Free Enterprise Press Bellevue (23 results)

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. 1st Ed. 179 pages. Yellow highlighting in the first two chapters. Comment by Prof. C. S. Prakash on the back cover: "Developing countries need to be free to make their own decisions aboaut how to improve their people's lives. Activists who've never had to worry about starvation, malaria and simple survival have no right to impose their fears, prejudices and ideologies on the world's poor. That's the central message of this book.". Environmentalism vs. 3rd World.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Green, red, white, and blue illustrated covers with green, white, and black printing; author's photo on back cover; edges are a little rough; bottom page edges are soiled. 326 pp. including index; clean, unmarked. "A project of Mountain States Legal Foundation.".…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Light edge wear, clean copy.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. 1st Ed. 326 pages. Several liquid stains on the back cover. Socialist War on Industry.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. Spine is reinforced with transparent tape. Used Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 360 pp., Photos, Grn-Blue Hardback, Gilt title, covers slightly bowed else VG, no DJ, 1st ed.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. "Trashing the Economy" is a "Second edition" stated. A heavy octavo trade paperback with no reading creases; as-new unread but downgraded to "near fine" due to a small spot of discoloration to bottom of rear wrap and bottom edges of final few pages. Inscribed & signed by author Ron Arnold to the half-title page. According to The Washington Post: "A former Sierra Club official, . . . Arnold says he still considers himself a strong conservationist. But he accuses mainstream groups of exaggerating or even inventing environmental threats in order to advance narrow political goals that have little to do with safeguarding natural resources." Authors point out the finally suicidal presumption of the Extreme Green that any act of man -- following his nature as a rational creature -- to change or make use of natural resources is inherently evil. Systematically cataloging the methods and actions of one "environmental" group after another, they also point out the error in claiming ranchers "pay the federal government too little" in grazing fees on lands where the ranchers already legally OWN the water and grazing rights, the water tanks and irrigation lines, the ranch houses, cookhouses, bunkhouses, and all other structures and improvements, without which "there could be no federal grazing fees." An enormously thorough and detailed book, "Printed in the United States of America by People Who Have Not Yet Lost Their Jobs." Totals 659 pp. including index and an 8-pp. bibliography. (Note to those in Westminster, Calif. and Derry, N.H. who have trouble understanding the word "inscribed": this word means the author has written words other than his own name -- frequently a salutation to the original buyer or recipient -- in this book. As an aid to those who are not native English-speakers or who otherwise have problems with reading comprehension, we attach one or more SCANS (pictures) of the inscribed page with our listing of this book, as with each of our signed or inscribed books. If you have any doubts about what we mean when we report this copy of "Trashing the Economy" has been "inscribed," please see attached scans before ordering. Please do not order this book and then write us to complain: "You didn't TELL me he wrote 'To Allan Browne . . . .'" Not only did we tell you, there are PICTURES.) Meantime, OUR SECOND OFFERING, "Eco-Scam," ISBN 0-312-10971-7, states "First Paperback Edition: April 1994." Number line complete 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. (Hardcover first was 1993.) As new unread. Author Ronald Bailey "explores and explodes the popular myths of global disaster, from 'nuclear winter' to the depletion of nonrenewable resources. . . . The bad news . . . is that by believing some of the more persuasive alarmists, we may be doing the earth more harm than good." This second book 228 pp. including notes and index. These two books will weigh more than 3 lbs. (1.3 kilos) boxed and may cost extra to ship "Priority" or outside the U.S. The pair of books on related topics now reduced from $35. Inscribed by Author(s).…

paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition, stated. --------Trade paperback, 8 1/4" tall.---------FINE CONDITION, but note that the text is evenly not bright white- not foxing, just not acid-free paper----------SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, on flyleaf " To Rose M., A True Friend of CORE and Human Dignity, Paul Driessen"-----------. Signed by Author(s).…

Soft Cover. Condition: Fine. First. Soft Cover. Fine. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 326 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. "First Edition" stated. No mention of second edition. This copy has NO dust jacket. Rancher Wayne Hage demonstrates and documents that private owners -- ranchers, miners, and others -- have established private property rights through possession and proper filings administered under state law to much of the Western land which those far away in the east identify as "public lands," and which the federal government does not own because it has never purchased them with the permission of the appropriate state legislature, as required under the federal Constitution. What is widely misunderstood in other locales is the way "split title" or "split estate" works in the arid west, where one party can own the water and grazing rights to a sizable acreage, while another party may file on and thus own the mining rights to the same land, which land will often still remain "public" in the sense that these owners of limited rights must still allow free access to hunters, etc. Hage was a rancher and historian of these topics, who fought the taking of his grazing rights by arrogant federal bureaucrats near Tonopah, Nevada, through the courts. After his death, his daughters won those lawsuits, vindicating his arguments & analysis, though of course the federal government never runs out of funds, or of other courts to which it can and will appeal any adverse ruling, world without end. 267 pp. including index. Reduced from $150.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Bellevue: Free Enterprise Press, distributed by Merril Press, (1987). First Edition (stated). 8vo. 414pp, Index. Green leatherette, near fine condition, in very good dj (short tear, crease). A few words taken from the Foreword by Congressman Morris K. Udall: "He [Hummel] argues that conservationists have allied with the Park Service to destroy the economic security necessary to private concessioners in an effort to remove all such operations on how the public relates to park landsI do not agree with everything he says, but he raises interesting questions and difficult questions that should concern everyone who cares about our parks". ISBN 0939571013; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 414 pages.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First. Book in good shape. Clean pages and minor shelf wear. Pages clean and free from markings. 265 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. Bellevue: Free Enterprise Press, (1990). Second Edition (stated). 8vo. xii,265pp, Index, Bibliography, List of Cases. Brick red leatherette, gilt letters. Book in fine condition, dj very good (two brief clear tape repairs, short tear to rear flap, head of spine panel briefly chipped). Author's thesis: "valid private property rights exist in federal lands". A Project of the National Federal Lands Conference. ISBN 0939571099; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 265 pages. …

Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. xvi, 326pp. Near fine. Tight, nice first edition -- inscribed and signed big and bold by the author in black ballpoint on the half-title page: "To Nate / one of my heroes! / Perry.".

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Dj. Octavo, hardcover, near fine in red boards with gold lettering. Small stamp from previous owner on inside cover. No dj. 265 pages including index. Range War! not the usual cowmen versus sheep herders. This the United States government versus cattle ranchers on federal lands. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Dj. Second editon stated - new revisions, new preface. Fine and bright with no wear or markings in a new looking jacket that it got nicked and curuled on the bottom of the dj giving it a lower condition grade of good only.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Jacket "good plus" with a shallow triangular chip to top of rear panel. Inscribed & signed by author Hage to the title page. (PLEASE NOTE: The word "inscribed" -- for those in Westminster, California, who can't seem to figure this out -- means the author has written additional words to the recipient, sometimes of a personal nature, usually directly above his or her signature. Potential buyers who find this confusing and who may be more visually oriented may find it useful to examine our attached scans, which include one or more photographs of the inscribed page in question.) Not price clipped; original $14.95 price showing. "Second Edition" stated to copyright page, and Ron Arnold's "Editor's Introduction to the Second Edition" notes "many small but useful changes throughout the work," including an expanded Table of Contents, so this is a true second edition, not a mere second printing, albeit published only one year after the first. In addition to the fact the two editions bear different ISBNs, second edition appears to be most easily identified by a primarily green dust jacket, while our first edition copy has a brown dust jacket, though we're not sure that's universal. Free Enterprise Press, "a division of the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise," clearly identified as publisher to book spine, DJ spine, title page, and copyright page. Note that some offerings will list as "publisher" Merrill Press, also of Bellevue, Washington -- which is indeed listed as the distributor. The split estate and property rights in the "public lands" of the West. Hage was a rancher and historian of these topics, who fought the federal taking of his grazing rights near Tonopah, Nevada, through the courts. After his death, his daughters won those lawsuits, vindicating his arguments & analysis. Some have told us they find this somewhat reorganized second edition more useful & definitive. 265 pp. Reduced from $500. Jacket design by Northwoods Studio; author photo by C.J. Hadley, Range magazine (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. "First Edition" stated. No mention of second edition. NO dust jacket. Author Hage has hand-written a lengthy inscription to fellow property-rights advocate Jim Faulkner to the otherwise blank FFE. Wayne Hage demonstrates and documents that private owners -- ranchers, miners, and others -- have established private property rights through possession and proper filings administered under state law to much of the Western land which those far away in the east identify as "public lands," and which the federal government does not own because it has never purchased them with the permission of the appropriate state legislature, as required under the federal Constitution. What is widely misunderstood in other locales is the way "split title" or "split estate" works in the arid west, where one party can own the water and grazing rights to a sizable acreage, while another party may file on and thus own the mining rights to the same land, which land will often still remain "public" in the sense that these owners of limited rights must still allow free access to hunters, etc. Hage was a rancher and historian of these topics, who fought the taking of his grazing rights by arrogant federal bureaucrats near Tonopah, Nevada, through the courts. After his death, his daughters won those lawsuits, vindicating his arguments & analysis, though of course the federal government never runs out of funds, or of other courts to which it can and will appeal any adverse ruling, world without end. (Albeit the federal lawyers will, of course, face the slight inconvenience of spending the rest of eternity in hell.) 267 pp. including index. Reduced from $320. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. Second Edition Stated, 265 pages including index, Book and Jacket are both Fine, Never read condition. NO previous owner bookplate or writing, As New, jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. Most presentable. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. Jacket "near fine" with some rub and small closed cuts to edges. Inscribed & signed by author Hage to the title page. (PLEASE NOTE: The word "inscribed" -- for those in Westminster, California, who can't seem to figure this out -- means the author has written additional words to the recipient, sometimes of a personal nature, usually directly above his or her signature. Potential buyers who find this confusing and who may be more visually oriented may find it useful to examine our attached scans, which include one or more photographs of the inscribed page in question.) Not price clipped; original $14.95 price showing. "Second Edition" stated to copyright page, and Ron Arnold's "Editor's Introduction to the Second Edition" notes "many small but useful changes throughout the work," including an expanded Table of Contents, so this is a true second edition, not a mere second printing, albeit published only one year after the first. In addition to the fact the two editions bear different ISBNs, second edition appears to be most easily identified by a primarily green dust jacket, while our first edition copy has a brown dust jacket, though we're not sure that's universal. Free Enterprise Press, "a division of the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise," clearly identified as publisher to book spine, DJ spine, title page, and copyright page. Note that some offerings will list as "publisher" Merrill Press, also of Bellevue, Washington -- which is indeed listed as the distributor. The split estate and property rights in the "public lands" of the West. Hage was a rancher and historian of these topics, who fought the federal taking of his grazing rights near Tonopah, Nevada, through the courts. After his death, his daughters won those lawsuits, vindicating his arguments & analysis. Some have told us they find this somewhat reorganized second edition more useful & definitive. 265 pp. This signed copy now reduced from $310. Jacket design by Northwoods Studio; author photo by C.J. Hadley, Range magazine (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: fair. First Edition. 23 cm, 508 pges. Index, DJ edges worn and small tears. Inscribed by the author (Don Hummel), and signed by both co-authors. Don Hummel spent his career fighting for the public's right of access to America's national parks.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. "First Edition" stated. No mention of second edition. "Good-plus" dust jacket shows a closed inch-and-half tear to bottom of jacket rear panel, and a half-inch hole (sticker pull?) To jacket spine, impinging no type. Author Hage has inscribed to "Harold Steen / Thanks for your help in making this book possible" and signed to the front pastedown, where his signature is largely hidden under the jacket front flap, as was his habit. Harold K. "Pete" Steen (born 1935) was a forest historian, executive director of the Forest History Society, and author of "The U.S. Forest Service: A History" (Seattle: University of Washington Press.) He and his book merit four citations in the Index, here. Wayne Hage demonstrates and documents that private owners -- ranchers, miners, and others -- have established private property rights through possession and proper filings administered under state law to much of the Western land which those far away in the East identify as "public lands," and which the federal government does not own because it has never purchased them with the permission of the appropriate state legislature, as required under the federal Constitution. What is widely misunderstood in other locales is the way "split title" or "split estate" works in the arid West, where one party can own the water and grazing rights to a sizable acreage, while another party may file on and thus own the mining rights to the same land, which land will often still remain "public" in the sense that these owners of limited rights must still allow free access to hunters, etc. Hage was a rancher and historian of these topics, who fought the taking of his grazing rights by arrogant federal bureaucrats near Tonopah, Nevada, through the courts. After his death, his daughters won those lawsuits, vindicating his arguments & analysis, though of course the arrogant, intransigent, and lawless federal government never runs out of funds, or of other courts to which it can and will appeal any adverse ruling, world without end. 267 pp. including index. Reduced from $550. As with all our items priced higher than $90, this item will be shipped "signature required.". Inscribed by Author(s).…

Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Very good with very good dust jacket. 8vo. 265 pp. Hardcover, orange buckram, gilt titles.