Boessenecker, John. Gold Dust & Gunsmoke. Tales of Gold Rush Outlaws, Gunfighters, Lawmen, and Vigilantes. Photo available. New York. John Wiley & Sons. 1999. 367 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Full number line. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).

Price: $30	Book ID: 210083

Boessenecker, John. Lawman. Signed by the author. The Life and Times of Harry MOrse, 1835-1912. Photo available. Norman. University of Oklahoma Press. 1998. 366 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Full number line. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).

Price: $50	Book ID: 207046

Bogart, Sewall. Lauriston. Signed, limited edition. An Architectural Biography of Herbert Edward Law. Photo available. Portola. Alpine House Publications. 1976. 194 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Limited edition of 500 copies, number 459. Signed by the author. Fine copy in fine slip case.

Price: $200	Book ID: 209916

Boggs, Mae Helene Bacon. My Playhouse Was a Concord Coach. An Anthology of Newspaper Clippings and Documents Relating to Those Who Made California History During the Years 1822-1888. Photo available. Oakland. Howell-North Press. 1942. 763 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. Embossed blue cloth. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. A fascinating compendium of articles from many of the earliest California papers covering virtually every facet of transportation, banking, gold camps and everyday life on the frontier. A "Not for sale" copy. Presented to "Alice Spencer Downing 2815 Ashby Avenue. Berkeley California by Mae Helene Bacon Boggs - 99. Envelope including "Reviews of my Playhouse was a Concord Coach attached to a rear end paper. Rare, especially in this condition. Fine copy.

Price: $350	Book ID: 206913

Bohn, Dave. East of the Golden Shores. Architecture of the Earlier Days in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties. Photo available. np. Self published. Junior League of Oakland. Scrimshaw Press. 1971. 130 pps. 4to. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine copy in glassine wrapper.

Price: $45	Book ID: 206863

Bolin, Major C. Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Major C. Bolin, Alias David Butler as Related by Himself. to A.A. Sargent. Photo available. Palo Alto. Lewis Osborne. 1966. 87 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Large folding facsimile of "Nevada Democrat" laid in. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).

Price: $40	Book ID: 209066

Bolton Herbert E. The Spanish Borderlands. A Chronicle of Old Florida and the Southwest. Photo available. New Haven. Yale University Press. 1921. 320 pps. + ads. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Folding map. Important reference work. Fine copy.

Price: $40	Book ID: 208559

Bolton, Herbert E, Drake's Plate of Brass. Evidence of His Visit to California in 1579. Photo available. San Francisco. California Historical Society. 1937. 62 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Large folding map. Fine copy.

Price: $50	Book ID: 206121

Bolton, Herbert E. New Spain and the Anglo-American West. 2 volumes. Limited edition of 250 copies, number 207. Photo available. Lancaser. George P. Hammond. 1932. 333 & 277 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard covers. First edition. Two volumes. Important reference work. Limited edition of 500 copies, number 278.. Fine copy.

Price: $350	Book ID: 208170

Bolton, Herbert E. New Spain and the Anglo-American West. 2 volumes. Signed by the contributors. Historical Contributions Presented to Herbert Eugene Bolton. Photo available. Lancaser. George P. Hammond. 1932. 4to. Gilt decorated hard covers. First edition. Two volumes. Important reference work. Both volumes signed by the contributors. Fine set, in glassine wrappers.

Price: $500	Book ID: 206860

Bolton, Herbert E. Wider Horizons of American HIstory. Photo available. New York. D. Appleton Century. 1939. 191 pps. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Important reference work. Fine copy.

Price: $30	Book ID: 208523

Bolton, Herbert E. et al. Drake's Plate of Brass. Evidence of His Visit to California in 1579. Photo available. San Francisco. California Historical Society. 1937. 62 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Large folding map. Fine copy.

Price: $45	Book ID: 205744

Bolton, Herbert Eugene & Palou, Fray Francisco, O.F.M. Palou's New California. Historical Memoirs of New California. 4 volumes. Photo available. Berkeley. University of California Press. c. 1926. 4to. Gilt decorated hard covers. First edition. Four volumes. Important reference work. Fine copies.

Price: $400	Book ID: 206150

Bolton, Herbert Eugene. Anza's California Expeditions. 5 volumes. Photo available. Berkeley. University of California Press. 1930. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First editions. Five volumes. Important work by one of the great historians. Illustrated. Fine copies. 3 volumes in near fine (very light edge wear) dust jackets (in mylar).

Price: $650	Book ID: 206205

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

Bond, Marshall, Jr. Gold Hunter. The Adventures of Marshall Bond. Photo available. Albuquerque. University of New Mexico. 1969. 258 pps. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. Stated first edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).

Price: $35	Book ID: 209461

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

Bonsal, Stephen & Truxtun Beale. Edward Fitzgerald Beale. Signed by Truxton Beale. A Pioneer in the Path of Empire. 1822-1903. Photo available. New York. G.P. Putnams. 1912. 312 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Inscribed "Mr? Martin from Truxtun Beale". Fine copy.

Price: $200	Book ID: 209032

Bonta, Robert. Stockton's Historic Public Schools. Photo available. Stockton. Stockton Unified School District. 1981. 115 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).

Price: $75	Book ID: 209841