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| TEXAS WILDFLOWERS. Portland House, NY, 1990, 1990. Reprint. Book. Reprint edition, 1st thus. 4o cloth. 240pp. Index. Lavishly photographed. Fine in dj. (#0511105NIC) $8.86
2226. Meinig, D. W. THE GREAT COLUMBIA PLAIN A Historical Geography, 1805-1910 (Association copy). Seattle: U of Washington, 1968. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. 576pp. Illus. 52 maps, including folding map of the region east of the mountains in Washington including the plain. Bibliography. Index. The bookplate of Western historian, John Caughey (and wife, Laree) is on the front paste down. Fur trade, missions, mining, colonization, etc.. An extensive & scholarly work. Fine in dj (couple of tiny chips to front flap of the latter). (#1111112) $36.47 2227. Meldrum, Jeffrey. SASQUATCH : (Signed) Legend Meets Science. Forge - Tom Doherty Associates, NY, 2006, 2006. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. Illust. Tables. Charts. Bibliography. Index. Presentation copy to your bookseller, signed twice & dated in 2006 shortly after publication. The author is a scientist with extremely impressive credentials in the field of vertebrate locomotion & related studies. This book is by far the best to be published on the subject of "bigfoot" from an analytical & scientific approach, and is engaging reading for anyone interested in the subject. Almost unnoticable bump on bottom edge of front cover. Near fine in dj. (#0805101) $90.00 2228. Meline, James F. TWO THOUSAND MILES ON HORSEBACK A Summer Tour Through Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and New Mexico in the Year 1866. NY: Hurd & Houghton, 1868. Book. 2nd printing of book published in 1867. Cloth with gilt-stamped spine. 317pp. Graff: "A fascinating work. Meline went up the Platte to Fort McPherson, on to Denver, south via Raton Pass to Santa Fe and Albuquerque, and returned to Fort Leavenworth mostly by way of the Santa Fe Trail." This copy does not include the map. Top of spine split about 1/2". Fading & light spotting to spine. Good, tight copy. Howes M488, Graff 2743, Rader 2376. (#1412088) $40.02 2229. Mellard, Rudolph. SUN AND SAGE A Cowboy's Word Pictures of the West. Naylor, San Antonio, 1939, 1939. Book. Pictorial cloth. 111pp. Illustrated with drawings by Frank Stanush. "In the twelve narrative poems which make up (this book) the daily activities of ranch life ... are mingled with the atmosphere of the old West." Penciled information on ffep. Near fine in slightly chipped dj. Scarce. (#0404087) $29.52 2230. Mera, H.P. PUEBLO INDIAN EMBROIDERY. Santa Fe, 1943., 1943. First Edition. Book. 4to stiff printed wraps & red/black printed dust jacket designed by Merle Armitage. 73pp. Finely illustrated in b/w; three plates in color. Memoirs of the Laboratory of Anthropology, Vol. IV. Fine. The dj is very good or better. Scarce. (#0103090) $49.21 2231. Mercer, Glen "Pee Wee"; with Smith, Patrick D. THE LAST RIDE (Signed). Melbourne, FL: Sea Bird, 2000. First Edition. Book. Hardbound. 183pp. Illus. Note to Readers. Signed by both Mercer, a former Bull Riding Champion, and Smith. The "dramatic story" of Mercer's life before & after the dismounting accident in 1995 that resulted in a severed spine. Fine in dj. (#1104102) $18.24 2232. Mercer, Henry C. THE ORIGIN OF LOG HOUSES IN THE UNITED STATES. n.p.: n.p., 0. First Thus. Book. Printed wraps. (44pp.) Illustrated with photos. Reprint of a paper read at "a meeting of The Bucks County Historical Society at Doylestown, Pa., January 19, 1924." Deals mainly with log architecture in the East. Bookplate inside front cover. Fine. Scarce. n.d. (#0903101) $14.18 2233. Merington, Marguerite (Ed.). THE CUSTER STORY The Life and Intimate Letters of General Custer and His Wife Elizabeth. NY, 1950., 1950. 2nd Edition. Book. 1st edition, 2nd issue (or may be considered 2nd edition). Cloth. 339pp. Illust. An important book in the Custer literature. Fine in dj. Luther 8. ALSO LAID IN: Old newspaper clipping from April 5, 1933. 4 1/8" x 5". Announcement of the death of "Mrs. Elizabeth Bacon Custer... in her Park avenue apartment late Tuesday of heart disease." Clipping does not indicate name of paper. Browned. No tears or flaws. (#9011144a) $25.52 2234. Meriwether, David (Robert A. Griffen, Ed.). MY LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ON THE PLAINS The Newly Discovered Autobiography. OU, Norman, 1965, 1965. First Edition. Book. Cloth. 301pp. Illust. Foreword by John H. Graves. Bibliography. Index. Magazine review laid in. Meriwether was a "Virginia - Kentucky frontiersman, mountain man in the American Far West, plainsman, and territorial governor of New Mexico." Fine in dj (crease to lower front flap). (#0805102) $22.27 2235. Merlino, Doug. THE HUSTLE : One Team and Ten Lives in Black and White (Signed). NY: Bloomsbury, 2011. ARC. Book. Tall pictorial wraps. 297pp. Bibliography. Couple of b/w photos. "Poor black kids and rich white kids together on one basketball team." Seattle. Signed by Merlino. "... an instant classic of narrative nonfiction." Fine. (#Pa028ARC) $7.22 2236. Merrill, W. Earl. ONE HUNDRED STEPS DOWN MESA'S PAST. Mesa: Privately Published, 1970. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Pictorial cloth. 243pp. Illus. Index. Endpaper maps. A nice Arizona book with Mormon information. Author's father came to Mesa with the Lehi Pioneers of 1877, & his mother with the Mesa Pioneers of 1878. Vg in only fair dj, if complete (edge tears with tape reinforcements). Uncommon. (#1506077) $31.39 2237. Merritt, Bill. A Fool's Gold: The Unlikely Story of Lost Treasure, Stolen Marijuana And the Crazy Man of Neahkahnie Mountain (Signed). New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, 2006. ARC. Book. ARC. Trade pictorial wraps. 280pp. Signed & dated by Merritt. Near fine; very small bump front cover corner & first few pages. (#5017050ARC) $12.15 2238. Mershon, Wm. B. RECOLLECTIONS OF MY FIFTY YEARS HUNTING AND FISHING. Boston: Stratford Co., 1923. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Gilt-stamped cloth. 259pp. Illus. Inscribed in 1944 by the author's son to a friend. Mainly hunting and fishing in Michigan, but other trips by author, as well. The author appeared to live in Saginaw. This copy is uncut, meaning that some adjoining leaves were not cut open at the bindery. Thus unread. Seller will cut open said pages at buyer's request. Untrimmed fore edge, & a couple of pages with small tears. Slight fading at spine. Near fine. No dj. (#SHEL816) $125.00 2239. Mesa Verde). CLIFF PALACE, MESA VERDE Dismantled towers and turrets broken! stereograph card. Keystone View Company, 1900. Photographic Image. Cliff Palace in the Mesa Verde, Colorado" circa 1900. Keystone. #205-8014. Fine. (#1408094) $7.50 2240. Mesa Verde). MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK. Mesa Verde Company, ca early 1940s, 1940. Book. No edition/printing given. Oblong plastic spiral boards, 9" x 12". 16 b/w photos plus map plus Descriptive Details. Classic photos by George Grant, Eugene Kingman, Harvey Stork, Robert Branstead, & Ansel Hall. Stain on lower back cover, else vg. Scarce. ca 1940s. (#0404088) $49.21 2241. Metcalf, Colin; Grady, Kevin. GUM Debut Issue. Berkeley: Ginko Press, 2003. First Edition. Book. Unopened pictorial plastic package of the Debut Issue which houses a book (180pp), comic (20pp), trading cards (6), sticker sheet (1), & chewing gum (1). Ginko Press is known for unusual presentations & designs. Gum II is fairly common, but this original is very scarce. Fine; as brand new. (#SHEL681) $85.50 2242. Metropolitan Museum of Art. PAINTINGS FROM THE BERLIN MUSEUMS Exhibited in Co-operation with The Department of the Army of the United States of America. NY, 1948., 1948. First Edition. Book. Printed red wrappers. 15pp + 52 black/white plates. Frontispiece in color. Erratum slip. This collection, in all piece but two from the Kaiser Friedrich Museum in Berlin, "formed part of the extensive cache of art objects recovered by General Patton's Third Army at Merkers, Germany, in the spring of 1945. These works of art had been removed from Berlin and stored in the extensive salt mines in that neighborhood." They were later to be returned to Germany. Fine with traces of wear to cover edges. (#FTR102) $7.70 2243. Metz, Leon C. (Hamilton, Nancy, Editor). ROBERT E. McKEE: Master Builder of Structures Beyond the Ordinary (3 signatures). El Paso: Robert E & Evelyn McKee Foundation, 1997. First Edition. Book. Attractive 4to pictorial, silver-stamped cloth. 399pp. Illus. Index of Illustrations. General Index. Signed by Metz on the half-title; signed on publication page by Louis B. McKee (Typography, Design & Computer Graphics) & the editor, Nancy Hamilton. An elegant volume in every respect with outstanding presentation of illustrations, chapter heads, etc.. Fine in fine, original silver-stamped slipcase. Very scarce. (#1111113) $320.11 2244. Metz, Leon C. PAT GARRETT The Story of a Western Lawman. OU, Norman, 1974, 1974. First Edition. Book. Cloth. 328pp. Illust/photos. Map. Very, very faint library stamp to top & bottom edges, otherwise no indications this was ever a library copy. Vg in dj. (#0408093) $29.52 2245. Metzger, Charles H., S. J. THE QUEBEC ACT A Primary Cause of the American Revolution. NY: United States Catholic Historical Society, 1936. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Gilt-stamped cloth. 223pp. Appendices. Bibliography. fos. Ink number on front paste down. Monograph Series XVI. Long, but superficial scratch on front cover, else fine. Very scarce. (#SHEL851) $100.00 2246. Meudt, Edna. THE INELUCTABLE SEA (Signed). Wake Brook House, Ft. Lauderdale, 1975., 1975. First Edition. Book. Small 4to cloth. 128pp. Inscribed & signed by Meudt. Dj say, "Wisconsin's best poet, but that does not begin to cover it. She is a farm widow who owns and manages two farms. She is an earth mother, the Grand Dame. of the arts in the Wisconsin." The back paste down has a newspaper photo of the author & an admirer taped to it. Else fine in moderately soiled dj with one short edge tear. (#FTR026) $29.52 2247. Meuris, Jacques; Magritte, Rene. Rene Magritte, 1898-1967. Cologne: Taschen, 1997. First Edition. Book. 4to pictorial hardbound. 216 pp. Profusely illustrated with the striking work of Magritte. Please note that the pages of this copy are water stained on the bottom margins & wavy from the same, at the bottom. However, the dust jacket was in a plastic protector when the staining happened & is unaffected. Many copies do not have fine dust jackets, and that is why we are offering this copy. Many pages were mildly stuck together at the bottom, but have been carefully separated. Sounds terrible, but again, the dj is the reason for us offering this copy. Thank you. (#lynn009a) $8.86 2248. Meuris, Jacques. MAGRITTE. Cologne: Taschen, 1991. First Thus. Book. The English language edition. 4to glossy pictorial heavy wraps. 222pp. Wonderfully reproduced works of Rene Margritte. The author "traces Magritte's artistic development from its beginnings until the end of his live..." Fine. (#lynn013a) $11.48 2249. Mexican Mustang Liniment. Oregon). THE BEAVER STATE ALMANAC 1908 For circulation in the State of Oregon. Brooklyn: Lyon Manufacturing Co & C. Molloy, 1908. First Thus. Book. 12mo cream wraps with green print; printed seal of Mexican Mustang Liniment on front cover. (24pp). A couple of illustrations, such as signs of the zodiac. Back cover illus of woman promoting Hagan's Magnolia Balm. Monthly almanac tables. Several pps promoting the liniment which "quickly heals barbed wire wounds on horses & cattle." "Cuts, Burns, Scalds, Boils, Ulcers and Sores quickly healed..." Worn, but complete copy with some cover corner chips. Binding staples gone & rust spots present from same. All pages appear to be present, although there is no pagination. RARE promotional booklet; no copies recorded in libraries around the world. ALONG WITH circa 1890 blown glass Mexican Mustang Liniment genuine antique bottle (5 1/2" tall, 2" diameter; stained, cloudy; no chips). Embossed vertically around the bottle: MEXICAN /MUSTANG /LINIMENT /LYON / MFG Co /NEW YORK. Worn cork inside! (#1104103) $162.16 2250. Mexico). CRONICA DEL TRAJE MILITAR EN MEXICO DEL SIGLO XVI AL XX. Amores: Artes de Mexico, 1968. Book. 4to pictorial glossy wraps. 114pp. Lavishly illustrated in color & b/w with prints, paintings, photos, & drawings. Portions of text printed also in English, French, & German. A fine presentation of the history of military dress in Mexico. Curling to top corner of cover & several pages; some pressure wrinkles to upper spine; stamped vignette on ffep. Good. Scarce. (#1209116) $36.47 2251. Mexico). Pemex Travel Club. THE MODERN MEXICAN CHARRO. Pemex Travel Club, Juarez, 1962, 1962. First Thus. Book. 1st thus. Tall pictorial wraps. 24pp. Illustrated with photos. Nice pamphlet on the charros, the vaqueros of the State of Jalisco. Fine. Scarce item. (#0306094) $29.52 2252. Meyer, Carl (Ed.). LUTHER FOR AN ECUMENICAL AGE Essays in Commemoration of the 450th Anniversary of the Reformation. St. Louis: Concordia, 1967. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. 311pp. Index. Contributors: Atkinson, Bertram, Bluhm, Grimm, Littell, Meyer, Nagel, Pelikan, Piepkorn, Rupp, Schwiebert, Spitz. Fine in dj. (#THEOSHEL407) $29.50 2253. Michaels, Fern; Barton, Beverly; Fluke, Joanne; Jump, Shirley. SUGAR AND SPICE (Signed). NY: Zebra Books - Kensington, 2006. ARC. Book. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Pictorial paperback. 431pp. Signed by Fluke. Fine. (#SHEL749) $7.50 2254. Micheaux, Oscar. THE FORGED NOTE A Romance of the Darker Races. Western Book Supply Co., Lincoln. 1915., 1915. First Edition. Book. Gilt-stamped cloth. 522pp. Illustrated with 13 preliminary drawings by Heller. Endpaper photos & text. This is the supremely rare 2nd novel of one of the first African-American film maker s. Good+ condition. The hinges have been carefully & professionally repaired. The spine is speckled with small light spots & is slightly faded. Front & back covers acceptably bright. The rear joint has a very narrow & broken band of light stain or bleach running along a limited distance. Occasional light prior crease to a few leaves. The book is protected in a newly made matching custom slipcase. (#5005011) $688.50 2255. Michel, Paul. HOUDINI PIE (Signed). Seattle: Bennett & Hastings, 2010. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Pictorial wraps. 212pp. Signed by Nichel. A first novel, set in Los Angeles, & is about a Hopi treasure buried there. "Editor's Choice award gold seal on front cover. Fine. (#SHEL669) $22.50 2256. Michigan). W. W. Woodward. GOGEBIC RANGE DIRECTORY 1938. (Ironwood): W. W. Woodward, 1938. First Thus. Book. Red & black cloth. 721pp. A few photos. Many block ads & almost each page with an ad on the top of the page. Index. Index to Advertisers. This directory of the Gogebic country of the Upper Peninsula includes cities & towns in parts of Ontonagon, Gogebic, & Iron Counties: Bergland, Bessemer, Erwin, Ironwood, Marenisco, Wakefield, & Watersmeet. Businesses, residents, government officials, etc. The Index page has clear tape on it top to bottom, but the recto shows only a short tear. Some white stain on top/bottom of black spine. Else vg. Very, very scarce. (#1104104) $162.16 2257. Miguel Costanso. THE DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY: The Portolá Expedition of 1769-1770 / El Descubrimiento de la Bahía de San Francisco: La Expedición de Portolá de ... Miguel Costansó (English and Spanish Edition) (with Publisher signed letter). Lafayette CA: Great West Books, 1992. First Thus. Book. 1st printing. Glossy trade wraps. 215pp. Index. Appendix has list of campsites. Laid in is folded TLS (signed typed letter) from publisher. Peter Browning, asking recipient for a review (book, itself, is not signed). Also laid in is printed news release from publisher. Fine. Surprisingly scarce. (#1506078) $47.09 2258. Millar, John Fitzhugh. THE ARCHITECHS OF THE AMERICAN COLONIES or VITRUVIUS AMERICANUS. Barre Pub., Barre, 1968, 1968. First Edition. Book. Folio cloth. 205pp. Well illustrated with drawings. Ex-library copy, but in great shape with nice, unchipped dj. (#5008053) $16.20 2259. Miller, Alfred Jacob). Ross, Marvin C. THE WEST OF ALFRED JACOB MILLER The Walters Collection of two hundred water colors, with Miller's contemporary notes. (Univ of Oklahoma administrative signatures). Norman: OU, 1951. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. 4to cloth. 200pp + 54pp. Illustrated in b/w with Miller's paintings. Frontispiece in color. Text by Ross on Miller. Appendix: "Account of Indian Pictures". Bibliography. Index. This copy with unusual presentation. Fifteen people signed the book as a gift to J. O. & Mrs Keller: "With the affectionate regards of the friends of the administrative conference at the University of Oklahoma, Spring, 1954." The signers are a Who's Who of OU administrators at the time. We'll give last names here of those we can decipher: Fellows, Ives, Cate, Kraft, Giezentanner, _____ (?), Field, Chaney, Hord (?), Spradling, ____ (?), Kuhlman, Freeland, ___?, White. The first, Fellows, was (we believe) Registar & he is in a photo (on line) with Justice Thurgood Marshall in regard to a landmark case involving enrollment in 1948 of Ada Sipuel Fisher, the first black woman at OU Law School. Others are well known as well, & a couple were involved in regional & national athletic negotiations in the 40s. Fine in edgeworn, but complete dj. (#1111114) $101.30 2260. Miller, Dr. Julie. BUSINESS WRITING THAT COUNTS (Signed). Hara, Seattle, 2000, 2000. Book. 2nd printing. Glossy pictorial trade wraps. 226pp. Illust.. Signed by Dr. Miller. "Be clear! Be concise! Be confident!" Dr. Miller shows you how. Fine, as new. (#5003014) $7.70 2261. Miller, Emma Gene. CLATSOP COUNTY, OREGON Its History, Legends and Industries (Signed). Portland: Binfords & Mort, 1958. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. 291pp. Illus. Bibliography. Index. Endpaper maps. Full-page inscription on verso of half-title. Vg in worn, but complete, pc dj. (#1209117) $14.18 2262. Miller, F. A. THE TRAIL OF THE OLYMPIAN 2000 Miles of Scenic Splendor - Chicago to Puget Sound. n.p.: Miller, F. A. and Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, 1914. First Thus. Book. 1st printing thus. Oblong stapled pictorial wraps, 6/1/4" x 8 1/2". (36pp). Illustrated with crisp black and white photos of well-represented scenes. Soiled, but still a vg copy. Early printing of this item published every several years. (#1408095) $30.02 2263. Miller, George Jr. THE TRIAL OF FRANK JAMES FOR MURDER, with Confessions of Dick Liddil and Clarence Hite, and History of the "James Gang" NY: Jingle Bob/Crown Publishers, 1977. Facsimile reprint. Book. Cloth. 348pp. Illustrated with portraits. Foreword by James D. Horan. Originally published in 1898. Fine in pc dj. 6-guns 1488 ("the complete record of the trial, with testimony, addresses to the jury, and the pleas of the attorneys."). (#1011096) $22.29 2264. Miller, George. LEWIS AND CLARK'S NORTHWEST JOURNEY "Weather Disagreeable!" (Signed). Portland: Frank Amato, 2004. First Edition. Book. Trade pictorial wraps. 78 pp. Illust. Maps. Bibliography. Glossary. Index. Signed & dated right after publication. The author "examines the journals of Lewis & Clark and other members of the Corps of Discovery for key references to the weather the party experienced.. (and equates).. those weather entries to the weather patterns we know exist today." Fine, like new. An intriguing book. (#0903103) $12.15 2265. Miller, Joaquin. Edited by John S. Richards. JOAQUIN MILLER His California Diary Beginning in 1855 and Ending in 1857. Dogwood Press, Frank McCaffrey, Seattle, 1936, 1936. Limited Edition. Book. Pictorially blindstamped cloth. 106pp. Ltd to 700 copies, this one unnumbered. Fine design & presswork by the Dogwood Press. Although fresh & unread, there are a handful of pages with a very slight crease to the upper corner, possibly from the bindery. Else fine. No dj as issued. Rocq 1450. (#0603117) $24.60 2266. Miller, Max. HARBOR OF THE SUN The Story of the Port of San Diego (Signed). NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1940. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. 329pp. Illus. Index. Signed by Miller. Vg. No dj. (#1408096) $17.51 2267. Miller, Nyle H., and Snell, Joseph W. WHY THE WEST WAS WILD A Contemporary Look at the Antics of Some Highly Publicized Kansas Cowtown Personalities. OU, Norman, 2003, 2003. Limited Edition. Book. Reprint, new edition, ltd to 500 unnumbered copies. Gilt-stamped hardbound. 685pp. A.E.G. (all edges gilt). Illust. Appendix. Index. Map. Foreword by Joseph G. Rosa. Also, "A Note on Bat Masterson." One of the very best books on the joined subjects of cowboys & gunfighters. Of Oklahoma interest. Fine, as new. No dj as issued. 6-guns 1498 ("I believe this to be one of the most important books on this period."), 150 #106, 44 & 44 #80. (#0505105) $95.13 2268. Miller, Nyle H.; Snell, Joseph W. GREAT GUNFIGHTERS OF THE KANSAS COWTOWNS 1867-1886 (Double signed). Lincoln: U of Nebraska, 1970. Book. 3rd printing of the Bison edition in pictorial wrappers. 476pp. Illus. Index. Map. Presented on the half-title to. M. P. Burg, "who knew the great ones" & signed by both authors. Burg wrote his name & purchase information inside the front cover. This is a later edition of Why The West Was Wild. Shelf rubbing on covers, but vg. Rare signed. Revision of Adams 150 #106, 6-guns 1498, 44 & 44 #80. (#1408097) $50.02 2269. Miller, Orlo. THE DONNELLYS MUST DIE The true story of the brutal murders of James Donnelly and his family near Lucan, Ontario, in 1879-80 (Signed). Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1962. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. 244pp. Signed & dated by Miller in Jan. 1963. Account of the famous feud that began in County Tipperary, Ireland, & intensified in Ontario claiming "at least twenty lives." "The killers were known and tried but not convicted." One small (3/8") & one tiny white paint spot on front cover. In edgeworn, chipped, but virtually complete dj. Scarce signed. (#1111115) $30.39 2270. Miller, Orlo. THE DONNELLYS MUST DIE The true story of the brutal murders of James Donnelly and his family near Lucan, Ontario, in 1879-80. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1962. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. 244pp. Account of the famous feud that began in County Tipperary, Ireland, & intensified in Ontario claiming "at least twenty lives." "The killers were known and tried but not convicted." Stain on lower front cover, but good, with toning to endpapers at hinges; no dj. (#1111116) $16.21 2271. Miller, Rick. SAM BASS & GANG (Signed). Austin: State House Pr, 1999. First Edition. Book. Cloth. 412 pp. Illust. Map. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Signed by Miller on half-title. This book "cuts through the mythical to set the record straight." "This volume is destined to become the standard reference work for the legendary outlaw." Fine, like new in dj. (#0903104) $40.50 2272. Mills, Enos A. BIRD MEMORIES OF THE ROCKIES. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1931. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Pictorial cloth. 262pp. Illus. Couple of gift inscriptions. 3/4" split to upper front joint. Fair this -- good reading copy. No dj. (#1209118) $9.72 2273. Mills, Randall. STERN-WHEELERS UP COLUMBIA A Century of Steamboating in the Oregon Country. Palo Alto: Pacific Books, 1947. First Edition. Book. Pictorial cloth. 212pp. Illus. Index. Appendices: "Steamers of the Columbia River System", "Table of Distances." Maps. Endpaper maps. Bookplate of artist Harold Smith on front paste down. Fine in slightly edgeworn dj. (#1003092) $19.02 2274. Mills, Stephen E.; Phillips, James W. SOURDOUGH SKY A Pictorial History of Flights and Flyers in the Bush Country. Seattle: Superior, 1969. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. 4to cloth. 176pp. Well illustrated with b/w vintage photos. Index. An Alaskan book. Fine in dj. (#1412089) $20.01 2275. Milner, Joe E., and Forrest, Earle R. (Signed). CALIFORNIA JOE Noted Scout and Indian Fighter (Signed). Caldwell: Caxton, 1935. First Edition. Book. Gilt-stamped cloth. 396pp. Illustrated with photos & portraits. Author's Preface, two Introductions (Franklin Hall & Col. Wm. Bowen), Bibliography, Appendix (Custer Battlefield Nat'l Cemetery & Casualty Lost of the Battle of the Little Big Horn), Appendix Reference Notes, Source Material for Appendix. Also, "Custer's Last Fight" by Col. Bowen. Tipped in following the title/copyright leaf is a nearly full page informative presentation written in ink from Forrest to bookseller/collector Jerome Peltier, dated in 1956. Laid in is a brief 1956 TLS on Forrest's Observer Pub Co (Washington, Pennsylvania) letterhead & with printed mailing envelope from Forrest to same recipient re autographs. "Of all the Indian fighters, army scouts, and frontiersmen produced by the old West of three-quarters of a century ago, none were better known in their day than Moses E. Milner, famous from the Missouri to the Pacific as "California Joe." The number of famous frontiersmen & army notables he actually knew is amazing. Trace of wear to extremities. Near fine in complete, if slightly to moderately worn dj. Howes M635, 6-guns 1507, Luther 151. (#1011097) $486.24 2276. Miluck, Nancy Christian. 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