Titles starting with N from John Michael Lang Fine Books

(Selah, Washington): (Bill Scofield), 1975. Paperback 8.5" x 5.25". 102pp. Illustrated stapled paperback. Very mild general wear and soiling, overall VG+ condition. This inaugural issue of this journal of the pacific Northwest includes chapters on James Doty and the Yakima Indian treaty, Lawrence Kip and the Indian Council in the valley of walla Walla, selections from the yakima Herald newspaper from 50 ears ago, and an article on pioneer life in the Yakima Valley. ... more information

Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1978. Hardcover 8.25" x 5.75". 281pp. Tan illustrated cloth, in dust wrapper. Neat gift inscription, else fine condition. The jacket is price clipped and has a small bit of edge wear, but is otherwise quite bright. Originally issued in 1930. Illustrated with beautiful black and white wood block prints by the author. "A classic among sailing stories . . . His account of life among the rugged seafarers in ... the North Atlantic and of coping w... more information

Seattle: The Mountaineer, 1959. Paperback 9" x 6". 12pp. Yellow printed paperback. Fine condition. First published in The Mountaineer, Vol. 52. No. 4, in 1959. This is probably the only separate printing. Illustrated in black and white with drawings. ... more information

New York: HarperCollins West, 1994. Hardback First edition 8.25" x 5.5". 212pp. Gray paper covered boards and cloth, in dust wrapper. Spine a bit cocked, cigarette burn on the front endpapers, else VG+ condition; near fine jacket. This copy signed and inscribed by the author to jazz musician Artie Shaw: "For mi amigo de siempre, rturo, con un abrazo de Bernabé, Oct. 1994." Conrad was an author and operated the El Matador nightclub in San Francisco. He was a longtime friend... more information

[Courtenay, B. C.]: Privately Published, 1997. Paperback 11" x 8.5". 143pp. Spiral bound with heavy paper covers. Near fine condition. This book records the gravestone details from 15 cemeteries along the St. Lawrence river between Cornawll and Iroquois, Ontario. The cemeteries were in the United Counties of Dundas and Stormont and were affected by the St. Lawrence Power Project. An important book for genealogists and scholars of Canadian history. ... more information

Tacoma, Washington: Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club, Lions Club, Gyro Club all of Tacoma, Wash., 1924. Paperback 7.5" x 5.25". 93pp. Color illustrated paper covers with a green cloth spine. Some fairly light wear, small ownership stamp; generally VG+ condition. NOT near fine. This booklet was published by supporters of the idea to change Mt. Rainier's name back to its Indian name, Tacoma. ... more information

New York: Harper & Row, 1976. First edition 8.5" x 6.5". 170pp. Beige cloth, in dust wrapper. Small, faint scarpe on the front endpaper, else fine condition; fine jacket. This copy signed by Momaday on the title page. A memoir of growing up with a strong spiritual relation to the American West by the Pulitzer Prize winning Nattive American author. ... more information

Vermillion, SD: University of South Dakota, 1990. Paperback 9" x 6". 87pp. Beige and orange paperback. Light soiling, else VG+ condition. This centennial issue features articles about place and geographic names, including the U. S. Board on Geographic Names; the Root and Development of the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographic Names; Placenames and Politics; "A Toponomic Approach to the Geography of American Cemeteries"; and county names in the former Confederate states. ... more information

Tbilisi, Georgia: Khelovneba, 1986. 11.5" x 8.5". Appr. 100pp. Purple cloth, in dust wrapper. Neat ownership signature on the first blank, else near fine condition; the jacket is worn and soiled. A detailed study of the Georgian ceramic artist. With text in Georgian and in English, and many color and black & whitew photo illustrations. ... more information

(Nanaimo, British Columbia): (City of Nanaimo), 1949. Paperback 8" x 5.5". 36pp. Printed stapled paper wrappers. Mild edge wear, overall a vg+ copy. With text on the history of the Canadian town, Newcastle island, Malaspina, the fire department, the steamer Beaver, the coal mining trade, etc. The book includes many black & white photo illustrations. ... more information

[No place]: Limited Editions, Unincorporated, 1970. Hardback 5" x 7". 33pp. Orange cloth, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; the jacket is soiled and has a one inch closed tear. A charmingly illustrated fable or folk tale about a polar bear and a Native woman who befriends it. A really cute book. ... more information

New York: Delacorte Press, 1985. Hardcover First edition 8.25" x 5.25". 276pp. Brown paper boards with a green cloth spine, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition; VG+ jacket. ... more information

No place: Privately Published, No date, circa 1915. Hardcover 9" x 5.5". 116pp. Green cloth. Light rubbing and general use, with a few pencil marks, else very good condition. An excellent study of Napoleon Bonaparte's selected military activities. Written by a professor of engineering at West Point. ... more information

New York: Proctor Jones Publishing Company, 1992. 10.5" x 10.5". 444pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition; the jacket has light soiling and rubbing. Packed with color and black & white illustrations. ... more information

Copenhagen and Berlin: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag (F. Hegel & Son) and S. Fischer, 1899. Hardcover First edition 4.25" x 7". 202pp. Three quarter brown morocco, brown patterned boards. Some light rubbing to binding, one 1/2" scrape to paper board, else a near fine copy. Ibsen's lifelong admirer, James Joyce, reviewing the play, proclaimed: " On the whole, When We Dead Awaken may rank with the greatest of the author's works - if, indeed, it be not the greatest. It is... more information

Fairfield, Washington: Ye Galleon Press, 1967. Hardcover 8" x 5.75". 144pp. Gray cloth with gilt lettering. A fine copy. One of only 481 copies printed. This travel narrative is exceedingly scarce in a first edition. ... more information

New York: Time Life Books, 1983. Hardback 8.25" x 5.25". 252pp. Dark blue embossed leatherette with gilt lettering, all edges gilt. Fine condition. See Nevins: "A first rate autobiographical work of a naval officer who was one of the most successful blockade runners of the war." ... more information

London: Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1843. 8.75" x 5.25". 560pp., plus appendix. Light general rubbing and wear, heavy spot along the bottom edge of the first 35 pages. Generally nice VG+ condition. With three large folding maps as well as plates and text illustrations. ... more information

Skookumchuck, British Columbia, Canada: Canadian Caboose Press, 1992. Paperback First edition 8.5" x 11". 224pp. Bound in color illustrated glossy paper wrappers. A fine copy. This photo history of narrow gauge steam engines, locomotives, railroad workers, etc. contains dozens of separate images from the Colorado Narrow Gauge Circle, Eastern lines, such as the Tweetsie, Canadian Narrow gauge lines such as Kirkfield, California lines, such as Michigan - California Lumber Company, and even Cent... more information

Golden, Colorado: The Colorado Railroad Museum, 1971. Paperback 11" x 8.5". 66pp. Black glossy pictorial paper wrappers. Near fine condition. Chronicles the building and operation of the narrow gauge transcontinental line. Includes many black and white photos of the trains, copies of the schedule and maps. ... more information