Valentine, Alan. Vigilante Justice. Photo available. New York. Reynal & Co. 1958. 173 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Important reference work. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 208779 |
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Vallejo, Don Mariano Guadalupe. Vallejo. Being a Brief Sketch of Don Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo With His Address Before the Junta at Monterey in The Year of 1846. Photo available. San Francisco. Friends & Patrons of Schwabacher-Frey Stationery Company. 1927. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Near fine copy (very light shelf wear).
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 212161 |
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Van Nostrand, Jeanne. California Pictorial; A History in Contemporary Pictures, 1786 to 1859, With Descriptive Notes on Pictures and Artists (Gold Rush). Photo available. Berkeley. University of California Press. 1948. 159 pps. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Fine copy (light spotting on top and fore edge) in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $60 |
Book ID: 209820 |
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Van Nostrand, Jeanne. Monterey. A Pictorial and Narrative History. Adobe Capital of California. 1770-1847. Photo available. San Francisco. California Historical Society. 1968. 100 pps. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated in color and black & white. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 206108 |
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Van Nostrand, Jeanne. The First Hundred Years of Painting in California. 1775-1875. With Biographical Information and References Relating to the Artists (Gold Rush). Photo available. San Francisco. John Howell Books. 1980. 135 pps. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Color plate reproductions of many major works. Illustrated. Important reference work. Limited edition of 2500 copies. Fine copy in fine (very light sunning to edges) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 207131 |
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Van Nostrand, Jeanne. The First Hundred Years of Painting in California. 1775-1875. With Biographical Information and References Relating to the Artists (Gold Rush). Photo available. San Francisco. John Howell Books. 1980. 135 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Color plate reproductions of many major works. Illustrated. Important reference work. Limited edition of 2500 copies. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy (small nicks on bottom edge) in fine (very light edge wear) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 213524 |
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Van Orman, Richard A. A Room for the Night: Hotels of the Old West. Photo available. New York. Bonanza. 1966. 162 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. Reprint. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in near fine (very light shelf wear) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 173275 |
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van Sicklen, H.P. Publication of The Society of California Pioneers. San Francisco. Self published. 1942. 31 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy "Rec'd March 4, 1943 E.B. Holladay" on front cover.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 198711 |
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van Sicklen, H.P. Publication of The Society of California Pioneers. San Francisco. Self published. 1941. 31 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy "Rec'd Oct. 4, 1941 E.B. Holladay" on front cover.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 198713 |
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Vanasse, Deb (ed). Picture This. Alaska. Historic Photographs from the Last Frontier. Photo available. Seattle. Sasquatch Books. 2009. 133 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Full number line. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 201945 |
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Vandenbusche, Duane. The Gunnison Country. Photo available. Gunnison. Self published. 1998. 471 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. Leather. First edition, fifth printing. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 210886 |
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Vane, Sylvia Brakke (ed). The Cahuilla Landscape. The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains. Photo available. Menlo Park. Ballena Press. 1991. 116 pps. 4to. Soft cover. Stated first edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 199859 |
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Varien, Mark et al. Survey, Testing and Excavation Along New Mexico State Highway 53, Between the Black Rock Cutoff Road and the Nutria Road, Zuni Indian Reservation, McKinley County, New Mexico. Photo available. Zuni. Zuni Archaeology Program. 1987. 306 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 188718 |
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Varney, Philip. Ghost Towns of Northern California. Your Guide to Ghost Towns & Historic Mining Camps. Photo available. Stillwater. Voyageur Press. 2001. 160 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition thus. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 198880 |
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Varney, Philip. Southern California's Best Ghost Towns. A Practical Guide. Photo available. Norman. University of Oklahoma Press. 1990. 137 pps. 4to. Hardcover. Stated first edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 208250 |
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Varney, Philip. Southern California's Best Ghost Towns. A Practical Guide. Photo available. Norman. University of Oklahoma Press. 1990. 137 pps. 4to. Hardcover. Stated first edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 210137 |
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Vasche, Joseph Burton. Our County. A Story of Stanislaus. Photo available. Modesto. Stanislaus County Schools. 1950. Octavo. Soft cover. Revised edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Near fine copy (very light shelf wear).
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 194645 |
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Vasche, Joseph Burton. Our County. A Story of Stanislaus. Photo available. Modesto. Stanislaus County Schools. 1950. Octavo. Soft cover. Revised edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Near fine copy (very light shelf wear).
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 213801 |
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Vaughan, Ruben V. & Betta Rebal Figge (ed). Doc's Catalina Diary. Signed by "Doc". Photo available. Los Angeles. Limb Publishig. 1956. 74 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Signed by the author "R. V. "Doc" Vaughan". Near fine copy (very light shelf wear).
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 207159 |
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Vaught, David. Cultivating California. Growers, Specialty Crops, and Labor, 1875-1920. Photo available. Baltimore. The Johns Hopkins University Press. 1999. 280 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Full number line. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 208309 |
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Vauthan, Trudy. Historical Overview of Railroad Logging Systems on the Beckwourth and Quincy Range Districts, Plumas National Forest, Plumas and Sierra Counties, California. Signed by the author. Photo available. Redding. Coyote & Fox. 1989. 168 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Folding plates, maps. Important reference work. Fine copy.
Price: $85 |
Book ID: 211306 |
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Vedder, Alan C. Furniture of Spanish New Mexico. Photo available. Santa Fe. Sunstone Press. 1982. 4to. Soft cover. Revised edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine copy.
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 189826 |
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ver Planck, William E. Salt in California. Bulletin 175. Photo available. San Francisco. Division of Mines. March, 1958. 168 pps. 4to. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Two maps in rear pocket. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 209804 |
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Verardo, Denzil. The Bale Grist Mill. Symbol of Pioneer Times in Napa Valley. Photo available. Oakland. California State Parks Foundation. 1997. 26 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. Second edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 211280 |
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Vestal, Stanley. Joe Meek. The Merry Mountain Man. Photo available. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press. 1963. 336 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. Reprint. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 190856 |
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