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.

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
Saving the North Coast Redwoods
by Susan J.P. O’Hara

20% off during the month of February 2025


 
 

From Plowshare to the Palace: A Frontier Family in Ferndale (USED)

From Plowshare to the Palace: A Frontier Family in Ferndale (USED)

$10.00

By Barbara Canepa Saul. The story of the Canepa family, beginning with their ancestors in Switzerland, Scotland and Australia. They came to Humboldt in 1875 on the steamer Pelican and the family is still present in Humboldt today. This copy is a library discard, in good condition. The cover is somewhat worn but clean, the binding is tight and the pages are clean and undamaged.

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Dear Mad'm USED

$8.95
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Mills of Humboldt County, 1910-1945

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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
Shipwrecked at Samoa, California: The Loss of the Navy Cruiser U.S.S. Milwaukee (USED)

Shipwrecked at Samoa, California: The Loss of the Navy Cruiser U.S.S. Milwaukee (USED)

$10.00
Lure of the Humboldt Bay Region (USED)

Lure of the Humboldt Bay Region (USED)

$5.00