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Northwest Books & Ephemera
The Island Within
by Nelson, Richard (signed)
SF: North Point Press, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Signed on the title page. Uncommon signed. Nelson's classic, it explores his time on a remote Alaskan island "revealing how his adoption of [Inuit] Koyukon wisdom has positively affected his life," and was the winner of the John Burroughs Medal for natural history writing. Near fine with a touch of rubbing to corners and a faint streak on upper text block face; in a near fine jacket with rubbing.
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A$237.02
The Heart of the Rockies: Banff-Kootenay-Yoho
by Williams, M. B
Herbert R. Larson, 1950. Paperback. Very Good. No date, circa 1950, near fine paperback shows some mild shelf and trace wear. 97 pages with black & whites. Nice copy of this work that was taken largely from an earlier volume called Through the Heart of the Rockies and Selkirks that tells the story of the majestic area.
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A$15.80
Northwest Harvest: A Regional Stock Taking
by Chittick, V.L.O. (Editor)
The Macmillan Company, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. First printing, very good + green cloth hardcover shows touch of bumping to bottom corners of covers, tiny closed tear at top edge of title page and some other light trace wear, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows clips at top and bottom of front flap, ligth soil, and edge wear that includes small closed tears and tiny open chips. 226 pages. Solid copy of this collection of this "..self-analysis of the...
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A$18.96
Salt of the Sea: The Pacific Coast Cod Fishery and the Last Days of Sail
by Shields, Captain Ed
Heritage House, 2001. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. XL. Book is in excellent condition with small impact mark at top edge. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows light scuffing, light edge and corner wear, no tears. 9 3/4""w x 10 3/4""h. 238 pages. Many b&w photos throughout
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A$150.43
Water-Holding Capacities of Columbia Basin Irrigation Project Soils
by Hagood, M. A.; Miller, D. E. And E. C. Larsen
Washington: Washington Agricultural Experiment Station, 1970. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. VG White paper covers with green titles, some browning to edges. A clean and very solid copy of this research report from Washington State University. 53 pp., Circular number 517. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall..
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A$31.60A$28.44
Queen Anne: Community on the Hill
by Reinartz, Kay Frances
Seattle, WA: Queen Anne Historical Society, 1993. Trade Paperback. Very Good. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 231 pages. Many b&w illustrations and photos.
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A$61.94
Looking at the Land of Promise: Pioneer Images of the Pacific Northwest
by Goetzmann, William H
Washington State University Press, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First printing, near fine oversized cloth hardcover shows light rubbing an dsoil at top edges of covers and some other very light trace wear, in near fien dust jacket that shows touch of rubbing and couple of tiny closed edge tears. 122 pages nicely illustrated. Still an attractive copy of this "..study of the nineteenth-century visual imagination" that contains "..numerous maps, drawings, sketches,...
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A$39.50
Bound Like Grass: A Memoir from the Western High Plains
by McLaughlin, Ruth
University of Oklahoma Press, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First printing, near fine hardcover shows bumping to bottom corners and some other light trace wear, in very good dust jacket that shows a rub spot at top of front flap most likley from sticker removal of some type and Montana Book Award sticker on front panel.184 pages with black & whites. Solid copy in jacket of "..Mclaughlin's account of her own--and her family's--struggle to survive on their isolated wheat and...
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A$27.65
Crosscut Saw Reflections in the Pacific Northwest
by Deaton, Jim
Fairfield, WA: Ye Galleon Press, 1998. Paperback. Near Fine. Near fine paperback shows just a touch of shelf and trace wear, else tight and clean. 231 pages with a few black & whites and index. Still a pleasing copy of this engaging history of logging in the Northwest.
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A$118.51
Higher than Eagles: Spokane's World War II Pilots
by Whitesitt, Larry
Larry Whitesitt, 2005. Paperback. Very Good. 2006 printing, inscribed by the author on the half title with 2013 date "To Larry, etc. etc." Very good trade paperback shows some light shelf and trace wear including some faint wrinkling to wraps, else tight and clean. 201 pages with black & whites. Still a pleasing copy of this local WW II and aviation history that includes a WW II diary by Phyllis Shauvin. Signed.
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A$39.50
Ancient Forests of the Pacific Northwest
by Norse, Elliott A.; Peter H. Raven [foreword]
Island Press, 1989. First edition. Softcover. Near fine. Signed on the first blank and with a typed letter signed (TLS) laid in to Congressman Peter Hoagland from Norse on letterhead for the Center for Marine Conservation ( Norse was acting as its Chief Scientist). Dated 1990. He conveys the book and discusses the spotted owl-timber controversy detailed for some portion of the book. The letter is part environmental advocacy, part book publicity. Woven through his chapters in the book are short essays...
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A$316.02
Exploring Vancouver Island West Coast
by Douglass, Don
Fineedge.Com Llc, 1994. Trade Paperback. Fine. Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 287 pages, maps, charts, b&w photos throughout with local knowledge, 150 detailed diagrams 75 entrance photographs, 250 GPS way-points.
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A$25.66
The Rand-McNally Guide to the Great Northwest
N Y: Rand McNallly, 1909. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Orange cloth boards show light wear and spots and fraying at edges. Previous owner's inscription inside. 120 pages. Black and white drawings by Walter S. Rogers. 365 pages, plus advertisements. Missing folding map.
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A$132.73
Bellingham Then and Now: A Compilation of Articles and Photographs Covering the Development of the City of Bellingham from the Arrival of the First European Settlers to the Emergence of a Modern City in 1904
by Holsather, Kent ; Wes Gannaway
Lonejack Mountain Press, 2008. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Book shows light shelf wear to covers. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 222 pages with a great many b&w photos throghout.
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A$132.73
Bonneville County in the Making
by Clark, Barzilla, W
Self published, 1941. Hardcover. Good +/No dust jacket. Good + hardcover (no dust jacket) shows light soil to covers and page edges, faint bit of staining to covers, shelf wear to covers that includes rubbing at corners, moisture wave to bottom portion of pages throughout, bit of stain at bottom of rear pastedown. 140 pages with black & whites. Solid and perfectly readable copy of this local Idaho history.
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A$23.70
This Was Railroading
by Abdill, George B
Bonanbza Books, 1958. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. Third Bonanaza printing, near fine, oversized cloth hardcover shows a name and date at top of front endpaper and short gift inscription to reverse of same, in very good dust jacket that shows mild rubbing and edgewear that includes closed tears and tiny open chipping. 192 pages loaded with black & whites. Still a pleasing copy of this reprinting of the noted work featuring "an historical collection of rare photos and true stories about the...
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A$19.75
Where Water Falls
by Dill, Clarence C
C.W. Hill Printers, 1970. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. Near fine hardcover shows just a trace of wear in the form of name at top of front endpaper and place and date written at reverse of same, else tight and clean, in very good dust jacket that shows rubbing and mild edgewear. 276 pages with a few illustrations. All said this remains a solid copy of this work that tells the story of 'how the Columbia became the miracle power river of the world'.
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A$30.02
Planning a New West: The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (Culture & Environment in the Pacific West Series)
by Abbott, Carl
Oregon State University Press, 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. Near fine cloth hardcover in near fine dust jacket with both showing just a touch of shelf and trace wear. 224 pages with black & whites. Still a nice copy of this work that presents "..a fast-paced account of the creation of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
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A$19.75
The Valley of Youth
by Holliday, Charles W
Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, 1948. Limited ed. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. Limited First edition #388 of 1000 signed copies, near fine green cloth hardcover shows touch of soil to covers and bit of bumping to bottom corners along with some other light trace wear, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows some rubbing, soil and edgewear that includes wrinkling, small chips and longer closed tears. 357 pages with black & whites and endpaper maps. Still a pleasing limited edition...
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A$61.62
Long Beach Peninsula: Where the Columbia Meets the Pacific
by Lucero, Donella J.; Hobbs, Nancy L
Arcadia, 2004. Paperback. Very Good. Very good + trade paperback shows name, date and place written inside front wraps, else looks to be tight and clean. 159 pages nicely illustrated in black & white. Still a pleasing copy of this northwest history that makes up an installment in The Making of America Series.
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A$18.96
The Buffalo Head
by Patterson, R. M
William sloane Associates, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First edition, near fine hardcover shows just a touch of wear, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows a diagonal wrinkle across top portion of rear panel, exposure toning along spine, light bit of rubbing and edgewear that includes small closed tears and couple of tiny open chips. 273 pages with a set of black & white plates and endpaper maps. Still a solid copy in jacket of this "..superb account of...
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A$18.96
River of the West: A Story of Opportunity in the Columbia Empire
by Case, Robert Ormand; Gray, William Price
Portland, OR: Northwestern Electric Company / Pacific Power & Light Company, 1940. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 48 pages. Many b&w photos. Wear and chips to cover. Large format: 9""w x 12""h.
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A$23.46
Columbia River
by Lyman, William D
Binfords & Mort, 1963. Fourth edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4th edition, very good hardcover (no dust jacket) with pictorial cover shows rubbing at cover edges and bumping at corners, hint of toning along spine, ownership sticker remnant at top corner of front endpaper, name and date at reverse of front endpaper and some other light trace wear. 367 pages with black & whites, index and endpaper maps. Still a pleasing copy of this edition of the classic work on "the Great River brought up to date.
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A$18.96
Report on Local Flood Protection Project - Grande Ronde Valley Oregon - Supplemental to Review Report on Columbia River and Tributaries, Dated October 1, 1948
by Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District
Walla Walla, WA: Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1950. Book. Good. Soft cover. Good Tan cardstock covers with black titles. 1950 .Wear to edges and cover corners. Darkening to spine column and cover edges, and a small number stamp to top of front panel. Crease to front cover toward spine. The interior is firmly bound in with thick brads, solid. Large photo of the area stapled to inside of front cover, and set of graphing notes stapled to inside of rear cover. Text unmarked. Sectionally paginated, includes...
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A$118.51A$106.66
Spokane and Vicinity Telephone Directory: April 1946
by Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Directory, 1946. Paperback. Good. Good, oversized (11 by 9 approx.)paperback shows a hole punch at top corner near spine head, soil and staining to wraps, bumping, wrinkling and staining to corners and fore edges of pages, some closed edge tears to pages and some other mild wear. 192 pages with adverts in addition to listings. Solid and perfectly perusable copy of this 1940s Spokane, WA directory.
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A$45.82
