Death Valley from Bee Creek Books

Morongo Valley, CA: Sagebrush Press, 1977. "John Randolph Spears was the first professional writer to visit, photograph, and write about Death Valley; his 1891 journey into this remote desert paralleled the international acclaim which followed the discovery and exploitation of borax. This publication provided the reading public with the first interesting and accurate account of pre-20th Century Death Valley, as… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: The Ward Ritchie Press, 1973. Foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell. "(Edwin) Corle's prose and (Ansel) Adam's photography are combined to create a book of great beauty, preserving the spirit and face of the barren wilderness." 60 pp. First paperback printing. Light wear to cover edges and corners, joints rubbed and soiled, creasing to spine, spine ends rubbed. Interior… Read more about this item

Palm Desert, California: Desert Magazine Press, 1954. Publication No. 1. Death Valley 49ers, Inc. 52 pp. Green stiff paper covers. Covers are rubbed along edges and corners, edges are browning and discolored, scuffing marks on cover faces. Spine paper is torn and pulling away. Interior is tight, clean, no marks. Pamphlet in VG- condition.. Paper Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by… Read more about this item

Twentynine Palms, California: Calico Press, 1961. First authentic history of Breyfogle's gold. Other contents include: Lost Silver of the Fortyniners; The Lost Gunsight and Silver Mountain; Wire Gold of the Panamints; Goller's Wonderful Nuggets; Golden Rocks of Avawatz; Oro Fino in Colorado Canyon; Blue Ledge of the Ballarat Trail and Lost Men of Death Valley. Two-page map of the Death… Read more about this item

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1946. Map endpapers. previous owner's name on front endpaper. Otherwise book is VG+. Dust jacket with mylar (protective plastic covers). Back soiled with small pieces missing at spine top edge and tear near spine joint on front cover. Overall DJ is Good. . Fifth Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Death Valley.

Readex Microprint , 1966. GREAT AMERICANA in gilt lettering on front cover along with title.. Cloth. Near Fine. California.

William Knyvett December 1949 issue with cover showing White Christmas on the Desert. Some articles include: Valley of the Cathedrals, by Charles Kelly; We found Ant Hills covered with Jewels, by Edith Rutenic McLeod; Panamint Pack Trip, by Randall Henderson; Pom Poms at Christmas, by Dorothy L. Pillsbury; and Adobe Maker of Scottsdale, by Christine B. MacKenzie. Pictorial… Read more about this item

Palm Desert, California: The Desert Magazine, 1959. Death Valley '49ers, Inc. Publication No. 3. 61 pp. with yellow paper wraps. Pamphlet is clean, tight and Very Good.. Second Printing. Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Drawings. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Death Valley.

Roseville, MN: LeRoy and Jean Johnson, 1981. Story about the death of a young infant while traveling through Death Valley. 20 pp. Card stock paper wraps are in Good condition with corners and edges rubbed, dirt smudges on back cover, and remainder of price sticker on back cover corner. Errata stamp on back inside cover. Interior… Read more about this item

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1961. "The Nelson bighorn was being featured in the National Park Service interpretive programs as "one of our most interesting mammals, that crosses from one mountain range to another in the vicinity of Badwater." 242 pp. with figures and index. Foldout map. Soft covers are dirty, have chipped edges and bent corners. … Read more about this item

New York: Four Winds Press, 1976. "The book tells the fascinating story of the history - and the natural history - of this unique desert." 113 pp. with index. DJ in Good+ condition with rubbed edges, small tear to top of front, and rubbing to spine edges/corners. Yellow cloth covers with cactus image on front. Covers… Read more about this item

Santa Barbara, California: Pacific Coast Odyssey, 1962. Contents include: Panamint City-Hell Camp and First Boom Town; Death Valley Scotty; The Borax Story; Jayhawkers' Saga; What is Death Valley including Geology, Wildlife, Plants and Indians; Where to Stay; and Traveler's Glossary to the Death Valley Area. Double page Map of Death Valley Area. 36 pp. Numerous photographs. Booklet is Very Good+… Read more about this item

California: Death Valley National History Association, 1972. "This is the story of Death Valley, which really is not a valley at all." 59 pp. with appendix. Very light wear to covers. Intertior is tight, clean and Very Good.. Revised Edition. Paper Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Photographs, Illustrations. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Death Valley.… Read more about this item

Death Valley '49ers, Inc, 1954. 24 pp. pamphlet telling the Manly Story of "The Jayhawker-Manly party, impatient to reach the gold fields, left the beaten path to take an uncharted cut-off...William Lewis Manly was the hero of their adventure and their Homer..." Includes a facsimile of the autographed map by Manly "reproduced for this publication which the writer recently found… Read more about this item

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1937. Contents include: Geological Story; Fossils Indicate Marine Life; How was the Valley Formed?; Animal Life; Plants of Death Valley; Death Valley Scotty's Castle and others. 30 pp. Maps and Photographs. Illustrated front cover. Slightly soiled or sunned? Overall covers are Very Good to VG+. ex-lib.? stamped on title page: "The Desert (rest illegible), Palm… Read more about this item

Berkeley, CA: The Friends of the Bancroft Library, 1967. Edited by George Koenig. With a foreward by J. S. Holiday, photographs of Death Valley by Ansel Adams, and route map by Robert Becker. Number 15 in the series of keepsakes issued by the Friends of the Bancroft Library for its members. Mintz 349. 67 pp. … Read more about this item

Santa Ana, California: Western Resort Publications, 1957. Charming guide book of Death Valley with maps, history, and romance of California's unique desert. 32 pp. Very light wear along edges. Book in Very Good condition.. Paper Covers. Very Good. Illus. by Photographs, Map. Size: Approx. 8 1/2 " x 5 1/4". Death Valley.

Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1947. Being Detailed Records of the Valley's Climate, with a List of Its Plants and Flowers, best-known Birds and Animals, an Outline of its History, and data helpful to Rock-collectors.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Good+ to VG-. Death Valley.

San Bernardino: Inland Printing & Engraving Co., 1965. Death Valley '49ers, Inc. Publication No. 3, revised and enlarged. 63 pp. with pictorial wraps. Gift inscription on front freepaper "To Omar Lillepage whom I met in Death Valley on Nov. 11, 1965. Ardis M. Walker" and second signature below from Cap. R.A. Gibson, who were two additional authors in… Read more about this item

Death Valley, Ca, 1958. Death Valley Scotty Tells His Own Stories In His Own Inimitable Style. Tales told by Death Valley Scotty, Winter of 1952-1953 at Scotty's Castle. SIGNED by author on front free endpaper:"Best Wishes from Earl C. Driskill, Death Valley, 1961." 59 pp. Photographs. Glossy covers. Mildly rubbed at spine tips. Overall covers are Very Good. Interior is… Read more about this item