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
Southwest Humboldt Hinterlands
by Jerry Rohde

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


 
 

A Life in History

A Life in History

from $26.95

By Ray Raphael

The Historical Society bookstore caries all manner of books that fall under the category of "history". There are books about communities, the environment or historical events. There are also memories and biographies.  And then there is local historian, Ray Raphael's latest book which is a bit of everything: "A Life in History".

       It begins with a Greenwich Village childhood and a post-high school  adventure hiking and hitchhiking westward, studying at Reed and UC Berkeley, then fully experiencing the sixties with the Civil Rights movement, the anti Vietnam protests and life as a "peacenik" hippie. Then came the back-to-the-land movement on the Lost Coast where he taught in an alternative school, touched on the then-illegal pot industry, married and raised two boys in an era questioning male dominance, kayaked, and acquired the inspiration to delve into history.

       We learn too about Raphael's maturing as an author and historian - about how his life experiences influenced his perspective on history, both local and national, and about his diving into genealogy. 

       In many ways, the book's title, "A Life in History", encapsulates it.  It tells of a life lived through historic times and formed by them. And it also celebrates an esteemed writer and historian who has shared some of his historic life with all of us.

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