Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1966. First edition - A "comprehensive summary report" on the mineral resources of California, llustrated with many charts and maps, including a fold out chart showing stratographic correlations and a foldout map of the Southern and central California oil and gas fields. 450 pp.

Tucson: University of Arizona Press, (1987) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's third book about the Southwest and the environment, focusing on the uses - and abuses from mining to lumbering, cattle ranching and vacation resort development - of the Catalina Mountains on the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona. The highest peak, now known as Mt Lemon, was called "Frog Mountain" by the native Tohono O'odham people. Illustrated with both full color and black and white photographs by Jack Dykinga. Double page map. Bibliography. 165 pp. ISBN: 0-816509298.

New York: Arno Press, 1974. Hardcover - Originally published in 1888. Illustrated with small drawings throughout. Commentary on the character of Americans from family life and bonnets to criminals, to Anglomaniacs, and relaxation. A title in the Foreign Travelers in America, 1810-1935 series. 244 pp. ISBN: 0-405-054467.

Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, (1989). First edition - A collection of poems and short prose pieces about surviving a violent childhood in the decaying mining towns of the Mesabi Range in northeastern Minnesota. Illustrated with woodcut decorations by R. W. Scholes. Cover praise from Tom Clark and David St John, among others. 128 pp. plus index and final woodcut. ISBN: 0-915943409.

Sacramento, CA: Bureau Of Land Management, U. S. Dept Of Interior, 1970. First edition - A report which focuses on the necessity for protecting the desert and for better use of its resources - include wildlife, vegatation, minerals, land for grazing or recreation. It begins with 'the California Desert - a 16 million acre national treasure... this is our public land. It is in serious trouble.' The report first lays out the current situation and then proposes a specific blueprint, including critical steps that needed to taken immediately. 70 pp plus 30 unnumbered preliminary pages.

New York: Norton, (2016). SIGNED first edition - "A novel about loss, love, and redemption following a catastrophe in a small mining town.. . . a story inspired by the facts of a disastrous fire that took place in an isolated silver mining town in Idaho in the 1970s, in which almost everyone in town lost a friend, a lover, a brother, or a husband." SIGNED on the title page. 252 pp.

New York: Coward-McCann, 1932. Hardcover - An informal tour of the state of Colorado, with various sections focusing on the pioneers, others on the Rocky Mountains and the incredible geography - the peaks, lakes and glaciers, and on Colorado as a land of legends. Illustrated with nine drawings by Paul Bringle. Appendix with a bibliography and miscellaneous facts. Index. xvii, 322 pp.

Reno & Las Vegas: University of Nevada Press, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - A fascinating, entertaining and scholarly look at this important, but often neglected, aspect of social history. While the book focuses on the California gold rush of 49 and the Nevada mines in the early 1900's much more is covered - including nutrition on the Overland trail, restaurants in the mining towns, etc. Much of the material is based on early diaries. Profusely illustrated. Index, bibliography. 246 pages.

New York: Dutton, 1970. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The story of the friendship between a 12 year old boy and a little burro, found half frozen during a blizzard, set in the Couer d'Alene mining district of Idaho in the early 1900s. INSCRIBED by the author on the half title page and dated in the year of publication. Illustrated by Charles Robinson. 189 pp.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1972. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A history of Tombstone, Arizona beyond the violent frontier myths of the shoot-out at OK Corral and Boot Hill - an account of how the town grew, the mines, daily life, and finally how it survived as a town. SIGNED by the author on front endpaper. Maps, photographs, notes, bibliography, index. ix, 242 pp. ISBN: 0-19-5015819.

Tucson: Dennis McMillan Publications, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An historical novel, set in Butte Montana where a young Pinkerton detective was sent to assist in busting the union, when the miners spontaneously walked out after a deadly accident, activities which result in the murder of union activist Frank Little. One review comments that Jackson, "best known for his Fang Mulheisen detective series, has taken a little-known historical incident and woven it into a fascinating tapestry of time, place, atmosphere, and character." SIGNED on the half title page. 278 pp. Photographic endpapers. ISBN: 0-939767317.

Tucson: Dennis McMillan Publications, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An historical novel, set in Butte Montana where a young Pinkerton detective was sent to assist in busting the union, when the miners spontaneously walked out after a deadly accident, activities which result in the murder of union activist Frank Little. One review comments that Jackson, "best known for his Fang Mulheisen detective series, has taken a little-known historical incident and woven it into a fascinating tapestry of time, place, atmosphere, and character." SIGNED on the half title page and dated in the month of publication. 278 pp. Photographic endpapers. ISBN: 0-939767317.

University of Nebraska Press, (2012). First edition - Using Virgina City, the boomtown Nevada town in the Comstock Lode and once one of the richest places in the country, as a microcosm of the American West, this book shows how archeology can help bring the past to life -From pieces of a Tabasco Pepper Sauce bottle, to shards of a ceramic pot, from reports of local saloons to plans for the cemetery, each of the thousands of artifacts uncovered at a site tells a story. Atitle in the "Historical Archaeology of the American West" series. "Photographs, notes, bibliography. xxii, 143 pp.

New York: Morrow, (1986.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first novel, a story of romance and of the hardships involved in mining in 19th century Cornwall. 296 pp. Dustjacket art by Honi Werner. ISBN: 0-68806471X.

Seattle, Washington: National Park Service, Pacific Northwest Region. 1995. SIGNED first edition - A history of this unique geological national monument, a landscape of black lava flows along the Great Rift of Idaho, which focuses on the impact of various peoples - from the Shoshone Indians to the trappers, overland settlers, miners, and tourists. INSCRIBED on the first page to the man he identified in the acknowledgements as 'doing more than anyone else to promote the monument's history.' Photographs, folding maps, bibliography. Large format. 241 pp.

Seattle, Washington: National Park Service, Pacific Northwest Region. 1995. First edition - A history of this unique geological national monument, a landscape of black lava flows along the Great Rift of Idaho, which focuses on the impact of various peoples - from the Shoshone Indians to the trappers, overland settlers, miners, and tourists. Photographs, folding maps, bibliography. Large format. 241 pp.

New York: Scribner's, 1937. Hardcover first edition - The story of the San Francisco financiers and the Comstock Lode - and the story of William Chapman Ralston, founder of the Bank of California and the creator of a "financial empire whose tentacles spread out across this country and into the stock markets of Europe", but only four years later there was the inevitable,tragic crash. Illustrations, notes. 368 pp. Illustrated endpapers.

New York: Scribner's, 1937. Hardcover first edition - The story of the San Francisco financiers and the Comstock Lode - and the story of William Chapman Ralston, founder of the Bank of California and the creator of a "financial empire whose tentacles spread out across this country and into the stock markets of Europe", but only four years later there was the inevitable,tragic crash. Illustrations, notes. 368 pp. Illustrated endpapers.

New York: A. L. Burt, 1929. Biography of the woman, born in England, who came to the US as a Mormon immigrant, but eventually wound up wealthy from the great Comstock silver lode - only to face tragedy again at the end of her life.

Phoenix, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's first novel, set in Leadville in the Colorado Rockies in 1879 at the height of the silver boom. SIGNED on the title page. Finalist for the Western Writers of America Spur Award. Map. Author's note. 410 pp. ISBN: 1590580729.

Phoenix, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, (2006.). SIGNED - Author's first novel, set in Leadville in the Colorado Rockies in 1879 at the height of the silver boom. SIGNED on the title page (in silver, of course). Finalist for the Western Writers of America Spur Award. Map. Author's note. 410 pp. ISBN: 1590582780.

Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky Press, (1968.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Young Douglass Perkins traveled overland to Sacramento from Marietta, Ohio, with 5 companions, and used mules to pack his supplies, rather than wagons. He found only disappointment and death in California, but left behind an unusually full and well-written narrative, one which has also been well-edited and extensively annotated. Illustrated with drawings and maps; appendices; bibliography; index. Large format. xxv, 206 pp.

Tucson: The Palo Verde Press, 1965. dj. Hardcover first edition - The first separate publication of this excerpt of perhaps the most interesting section of a work originally published in 1870 - that is a description of Pumpelly's 8 months in Arizona, including his harrowing stagecoach ride to Tucson and his efforts along with Charles Poston to develop mines in Southern Arizona - at Santa Rita and elsewhere. Preface by Will Rogers Jr. Introduction and annotations by Andrew Wallace. Photographs, doublepage map, index. xii, 141 pp Illustrated endpapers.

New York: Viking, (2001) dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of one of the most important firefighting efforts in American history, as wildfires swept across Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana, claiming lives, towns, and mining camps. This also illustrates the larger story of how American bureaucracies, railroads, political scandal, pioneering, and ideas collided with nature. Photographs, notes, sources, index. xiii, 322 pp. ISBN: 0-670899909.

Portland, OR: Breitenbush Books, Inc, (1984.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of the author's early life in Oregon and California in the years 1918-1934 - from being a forest lookout to riding the rails to San Francisco, marrying and almost losing his wife, and finally returning to Oregon to start a new life. The author's first book, written at the age of 81, and winner of the Western States Book Prize for Creative Nonfiction. Frontispiece. Cover and drawings at the beginning of each chapter by Laurie Levich. 350 pp. Illustrated endpapers. ISBN: 0-932576-222.