Biography & Autobiography from Gene W. Baade Books on the West
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PILGRIM AT TINKER CREEK
by Dillard, Annie
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Published
- 1974
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Renton, Washington, USA
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$27.50
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NY: Harper's Magazine Press, 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Fair. Stated U. S. First Edition, but in later dj with no price. No printed stated. Cloth. 270pp. Pictorial endpapers. Gift inscription on half-title. Fine in chipped, edge torn dj. Item Price
$27.50
HOLE IN THE SKY: A Memoir (Signed)
by Kittredge, William
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1992
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780679411666
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- 1
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Renton, Washington, USA
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$32.50
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NY: Knopf, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st printing. Cloth & boards. 238pp. Endpaper maps. Signed (signed only) by Kittredge. Perceptive book on growing up in the Pacific Northwest by the acclaimed & accomplished writer. Pristine, unread copy fine in dj. Item Price
$32.50
SYNTAX OF THE RIVER: The Pattern Which Connects (Proof copy)
by Lopez, Barry
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- Used - Very Good
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- ARC
- Published
- 2023
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- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Renton, Washington, USA
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$7.50
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San Antonio: Trinity Univ Press, 2023. ARC. Soft cover. Very Good. Uncorrected Proof. Small pictorial wraps. 122pp. Vg. Some speckling on front cover from warehouse or bindery. Will work as nice reading copy. Item Price
$7.50
THE MEANING OF EVERYTHING: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary (Signed)
by Winchester, Simon
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2003
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780198607021
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- 1
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Renton, Washington, USA
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$32.50
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NY: Oxford University Press, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st printing. Cloth. 260pp. Illus. Bibliography. Index. Endpaper maps. Brief presentation to your bookseller and his wife signed & dated by Winchester in year of publication. Item Price
$32.50
THE MAP THAT CHANGED THE WORLD: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology (Signed and with map)
by Winchester, Simon
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- Used - Collectible Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2001
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780670884070
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- 1
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Renton, Washington, USA
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$100.00
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NY: Viking, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Collectible Fine/Fine. 1st printing. Cloth. 329pp. Illus. Glossary. Sources. Index. Brief presentation to your bookseller and his wife signed & dated in a later year by Winchester. ALONG WITH THIS COPY IS THE HUGE COLOR FOLDING PROMO MAP PUBLISHED BY THE PUBLISHER, size 21" x 27 1/4". The dust jacket is a… Read more about this item Item Price
$100.00
THEIR FAMILIES
by MacDonald, Betty Bard
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- Used - Collectible Near Fine
- Edition
- Limited/Numbered
- Published
- 2015
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Renton, Washington, USA
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$125.00
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Seattle: Book Club of Washington, 2015. Limited/Numbered. Hardcover. Collectible Near Fine. Copy #55 of the limited edition in cloth of 75 copies. Blue-black Japanese cloth with paper title labels on front cover and spine. 29pp. Several fine illustrations. Signed by book designer and illustrator, Jennifer Kennard. Printed with letterpress on fine paper. Decorated endpapers. LAID INTO an envelope… Read more about this item Item Price
$125.00
THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (Signed)
by Simon Winchester
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- Used - Collectible Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1998
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780060175962
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- 1
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Renton, Washington, USA
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$150.00
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NY: Harper, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Collectible Fine/Fine. 1st printing. Cloth. 242pp. Illus. Illustrated endpapers. Suggested Further Reading. Brief presentation to your bookseller and his wife in a later year signed & dated by Winchester. Fine in dj. Item Price
$150.00
BLUE HIGHWAYS: A Journey Into America (Signed)
by Least Heat-Moon, William
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- Used - Collectible Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1982
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780316353953
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Renton, Washington, USA
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$115.00
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Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible Fine/Near Fine. 1st printing. Cloth. 421pp. Map. Index of Towns and Cities. Presentation to your bookseller and his wife and signed by Heat Moon. Read once, carefully. Fine in dj. Item Price
$115.00
ANSEL ADAMS AND THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE: A Biography
by Spaulding, Jonathan
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- As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780520089921
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Renton, Washington, USA
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$35.00
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Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 1st printing. Cloth & boards. 516pp. Illus. Notes. Bibliography. Index. A pristine copy in fine dj; never been read. Item Price
$35.00
ANSEL ADAMS: A Biography
by Alinder, Mary Street
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- As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1996
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780805041163
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- 1
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Renton, Washington, USA
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$30.00
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NY: Henry Holt and Co, 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 1st printing. 487pp. Illus. Notes. Bibliography. Index. A pristine, never-read copy in fine dj. Item Price
$30.00
GROWING UP WESTERN Recollections by Dee Brown, A.B. Guthrie, Jr., David Lavender, Wright Morris, Clyde Rice, Wallace Stegner, Frank Waters
by Backes, Clarus (Ed.). Dee Brown, A.B. Guthrie, Jr., David Lavender, Wright Morris, Clyde Rice, Wallace Stegner, Frank Waters
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- As New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1990
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394573939
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Renton, Washington, USA
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$14.99
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NY: Knopf, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/New. 1st printing. Oblong cloth & boards. 220pp. Illus. An essential work for collectors of any of these writers. Fine, as new in dj. Item Price
$14.99
THE MEMOIRS OF MME ELISABETH LOUISE VIGEE-LE BRUN, 1755-1789
by Le Brun, Vigee; Gerard Shelley (Trans)
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1926
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Renton, Washington, USA
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$60.00
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London: John Hamilton, 1926. First Thus. Hardcover. Good. 1st printing of English translation. Gilt-stamped cloth. 217pp. Illus. Index. Le Brun was a French artist. Introduction beings, "Woman hath her victories no less renowned than man, may be truthfully said of so celebrated a portrait-painter as Madame Vigee Le Brun." Some fading to covers; Narrow "L" shaped outline of… Read more about this item Item Price
$60.00
WHEN TIME STOOD STILL: The S. S. Dorchester's last heroic night (Signed)
by Szymczak, Chester J.
- Condition
- Used - Collectible Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1956
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Renton, Washington, USA
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$950.00
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Philadelphia: Dorrance & Co, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible Fine/Very Good. 1st printing. Cloth. 109pp. Short presentation to Jack Cory, once editor of the Rhinelander (Wisconsin) Daily News, signed by Szymczak. This is the author's account, using the pseudonym of Johnny Westcott in the text, of his sailing on the troop transport ship, S. S. Dorchester, in early… Read more about this item Item Price
$950.00
MY MEMOIRS
by Baker, Harry (of Bayfield, Ontario)
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1986
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- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Renton, Washington, USA
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$18.50
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Zurich, ONT: Privately published, 1986. First Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 1st printing. Pictorial wraps. 96pp. Illus. Former owner's signature top of front cover, else fine copy. Scarce Ontario family item. Item Price
$18.50
TRAMPING AND CAMPING BY THE "WALKING WOOLFS
by Woolf, Dwight H.
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- Used - Collectible Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Renton, Washington, USA
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$300.00
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(Kansas City?): Privately published. First Edition. Soft cover. Collectible Very Good. 1st printing. Pictorial wrappers. 144pp. Illustrated with excellent half-tone photos of the Woolf's walking journeys. This is what the Kansas Historical Society has to say about the "Walking Woolfs," "... Mr. and Mrs. Dwight H. Woolf, also known as the Walking Woolfs. They wrote a book titled… Read more about this item Item Price
$300.00
UP THE CAPITOL STEPS: A Woman's March to the Governorship (Signed)
by Roberts, Barbara
- Condition
- Collectible As New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2011
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780870716102
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- 1
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Renton, Washington, USA
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$17.50
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Corvallis: Oregon State University Press, 2011. First Edition. Soft cover. Collectible As New. q. 1st printing. Glossy pictorial wraps. 438pp. Illus. Notes. Index. Signed (signed only) by Roberts on the title page. Fine, like new. Item Price
$17.50
I TASTE FIRE, EARTH, RAIN: Elements of a Life With a Sherpa (Signed)
by Sherpa, Caryl
- Condition
- Collectible As New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2011
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780983609421
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- 1
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Renton, Washington, USA
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$20.50
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Seattle: Studio S Press, 2011. First Edition. Soft cover. Collectible As New. 1st printing. Pictorial trade wraps. 346pp. Signed (signed only) by Sherpa on title page. "Signed by author" sticker, which can be removed, on front cover. Fine, like new. Item Price
$20.50
RAISING CAIN: The Life and Politics of Senator Harry P. Cain (Signed Review Copy)
by Smith, C. Mark
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- As New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2011
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- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9781935359654
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- 1
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Renton, Washington, USA
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$20.50
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Bothell: Book Publishers Network, 2011. First Edition. Soft cover. As New. 1st printing. Pictorial glossy trade wraps. 399pp. Signed by Smith on half title along with publisher's "For Review Only Not For Resale" ink stamp. Fine, like new. Signed copies scarce. Item Price
$20.50
CHANCE OF SUN: An Oregon Memoir (Signed)
by Findling, Kim Cooper
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- Collectible As New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2011
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Renton, Washington, USA
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$20.50
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South Beach Oregon: Nestucca Spit Press, 2011. First Edition. Soft cover. Collectible As New. 1st printing. Pictorial trade wraps. 162pp. Signed (signed only) by Findling. From the publisher: "In her debut as an author, Kim Cooper Findling's Chance of Sun: An Oregon Memoir, unfolds the story of an Oregon girl coming of age in the 1970s and 80s,… Read more about this item Item Price
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SASQUATCH: The Proof
by Cantrall, Thom
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- As New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2022
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9798427597524
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- 1
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Renton, Washington, USA
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$42.95
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n.p.: Independently published, 2022. First Edition. Soft cover. As New. 1st printing of print-on-demand book. Pictorial glossy trade wraps. 232pp. Illus. Another excellent book by my friend, Thom. Fine copy. Item Price
$42.95