Flanigan Anatomy of a Railroad Ghost Town
Susanville, California: Lahotan Images, 1985. Original wraps. Size (6"x9"), 121 pages, historical photographs, maps, index. -- Light wear to the corners. -- No other notable defects. More
Western Americana
Fifty Years in Siletz Timber
Portland: A. W. Morgan, 1959. First Edition, Limited Edition. Tall 8vo., 82pp., black & white portraits. Partial Contents: Pioneer homesteading in the Siletz River Basin. Hardships for Homesteaders. Squatters and More Trouble. Timber Cruising on Rugged Euchre Mountain. Buying and Selling Siletz Timber. Reminiscing in a letter to Grant King..... More
Green Gold. The Incomplete and Probably Inaccurate, History of the Timber Industry in Parts of Central and Eastern Oregon from 1867 to Near Present
No Place: Self Published, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Soft cover. Quarto. 418 pages. Illustrated, black & white photographs, maps. -- "1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 10 libraries worldwide"-world catalog. -- No notable defects. "Since 1867, timber has been vital to the regions of central..... More
El Vaquero
Wilton, California: Vaquero Enterprises, 1999. Second Printing. Hardcover. Short Folio, 156 pages, Color and black & white illustrations by the author. -- Personal gift inscription to the title page at the bottom front corner, Some surface rubbing, light wear to the extremities of the dust jacket and a couple of..... More
Seven Valleys regional history, 1872-1982 : development of the South Loup, Shorthorn Ranch on Sand Creek, Callaway, Hub of the Seven Valleys South Loop, Upper Loup, Southwest Custer County, Cottonwoods - Lodi - Redfern
, Callaway, Nebraska: Loup Valley Queen, 1982. [First Edition]. hardcover. 9"x11-1/8", brown faux leather over boards, map endpapers, 584 pages printed on high quality glossy paper. Profusely illustrated with historical photographs and family portraits, maps, index. -- A lovely copy of this scarce history of the Seven Valleys region. --..... More
Tales of the Neahkahnie Treasure
Tillamook: Tillamook County Pioneer Museum, 1991. A few black & white photographs, one map. 2nd Printing. Softcover (Stiff Boards). Tillamook County Pioneer Museum, Tillamook, 1991. 2nd Printing. Fine Condition. Illustrator: A few black & white photographs, one map. [ Treasure Hunting ] Size: Octavo (standard book size). 25 pages. Item..... More
A Bridge Over Troubled Water. Legend of Deception Pass
Bellingham, Washington: Joel Douglas, Publisher/Editior, 2002. Second Edition. 4to., 67pp., illustrations, technical drawings, historical newspaper articles. -- Condition. "Deception Pass is a dramatic seascape where the tidal flow and whirlpools beneath the twin bridges connecting Fidalgo Island to Whidbey Island move quickly. During ebb and flood tide current speed reaches..... More
Nel Cooper Stories. True Tales of the Wagoner, Arizona Area
No Place: Nel Cooper, 1974. Revised Edition. Original wraps. 8vo., 47pp., illustrated with photographs and black. & white drawings. Index: He 'et His Beans with His Knife - A Brief History of Wagoner - The Big Black Stallion - Rustlers Roost - The First Mustangs - Victor, The Steeldust Stallion..... More
Big Hole Memories. A Collection of Jay Nelsons Stories and Family Photographs
No Place: Self published, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. 4to., 143pp. Illustrated with lots of historical photographs. -- Very minor wear to the extremities. A clean, sound copy. A logger, cowboy, carpenter and even snow plane pilot, Nelson has lived a life that most of us now can only..... More
Facts and Yarns of the Bohemia Oregon Gold Mines
No Place: Self published, 2001. First Edition. Softcover. Self published, No Place, 2001. First Edition. Very Good Condition. Smudge to the front cover, else, very good condition. Fourth Printing. Size: Small Octavo. 32 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Western Americana; Mining (Gold); Pictures of this item not already displayed..... More
Roads of Yesterday in Northeast Oregon
Bend, Oregon: Maverick Publication, 1990. Assume First Edition. Edition Not Stated. Original wraps. 4to., 143 pp., numerous historical photographs, 39 maps, epilogue, references and additional readings, appendix: places and objects of special interest, extensive index. Documents the story of the pioneer roads along which the miners, ranchers, and freighters traveled..... More
Pioneer Roads in Central Oregon
Bend, Oregon: Maverick Publications, 1985. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 8vo., pp. 200, black & white photographs, many illustrations of maps, references and further reading, biography of the authors, index. -- Signed on the first free end-paper by the author. -- Corners just a tiny bit bumped. :A unique look..... More
Texas
Dallas: Southwest Press, 1933. Authors Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Southwest Press, Dallas, 1933. Authors Edition. Very Good Condition/Good. [ Non-Fiction ] -- Very good condition in a good or better dust jacket. (nk). Frontis map. Size: 12mo. 79 pages. Item Type: [ Non-Fiction ]. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Western..... More
A Bibliography of the Geology and Mining Interests of the Black Hills Region. -- South Dakota School of Mines Bulletin No 11
Rapid City: South Dakota School of Mines, 1917. Edition Not Stated. Original wraps. Tall 8vo., 316pp., plus 7pp. index to names of authors and collectors. Nice fold out map of the Black Hills Region. -- Minimal light wear to the extremities. -- At Least:. More
Early Days on the Yukon & the Story of its Gold Finds
London - Toronto: John Lane, The Bodley Head - Bell & Cockburn. Hardcover. Short 8vo., green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, front cover blank, 306 pages, frontispiece of the author, many photographic illustrations. -- Wear to head and heel of spine, some light soil to cloth covers, front hinge just..... More
Trails To The Ochoco Valley
Prineville: Crook County Historical Society, 1992. Edition Not Stated. Softcover (Spiral Bound). Light wear to tips of spine. -- Quarto (8-3/4 x 11). 121 pages. Pen and ink sketches by the author. The author has recounted events as found recorded in old history books, journals, letters and diaries, to form..... More
The History of Crook County Oregon 1994
Prineville, Oregon: Crook County Historical Society, 1994. [First Edtion]. Hardcover. Small folio (9-1/4"x12-1/4"), pp. 264, profusely illustrated with historical photographs and family and individual portraits. general history index, family history index. -- No notable defects. More
End O' The Trail
No Place: Guy Parker, 1955. Guy Parker. First Edition. Pictorial cover. Oblong 12mo., unpaginated. Illustrated by the author. Corners lightly bumped, minor shelf wear to the outer extremities. Guy Parker, author and illustrator of the "End O' The Trail" is a cowhand of the old school, Born in Colorado Springs..... More
Funeral Mountains Mining Camps and Mines. -- Western Places: Vol. 6, No. 4. Whole No. 24; Including: Keane Wonder, Keane Springs, Chloride City, Lee Nevada, Lee California, Lee Addition, Echo, & Schwab.
Lake Grove, Oregon: Western Places, 2002. Oversized paperback. 4to., 80 pgs. profusely illustrated. map on back cover. Errata slip pasted to inside back cover. -- Light exterior wear. More
Goldfield's Fabulous Boom. -- Western Places, Vol. 9, No. 4
Lake Oswego: Western Places, 2013. Oversized paperback. 4to., 88 pgs., profusely illustrated with historic photographs, maps, old postcards. No notable defects. More
Pend Oreille County Washington. The Communities. -- Western Places: Vol. 9, No. 2. Whole number 34; [ Cover Title: Settlements of Pend Oreille County Washington ]
Lake Oswego: Western Places, 2011. Oversized paperback. 4to., 52 pages, many historical photographic illustrations some in color. 10928782. More
Washakie: A Wyoming County History
1985: Saddlebag Books, 1985. First Edition. Original wraps. 8vo., pp 251, historical photographs, index. Signed by the author in ink over his printed name in the introduction. "Ray Pendergraft was born in 1905 in a lonely pioneer cabin at Big Trails, Wyoming. He was weaned on stories of the Chisholm..... More
The Long Lost Rachel Wild. Or, Seeking Diamonds in the Rough.
Denver: Reed Publishing Company, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 448 pages, biographical note, author's note, proem, illustrations. Chapter one: Childhood.--Pioneer Life in Kansas.--Herds of Buffalo.--Indian Uprisings. Chapter two. Herding Cattle.--Pursued by Wolves.--Grasshopper Plague.--Chills and Fever, etc. etc. -- Extremities have moderate wear. Spine faded to bottom half of spine. Front..... More
Through the Years with Emma W. Porter 1867-1959. -- Containing Her Autobiography, Genealogy, Poems and Favorite Songs Along with Familyh Pictures and Sketches by her Children
No Place: Self Published, circa 1959. Edition Not Stated. Original wraps. Tall 8vo., 132 pp., historical photos. Contents: Testimony and Autobiography, Pictures, Poems, Biographical Sketches, Descendants and Ancestors, Songs, Index. More
Tlingit Legends. Reproductions of Watercolors by Rosemarie Korthals
Sitka, Alaska: Sheldon Jackson Museum, 1986. Rosemarie Korthals. Revised Edition. Softcover. Sheldon Jackson Museum, Sitka, Alaska, 1986. Revised Edition. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Rosemarie Korthals. Illustrated Books Corners lightly bumped. Light wear to the extremities. -- 10 color illustrations (post cards) laid in loose. I believe these were meant to..... More