Rare first editions of a book published in 1986 by this editor were recently found, and are for sale. The Bull River Service Station, 7-miles west of Noxon, Montana, found a stock of 5 new, wrapped, first editions of the northwest Montana regional history book, "Behind These Mountains, Vol. 1," in a back store room.
The books are part of a 3-volume series, written by author\historian, Mona Leeson Vanek, who lived at Noxon for 60 years, that were published by The Statesman-Examiner in 1986 and 1992. Sold out and no longer in print, the softcover books have become rare and collectible. Used copies are occasionally offered by re-sellers on Amazon.com, and command impressive prices.
Books that are still in original packaging, and which contain materials such as promotional brochures, special bookmarks, author's business card, etc., are doubly valuable to collectors. These five may also contain a brochure promoting a 28-minute video docu-drama, "Aunt Lena, Cabinet National Forest's Unsung Heroine."
That video premiered on PBS-TV, and was shown throughout the summer of 1998 on George Mason University's Channel TV station where anyone in Fairfax, Prince William, Alexandria, and Loudoun counties in Virginia could view it.
A revised Kindle edition of Behind These Mountains, Volume I: People of the Shining Mountains Where The Clark's Fork River Churns", offered in April 2013 on Amazon.com, boosted prices considerably for used copies of the 1982 first edition softcover books.
On July 25th, within minutes after displaying the Volume 1 books for sale, a woman paid $69.95 for one, and wanted to know where to find Volumes 2 and 3. The books sold originally for $16.95.
The author, and editor of this online newspaper, moved to Rockford, Washington, in 2005, where she and her husband, Art Vanek now reside.
The books are part of a 3-volume series, written by author\historian, Mona Leeson Vanek, who lived at Noxon for 60 years, that were published by The Statesman-Examiner in 1986 and 1992. Sold out and no longer in print, the softcover books have become rare and collectible. Used copies are occasionally offered by re-sellers on Amazon.com, and command impressive prices.
Books that are still in original packaging, and which contain materials such as promotional brochures, special bookmarks, author's business card, etc., are doubly valuable to collectors. These five may also contain a brochure promoting a 28-minute video docu-drama, "Aunt Lena, Cabinet National Forest's Unsung Heroine."
That video premiered on PBS-TV, and was shown throughout the summer of 1998 on George Mason University's Channel TV station where anyone in Fairfax, Prince William, Alexandria, and Loudoun counties in Virginia could view it.
A revised Kindle edition of Behind These Mountains, Volume I: People of the Shining Mountains Where The Clark's Fork River Churns", offered in April 2013 on Amazon.com, boosted prices considerably for used copies of the 1982 first edition softcover books.
On July 25th, within minutes after displaying the Volume 1 books for sale, a woman paid $69.95 for one, and wanted to know where to find Volumes 2 and 3. The books sold originally for $16.95.
The author, and editor of this online newspaper, moved to Rockford, Washington, in 2005, where she and her husband, Art Vanek now reside.
