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Oregon Journal Edition. Smith: Pacific Northwest, 5996. 350 pages. Bound in original green cloth with letteing stamped in gilt. Contemporary style bookplate on front paste-down endpaper. Near fine in very good dust jacket with small tape mend to reverse, moderate edge wear, and mild fade to spine panel.

Benson's achievements proved to be huge ocian-going rafts carrying up to six million board feet of logs, and a timber empire that earned him the tile of uncrowned lumber king of the Pacific Northwest. 144 pages with photographs and maps. Fine in very good plus dust jacket with small chip to the rear panel.

Reprinted from the Historical Section of The Frontier, a Magazine of the Northwest, Vol. X, No. 1, November, 1929. Letters and other documents describing the Battle of the Big Hole. These papers throw light on the battle quite different from that shown in the military reports. 20 pages. A fine copy.

Vol. XVII, No. 6, June, 1938. From the library of Louise A. Boyd with her stamp on the front cover. Boyd was an American explorer of the Artic Ocean and the first woman to fly over the North Pole. She wrote a number of articles and books about her explorations. Pages 75 to 112 with black and white illustrations of plants by Mary V. Hood, with index. A very good copy.

G-P. The saga of a man and woman of heroic mould who undertake the tremendous task of carving a home for themselves and their future family from the wilderness of Central Arizona. Dust cover art by George Giguere. Some foxing to upper edge, 1" tear and small abrasion to endpaper, else near fine in near fine dust jacket with several small tears, a little edge wear and one tiny chip.

Inscribed by Storm on the front endpaper, "For John Gould, Colton Storm, iii-17-69." John Gould was a bookseller. Laid in is a letter to John from Jack Rittenhouse regarding the importance of this reference book. The letter is signed, "Jack." 854 pages with index. Fine in fine dust jacket with just a hint of wear.

University of Arizona Bulletin, Volume V. Number 3, April 1, 1934. Social Science Bulletin No. 6. 69 pages with several photographs and map. Covers lightly toned. A near fine copy.

Chapters include; Los Angeles County - Its Origin and History; The Long Beach - Redondo Highway Plan; Official Approval and Adoption of the Plan; Problems Involved in the Design of the Highway Plan; Schedule of Major and Secondary Hig hways. 206 pages of text, photographs and an abundance of maps, plus thirteen foldout tissue maps, all in superb condition as if never opened. Bound in olive green cloth lettered in black with shape of county filled in gilt. Slight loss of gilt to one corner. Bookplate on front paste-down endpaper. A fine handsome copy.

Kentuckian Daniel Ellis Conner went to Colorado in 1859 in a search for gold. When the Civil War broke out he became involved with a band of rebel troops who sought to wrest control of the Southwest from the Union. Edited by Donald J. Berthrong and Odessa Davenport. 185 pages with some photographs. Slight evidence of small 1" sticker removal, else fine in fine dust jacket.

Extended subtitle reads, "Giving the Inside Facts of the Bloody Coeur d'Alene Labor Riots, and the many Ups and Downs of the Author throughout the United States, Alaska, British Columbia and Old Mexico. Also Exciting Scenes among the Moonshiners of Kentucky and Virginia." Intersting history of the book found in Adams; Six-Guns 2026. Also listed in Adams; Rampaging Herd 2072. Howes; USiana 522. 519 pages with photographs of lawmen and outlaws. Bound in original green cloth with lettering and illustration in gilt. A few finger smudges on the page margins, else a very good copy.

The definitive bibliography of early Mormon books published. Signed by Crawley. From the extensive reference collection of Terrence Tanner with his signature on the front endpaper. 477 pages with photographic examples and index. A few scattered pencil notations by Tanner. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Fishing experiences in eastern Canada. 147 pages with photographs and index. Bound in original maroon cloth with lettering and rule on spine in gilt. Endpapers toned. A very good copy.

One of 750 copies. "Derbec's thirteen letters form the best account of French activities in the Gold Rus." Kurutz; California Gold Rush, 190. 258 pages with index. Map endpapers. Bound in original gray coarse cloth with lettering stamped in gilt on spine. Mild toning to endpaper edges, else fine in very good dust jacket with several small chips and mild toning.

In addition to a true account of army life, intimate glimpses are given into the lives of ranchmen and their courageous wives, cowboys, desperadoes, saloonkeepers, sheriffs, Mormons and Indians. Howes B1078. 179 pages. Fine in fine price-clipped dust jacket with light edge wear and tiny closed tear.

Eighty-two pages with photographs and index. Two large folded maps in rear pocket. Water staining along spine and lower portion of pages. Does not affect the maps. About very good.

Bulletin 827. Bound in original red cloth. 44 pages with several photographic foldouts plus two large folded maps in rear pocket. Blank book plate affixed to verso of title page, else an about fine copy.

Reprint of the 1846 second edition with the state constitution. Howes N118. Graff 3012. Serves as a key to the territorial period of Iowa and as a springboard for the study of its statehood. Fine in about fine dust jacket with toning along upper edge and spine panel. A very nice copy.

Reprint of the 1846 second edition with the state constitution. Howes N118. Graff 3012. Serves as a key to the territorial period of Iowa and as a springboard for the study of its statehood. Fine in about fine dust jacket with tanning along upper edge and spine panel. A very nice copy.

A unique record based upon the journals of Foster H. Jenkins, Henry S. Bradley, Seth Draper and Ezekiel Barra. 298 pages maps and charts. 906 copies printed. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket.

Records the panorama of architectural tastes and styles preserved in almost 140 years of stations, and traces the history and architecture, owners, designers, and technological innovations of over 150 of Chicago's train stations. [Includes a photograph of CB&Q's Riverside station where I used to watch trains when I was much, much younger.] 425 pages with station photographs and index. Publisher's review slip laid in. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket with light fade to the dust jacket.