O'Crouley, Pedro Alonso & Sean Galvin (trans.). A Description of the Kingdom of New Spain. Photo available. San Francisco. John Howell Books. 1972. 148 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition thus. Illustrated. Important reference work. Large folding map in rear pocket. Illustrated in black, white and color. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in near fine (very light sunning) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $65 |
Book ID: 208986 |
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Oppel, Frank (compiler). Tales of Alaska and The Yukon. Photo available. Secaucus. Castle. 1986. Octavo. Hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Facsimile reprints of articles from the late 19th, early 20th centuries. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 143548 |
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Orchard, William C. Beads and Beadwork of the American Indians. Photo available. New York. Museum of the American Indian. 1975. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 189804 |
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Orcutt, C.R. The West American Scientist. 1890. Volume VII, No. 54. Photo available. San Diego. San Diego Society of Natural History. October, 1890. 10 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 233271 |
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Orfalea, Gregory. Journey to the Sun. Junipero Serra's Dream and the Founding of California. Photo available. New York. Scribner. 2014. 465 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Full number line. Illustrated. Important reference work. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 191368 |
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Oritz, Alfonso. The Tewa World. Space, Time, Being, and Becoming in a Pueblo Society. Photo available. Chicago. University of Chicago Press. 1971. 197 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. Second edition. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Near fine copy (very light shelf wear). Ed Ladd signature.
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 188715 |
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Orr, Robert T. & James Moffitt. Birds of the Lake Tahoe Region. Photo available. San Francisco. California Academy of Sciences. 1971. 150 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 221554 |
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Orsi, Richard (ed). California History. Volume LXIX, No. 2. Yosemite and Sequoia. A Century of California National Parks. Photo available. California Historic Society. Summer, 1990. 230 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. As new.
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 227518 |
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Ortiz, Alfonso. The Tewa World. Space, Time, Being & Becoming in a Pueblo Society. Photo available. Chicago. University of Chicago Press. 1974. 197 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. Reprint. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 198371 |
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Osborn, Ellen. A Lovely & Comfortable Heritage Lost. Inscribed by the author. A Unique History of Early El Dorado County, California. Photo available. np. Self published. 2015. 287 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Inscribed by the author "Enjoy! Ellen Osborn". Fine copy.
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 231441 |
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Osbun, Albert G. To California Seas and the South Seas. The Diary of Albert G. Osbun. 1849-1851 (Gold Rush). Photo available. San Marino. Huntington Library. 1966. 233 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 206263 |
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Ostrye, Peter C. Monrovia. Inscribed by the author. Centennial Review. 1886-1986. Photo available. Monrovia. Monrovia Centennial Committee. 1985. 268 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Inscribed by the author "Peter C Ostrye 2-10-86". Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in near fine (very light shelf wear) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $55 |
Book ID: 209628 |
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Oswalt, Wendell H. Eskimos and Explorers. Photo available. Novato. Chandeler & Sharp. 1979. 349 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy (highlighting on first 8 pages) in near fine (very light shelf wear) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 199869 |
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Otte, Marc. Hide and Seek. Inscribed by the author. On the Trail with Orrin Porter Rockwell. Photo available. Anchorage. Publication Consultatants. 1999. 178 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. Stated first edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Inscribed by the author "Best Wishes, Marc Otte". Fine copy. As new.
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 231117 |
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Ottley, Allan R. Vines, Rails, & Comet Tails. Mother Lode Byways of California History. Photo available. Sacramento. Feathered Serpent Press for the Sacramento Book Collectors Club. Keepsake Number 14. 1977. 25 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Limited edition of 300 copies. Decorative initials. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 209607 |
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Ottley, Allan R. (ed). John A. Sutter's Last Days. Inscribed by the author. The Bidwell Letters. Photo available. Sacramento. Sacramento Book Club. 1986. 65 pps. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Bibliography. Limited edition of 410 copies. Inscribed by the author "Best wishes to Spencer and Patricia Gedestad a pair of true California history buffs. Sincerely, Allan R. Ottley". Fine copy. As new.
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 234435 |
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Oudegeest, Bill. Walking Through Donner Summit History. Photo available. Sacramento. The Donner Summit Historic Society. I Street Press. 2015. 208 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 215898 |
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Outland, Charles F. Ho for California. Inscribed by the author. The Faulkner Letters. 1875-1876. Photo available. np. Self published. 1964. 67 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Inscribed (upside down, rear end paper) by the author "Compliments of Chas. F. Outland". Fine copy (spine lightly sunned).
Price: $125 |
Book ID: 212208 |
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Owens, Keneth N. (ed). John Sutter and a Wider West. Photo available. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press. 1994. Octavo. Hard cover. First edition. Map. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 183458 |
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Owens, Kenneth. John Sutter & A Wider West. Photo available. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press. 1994. 138 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 232747 |
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Pace, Dick & Sindy Cosens. Golden Gulch. The Story of Montana's Fabulous Alder Gulch. Photo available. Virginia City. Self published. 1962. 106 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Near fine copy (light soiling to covers).
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 213380 |
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Pace, Dick. Golden Gulch. The Story of Montana's Fabulous Alder Gulch. Photo available. Virginia City. Montana Historic Society. Self published. 1962. 106 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 224082 |
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Pacific Railroad Survey. Lithograph. Colorado Desert and Signal Mountain. Photo available. np. np. c. 1880. 8 1/5" x 11". Soft cover. Hand-tinted lithograph. Very scarce in this condition. Near fine (very light marginal foxing).
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 233129 |
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Packard, Howard. Gold Dredge on The Yankee Fork. Great Falls. Yankee Fork Pub. 1983. 40 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 122069 |
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Paden, Irene D. The Big Oak Flat Road. New in shrink wrap. An Account of Freighting from Stockton to Yosemite Valley. Photo available. Fredericksburg. Awani Press. 1986. 356 pps. 4to. Soft cover. Reprint. Illustrated. Folding maps. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. New in shrinkwrap.
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 230001 |
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