Stafford, Harry Errald. The Early Inhabitants of the Americas. Photo available. New York. Vantage Press, Inc. 1959. 492 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in near fine (spine faded) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 100129 |
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Stallard, Patricia Y. Glittering Misery. Dependents of the Indian-Fighting Army. Photo available. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press. 1992. 159 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 191891 |
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Stanger, Frank M. Peninsula Community Book (San Mateo County, California). Photo available. San Mateo. A.H. Cawston. 1946. 406 pps. 4to. Decorated hard cover. Embossed boards. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Rare. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $200 |
Book ID: 206425 |
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Stanger, Frank M. South From San Francisco; San Mateo County, California Its History and Heritage. Signed by the author. Photo available. San Mateo. San Mateo County Historical Association. 1963. 214 pps. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Signed by the author. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in glassine wrapper.
Price: $40 |
Book ID: 208706 |
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Stanger, Frank M. & Alan Brown. Who Discovered the Golden Gate? The Explorers' Own Accounts How They Discovered a Hidden Harbor and at Last Found Its Entrance. Photo available. San Mateo. San Mateo County Historical Association. 1969. 173 pps. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Limited edition of 1,500. Important reference work. Illustrated. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine glassine wrapper.
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 198485 |
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Stanger, Frank M. and Alan K. Brown. Who Discovered the Golden Gate? The Explorers' Own Accounts. How They Discovered a Hidden Harbor and at Last Found It's Entrance. Photo available. San Mateo. San Mateo County Historical Association. 1969. 173 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Number 109 of 1500 copies. Excellent overview of the events leading up to the discovery of the Golden Gate. Reproductions of the explorer's maps and their accounts. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in glassine wrapper.
Price: $40 |
Book ID: 206643 |
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Stanley, Don (ed) The Sting of the Bee. 125 Years of Editorial Cartoons from The Sacramento Bee 1857-1982. Photo available. Sacramento. Sacramento Bee. 1982. 285 pps. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine copy in near fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 205193 |
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Stansbury, Howard. Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, Including a Reconnoissance of a New Route Through the Rocky Mountains. Photo available. Washington. Robert Armstrong, Public Printer. 1853. 495 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Near fine copy (slightly shaken, loose signatures).
Price: $500 |
Book ID: 226111 |
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Stanton, Bette L. "Where God Put the West". Movie Making in the Desert. A Moab - Monument Valley Movie History. Photo available. Moab. Monument Valley Film Commision. 1994. 185 pps. 4to. Soft cover. Stated first edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 201264 |
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Stanton, Edgar W. III. The Trek of James MacDonald. New Concord, Ohio to California, 1850. Oregon - California Trail. Photo available. Live Oak. Self published. 1989. 147 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 194725 |
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Stapp, Cheryl Anne. Disaster & Triumph: Sacramento Women, Gold Rush Through the Civil War. Signed by the author. Photo available. Sacramento. Self published. 2012. 257 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Signed by the author. Fine copy.
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 222267 |
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Stapp, Cheryl Anne. The Stagecoach in Northern California. Inscribed by the author. Rough Rides, Gold Camps & Daring Drivers. Photo available. Charleston. History Press. 2014. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Inscribed by the author "To Al. Enjoy the Ride! Cheryl Anne Stapp". Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 199918 |
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Stark, Sam (ed). Early California Theaters. The Book Club of California Keepsake. Photo available. San Francisco. The Book Club of California. 1974. 4to. Gilt decorated, half leather slip case. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Complete. Fine set in fine slip case.
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 209400 |
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Starkey, Marilyn & Juanita Kennedy Browne. Sketches of Yesterday and Today in Nevada County. Photo available. Nevada City. Nevada County Historical Society. 1988. 92 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 188849 |
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Starn, Orin. Ishi's Brain. In Search of America's Last "Wild" Indian. Photo available. New York. W.W. Norton. 2004. 352 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: $30 |
Book ID: 208336 |
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Starns, Jean E. Wealth from Gold Rush Waters. Photo available. Georgetown. Self published. 2004. 382 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Inscribed by the author "Jean E Starns Aug 2009". Fine copy.
Price: $45 |
Book ID: 217392 |
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Starr, Kevin & Richard Orsi (ed). Rooted in Barbarous Soil: People, Culture, and Community in Gold Rush California. Photo available. Berkeley. University of California Press. 2000. 364 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 187792 |
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Starr, Kevin & Sarah Langford. A Century of Leadership. Vision for the Future. Association of California Water Agencies: 1910-2010. Photo available. np. Association of California Water Agencies 2010. 92 pps. 4to. Gilt 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: $30 |
Book ID: 202994 |
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Starr, Kevin. Endangered Dreams. Signed by the author. The Great Depression in California. Photo available. New York. Oxford University Press. 1996. 402 pps. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Signed by the author. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 208884 |
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Starr, Kevin. Endangered Dreams. The Great Depression in California. Photo available. New York. Oxford University Press. 1996. 402 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: $30 |
Book ID: 215059 |
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Starr, Kevin. Kautz. A Story of Family and Farm in California. Across Three Generations, a Stirring Tale of Immigration, Hard Work, and Innovation that is the Heart of Ironstone. Photo available. Lodi. Kautz Family Farms. 2023. 266 pps. 4to. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. As new.
Price: $100 |
Book ID: 226841 |
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Statham, Wilma Lewis. War Eagle Mountain Field Trip. Historical and Mining Road Log. Photo available. np. Owyhee County Historic Society. 2003. 37 pps. 4to. Soft cover. Revised edition. Illustrated. Folding map. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $40 |
Book ID: 211276 |
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Stauffacher, Jack W. Inscriptions at the Old Public Library of San Francisco. Photo available. San Francisco. The Book Club of California. 2003. 79 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $40 |
Book ID: 210664 |
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Stearns, Harold T. Geology of the State of Hawaii. Photo available. Palo Alto. Pacific Books. 1985. 335 pps. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 210718 |
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Steber, RIck, Don Gray, Jerry Gildemeister. Traces. Signed, limited edition. Photo available. Union. The Bear Wallow Publishing Company. 1980. 212 pps. 4to. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Limited edition. Signed by all three authors. Fine copy.
Price: $45 |
Book ID: 217024 |
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