Kansas City, Missouri: Lowell Press, (1974) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel which tells the stories of ten men and one women who were involved over the years with the fictitious Molly Pitcher mine in the Rocky Mountains from the placer discovery in 1871 to its end during the Great Depression in 1932. Illustrated by Tom Phillips with a full color double title page and drawings. 298 pp. ISBN: 0-913504181.

New York: Harper Collins, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - Humorous and lively historical novel for older children, the story of a 15-year old boy who sets out in 1880 from New York City to Mexico, to the Alaskan Territory and finally to Tombstone, Arizona to avenge the murder of his uncle. 140 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0208449.

New York: Greenwood Press, (1969). Hardcover - "With Historical Notices of the Effects of the American Mines on European Prices in the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Centuries in a Series of Letters." Folded chart as frontispiece. A facsimile reprint of work originally published in 1853 by Oliver & Boyd. xiii, 279 pp.

Auburn, California: Placer Savings & Loan Association, nd (ca 1970). A collection of anecdotes and short stories about the early days in California's Mother Lode and Upper Sacramento Valley Country. Includes a story of a miner who was working at two mines in Amador City - Keystone and Bunker Hill - at the same time, the story behind the name "Murderer's Bar". photographs of the flood which washed out the bridge across the American River on Highway 49 in December 1964 and much more. Issued by Placer Savings & Loan Association, with a notation on the front cover "Compliments of Placer Savings." Illustrated with vintage photographs and drawings. While undated, this appears to be a slightly expanded version of the 1966 first edition, Ad for Placer Savings inside back cover. Large format, 44 pp.

Yum, AZ: By the author, (1988. c 1980). Detailed information about the old mining camps of Kofa, Polaris, Castle Dome, Picacho, Tumco, Fortuna with with maps and photographs of each, and a short list of some sidelights in the area. 32 pp.

Glendale CA: La Siesta Press, 1985 (c 1966). A slim paperback. The story of fabulous mining booms of the Death Valley area, from 1849 to World War II. Illustrated with maps,photographs and drawings. Suggested reading, index. 71 pp.

n.p. By the author, (1973). SIGNED first edition - The history of the gold mining community of Picacho in Yuma County, Arizona - one which boasted of a population of some 2,500 in 1904 and which was the site of a famous shootout in 1902. Illustrated with photographs taken by the author. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Cover by Buachom Odens. 44 pp. ISBN: 0-960948449.

Silverthorne, Colorado: Alpenrose Press, (1980) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Stories of Breckenridge, Montezuma, Dillon, Frisco and other mining towns. Illustrated with photographs and small drawings throughout. INSCRIBED by the author on the half title page. Index, 334 pp. ISBN: 0-96036241X.

New York: A. L. Chatterton Co., (1908). Hardcover - The first book in this series which "tells the adventures of Jim, Jo, and Tom Darlington, first in their camp wagon as they follow the trail to the great West in the early days. . . Historically these books present a true picture of a period of our history as important as it was picturesque, when the nation set its face toward the vast unconquered West and conquered it." Illustrated by S. Schneider with a glossy frontispiece and three internal glossy plates. Lists through #8 in the ad at the back of the book. An uncommon copy in the original edition. 258 pp. plus 2 pp publisher's ads.

New York: A. L. Chatterton Co., (1909). Hardcover - The eighth book in this series which "tells the adventures of Jim, Jo, and Tom Darlington, first in their camp wagon as they follow the trail to the great West in the early days. . . Historically these books present a true picture of a period of our history as important as it was picturesque, when the nation set its face toward the vast unconquered West and conquered it." Illustrated by S. Schneider with a frontispiece and three internal plates. Lists through #9 at the front of the book. An uncommon copy in the original edition. 259 pp.

Auburn, California & Reno, Nevada: By the author, 1959. First edition - Small pamphet, with illustrations by the author. Map of the Motherlode. Unpaginated (20 pp)

New York: Harper Collins, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - Humorous and lively historical novel for older children, the story of a 15-year old boy who sets out in 1880 from New York City to Mexico, to the Alaskan Territory and finally to Tombstone, Arizona to avenge the murder of his uncle. 140 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0208449.

New York: Macmillan, 1933. Hardcover first edition - An account told in a lively narrative - and somewhat fictionalized - manner. The emphasis is on "the splendid and colorful past." 365 pp.

n.p. By the author, n.d. (ca 1999.). SIGNED - A collection of ten narrative poems about the gold rush era and the early miners in California - including Daniel Dancer, Rough & Ready, Niel Tecter, Irish Sam, Annie Jams, Sinbad Mine, Golden Guests, Alleghany Lu, John Gomes and Fanny. "From Mariposa and Chinese Slough north to Weaverwille/ The fabric of a thousand towns was weaved with threads of gold... / Gravel gold from the Rubicon, quartz gold from Mokelumne Hill/ Gold in the dreams of the timid, gold in the schemes of the bold." Illustrated throughout with drawings by Larry Schuman. SIGNED and dated by the author inside the front cover. 59 pp.

New York: Harper & Brothers, (1891.). Hardcover - A title in the Harper's Young People series. Adventures of a 17 year old, who as a baby was one of only two survivors of a train wreck, and who left his adopted father to find the answer to the mystery of his identity across the West - from Kansas to New Mexico, from Kit Carson's gold mine to a Mexican wedding. Illustrated with 21 plates. 333 pp plus 2 pp of publisher's advertisements.

Sacramento: California State Department of Education, 1957. Hardcover - Illustrated story of the discovery of gold, and the history of gold mining in California, used as a school text. Bound in green cloth with black map of California on front cover, black lettering. Index. 128 pp.