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Unique 1909 map of Oregon

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The Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain Wagon Road Company was granted 800,000 acres of land in payment for a wagon road built from the west to east of Oregon state in the 1800's. The land grant bordered each side of the road and was sold in 1910 to the Oregon and Western Colonization Company. This 36 x 28 and 3/4th inch map is a real estate promotion which followed, Copyright, 1909, by George F. Cram, Chicago.

The block of type on the top, left corner reads: We Own and offer for sale 800,000 acres of land in Central Oregon, in Large and Small Tracts. Cheap Lands Easy Terms anything that can be raised on the North Pacific Coast can be produced on this land.

The center heading is: Oregon and Western Colonization Company Home Office 1314 Pioneer Press Building, --- St. Paul, Minn. Branch Offices at Portland, Oregon, 268 Stark Street -- Ontario, Oregon -- Prineville, Oregon -- Sweet Home, Oregon -- Burns, Oregon -- Spokane, Washington, 210 Hutton Bldg. -- Seattle, Washington, 510 Hoge Bldg.

The block of type on the top, right corner reads: 6,000,000,000 Feet of the Best Timber on the Continent. Consisting of White, Yellow and Bull Pine, all kinds of Fir, Larch and other saw timber. Timber land marked (green checks) All other land marked (red checks) Prices and Terms on Application.

This map is in good condition with three short tears on the center fold and a few other short tears and wear on the outside edges. The back side has soiling along the fold marks. The map is 7 x 9 inches folded and the soiling is more prominent on those sides. (on the back of the map.) Written in pencil is "Widow Jones line 17?"

$80

11052 The Dalles League Of Women Voters The Dalles--A Hundred Years And More Of Our Town Self-published Fair to good. Ex-library. Scrape marks and soiling on both covers. Two small rubber stamps inside front cover. Card pocket inside the back cover. 1958 stapled paperback brochure, with 22 pages and b&w photos. The Dalles, Oregon Pacific Northwest, Oregon, The Dalles, History. $20

10512 Dodge, Nicholas A. A Climber's Guide to Oregon Mazamas Very good. Previous owner has a rubber stamp in the front and back of the book. No dust wrapper. 1968 hardback with 154 pages, b&w photos, illustrations and a peak index. Mountain climbing, Pacific Northwest, Oregon. $50

8871 None Order Bill of Lading Union Pacific System Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company Union Pacific Circa 1917 paperback Form 1564 with several pages. Good. Light shelf wear and soiling on the covers, small water stains on the covers. 2/3s of the forms have been "used" and carbon copies remain. Pacific Northwest, Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company, Pomeroy, WA. Reciepts for wheat shipments. $40

10511 Ringhand, Harry E. Marie Dorion and the Trail of the Pioneers Section Two Early History of the Milton-Freewater Area Valley Herald Very good. No dust wrapper. 1971 slender unpaginated hardback, b&w photos. History, Milton-Freewater, Oregon. Pacific Northwest, Oregon, Milton-Freewater, history $40

10491 Searcey, Mildred Way Back When East Oregonian Publishing Company Fine. In a good dust wrapper that has wear and short tears on its edges as well as a 1/2 inch punch mark on the front. 1972 hardback, signed by the author, with 203 pages, b&w photos, an index and end paper maps. A history of Eastern Oregon. Pacific Northwest, Oregon State, Eastern Oregon, history. $60

10871 Staff Soil Survey of Union County Area, Oregon United States Department of Agriculture Good. Light shelfwear and soiling on the covers, creasing on page corners. The back cover has a 1/2 inch tear. August 1985 paperback, 9 X 11 inches, with 194 pages, tables, b&w photos, numerous fold-out maps, one of which is in color. Soil Survey, Pacific Northwest, Oregon, Union County. $30

Abstract of Title To Lot Fourteen In Block Thirty In Sunset City In The County of Coos and State of Oregon.Title Guarantee & Abstract Co. This document covers the ownership history of a parcel of land from 1866 to 1918. There are 23 pages, 8 x 12 inches, with a blueprint of the Sunset City Plat. The overall condition is fair. The entire document is soiled, has many creases, and tears, especially along the bottom edges. $20

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5240 Allyn, Stan Top Deck Twenty! Best West Coast Sea Stories! Binford & Mort 1989 paperback with 131 pages and many b&w photos, inscribed by the author. Fair. Faint water damage on the back pages that causes the pages to curl a bit. Pacific Northwest, Washington, Oregon. $12

7765 Anon Crook County Fair Patchwork Of The People August 13 - 17, 1980 Crook County Fair August 13-17, 1980 stapled paperback with 157 pages and an index of advertisers. Very good. Back cover lightly soiled and staples are starting to rust. Pacific Northwest, Eastern Oregon, Crook County, Crook County Fair, Prinville. $15

9823 Atwood, Rev. A. The Conquerors Historical Sketches of the American Settlement of the Oregon Country Embracing Facts in the Life and Work of Rev. Jason Lee Jennings and Graham 1907 with 316 pages, b&w photos, pasted in errata sheet. Good. Light shelf wear and soiling on the covers and spine. No dust wrapper. 1907 hardback with 316 pages, b&w photos, pasted in errata sheet.Pacific Northwest, Oregon State, History, Religion, Rev. Jason Lee Pacific Northwest, Oregon State, History, Religion, Rev. Jason Lee $20

1981 Brodie, Jessie Laird , M.D. Dr. Jessie", The Odyssey of a Woman Physician Carolina Pacific Publishing 1991 large paperback with 395 pages and numerous b&w photos. Good. Small santa sticker on bottom of the back cover. Autobiography of Jessie Laird, M.D., Women's studies, Oregon, South America, Pan American Medical Women's Alliance, Travel, etc. Pacific Northwest. $10

3195 Calhoun, Bruce Northwest Passages Miller Freeman Publications Very good to fine in a fair dust wrapper. 1969 hardback first edition with 240 pages, many b&w photos, maps. 8 1/2 X 11 inches. Boating, Pacific Northwest, Washington, Oregon, Canada. $12

465 Clark, Ava Milam and J. Kenneth Munford Adventures of a Home Economist Oregon State University Press 1969, 432 pages, b&w photos. 6.5 by 10 inches. Very good. One small speck on the spine. No dust wrapper. Autobiography of a Home Economist who spent the 20's in China. USA, China Pacific Northwest. $15

6082 Coast and Geodetic Survey United States Coast Pilot Pacific Coast California, Oregon, And Washington Government Printing Office 1943 6th edition with 415 pages and one fold-out map. Good with light soiling. No dust wrapper. Pacific Northwest. $16

5576 Covert, James T. A Point of Pride: The University of Portland Story University of Portland Press 1976 with 328 pages and many photos. 8.5x11 inches. Fine in a fair dust wrapper. University of Portland, Oregon, Pacific Northwest. $20

2379 Favrholdt, Visti Junction City to Denmark, A Boyhood Journey Danish American Heritage Society 1996 first paperback with 216 pages, drawings. Fine. Junction City, Oregon, Denmark. Autobiography of Visti Favrholdt. An engaging portrayel of boyhood in Junction City, Oregon and a move to Denmark in the 1930's. Pacific Northwest. $12

8722 Florence, Pamela Northwest Women in Science Women making a Difference A Role Model Guide Book Northwest Women in Science 1992 11x8.5 inch paperback with 128 pages, photos and an index. Good with light shelf wear. Pacific Northwest, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, others. Science, Women's studies. $15

7011 Forsta Svenska Baptistforsamlingen Minnesskrift I Ord Och Bild Utgifven Af Forsta Svenska Baptistforsamlingen I Portland Oregon 1884-1924 Publicerad Med Anledning Af 40-Arshogtiden Den 1-6 Januaari 1924 Good. Light shelf wear bottom of the spine and cover corners. Ink spot on front edges of the pages. No dust wrapper. 1924 in Swedish, with 88 pages and b&w photos. Religion, Swedish Baptist Church in Portland, OR, Pacific Northwest. Religion, Christian, Swedish Baptist Church, Portland, Oregon, Pacific Northwest. $50

6765 Freeman, Otis W., and Howard H. Martin, editors The Pacific Northwest An Over-All Appreciation John Wiley 1954 2nd edition with 540 pages, b&w photos and an index. Good with light shelf wear. In a poor dust wrapper. Pacific Northwest, Washington State, Oregon $14

9307 Gay, Theressa Life And Letters Of Mrs. Jason Lee First Wife of Rev. Jason Lee of the Oregon Mission Metropolitan Press 1936 hardback with 224 pages, b&w photos, bibliography and an index. Good. Lettering on spine and front cover a bit faded. In a fair dust wrapper that has a few short tears, soiling and creases. Pacific Northwest. History. Biography. Mrs. Jason Lee. $20

7830 Gerard, Wayne Memoirs of Hash House Harry Vantage 1980 first edition, inscribed by the author, with 91 pages. Fine in a very good dust wrapper. Pacific Northwest, Washington State, Oregon, autobiography of a cook in many resturants in the Pacific Northwest. Mostly set in Oregon. $15

6944 Gischler, Pearl Clements, Ruth Ellsworth Richardson and Minnie Kjelde Lamplighters: Leaders in Learning Volume II Alpha Rho State 1966 with 222 pages. Fine. Dust wrapper missing the top 1/2 inch of the spine. Education, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, History. $10

9142 Haseltine, J.E. J.E. Haseltine & Company Catalog 50 J.E. Haseltine & Company Good to very good. Small scratches on the front cover. No dust wrapper. 1949 8 x 10.5 inch hardback with 764 pages, photos, index. Trade Catalog, J.E. Haseltine & Company, Pacific Northwest, Wasnington State, Oregon, hardware, tools, etc. $40

10939 Hill, Joseph J. Ewing Young In the Fur Trade of the Far Southwest, 1822-1834 Koke-Tiffany Company Fair to good. The top of the front and back covers have a 1 x 4 inch dark stain that has bled through to the other side as well. The top of the back fold out has a lighter version of the same stain. There is a small, new bookseller's stamp inside. The very tip of the top corner of all pages is bumped. Contents are very good. 1923 stapled paperback with 22 pages and a fold-out plate. Reprinted from the Oregon Historical Quarterly. History, Ewing Young, Fur Trade, California, Southwest. $30

7074 Hutchens, Alice S. The Gift of Little Things Caxton Printers Very good in a fair, worn and taped dust wrapper. Erasure mark on the front free end paper. 1968 hardback with 152 pages. Homesteading in Star Meadows, Montana, Bandon, Oregon, autobiography. Pacific Northwest. Homesteading, Star Meadows, Montana, Bandon, Oregon, autobiography, Pacific Northwest. $22

9493 Jensen, Robert A. Roadside Guide To The Geology Of Newberry Volcano CenOreGeoPub 1988 8 x 10 inch paperback with 75 pages, maps, illustrations and references. Good with light shelf wear and soiling on the covers. Pacific Northwest, Oregon, Eastern Oregon, Geology, Volcano. Pacific Northwest, Oregon, Eastern Oregon, Geology, Volcano. $12

1652 Johansen, Dorothy O. Empire of the Columbia Harper & Row 1967 2nd edition with 654 pages, photos, bibliogrpahy, maps and index. Good with moderate shelf wear, some underlining inside. No dust wrapper. History, Washington State, Puget Sound, Oregon, Pacific Northwest. $10

10921 Knoedler, Virginia L. Gold Dust and Eggs Global Gospel Service Very good to fine. 1976 paperback with 122 pages, a few pages of autobiography about her family in Nebraska, grandpa Gus Matz, and her later life in Oregon. Several pages of misc....Cooking and recipes Oregon, Nebraska, Cooking recipes. $25

10968 Lambert, Dale The Pacific Northwest: Past, Present and Future Direct Media Good to very good with light shelf wear and soiling on the covers and spine. (no school markings). No dust wrapper. 1983 third printing hardback, with 414 pages, photos, illustrations, maps and an index. ISBN 093968800x Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, history. $20

10361 Lauck, Laura Bigham Echoes On The Winds Of Time Miller Press Good. Page 133 has a scraped area. No dust wrapper. 1987 hardback with 424 pages and b&w photos. Autobiography. Donnellson, Iowa, Toledo, Ohio, Oregon. Iris breeding. Autobiography. Donnellson, Iowa, Toledo, Ohio, Oregon. Iris breeding. $20

9629 Lockyear, Frank and Robert Gray Trees For Tomorrow WRS Publishing 1993 oversize paperback, inscribed by the author, with 226 pages, b&w photos, appendicies. Good to very good with a faint crease on the front cover. Autobiography, Frank Lockyear, Pacific Northwest, Wilsonville, Oregon, Nursery growers, tree planting. ISBN 1-56796-019-7 Autobiography, Frank Lockyear, Pacific Northwest, Wilsonville, Oregon, Nursery growers, tree planting. ISBN 1-56796-019-7 $14

9630 Lockyear, Frank and Robert Gray Trees For Tomorrow WRS Publishing 1993 oversize paperback, inscribed by the author, with 226 pages, b&w photos, appendicies. Very good. Autobiography, Frank Lockyear, Pacific Northwest, Wilsonville, Oregon, Nursery growers, tree planting. ISBN 1-56796-019-7 Autobiography, Frank Lockyear, Pacific Northwest, Wilsonville, Oregon, Nursery growers, tree planting. ISBN 1-56796-019-7 $15

6879 Lucia, Ellis Tough Men, Tough Country Prentice-Hall 1963 with 336 pages, b&w photos and a bibliography. Good with light shelf wear. In a fair to good dust wrapper. Pacific Northwest, Washington State, Oregon, History. $15

8435 McCall, Dorothy Lawson Ranch Under The Rimrock Binfords & Mort 1968 first edition, 2nd printing with 166 pages and b&w photos. Very good with light soiling. No dust wrapper. Pacific Northwest, Central Oregon, Prinville, Autobiography, Dorothy Lawson McCall, Ranching $10

11069 McMullen, Maxine '74-'75 The Golden Mean Books Self-Published Good with light shelf wear and soiling on the covers and spine. 1975 paperback with 189 pages. A book catalog from The Golden Mean" New Age Bookshop in Ashland, Oregon. Print media, New Age $20

6771 Monroe, Anne Shannon Behind The Ranges Doubleday, Page and Company 1925, inscribed by the author, with 343 pages. Good. Edges of pages have brown spots. No dust wrapper. Fiction set in Pioneer , Cattle Raising Central Oregon. Pacific Northwest, Oregon. $25

9954 Multiple authors. Overland Narratives Captivities Oregon Idaho California Arizona Montana Texas Indians Red River Settlement Fiction First Editions Autography Deadle's Publications Maps Fur Trade The Sea...Guthrie Y. Barber Collection Sale # 304 Park-Bernet Galleries Very good with light shelf wear. No dust wrapper. 1941 paperback with 248 pages, prices realized in pencil on the margins. Western Americana. Park-Bernet Catalog, Western Americana, Guthrie Y. Barber, Montana, Arizona, Red River, Native American, First Nation $40

9640 Neuberger, Richard L. Adventures In Politics We Go to the Legislature Oxford 210 pages with an index. Inscribed by the author. Good. Very faint browning on the bottom of the front cover. In a fair dust wrapper that is worn and chipped, has two corners of the inside front flap clipped. Politics, Pacific Northwest, Oregon, Democrat, Richard L. Neuberger, Maurine Neuberger. Politics, Pacific Northwest, Oregon, Democrat, Richard L. Neuberger, Maurine Neuberger. $15

8790 Northwest Food Processors Association The Diamond Book Northwest Food Processors Association 75th Anniversary Commemorative Book Northwest Food Processors Association Fine in a lightly worn dust wrapper. 1988 8.5X11 inches hardback with 214 pages, b&w and color photos, index. Pacific Northwest, Business History, Corporate History, Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, Food Processing Industry. $15

4928 Olson, Joan and Gene Oregon Times And Trails Windyridge Press 1972 paperback 2nd revised edition with 310 pages, b&w photos, index. Good with small folded corner, shelf wear and soiling. Oregon, History. Pacific Northwest. $14

10198 Otis, James Antoine Of Oregon American Book Company Good. Covers and spine have soiling and light shelf wear. Inside is clean and bright. No dust jacket. 1912 hardback, 5 x 7 inches, with 149 pages, map, illustrations and ads. Juvenile literature. Juvenile literature. $35

6034 Reynolds, R. Moland Byways of the Northwest Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company 1976 paperback with 120 pages of photographs. 10 X 10 inches. Very good. Photography, Washington, Oregon, Pacific Northwest. $12

10674 Ross, Beulah Original Poems. Composed by Beulah Ross Self Published Fair. Top and bottom 1/4 of the spine are missing. Tiny chip missing from the front edge of the front cover, light soiling. 1905 small paperback with 59 pages and a black and white photo of the author. Salem, Oregon. Pacific Northwest, Salem, Oregon, Poetry. $25

7248 Ruhlman, John J. A History Of Northwest Regular Baptists The General Association Of Regular Baptist Churches In Washington, Oregon And Idaho 1939-1975 Regular Baptist Press 1976 with 334 pages, b&w photos, bibliography and index. Very good. No dust wrapper. 1976 hardback with 334 pages, b&w photos, bibliography and index. Religion, Christian, History, Northwest Regular Baptists, Baptist, Pacific Northwest, Washington State, Oregon, Idaho. $15

6767 Sheldon, Henry Northwest Corner Oregon And Washington: The Last Frontier Doubleday 1948 first edition singed by Sheldon, with many b&w photos. Good with light shelf wear, soiling and one lightly bumped corner. In a fair chipped and price clipped dust wrapper. Owner's inscription in ink opposite Sheldon's signature. Pacific Northwest, Washington State, Oregon, Photography, Introduction and commentary by Stewart Holbrook. $35

11067 Simpson, Charles, D., and E. R. Jackman Blazing Forest Trails Caxton Fair to good. The front cover has an uneven moisture stain up to 1 inch tall along the bottom. The dust wrapper is fair, with tears along the margins, especially the bottom of the front and spine. Contents are very good. 1967 hardback, signed by the author, both authors, with 384 pages and many b&w photos. Forestry in the west. One chapter in the CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps, in the forests. Forestry, Timber, Logging, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Pacific Northwest, CCC, Civilian Conservation Corp, history $20

10101 Staff Soil Survey of Union County Area, Oregon United States Department of Agriculture Good. Covers are worn and have soiling, particularily the back cover. The back cover also has creasing. Some pages/maps, have corner creasing. Circa 1979 paperback, 9 X 11 inches, with 194 pages, tables, b&w photos, numerous fold-out maps, one of which is in color. Soil Survey, Pacific Northwest, Oregon, Union County. $30

10870 Staff Soil Survey of Malheur County County, Oregon Northeastern Part United States Department of Agriculture Good. Covers are lightly worn and have some soiling. The back cover also has creasing. Browning around the cover edges. 1980 stapled paperback, 9 X 11 inches, with 94 pages, 38 fold-out maps with a fold-out index to the maps. Soil Survey, Pacific Northwest, Oregon, Malheur County. $30

10873 Staff Morgan Horse Directory & Manual Pacific Northwest Morgan Horse Clubs, Inc. Very good. A manufacturing bump on the top of the back spine. Light shelf wear and creasing. 8.5 x 11 inch paperback, 1983 7th edition paperback, with 174 pages, many b&w photos and an index. Morgan horses in western Canada, in Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington State. Equine, Canada, Idaho, Montana, Washington State, Oregon, Morgan Horse $30

5975 Steber, Rick Wild Horse Rider Bonanza Publishing, Prineville, OR 1984 paperback, signed by Steber, with 177 pages and b&w photos. Very good. Biography of Lew Minor, 1912 World Saddle Bronc Champion, Pendleton, OR Eastern Oregon, etc. Pacific Northwest. $20

9093 Summers, Harvey S. Summers Was There Maverick Publishers 1995 oversized paperback, Signed by Summers, with 149 pages and b&w photos. Very good. Autobiography, Harvey S. Summers, History, Eastern Oregon. Missouri. $12

9800 United States Department of Agriculture Vacation Land The National Forests In Oregon United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Poor to fair. Both covers are loose (still attached), worn and soiled. The page edges are a bit worn and soiled. The contents are good. 1919 stapled paperback, 6 x 8.5 inches, with 72 pages, b&w photos and a fold out map. Pacific Northwest, Oregon, National Forests, History. Pacific Northwest, Oregon, National Forests, History. $40

10872 VanDyke, Kathy, and Nancy Barden, Co-editors Morgan Horse Directory & Manual Pacific Northwest Morgan Horse Clubs, Inc. Good. Both covers have some light soiling, staining and shelf wear. 8.5 x 11 inch stapled paperback, 1980 6th edition paperback, with 120 pages, many b&w photos and an index. Morgan horses in western Canada, in Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington State. Equine, Canada, Idaho, Montana, Washington State, Oregon, Morgan Horse $20

9115 Washington High School Lens 1948 Washington High School 1948 8 X 10.5 inches with photos and ads. Good to very good with light shelf wear top and bottom of the spine and cover corners. No dust wrapper. High School Yearbook, Pacific Northwest, Oregon, Portland, Oregon. High School Yearbook, Pacific Northwest, Oregon, Portland, Oregon. $35

7189 Weber, Bert and Margie Jacksonville, Oregon, The Making Of A National Historic Landmark Ye Galleon Press 1982 paperback, inscribed by the printer, 143 pages, b&w photos and an index. Good. Front cover a little soiled with one small crease, owner's name in ink inside. First few pages have a crease on the bottom right corner. Oregon, Jacksonville, Pacific Northwest, Signed by Glen Adams the printer at Ye Galleon Press. $20

8440 Winters, J.C. Marine Pipefitting Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Kaiser Company, Inc 1942 with 262 pages, b&w photos and an index. Fair to Good. Covers and spine have wear and some scrape marks. Owner's name and address in ink inside. No dust wrapper. Marine Pipefitting, Liberty Ships, Kaiser Company, WW2, WWII. $15

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