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1960réf. xxx035Garden City: Doubleday & Co 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 1st printing. Cloth. 284pp. From the dj: "A raucous bighearted straight-from-the-hip true story of a madam of the great wide-open West." Also from the dj: ". Erwin is no doubt the last of a lusty breed of American women who wielded great power in the South and Southwest boom towns after World War I - the madams of the disorderly houses " . "a raucaus adventure that begins in America's great open spaces and takes us to Alaska - a story of dire poverty and eventual success as the most prosperous madam of them all." Fine in vg unclipped dj. Very scarce in the first edition. Doubleday & Co hardcover
1960réf. xxx004Kerrville TX: Privately published 1960. First Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Printed orange wraps. 240pp. Custom bookplate of "Tom Hahler Room 11 Union Stock Yards San Antonio Texas." Across the top of the title page he has written "Property of Tom Hahler" and covered the writing with clear tape which has now turned brown. The Kellys graduates of Baylor and George also of the U of Missouri put together this practical book on localized Spanish and Tex-Mex vocabular so that farmers and ranchers along the Texas - New Mexico border could understand their employees better. This must surely be the original issue of this book which was later reprinted. Very scarce thus. Lower corner front cover with mild triangle crease. Vg copy. Privately published unknown
1930réf. xxx0031930. First Thus. Soft cover. Good. Bulletin No. 2 1930. Blue-green wrappers. 66pp. Illustrated with several fine grain half-tones splendidly visually showing several mining areas. Great frontispiece of Yale and the Fraser River in 1901. On page 5 is a list of "Yield of Placer Gold To Date" listing year by year in dollars beginning with the Cariboo gold rush of 1858. Folding maps: Atlin Mining Division Dease Lake Area Laird Mining Division and Sketch Map of the South Fork of the Quesnel River. There are smaller maps as part of text block. Chipped front cover and same stained lower right corner. Nevertheless a good copy and this bulletin quite scarce. Very scarce with only a few libraries holding copies. unknown
1965réf. xxx019Yakima: Franklin Press 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 1st printing. Cloth. 171pp. Illus. "Appreciation" on three pages in the rear. Name Index. Full page presentation on the ffep signed June 1 1965. A biographical account of Nathan Olney who was ". in 1843 the first white citizen to settle in what was to become The Dalles Oregon." A fine copy in a vg unclipped dj. Sheller signed a lot of his books but this is an exceptional presentation copy. Franklin Press hardcover
réf. xxx017Helena: Montanans Inc. Soft cover. Very Good. No printing stated but circa 1940. Large color sheet 17" x 22" folded into quarto. unfolded the travel promo shows in tan and sepia tones photos of Montana scenes inside an outline of the state which in turn is surrounded by vignettes of horses cowboys Indians wagons and a stagecoach. Decorative border around all of this. "Designed by Bob Fletcher" & "Art Work by Shorty Shope." On the other side of the sheet along with the beautiful color illustration is printed 24 paragraphs of Montana facts. A showy piece and one of the most creative cover travel come-on illustrations I have ever seen. About fine. Very very scarce. Montanans, Inc unknown
1895réf. xxx049Seattle: The Calvert Co 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 1st printing. Pictorial small 4to cloth with cover subtitle "Their Life Tales & Legends of Puget Sound & Pacific N. W. Illustrated with nicely done pen and ink drawings. 169pp. A very scarce and fairly early book on the Indians / First Nations of Puget Sound including historical pieces stories cultural aspects etc. Signed on a preliminary blank page by Tom Brown and dated by him "1896." Brown was the son of the first United States Marshal of the State of Washington Thomas R. Brown who served 1890 - 1893. Soiled covers. 2 ½" tear at top of ffep closed. A good copy and very scarce. The Calvert Co hardcover
1980réf. xxx021Rosalia: Privately Published 1980. First Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 1st printing date of issue suggested by library copies. 4to pictorial wraps. 210pp. Illus. Index. Maps including folding map "Mood Flat Eden Valley and Turnbow Flat 1910." Signed by West. Laid in is a printed order form for the book browned across top. Survey of this vast wide-open remarkable country in SW Washington. Near fine. Very scarce. Privately Published unknown
1955réf. xxx013Elma WA: Fulco Publications 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 1st printing. Red cloth. 229pp. Illus. Signed on the ffep by Fultz "Sincerely / Hollis B. Fult." Also owner's Christmas gift inscription on the front paste down. Here is the list of wanted men: John Tornow Billy Gohl Harry Tracy William Frederick Jahns the Plummer gang "capture of Lowry Howard Romaine and Page" Roy Gardner and the murder of Hugh McMahon. Fine copy in vg unclipped dj. Fulco Publications hardcover
1978réf. xxx024Algonac MI: Reference Publications Inc 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 1st printing. Cloth. 297pp. Illus. Bibliography. Index. Maps. Endpaper maps "The Northern Plains and the Great Sioux Reservation." Edited by Thomas D. Weist. Marquis dust jacket says b. 1865; Wiki says 1869 - died 1935 said of himself regarding his remarkable recording of northern plains life and culture and the Indian Wars there "It has been my fortune to have obtained stories from the very last survivors of that time. I do not know of anyone else who is doing this so it appears mine is going to be practically a monopoly through all future time." A fine copy in nearly fine dj prices marked out on back panel of dj. Reference Publications, Inc hardcover
1969réf. xxx001Coulee Dam: Land Operations Colville Indian Agency 1969. First Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Prepared for Stockmen of the Colville and Spokane Indian Reservations by Branch of Land Operations Colville Indian Agency / Coulee Dam Washington. No copies listed in world libraries or online. Printed tall wraps. 29pp. Illustrated with cool drawings by "Oscar." Formerly owned by Tom Hahler who had an office in the Union Stock Yards in San Antonio Texas. Authors open with statement "This isn't really a joke book - it just looks like one." "This so-called "Guide ---" hopes to get into the business of reducing cow costs and improving calf values so the chance of profit if more than a joke." Included in the text are names of ranchers in the Okanogan area of Washington State south of the BC border. Authors tell the reader to go and talk to these ranchers in person to find out more how to stay in the cattle business. I've never seen a copy of this before. Modern but rare. Very good. Land Operations Colville Indian Agency unknown
1908réf. xxx012Seattle: R. L. Polk & Co 1908. First Thus. Hardcover. Good. Original edition. Brown cloth stamped in black and red with advertising. 475pp. Packed with addresses of individuals and businesses and loaded with advertising. Originally sold by subscription for $5 per copy. This is a researcher's dream or just a wonderful opportunity to go down memory lane if you're interested in the fascinating and picturesque area of Yakima Washington on the sunny side of the Cascade Mountains. Hinges reinforced. Some fraying to cloth along spine and wear to board edges. A good copy. Rare. A copy found only in the WA State Library. R. L. Polk & Co hardcover
1927réf. xxx046NY: Henry Holt 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 1st printing. Cloth. 347pp. Portraits. Former owner's signatures on ffep and recto of frontispiece. Faint ink stamp on rear blank page of Jones Book Store in Sacramento. The author writes in a tongue-in-cheek flippant but engaging style. These are sketches of Calamity Jane Belle Starr Lola Montez Pearl Hart and several other less famous frontier women. Chapter IX is "A Note on Carrie Nation." Very good copy in chipped dj which has small corner clips to the flaps and therefore price-clipped. A couple of small original prices inked or penciled in. Henry Holt hardcover
1983réf. xxx045Lincoln: Univ of Nebraska Press 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 1st edition. Folio cloth with gilt titles. Preface. Introduction. Notes. Calendar of Maps. The Maps. The usual fading to the blue cloth covers which I wonder why Nebraska chose easily fading blue or didn't create a granted huge dust jacket. Of course binding & text are fine but the fade lowers the grade I give it to "Good." EXTRA SHIPPING REQUIRED SO DEFAULT AMOUNT SHOWN MUST BE ADDED TO. Univ of Nebraska Press hardcover
réf. SONG0919845134Brand: The Association 0000-00-00. spiral_bound. Used: Good. 0.00x0.00x0.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: The Association unknown
1971réf. 1111150Calgary: Privately Printed 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 1st printing. Gilt-stamped cloth. 280pp. Illus. Bookplate on ffep. A memoir of ranching & living near High River Alberta. Fine in dj with couple of short edge tears & back panel soiled. Uncommon in 1st printing. Not in Whale. Privately Printed hardcover
1936réf. 1104159Vancouver: n.p. 1936. First Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. 9" x 12" oblong cord-tied pictorial wraps with distinctive & attractive cover art of a view between two tree trunks across the water to North Vancouver & the "Lions". Illustrated with soft-focus sepia photos of the park. Onion skin endpapers. Back page listed Board of Park Commissioners 1886-1936. Vg. Two small abrasions on front cover; mild corner wear. Scarce. n.p. unknown
réf. 009682Oak Bluff: Oak Bluff Women's Institute 0-88925-440-0 1984 1st printing. Hardcover 432pp. Fine no dust jacket. Brown leatherette with gilt illustration. Photographic endpapers photographs index. Locale: Manitoba; Oak Bluff--Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. Manitoba Family Histories--Manitoba Local History--Manitoba. Oak Bluff Women's Institute Hardcover
1896réf. 1011090Toronto: Hunter Rose Co 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo olive green cloth with gilt title author & image on front cover showing Indians paddling a canoe on a river with hills in background. 151pp. Illustrated with photo portraits & photos. Frontispiece art portrait of Thayendanagea Joseph Brant. Presentation copy from "the author" to Rev'd R. J. Roberts in Toronto in March 1899. The date is repeated in ink with device 13 device 1899. Please note that MacKenzie doesn't write his name but writes "With the best wishes of the author". The author's "frequent and extended visits" gave him "intimate knowledge" of the "six independent tribes of the Mohawks Tuscaroras Onondagas Senecas Oneidas and Cayugas." On the front cover are two circular stains that overlap the gilt image. They are not strong stains but they are present. A few other spots on the covers. A collectable copy nevertheless. Tight & otherwise vg. Hunter, Rose Co hardcover
1907réf. 1011049Toronto: Canada History Co 1907. First Edition. Leather_bound. Good. Full 4to leather with gilt-stamped titles on spine & decorative blindstamping on front & back covers. 1308pp. Illustrated with photos & portraits. Map. Marbled endpapers. a.e.g. The first 496pp. of Vol I comprise the provincial history. The balance of Vol I 182pp & all of Vol. II contain the biographies of leading men of Ontario. In the Contents of Vol I there is an alphabetical Index of the biographies. The set generally in good condition with rubbing to joints & a 1 3/4" separation at the upper joint of the front cover of Vol II. Hinges show some wear/cracking in places but sound. Very scarce set. Canada History Co unknown
2006réf. 1003012Vancouver: Privately Printed 2006. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/New. Attractive gilt-stamped silver royal 8vo cloth. 412pp. Illus. #138 of 500 signed copies. There is a chapter for each season plus 17 appendices including lots of lists of names places etc. Hockey in Canada has never been just about the NHL folks. Fine like new in dj. Privately Printed hardcover
1979réf. 0811148Carnduff Sask. & Altona Man.: Carnduff & District Hist. Soc 1979. First Edition. Soft cover. Good. 4to pictorial cloth. 1097pp. Illust. A huge history/biography of this area in Saskatchewan just above the U.S. border. Fore-edge water-stain & couple of margins affected. Lightly soiled covers. Good. Carnduff & District Hist. Soc unknown
1936réf. 0511118Privately Printed Waukesha 1936 1936. First Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 12mo pictorial wraps very lovely. 39pp. Illust. "This is a narrative of a hunting trip together with several poems of the outdoors. Printed privately by the author for his friends." Fine. Never been opened & read. A scarce & attractive highly collectable item. Privately Printed, Waukesha, 1936 unknown
1971réf. 37016Downsview: De Havilland Canada 1971. revised edition. Nice Copy. lge. octavo. orig. binder c.400pp. text ills. diags. PSM 1-6-1. INice manual with full operating instructions and full technical data De Havilland (Canada) unknown
1995réf. 2819Vancouver Canada: Altitude Publishing Ltd. 0.63 X 10.28 X 13.26 inches; 96 pages; Signed BY AUTHOR. Mylar Cover on dust jacket. Dust Jacket shows No wear of usage. Book Tight. Color Photographs. . Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. 4th Printing. Hardcover. 1551531186 . 1995. Altitude Publishing Ltd hardcover
1867réf. 9805021Toronto July 1 1867 1867. Soft cover. Very Good. Not a book. Folio newspaper. Early reprint. Not a modern facsimile. 4pp. The Confederation Day issue of one of Canada's venerable newspapers. First 2 pages are devoted to the meaning of confederation from economic & other points of view & in cludes a synopsis of the history leading to confederation. Various celebrations covered. Last 2 pages mostly composed of ads & news briefs including obituary notice of the death of Jemima Coldwell daughter of legendary fur trader Alexander Ross. Light browning to quarter folds. Vg. Oversized. Toronto, (July 1, 1867) unknown
