Hug Bernal (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Wonderful vintage copy of The History of Union County, Oregon by Bernal D. Hug. Published in 1961 by The Eastern Oregon Review of La Grande, Oregon. The hardcover book is in good condition for its age, with some minor wear to the cover and edges. Great find at a great price! Please note the S&H charges, which include USPS postage, materials, and handling. Pictured bookends are not included in the sale.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. Rare 1973 by Oregon historian Bernal Hug, who signed the book Sept. 6. 1973 inside the front cover. Book has owner ex libris sticker inside front cover. No user marks, covers fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed by the author and subject on front fly. Very nice copy with minimal wear. No marks inside. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near FIne. First Edition. Quarto, 11 in. x 8.5 in., pp. 93 (print only on one side of each leaf). Inscribed and signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Large title page drawing by John Evans.Illustrated with several photographs. Dark red leatherette bourds with gilt title to front and spine. Photo-copied typewritten pages. Cousin BIll (Bill Knight) was born in 1865, and was still alive when this book was published in 1970. "Why Cousin Bill? There are two reasons for this name: First, Bill Knight [1865-1970] is a first cousin of the author's mother. The second reason is more important: he exemplifies the ideals of and American citizen, the kind that built our nation: doing his bit in taming the wild country, wild horses, and, yes, wild men. He is honest and free from the greed for power or money, and has lived his llife well from the time he crossed tha PLains in 1865 to the days of 1970 when he has seen men walk on the moon." (from Chapter 1).…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 126. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1960 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 126.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Black, cloth-covered hardback measuring 11 1/4 in. x 8 3/4 in. x1 1/2 in. Roughly over 300 pp. - most likely more. Text consists of xerographic (?) historical articles, memoirs, recollections of citizens of towns in Union County, Oregon, local lore, genealogical histories, founding family's tales and anecdotes, etc. Sample article titles include: "The Chinese in Union County", by Frank Jasper, February 1960, Family Histories, Indian Wars, Early Bands in Union County, The Village Blacksmith; The Crossroads at Lochow Lochow, etc. etc. Two-inch felt pen mark to front and rear endpapers. This comprehensive gathering of recollections would seem to be THE place to begin when one wishes to gain an overview of the historical underpinnings and the cultural evolution of interconnected pioneer-communities, across four or more generations, or seek out the roots of one's pioneer roots We speculate, due to the numerous actual photograph (copies) tipped into this book, that it might have been the master, either for a never-published book, or for a book which had only a very limited number of copies. An extraordinary record of The American West, Oregon, and individual retellilngs, of the individuals and families who forged the communities which today yet thrive. ".Possibly one of McComas's most interesting adventures was the manufacturing and sale of his 'Whirlwind Kidney and Rheumatic Remedy", which we will briefly describe: McComas had befriended Chief Whirlwind of the Umatilla Indians by helping him avoid having his long hair cut. Whirlwind was very proud of his waist length hair. In turn Whirlwind has come to McComas's aid in a land deal. The who men were close friends. Whirlwind gave McComas the formula for an Indian Medicine made from native Bluemountain plants. McComas manufactured the medicine and put it on the market with a flashy advertising campaign. It was listed by wholesale drug firms of the West coast and continued to sell while the production continued.".…