Search Results: Authors starting with V from Tschanz Rare Books

Spokane: Lindgren-Turner Co, 1950. Printed color window decal [12 cm x 8 cm] Unused. Fine. With the printed glassine Lindgren-Turner directions envelope. Neato tourist window decal Sun Valley. is famous the world over and one of America's premier ski areas and one of its first destination resorts. Built in 1936 by the Union Pacific Railroad, Sun Valley is located in the Northern Rockies region of south-central Idaho and is open year-round.

Omaha, NE: Union Pacific Railroad, 1957. [8]pp. Two sheets [ea. 23 cm x 40 cm] stapled at the center and printed in full color that folds to pamphlet size [23 cm x 10 cm] Very good. Folds as issued. Laid in is a rate information for the 1957-58 winter season. Illustrated and pictorial promotional piece offering rates and information for lodging and services with double page [23 cm x 40 cm] trail map at the center. Sun Valley is famous the world over and one of America's premier ski areas and one of its first destination resorts. Built in 1936 by the Union Pacific Railroad, Sun Valley is located in the Northern Rockies region of south-central Idaho and is open year-round. "Sun Valley didn't 'just happen' to become America's most popular winter sports resort. Nature endowed it with long, sunny slopes, ski-perfect powder snow and calm, wind-free climate. Add to that the excellent accommodations and service and you can see why Sun Valley is the ideal place for your winter holiday.

Omaha, NE: Union Pacific Railroad, 1949. Single sheet [46 cm x 30.5 cm] printed in full color that folds to pamphlet size [23 cm x 10 cm] Very good. Folds as issued. Illustrated and pictorial promotional piece offering rates and information for lodging and services. Sun Valley is famous the world over and one of America's premier ski areas and one of its first destination resorts. Built in 1936 by the Union Pacific Railroad, Sun Valley is located in the Northern Rockies region of south-central Idaho and is open year-round. "There are so many interesting things to do at Sun Valley, you will never know a dull moment. Daytime activities go on under a friendly, warm Idaho sun which gently applies a healthy, flattering tan. At night there is music, dancing and a variety of informal entertainment - all adding up to FUN.

Wichita, KS: Western Lithograph, 1954. Yellow sheet [23 cm x 20 cm] printed on both sides in black ink with vertical fold at center. Near fine. Promotional piece offering rates and information for lodging, services, activities and events. Sun Valley is famous the world over and one of America's premier ski areas and one of its first destination resorts. Built in 1936 by the Union Pacific Railroad, Sun Valley is located in the Northern Rockies region of south-central Idaho and is open year-round.

Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1994. First Edition. 493pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Blue cloth with the title silver stamped on the backstrip. Fine/Fine. Next to Smith, Rigdon was the most influential early Mormon. He imported Reformed Baptist teachings into Latter-day Saint theology, wrote the canonized Lectures on Faith, championed communalism and isolationism, and delivered many of the most significant early sermons, including the famous Salt Sermon and the Ohio temple dedicatory address. Following Smith's death, Rigdon parted company with Brigham Young to lead his own group of some 500 secessionists Mormons in Pennsylvania. Rigdon's following gradually dwindled, as the one-time orator took to wandering the streets, taunting indifferent passersby with God's word. He was later recruited by another Mormon faction. Although he refused to meet with them, he agreed to be their prophet and send revelations by mail. Before long he had directed them to settle far-off Iowa and Manitoba, among other things. At… Read More

Salt Lake City: Dream Garden Press, 2008. Second Edition. 356pp. Quarto [28 cm] Illustrated wrappers. Near fine. This work offers an in-depth look at breweries from Utah's past and present from one of the founders of Uinta Brewing Company and the former owner of the Bayou and the present owner of the Beerhive (Del loves beer). A fun and engaging history of beer making in Utah that offers detailed descriptions and histories of thirty-six different breweries.

Salt Lake City: Alpentech, 1984. Color panorama [23 cm x 71 cm] / [9" x 28"]. Laminated as issued. Nice condition. Bird's eye view showing the Utah Interconnect route, that allows skiers to connect the seven ski areas of the Wasatch Back and the Cottonwood Canyons in a single day of backcountry adventure. Also located with elevations are Provo Peak, Santaquin Peak, and Timpanogos. Rare.

Waco, TX: Texian Press, 1970. 208pp. Quarto [27.5 cm] Blue cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Very good/Very good. Translated by Chester W. Geue. "The Geue translation of Von Wrede's letters makes many notable contributions to American and Texas history. Most immediately the new edition restores the viable state in the twentieth century the American experiences and observations of Friedrich von Wrede, a historic figure of considerable personal importance, the translation reflects with mirror-like quality the everyday life as seen by von Wrede. His letters are written in a clear, readable style that truly entertains as well as instructs." - from the jacket.

[Prescott, AZ]: Harry Vroman, Camera Pictorialist. Large format. Silver gelatin photograph [33 cm x 27 cm] / [13" x 10.5"] on an off-white mount. Boldly signed on the back with a black sharpie with a paper label and photographer's stamp. Image has nice contrasts. View of a smiling woman in a dark velvet blouse bedecked in silver and turquoise jewelry, leaning against an adobe brick wall. Harry Vroman (1889-1983) was a photographer that for a time worked under Ansel Adams in Yosemite before setting out on his own. He ran several studios in the Los Angeles area before relocating to Prescott, Arizona. During his career he traveled the American West documenting the peoples and landscapes of this varied region, with his photographs gracing the pages of several magazines, including 'Arizona Highways' and 'Desert Magazine.'.