 10. Photo available. San Mateo. Western Railroader. October, 1964. 32 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine copy.

Price: $20	Book ID: 207120

Borthwick, J.D. Three Years in California. Photo available. Edinburgh. William Blackwood and Sons. 1857. 384 pps. + ads. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Eight illustrations by the author. According to Horace Kephart, who wrote the introduction to the 1917 edition, " I do not know of another story by an actual miner that is so well written and so true to that wonderful life in the Days of Gold". Very rare in this condition. Fine copy.

Price: $850	Book ID: 206341

Boscana, Father Geronimo & Alfred Robinson. Phil Hanna (ed). Chinigchinich (Chi-nich-nich). Photo available. Santa Ana. Fine Arts Press. 1933 [1846]. 247 pps. Folio. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Fine copy.

Price: $500	Book ID: 206161

Bosqui, Edward, Harold C. Holmes. Memoirs of Edward Bosqui. Photo available. Oakland. The Holmes Book Company. 1952. 183 pps. 4to. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Limited edition of 350 copies. Fine copy.

Price: $85	Book ID: 208811

Botta, Paolo Emilio. Observations on the Inhabitants of California. 1827-1828. Photo available. Los Angeles. Glen Dawson. 1952. 20 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Important reference work. Limited edition of 140 copies. Portrait laid in. Fine copy.

Price: $50	Book ID: 207574

Botti, Stephen J. An Illustrated Flora of Yosemite National Park. In shrinkwrap. Photo available. Yosemite. Yosemite Association. 2001. Folio. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. New in shrinkwrap.

Price: $200	Book ID: 207983

Boucher, David. Ride the Devil Wind. Signed by the author. A History of the Los Angeles County Forester & Fire Warden Department and Fire Protection Districts. Photo available. Bellflower. Fire Publications. 1991. 254 pps. 4to. Hardcover. Stated first edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Signed by the author. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).

Price: $75	Book ID: 206944

Bouvier, Virginia Marie. Women and the Conquest of California, 1542-1840. Codes of Silence. Photo available. Tucson. University of Arizona Press. 2001. 267 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Full number line. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).

Price: $30	Book ID: 206202

Bowen, Alley (ed). History of Mendocino County, California. Comprising the Geography, Geology, Topography, Climatography, Springs and Timber. Also, Extended Sketches of Its Mills and Milling, Mines and Mining Interests... Photo available. [San Francisco] Mendocino. [Alley, Bowen & Co., Publishers] Mendocino County Historic Society. [1880] 1967. 799 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition thus. Illustrated. Important reference work. Limited edition, number 346. Fine copy.

Price: $125	Book ID: 207323

Bowers, Q. David. American Coins Treasures and Hoards and Caches of Other American Numismatic Items. Photo available. Wolfeboro. Bowers and Merena Galleries. 1997. 456 pps. 4to. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine copy.

Price: $75	Book ID: 207916

Bowers, Q. David. The Treasure Ship S.S. Brother Jonathan. Her Life and Loss. 1850-1865. Signed by the author. Photo available. Wolfeboro. Bowers and Merena Galleries. 1999. 415 pps. 4to. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Book plate signed by the author. Fine copy.

Price: $75	Book ID: 207917

Bowers, Q. David. United States Gold Coins. An Illustrated History. Photo available. Wolfeboro. Bowers and Merena Galleries. 1987. 415 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. Reprint. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Fine copy (owner inscription on end paper).

Price: $75	Book ID: 206717

Bowers, Q. David. United States Gold Coins. An Illustrated History. Photo available. Wolfeboro. Bowers and Merena Galleries. 1982. 415 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Fine copy.

Price: $75	Book ID: 208174

Bowles, Samuel. The Pacific Railroad - Open. How to Go: What to See. Guide for Travel To and Through Western America. Photo available. Boston. Fields, Osgood, & Co. 1869. 122 pps. + ads. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. Green cloth over boards. First edition. Important reference work. Rare. Fine copy.

Price: $200	Book ID: 206498

Bowman, Alan P. Index to The 1850 Census of The State of California. Photo available. Baltimore. Genealogical Publishing. 1972. 605 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Important reference work. Fine copy.

Price: $50	Book ID: 206101

Bowman, J.N. & Robert F. Heizer. Anza and The Northwest Frontier on New Spain. Photo available. Los Angeles. Southwest Museum. 1967. 182 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine copy.

Price: $40	Book ID: 208511

Boyd, Dick. Broadway North Beach. The Golden Years. Signed by the author. A Saloon Keeper's Tales. Photo available. San Francisco. Cape Foundation Publications. 2006. 4to. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Signed by the author. Fine copy.

Price: $75	Book ID: 206709