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Idaho List
Last updated January 2, 2010
1. Arnold, Lloyd R. HIGH
ON THE WILD WITH HEMINGWAY. Signed by author. Caldwell,
Idaho, Caxton Printers: 1968. . Fine in fine dust jacket. In the original
publisher's mailing box. $75.00
2. B000MSAJ5G . IDAHO,
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY. Boise, Idaho, Idaho State
Hist. Society: 1976. Some shelf wear. Large oblong softcovers. $12.50
3. Barnard, Lula. TOSOIBA.
Soda Springs, Idaho, Daughters of Utah Pioneers:
1958. . 326 pages. Slight shelf wear. An excellent history of the Soda Springs,
Idaho area. $38.00
4. Brimlow, George Francis. THE
BANNOCK INDIAN WAR OF 1878. Caldwell, Idaho,
Caxton Printers, Ltd. : 1938. 241 pages. Some shelf wear to binding. Dust jacket
has some wear and a few small chipos and tears to the edges. $125.00
5. Byington, B. Fay-compiler. KOFOED
FOOTPRINTS. James Williams Kofoed, Mary Jane Bell Family. West
Bountiful, Utah, B. Fay Byington: 1986. Slight shelf wear. Excellent family
history. $25.00
6. Daughters Of Utah Pioneers. THE
TRAIL BLAZER. HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO. Rare first
edition. Franklin, Idaho, Daughters of Utah
Pioneers: 1930. . 126 pages. Softbound covers show wear and some soiling to the
edges. There are some chips and tears to the cover edges. There is light
underlining to 10 or so of the pages. This is the rare first edition. It
contains histories and historical vignettes of many of the small communities in
and around Franklin, Idaho. $75.00
7. Driggs, B.W. HISTORY
OF TETON VALLEY IDAHO. Caldwell, Idaho, Caxton
Printers, Ltd. : 1926. . 227 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine
and corners. Fading to gilt title on front cover. Very scarce. $225.00
8. Emerson, Tom. SEAPLANES
FROM COEUR D'ALENE. [n.p.], Private Printing:
1973. . 128 pages. Some shelf wear to binding. Dust jacket has some wear to the
edges. $22.50
9. Etulain, Richard W. & Bert W. Marley. THE IDAHO HERITAGE: A COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL ESSAYS. Pocatello, Idaho, Idaho State University: 1983. . 230 pages. Large softbound covers. Some wear to the edges of the binding. $20.00
10. Fisher, Vardis. IDAHO:
A GUIDE IN WORD AND PICTURE. Caldwell, Idaho,
Caxton Printers, Ltd. : 1938. . 436 pages. 1938 Caxton edition. Some shelf wear
to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Overall clean and tight. Scarce.
Vardis Fisher was the lead contributor to this guide. This is one of the better
state guides that was issued as part of the W.P.A. series. s $125.00
11. Fisher, Vardis. THE
IDAHO ENCYCLOPEDIA. Caldwell, Idaho, Caxton
Printers, Ltd. : 1938. . 452 pages. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to
spine and corners. A beautiful and clean copy. $125.00
12. Groberg, Delbert V.. THE
IDAHO FALLS TEMPLE: THE FIRST LDS TEMPLE IN IDAHO. Salt
Lake, Publishers Press: 1985. 340 pages. Some shelf wear to binding. Dust jacket
has some wear to the edges and a couple of longer closed tears. Signed by the
author. $17.50
13. Maughan, Ralph W. HISTORICAL
HIGHLIGHTS OF CASSIA AND MINIDOKA COUNTIES. (Idaho). [n.p.],
Privately Printed: 1990. . 100 pages. Softbound green covers with staple
binding. Very scarce. This was a privately printed book by the author. It is a
compilation of historical newspaper columns written by the author over a period
of 15 years. Includes many different historical topics in great information for
the Cassia and Mindoka counties of Idaho. $35.00
14. McConnell, William J.. BEAR
LAKE, ITS FISH AND FISHING. [n.p.], Utah State
Department of Fish & Game: 1957. 76 pages. Softbound covers. Some wear. A
good reference book. $10.00
15. McDermott, John D. FORLORN
HOPE: THE BATTLE OF WHITE BIRD CANYON AND THE BEGINNING OF THE NEZ PERCE WAR. Boise,
Idaho, Idaho State Historical Society: 1978. . 227 pages. Softbound covers. Some
wear and slight browning to edges. $23.95
16. McGonigal, Mary Brown. SPRING
OF GLADNESS: REMINISCENCES OF PIONEER LIFE IN THE WOOD RIVER VALLEY. (Idaho). Sun
Valley, Idaho, High Country Lithography: 1976. 205 pages. Slight shelf wear,
else VG in edge-worn dust jacket with a couple of small tears. Signed by author.
Rare Idaho history, privately printed. $95.00
17. Minidoka County Historical Society. THE
HISTORY OF MINIDOKA COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE, 1985. Dallas,
Texas, Taylor Publishing Company: 19856568 1985. . 418 pages. Slight shelf wear.
A very scarce Idaho county history. Numerous photographs and biographies. Great
historical content. This is a well-written and nicely compiled history. $80.00
18. Nelson, Milo G. IDAHO
LOCAL HISTORY: A BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH A CHECKLIST OF LIBRARY HOLDINGS. Moscow,
Idaho, University Press of Idaho: 1976. . Slight shelf wear, else VG in slightly
worn, else VG dust jacket. $21.95
19. Reitzes, Lisa B. PARIS:
A LOOK A IDAHO ARCHITECTURE. Boise, Idaho, Idaho
State Historic Preservation Office: 1981. . 104 pages. Some wear to covers.
Larger softcover with many illustrations. $13.75
20. Rich, Russell R. LAND
OF THE SKY-BLUE WATER: A HISTORY OF THE LDS SETTLEMENT OF THE BEAR LAKE VALLEY. Provo,
Utah, Brigham Young University: 1963. . 213 pages. Slight shelf wear and a few
discolored spots to the binding. Very scarce and well-written history. $60.00
21. Smith, Dwight R.. THE
BIGHORN SHEEP IN IDAHO: IT'S STATUS, LIFE HISTORY AND MANAGEMENT. Boise,
Idaho, State of Idaho Department of Fish and Game: 1954. . 154 pages. Softbound
covers. Some shelf wear to covers. There is a small tear to the paper at the top
of the spine. $2.75
22. Snake River Valley, Idaho. THE
UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY. Volumes 1, Numbers 1-4.
1971-1972. Idaho, Upper Snake River Valley:
1971-1972. Some shelf wear. Bound in green buckram. This is a bound volume
containing the four numbers of volume I of this scarce periodical. Numerous
historical photographs and text. A great Idaho history publication. $20.00
23. United States Dept. Of Agriculture
Forest Service. FINAL ENVIRONMENT IMPACT STATEMENT
OF THE ISLAND PARK GEOTHERMAL AREA IDAHO.MONTANA.WYOMING. Washington,
DC, Dept. of the Interior: Some shelf wear and creasing of a few page edges. Missing
maps. Softbound covers. $20.00
24. Walgamott, C.S. REMINISCENCES OF EARLY DAYS: A SERIES OF HISTORICAL SKETCHES AND HAPPENINGS IN THE EARLY DAYS OF SNAKE RIVER VALLEY. Twin Falls, Idaho, Privately Printed: 1926. . 128 pages. Slight shelf wear to the binding. A clean and tight copy. Very scarce. $95.00
25. Whitney Ward Centennial Book
Committee. WHITNEY'S FIRST 100 YEARS. Whitney
Centennial 1889-1989. (Idaho). Preston, Idaho,
Whitney Ward Centennial Book Committee: 1991. . 771 pages. Light wear only. A
very nice copy. Numerous photographs. An excellent historical resource. $65.00
26. Wilde, Patrick. TREASURED
TIDBITS OF TIME: AN INFORMAL HISTORY OF MORMON CONQUEST AND SETTLEMENT OF THE
BEAR LAKE VALLEY. Montpelier, Idaho, Privately
Printed: 1977. Some shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Signed by
author. Signed by author. Excellent local history of the Bear Lake Valley. $17.50
27. Youngquist, Walter. GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF THE CASSIA MOUNTAIN REGION, TWIN FALLS AND CASSIA COUNTIES, IDAHO. Moscow, Idaho, University of Idaho Press: 1956. . 18 pages. Softbound covers. Some wear and browning to cover edges. Staple-bound covers. $30.00