Search Results: Nevada from Gene W. Baade Books on the West

Berkeley: Howell-North, 1959. Facsimile reprint. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. 1st printing of fine facsimile reprint edition. Gilt-stamped cloth. 451pp. Illus. Appendix. Index. Fldg map in back pocket. Pictorial endpapers of mining stocks. Originally published in 1883 while Clarence King was director of the USGS. New Intro to this reprint edition by David F. Myrick. There is a tiny, 2 line ink ownership stamp top of front blank prelim page; one line is marked out. Very short cut on edge of ffep repaired. Trace of wear to extremities. Vg+ in slightly soiled dj.

La Mesa CA: Privately Printed, 1974. First Edition. Soft cover. Collectible Good. 1st printing. Pictorial wraps. 129pp. Illus. Signed (signed only) by Wilson. Historical survey of Jarbidge, Nevada. A good copy; corner crease to front and back covers noted.

Reno: Nevada State Bureau of Mines, 1966. Soft cover. Very Good+. 6th printing (appears to be the first revised pr). Wraps. 305pp. Illus. Index. Near fine.

NY: Knopf, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st printing. Cloth & boards. 238pp. Endpaper maps. Signed (signed only) by Kittredge. Perceptive book on growing up in the Pacific Northwest by the acclaimed & accomplished writer. Pristine, unread copy fine in dj.

S. F.: Privately Published & The Ten Bosch Company, 1915. First Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 1st printing - the original edition published circa 1915. Pictorial light olive green stapled wraps. 30pp. Illustrated with photos. Map of Nevada shows rail & stage lines. Lyon Co. lies just east of Carson City. The transcontinental railroad ran through it. Some fading to cover edges. Minor creases to the paper covers. Vg. Very scarce with only one copy showing in world libraries. Paher 2146 says, "Describes products and resources of ranching areas and settlements, including mining.

Seattle: Superior, 1971. First Thus. Soft cover. Fine. 1st printing thus. 4to pictorial wraps. 96pp. Illustrated with the author's b/w photos. 38 towns. Great material! Small black-out of price upper corner of front cover. Fine. We carry a stock of fine 1st editions of Lambert's hardbound in dj books not specific to states. Please inquire.

Dragon Enterprises, Genoa NV, 1978, 1978. First Edition. Soft cover. Fair. Pictorial wraps. 148pp. Illustrated with vintage photos, maps, drawings. Last one-third of book mildly dampstained & pages wavy. Good reading copy. Scarce. Paher 1298.

Portland: Binfords and Mort, 1940. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 2nd printing. Cloth. 315pp. Illus. Maps, but without folding map. Volume of the American Guide Series. Spine slightly faded, but vg copy in chipped dj.

Nevada Pub., Las Vegas, 1972, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to cloth. 48pp. Illust. Presentation copy signed by Paher to geologist Walter Averett. This is not the limited edition, but is a fine copy of the 1st trade edition in dj & a gold slipcase.

U.S. Senate, 1871, 1871. First Thus. Soft cover. Very Good. Original disbound printed speech, "In the Senate of the United States, April 3, 1871." 8pp. Sen. Steward's speech concerned distribution of public lands, "More than 300,000,000 acres gone chiefly to enrich Speculators..." References to Preemption, Homestead laws, railroad grants, etc.. Four years after "Steward's Folly." Vg.

Las Vegas: Silver State Pubishing, 1954. First Thus. Soft cover. Collectible Fine. 1st printing thus. Small pictorial wraps. (12pp). Illus. "to GUIDE you when you want to try your LUCK," "maybe you'd like to play ROULETTE," etc. A charming little booklet. Fine. Scarce.