Valley Trails (SIGNED, two volumes)
Stockton: Stockton Corral Of Westerners, 1966. 1st. Hardcover. Limited #18 of 300 copies. 4to. 102; 109pp. Black & white photo-reproductions; illustrations; maps. Brown cloth with Charles M. Russell embossed skull on front covers; gilt lettering to spines. SIGNED by Brotherton and 17 additional authors in recognition to past Westerner's Sheriff, Dr. Allen Waldo, with his signature and stamp. An uncommon title on early California history, uniquely SIGNED by a majority of the authors! Fine copies (light spine fading to Volume I). Item #12554
A compilation of twenty-two articles of Stockton and the surrounding Mother Lode Country; the US Mint in San Francisco; Benjamin Sears, early Califoria artist; the Indian problems of the area; the Railroad; a short but lively Stockton Gold Rush; the Owens Valley and the fight for water; the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906; Overland Travel of the mid 1800's; Cattle Brands of Stanislaus County; Ebbetts Pass; Lean John Brown, the Gila Trail; criminal activity in Stockton; Rancho Suey; California's gold fields; the forgotten town of Milton; the first two-way road across the Sierras; and Erastus Saurin Holden. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 15th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request.
Price: $450.00