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Arizona List
Last updated January 10, 2008
1. Arizona Bureau Of Mines. MINERAL
AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA. Tucson, Arizona,
University of Arizona: 1969. Shelf wear, else near VG. Some soiling to covers.
$15.00
2. Colton, Harold S. BLACK
SAND: PREHISTORY IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. Albuquerque,
University Of New Mexico Press: 1960. 132 pages. Some shelf wear to binding.
Dust jacket has some wear to the edges and a few small chips. First edition.
$22.50
3. Cruse, Thomas. APACHE
DAYS AND AFTER. Caldwell, Idaho, Caxton Printers,
Ltd.: 1941. 328 pages. Shelf wear to spine edges and corners. Dust jacket has
small tears and chips to the edges, but is still near very good. Scarce first
edition in a very nice jacket. $165.00
4. Ginn, Ellen. COWCHIPS
AND CALLUSES: A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF CHINO VALLEY, 1864-1976. [n.p.],
Private Printing: 1977. 460 pages. Shelf wear, soiling to covers. Some pages are
wavy at the bottom from moisture contact. A few small stains to some of the
bottoms of the initial pages. Spiral binding. $75.00
5. Government Printing Office. ANNUAL
REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,
1899. MISCELLANEOUS. REPORTS-PART II. Washington,
DC, Gov't. Printing Office: 1899. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners. This
massive report includes lengthy and detailed reports of the governor of the
following states: Alaska, Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. This volume also
includes a "Report of the Mine Inspector for the Indian Territory",
and "Report of the Mine Inspector for the Territory of New Mexico".
The governor's reports contain photographs and good historical reference texts
there are a couple of large folding maps at the back of the book. $125.00
6. Hamilton, Patrick. THE
RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ITS MINERAL, FARMING, GRAZINE AND TIMBER LANDS. San
Francisco, A.L. Bancroft & Company: 1884. 414 pages. Spine is faded a bit.
Corners are bumped a bit at the edges. The 414 pages of text are followed by 14
pages of advertisements. A scarce Arizona title. $150.00
7. Jeffrey, John Mason. ADOBE
AND IRON: THE STORY OF THE ARIZONA TERRITORIAL PRISON. La
Jolla, California, Prospect Avenue Press: 1969. Some shelf wear. $6.00
8. Kidder, Alfred Vincent & Samuel J.
Guernsey. ARCHEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS IN
NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA. Washington, D.C., Government
Printing Office: 1919. 228 pages. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to
spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. Spine title slightly faded. A clean
and tight copy. $25.00
9. Lesueur, James W. ARIZONA,
A LAND OF ENCHANTMENT. Mesa, Arizona, Private
Printing: 1935. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else near very
good. Very scarce Arizona promotional booklet. Beautiful black-and-white
photographs throughout, accompanied by historic text. Scarce. $85.00
10. Levine, Albert-editor. THE
LIFE AND TIMES OF SNOWFLAKE: A HISTORY IN STORIES, 1878-1978. Snowflake,
Arizona, Centennial Committee: 1978. 112 pages. Light wear. Scarce publication.
A collection of historical anecdotes about Snowflake, Arizona. $85.00
11. Nelson, Pearl Udall. ARIZONA
PIONEER MORMON: DAVID KING UDALL HIS STORY AND HIS FAMILY, 1851-1938. Tucson,
Arizona Silhouettes: 1959. 304 pages. Shelf wear to spine edges and corners.
Dust jacket has small tears and chips. $45.00
12. Olsen, Robert W. PIPE
SPRING. Tucson, Arizona, Arizona Pioneers' Hist.:
1965. Softbound covers. Some wear to covers. Softbound wrappers. $4.75
13. Powell Lawrence Clark. SOUTHWESTERN
BOOK TRAILS: A READER'S GUIDE TO THE HEARTLAND OF NEW MEXICO & ARIZONA. Santa
Fe, New Mexico, William Gannon: 1982. Some shelf wear, else near VG. Softbound
wrappers. $10.00
14. Roberts, Frank H.H. THE
RUINS AT KIATUTHLANNA EASTERN ARIZONA. Washington,
D.C., Government Printing Office: 1931. 195 pages. Softbound covers. Shelf wear.
Corners bumped. Front cover folded and slightly chipped at the edges. $18.00
15. Sorensen, Carole Gates. GATES
OF HELLHOLE: A BIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS GATES, 1833-1896. Bountiful,
Utah, Carr Printing Company: 1994. 287 pages. Ex-library marks on book and dust
jacket, but light wear overall. A solid copy. Gates was an early Mormon
convert who came West with his family, then settled in Arizona Territory. He was
superintendent of the notorious Yuma Territorial Prison, where during an
uprising of prisoners he was taken hostage and survived a harrowing ordeal. $10.95
16. Wilson, Calvert. WILSON'S
MINING LAWS: UNITED STATES, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, OREGON, NEVADA AND UTAH.
INCLUDING LAWS TO LOCATE OIL LANDS. Los Angeles,
Baumgardt Publishing: 1911. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped, else G+. Softbound
covers. Soiling to covers and some discoloration. $10.00