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Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Green cloth hardcover 1st edition in dustjacket. Signed and inscribed by the author, and members of the Stewart and Pittman families who led the company through the years. All inscriptions are to "Doc" and signers are Michael Thoele, L.L. Stub Stewart, Dorothy Chapman Stewart, and S.E. Pitt Pittman. A very good copy with wear at the spine heel and 2 previous owner's inscriptions to the front pastedown (one of whom is "Doc"). Unclipped jacket is also very good with minor wear at the spine ends, still bright and attractive. 647 pp., indexed, filled with black and white photos of the history of this Oregon grown timber legend.

Dragonfly Press, 2010. First edition. Paperback. Fair. Paperback 1st edition. Only a fair copy with heavy wear to the rear cover, including a 2 inch tear spine-ward and crinkling near the tear. Some warping to the book. Interior is much better - clean, bright and unmarked. 120 pp., with full color and black and white pictures. The memoir of a well-known and passionate Pacific Northwest forester.

Tennessee: Southern Publishing Association, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Green hardcover lacking dustjacket. A good copy with external wear - bending and paper rubbed away at the spine tips. Light soiling to the rear cover and a bit of speckling to the top of the text block. Minorly bowed. Text clean and unmarked except for a number on the rear free endpaper. Hinges and joints in good condition, in a solid binding. 166 pp., an odd little book chronicling the adventures of Genevieve Gildersleeve and her life in Oregon, Alaska and BC during the formation of the Gildersleeve Floating Cities. Written like a story, but more of a biography. Also details her involvement in missionary work to China for the Adventists.

Arizona: Cedar Hill Publishing, 2007. Paperback. Good. Signed without inscription by the author on the title page in bold sharpie marker. Oversize paperback in good condition - no indication of printing. Wear to the cover edges and a bit of creasing at the upper corner and the bottom of the front cover. Minor scuffing to the covers. The interior is perfect, clean and unmarked in a solid binding with no splits. 217 pp., glossy, with full color photos throughout. The riveting story of the Rodeo-Chediski fire in Arizona, 2002, and the firefighters who battled it.

Oregon: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 1990. Ring_bound. Very Good. Small thick blue ring binder in very good condition. 63 pp., featuring stereo photos of slash clear-cut logging remains from Oregon's Willamette National Forest harvesting. Meant to be viewed with a pocket stereoscope for three-dimensional effect. A unique collection in a governmental publication created to determine residue load and fire risk abatement. A clean, well kept copy.

Oregon: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Siuslaw National Forest, 1989. Ring_bound. Very Good. Small thick yellow ring binder in very good condition. 67 pp., featuring stereo photos of slash clear-cut logging remains from Oregon coastal forest harvesting. Meant to be viewed with a pocket stereoscope for three-dimensional effect. A unique collection in a governmental publication created to determine residue load and fire risk abatement. A clean, well kept copy other than the #402 at the corner of the binder and the title page.

Oregon: Hellgate Press, 2000. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Oblong trade paperback in near fine condition. 1st edition, signed by the author on the title page, "To Dixie, Doris Hubbard." Minor bending to the rear cover corners and a dogeared page near center are the only flaws. A clean, tight and bright copy of this history. 162 pp., some b/w photos. An examination of how the logging industry contributed to the war effort.