Bookstore

All profits from bookstore sales support our non-profit organization. Purchasing a book about Humboldt County History, gifts, or ephemeral items from our bookstore is a great way to support the work we do!

Bookstore


Humboldt Historian Back Issues

Back issues of the Humboldt Historian are available in the bookstore or by phone order. Due to the wide variation in shipping and handling costs, issues cannot be purchased online. Please call (707) 445-4342 during open hours to place your order. Bulk discounts are available!


Used Books & Memorabilia

We have added a selection of used books to the website. If you are looking for a particular book and don’t see it, please give us a call at 707-445-4342. We’ll be happy to check the shelves for you!

We have a small selection of vintage memorabilia including booklets from the Ingomar Club (Carson Mansion), the1964-65 Flood, the Humboldt County Centennial, and the dedication of the Humboldt County courthouse. Vintage yearbooks are also available. Please call 707-445-4342 or email bookstore@humboldthistory.org for details and pricing.

Any vintage books that we sell are duplicates and have not been accessioned into the collection. Because we have limited space and other local repositories also have copies, we offer these items for sale in our bookstore. In accordance with ethical standards of the American Association for State and Local History, the Society of American Archivists, and the American Alliance of Museums, HCHS proceeds from such sales are earmarked for acquisitions or direct care of our collections.

If you have used books about Humboldt history that are in good condition and need a new home, please consider donating them to HCHS as an addition to our library, or for resale. This makes history even more available to the public while helping fund an institution that furthers that cause.


Shipping and Pick-Up Information

We generally mail books on the Friday following receipt of your order. If you choose to pick up your book(s), you will receive an emailed notification when your order is ready.


Book Prices

Members receive a 10% discount on all regularly priced books. Please do not use this option if you are not a member.

OR … consider becoming a member!


Book of the Month

Northern Humboldt Indians
by Jerry Rohde

20% off during the month of August 2025
$52.00


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A Castle in Fairyland & Other Stories of the Carson Family and Their Mansions USED

A Castle in Fairyland & Other Stories of the Carson Family and Their Mansions USED

$4.95

A memoir of working for the Carson family by Evelyn Shuster Worthen. The book is based on the daybook kept by the author’s father.

Good condition. The cover is slightly soiled, but the binding is tight and the pages are clean.

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The Raging Klamath: Remembering a Playground of Plenty

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Northern Humboldt Indians

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Arcata Volunteer Fire Department, 1884-1984, the First Hundred Years USED

Arcata Volunteer Fire Department, 1884-1984, the First Hundred Years USED

$10.95
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Southwest Humboldt Hinterlands

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Lure of the Humboldt Bay Region USED

Lure of the Humboldt Bay Region USED

$5.00