Nevada Ghost Towns/Sites Then and Now, 6 Maps
Albany, Oregon: Northwest Distributors Inc, 2003. Envelope containing 6 Maps, very good conditions. 6 maps with maps 3, 4, 5, and 6 working as overlays. More
New Arrivals
Fallon (Images of America)
Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014. softcover, binding very good, pages clean, 127 pages, signed by both authors title page, "both authors are lifelong residents of Fallon and intimately invovled in the community's literary, artistic and educational life" More
The Wake of the Prairie Schooner
New York: MacMillian CO, 1947. Irene D. Paden. Seventh Printing. Red boards, minor edge wear, inscribed ffep by author, 514 pages indexed, binding very good, pages clean. "The Wake of the Prairie Schooner" is not only interesting but thoroughly sound. Every page bubbles with human emotion evoked by the author's..... More
Genoa: Guide to Old Genoa, Nevada
Douglas County, Nevada: Carson Valley Historical Society, 1970. stapled binding, pages clean, cover clean, naem written on first page. Genoa the oldest town in the State of Nevada. More
The Oregon Trail: Diary of Rev. Edward Evans Parrish in 1844
Medford, Oregon: Webb Research Group, 1994. stapled binding, cover clean, pages clean, 96 pages, indexed, few illustrations. The unabridged diary with introduction and contemporary comments, includes Parrish Genealogy. More
Columbia California, On the Gold Dust Trail
La Habra, Ca: Malakoff & Co, 2002. Second Printing 2002. stapled binding, cover clean, binding very good, pages clean, illustrated, 60 pages. A Traveler's Directory & Historical Narrative for Visitors, Prospectors, & Settlers On The Gold Dust Trail. More
Captain Jack's Stronghold: Historic Trail, Lava Beds National Monument
Lava Beds Natural History Association, 1992. 5th Edition. stapled binding, pages clean, cover clean, pamphlet travel guide through the lava beds that depict the historical event of Captain Jack's stronghold. More
The Diary of a Forty-Niner
Stanford, CA: James ladd Delkin, 1947. brown boards, binding very good, pages clean, 192 pages. California Centennial Classic: Gold and romance in the California Mining Camps along the famous Mother Lode come to life in The Diary of a Forty-Niner. More
The Ehrman Mansion; Sugar Pine Point State Park
1980. stapled binding, cover good, binding very good, pages clean, illustrated, 32 pages. the development of the Ehrman Mansion as started by the Hellman family. More
Fearful Crossing; The Central Overland Trail Through Nevada
Las Vegas, NV: Nevada Publications, 1982. softcover, 212 pages, binding very good, pages clean, illustrated. the crossing across Nevada by the overland emigrants, from their entry on the eastern boundary to just beyond their departure in the west. More
Emigrant Shadows; A History and Guide to the California Trail
Virginia City, NV: Western Trails Research Association, 2002. softcover, binding very good, pages clean, 224 pages, indexed, illustrated. This book is dedicated to the pioneering trailmarking efforts of the Nevada Emigrant Trail Marking Committee. More
Emigrant Trails; The Long Road to California
Reno, NV: Western Trails Research Association, 2008. Hardcover, sharp corners, pictorial glossy boards, 212 pages, pages clean, binding very good. A History and Guide to the emigrant routes from central Nevada to the crossing of the Sierra, signed by Stanley W. Paher on half title pages. More
Gold Fever
La Mesa, CA: Helen E. Wilson, 1974. softcover, binding very good, pages clean, illustrated, 129 pages. gold mining in the Jarbidge area of Northeastern NV, signed by author title page. More
Shaping the Spirit of America
Chicago, IL: J. G. Ferguson, 1964. Handcrafted Mission Leather by Brown and Bigelow, name written front paste down, binding very good, pages clean, 318 pages, illustrated. Articles from Harper's and Century Magazines recalling events and times that helped determine the present national image of the United States of America. More
Jack Longstreet: Last of the Desert Frontiersmen
Athens, Ohio: Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, 1988. brown cloth, sharp corners, DJ, binding very good, pages clean, 171 pages, indexed, illustrated. the biography of Jack Longstreet a genuine frontier saga. signed title page by author. More
What I saw in California;: Being the journal of a tour by the emigrant route and South Pass of the Rocky Mountains, across the continent of North ... through California, in the years 1846, 1847
Minneapolis: Ross & Haines, 1967. brown boards, binding very good, pages clean, DJ archival wrap, 468 pages, indexed. the Westward Movement from Louisville to California. More
Jack Longstreet: Last of the Desert Frontiersman
Reno, NV: University of Nevada Press, 1988. Vintage West Series. softcover, binding very good, pages clean, 171 pages, indexed. "Jack Longstreet presents an accurate and interesting biography of an extraordinary Westerner, and it is written by a remarkably good natural writer" C. L. Sonnichsen. More
Across the Continent: A Summer's Journey to the Rocky Mountains, The Mormons, and the Pacific States, with Speaker Colfax
Samuel Bowles & Co., Hurd & Houghton, 1866. faded burgundy boards, sunned spine, edge wear, binding good, hinges cracked, pages clean, foldout map acknowledgement page, 452 pages, travel memoir through the Pacific States. More
The New Golden Bough
New York: S. G. Phillips, 1972. 4th printing 1972. black boards, gilt lettering on spine, binding very good, pages clean, 738 pages, indexed. the abridged edition of the golden bough is a pioneer study in magick and religion. More
The Saga of Lake Tahoe. A Complete Documentation of Lake Tahoe's Development Over the Last One Hundred Years.
Crystal Bay, Lake Tahoe, Nevada: Sierra Tahoe, 1964. Revised First Edition. green boards, gilt lettering, sharp corners, illustrated, binding very good, pages clean, 519 pages, indexed. a history of Lake Tahoe over the last 100 years,,, More
Dalton Gang Days
Exeter, CA: Bear State Books, 2001. softcover, binding very good, pages clean, stain fore edge, bottom front cover corner bent, illustrated, "Bear State Books, in Exeter, has released its newest publication, Dalton Gang Days, by Frank F. Latta. Latta first published the book in 1976 as one of several historical..... More
Steamcars to the Comstock:The Virginia &Truckee Railroad The Carson & Colorado Railroad
Berkley, California: Howell-North Books, 1963. 3rd Edition, 2nd Printing, August 1963. Pictorial boards, sharp corners, binding very good, pages clean, illustrated with 130 illustrations and 3 color plates from the original oil paintings by Howard Fogg, 107 pages, a discussion on the two railroads. More
Anasazi Ancient People of the Rock
Palo Alto, CA: American West Publishing, 1974. Photographs by David Muench. First Edition. slipcase, bookribbon, quarter bound letahter, tan cloth, gilt lettering on spine, binding very good, pages clean, 191 pages, index. pictorial history of the Anasazi. More
Carson Valley Historical Sketches of Nevada's First Settlement
Carson City, NV: Carson Historical Society, 1991. Fourth Printing 1991, 1000. white boards, sharp corners, binding very good, pages clean, 144 pages, indexed, illustrated. Caron Valley just below the Sierra Nevada and Lake Tahoe, holds the distinction of Nevada's first settlement. More
Emigrant Trails West: A Guide To Trail Markers Placed by Trails West, Inc. along The California, Applegate, Lassen, and Nobles Emigrant Trails in Idaho, Nevada, and California
Trails West Inc., 1984. softcover, moisture stains, owner name front cover, embossed name stamp, pages clean, binding very good, 211 pages. signed by Thomas Hunt Title Page, Maps by Herman Zittel, Photographs by Helen Helfrich, Betsy Washburn, and Paul Houghton. Cover by Richard Davis. More