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

College Station: Texas A & M Univ Pr, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 1st printing. Cloth. 225pp. Illus. Maps. Notes on sources. Index. Fine in pc dj.

Fairfield: Ye Galleon, 1966. Limited/Numbered. Soft cover. Fine. 1st printing thus of ltd reprint edition. Ltd to 732 copies. Printed wraps. 16pp. Originally published as HR Doc in 1861. Report on an "entire (emigrant) train of forty-six persons" killed near Salmon Falls in 1860. Fine. WCB 273.

Missoula: Morton John Elrod, Press of the Missoulian Publishing Co, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 1st printing. Gilt-stamped maroon cloth. 304pp. Illus. Owner's name & address on ffep. "The stories which make up this little book were written originally for The Missoulian and for a year constituted a feature of the Sunday edition." Forty-one stories or accounts of Montana history. This copy is frayed at the top and bottom of the spine & the corners. A nevertheless sound copy we only grade as good because of the wear to the extremities.

Superio, Seattle, (1951), 1951. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 3rd edition, revised, but first printing thus. 4to decor cloth. 264pp. Profusely illustrated with photos. Much on Lewis & Clark, Oregon Trail, Indian Wars, etc. Upper front cover bumped, else fine in edgeworn dj. 6-guns 1932.

KC: Franklin Hudson, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 1st printing. 12mo gilt-stamped green cloth. 125pp. Personal overland account to California in 1852 from Monroe, Mich., to Hangtown, Cal.. Ex-lib, but good reading & reference copy. "Cole took only three months to cross the continent. His recollections are refreshing for their vividness of detail, devoid of dullness or bombast." (Mattes). Pages somewhat browned on the margins. Library sticker on lower spine. Pocket & card in back. Mattes 1135 (4 stars), Rader 867, Graff 801.

NY: Farrrar, Straus & Giroux, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st printing. Cloth. 116pp. Portrait. Index. Fine in dj.

Eugene: Spencer Butte Pr, 1995. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Good. 6th printing of 2nd edition. Pictorial wraps. 220pp. Illus. Bibliography. List of Illustrations. Genealogies. Cover corners curling. Good.

Oregon: Cooperative Library Services, 1993. First Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 1st printing. Pictorial wraps. (8pp.) A short list/bibliography of key Oregon Trail books as identified by the "Reference Librarians of the Public Libraries in..." Washington County, Oregon. Fine.

n.p.: Cooperative Library Services, 1993. First Edition. Soft cover. As New. Pictorial wraps. (8pp.). Obviously uncomprehensive, but interesting as librarians' take on what is important. Fine, like new.

Portland: Oregon Historical Society, 1978. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Collectible As New. 2nd edition. 4to pictorial wraps. 77pp. Many maps & very descriptive b/w photos. A truly excellent resource for Oregon coastal history as it relates to its old trails. Fine, as new.

West Palm Beach: Privately Printed, 1963. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Gilt-stamped cloth. 147pp. Endpaper artwork. Illustrated with photos. Seven folding maps. Bibliography. An excellent resource. Fine. No dj as issued. Maps are in plastic pouch. SFT 483.

Tudor, NY, 1934, 1934. Reprint. Hardcover. Good-/No Jacket. Reprint, second printing thus. Gilt-stamped & pictorial gilt cloth. 283pp. Index. Bibliography. "Best book of the century on the subject." (Dobie). Water-stain on back cover, else bright & tight. Reading copy priced accordingly. No dj. Dobie pp.75-78, Rader 1231, SFT 177.

Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1971, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Cloth. 271pp. Index. Illust. Introduction by Rittenhouse, "Trail of Commerce and Conquest." Also, "Index to Congressional Documents." Signed by Rittenhouse. A key bibliography of the West. Fine in pc dj with some short edge tears. Signed 1st editions are now quite scarce.

KC: Frank T. Riley Pub Co, 1913. First Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 1st printing. Pictorial wraps. 176pp. Illus. Although an old title, quite common, but this is a truly fine copy.

Frank T. Riley, Kansas City, 1913, 1913. First Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 1st wrappers edition. Small 8vo pict wraps. 176pp. Illust. "First hand account of staging on the SFT" Fine, likely unread copy. SFT 500. Graff 3628.

Portland: Oregon Council for the Humanities, 1992. First Thus. Soft cover. Fine. 1st printing this issue. Pictorial 4to magazine-size wraps. 56pp. Illus. "Special Oregon Trail Issue." A fine publication. Fine condition.

Union OR: Bear Wallow, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 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.

San Francisco: John Howell, 1963. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 1st printing. Unstated limited edition. Pictorial cloth. 59pp. Appendices. Folding Map. Facsimile of original cover of the guide. Intro by Dale Morgan. Highly regarded, with less than a handful of the original copies known to exist. Fine. No dj (issued in clear glassine dj.) Scarce. (W-C 217a).

San Antonio: Naylor, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 1st printing. Cloth. 188pp. Illustrated with drawings by R. L. McCollister. Printed review slip "To the Literary Editor" from Naylor laid in. Also laid in is a folded t.l.s. (typed letter signed) from Gann on his Lakewood, Colorado letterhead to Robert Perkin of the Rocky Mountain News. Perkin has also signed his name at the bottom of the ffep. The letter expresses appreciation for "your kindly treatment" in Perkin's review. "The review was complete and covered all vital elements contained in the book. I would like to meet you, and what do you say to having lunch with Chester Letts and me in the near future..." I have not identified Letts but someone who will really like this copy may. Near fine in dj with 1" x 1" chip at top front cover corner at fore edge. Otherwise moderately worn and with a 2" mark on the back. "In this history, (Gann) has caught the surge and sweep, the drama and romance, the hardship and the heartbreak, of… Read More

Chicago: Rand McNally, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible Fine/Near Fine. 1st printing. Pictorial, hard leather-like hardbound. 208pp. Illus. Bibliography. Index. "Here are the wagons, the trails, and the drivers -- Western Americana at its most exciting..." Fine in dj. Front flap has small red ink owner's signature.