Search Results: Titles starting with O from Gene W. Baade Books on the West

Enid: Privately Published, (Harold Allen, Printer), 1968. First Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Gilt-stamped red wraps. 80pp. Illustrated with vintage photos. Maps. Gives a lot of brief, but well-written & helpful history. First page is a map with list of all the runs & openings in Oklahoma. Info on Jesse Chisholm, ranches in the Strip, early Enid & Garfield County, which was originally called "O County". Vg copy. Slight bend/crease to bottom corner of covers & text, but not bad at all. Original price sticker inside front cover. Getting a little scarce.

Berchtesgaden: Anoton Plenk, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good. Small 4to pictorial glossy wraps. Unpaginated. Fully illustrated mainly with b/w photos. Many photos from WWII and including photos of Hitler. Text is in triglott, German, English, French. Vg.

Levite of Apache, Norman, 1993, 1993. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. As New. Originally published in 1977, this reprint is a very limited hardbound edition. Also noted as "Cherokee Strip Centennial Edition". Fine simulated red leather hardbound with gilt stamping. 214pp. 1993 Cherokee Strip postage stamp affixed to the ffep, & the stamp & adjacent part of the page postally hand-cancelled. According to the publisher there were only 10 or 12 copies of this stamp-cancelled copy made. Fine condition. Very scarce thus. No dj as issued.

Mount Pleasant, SC: Sylvan Dell Pub, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 1st printing. 4to pictorial hardbound. Unpag. Inscribed to no one in particular, along with a drawing, & signed & dated by Hirschi on the ffep in year of publication. Fine, like new in dj.

NY: Tor Books, 2008. ARC. Soft cover. Collectible As New. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Trade wraps. 379pp. Signed by Zahn (to no one) & dated in year of publication. Fine, like new.

Boston & NY: 5 Spot, 2007. First Edition. Soft cover. As New. 1st printing. Pictorial trade wraps. 410pp. Signed & dated by Porter shortly after publication. The author's 3rd book, & highly reviewed & praised. A novel. Fine, like new.

San Francisco: North Point Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st printing. Cloth. 200pp. Essays. Fine, like new in dj.

Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2002. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New. 1st printing. Square (4to) pictorial wraps. 222pp. Signed by both authors (signed only) & dated in year of publication. Fine, like new.

Toledo Chamber of Commerce, Toledo (Ore.), June 18 - 19, 1938, 1938. First Thus. Soft cover. Very Good. Red & black large printed wraps, 7 1/2" x 10 1/2". Small photo on front cover. Many ads. Devil's Lake is on the boundary of Lincoln City, Oregon, on the Pacific Coast. Nice item in vg condition. Middle folded leaf is loose. June 18-19, 1938.

Chicago: Rand McNally, 1923. First Thus. Soft cover. Good. 12mo pictorial wraps. 63pp. Many city maps. Large folding map laid in of the region. Creases on front cover. Moderately worn, good condition. Scarce.

Philadelphia: L. H. Everts & Co, 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible Poor. 1st printing. Huge quarto original one-half cloth & leather. 339pps. This is a fabulous volume. BUT THIS IS A "BINDING COPY" WITH THREE PRELIM LEAVES MISSING, BOARDS DETACHED, NEEDS REBINDING AND RESTORATION WORK IF BUYER WANTS TO RESTORE IT: PLEASE READ DETAILS AT END OF THIS LISTING. Here is what William Reese (Six Score #83) said of it in his bibliography of 150 best ranching books: "These atlases were designed so that pages could be tipped in. I doubt that any two copies are exactly alike. Pagination through page 340 (this copy 339 with verso blank), although there are many unnumbered pages of views. There are over 300 colored maps, views depicting over 350 scenes, and as many as 25 folding tissue maps interleave, as well as unpaginated text. 44.5 x 38 cm." (15" x 18"). Reese continues: "This massive compilation contains a vast wealth of information on Kansas at the time of publication. Many of the views depict… Read More

Lower Valley Chamber of Commerce, Ysleta, 1950, 1950. First Edition. Soft cover. Good+. 4to pictorial wraps. 64pp. Illustrated. Ads. Cover drawing by Jose Cisneros. Introduction by C. L. Sonnichsen. Synopsis of the History of El Paso County by Anna Brand. Some material on nearby Ysleta. Closed tear at bottom spine corner of front cover. Middle leaf pulled from staples, but laid in place. Good+. Scarce. Not in Dykes 50.

Berkeley: Univ of California, 1909. First English Language Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 1st printing. Printed wraps.15pp. Front. "Publications of the Academy of Pacific Coast History" Vol. 1, No. 2. English translation of preliminary report of the occupation of Monterey, the first permanent settlement in Califonia. Minor loss of paper top of spine, about 3/4". Tiny spot on front cover. Vg copy.

Vancouver: n.p., 1936. First Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. 9" x 12" oblong cord-tied pictorial wraps with distinctive & attractive cover art of a view between two tree trunks, across the water to North Vancouver & the "Lions". Illustrated with soft-focus sepia photos of the park. Onion skin endpapers. Back page listed Board of Park Commissioners, 1886-1936. Vg. Two small abrasions on front cover; mild corner wear. Scarce.

Philadelphia: L. H. Everts & Co, 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible Very Good. 1st printing. Huge quarto original one-half cloth & leather. 339pps. This is a fabulous volume. Here is what William Reese (Six Score #83) said of it in his bibliography of 150 best ranching books: "These atlases were designed so that pages could be tipped in. I doubt that any two copies are exactly alike. Pagination through page 340 (this copy 339 with verso blank), although there are many unnumbered pages of views. There are over 300 colored maps, views depicting over 350 scenes, and as many as 25 folding tissue maps interleave, as well as unpaginated text. 44.5 x 38 cm." (15" x 18"). Reese continues: "This massive compilation contains a vast wealth of information on Kansas at the time of publication. Many of the views depict stock ranches, which are also located on the extremely detailed maps. There are many bird's-eye views of towns and sights. Much of the accompanying text is devoted to listing the leading… Read More

New York: House of Collectibles, 1994. First Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Pictorial wraps. 273pp. Illust. Bibliography. 56pp section in back referencing appropriate museums. Prices outdated, but still useful. Fine.

STILLWATER, MINN., Den 19 - 26 Februari 1901, 1901. First Thus. Soft cover. Very Good-. Printed wrappers. 152pp. Light soiling to covers; some page corners with former crease. Printed in Swedish. Moderate backstrip peeling. Nearly very good condition. Very scarce.

Shoreys, Seattle, 1968, 1968. First Thus. Soft cover. Near Fine. Facsimile reprint, ltd to 150 copies. Originally published in 1901 by the Univ. of Penn. Pictorial wraps. 24pp. Illust. Vocabulary. A brief description of games played by the Ogalala's with drawings of the items used to play them. Mildly ex-lib, no pockets or removals. "Withdrawn" stamped on blank area of front cover. Library stamp on back cover & t-p. Narrow typed label on part of top edge of front cover. Near fine.

NY: Holiday House, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 1st printing. Oblong 4to pictorial hardbound. Unpag. Signed & dated by Birdseye in 2004 (signed only with date). Fine, like new in dj.

Urbana: Univ of Illinois, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st printing. Cloth. 219pp. Illus. Bibliography. Index. Review copy with publisher's review request laid in. Among many other things, Eastman "served as government physician at the Pine Ridge Agency (and tended casualties at Wounded Knee).." He was "one of the most highly educated and influential Indians of his time." Fine in dj.