Blake, Evarts. Greater Oakland. 1911. A Volume Dealing with the Big Metropolis on the Shores of San Francisco Bay. Photo available. Oakland. Pacific Publishing. The Chamber of Commerce and Commonwealth of Oakland. 1911. 455 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Folding map. Important reference work. Fine copy.

Price: $75	Book ID: 208042

Blanch, Josephine Mildred. The Story of a Friendship. A California Reminiscence of Robert Louis Stevenson. His Few Months in Monterey and His Old Friend Jules Simoneau. Photo available. np. Self published. 1921. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy (light sunning to edges).

Price: $450	Book ID: 212155

Blanchard, Sarah Eliot. Memories of a Child's Early California Days. Photo available. Los Angeles. Ward Ritchie Press. 1961. 118 pps. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine copy (light rubbing to covers).

Price: $75	Book ID: 207905

Blanco, Antonio de Fierro (Walter Nordhoff). The Journey of the Flame. Being an Account of One Year in the Life of Senor Don Juan Obrigon... Photo available. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1955. 295 pps. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition thus. Important reference work. Fine copy in fine (price clipped) dust jacket (in mylar).

Price: $25	Book ID: 208841

Blanding, Gordon. Notes on Earthquakes Along the California Coast Line. Photo available. Belvedere. Self published. 1908. 13 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.

Price: $85	Book ID: 212356

Blasidall, Marilyn. San Francisciana. Photographs of Sutro Baths. Inscribed by the author. Photo available. San Francisco. Self published. nd. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Inscribed by the author "To the Gaylords of Old Sac from Marilyn Blaisdell of Old San Francisco". Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.

Price: $30	Book ID: 186510

Blevin,s Winfred. Dictionary of the American West. 5,000 Terms and Expressions, from "A-Going and A-Coming" to Zuni. Photo available. New York. Facts on File. 1993. Octavo. Soft cover. Illustrated. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.

Price: $20	Book ID: 185057

Blevins, Winfred. Dictionary of the American West. 5,000 Terms and Expressions, from "A-Going and A-Coming" to Zuni. New York. Facts on File. 1993. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.

Price: $20	Book ID: 167775

Blevins, Winfred. Dictionary of the American West. 5,000 Terms and Expressions, from "A-Going and A-Coming" to Zuni. Photo available. New York. Facts on File. 1993. 400 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: $20	Book ID: 204214

Blew, Robert (ed). Last Nuggets from the California Gold Rush. 1849. Keepsake 32. Photo available. Studio City. Los Angeles Corral. 2001. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine copy.

Price: $25	Book ID: 210085

Blew, Robert. A Grand Score. Brand Books 1-20. A Guide to the Contents and Authors of the First Twenty Brand Books Issued by the Los Angeles. Corral of the Westerners. Photo available. Los Angeles. Westerners. 1999. 48 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Limited edition of 540 copies. Fine copy.

Price: $20	Book ID: 209606

Bliss, Anthony. The Legacy of James D. Hart at The Bancroft Library. 1970-1990. Photo available. Berkeley. The Friends of The Bancroft Library. 1991. 93 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine copy.

Price: $20	Book ID: 209983

Bliss, Carey S. The First School Book Printed in California. With an Exact Facsimile Reproduction of the Unique Copy in the Huntington Library. Photo available. Los Angeles. The Zamorano Club. 1976. 15 pps. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Facsimile in pocket. Limited edition of 200 copies. Fine copy.

Price: $50	Book ID: 207356

Bliss, Carey. The Willow Dale Press. 1879. With Notes on the History of the Amateur Press in California. With 3 original "Willow Oak" sheets. Photo available. Los Angeles. Dawson's Book Shop. 1975. 21 pps. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Limited edition of 52 copies. With three original sheets of "Willow Oak Press" in the rear pocket. Important reference work. Rare. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.

Price: $125	Book ID: 206473

Block, Eugene. The Immortal San Franciscans. For Whom the Streets Were Named. Photo available. San Francisco. Chronicle Books. 1971. 244 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine copy in fine (price clipped) dust jacket (in mylar).

Price: $30	Book ID: 208604

Blodget, Rush Maxwell. Little Dramas of Old Bakersfield. Inscribed by the author. As Seen by a Boy and Told in After ears. Photo available. Los Angeles. Carl A. Bundy Quill & Press. 1931. 222 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Rare. Inscribed by the author "To Bab Rush M. Blodget". Rare in this condition. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in glassine wrapper.

Price: $100	Book ID: 208255

Blodgett, Peter J. Land of Golden Dreams. California in the Gold Rush Decade, 1848-1858. Photo available. San Marino. Huntington Library. 1999. 147 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).

Price: $40	Book ID: 209580

Bloss, Roy. Pony Express - The Great Gamble. Photo available. Berkeley. Howell-North. 1959. 159 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Large folding map. Illustrated. Pony Express Foundation letter laid in. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).

Price: $40	Book ID: 193352

Bloss, Roy. Pony Express - The Great Gamble. Photo available. Berkeley. Howell-North. 1959. 159 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Large folding map. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).

Price: $45	Book ID: 206164

Blumberg, Rhoda. The Great American Gold Rush. Photo available. New York. Bradbury Press. 1989. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).

Price: $25	Book ID: 187521

Boda, Joyce. Pioneer Leather Tanners. A History of The Wagner Family. Photo available. Eureka. Self published. 1997. 182 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine copy.

Price: $30	Book ID: 207712

Boda, Joyce. Pioneer Leather Tanners. Inscribed by the author. A History of The Wagner Family. Photo available. Eureka. Eureka Printing Company. 1997. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Inscribed by the author "To John and Betty, It was a long time coming but here it is. Enjoy! Joyce L. Boda". Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.

Price: $40	Book ID: 191185

Bodmer, Karl. Karl Bodmer. Engravings from an Expedition. Photo available. Santa Fe. Morning Star Gallery. nd. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Price list and invitation laid in. Fine copy.

Price: $30	Book ID: 189887

Boecher, Lee. Shortgrass Country (Oklahoma). Signed by the author. Photo available. np. Self published. nd. 207 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Signed "Lee Boecher May 13, 1969". Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.

Price: $45	Book ID: 192879

Boessenecker, John. Against the Vigilantes. The Recollections of Dutch Charley Duane. Photo available. Norman. University of Oklahoma Press. 1999. 225 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: $20	Book ID: 193431