NEW HAMPSHIRE FOLK TALES (Signed). Privately Printed, Littleton, N.H., 1964, 1964. Book. 6th printing. Small 8vo cloth. 279pp. Signed by Speare. Owner's label on front paste down. Moderate fading to spine, else vg. No dj. A not uncommon book, but signed copies appear to be very scarce. Very Good. Hardcover. (#MOR.4.058) $23.91
3210. Spector, Robert (Signed). The Mom & Pop Store How the Unsung Heroes of the American Economy Are Surviving and Thriving. New York: Walker & Co, 2009. First Edition. ISBN: 0802716059. Book. Hardbound. 293pp. Bibliography. Index. Signed by Spector. Nationally acclaimed. Fine, like new in dj. As New in As New dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#P2026) $13.56
3211. Spector, Robert. AMAZON.COM Get Big Fast (Signed). NY, HarperCollins, 2000., 2000. ARC. ISBN: 0066620414. Book. Uncorrected Proof. Red printed wraps. 243pp. Signed & dated by Spector. The "inside story" of Amazon. Fine, as new. As New. Paperback. (#5002009ARC) $16.20
3212. Speer, Bonnie Stahlman. THE KILLING OF NED CHRISTIE: Cherokee Outlaw (Signed). Reliance, Norman, 1990, 1990. First Edition. ISBN: 0961963948. Book. Gilt-stamped red cloth. 169pp. Illustrated with photos. Map of the Cherokee Nation in 1895. End Notes, Bibliography, Index. Signed & dated by Speer in 1993. Much sought book on one of the Indian Territory's most hunted outlaws. Light foxing to endpapers & a couple of pages. Near fine. Scarce in hardbound. Near Fine. Hardcover. (#0711371) $65.00
3213. Speidel, William C. SONS OF THE PROFITS or There's No Business Like Grow Business The Seattle Story 1851-1901 (Signed). Seattle: Nettle Creek, 1967. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. 345pp. Illus. Bibliography. Index. Map. Endpaper map. Light-hearted presentation by Speidel dated in 1968. Fine in very slightly worn dj. Fine in Near Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1307152) $35.02
3214. Speidel, William C. THE WET SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS, Or, Prowling Western Washington. Seattle: Nettle Creek Pub Co, 1974. First Edition. ISBN: 9780914890010. Book. 1st printing. Pictorial cloth. 450pp. Illustrated with a few humorous drawings. Maps. Index. Just a trace of wear. Fine. No dj as issued. Fine. Hardcover. (#1307153) $10.01
3215. Spencer, Philip. THE WILDMAN OF KENTUCKY: The Mystery of Panther Rock. Foresthill, California, U.S.A.: Reality Pr, 2008. First Edition. ISBN: 9781934588383. Book. Currently print on demand, this copy acquired immediately after publication. Pictorial wraps. 109pp. Illus. A book on Bigfoot in Kentucky. The Frazier Land story. Fine, like new. As New. Paperback. (#1104149) $27.03
3216. Speroff, Leon. THE DESCHUTES RIVER RAILROAD WAR. Portland: Arnica, 2007. First Edition. ISBN: 097456866X. Book. Quarto cloth with gilt device on cover. 218pp. Illust. Maps & Diagrams. Notes. Bibliography. Timeline. Endpaper maps. This book describes the competition of two railroad barons, James J.Hill of the Great Northern, & Edward H. Harriman of the Union Pacific, in bringing a railroad into central Oregon from the Columbia River. A great looking book & published in a relatively small edition. Fine, like new in dj. As New in New dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#SHEL688) $85.00
3217. Spitz, Lewis W., Jr. and Heino O. Kadai. GUIDE TO REFORMATION LITERATURE Study Projects in Commemoration of the 450th Anniversary of the Reformation 1517 - 1967. n.p.: General Committee for the 450th Reformation Anniversary The Inter-Lutheran Consultation, 1967. First Edition. Book. Printed wraps. 24pp. A bibliography gathered by topics. Fine. (1967) Fine. Paperback. (#THEOSHEL353) $11.51
3218. Splawn, A. J. KA-MI-AKIN: The Last Hero of the Yakima. Portland: Binfords & Mort, 1944. 2nd Edition. Book. Cloth. 500pp. Illus. Notes. Index. A classic of Pacific Northwest Indian history ("It is to present the Indian side of the War of 1855-58 that the writer has undertaken this work.") with info also on mining, cattle trade, & the frontier military, with much info including the southern interior of British Columbia. Includes Preface to 1917 1st edit., & new Preface. Vg. Preliminary left edge tear repaired; a couple of other short edge tears. No dj. This edition very scarce. Howes S838, 6-guns 2082, Herd 2136, Tweney 71, Smith 9746. Very Good. Hardcover. (#1111158) $54.03
3219. Splete, Allen P. & Marilyn D. FREDERIC REMINGTON Selected Letters. NY: Abbeville Pr, 1989. First Edition. ISBN: 9780896596948. Book. 1st printing. Gilt-stamped pictorial cloth. 487pp. Illustrated with nifty Remington small pen & inks. Bibliography. Index. "About the Authors". Small ink vignette stamp on h-t; tiny remainder dot on bottom edge. Else fine in fine dj. Fine in Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1204134) $9.50
3220. Spooner, Joe. The Elephant Walk (Signed). Arnica Pub, 2005. First Edition. ISBN: 0974568635. Book. Oblong pictorial hardbound. Unpaginated (no page numbers) children's illustrated book. Signed & dated (2007) by Spooner. "will Norah really get to see an elephant in her family's suburban neighborhood?" Fine, like new. As New. Hardcover. (#5005031) $7.70
3221. Sprague, Roderick; Krantz, Grover S. (Editors). THE SCIENTIST LOOKS AT THE SASQUATCH II Anthropological Monographs of the University of Idaho No. 4. Moscow, ID: Univ of Idaho, 1979. First Edition. ISBN: 0893010618. Book. 1st printing. Library cloth. 195pp. Illus. Bibliographies. Tables. This modest-sized (small 8vo) volume is packed with information & represents one of the first written gatherings of serious study by academic scientists on the Sasquatch/Bigfoot problem. It reprints all essays from Vol I (1977) & adds three more. Essays are by Krantz (4), Sprague, Rigsby, Suttles, Strasenburgh, Bayanov, Beckjord, Westrum, & Beeson & include thought about Native Language Names, the Cultural Track, Anatomy of the Sasquatch Foot, Perceptions & Images of the Wild Man, the view from Russia, etc.. This copy is a gentle ex-lib with a couple of stickers & stamps (none on the paper edges) & no library pocket. Published in wrappers with a perfect binding, this rebind is easier to handle. Vg. Very difficult to procure now & very important. Very Good. Hardcover. (#1307154) $250.12
3222. Spurkland, Kristin. THE KNITTING MAN(UAL) 20+ Projects for Guys (Signed). Berkeley, California, U.S.A.: Ten Speed Pr, 2007. First Edition. ISBN: 1580088457. Book. Quarto silver-stamped hardbound. 119pp. Brightly illustrated. Signed & dated by Spukland in year of publication. Fine, like new. As New. Hardcover. (#5020007) $20.25
3223. St. Clair, Kathleen E & Clifton R. LITTLE TOWNS OF TEXAS (Signed). Privately Printed, & Jayroe Graphic Arts, Jacksonville (Tx), 1982, 1982. First Edition. Book. 1st edition. Gilt-stamped hardbound. 961pp. Several photos. Signed by Kathleen St. Clair. The authors compiled historical information & some contemporary material for hundreds of small Texas towns (1/2 to 2pp each) partly from postmasters of those towns & partly from "30 or more Authors and Compilers". Indispensable for the armchair student of Texas history. Fine, no dj probably as issued. Very scarce. Fine. Hardcover. (#0505131) $98.42
3224. St. Crow, Lili (Signed). STRANGE ANGELS. New York: Razorbill, 2009. ISBN: 1921518324. Book. 3rd printing. Pictorial wraps. 293pp. Signed & dated by St. Crow. Fine, like new. Fine. Paperback. (#P1001b) $7.50
3225. St. Mark Lutheran Church). 80 YEARS BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING St. Mark Lutheran Church, Cleveland Ohio. N.p., N.p., 1977, 1977. First Thus. Book. 4to pictoral wraps. 48pp. Illustrated with portraits of members & other photos. Index. The church's location is at 4464 Pearl Road, Cleveland, Ohio, not far from Lutheran Cemetery. Slight curling to front cover edge, else fine. Very Good. Paperback. (#5014045) $8.10
3226. St. Paul Pioneer Press. 100 YEARS IN THE ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS. St. Paul, 1949., 1949. First Edition. Book. 1st edition. 4to pictorial stapled wraps. 101pp. Illustrations from the newspaper reports reproduced inside. Facsimile reproductions of articles in the St. Paul Pioneer Press between 1849 & 1949 a page for each year. Civil War, Custer's Last Stand, Chicago Fire, Sioux Uprising, etc. Vg condition. Quite scarce. Very Good. Paperback. (#5014022) $28.35
3227. St. Peter, Sarah. MURDER.COM The Dark Side of the Net. Dageforde, Lincoln, 1999., 1999. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Pict trade wraps. 238pp. As New. Paperback. (#5014024) $6.08
3228. St. Pierre, Paul. BREAKING SMITH'S QUARTER HORSE. Chicago: Follett, 1966. First American Edition. Book. 1st printing U.S. edition. Cloth. 164pp. A popular collection of horse stories out of the Chilcotin country of central British Columbia. Adapted from the author's TV script, winner of the "Canadian Film Award for best entertainment film of 1965." Fine in dj. Fine in Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1307155) $20.01
3229. St. Pierre, Paul. THE CHILCOTIN HOLIDAY. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1970. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. 138pp. Illus/drawings. Gift inscription on ffep. Neat stories out of the Chilcotin ranching area in central British Columbia. Vg in faded & edge torn dj. Very Good in Fair dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1307156) $15.01
3230. St. Pierre, Paul. SMITH AND OTHER EVENTS Tales of the Chilcotin. Toronto: Doubleday, 1983. First Edition. Book. Cloth. 318pp. More fine stories out of the cattle country of the Chilcotin in British Columbia. Fine in dj. Fine in Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1307157) $15.01
3231. St. Pierre, Paul. CHILCOTIN AND BEYOND. Vancouver, 1989. First Edition. ISBN: 0888946732. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. A splendid collection of 2-3 page memoir/observations, mostly set in a small village in Mexico where the author, a respected Vancouver newspaper writer & author of Breaking Smith's Quarter Horse, and other books, spent a portion of several years. Fine in dj. Fine in Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#9104149a) $11.48
3232. Stafford, Sara. DISCOVERY OF THE FIVE GREAT LAKES. Privately Printed, 1910, 1910. First Edition. Book. Pictorial wraps with the cover illustration of the Great Lakes drawn, from East looking West, to look like an Indian or other human profile. 68pp. Illustrated with b/w photos of various scenes around the Great Lakes. Several pages of ads in the back from Port Arthur & Fort William (now Thunder Bay). Some history & some poetry. Backstrip chipped & front cover corner curled & with some creasing. Some edgewear & some edge tears to covers. Good minus copy, but very scarce. Good-. Paperback. (#0401125) $32.80
3233. Stagg, Albert. THE FIRST BISHOP OF SONORA Antonio do los Reyes, O.F.M. Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, 1976., 1976. First Edition. ISBN: 0816504865. Book. Cloth. 109pp. Illust. Fine in slightly worn dj. Scarce. Fine in Very Good+ dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#9612157) $49.21
3234. Stanley, F. (Fr. Francis Stanley Crocchiola) . FORT UNION (New Mexico) (Signed). N.p.: Privately Printed, 1953. First Edition. Book. Cloth. 305pp. Bibliography. Signed by Stanley on ffep. Minor spot upper front cover, else fine. No dj. 6-guns 2102. Near Fine. Hardcover. (#1011140) $48.62
3235. Stanley, F. THE FORT TULEROSA (NEW MEXICO) STORY (Signed). Pep, TX: Privately Printed, 1968. Limited Edition. Book. Pictorial wraps. 26pp. Ltd to 400 copies. Signed by Stanley. Owner's address label inside front cover. Near fine. Near Fine. Paperback. (#0909154) $14.18
3236. Stanley, F. THE LINCOLN (NEW MEXICO) STORY (Signed). Pep, TX: Privately Printed, 1964. Limited Edition. Book. Pictorial wraps. 26pp. Ltd to 400 copies. Signed by Stanley. Owner's address label inside front cover. Near fine. Near Fine. Paperback. (#0909155) $11.74
3237. Stanley, F. LONGHAIR JIM COURTRIGHT Two Gun Marshal of Fort Worth. World Press, Denver, 1957, 1957. Book. 2nd printing. Silver-stamped pictorial cloth. 234pp. Illust. Bibliography. One of Father Stanley's most popular biography/histories. Fine in lightly rubbed dj. The back panel has some of the red ink from the dj smudged around the borders -- probably happened while being shipped or stored. Somewhat scarce now. 6-guns 2104. Fine in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0511153NIC) $23.62
3238. Stanley, F. LONGHAIR JIM COURTRIGHT Two Gun Marshal of Fort Worth (Signed). Denver: World Press, 1957. Limited/Numbered. Book. Ltd to 500 copies, this being #8. Cloth. 234pp. Illus. Bibliography. Signed by Stanley under the limitation statement. Fine in fine dj. 6-guns 2104. Fine in Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1209162) $95.05
3239. Stansbery, Lon R. THE PASSING OF 3D RANCH (Signed). Privately Published, (Geo. W. Henry Printing Co), Tulsa, (ca 1930), 1930. First Edition. Book. Small 8vo cloth. 92pp. Illustrated with photos & one cartoon. Dated in 1937 & signed by Stansbery. Also the signature of Dal Walker, but it appears to be in Stansbery's hand. Likely a presentation. An account of ranching in the Tulsa area, especially the 3D ranch 35 miles NE of Tulsa, & W. E. Halsell's Mashed-O. Information on Texas cattleman, Shanghai Pierce, & some Oklahoma outlaws, the Daltons, Doolin, Jennings, Cook Gang, Cherokee Bill. "The writer came to Oklahoma in 1889 and also tells many humorous happenings in and around Tulsa during the early days." Desirable book & quite scarce in the 1st edition. Curiously, this title appears to have been published without a title page. The t-p in the reprint is only that of the reprint publisher, & other 1st editions I've looked at did not have a title page. This copy with the color of the cloth covers faded with exposure. Black printing of the titles & cover pictures (both front & back) are strong. Light wear otherwise. Good, tight copy. 6-guns 2125, Herd 2146. (ca 1930) Good+. Hardcover. (#0711374a) $275.00
3240. Stanton, Scott. THE TOMBSTONE TOURIST Musicians (Signed). Portland: 3T Pub, 1998. First Edition. ISBN: 0965996697. Book. Glossy trade pictorial wraps. 430 pp. Illust. Cemetery Index. Signed & dated shortly after publication by Stanton. Laid in publisher's promo. Along with short bio vignettes, this book "reveals the final resting places of more that 225 of the 20th century's most dearly departed musicians, singers, composers, and conductors of rock, jazz, (blues), country & western and classical music." "Finally, a true music lover's guide to all the graves, shrines and memorabilia..." Quite a few country singers are in this book. Fine, like new. As New. Paperback. (#0903147) $20.25
3241. Starck, Clemens. CHINA BASIN (Signed). Story Line, Ashland, Ore., 2002., 2002. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Pict trade wraps. 62pp. Signed by Stark. Good poetry on a variety of subjects from construction to Crimea. Poet's carpentry business card laid in. Fine, as new. As New. Paperback. (#5013029) $9.31
3242. Stark, Mabel Branch. TRAILS FROM SHINGLE DIGGIN'S. Privately Published, Coloma (Mich.), 1977, 1977. First Edition. Book. Pictorial wraps. 263pp. Illust. Map. Published posthumously, this is Stark's autobiography. She was "an active participant" in her community, a "reporter for five newspapers" & wrote a History of Coloma. The best of "grassroots" history, with extensive coverage of the southwestern Michigan area of Berrien & Bainbridge Counties. Slight curling to cover corners. Vg. Very Good. Paperback. (#5002026) $19.04
3243. Starr, Belle. BELLA STARR The Bandit Queen, or The Female Jesse James. Austin, 1960., 1960. First Thus. Book. Steck reprint of the exceedingly rare 1889 book. Pictorial cloth. 64pp. Illust in color & b/w. Steck Christmas card laid in. The publisher's Preface is informative. Spine faded, else near fine in soiled slipcase. Howes S897, 6-guns 2127. Very Good. Hardcover. (#0003154) $16.07
3244. State of Michigan Supreme Court. BRIEF FOR APPELLEE: STATE OF MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT (Vaudeville Case). Detroit: Conway Brief Co., 1917. First Edition. Book. Printed wraps. 19pp. The attorney for appellee has signed his name with "Compliments" at top of front cover. This case, Joseph B. Howard vs George Lovett, Madam Zenda, Miles-Detroit Theatre Co. & Elizabeth M. Crane, Defenant and Appellant, argued against the use of the name "Mercedes" by defendants in "an exhibition of thought transference" on the "vaudeville stage." Leo M. Butzel, Of Counsel. George W. Bates, Attorney for Appellee. Some reddish coloration on front cover, else vg. Good. Paperback. (#5014061) $35.00
3245. Stead, W. T.; Longley, Mrs. M. T. AFTER DEATH or LETTERS FROM JULIA, and WHAT IS DEATH?, and DEATH WHERE DO WE GO NOW? (Translation from the French). Chicago: Progressive Thinker Pub House, 1910. 3rd Edition. Book. Blue cloth. 121pp + 69pp + 15pp. Three titles in one book. The author of the third title appears to be Mrs. A. Monthon Tattersfield, & is a translation of her title, "Revue Spirite". Upper cover corners bumped. Some wear to head & toe of spine. Very good. Scarce. Very Good. Hardcover. (#lynn079b) $32.80
3246. Stearns, Harold Joseph (Signed). A HISTORY OF THE UPPER MUSSELSHELL VALLEY OF MONTANA (to 1920). Harlowton & Ryegate: Time-Clarion & Privately Printed, 1966. Limited Edition. Book. 2nd edition, ltd to 525 copies, copy #119. Silver-stamped 4to plastic spiral bound wraps. 205pp. Illustrated with vintage photos & some drawings. Original maps. Bibliography. Epilogue: "Years after 1920." Signed by Stearns. Also, owner's signature & notes on first blank page. Vg with some light rubbing to high areas of textured covers. Scarce. Very Good. Paperback. (#1003140) $93.15
3247. Steber, Rick. Jerry Gildemeister. UNION CENTENNIAL ALBUM 1878 - 1978. Union (OR): Union Centennial Publications, 1978. First Edition. Book. Oblong 4to pictorial wraps. (100pp). Attractively designed & illustrated mainly with vintage photos & prints. Maps. Affixed inside front cover is a plastic pocket containing the Centennial Bronze Medallion, 1 1/2" in diameter. Very scarce. Fine. Paperback. (#1003141) $32.38
3248. Steber, Rick. BUY THE CHIEF A CADILLAC (Signed). Carroll & Graf, NY, 2006, 2006. ARC. ISBN: 0786716398. Book. Uncorrected proof. Printed wraps. 318pp. Signed & dated by Steber. Near fine. A "heartrending novel on the Pacific Northwest's Klamath Indian reservation in 1961 just days before the tribe's 'termination' by the U.S. government." As New. Paperback. (#SHEL212ARC) $7.29
3249. Steber, Rick. RENDEZVOUS. Union OR: Bear Wallow, 1978. First Thus. Book. 1st printing of Northwest Edition. 4to oblong pictorial cloth. Unpag. Beautifully illustrated. Signed by Steber, & also artist Don Gray & photographer Jerry Gildemeister. Life & action in old Oregon, especially the NW corner. Upper corner of text block slightly wavy & occasionally showing the slightest bit of dampstain tideline. Certainly vg; no dj as issued. Very Good. Hardcover. (#1402144) $23.00
3250. Steber, Rick. TRACES (Signed). Union OR: Bear Wallow, 1980. First Edition. ISBN: 9780936376028. Book. "Limited First Printing." 4to oblong hardbound with color painting on front cover. 212pp. Beautifully illustrated. Endpaper maps of the Oregon Trail. Signed by Steber & also by photographer Jerry Gildemeister & artist Don Gray. A wonderfully designed & produced book on the Oregon Trail & Oregon Country from an outstanding small press. Fine, no dj as issued. Fine. Hardcover. (#1402145) $69.00
3251. Steckmesser, Kent Ladd. THE WESTERN HERO In History and Legend. Norman, 1965., 1965. First Edition. ISBN: 0806106433. Book. Cloth. 281pp. Illust. Bibliography, Index. The author studies Kit Carson, Billy the Kid, Wild Bill Hickok, & George Custer. Upper cover corners bumped, else fine in pc dj. 6-guns 2129. Very Good in Near Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#9303156) $19.68
3252. Steedman, Charles J. BUCKING THE SAGEBRUSH or The Oregon Trail in the Seventies. NY & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1904. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Pictorial cloth. 270pp. t.e.g. Illustrated by C. M. Russell. Folding map in rear: "Sketch Map Showing The Route Taken From Scott's Bridge, Oregon to Laramie, Wyoming". Fos dated 1905 of R. L. Walker, & his signed private library sticker on the front paste down, "Dr. R. L. Walker .. 1905". Mormons, Oregon, "Poor Lo", Walla-Walla, Snake River, Blue Mountains, etc. Vg, actually bright copy. Hinges original & tight. There is a trace of red print on the lower front cover. Rare. Reese 103, Y-R p10, Graff 3957, Howes 5916, Dykes HS p191, Herd 2153, Smith 9832. Very Good. Hardcover. (#1402146) $632.50
3253. Steele, James W. FRONTIER ARMY SKETCHES. Chicago: Jansen, McClurg & Co, 1883. First Thus. Book. Also considered the 2nd edition, the first published in 1873 under a different title. "includes 5 new sketches and omits 5 found in ed. 1." Title changed again in 1885 edition. (Howes). Decorated & pictorial cloth with gilt medallions & spine title. 329pp + ads. Illus. I don't find much about this guy, but chapters reference Jornada Del Muerto, New Mexico, El Paso, Mexico, army mules, & coyotes! Howes S922. Vg condition with binding tight. Moderate wear to extremities. Very scarce. Howes S922. Very Good. Hardcover. (#1307158) $95.05
3254. Steffen, Randy. THE HORSE SOLDIER 1776 - 1943 The United States Cavalryman; His Uniforms, Arms, Accoutrements, and Equipments (Four Volumes). OU, Norman, (original pub dates 1977 - 1979), 1977. Book. Mixed printings (2 firsts). 4to cloth. 195pp, 215pp, 268pp, 136pp. Finely illustrated by Steffen. Indices. Vol I (2nd pr.) is THE REVOLUTION, THE WAR OF 1812, THE EARLY FRONTIER 1776 - 1850. Vol II (2nd pr) is THE FRONTIER, THE MEXICAN WAR, THE CIVIL WAR, THE INDIAN WARS 1851 - 1880. Vol III (1st ed.) is THE LAST OF THE INDIAN WARS, THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, THE BRINK OF THE GREAT WAR 1881 - 1916. Vol IV (1st ed.) is WORLD WAR I, THE PEACETIME ARMY, WORLD WAR II 1917 - 1943. This set is obviously a labor of love, extensively researched, well-executed, & contains a wealth of information. Included in our Oklahoma catalogue because of the extensive presence of the frontier cavalry in Indian Territory. Fine in dust jackets with general light edge wear. Vol IV has a couple of small chips. 1977-1979 Fine in Very Good+ dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0711379) $200.00
3255. Stegner, Lynn, & Rowland, Russell (Eds.). WEST OF 98 : Living and Writing the New American West. Austin: U of Texas, 2011. First Edition. ISBN: 9780292726864. Book. 1st printing. Trade wraps. 392pp. Great selections from outstanding authors & historians. In this book, "western writers speak to the ways in which the West imprints itself on the people who live there, as well as how the people of the West create the personality of the region." Fine, like new. As New. Paperback. (#1204135) $20.01
3256. Stegner, Wallace. WOLF WILLOW A History, A Story, and a Memory of the Last Plains Frontier. NY: Viking, 1962. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. 306pp. Endpaper maps of north central Montana, SE Alberta & SW Saskatchewan. Highly regarded & well reviewed by the likes of A. B. Guthrie, Jr. & Joseph Wood Krutch. Stain outline (1 1/2" x 3/4" "L" shape) on lower front cover. Else fine in chipped, pc dj with fold splits archivally repaired. Good in Fair dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1111159) $35.57
3257. Steinbeck, Thomas. DOWN TO A SOUNDLESS SEA Stories. Ballantine, NY, 2002., 2002. ARC. Book. Pict trade wraps. 283pp. A "hypnotic first collection of stories" from the son of John Steinbeck. Fine, as new. Fine. Paperback. (#5014017ARC) $7.70
3258. Steiner, Lois Elder. THROUGH THE WINDOW OF MY HEART (Signed). Phoenix: Privately Printed, 1938. First Edition. Book. 1st & only printing. Oblong Gilt-stamped flocked wraps, cord tied, 6" x 9". Subtly and beautifully illustrated by Pearl Steiner. Printed by Pryors Printers in Phoenix. Signed & dated February 26, 1938, by Steiner in Salome, Arizona. A book of poetry on the beauty of Arizona & apparently Salome in particular. Affixed by design to several pages are what appear to be litho photos, monotints: the author, the author's home ("I lived here eight years"), Dick Wick Hall's "This Is The Laughing Gas Station", Hall himself, & a back yard lounge scene. Gilt is dull, but condition is otherwise very good. A rare Arizona literary item found only in three libraries. Good+. Paperback. (#1402147) $115.00
3259. Steiner, Stan.