June Is Busting Out All Over - Western Amerciana

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Lot of 11 technical books including: Data of Geochemistry by Frank Wigglesworth Clarke, 1924; Ultramafic and Related Books ed. P.J. Wyllie, 1967; Basa

Lot of 7. Rose, Arthur W, Hawkes, Herbert E. and Webb, John S., Geochemistry in Mineral Exploration, Academic Press, London, UK 1979, 657 pages; McKay

Lot of 28;  1). Coinage Magazine’s Investment Guide to Gold and Silver 1980.  2). 2000 Annual Report Meridian Gold Company - A Different K...

About 95 old bottle and relic magazines including "Bottle News," "Relics a Link to our Pioneer Heritage," "The National Bot...

Marvels of the New West is a" vivid portrayal of the stupendous marvels in the vast wonderland west of the Missouri River." It was written...

Lot of 2 includes: 1) A Life's Review and Notes on the Development of Medicine in NV by Walker, Dr. M.R., and The First Twelve Years, 1922-1934 ...

Lot of 10 books from Arizona, South Dakota, and New Mexico, including: Minerals from the Clifton-Morenci District, Arizona by W. Lindgren and W.F. Hil

Fully titled: Reports Upon the Mineral Resources of the United States. This is the first of the series, written by Special Commissioners J. Ross Brown

Lot of 6. Winchell, Alexander N., and Winchell Horace, Elements of Optical Mineralogy: An Introduction to Petrography 4th Edition Part II Descriptions

Lot of 9: very eclectic mix of titles, including "Miracle at Springhill," (actually Nova Scotia) where miners were trapped in the deepest ...

Lot of 3: 1 is titled "Mining Statistics in the States and Territories West of the Rocky Mountains," by Rossiter W. Raymond. It contains c...

Gilbert H. Grosvenor, editor. Front cover is torn off with tears at the top and bottom. Paper cover. 534 pages. City: County:

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This lot consists of a 14-volume set of the Handbook of Strata-Bound and Strati form Ore Deposits edited by K.H. Wolf. The volumes cover the following

Vol. VIII, No. 46.  Has Dan DeQuille’s story on Snow Shoe Thompson and a very long piece analyzing the writings of Laura Bridgeman by E. C. San...

By Abdill, George. Hardcover, 182 pages including numerous photographs. Superior Publishing Company, Seattle, Washington, 1959. City:

Lot of three includes: 1) Wake of the Prairie Schooner by Paden, Irene. Hardcover, indexed, 514 pages, Paher # 1501.The Macmillan Company, New York, 1

Silver and Gold is a rare 1873 look at the mining and metallurgical industry in the United States. There are major sections on all of the western stat

Lot of 7. U.S Geological Survey Bulletin 1693: Mineral Deposit Models; 380 pages 1986, Gries, John Paul and Shapiro, Lewis H. Ore Deposits in Rocks of

Songs of the Sage was written by Curley Fletcher in 1931. This book is autographed by Fletcher and he has added a poem (handwritten) to John Heizer, a

By Walter Harvey Weed. First Edition, Second Impression. With illustrations. Includes important information on mines from Europe, Africa, Asia, Japan,

By Lord Eliot, copyrighted  1925 by the Nevada Branch of the American Association of University Women. No dust jacket, green cover. This book i...

These two books: Annual Report upon the Geographical and Topographical Surveys of the Territory of the United States West of the 100th Meridian, the

Private Gold Coins and Patterns of the United States by Donald Kagin is a guide to privately coined gold with illustration and prices. Gold Coins of t

Two books. 1) T. A. Rickard's "A History of American Mining." Has chapters on most Western states. Herbert Hoover calls Rickard the mo...

Lot of 21. Carol Wilt, Jan, Keith, Stanton B., Wesley Peirce, H., Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Helium, and Uranium in Arizona, Tucson AZ, University of Ari

A 436 pg. book complete with index and fully titled: Views of Nature or Contemplations on The Sublime Phenomena of Creation; with Scientific Illustrat

This lot is a must have for any mining historian! This is a lot of 3 references from 1868, 1870 and 1873. They all provide reports on mining the Rocky

By A. C. Harris. "A full account for the discovery of gold, enormous deposits of the precious metal, routes traversed by miners, how to find go...

By W.A. Chalfant. 129 pgs. Editor of the Inyo Register of Bishop, California for 55 years, Chalfant recounts the history of the California/Nevada bord

1) Gold rush Days with Mark Twain by William Gillis. 2) Gold Rush: The Journals,Drawings,and Other Papers of J Goldsborough Bruff by Read and Gaines.

"Some one has aptly spoken of California as the Switzerland of America." so starts this pamphlet. It is a description of how the new power...

Lot of 5. Vol 1 & 2: Guide to 50 Interesting and Mysterious Sites in the Mojave by Bill Mann, 1999, 2000. Vol. 3: Guide to the Calicos: Ghost Mi...

This catalogue is a remarkable look into the past. What were people looking at when they bought doors, windows, and glass. Includes a 1905 billhead fr

1923 store news booklets for the Weinstocks store. Each contains a history (Sutter, Fremont, missions, etc.) and a sales pitch for different articles

List of architects and builders from stairs to faucets to garbage chutes. The book is intact and strong, but the covers are warped and show some water

Catalog No. 5, fourth edition from the Risdon Iron Works for "a complete line of "Mining and Milling Machinery, Hydraulic Machinery, Bryan...

Vol. LIX. Issued in December, 1907. Includes information on the San Francisco Mint. 60 plates of various geological significance including earthquake

This is a very rare half pint pocket flask. Slug plate reads “T.F. McGovern Whiskies a Specialty.” Outside screw top. Clear glass, sun purpled. There

Lot of 2 booklets, including: 1) Annotated Catalogue of the Principal Mineral Species Hitherto Recognized in California, by William P. Blake. Softcove

1928 edition of this Zane Grey classic. Not a first edition, but close. Definitely worn, and binding is coming loose. City: Cou

1) "Sights of the Gold Region" by Theodore T. Johnson. Rare! Damaged, spine in tact, but outer shell missing. This book is 1850 early! Fir...

Lot contains an 8" x 6", 39 page publication from Cripple Creek, Colorado, circa 1900. Contains 40 black and white photos of scenes in and...

A 28 page booklet showing various sites in Washington D.C., including a proposed Lincoln Monument. The book was a gift from Lelia Hill to her sister V

Red-and-black patterned hardcover Henry & Heil Chemical Co. Catalog from 1903, published in St. Louis by Hughes & Company. Former library co...

This 3.75" x 6" blue paperback booklet titled "Cram`s Township Rail Road Map of Nebraska" was published by George F. Cram, 415-4...

By Lewis, J. Volney, 1908. Softcover, 8 pages, with one inch tear on back cover. From The American Journal of Science, Vol. XXVI, August, 1908.

Lot of 6). 1) Gabbs Valley, Nevada: Its History and Legend by Danner 1992. 2) Goldfield by Hugh Shamberger, 1982. This is a hard covered edition and a

Lot of 14. Includes Nevada Historical Society Papers Volumes I to V (1913-1926). Volumes I and III are paper. Nevada Historical Society Biennial Repor

This reprint of the important 1913 history contains two volumes and is in a boxed set. This book is a major reference source for Nevada. Excellent con

Lot of 6. 1) Geology and Mineral Deposits of Humboldt County, Nevada by Ronald Willden. Nevada Bureau of Mines Bulletin 59. Published in 1964, 154 pag

By Lalla Scott. Preface by Dr. Robert Heizer. University of Nevada Press. Dj in great condition. Paher 1754. City: County:

1) Nevada Place Names by Carson. A must for anyone researching Nevada places. 2) Catalogue of Nevada Checks: 1860-1933 by McDonald. A little dated, bu

Two box set. Limited autographed edition: William Miller, Russell McDonald, Eleanor Bushnell, and Ann Rollins. First book is letters from Andrew Jacks

Lot of 5. 1. "Notes on Ore Deposits at Cave Valley, Patterson District, Lincoln County, Nevada" by F.C. Schrader. University of Nevada Bul...

Legends of the Comstock, 1950 by Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg, 79pg hardcover with dust jacket, includes photographs; Comstock Commotion : The Story

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"A Brief Sketch of the Advantages and Possibilities of the State, and the Opportunities and Inducements Offered to Capitalists and Home seekers...

Lot of 2: 1) Riley Grannan’s Funeral, An Eulogy, Delivered by W.H. Knickerbocker at the Bier of Riley Grannan, Rawhide, Nevada, April 3rd, 1908. He wa

Lot of 4. 1) Pioneer Nevada published by Harold's Club of Reno 1951. 204 pages. Green soft cover. Historical short stories of Nevada throughout ...

Lot of 16. 1. "University of Nevada Bulletin" Vol XXXIV Dec 2, 1940, No. 9. The Constitution of the State of Nevada (revised edition) by J...

Lot of 2. 1) The Richest Place on Earth: The Story of Virginia City and the Heyday of the Comstock Lode by Hinkle and Hobbs. 1978. 2) Las Vegas as it

1) The Golconda Bonanza by Jerome Hart. 1923. 2) Bonanza Inn by Lewis and Hall. Has dust jacket. 1971 first edition. Autographed by both authors. 3)

Adolph Sutro: A Biography, 1978 by Robert E. Stewart JR. And M.F. Stewart, hardcover. City: County: State: NV

The Comstock Club was written by C. C. Goodwin. Goodwin was a judge, United States Congressman, miner and editor of the Territorial Enterprise. The bo

By William P. Bennett. Additionally described as, “A Full Account of the Scenes and Adventures During the Pioneer Days of ’49.”  Author Bennett...

A magazine format, 9 x 12,” of about 15 pages, published by Charles A. Stoneham & Co. Stock Brokers, New York, describing the mining ventures, g...

1) The Heritage of the Desert by the Pioche Commercial Club. Nothing more than Pioche Mines Company propaganda! 2) Small booklet title "Nevada ...

Bulleting 594, 1915, by James Hilton "Some Mining Districts in Northeastern California and Northwestern Nevada. Bulletin 17, 1885, by Arnold Ha...

Who's Who in Nevada is a great reference book of Goldfield and Tonopah area movers and shakers in 1907. From more prominent men like Tasker Oddi...

Lot of 7. 1) Reminiscences of Senator Stewart. Stewart was a very powerful man in Nevada as a territory and young state. He amassed and lost fortunes

By John G. Ellenbacker, published in Marysville, KS, 1938, 1st ed. 130 pp. photos, stiff paper wraps. From the library of John William Heaney and insc

Geological Survey Professional Paper #406, prepared in cooperation with the Nevada State Bureau of Mines, printed by the U.S. Printing Office. Booklet

Notable Nevadans in Caricature includes 46 caricatures and descriptions of notable Nevadans. This seems to be a special edition as it is number 00 or

Lot of 3, two are prospectuses. 1) Goldfield Mascot Mining Co. prospectus. 2) “Facts” About Goldfield, Nevada, brochure compiled by the Forward Mining

Lot of 7. Great Basin Symposium, Geology and Ore Deposits of the Great Basin, 1990 (Sponsored by the Geological Society of Nevada and the United State

The full title reads: "Key Pittman, Late a Senator From Nevada. Memorial Addresses Delivered in Congress. Memorial Services held in the House o...

Lot of 2.  1) Directory of Dental Surgeons in Northern Nevada.  Black hardcover book with red leather corners.  Pages are numbered. &...

The Student Record was published by University of Nevada students. From 1893 to 1897. Articles are national like the first article "Football a ...

This oversized publication (9x12") is entitled "Ore Deposits of the Silver Peak Triangle, Nevada" and is written by Josiah Edward Spu...

Lot of 3. 1. Western Places, A Chronicle of Western Settlement, Vol. 4, No, 1, published in 1995, 52 pages. White soft cover. 2 & 3. Lady in Boo...

Geology of the Tybo District, Nevada. University of Nevada Bulletin No. 3 by Henry G. Ferguson. Includes illustrations of South Wall of Tybo Canyon, G

1877 edition of the Big Bonanza by Dan DeQuille. DeQuille was a contemporary of Mark Twain and they worked together at the Territorial Enterprise. Ma

This volume is titled Comstock Mining and Miners is a history of the Comstock written by Eliot Lord. Includes an index, statistical information, and a

1879 Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly, 9th Session. Great condition City: County: State: N

1879 Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly, 9th Session. Great condition City: County: State: N

1) "The Wedge of Gold" was written by C. C. Goodwin, a long time editor of the Territorial Enterprise. First edition, 1893 novel. 2) "...

Lot of 16. 1. "University of Nevada Bulletin" Vol XXXIV Dec 2, 1940, No. 9. The Constitution of the State of Nevada (revised edition) by J...

Rare book of biographies of important Nevada figures in 1915: Wingfield, Mapes, Balzar, Henderson, Oddie, Norcross, Hugh Brown, de Longchamps, Emmet B

9 1/4 x 6. Report of the State Controller of Nevada, for the Eighteenth Fiscal Year, Ending December 31, 1882. To the Governor. J.F. Hallock, State Co

Homesteading in Twenty-nine Palms. Excellent condition. Book cover has a few tears. City: County: State: NV

1) "Lady in Boomtown" by Mrs. Hugh Brown. Her husband was sent her from San Francisco to represent the firm and she wrote a classic about ...

This lot contains two anthologies with such authors as Paul Eldridge, Richard Sale, Borden Chase, Henry Herbert and Mickey Welch. Both volumes are in

Reese, C.D. (Manufacturer) and Stanley H. Reese (Proprietor). No. 71 Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of BADGES Police Equipment, Etc. Has 12 pp.

Hardbound catalog from The Titanium Alloy Manufacturing Co. 112 pages with illustrations. City: County: State:

Lot of 6 detailed and informative volumes regarding mining, minerals, and topography in Pennsylvania. 1) 1899 Report of the Bureau of Mines of the Dep

Incorporated in South Dakota. Cert. #147, issued to R.H. Moore at Spearfish, South Dakota in 1902. Seven mining vignettes. 10 ¼ x 8. Black and ...

By Clarence Fenner. Reprinted from the School of Mines Quarterly, July 1893. City: Bingham Canon County: State: