Biography & Memoir from Elk River Books

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2002. Unedited and Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. Very good/very good. Octavo (23 cm), pp. 312. Cream-colored wrappers with brown titling. Light edgewear and minor smudging. The only memoir written by this prolific poet, novelist and food writer. 150 copies printed. [Orr and Torrey, A40.a]

1981. Staplebound wraps. Very good. Signed by Wells on title page, # 263 of 500 copies. Octavo (21.5), unpaginated. Staplebound, with pictorial wrappers. Gift inscription on title page, wrappers with moderate wear, tear at top staple. Black and white photos throughout. Biography of a famed Northern Michigan fishing guide, James "Rainbow Jim" Coster III, co-authored by his grandson… Read more about this item

New York: Ballantine Books, 2013. Later Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Signed by Dedman on title page. Octavo (24.2 cm), pp. 460. White boards with black quarter cloth and gilt spine titling. Photographic jacket with $28 price. Slight bumping to head of spine, else fine. A fascinating exploration of the reclusive life and fortune of the duaghter of… Read more about this item

New York: W.W. Norton, 2004. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Signed and inscribed by author on title page. Octavo (24 cm), pp. 630. Light blue boards with peach quarter cloth and gilt spine titling. Photographic jacket. Includes 16 plates of black and white photography, 30 plates of full color artworks, bibliography and index. Minor bumping to spine… Read more about this item

Novara, Italy: Instituto Geographico de Agostini, 1939. Hardcover. Very good. Folio (42 cm), pp. [6], 7 - 518, [8: index]. Grey/cream textured boards with red titling and design. Buckram quarter cloth. Decorative endpapers. Profusely illustrated throughout with Da Vinci's paintings, sculptures, drawings, studies and scientific inventions. Text in Italian. Minor foxing to buckram and edge wear to… Read more about this item

Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Signed and inscribed by Plainfeather on title page. Octavo (23 cm), pp. 425, including bibliography and index. Pictorial jacket. Includes black and white photos of author's family. Jacket has some rubbing.

New York: Viking Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Octavo (23.5 cm), pp. 424. Red boards with black quarter cloth and gilt spine titling. Photo-illustrated jacket. Minor bumping and edge wear to boards and jacket, else fine. The first 30 years in the life of a vital poet of the Beat era and beyond.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Octavo (23.5 cm), pp. 370. Red cloth with gilt spine titling. Decorative endpapers. Photographic jacket. Includes several plates of black and white photos. Slight bumping to spine ends, else fine.

New York: Duffield & Co., 1911. Hardcover. Very good. New edition with "a chapter on the present" (originally published, 1902). Duodecimo (18.5 cm), pp. 354. Red cloth with white titling. Frontispiece author photo. News clipping about MacLane from the Missoulian laid-in, clipping advertising an illustrated edition tipped-in on front free endpaper, along with some pencil notation. Bumping to… Read more about this item

Missoula, MT: Friends of The Mansfield Library, University of Montana, 1985. First Edition. Staplebound wraps. Very good. Small octavo (21.5 cm), pp. 28. Blue cardstock wraps. Introduction by Dale Johnson, archivist. Biographical essay by Brier. Includes several black and white photos and a complete listing of the archival holdings of Dorothy Johnson's papers, correspondance, manuscripts, press clippings, etc.… Read more about this item

Missoula, MT: Pictorial Histories Publishing Co., 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Signed, inscribed and dated on half-title page, "Carol: Thanks for all your help over the years! Steve Smith, 11/'84."Octavo (22.5 cm), pp. 240. Blue cloth with gilt spine titling. Illustrated jacket with $12.95 price. Foreword by A.B. Guthrie, Jr. Numerous black and white photos throughout.… Read more about this item

New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Duodecimo (20 cm), pp. 317. Red cloth with navy blue and gilt-stamped titling. Frontispiece author photo with tissue guard. Previous owner's name, dated 1923, on front free endpaper. Small bookseller sticker on rear pastedown. Bumping to spine ends. No jacket.This is the third book by MacLane, a… Read more about this item

Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Octavo (23 cm), pp. x, 164. Yellow cloth boards with black stamped titling, pictorial jacket. Yellow endpapers. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Edge wear, chipping and rubbing to jacket, else fine. Iconic Montana author Dorothy Johnson recounts her childhood in the mountain town of… Read more about this item

Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Association copy, signed on front free endpaper, with a handwritten, signed note (ALS) from Johnson to author and historian, Charles Leland Sonnichsen: "This is what it was like in Western Montana -- maybe different from Minnesota? Best wishes to C.L. Sonnichsen, known as Doc, Dorothy… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Octavo (24 cm), pp. 588 including notes, bibliography and index. Silver spine titling. Light blue boards with black cloth quarter binding. Pictorial jacket. Pastedowns and free endpapers with black and white drawing of Stratford Hall, Lee's birthplace. Jacket with light edgewear, slight bumping to spine. A… Read more about this item

Ventura, CA: Patagonia Books, 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. New. Octavo (22 cm), pp. 304. From Publisher's Weekly: "Naturalist and explorer Peacock presents a captivating retrospective on his life in the wild. Using vivid imagery, he reflects on humanity's relationship with the natural world, his tour of duty in Vietnam, living among Grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park, and,… Read more about this item

New York: Ecco, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Octavo (23.5 cm), pp. 514. Signed and inscribed by author on "Also by" page to acclaimed Yellowstone photographer and author Tom Murphy and his wife Bonny: "October 30, 2019, for Bonnie & Tom -- who know about traveling in the wilderness in the winter. With best wishes, Peter… Read more about this item

Helena, MT: Riverbend, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Octavo (23.5 cm), pp. 333. Signed and inscribed by author on dedication page. Blue cloth with silver titling. Blue and yellow jacket with photo of Coates. Several black and white photos throughout. Light rubbing to jacket, else fine.

Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good. Octavo (23.5 cm), pp. 304. Dark gray cloth boards with red spine text. Signed and inscribed by author on front free endpaper: "To my old friend ---, with all good wishes. Dick O'Malley." Bumping to spine edges. Jacket, with original $6.95 price, shows moderate to heavy… Read more about this item

Salt Lake City: Dream Garden Press, 2005. Hardcover. Fine. R. Crumb. Octavo (22 cm), pp. 200. Limited edition (500 copies). Signed by author on limitation page. Brown cloth boards with R. Crumb's drawing of George Washington Hayduke blindstamped on front board, silver spine text. Limited/numbered print of the same drawing, signed by Peacock, laid-in. Hayduke, the hero of… Read more about this item