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Sudden Service Photo Lab, [1969]. Lot of ten 5-by-7-inch black-and-white photographs, apparently taken by an Arcata, CA, photographer, with his stamp on the back of several of the prints. The images show scenes at the Eureka airport as the dignitaries assembled for the dedication of the Lady Bird Johnson grove in Redwood National Park descended from Air Force One and addressed a cheering crowd. Among the visitors were President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon, former president Lyndon Baines Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson, and Ronald Reagan, then governor of California. Two of the images include all three presidents, but in one Reagan is facing away from the camera. The photographs were taken on August 27, 1969, and were likely printed soon after. ISBN: 281AIB1031836.

Fortuna: [Inez Cooper Newell], 1954. [5], 14 pages. First separate edition of chapter 8 of Bledsoe's Indian Wars about the Cooper family, early pioneers in Humboldt County, California. With a one-page foreword by Inez Cooper Newell and two tipped-in reproductions of photographs of members of the Cooper family. Quite scarce. This is the first copy we've seen and OCLC records just two holdings, which is surprising as Indian Wars is a Zamorano 80 title and much pursued by collectors. ISBN: B0007HOWP0.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1853. George Gibbs traveled to northwestern California in 1851 on an expedition to negotiate treaties with Indian tribes along the rapidly developing Pacific Coast. He arrived in Humboldt County on September 9 and stayed several weeks. He sketched two canoes on Humboldt Bay, with the settlement called Humboldt (just north of present-day King Salmon) visible in the background. This scene was sketched by Gibbs, then redrawn by the artist Seth Eastman for inclusion in Henry Rowe Schoolcraft's Historical and Statistical Information Regarding the History, Conditions, and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1853]. ISBN: 281AIB1021321.

Arcata, CA: A. W. Ericson, (n.d. but ca. 1890). View of the river with town in the background. ISBN: 281AIB0098836.

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1981. 224 pages. 10-3/4 by 12-3/8 inches. Essays on the human and natural histories of the United States, ranging from Maine to the plains and the Rockies to the Pacific Northwest. Illustrated with 96 color photo reproductions by nature photographer Eliot Porter. ISBN: 9780525053903.

Bond Wheelwright Co, 1977. ISBN: 9780870271830.

Berkeley: University of California Publications, 1905. 344 pages. A study of the Native American language of the tribe in Humboldt County, California. ISBN: B0006AE3R0.

Ferndale, CA: 1980s?. Hobart Brown (1934-2007) was the glorious founder of the Kinetic Sculpture Race in Humboldt County (and now in other locations as well). At his gallery in Ferndale, California, he made welded brass sculptures and marvellous Rube Goldberg-esque vehicles. This book comes from his studio library, which was dispersed after his death. ISBN: 281AIB1040992.

Ferndale, CA: 1980s?. Hobart Brown (1934-2007) was the glorious founder of the Kinetic Sculpture Race in Humboldt County (and now in other locations as well). At his gallery in Ferndale, California, he made welded brass sculptures and marvellous Rube Goldberg-esque vehicles. This book comes from his studio library, which was dispersed after his death. ISBN: 281AIB1040992.

Eureka, CA: Times Publishing Company, 1902. 192 pages. Oblong, 11-1/2 by 8 inches. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photograph reproductions. ISBN: 281AIB0023453.

Eureka, CA: Times Publishing Company, 1902. 192 pages. Oblong, 11-1/2 by 8 inches. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photograph reproductions. ISBN: 281AIB0023453.

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Los Angeles: The California State Historical Association, 1929. 346 pages. One of the key works on Humboldt County history. ISBN: B0000EEKF8.

Eureka, California: Eureka Heritage Society, Inc, 1987. 270 pages. Illustrated from black-and-white photographs. A survey of all the historic properties in Eureka (Humboldt County) California, organized by street address. Each entry includes dates of construction, original owners' names, and the architectural style of the building. More than 1,000 structures are identified, with narrative histories for the most significant buildings. The "Green Book", as it is widely known, is the basis for historic preservation in the City of Eureka. ISBN: 281AIB0008365.

Los Angeles: The California State Historical Association, 1929. 346 pages. One of the key works on Humboldt County history. ISBN: B0000EEKF8.

Washington, D.C: House of Representatives, 1887. 4 pages. Folding map, Map of Route from Arcata to Hoopa Valley Agency, Cal., present. 18 x 9.5 inches. ISBN: 281AIB1025716.

Berkeley: The University Press, 19032. 88 pages with folding map and 29 B/W photographic plates separated with captioned wax paper guard. ISBN: 281AIB1050075.

Eureka, California: Eureka Heritage Society, Inc, 1987. 270 pages. Illustrated from black-and-white photographs. A survey of all the historic properties in Eureka (Humboldt County) California, organized by street address. Each entry includes dates of construction, original owners' names, and the architectural style of the building. More than 1,000 structures are identified, with narrative histories for the most significant buildings. The "Green Book", as it is widely known, is the basis for historic preservation in the City of Eureka. ISBN: 281AIB0008365.

San Francisco: National Maritime Museum Association, 1983. 351 pages, including the index. A compilation of new accounts of ships that were built or plied the waters of Northern California. ISBN: 9780960518203.