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!

Book Reviews

New! Instead of the former short descriptions, we now have book reviews by archivist and local author, Pam Service. Check them out for information about our books.

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.

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Book of the Month
Southeast Humboldt Hinterlands
by Jerry Rohde

20% off during the month of May 2025
$47.95 - down from $59.95


 
 

Lure of the Humboldt Bay Region USED

Lure of the Humboldt Bay Region USED

$5.00

By Chad Hoopes. This book covers, as it says, “Early Explorations, Discoveries, and Foundations Establishing the Bay Region.” Published in 1966, there is an autograph by the author dated 1967. Please note that this book is in somewhat poor condition. The paperback binding is solid, but it has been written in, and there is foxing as well as water stains. It is reasonably clean. We don’t usually offer books in this condition, but this is an out-of-print local history book, written by a respected Humboldt author. It is completely readable and well worth the low price.

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The Sea Captain's Odyssey: A Biography of Captain H.H. Buhne, 1822-1894

from $22.45
Trinidad

Trinidad

from $22.49
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We Are Dancing For You

from $27.00
The Diaries of Joseph Prince Tracy, Eureka, California, 1893-1898

The Diaries of Joseph Prince Tracy, Eureka, California, 1893-1898

from $9.00
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Night Crossings

from $13.46