Search Results: Washington from Gene W. Baade Books on the West

Olympia: State Dept of Conservation & Development, 1945. First Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 1st printing. 4to magazine size pictorial wraps. 56pp. Illus. Back cover map of the Oregon Trail. This volume is further subtitled: "Arrival of Michael Simmons Party at Tumwater (New Market) to Establish First Community in Washington" & "Establishment of Lewis County - 'Mother of Washington Counties.'" Near fine.

Yakima: Privately Printed, 1991. First Thus. Soft cover. Near Fine. 1st printing thus. Pictorial magazine size wraps. 8pp. Illus. There is a phone number written across one picture; minor stains; vg.

Olympia: Wa He Lut Indian School, 1993. First Thus. Soft cover. Good. 1st printing thus. Pictorial magazine size wraps. 12pp. Illus. Program. Bio of Joseph DeLaCruz. Some stains on back; previously folded. Good.

n.p.: Privately Printed, 1991. First Thus. Soft cover. Very Good. 1st printing thus. Pictorial magazine size wraps. 8pp. Illus. Souvenir Program. Light stains. Vg.

n.p.: n.p., 1939. First Edition. Soft cover. Good. Dark green printed & pictorial orange wraps. 40pp. Illus. Ads. Short articles, including page/portrait of "First Master" D. L. Russell. "List of Officers 1937-39". "Who's Who in the Drills". On the cover: "This Year We Plough Our 50th Furrow and We're Still Going Strong." (J. R. Preble, Clark Co. Pomona Master). Light stains, soiling. Small chip to cover corner, cover corners & some pages a tad curled. Good. Very scarce item; only two copies listed in libraries around the world.

n.p.: Privately Printed, 1991. First Thus. Soft cover. Very Good+. 1st printing thus. Pictorial magazine size wraps. 24pp. Illus. Program. Memorials, ads, military veterans etc. Event took place at Toppenish Community Center. This particular event may not have been a pow-wow, but was with a group of pow-wow booklets. Near fine.

n.p.: Privately Printed, 1993. First Thus. Soft cover. Good. 1st printing thus. Pictorial magazine size wraps. 24pp. Illus. Program. Memorials, ads, military veterans, royalty, etc. Event took place at the Toppenish Longhouse. This particular event may not have been a pow-wow, but was with a group of pow-wow booklets. Stain across top of front cover & 1st page. Good.

Wash D. C.: U. S. Gov Pr Office, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. As New. 1st printing. Gilt-stamped blue cloth.77pp. Illus. "Proceedings in the Congress and in the Rotunda, United States Capitol." Fine, in mint condition. No dj as issued.

Seattle: The Mountaineers & Univ of Washington Press, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible Fine/Good. 1st printing. Cloth.220pp. Illus. Maps. Bibliography. Appendix. Endpaper maps. Signed & dated on the half-title by Wood in year of publication. Not inscribed to anyone. Fine in dj with a couple of chips & some moderate wear otherwise. Scarce signed & in first edition.

Rock Creek, WA: n.p., 1993. First Edition. Soft cover. Very Good+. 4to pictorial wraps. (12pp). Illustrated with photos. Stapled inside front cover is ticket/coupon. Two photos on backcover: "In Honor of our late Chief Gus George" & "Past Leaders -- Tom Frank Yallup, Thomas Yallup, Chief William Yallup". Photos of dancers, children, etc. Rock Creek lays on the north side of the Columbia River. Lewis & Clark camped nearby. Vg+.

Rock Creek, WA: Privately Printed, 1993. First Thus. Soft cover. Near Fine. 1st printing thus. Pictorial magazine size wraps. 12pp. Illus. Program. Basic ticket stapled inside front cover. Near fine.

Chicago: Charles T. Daily, 1900. First Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Dark brown, simulated alligator skin folio wraps, stapled under covers. Unpaginated, but the 12 parts have the following totals: 24pp text; 98 plates presenting 128 photogravures. A stunning presentation of cities, towns, mining camps, & scenic landscapes of this impressive region. "Bird's eye" & street views, sometimes several photos from different angles, with buildings & parks. Locations represented: Spokane, Coeur d' Alene & Lake, Wallace, Wardner, Mullan, Walla Walla, Dayton, Natches River, Moscow, Lake Pend d' Oreille, Spokane River, Yakima River, North Yakima River, Gem, Ellensburg, Burke, Cheney, Rathdrum. Several photos are simply outstanding. Occasional minor abrasions to covers & couple of short tears closed. Occasional blemish on margins. Part 2 has 1 inch triangle loss to lower corner of front cover next to binding. Very, very scarce. Smith 312.

Steamboat Springs: Privately Printed, 1970. First Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 1st printing. Printed wraps. 61pp. Illustrated with a few photos. Memoirs of early times primarily around Ritzville, Washington. Fine. Scarce.

(Yakima): Yakima Valley Soc. for the Preservation of Early Western Americana, 1968. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Good+. Oblong pictorial wraps. (148pp.). Illustrated with a great selection of vintage photos of the Cle Elum, Ellensburg, Yakima area of Washington. "A pictorial view of the community life in the Yakima River Valley from the Yakima River's origin at Cle Elum to its junction with the Columbia River during the era 1900 - 1915." Virtually all the text is in the captions, some very thorough. Moderate wear. Good+. Smith S3616.

Philadelphia: Carey, Lea, & Blanchard, 1836. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor. 1st printings. Original one-half calf, paper over boards. Two volumes. 285pp + 279pp. Formerly Social Friends Library of Dartmouth College. Marginalia included funny student readers comments and repeated ink statements "Social Friends." Poor condition with front board of one detached & reattached with thin archival tape. Some foxing & various edge tears. No map. Reading, binding copy only.

Wenatchee: Commercial Printing Co, 1989. First Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. 1st printing. Pictorial 4to in comb binding. 84pp. Illus. Index of Pioneers. Couple of reproduced plat maps. Near fine.

The Mountaineers, Seattle, 2004, 2004. First Edition. Soft cover. As New. 1st edition. Trade pictorial wraps. 250pp. Illust. Maps. Index. Appendices. Presentation copy signed by Bauer. Fine, as new.

n.p.: Seattle-First National Bank and others, 1953. First Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. 1st printing. 4to pictorial wraps. 155pp. Illustrated with vintage photos. Overview of each county in the State of Washington with a good summary of its history, opening with 19pps of Washington history. A lot of information in this book. Near fine. Quite scarce.

Bellingham: Whatcom Museum of History and Art, 1970. Facsimile reprint. Soft cover. Collectible Very Good. Reprint of 1933 item. Pictorial wraps. (49pp + ads). Illustrated with vintage photos & ads. Gentle ex-lib with call number on small label affixed to lower front cover & over-taped with clear tape. Museum's ink stamp lower title page. This is an unusual copy. Across the top of the front cover is hand-printed and underlined, "Page Numbered Copy / Reference for Index Cards." The first line is hand-printed over the first line of the title. Inside on ffep is "Copy 2." Each page after title page & blank has first in ink and then in pencil the page number hand-written on this page. As the book is unpaginated, the museum librarian saw fit to add page numbers for reference and research. I'm not sure I've seen this done before! If you can accept the unique additions, including on the cover title, a vg, collectible copy! This book is apparently about the development of Bellingham & the Puget Sound area… Read More

(Camas): n.p., 1948. Soft cover. Fine. 2nd printing. Pictorial wraps. 28pp. Illus. Map. Camas is located on the Columbia River just east of Vancouver, WA. Small booklet, but much on the Native Americans & first white residents. Fine.