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ATLAS OF THE LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Volume 1. Lincoln: Univ of Nebraska Pr, 1983. First Edition. Book. Folio blue cloth, gilt-stamped. 23 pages of introductory material. 126 map plates. Among the most sought of modern volumes on the expedition. This copy with moderate fading & a few minor spots & superficial scuffs on the front cover. Back cover has a wide band of fade running vertically 4 3/4" in from the spine. Yes, the spine is likewise moderately faded. Minor scuffs to back cover as per front cover. Priced accordingly. Internally fine. (#0611085) $360.86
2383. Mount Rainier). ROAD INTO MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a Letter from the Chief of Engineers, Report of Survey and Estimate of Cost of Road into Mount Rainier National Park. House of Reps., Wash. D.C., Jan. 30, 1905, 1905. First Edition. Book. Disbound printed wraps. 9pp. Folding map, 8 1/4" x 25", "North Half Mount Rainier Forest Reserve", of which Mt. Rainier is a part. Map shows Route of Survey, Reconnaissances, Contour Lines, Railroads, Wagon Roads, & Trails. HR Document 283, 58th Congress, 3rd Session. Edges of front page chipped. Good+ (map in excellent condition). Very scarce. (#0611106) $131.22
2384. Mount Rushmore. MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL. n.p., 1930., 1930. First Edition. Book. 4to pict wraps. 37pp. Illustrated with 10 full page sepia photos, plus other photos. Foreword by Gutzon Borglum as well as an article by him. Remarks by other dignitaries & politicians. At this time, the face of Pres. Washington is quite recognizable. Back cover with a few tears & chips. Somewhat fragile, but in good shape. Very scarce. (#9711128) $24.60
2385. Mountford, Peter. A YOUNG MAN'S GUIDE TO LATE CAPITALISM A Novel (Signed). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2011. ARC. Book. Advance Reading Copy. Glossy wraps. 289pp. Signed to an individual. Fine. (#SHEL804) $10.00
2386. Moynahan, J. M. FRED OLDFIELD'S NORTHWEST (Signed). Spokane: Chickadee, 2004. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Glossy pictorial wraps. 125pp. Illustrated by Oldfield. Pen & ink (Indian in eagle feather headdress) by the artist on ffep; painted highlights, & signed. Each set of facing pages has a drawing by Oldfield & a paragraph by or about him. Small spot bottom of front cover, else fine. (#1307117) $35.02
2387. Mozart, W. A., and Dent, Eward J. (English Version). DON GIOVANNI Opera in Two Acts. London: Boosey & Hawkes, 0. Book. Royal 8vo printed wraps. 320pp. "Vocal Score by Ernest Roth." "The Royal Edition of Operas". Lightly soiled. We see no owner annotations. Vg. (#5004059) $22.50
2388. Mozart). MOZART IN ART 1900 - 1990. Bayerische Vereinsbank, 1990, 1990. First Edition. Book. 4to pictorial cloth. 211pp. Beautifully illustrated with a diverse variety of primarily full page plates, mostly in color, of the subject, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Text printed in German & English. Includes works of Paul Klee, Marc Chagall, & others. Near fine (quite small abrasion spot on ffep) in vg or better dj with bit of wear at the edges. (#5010032) $26.32
2389. Mueller, Ellen Crago. WILD BILL HICKOK (Signed). Privately Printed, Cheyenne, 1976, 1976. First Edition. Book. Pictorial wraps. 35pp. Illust. Signed by Mueller. A summary of Hickok's career. Printed on glossy stock paper. Minor cover smudges. Near fine. (#0306103) $12.79
2390. Mueller, John Theodore. EARLY MISSIONARY ENDEAVORS AMONG THE AMERICAN INDIANS. Wartburg, Columbus, 1942, 1942. First Edition. Book. Pictorial cloth. 122pp. Illust. Brief review of missionary work primarily in 18th Century Ohio; Moravians, John Eliot, David Zeisberger, Gnadenhuetten, David Brainard, etc. Near fine. No dj. No longer common. (#0408101) $8.86
2391. Muggah, Mary Gates. Raihle, Paul H. FORTY-SEVEN WISCONSIN STORIES. Chippewa Falls Book Agency, Chippewa Falls, 1946, 1946. Book. 4th printing. Cloth. 158pp. Thoroughly ex-lib from Three Lakes school library in Wisconsin & also Monico, Wisconsin, public library. However, some very interesting writing about subjects & vignettes in Wisconsin history, including a short portrait of the early Green Bay Packers. Worn. (#FTR10.2) $6.05
2392. Muir, John. THE MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA. Golden: Fulcrum, 1988. ARC. Book. Uncorrected Advance Proof. Printed wraps. 292pp. Illus. Index. A common title, but a scarce ARC. Near fine. (#1402101) $10.01
2393. Mulford, Ami Frank. FIGHTING INDIANS! in the Seventh United States Cavalry, Custer's Favorite Regiment. Bellevue, Nebr: Old Army Press, 1970. Reprint. Book. Facsimile reprint of Mulford's revised edition of 1879. Cord-tied printed wraps. 155pp. Bookplate on ffep. In Howes. (#1506080) $30.87
2394. Muller, Robert H. FROM RADICAL LEFT TO EXTREME RIGHT Current Periodicals of Protest, Controversy, or Dissent - U. S. A. A Bibliography. Campus Pub., Ann Arbor, 1967, 1967. Book. 2nd printing. Printed wraps. 167pp. Alphabetical Index to Titles. Errata (4). Subtitle continues, "... Containing Dispassionate Summaries of Content Samples to Guide Librarians and Other Educators Through the Polemic Fringe." A great item, & useful, from the the protest years of the 60s. Chapters of references: "Civil Rights adn Negro", "Left of Center", "Misc.", "Pacifist", "Race-Oriented", "Right of Center". This copy ex-lib, but in vg condition. (#5009060) $16.20
2395. Mullins, Reuben B., and Clayton, Lawrence & Roush, Jan E. (Ed & Intro). PULLING LEATHER: Being the Early Recollections of a Cowboy on the Wyoming Range, 1884-1889. Glendo, Wyoming, U.S.A.: High Plains Press, 1988. ARC. Book. Uncorrected Page Proof, "Set 1 of 20 set bound galleys" (written in ink on title page, very likely by the publisher). Blue printed wraps. 219pp. "Further Reading." Illustrations left blank, but with captions. Laid in review slip. Fine. This ltd ARC very scarce. (#1209124) $20.26
2396. Mumey, Nolie. ROCKY MOUNTAIN DICK (RICHARD W. DICK) Stories of His Adventures in Capturing Wild Animals (Signed). Denver: Range Press, 1953. Limited/Numbered. Book. Gilt-embossed red cloth. #420 of 500 copies signed by Mumey. 86pp. Illus. Index. Large folding map. No dj, probably as issued. Mild toning to ffep & to gold embossment. Else fine. (#1209125) $22.29
2397. Munch, (Caja, Johan, Peter). Helene Munch & Peter Munch, Translators. THE STRANGE AMERICAN WAY Letters from Wiota - An American Adventure - Social Class and Acculturation (Signed). Carbondale: Southern Ill Univ., 1970. First Edition. Book. Cloth. 274pp. References and Notes. Index. Signed by both translators. Johan & Caja Munch immigrated in the 1850s from Norway to Wisconsin, where Johan became pastor of "several newly organized Lutheran congregations." This book represents a well-written account of life on the Wisconsin frontier, & includes portions of Johan's 1902 autobiography. A 1990 thank-you card is affixed (back of card) to the rear paste down. A note inside the card relate that the authors (translators) were "special friends". It also relates that they (Helene & Peter) possessed "a great collection of Edvard Munch art" (as in, "The Scream"). Owner's label on ffep. Fine in slightly chipped dj. Interesting association copy. (#0903111) $52.65
2398. Munk, Michael. THE PORTLAND RED GUIDE Sites and Stories of Our Radical Past (Signed). Ooligan Press, Portland (OR), 2007, 2007. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Tall red & white pictorial wraps. 253pp. Illust. Maps. Index. Signed & dated by Munk soon after publication. "A historical guidebook of social dissent, (this book) links local radicals, their organizations, and their activities to physical sites in the Rose City." Fine, like new. (#5019027) $12.15
2399. Munn, Irwin. CHICKASHA A Journey Back in Time. Chickasha: Univ of Arts & Sciences of Oklahoma, 1982. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. 4to pictorial wraps. 162pp. Illus. Maps. Well documented book with events & history dating back to the Chisholm Trail & the 1892 town inception. Some soiling to covers. Vg. Very scarce. (#1111123) $60.78
2400. Munoz, Rie; Metcalfe, Peter. RIE MUNOZ; ARTIST IN ALASKA (Signed). Juneau: R. Munoz, 1987. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Silver-stamped cloth. 87pp. Illus. Index. Signed by Munoz on title page (no presentation; simple signature). Fine in dj. (#1408103) $50.02
2401. Munroe, Kirk. LONGFEATHER THE PEACEMAKER. George Newnes, London, 1901, 1901. First Edition. Book. Color pictorial cloth. 326pp. a.e.g. Illustrations by Emlen McConnell. The author has written a fictional story with "a substantial historical basis" exploring answers to various questions about the Indians south of the St. Lawrence & east of the Hudson. References to Massasoit, Metacomet, Tasquanto. The main character is Longfeather, "the only son of Nassaup, sachem of the Wampanoags." The full color cover has some color loss, but remains quite attractive. fos is scribbled out on half-title. Good+, tight copy. Very scarce. (#0805106) $60.75
2402. Munz, Phiip. CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN WILDFLOWERS (hardbound edition). Berkeley: Univ of California, 1963. First Edition. Book. Pictorial cloth. 122pp. Illus in color & b/w. Covers mildly spotted. Bookplate on front paste down. Owner's signatures, address. Good. (#SHEL440) $4.66
2403. Murdock, John R. ARIZONA CHARACTERS IN SILHOUETTE. Privately Published, n.p., (1939), 1939. 2nd Edition. Book. 2nd edition (Fray Marcos Edition). Pictorial wraps. 151pp. Nice b/w illustrations. Full page inscription by Murdock (1942) to the wife of a judge (unnamed). Material on Father Kino, Juan Anza, Padre Garces, James Pattie, Cochise, Charles Poston, Al Sieber, John Clum, General Crook, Geronimo, Bucky O'Neil, Edward Ayer, Ed Schieffelin, Major Powell, Pauline Weaver, Coronado, etc.. Near fine. Scarce. 6-guns 1571. (1939) (#0606117) $31.16
2404. Murdock, Victor. IT MAY CHANCE OF WHEAT. Kansas City: Lowell Press, 0. First Edition. Book. Cloth. 162pp. Circa 1965. This unusual book is a compendium of the articles written for The Wichita Eagle by the author. For some time he served on the Federal Trade Commission. These are essays & analyses of the subject of wheat & its place in history ancient & modern. Fine in rubbed dj. n.d. (#0903112) $9.31
2405. Murlin, Edgar L. THE NEW YORK RED BOOK An Illustrated Legislative Manual. J. B. Lyon Co., Albany, 1903, 1903. First Thus. Book. Red, black, & silver pictorial cloth. 638pp. Photos. Portraits. Maps. Lists, etc. Title continues, "Containing the Portraits and Biographies of the U. S. Senators, Governor, State Officers and Members of the Legislature; also with the Portraits of Judges adn Court Reporters, the New Constitution of the State, Election and Population Statistics, and General Facts of Interest." Frontispiece of Gov. Odell. Very good condition; minor wear to extremites with a slight nick to head of spine (1/8" fray); covers a little soiled. Loaded with information. No dj as issued. (#5004047) $20.25
2406. Murphy, Christopher L. BIGFOOT FILM JOURNAL A Detailed Account & Analysis of the Patterson/Gimlin Film Circumstances & Aftermath (Signed). Surrey & Blaine: Hancock House, 2008. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. 4to pictorial glossy wraps. 104pp. Illus. Bibliography. Index. Maps. Signed by Murphy. Required reading for anyone who has an interest in this field & in particular this 1967 event. Fine, like new. (#1307118) $50.02
2407. Murphy, Christopher L. KNOW THE SASQUATCH/BIGFOOT: Sequel and Update to Meet the Sasquatch (Signed). Surrey & Blaine: Hancock House, 2010. First Edition. Book. 1st printing of trade edition. 4to glossy pictorial wraps. 319pp. Superbly illustrated. Signed by Murphy. Perhaps the best detailed survey of the subject you will ever read. Murphy is indiscriminately generous in his acknowledgment of the contributions of many in a field populated with occasional jealousies and competition. Fine. (#1307119) $100.05
2408. Murphy, Christopher L., (with Thomas Steenburg). SASQUATCH IN BRITISH COLUMBIA A Chronology of Incidents and Important Events (Signed). Surrey & Blaine: Hancock House, 2012. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Pictorial glossy wraps. 526pp. Illustrated in color & b/w. Bibliography. Index. Map. Three useful lists in rear: Entries in Date, Location, & Title order. Signed by Murphy. Your bookseller considers this a very important as well as highly interesting book in the field. Murphy, eschewing long analysis, has given us a concisely written & edited, chronological review of Sasquatch sightings, footprint discoveries, incidents, & events related to the subject, all of them in B.C. or significant to B.C.. Little gems coming from over 200 years of observation populate the accounts in this book, making it a great read for the novice & long-time researcher alike. Fine, like new. (#SHEL861) $50.00
2409. Murphy, Christopher L.; Blount, Barry G. YALE AND THE STRANGE STORY OF JACKO THE APE - BOY (Signed). Surrey & Blaine: Hancock House, 2011. Book. 2nd printing. Glossy pictorial wraps. 47pp. Illus. Bibliography. Map. Index. Signed by Murphy. An analysis of the 1886 capture in the Fraser Canyon of B. C. near Yale of what some believe to have been a young sasquatch. Fine. (#1307120) $20.01
2410. Murphy, Christopher. John Green. Thomas Steenburg. MEET THE SASQUATCH (Signed). Surrey & Blaine: Hancock House, 2004. First Edition. Book. Glossy hardcover. 239 pp. Excellently illustrated with photos, graphs, maps, drawings, facsimiles, etc. Bibliography. Photo & Illustration Sources. Index. Signed by the three authors/contributors. One of the best survey books on the subject. Great book for the novice & veteran alike. Fine, like new. No dj as issued. (#SHEL748) $85.00
2411. Murphy, Claire Rudolf. (Illustrated by Duane Pasco). THE PRINCE AND THE SALMON PEOPLE (Signed). NY: Rizzoli, 1993. First Edition. Book. 4to cloth. 48pp. A children's illustrated book. Great illustrations: original b/w drawings & striking color photographs. Map. Signed by Murphy with the words, "Long live the Salmon!". On the ffep is gift inscription of previous owner. Dj: "... based on anthropologist Franz Boaz's accounts and on interviews with Tsimshian elders and craftsmen." Fine in dj. Scarce signed. (#1104108) $36.49
2412. Murphy, John Mortimer. SPORTING ADVENTURES IN THE FAR WEST. London, 1879., 1879. First Edition. Book. Gilt & blindstamped cloth. 404pp. Murphy spent seven years in the American West. This work focuses on the habits & haunts of all the large animals. The author relates a few episodes & tales a long the way. In the Preface he states that his hunting "was as much for the purpose of studying the fera naturae, as for killing them. their life was frequently more pleasing to me than their death." Silver dollar-sized splotch on front cover (but not on gilt illust); new endpapers same color as original; wear to corners; moderate general wear. Resewn, tight copy. Scarce. Rader 2459 only cites the 1880 American edition. Dobie, p155, says "One of the earliest roundups of game animals in the West." (#9802123) $131.22
2413. Murray, A. J. (M.R.C.V.S.). CATTLE AND THEIR DISEASES. Chicago, 1887., 1887. First Edition. Book. 1st edition. Decor cloth & gilt-stamped spine. 270pp. Illust. Color frontispiece. Purportedly one of the earliest works in this field done exclusively for American farmers, & printed by the same folks who published The Breeders' Gazette. Light wear to covers. Near fine. Rare. The USDA's 1938 extensive bibliography on the range industry only cites a pamphlet by this author. (#9908157) $82.01
2414. Murray, John A. A REPUBLIC OF RIVERS: Three Centuries of Nature Writing from Alaska and the Yukon. NY: Oxford, 1990. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth & boards. 325pp. Illus. "Further Reading". Index. Small ink vignette stamp on ffep, & inked out fos. Else fine in dj. (#1307122) $6.75
2415. Murray, Keith A. THE MODOCS AND THEIR WAR. Norman, 1959., 1959. Book. Stated 2nd printing, but stated also is that the 1st was entirely destroyed by fire (Dykes says 36 copies survived, mainly going to libraries). Cloth. 346pp. Illust/Beeler + photos. fos. Lower front cover corner slightly bumped, else fine in dj. Dykes 50 p10. (#9402119) $16.40
2416. Murray, Robert A. FORT LARAMIE "Visions of A Grand Old Post" Ft. Collins: Old Army Press, 1974. Limited Edition. Book. Ltd. to 250 copies signed by Murray. Cloth. 170pp. Illust. Endpaper maps. Fine, as new in dj. Quite scarce. (#SHEL757) $39.50
2417. Murray, Robert A. PIPES OF THE PLAINS. n.p.: Pipestone Indian Shrine Assoc, 1975. Book. 2nd printing. Pictorial wraps. 40pp. Illus., & with covers by C. M. Russell & Karl Bodmer. Further Reading. Near fine. (#1402102) $8.50
2418. Myers, John Myers. THE DEATHS OF THE BRAVOS. Boston, 1962., 1962. First Edition. Book. 1st edition. Cloth. 467pp. fos/address on half-title. Well written "informal. history of the men who explored, settled and fought in the mountains." Vg in edgeworn dj. (#8905146) $4.95
2419. Myers, John Myers. THE LAST CHANCE Tombstone's Early Years. Lincoln, (1973)., 1973. Reprint. Book. Reprint in wraps. 260pp. Illust. Vg. (#9402121) $6.23
2420. Myers, S. D. PIONEER SURVEYER FRONTIER LAWYER The Personal Narrative of O. W. Williams 1877 - 1902 (Signed). El Paso: Texas Western, 1966. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Pictorial cloth. 350pp. Illus. Appendices. Index. Maps drawn by Jose Cisneros. Intro by C. L. Sonnichsen. Signed on the half-title by Myers and Carl Hertzog, the designer. Williams "moved across the High Plains of Texas, worked in the mines of New Mexico, and covered the lower reaches of the Big Bend of Texas..." Fine in vg pc dj with rub lines on front panel. (#1408104) $75.04
2421. Myers, Susanna G. LAKE TOMAHAWK Foundling Lumber Town - Early Days. n.p.: Privately Printed, 1930. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Pictorial wraps. (40pp). Illus. Year of publication not given, but "still serving" postmaster was 1930. Paper appears more modern, but no indication of reprint & no evidence one was ever made. Latest age of author given on internet is 94. Lake Tomahawk, founded as "Rainbow" in 1889, is a small town in the northwoods of Wisconsin in Oneida County. Very scarce. (#1412093) $45.02
2422. Myres, Sandra L. WESTERING WOMEN and the Frontier Experience, 1800-1915. Albuquerque: Univ of New Mexico, 1982. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. 365pp. Illus. Notes. Index. Maps. "... Myers uses extensive new material... from over 400 collections..." Fine in dj with moderate shelf rub. (#1111125) $13.37
2423. Nadeau, Remi. GHOST TOWNS AND MINING CAMPS OF CALIFORNIA. LA: Ward Ritchie, 1965. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Pictorial cloth. 278pp. Illus. Bibliography. Index. Slight bump lower front cover; else fine in moderately worn dj with short edge tears. (#1408105) $15.01
2424. Naef, Weston J.; Wood, James N. ERA OF EXPLORATION: The Rise of Landscape Photography in the American West, 1860-1885. NY: Albright-Knox Art Gallery & New York Graphic Soc, 1975. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Oblong 4to cloth. 260pp. Illustrated with classic vintage photographs of the West. Chronology. Notes. Index. Bibliography. Watkins, O'Sullivan, Muybridge, Russell, Jackson, et. al. Slightly soiled. Vg+ in dj which is chipped & rubbed on the back panel. (#1302087) $30.02
2425. Nakabe, Kenkichi. MY REPORT BY CAMERA EYE AROUND THE WORLD (WATAKUSHI NO KAMERA HOKOKU). Tokyo: Suisan Keizai Shinbunsha, 1956. First Edition. Book. 1st, original edition: no others printed that we can find. Attractive silver & black-stamped cloth. 63pp. Illustrated with the author's b/w & color photos, plus drawings. Portrait frontispiece. Map. Text in Japanese & English. Both binding and text are elegantly designed & printed. Each leaf is a double-leaf (intended), uncut and with no print inside the fold. Nakabe was a "delegate to the Russo - Japanese Fisheries Convention." "I left Haneda Air Port on April 21st ... and came back home on June 12, 1956." He visited London, Zurich, Paris, Stockholm, Moscow, New York, Boston, Niagara Falls, Vancouver, San Pedro, Astoria, Lake Arrowhead, & Honolulu. Many pages are photos with captions (very good memoir photography, many of them including Mr. Nakabe with others) & some are mainly text concerning what he did and saw and who he met. Includes photos of the signing of the Japanese Soviet Fisheries Treaty. He attended the International Whaling Conference in London. One source mentions that Nakabe was an industrialist. A truly rare book your bookseller finds nowhere in world libraries outside of Japan nor in the National Diet Library of Japan. Probably printed for friends, colleagues, & family. (#SHEL567) $900.00
2426. Nance, Dr. E. C. THE DANIEL V. McEACHERN STORY Saga of a Seattle Scot. College Place, WA: College Press, 1958. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. 246pp. Illus. Acknowledgments (Bibliography), Notes, Index. Endpaper maps. Laid in is a fine-press printed presentation from author & subject. McEachern, from Huron Co. Michigan, came to Seattle & built a heavy construction company (dams, highways, railroads, ships, etc.). Fine in moderately worn dj with no chips. (#1302089) $14.51
2427. Nance, John J. Saving Cascadia (Signed). New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005. First Edition. Book. Cloth & boards. 352 pp. Inscribed "To Rosemary with Best Wishes" & dated (2005) by Nance on preliminary page. Also signed by Nance title page. Another finely written & engaging Nance novel, this one set along the Cascadia subduction earthquake zone off the coast of Washington State. Fine in dj. (#5012043) $9.11
2428. Nanga. NANGA Exhibition of Contemporary Nanga Paintings. Nippon Cultural Centre, Tokyo, 1972, 1972. First Edition. Book. 4to black wrappers with orange title. Exquisite Japanese prints! Fine. (#5008054) $9.31
2429. Nash, Arlene; Lessard, Rosemary; Lessard, Dennis (Janice Fleming, Ed.). PEOPLE OF THE SEVEN COUNCIL FIRES -- Dakota History. Pierre: Historical Research Center, 1977. Book. 4to stiff printed wraps bound in plastic spiral. 64pp. Illustrated with 13 drawings by "students of Eagle Butte School at Cheyenne River Reservation". Bibliography. Two parts: History (including Contemporary Dakota Leaders) & Culture (Material Culture of the Lakota, Some Aspects of Lakota Religion, Warriors & Hunters, The Women, The Children). Bookplate removed from title page. Moderate soil; minor marks. Good. Very scarce. (#1209127) $28.36
2430. Nash, Tom, and Scofield, Twilo. THE WELL-TRAVELED CASKET A Collection of Oregon Folklore (Signed). Utah, SLC, 1993, 1993. Book. 4to pictorial glossy wraps. 181pp. Illustrated with drawings by Dan Adkins. "Works Consulted". Index. Both authors have signed this copy. Upper back cover corner creased, else fine. Uncommon. (#0603123) $19.68
2431. Nashville. UN ETE DU VIN. THIS WINE WE OFFER. Nashville, 1997., 1997. First Edition. Book. 8" x 11 1/4" cloth & wood folio. Unpaginated. Illustrated. Front cover is lovely blond wood with a graceful image etched or stained on it. Back cover, spine, & attached edge of front cover in cloth. Cloth covered spiral binding. Elegantly imprinted endsheets. Un Ete Du Vin is an annual auction, in Nashville, Tennessee, of the finest wines to raise money for charity, apparently one of the premier wine auctions anywhere. The first section of this magnificently bound & printed auction book has beautifully lithographed pages of artistic wine related images & text from a variety of sou rces. The balance of the book enumerates & describes the silent & live auction lots. Concluding pages are of patrons, donors, credits, etc. Laid in are an Addenda & a printed bid folder. Many auction lots were of exotic trips to wine country & wine country event in North American & abroad. (#5012033) $30.38
2432. National Cowboy Hall of Fame (National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum). (Persimmon HIll). PERSIMMON HILL MAGAZINE. OKC, 1970 - 2000., 1970. First Edition. Book. Original issues. Heavy glossy pictorial wraps. Paginations vary. Wonderfully illustrated. A complete run of 109 quarterly issues from Volume I #1, Summer, 1970, to Volume 28, #2, Summer, 2000. One issue was a double issue. Some issues have the mailing wrapper. One of the finest of all Western magazines, this publication of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame (now called the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum) has terrific articles on cowboys, Western Art, & related subjects. The artwork is, of course, of the first quality by the old Western masters as well as contemporary ones. Most copies in this set have the previous owner's small, neat notation of the vol. # & issue # at one upper corner of the front cover or mailing wrapper. It is not displeasing. All copies fine or near fine condition with light shelf rubbing on just a few covers. Scarce as a set & desirable. 1970-2000 (#0208136) $984.15
2433. National Park Service.

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