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Salem, OR: Capital Printing, 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. A standard source for the history of the Oregon Coast in the 19th century. [4], 468, 103 (biographical appendix) pages, plus [32] pages of halftone plates and a frontispiece portrait of the author. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in the original blue cloth binding,… Read more about this item

Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. A well-meaning and self-serving account of the Modoc War, one of the last major battles between the US military and a Native American tribe. The Modocs, who holed up in the lava beds in far northeastern California and southeastern Oregon were finally defeated and forced to relocate to… Read more about this item

Portland, OR: Press-22, 1981. First Edition. Pamphlet. Fine. A prose poem, excerpted from O'Brien's then-forthcoming novel of the same name. This is one of 125 numbered copies in wrappers, signed by the author. First edition. A fine copy. No. 35 of 100 signed by O'Brien.

New York: Harcourt, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A novel in the Hainish cycle (Left Hand of Darkness etc.), winner of the Locus award for best novel. First edition (first printing with a line of letters ending in A). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Le Guin on the title page.

New York: Harper and Row, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. A break from Le Guin's usual fantasy and science fiction books, this is a collection of historical fiction short stories set in an imaginary central European nation. 179 pages. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A near fine copy in a… Read more about this item

Hood River, OR: Hood River County Historical Society, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Extensively illustrated with halftone photographs. 558 pages. 8-3/4 by 11-1/8 inches. An edition of 1500 copies. First editon. Near fine (previous owner's bookplate on back (verso) of the front free endpaper. This copy not numbered.

Portland, OR: Modern Printing Co, 1914. First Edition. Trade paperback. Good. A dictionary of 430 terms, compiled with the assistance of C. R. Hellyer of the City Detective Department of the Portland police. An unusual Oregon imprint. "John Hancock, noun, current amongst confidence men and paper grafters generally. A signature. Derived from the common observation that John… Read more about this item

Tokyo: PMC Shuppan, 1984. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. A reduced-size reprint in four books of Ito Kazuo's two-volume oral history of Japanese immigrants in the United States. "A recent volume on the history of the Japanese in the Pacific Northwest, including those in British Columbia and Alaska. Based upon interviews and personal accounts, it is essentially a… Read more about this item

Portland, OR: R. L. Polk & Co, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. The first issue of an uncommon city directory for a small town south of Portland. It was published to coincide with the Lewis and Clark Exposition. "Comprising an alphabetically arranged list of business firms, private citizens and public institutions; classified list of all… Read more about this item

Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Volume three only of this series. The contents are "Diary of Sarah White Smith (Mrs. Asa B. Smith); Letters of Asa B. Smith; and Other Documents Relating to the 1838 Reenforcement of the Oregon Mission." Published in the series First White Women Over the… Read more about this item

Forest Grove, OR: Timber Press, 1978. First edition, wrappers issue. Trade paperback. Very good. A book about the Portland Trailblazers and Bill Walton, during and after their 1977 NBA championship. The classic book on the blazers. This is one of the first books from Portland's Timber Press. It was issued in paperback with a small run of… Read more about this item

Chicago: Wahl Institute, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. A reference book from one of the leading beer researchers and educators in the first half of the twentieth century. This volume covers barley, malt, malting, malting adjuncts, hops, and technical materials. 623 pages. First edition (first printing). A very good or better copy in thin leatherette boards.… Read more about this item

Tacoma, WA: Washington State Historical Society, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 352 pages. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.

Jordan Valley, OR: Mike Hanley IV, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Anecdotes connected to the Hanley family in the Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada high desert country. Illustrated with halftone photographs. 128 pages. 8-3/4 by 11-1/4 inches. First edition. A fine hardcover copy. No dust jacket, probably as issued. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper.… Read more about this item

1972. Ephemera. Fine. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Bill Ogden, a Southern California painter, defined the surf art look of the era. Some of his most visible work was done for the Portland, Oregon, swimwear company, Jantzen, which held the back cover ad space in Surfer Magazine for a number of years. This is the… Read more about this item

1972. Ephemera. Near fine. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Bill Ogden, a Southern California painter, defined the surf art look of the era. Some of his most visible work was done for the Portland, Oregon, swimwear company, Jantzen, which held the back cover ad space in Surfer Magazine for a number of years. This is… Read more about this item

Forest Grove, OR: Timber Press, 1978. First edition, hardcover issue. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A book about the Portland Trailblazers and Bill Walton, during and after their 1977 NBA championship. The classic book on the blazers. This is one of the first books from Portland's Timber Press. It was issued in paperback with a small run of hardcovers intended… Read more about this item

New York: W. W. Norton, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The author's first book, linked stories inspired by the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Eastern Oregon. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Uncommon signed. … Read more about this item

Sunny Valley, OR: Sexton Enterprises, 1995. First Edition. Trade paperback. Very good. Extensively illustrated with hundreds of vintage photos. 8-1/2 by 11 inches. 432 pages. First edition (first printing). Corners worn, else very good. Inscribed by the author, "To Mike & Ronda, Larry L. McLane. 5/13/95.

Ashland, OR: B. L. Cunningham, 1905. Ephemera. Near fine. A gelatin silver print of an elderly man in profile, holding a mirror in one hand and trimming his beard with scissors held in the other hand. The subject's clothes, a thick cloth jacket and canvas jeans, are worn and full of holes. The image is captioned… Read more about this item