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NV - 1953-1980 - Ghost Town Publications :

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NV - 1953-1980 - Ghost Town Publications :
Lot of 11 includes: 1) Ghosts of the Glory Trail by Murbarger, Nell. Hardcover, indexed, 291 pages including many photographs (Paher # 1347). Published by Westernlore Press, Los Angeles, CA., 1956. Provides an "Intimate glimpse into the past and present of 275 Western Ghost towns." Also includes separate note signed by author and photo postcard marked "Weepah town site." Several large tears in dustjacket, otherwise book very fine. 2) A Last Look by Greenwell, Glen H. Hardcover, 70 pages, filled with photographs (Paher # 2515). Published by Louis F. DeSerio, 1979. Book created from a grant from the Nevada State Council on the Arts to photograph the decaying wood and abandoned ruins of Nevada. 3) Gold Rushes and Mining Camps of the Early American West by Fisher, Vardis and Holmes, Opal Laurel. Hardcover, indexed, 466 pages including many photographs. Published by The Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, Idaho, 1968. The book, divided into four parts, covers: The Gold Rushes, Life in the Camps, Crime and Justice in the Camps, and Special Characters and Situations. 4) Western Ghost Town Shadows by Florin, Lambert. Hardcover, 189 pages, filled with photographs, maps, and illustrations. Fourth in the Western Ghost Town Series. Superior Publishing Company, Seattle, 1964. Covers Ghost Towns in AZ, NV, UT, OR, AK, and British Columbia. 5) Roaming the American West by Bower, Daniel. Hardcover, indexed, 256 pages including many photographs and illustrations. Published by Stackpole Books, 1971. Covers where and how to get to 10 scenic, historic and natural wonders in 11 western states. 6) Let's Go Prospecting by Arthur, Edward. Soft cover, 80 pages including photographs, illustrations, and tables. Published by Edward Arthur, Joshua Tree, CA, 1980. 7) Ghost town Album by Florin, Lambert. Hardcover, 184 pages, filled with photographs, maps, and illustrations. Second in the Western Ghost Town Series. Bonanza Books, New York, 1962. 8) The Bonanza Trail by Wolle, Muriel Sibell. Hardcover, indexed, 510 pages including many illustrations (Paher # 2195). Bonanza Books, New York, 1953. Two copies, one with intact dustcover. 9) Gold, Guns, and Ghost Towns by Chalfant, W.A. Hardcover, 175 pages. Stanford University Press, Palo Alto, CA, 1947. 10) Western America by Hafen, LeRoy R. And Rister, Carl Coke. Hardcover, indexed, 695 pages. Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1950. Book covers the "exploration, settlement, and development of the region beyond the Mississippi."