Douglas County Commissioners, 1986. Trade Paperback. 285 pages. 9 by 11 inches. Illustrated in black-and-white. ''Land of Umpqua' is a study of the history of Douglas County, Oregon. It examines economic development, cultural institutions, the role of the federal government, Indian-white relations, settlement, community development, living conditions, and the demographic.....
Oregon State University Press, May 2013. Trade Paperback. Very good paperback copy. When they were brought to Oregon in 1844, Missouri slaves Robin and Polly Holmes and their children were promised freedom in exchange for helping develop their owner's Willamette Valley farm. However, Nathaniel Ford, an influential settler and legislator.....
Government Printing Office, 1948. Trade Paperback. 76 numbered pages. B/W illustrations. First edition (first printing). Very good copy in illustrated blue wrappers (paperback).
Lewis and Clark Exposition Co., 1905. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 5 pages. Musical score. Arranged for band and orchestra. First edition (first printing). Very good copy in illustrated wrappers (paperback). Some darkening to front cover top and righthand edge. Edge and corner wear. Closed 2' tear front cover lower edge.....
Edw. W. Pulvers Map Co., n.d., ca. 1940s. Trade Paperback. Single sheet, 12.5 x 19 inches, folded to 4.4 x 9.5 inches. Recto includes: Dalles-California Map from Portland to Redding California. Includes 'Tourist's Guide' with listing of accomodations, service stations and restaurants in towns along the highway. Verso with Pulvers.....
1917. Ephemera. Typed letter signed, on letterhead of The Oregonian, dated Septeber 20, 1917, addressed 'To Whom It May Concern.' Letter introduces Mr. Herman Whitaker, who represents The Oregonian as a correspondent and requests 'any courtesies extended to him will be duly appreciated by this newspaper.' About 35 words. Edgar.....
Fred Lockley, n.d., ca. 1924. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 16 pages. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Some cover fading at spine edge.
Pine Tavern, n.d., ca. 1950s. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Unpaginated, 22 pages. With B/W photographs and 4 pages of recipes. Promotional brochure, oblong format, 9.9 x 7.0 inches. First edition (first printing). Very good copy in photographically illustrated yellow wrappers (paperback), tied on left side with string.
Museum of Natural History, University of Oregon, 1977. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 67 pages. Bulletin No. 22. B/W figures. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback), spiral bound.
Little, Brown and Company, 1959. Hardcover. 398 pages. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Foxing to page edges, inside dust jacket and spine.
Oregon State University Press, 2018. Trade Paperback. 218 pages. A fine copy in wrappers (paperback). As new.
Vantage Press, 1955. Hardcover.
University of Oregon, [1932]. Ephemera. Folder with single double-sided fold-out sheet with 9 panels of views of University of Oregon buildings and the campus. This publication was issued to fight the Zorn-MacPherson ballot initiative. The bill was pushed by the head of Oregon State College in Corvallis, who envisioned closing.....
E. M. Waite Steam Printer and Bookbinder, 1882. First Edition. Pamphlet. 14, [2] [2 advertisements]. Printed wrappers. Minutes from the annual meeting of Baptist churches centered around Corvallis, Oregon. According to the minutes, 600 copies were ordered printed, but few have survived. OCLC reports holdings of many other annual meetings.....
Calapooia Publications, 1977. Trade Paperback. 60 pages. Anecdotal history; illustrated with reproductions of photographs. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).
Trade Paperback.
Robert J. Hendricks, 1937. Trade Paperback. 52 pages.
Independent Order of Odd-Fellows. Printed by W. A. Wheeler, 1915. Trade Paperback.
Independent Order of Odd-Fellows. Woodburn Independent Power Press, 1910. Trade Paperback.
Arcadia Publishing, July 2011. Trade Paperback.
Portland Post Card Company (Press of the Irwin-Hodson Company), 1907. First Edition. Pamphlet. 8 by 5-1/2 inches (oblong). Title page plus 30 unnumbered leaves of plates from black-and-white photographs (partly captioned). An attractive pictorial souvenir for this annual Portland celebration. Uncommon, with few holdings in OCLC. First edition (first printing).....
(Friends of the Library, University of Oregon), 1972. Pamphlet. 3 pages, plus broadside laid in. A short essay with a facsimile of a humorous bit of early Oregon printing.
Silver King Mining Co., 1920. Pamphlet. 8 page pamphlet. 3-3/8 by 6-1/4 inches. Investment prospectus for a silver and lead mining operation located in eastern Marion County, Oregon, about 75 miles from Portland. OCLC records one copy, at Yale. Fine or nearly so in stapled wrappers with a bit of.....
1910. Photograph. Three photographs (one duplicate) laid down on canvas (as issued?). Roughly 9-1/4 by 7-1/4 inches. The two views are taken from opposite sides of a small inlet. The mining operation consists of a water-powered conveyor leading to two spinning drums. Water is pumped out of the drum enclosures.....