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  • IN THE WILDERNESS: Coming of Age in Unknown Country. by Barnes, Kim.
    Barnes, Kim.
    IN THE WILDERNESS: Coming of Age in Unknown Country.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Bantam, (1996.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Poet's highly acclaimed first book, winner of the 1995 PEN/ Jerard Fund Award for a work-in-progress by an emerging female writer - a candid account of a girl and young woman coming to terms with her family, her homeland in the logging wilderness and small towns of Idaho, with her parent's Pentecostal religion, and most of all with herself, SIGNED on the title page. Dustjacket praise from Ivan Doig, David James Duncan and Stewart O'Nan, among others. 258 pp. ISBN: 0-385-478216.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 34548
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  • Barnes, Kim.
    IN THE WILDERNESS: Coming of Age in Unknown Country.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Bantam, (1996.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Poet's highly acclaimed first book, winner of the 1995 PEN/ Jerard Fund Award for a work-in-progress by an emerging female writer - a candid account of a girl and young woman coming to terms with her family, her homeland in the logging wilderness and small towns of Idaho, with her parent's Pentecostal religion, and most of all with herself, Dustjacket praise from Ivan Doig, David James Duncan and Stewart O'Nan, among others. 258 pp. ISBN: 0-385-478216.

    Condition: SIGNED on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 34672
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  • THE TIMBER BEAST. by Binns, Archie (1899-1971)
    Binns, Archie (1899-1971)
    THE TIMBER BEAST.

    Edition: First printing (with both the "A" and the seal on the copyright page).

    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1944. dj. Hardcover first edition - Although Binn moved to New York City in the 1920s, many of his novels - including this, his seventh, - were influenced by his Pacific Northwest upbringing. The story of an old time logger living in the Puget Sound area, his young second wife and his two sons, this reveals the growth - and the changes - of the Northwest. A contemporary review in The Atlantic noted that "The biggest character to emerge from the book is Charley Dow, the logging operator who is a throwback to Americas day of the most rugged individualism. Mr. Binns admires nothing about him (certainly not his attitude toward labor) except his…

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    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1944. dj. Hardcover first edition - Although Binn moved to New York City in the 1920s, many of his novels - including this, his seventh, - were influenced by his Pacific Northwest upbringing. The story of an old time logger living in the Puget Sound area, his young second wife and his two sons, this reveals the growth - and the changes - of the Northwest. A contemporary review in The Atlantic noted that "The biggest character to emerge from the book is Charley Dow, the logging operator who is a throwback to Americas day of the most rugged individualism. Mr. Binns admires nothing about him (certainly not his attitude toward labor) except his tremendous energy and implacable determination. [Yet,] the contrast between the brutally direct industrialist Dow and the sly, cruel banker Martin Darling is all in favor of Charley." 345 pp.

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    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (slight spine slant, some overall edgewear to the dj, original price of $2.75 still present)

    Book ID: 86090
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  • CALIFORNIA FAULT: Looking for the Spirit of a State Along the San Andreas. by Clarke, Thurston.
    Clarke, Thurston.
    CALIFORNIA FAULT: Looking for the Spirit of a State Along the San Andreas.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Ballantine, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which tells the story of a journey down the San Andreas fault, "searching for the places and the people who could perhaps answer the provocative question: What is it like living in a place that no matter how beautiful, might suddenly, while you opened the cereal, combed your hair, or bathed the baby, strike you dead?" Recounts the histories of Wiyot Indians and their earthquake legends, investigates the conflict between California's logging industry and environmentalists, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, visits Palm Springs and the Salton Sea and more. A mixture of sociology, history, personality, and seismology. Map, bibliography. 417 pp. ISBN: 0-345385667.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 76264
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  • MARCH OF INDUSTRY. by Cleland, Robert Glass & Osgood Hardy (Illustrated by Aries Fayer.)
    Cleland, Robert Glass & Osgood Hardy (Illustrated by Aries Fayer.)
    MARCH OF INDUSTRY.

    Edition: First edition.

    Los Angeles: Powell Publishing Company, (1929.). Hardcover first edition - An economic history of the state dealing with agriculture, petroleum resources, water and power, and the financing of the growth, or to quote the preface: "This volume deals with the material progress of California. It seeks to describe that progress as accurately and dispassionately as possible, and to avoid loose generalizations and willful exaggeration. It is not designed to serve as a handbook for the sale of California real estate. The size of the state, its rich and varied resources, and the unusual lines along which its economic development has proceeded, eminently justify an authentic study of this kind. In the transformation of any region from a wilderness to…

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    Los Angeles: Powell Publishing Company, (1929.). Hardcover first edition - An economic history of the state dealing with agriculture, petroleum resources, water and power, and the financing of the growth, or to quote the preface: "This volume deals with the material progress of California. It seeks to describe that progress as accurately and dispassionately as possible, and to avoid loose generalizations and willful exaggeration. It is not designed to serve as a handbook for the sale of California real estate. The size of the state, its rich and varied resources, and the unusual lines along which its economic development has proceeded, eminently justify an authentic study of this kind. In the transformation of any region from a wilderness to an empire-in the coming of settlers, the planting of fields, the opening of mines, the felling of forests, the building of cities, the operation of factories, the interplay of commerce, the growth of population-there is not only fascination and human interest; there is also the most genuine stuff of which history can be made." A title in the series 'Calfornia' under the general editorship of John Russell McCarthy. Very attractively illustrated with woodcuts by Aries Fayer. Page with printed signatures of California pioneers - 'covered wagon babies' who were born on the trail in 1848, 1849 or the 1850's. Also includes several appendices dealing with Mexican Land Grants, statistical charts, many maps. Index. 322 pp .

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    Condition: Very good in red boards with gold lettering - some rubbing and wear to the edges of the cover, previous owner's name, but otherwise tight and clean.

    Book ID: 30549
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  • THE FINAL FOREST: The Battle for the Last Great Trees of the Northwest. by Dietrich, William.
    Dietrich, William.
    THE FINAL FOREST: The Battle for the Last Great Trees of the Northwest.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1992) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A look at the human side of the struggle over the remnants of America's forests by this Pulitzer prize winning journalist. INSCRIBED opposite the title page to the late noted Oklahoma collector Larry Owens "May we find a way to perserve the trees and sustain human dignity for generations to come." In addition, a brief holograph note SIGNED by Dietrich is laid in. Index. 303 pp. ISBN: 0-671729675.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 63657
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  • OPERATION REDWOOD. by French, S. Terrell.
    French, S. Terrell.
    OPERATION REDWOOD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Amulet / Harry N. Abrams, (2009.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - When Julian Carter-Li intercepts an angry e-mail message meant for his greedy, high-powered uncle , he finds himself caught up in a fight to save some of the oldest trees in the world. A funny and fast-paced young adult novel, but one with a serious environmental message. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Author's note. 353 pp. ISBN: 0-8109-8354-0.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 45610
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  • CHRONICLING THE WEST: Thirty Years of Environmental Writing. by Frome, Michael
    Frome, Michael
    CHRONICLING THE WEST: Thirty Years of Environmental Writing.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Seattle: Mountaineers Books, (1996). First edition - A collection of essays on the environmental past and future of the Western United States. Like Abbey and Wallace Stegner and other both established and younger writers, Frome refused to quit pointing fingers and naming names until he felt that important environmental concerns were no longer being sloughed off as second-rate issues. This collection offers environmental criticism at its best. These essays, spanning 30 years, are as relevant today as when they were first published. Included are essays on clearcutting, on destruction in the Bitterroots, on loving our National Parks to death, and "Who's Managing the Managers While They Manage the Wolves?" and much more. Reading list, index. 239 pp. ISBN: 0-898864755.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 86334
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  • BACK ON THE FIRE: Essays. by Snyder, Gary.
    Snyder, Gary.
    BACK ON THE FIRE: Essays.

    Edition: First printing.

    Emeryville, CA: Shoemaker & Hoard, (2007) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of essays by this noted poet on "a wide range of topics, from explorations of southwestern European Paleolithic cave art to his own personal poetic history with haiku; from reminiscences of youthful West Coast logging and trail crew days to talks given in Paris and Tokyo on art and archetypes. He honors poets of his generation, like Philip Whalen and Allen Ginsberg, and meditates on art, labor, and the making of families, houses, and homesteads." 167 pp. ISBN: 978-1593761370.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 78963
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  • BIG JIM TURNER. by Stevens, James.
    Stevens, James.
    BIG JIM TURNER.

    Edition: First printing.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1948. dj. Hardcover first edition - While the author disclaims this novel - set in the Northwest in the early 1900s - as autobiographical, he does admit that "Ranch hand, mule skinner, hard-rock driller, logger, big town truck teamster, Wobbly, hobo poet - I worked as my hero works." 275 pp. Dust jacket art by Paul Galdone.

    Condition: Good overall in light blue cloth (corners slightly bumped, previous owner's name) in a fair dust jacket with a tear to the upper edge of front cover, other edgewear. Original price of $3.00 still present.

    Book ID: 76826
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  • THE YOUNG BOSS Of CAMP EIGHTEEN (Young Heroes Series No. 1.) by Thurston, Ernest L.
    Thurston, Ernest L.
    THE YOUNG BOSS Of CAMP EIGHTEEN (Young Heroes Series No. 1.)

    Edition: Hardcover.

    Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Co., (1934.) dj. Hardcover - Frontispiece. Story set in a remote lumber camp. 250 pp.

    Condition: Good in very good dust jacket (prev owner's name, usual rather severe browning to pages, cover illustration on dustjacket bright and attractive.)

    Book ID: 33583
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  • ARCHANGEL. by Watkins, Paul.
    Watkins, Paul.
    ARCHANGEL.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Random House, (1995). SIGNED first edition - When a lumber baron tries to clear-cut the part of the Algonquin Forest he considers his own, and in the remote Maine town of Abenaki Juntion, only Madeleine Cody, the owner of a small newspaper, The Forest Sentinel, tries to stand up to him. SIGNED on the title page. Cover praise from Tobias Wolff (who calls Watkins "one of the most gifted writers of his generation") among others. 284 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 80742
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