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193312164New York: Huntington Press. Fine. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Patterned tan cloth lettered & illustrated in brown. Illustrated with full page drawings. Inscribed on half-title with a drawings by the author: "With best wishes from Powder River Jack Lee & wife "Kitty" and with courtesy of Clara P. Caulfield. " ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 204 pages; Signed by Author . Huntington Press hardcover
191321564Roma: Imprimerie Polyglotte 1913. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 8vo. xvi 323pp. Illustrated.<br /> <p><br /> Full scarlet morocco intricately tooled in gilt on the boards spine in sic compartments gilt gilt inner dentelles all edges gilt. Deep blue-green endpapers.<br /> Upper hinge nearly invisibly strengthened else this is a fine copy of a lovely binding by Riviere and Son signed on the front inner board.<br /> <p><br /> In Italian<br /> <p>. Imprimerie Polyglotte hardcover
1903ST20957London: John & E. Bumpus 1903. 211 x 140 mm. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2". 86 pp. <br/> LOVELY GREEN MOROCCO GILT AND INLAID FOR J. & E. BUMPUS stamped in gilt on rear turn-in LIKELY BY RIVIERE & SON upper cover with gilt fillet frame central panel with densely blind-stamped leafy vines on a gilt pointillé background accented with onlaid red morocco dots large oval at center and four smaller ovals all framed by gilt beads the central oval adorned with four gilt and onlaid red and white morocco Tudor roses 10 more such roses at corners and along the sides of outer frame lower cover with gilt fillet frame raised bands spine compartments with blind-stamped leafy sprig on pointillé ground with onlaid black ivory and red morocco dots gilt lettering turn-ins with gilt border gilt trio of leaves at corners all edges gilt. With engraved frontispiece portrait title page vignette two headpieces and two tailpieces. Upper cover and spine evenly faded to olive green likely from being displayed just a hint of bowing to boards but A VERY FINE COPY the text entirely clean fresh and bright and the binding unworn.<br/> <br/> This lovely printing of Spenserian poetry comes in an unusual and skillfully executed binding likely by Riviere & Son which was producing some of its very best work at the time of publication. The poems here were inspired by Spenser's courtship of and 1594 marriage to his second wife Elizabeth Boyle. Day calls "Amoretti" "a unique sonnet sequence in Renaissance England" and he is unreserved in his praise for "Epithalamion" calling it "the most beautiful nuptial poem in English and perhaps in any language." Spenser 1552 - 99 was the first modern English poet to achieve major stature and Day points out that those "influenced by Spenser are virtually a roster of the great English poets since his time" among them Milton Wordsworth Keats Rossetti and Tennyson. Bumpus bindings were done for the bookselling firm of John and Edward Bumpus founded in 1780. The firm long enjoyed a reputation as purveyors of fine and beautiful bindings without ever operating a bindery. Instead they outsourced the work to the best binders of the day including Riviere and Morrell the former being a likely choice here. The combination of swirling blind-stamped vines a densely stippled background and onlaid blossoms demonstrates creativity in design proficiency in a range of finishing techniques and meticulous execution. The five blank ovals on the upper cover bring to mind the layout of Cosway bindings a specialty of the Riviere firm in which those ovals would be filled with miniature paintings on ivory under glass. Cosway bindings could sometimes be ornate to the point of being overwhelming so the blank ovals here are a welcome moment of restraint amid the animation of the cover design. Apparently an earlier owner enjoyed displaying this binding--as who would not--and the leather has mellowed to an olive green--which may actually be a more pleasing foundation for the decoration than the original brighter green. Certainly the book saw no other use as the contents are as fresh as the day the volume left the printer. John & E. Bumpus unknown
1913ST20673Paris: L'Édition d'Art H. Piazza 1913. ONE OF 12 COPIES on Japon with an original watercolor and two additional states of illustrations and 50 on Japon with one additional state of illustrations and 288 on vélin à la cuve. 238 x 165 mm. 9 3/8 x 6 1/2". 179 1 pp. 3 leaves. <br/> HANDSOME CARAMEL-COLORED MOROCCO DRAMATICALLY DECORATED IN GILT AND BLIND BY DURVAND stamp-signed on front turn-in covers with a wide gilt border of round flowers and scrolling vines flanked by dotted rolls surrounding a similar border tooled in blind front cover with a central panel similarly decorated with a central seated figure in blind surrounded by a solid gilt aureole smooth spine decorated with a similar gilt design of flowers and vines with a seated figure at the head and tail wide turn-ins with four gilt rules chocolate brown watered silk endleaves leather hinges top edge gilt. Original red and gold printed paper wrappers bound in. In a slightly worn felt-lined marbled paper slipcase. Text within decorative chromolithographed frames elaborate borders to title page and to beginning pages of the five chapters hybrid beasts on the limitations page and in the colophon two full-page color plates in a similar style WITH 51 POCHOIR COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOSEPH DE LA NÉZIÈRE nine of these full page THESE REPEATED IN TWO ADDITIONAL STATES one in monochrome on vélin à la cuve and one in pochoir on Japon plus AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR FRONTISPIECE by Joseph de La Nézière. A few faint smudges internally if you look hard to find them but A VERY FINE COPY extremely fresh and clean in a gleaming binding.<br/> <br/> This is an especially opulent production in a memorable binding from a major publisher of bibliophile editions. Our binder Durvand 1852-1924 operated one of the finest workshops in turn-of-the-century Paris and trained a number of talented artisans. In 1900 he was awarded a silver medal for his bindings at the Universal Exhibition and according to Flety he was devoted to improving the craft of binding right up to his death. Here the rich texture of the profusely used blind and gilt decoration creates the wonderful effect of a gleaming temple emerging from the shadow of a dense forest. This sumptuous covering is well-suited to the book's contents comprising vivid descriptions of life in the exotic Far East by an author familiar with the region. Lawyer and judge Paul-Louis Rivière 1873-1959 specialized in French colonial law and spent time living in Siam now Thailand. The richly colored plates are by noted Orientalist painter Joseph de La Nézière 1873–1944 who travelled widely in North Africa and the Far East. While he is known primarily for his landscapes and portraits this is apparently the only book that La Nézière illustrated. One of just a dozen deluxe copies ours includes three complete suites of the illustrations two beautifully colored with pochoir with glowing buttery light being used to great effect. The original watercolor frontispiece is especially lovely the scene of boaters at sunrise gleaming with the rising sun on the graceful palms and shimmering water. As lovely as the binding and the illustrations are the dazzling condition here is one further recommendation for the book. L'Édition d'Art, H. Piazza unknown
1927ST16866hLondon and New York: Macmillan Co 1927. 191 x 127 mm. 7 1/2 x 5". xxxvi 306 pp.Preface by Austin Dobson. <br/> CHARMING CONTEMPORARY FAWN-COLORED PICTORIAL CRUSHED MOROCCO BY RIVIERE & SON covers with frame formed by multiple gilt rules with onlaid green dot cornerpieces and gilt festoons at head and tail of frame central PICTORIAL INLAY IN FOUR COLORS depicting a vicar pontificating and in front of him as an indication of shadow thin penwork lines inscribed into the morocco; raised bands spine gilt in French fillet compartments with central gilt patera wide gilt-framed turn-ins with ribbon cornerpieces leather hinges marbled endpapers all edges gilt. In a linen-covered slipcase. With frontispiece and 181 illustrations in the text by Hugh Thomson. ◆Spine very slightly and uniformly sunned toward a butterscotch color but A VERY FINE COPY the text clean fresh and bright and the lustrous appealing binding with only the most insignificant wear.<br/> <br/> This copy of Goldsmith's classic is delightful enhanced by the appealing illustrations of Thomson and the book's charming pictorial cover. Riviere is one of the foremost names in English binding partly because the firm did consistently fine work and partly because it was so long in business. Robert Riviere began as a bookseller and binder in Bath in 1829 then set up shop as a binder in London in 1840; in 1881 he took his grandson Percival Calkin into partnership at which time the firm became known as Riviere & Son and the bindery continued to do business until 1939. <br /> <br /> Written in 1761-62 but not published until four years later "The Vicar of Wakefield" was said to have been rescued from some of Goldsmith's unpublished manuscripts by Dr. Johnson who thus saved the penniless author from debtors' prison by selling it to a publisher for £60. Considered to be the masterpiece of the middle-class domestic novel the "Vicar" has never gone out of style because its whimsically delineated characters have a delightful simplicity that somehow insulates them against ultimate misfortune and the innocent and virtuous are rewarded as they should be in the end. Macmillan Co unknown
193372090Los Angeles: Metropolitan Water District 1933. First edition for this year. This was a progressive report of developments in the construction of the aqueduct and there were other issues in 1931 1934 and 1935. Small octavo 5 3/4 x 4 inches. 36 pp. including 10 photographic illustrations and a double page map of the construction work underway. Publisher's red wrappers with white lettering. An excellent copy.Photographs include: Aqueduct Intake on Colorado River East Portal Coxcomb Tunnel Dragline Shovel at Work Interior of East Coachella Tunnel and others. "The 242-mile Colorado River aqueduct provided the water that made the large scale population and economic growth of Southern California possible. Stretching 242 miles from the Colorado River on the California-Arizona border to its final holding reservoir near Riverside California the Colorado River Aqueduct consists of more than 90 miles of tunnels nearly 55 miles of cut-and-cover conduit almost 30 miles of siphons and five pumping stations. Supplying approximately 1.2 million acre-feet of water a year - more than a billion gallons a day - it helped make possible the phenomenal growth of Los Angeles San Diego and surrounding Southern California areas in the second half of the 20th century. Funded by a bond issue of $220 million approved by voters in 1931 the Colorado River Aqueduct is capable of lifting more than 1600 cubic feet of water per second to a static height of 1600 feet as it travels over several desert mountain ranges. Recognizing the project's unprecedented length cost pumping rate lift and severe climate and terrain the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1955 selected it as one of Seven Modern Civil Engineering Wonders" American Society of Civil Engineers. Metropolitan Water District unknown
1960E13792BPhiladelphia: Simpson & Curtin Transportation Engineers 1960. Hardcover. Very Good. Oversized in printed paper covered boards over navy blue cloth spine. 43 pp; 14 folding plates. Seperate portion of larger plan for the development of high-speed radid transit between Philadelphia and Camdena nd the south Jersey suburbs specifically a the proposed rail line serving Haddonfield and Kirkwood. Inaddition to the plates of the proposed route contians sections on track equipment power substations signals and communication fare structure and collection projected patronage passenger trends in trips across the Delaware River revenues proposed operating schedules capital costs operating costs etc. Boards somewhat bowed and front cover rubbed about the edges <br/><br/> Simpson & Curtin Transportation Engineers hardcover
192245446Denver: The Van Noy Inter-State Company 1922. Paperback. Wide small 4to. Stiff calf-textured wrappers and large ornate gilt lettering string-tied. 40pp. Numerous large sepia-tone photographs. Very good. Faint wear to outer wrappers only. Tight and attractive first edition of this oversize promotional vehicle for the storied Denver & Rio Grande Railroad featuring full-page images of the major tourism sites such as Mesa Verde Bryce Canyon Great Salt Lake Pike's Peak etc. The Van Noy Inter-State Company paperback
19582090202120411594Kobunsha 1958. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Kobunsha paperback
1914ST18714London 1914. 265 x 207 mm. 10 1/2 x 8 1/4". 41 3 blank pp. 1 leaf colophon. <br/> RESPLENDENT IN DARK BLUE MOROCCO RICHLY GILT AND ONLAID BY RIVIERE & SON stamp-signed on front doublure covers with wide frame of swirling gilt vines bearing red morocco blossoms and blue and green berries bordered by strips of green and tan morocco central panel of upper cover with recessed oval containing a portrait of a young nun sculpted in leather with painted details this encircled by an onlaid ivory morocco rosary and surrounded by an exuberant spray of red morocco poppies with green and tan leaves central panel of lower cover with an arch-backed black morocco cat beneath the arch of a gray morocco horseshoe at center a black and red witch's hat above the horseshoe and the whole on a very densely stippled gilt ground incised with calligraphic curls and set with nine silver stars around the cat this centerpiece surrounded by curling gilt vines bearing red morocco and gilt posies raised bands spine compartments framed with tan morocco and containing a gilt and onlaid floral sprig TAN MOROCCO DOUBLURES bordered by a strip of purple morocco this with onlaid green morocco frame adorned with gilt latticework densely stippled gilt cornerpieces set with purple morocco passionflowers all accented with inlaid circles of purple navy and green in varying sizes leather hinges apricot watered silk endleaves all edges gilt. In the original silk- and velvet-lined green morocco box. Numerous two- to three-line initials in red blue or burnished gold three three-line illuminated initials 11 five- to six-line initials in shades of purple blue and green with highlights of pink and burnished gold two of these with extensions running the length of the text and two incorporated into full borders four very large initials 12 lines or more in colors and gold five full borders that on title page incorporating a small oval miniature of Whittier and TWO FULL-PAGE MINIATURES one of a young nun at prayer the other of two lovers walking in a forest. Calligraphed colophon SIGNED by Sangorski stating: "This manuscript . . . was designed written out and illuminated by Alberto Sangorski for Messrs. R. Rivière & Son Bookbinders & Booksellers to his Majesty King George V. London. This manuscript will not be duplicated. This manuscript was executed by me." From the collection of Phoebe A. D. Boyle her sale at Anderson Galleries 19-20 November 1923 lot 368. Front flyleaf with engraved bookplate of comic book pioneer M. C. Gaines 1894-1947; typed description from "Kolb Collection" Louis Kolb laid in. Ratcliffe "Albert Sangorski Bibliography" SJR 245. Vellum a bit wavy as is typical but A BEAUTIFUL COPY the leaves creamy and bright being painted with rich colors and glittering gold and IN A FLAWLESS BINDING.<br/> <br/> This is an outstanding example of the artistry of Alberto Sangorski and that of the binders gilders and finishers of Riviere & Son the volume being executed at the zenith of their creative powers and formerly owned by the most important collector of Sangorski's manuscripts. Sangorski has written out and illuminated three poems by American author John Greenleaf Whittier: "The Female Martyr" inspired by an 18-year-old nun from the Sisters of Charity who died nursing cholera victims; "The Witch's Daughter" set in Puritan New England; and "Memories" a lover's touching reminiscences of youthful romance. In addition to elaborate initials and borders in his preferred palette of blues purples and greens brightened with burnished gold Sangorski has created two full-page paintings one of the beautiful young nun at prayer the other of youthful sweethearts strolling arm-in-arm through a wood. <br /> <br /> Alberto Sangorski 1862-1932 started his professional life as secretary to a goldsmith's firm became attracted to the book arts at the age of 43 and began doing illuminated manuscripts that were then bound by his brother Francis' firm Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sometime around 1910 Alberto and Francis had a falling out and the artist went to work for Riviere the chief competitor to his brother's firm. Like the manuscript here our binding by Riviere is the work of many months with hundreds of individual inlays onlays and applications of gilt. Robert Riviere began as a bookseller and binder in Bath in 1829 then set up shop as a binder in London in 1840; in 1881 he took his grandson Percival Calkin into partnership at which time the firm became known as Riviere & Son and the bindery continued to do business until 1939. New York collector Phoebe A. D. Boyle was the widow of a canvas manufacturer who had made a fortune providing tents to the U.S. Army in the Civil War. George Sutcliffe described this important client as "rivalling the Medici in her patronage of the production of beautiful books." Stephen Ratcliffe deems the Boyle collection as "unrivalled" for its jewelled bindings and modern illuminated manuscripts; 33 of Alberto Sangorski's creations appeared in her sale at Anderson Galleries in 1923 and during World War I she was one of the only customers for extravagant productions like the present item. Any book from the Boyle collection which was put together with the greatest taste and discrimination is recognized as desirable beyond its intrinsic literary merit. unknown
19877303<p>Lawrence KS: River City Productions 1987. First printing. Very good. S. Clay Wilson. Original 17" X 11" poster with S. Clay Wilson color illustration of cowboy and poet fighting over a bottle of 'Old River City Rot Gut'. The poster promotes the "River City Reunion" literary festival in Lawrence Kansas September 7 - 13 1987 and announces headliners William Burroughs Stan Brakhage Jim Carroll Andrei Codrescu Robert Creeley Diane DiPrima Ed Dorn Maryianne Faithful Allen Ginsberg John Giorno Husker Du Timothy Leary Michael McClure Ed Sanders and Anne Waldman. Original single sided poster has slight edge wear but no pin marks or other flaws. OFFERED TOGETHER with a 'River City Reunion Schedule of Events' a large single sheet 17" X 22.5" folded in quarters with a b/w reproduction of the S. Clay Wilson cowboy/writer image on cover the schedule of events on two interior pages and the Lawrence mayor's Proclamation of "River City Reunion Week" on the back page. The verso has a map of 'River City circa 1969' surrounded by ads for local business sponsors of the event. <br /><br /></p> River City Productions
1987154475Beijing.: Yellow River Water Conservancy Committee. 1987. First edition. Hard cover. . Fine copy in fine dust jacket in mylar. As new. Folio. . Illustrated. Yellow River Water Conservancy Committee. hardcover
192658781Stockton CA: Duffy; Eddy ca. 1926-1931. Oblong 4to. 11 x 4.2 in. 70 pp unpaginated. on thick black paper stock. With 99 photographs & RPPC’s sized from 2.6 x 4.5 in. to 3.5 x 5.5 in. photographer’s imprint w/in negative at lower corner w/ many captioned. Contemporary polished calf Yellowstone Park souvenir post-binder punch-sewn at gutter margin w/ suede calf tie illust. of brown bear on front cover minor scuffing edgewear minor soiling to upper right corner wear to corners still VG exemplar. This album records the automobile trip and scenic views along the way of a young Stockton California couple as they traveled past Mount Shasta to the Columbia River Gorge Highway with snapshots interspersed with RPPC’s. Views of the Rotary Club Fountain at Wahkeena Falls along the Columbia River Highway the Cascade Falls and Funicular at Mount Shasta the Bonneville Fish Hatchery as well as Salmon Fish Wheels on the Columbia River and Multnomah Falls are all present. In addition the couple visited the Celilo Falls area before the dams removed their iconic footprint as well as camped and fished on their way to Yellowstone National Park. Several photos show the falls geysers and vistas at Yellowstone along with glimpses of the black bears and buffalo at the Park followed by trip to Salt Lake and on through the California Sierra Nevada mountains to return to Stockton. Jesse Duffy 1895-1977 was a World War I veteran sergent in Company F 263rd Infantry 91st Division discharged in 1919 worked for Holt Manufacturing in Stockton the City Engineering Dept. during the 1920’s and later for Fibreboards Products Co. in Stockton. Ruth Duffy 1895-1974 was a longtime seamstress and tailor. Eddy 1889-1970 was a longtime Oregon City photographer who first launched his career at 70th & Sandy in Portland as photographer and later operated a postcard stand at Wahkeena Falls in the Columbia River Gorge. Duffy; Eddy, hardcover
191564048Portland OR: Lipschuetz & Katz ca. 1915. Oblong 4to. 62 pp. unpaginated. Colour lithograph title 31 colour lithograph plates. Illustrated & printed tan softcovers decorative Arts & Crafts lettering & borders Prentice photo of Multnomah Falls mounted on front cover yapp edges punch sewn at gutter margin w/ brown silk braid minor eddgewear minor creasing small chip to head of spine still VG- copy. First edition of this wonderfully illustrated colour travelogue of the Columbia River Highway. Prentiss & Weister operated together as the Weister Co. from 1913-1916 before Prentiss left to operate a studio with Benjamin Gifford. Lipschuetz & Katz, paperback
192058920Portland OR: Broadway Auto Service Co. Inc. Stand: NW Corner Broadway & Morrison ca. 1920. Tall 8vo. 4 x 8.75 in. 8 pp unpaginated. With photo illustrations throughout. Self-printed illustrated softcovers w/ pen & ink of Mt. Hood as head-piece photo of Multnomah Falls by Cross & Dimmitt on front cover minor dustsoiling slight shelfwear rough cut fore-edge to first couple leaves still VG copy. First edition of this nicely photo-illustrated brochure for the aspiring automobile tourist following World War I wishing to visit the Columbia River Highway. The Broadway Auto Service fielded a fleet of 7-passenger touring cars including the Packard Twin-Six Pierce Arrow the Daniels Eight and the Aero Cole Eight. Of interest is the fact that the Daniels Motor Car Co. operated for only a few years and it’s believed less than 15 examples survive. The Cole Motor Car Co. was a pioneering auto firm using V-8 engines and the 1920 Aero 8 was one of their bestselling models. Worldcat locates 1 copy Bancroft. Broadway Auto Service Co., Inc., Stand: NW Corner Broadway & Morrison, paperback
193258921Vancouver WA: Mid-Columbia Chamber of Commerce 1932. Tall 8vo. 4 x 8.8 in. 15 1 pp. printed in green & black throughout with photo illustrations centerfold pictorial map by Burnham showing routes along Evergreen & Columbia River Highways. Self-printed colour-illustrated softcovers splendid wraparound Art Deco cover art of the Columbia River Gorge by Burnham slight shelfwear NF. First edition of this exceedingly scarce photo-illustrated travel guide to the Columbia River Gorge by driving the Evergreen Highway on the Washington side past Beacon Rock and along the Columbia River Highway as far as Celilo Falls and The Dalles. The charming pictorial map by Burnham shows mountaineers on Mt. St. Helens skiers on Mt. Hood fishermen in Washougal and on Merwin Lake sailing on the Columbia River and more. Burnham 1900-1985 was at the time the Chairmen of the Vancouver City Planning Commission and a fervent advocate of tourism improvements pushed for reconstructing the Fort Vancouver Historic Site and worked for Clark County Title in Vancouver WA. No copies in Worldcat. Mid-Columbia Chamber of Commerce, paperback
198684312w17Manning AB: Inter-Collegiate Press 1986. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Grey hardcovers with black lettering and illustration. Light creasing and edge wear to spine. Mild soiling to edges. Otherwise clean tight and unmarked. Illustrated. Maps Patrons Index. A sound and handsome copy. 814pp. Inter-Collegiate Press Paperback
194452289Salem OR: Oregon State Highway Commission February 1944. 4to. Approx. 520 pp sections separately paginated some unpaginated. Frontispiece numerous maps many folding some in colour plans some folded tables diagrams some in colour and other text photographs and illustrations. Burgundy-coloured simulated calf gilt lettering on front cover & spine minor shelfwear slight rubbing still NF copy from library of Richard Rosecrans w/bookplate on front pastedown. First edition of this remarkably scarce report prepared during the depths of World War II to detail the traffic flows needs road structures the loads of existing Columbia River Bridges at Hood River Cascade Locks and Longview together with proposed bridges to be built in order to facilitate economic growth in the Pacific Northwest Home Front. The proposed bridges included those at the Dalles Umatilla and Astoria which were eventually built but also pushed for far more crossings which have been resisted up to the present day. Of particular interest are the photos and descriptions of the types of commercial trucks and buses on the roads the service stations and support facilities for maintaining commerce and more. Oregon State Highway Commission, unknown
196539974N.P.: Privately printed 1965. 1965. 11" x 8 1/4" card with menu offerings to include suggestions and an A La Carte Menu. At the top of the menu listings states "As you travel over this bountiful land of ours may you be ever reminded of the grace Almighty God has bestowed upon us. Let us acknowledge our debt to Him with prayers of thanksgiving." At bottom of card is an illustration of the California Zephyr. Light tanning to edges of card as well as light wear to the extremities. Very good. Privately printed, 1965. unknown
196839971N.P.: Privately printed 1968. 1968. 7 1/2" x 5 1/2" with white front cover and with street scene of San Francisco showing cable car in foreground and the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. Rear cover is blank. Buffet offerings include doughnuts ice cream juices cigars playing cards candy bars various alcoholic beverages etc. Below listing is the announcement that "For your protection: Liquors and cordials are contained in individual original bottles. Employees are instructed to open bottles in your presence. Sale of liquor in individual bottles to carry away is prohibited." Light tanning to edges and with light wear to the extremities. Very good. Privately printed, 1968. unknown
196862305Denver CO: Bureau of Reclamation United States Dept. of Interior January 1968 4to. 530 pp. With diagrams charts blueprints photos text illustrations throughout. Colour-illustrated softcovers depicting birds-eye view of the Daggett County Utah dam which holds back the Green River slight shelfwear NF copy. First edition of this uncommon technical engineering report on the scope of the project for the construction of the Flaming Gorge Dam built to 502 feet high 1285 feet long and holding back the Upper Green River offering a major source of hydropower. Although native fish species have been severely impacted the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area lake has now become one of the largest fisheries for Utah and Wyoming. Bureau of Reclamation, United States Dept. of Interior, paperback
190960789Milwaukie OR: Elvah Reck & Albert Reck 1909-1910. Tall 8vo. 6 x 9 in. 88 pp unpaginated. on blue ruled paper first 26 pp. filled out in two different manuscript hands in ink & pencil first part by Elva remainder by Albert of approx. 4500 words. Limp tan covers cloth backing & stapled at upper fore-edge center crease from folding to insert into backpack Arts & Crafts decorative borders light age toning still a VG exemplar. A concise and informative travel diary written by Elvah Reck and her husband Albert Reck a street car conductor for the PRL&P Co. and enthusiastic semi-professional photographer as they traveled on the ever-expanding railway network in and around Portland Oregon during the Progressive Era. Elvah notes that on the night before the family was to travel up the Columbia River Gorge “Bert came home at 1:16 AM developed negative of Oak Grove base ball boys and made preparations for the morning and retired at 3 AM.†Subsequently Bert and family overslept by an hour and raced to catch the train and managed to board the Baily Gatzert sternwheeler by 7:00 AM. “Bert took a picture of Rooster Rock and two pictures of Cape Horn.†Elvah makes frequent mentions of the beauty of the Columbia River and surroundings and was fascinated by the working of the Cascade Locks. They left the sternwheeler and packing three children their belongings and camera equipment they secured a camping spot. However their daughter Norma climbed on an old stump to get a better view and “put her foot in a yellow-jacket nest and the way she climbed down from there and screamed was enough to bring everyone from the other camps . . . we fought yellow-jackets and ran a half mile to keep up with Norma.†The family does manage to find an abandoned house to camp in manage their breakfast and then hike and travel along the rim into Oneonta Gorge and decided later to return back home “on account of Elvah’s back.â€Reck records one of his many photo shoot excursions when on April 3 1910 he takes off with fellow enthusiast and machinist Ed Leppert to take photos at Cazadero OR at the time a stop on the Estacada Interurban Railway Line of the PRL&P Co. catching Train No 62 shot logging pictures below Boring OR and then fishing near the Clackamas River at Eagle Creek OR. Leppert 1867-1934 was a fellow Ohioan at the time working for PRL & P Co. as well as in the Albina shipyards and 3 years later moved to Ogden UT before returning to Portland. Aug. 28 1910 they took Ed along with the family for a week vacation at Seaside OR after loading the camera “and all manner of junk into one back-pack two baskets and a suitcase.†Once again the family was running late missed the connection and barely made Union Station in time to catch the 9:15 train on the Astoria & Columbia Railway to Seaside in three hours along the scenic River. Bert writes they secured a “Furnished Tent†for $ 7.00 for the week and began shooting photos along the beach of the bathers the ocean the Hotel Moore and the breakers and did some crab fishing. One of the days the sun was out so Ed and Bert “loaded up our stereo camera & tripod and started down the beach.†They trekked along the sand and rocks “watched a number of porpoises or ‘sea hogs’ sporting in the Ocean a short distance off shore. . . and wished for a telephoto lens.†By the time the pair had lugged their camera to the lighthouse the fog had rolled in obscuring the scenery. Elva Reck 1877-1955 according to census records and street directories had opened a “Racket Store†by 1920 which she operated for a few years. Bert Reck 1877-1972 had moved his family from Ohio by 1903 where he began a lifelong career as a streetcar motorman as well as shooting and selling photos of hikes on Mt. Hood digging clams visiting Nye Beach in Newport Depoe Bay and other areas around the PNW. He frequently took photos along the line he ran from Sellwood to Cazadero to the dam. See: History of Estacada Faraday and Cazadero Oregon Pacific Northwest Photoblog Aug. 7 2014; Portland Railway Light & Power Co. Interurbans PDXHistory 2017. Elvah Reck & Albert Reck, hardcover
191050893Hood River: The Commercial Club 1910. 1910. First edition. 10" x 8 1/2" in colorful stiff pictorial wrappers. 32 pp. illustrations map. Overview of Hood River area and encouraging individuals to consider moving to the area. Information on the beauty of te area and its climate irrigation and the use of scientific methods the feasibility of making a living growing apples to include how many boxes of apples per acre one can expect over the years the variety of fruits that are practical to grown in Hood River information on the city of Hood River the social and educational advantages the transportation facilities and timber and water power in the area. Illustrated throughout with orchard scenes. At center of booklet is a birds-eye-view map of the Hood River Valley. Rubbing and chipping to spine and edges of wrappers; 3" splits to head and toe of spine; closed tear to edge of rear wrapper; and with light soiling. Very good. The Commercial Club, 1910. unknown
190840783Hood River: The Commercial Club n.d. ca 1908. 1908. First edition. 9" x 6" in colorful pictorial wrappers showing a large red apple on the front wrapper and a colorful scenic view on the rear wrapper. 64 pp. illustrations map. Overview of the Hood River and Oregon followed by much information on the area's fruit industry to include profits per acre. Also includes information on the timber industry irrigation education price of land the city of Hood River transportation etc. Illustrated throughout with orchard scenes lumber scenes buildings and houses various fruits and orchard scenes etc. At center of of booklet is a birds-eye-view map of the Hood River Valley. 1/4" x 1" chip missing from top of front wrapper 1/2" closed tear to head of spine light soiling and rubbing to wrappers and spine along with light wear to the extremities. Very good. The Commercial Club, n.d. [ca 1908]. unknown
196440044N.P.: Privately printed 1964. 1964. 9 1/4" x 6 1/8" in bright colorful pictorial wrap-around covers showing a photograph of the California Zephyr traveling along a mountainside. 4 panels. Text printed in blue ink. Offers 3 entrees with vegetables for $2.25 and an Ala Carte Menu. Inserted is a small card 3 1/4" x 4" offering for the Cafe's Special of the Day. Rusted paperclip mark to top of panel 2 and also to top of the small card offering the special. Lightly soiled and with light wear to the extremities. Very good. Privately printed, 1964. unknown
