San Diego: Howell-North Books, (1980) dj. Hardcover first edition - A look at some of the historical houses in California's gold rush country from Angel's Camp to Mokelume Hill, Jackson, Sutter Creek, Placerville, Grass Valley and Nevada City and more. Foreword by Donald Biggs. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs by Craig Buchanan and Morley Baer (many which depict details of the houses) and maps by David Richardson. Large format. 174 pp. ISBN: 0-831071214.

Amador City: Quintessence Publications, 1987. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A vivid story of the conflicts between the original Spanish settlers and those who came to California in the 1849 gold rush, set in Amador County in the Sierra foothills. Illustrated by the author. SIGNED opposite the title page. ISBN: 0-918466-13x.

Sutter Creek: The ESSIC Company, (1985). SIGNED first edition - A Polish immigrant who settled in Amador County in the Sierra Foothills writes a tribute to his dog of more than 18 years - Illustrated with photographs. INSCRIBED on the first page. 175 pp,

Shawnee Mission, KS: The Foothill Garden Club of North Amador County nd (ca 1980.). First edition - Includes basic information on food preparation and recipes from members of the Foothill Garden Club of North Amador County (each with the name of the contributor.) Despite the title, these recipes are notable for the lack of wine in their preparation. Color photographs as section dividers. 92 pp plus an index and 4 pages of advertisements for local wineries.

Menlo Park, California: Lane Publishing Company, (1957.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The history and lore of the region in the Sierra foothills, which sparked the 49er gold rush, and which is still full of the remains of the mines from those days. profusely illustrated with photographs and maps, including one fold-out map which spans 5 pages. Endorsed by the California Historical Society. Although this has been reissued many times - mostly in paper covers, the hardcover first edition is rather uncommon. A classic book on the area. Large format, measuring 8 1/2 by 11 inches. Bound in orange buckram with dark brown spine and orange lettering illustrated endpapers. 101 pp.

Cassville, Missouri: By the author, (1994). First edition - Memoirs of a retired educator, from his own college days to his years of teaching in Oregon and California, as District Superintendent of Amador County and in the Mojave. Photographs. 209 pp plus an 8 pp epilogue. Laid in is a preface to the preface.