Pacific Northwest from Downtown Brown Books, ABAA

Salem, OR: Capital Printing, 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. A standard source for the history of the Oregon Coast in the 19th century. [4], 468, 103 (biographical appendix) pages, plus [32] pages of halftone plates and a frontispiece portrait of the author. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in the original blue cloth binding,… Read more about this item

Ames Lake, Portland, and Washington, DC: The M Kimberly Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. An artist's book from the author of Geek Love, illustrated exuberantly with original color prints by Mare Blocker. The book was published in an edition of just 125 copies in conjunction with the National Museum of Women in the Arts. The late Katherine… Read more about this item

Portland, OR: Press-22, 1981. First Edition. Pamphlet. Fine. A prose poem, excerpted from O'Brien's then-forthcoming novel of the same name. This is one of 125 numbered copies in wrappers, signed by the author. First edition. A fine copy. No. 35 of 100 signed by O'Brien.

West Seattle, WA: F. F. Martin, 1907. Ephemera. Very good. Photograph of Asian and Anglo men apparently involved in fish processing in West Seattle, Washington. The photograph measures 8 by 6-1/4 inches on a larger (9 by 11 inches) dark gray mount with the photographer's ink stamp in the upper left corner, "F. F. Martin | West… Read more about this item

Tokyo: Hakubunkan, 1905. First Edition. Trade paperback. Very good. A general treatment of the Japanese in America by a Waseda University professor and a Christian socialist. He views the exclusion movement as rooted in racial prejudice, looks for more emigration from Japan, and anticipates that the Pacific Coast will become the meeting ground for the East and West.… Read more about this item

Eugene, OR: Pulphouse Publishing, 1994. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. An anthology based on the question, "What do you think would have happened if the alternate bid for certain Worldcons had won?" 127 pages. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in wrappers (paperback).

South Gate, CA: Interurbans Magazine, 1970. First Edition. Trade paperback. Near fine. Interurbans Special 54. 124 pages; extensively illustrated with halftone photographs. 8-1/2 by 10-7/8 inches. First edition. Near fine in wrappers (paperback).

Hood River, OR: Hood River County Historical Society, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Extensively illustrated with halftone photographs. 558 pages. 8-3/4 by 11-1/8 inches. An edition of 1500 copies. First editon. Near fine (previous owner's bookplate on back (verso) of the front free endpaper. This copy not numbered.

Tokyo: PMC Shuppan, 1984. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. A reduced-size reprint in four books of Ito Kazuo's two-volume oral history of Japanese immigrants in the United States. "A recent volume on the history of the Japanese in the Pacific Northwest, including those in British Columbia and Alaska. Based upon interviews and personal accounts, it is essentially a… Read more about this item

Portland, OR: R. L. Polk & Co, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. The first issue of an uncommon city directory for a small town south of Portland. It was published to coincide with the Lewis and Clark Exposition. "Comprising an alphabetically arranged list of business firms, private citizens and public institutions; classified list of all… Read more about this item

Seattle (Shiatoru): Hokubei nihonjinkai shogyo kaigisho (North American-Japanese Chamber of Commerce), 1932. Third Edition. The third edition, after much shorter versions published in 1928 and 1929. This is a promotional publication printed at a Japanese-language press in Seattle, intended to encourage pan-Pacific trade through the port of Seattle. Chapters are devoted to manufacturing, commercial business, the current state of… Read more about this item

Tacoma, WA: Washington State Historical Society, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 352 pages. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.

Spokane, WA: C. A. Libby, 1910. Ephemera. Very good. An image of two tepees in a forested setting, presumably outside of Spokane, Washington. The tepees are assembled from wooden poles wrapped with a variety of blankets and other large pieces of cloth. This image probably depicts a camp of members of the Spokane tribe. Charles Libby opened… Read more about this item

Sunny Valley, OR: Sexton Enterprises, 1995. First Edition. Trade paperback. Very good. Extensively illustrated with hundreds of vintage photos. 8-1/2 by 11 inches. 432 pages. First edition (first printing). Corners worn, else very good. Inscribed by the author, "To Mike & Ronda, Larry L. McLane. 5/13/95.

[Medford, OR]: (Susanne W. Homes), 1920. Ephemera. Fine. A small card promoting the candidacy of one of the first women to successfully run for elected office in Oregon. This piece includes a half-tone photograph of Susanne W. Homes, a candidate for Jackson County school superintendent. Her slogan, printed along the top of the card, was "Equal… Read more about this item

[Washington, DC]: (n.p.), 1872. First Edition. Ephemera. Very good. A short reprinting of documents related to the decommissioning of Fort Steilacoom, in Washington Territory. 3 pages (a single sheet, folded to make 4 pages, the final one blank). 42d Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives Ex. Doc. No. 202. First edition (first printing). Light discoloration to the… Read more about this item