Authors A-G
7924] . The New Mexico Folklore Record Annual Publication
of the New Mexico Folklore Society Volume IV 1949-50 . Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1950. First
Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+ 36 pages, illustrations. Much on Billy the
Kid. $45.00
[4089] . Southern Bivouac The Ex-Confederate Soldiers Organ VOL. III
January, 1885 No. 5 . Louisville KY : 1885. Original Wraps. Very Good - 45
pages + ads, minor wear, taping to spine. Hood's Tennessee Campaign, Clarke
Cavalry at Trevelyan Station, Custer mention, and more. $75.00
[3611] . House of Representatives 38th Congress 1st Session Report No. 65
Fort Pillow Massacre 1864 , and Report No. 67 Returned Prisoners . Wash.
D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1864. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -
Report 65, 128 pages, bookplate. Report 67, 34 pages + 4 pages of engravings of
8 soldiers depicting their horrible condition upon return. $125.00
[3748] . Famous Trees of Texas . Texas Forest Service , 1970. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine 193 pages, photos, erratum slip, pictorial
covers, map end-papers. $25.00
[297] . Wild Life On The Plains and Horrors Of Indian Warfare by a Corps of
Competent Authors and Artists. Being a Complete History of Indian Life, Warfare
and Adventure in America.. Arno Press, 1969. Hard Cover. Very Good - /
Good+. 592 pg. illus. ink name dj a little soiled, reprint of 1891 ed. Complete
History of Indian Life, Warfare and Adventure in America. $19.00
[3247] . Old Fort Hays 1867-1889, The Story of the Early Life of Fort Hays
and of Hays City . Old Fort Hays Historical Ass. , 1959. Original Wraps.
Very Good 42 pages, photos. Custer, Wild Bill Hickok, early history, etc.
$50.00
[7640] . Life and Adventures of Sam Bass The Notorious Union Pacific and
Texas Train Robber Together With a Graphic Account of His Capture and Death,
Sketch of the Members of His Band…(. Austin: Original Wraps. Very Good+ ND,
89 pages, tan wraps, minor edge wear and spotting on rear cover. Facsimile of
the 1878 edition. Six-Guns 162. $65.00
[7682] . Wanamaker Primer on the North American Indian, Hiawatha Produced in
Life . 1909. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - 67 pages, photos,
chipping to spine, original pictorial cloth. Photos of Indians and famous
scouts, Custer and Crook mention. $65.00
[1201] . Old Fort Benton Montana . Fairfield, Washington: YE Galleon
Press, 1997. Stiff Wraps. New ISBN: 0-87770-144-X. 32 pages. This booklet
details early history of Fort Benton, once head of navigation on the Missouri
River and a trading post for Blackfoot Indians. $15.00
[7917] . Summering in Colorado . Denver Colorado: Richards & Co.
Publishers , 1874. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ 158 pages, frontis,
photos, very slight edge wear, slipcase. Contains 14 original albumen photos
mounted on J. Collier cards. Much on Colorado and vicinity, Boulder, Pike's
Peak, etc. $1,500.00
[7918] . Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana With Its
Transactions, Act of Incorporation, Constitution, Ordinances, Officers and
Members 10 Volumes . Helena: Rocky Mountain Publishing Company, 1876. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - 10 volumes, original cloth with minor edge
wear, Vol. 8 is faded, else a very nice set. Vol. 1 Yellowstone Expeditions of
1863 and 1874, Lewis and Clark Expedition, James Stuart adventures, Fort
Benton, etc. Vol. 2, Contains Bradley's journal of the 1876 Sioux Campaign
under Gibbon's command. Diary of Matthew Carroll Master of Transportation for
Gibbon. Also journal of S. G. Fisher Chief of Scouts for the Nez Perce Campaign
of 1877 under command of General Howard. Other volumes contain information on
Custer, expeditions, fur trade, pioneers, etc. Luther 50, 75, Dustin 21, 23,
24, 156, 404, 444. $1,650.00
[7919] . U. S. Department of Agriculture Third Annual Report of the Bureau
of Animal Industry for the Year 1886 . Wash.: Government Printing Office,
1887. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good 456 pages, illustrations, fold-out.
Herd 2368, "Contains a report on the condition of the range cattle
industry by H. M. Taylor, on calf raising on the plains by George W. Rust, and
on the cattle industry in California by A. S. Mercer." $95.00
[4134] . List of Fugitives From Justice For 1900 Compiled From Revised
Reports of Sheriffs From Fugitives Lists of 1896, and From Subsequent Reports
of Sheriffs Received at the Adjutant General's Office . Austin Texas: Von
Boeckman, Moore & Schutze , 1900. Original Wraps. Very Good - 201 pages,
cover title, chipping to rear cover, otherwise a nice solid copy. Six-Guns
1346, "Compiled from lists given to Texas Rangers and were listed
annually. They contain the names of many outlaws and other lawbreakers."
$425.00
[7921] . The History of Jackson County Missouri Containing a History of the
Country, Its Cities, Towns Etc. Biographical Sketches of its Citizens, Jackson
County in the Late War, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early
Settlers and Prominent Men, History. Kansas City: Birdsall Williams &
Co. , 1881. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good + 712 pages, frontis, map,
illustrations, original ¾ leather binding, wear to edges, outer front hinge
cracked, mild ex-library. Early exploration, fur companies, Civil War,
Quantrell, pioneers, etc. Herd 1499, "Has a chapter devoted to the cattle
trail, Abilene as a cattle market, and Kansas City as a packing house
center." Six-Guns 1514, "Contains a chapter on the Youngers."
$850.00
[3763] . The Westerners Brand Book 1945-46 Being the papers presented during
the second year of the Westerners (1945-46) together with some original papers
rescued from manuscripts and Ephemera. Chicago: 1947. First Edition. Hard
Cover. As New 166 pages + index. Still new in original shipping box! Material
on Buffalo Bill, Calamity Jane, much on Custer, Stanley's Indian Campaign of
1867, Wild Bill Hickok, and more! Luther 167, Six-Guns 2347, "Contains
papers on Calamity Jane, the James boys, and the Johnson County War."
$85.00
[7926] . Idaho A Guide In Word And Picture. Caldwell Idaho: The Caxton
Printers, 1937. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good -. 431 pages,
frontis, illustrations, chipping to jacket edges, SIGNED by Vardis Fisher state
director, housed in a slipcase. Early exploration, pioneers, Chief Joseph,
General Howard, etc. Herd 46, Six-Guns 33, "Contains some material on the
Plummer gang, Bob Zachary, Cy Skinner, and the rest." $475.00
[7927] . Sand Creek Papers Testimonies and Statements Reflecting Facts
Concerning the Killing of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians on November 29, 1864 by
the Third Colorado Volunteers . Original Wraps. Very Good+ NP, ND, 63
pages, stapled wraps, printed in and edition of 200 copies. Chivington and the
Sand Creek massacre. $275.00
[7928] . The New Almaden Mine A Letter to the Attorney General on His Report
to the President on The Resolution of the Legislature of California From a
California Pioneer . N.Y.: Baker & Godwin Printers, , 1860. Original
Wraps. Very Good - original wraps, 23 pages, chipping to edges. $450.00
[7931] . Pioneers of Crook County 1876-1920 . Pierre S.D. : State
Publishing Company, 1981. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine 593 pages,
illustrations. Pioneers and settlers of Crook County Wyoming, Devil's Tower,
has a short section on the Texas Trail and cattle drives. $150.00
[7932] . Hand-Book of Fort Smith and Sebastian County Arkansas . G. S.
Burch Publishing Co. , 1887. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good - 37
pages, illustrations, chipping to edges, tape repair to spine. Howes F275.
$650.00
[7935] . Montana A State Guide Book American Guide Series . N.Y.: The
Viking Press, 1939. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good -. 429
pages + index, fold-out map, illustrations, minor wear to jacket Custer, Chief
Joseph, Liver Eating Johnson, ranching, etc. Herd 47, Six-Guns 37, "Has
some reliable information on Calamity Jane, Kid Curry, the Vigilantes of
Montana, and many of the state's outlaws." $175.00
[7937] . Texas: Her Resources And Capabilities Being a Description of the
State of Texas and the Inducements She Offers to Those Seeking Homes in a New
Country Issued by The South Western Immigration Company . N.Y.: General
Book And Jobbing Printer, 1881. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ 253 pages
+ index, illustrations, original wraps bound in modern cloth. Herd 2274,
"Gives much information on the Cattle industry of West Texas and the
Panhandle." $750.00
[619] . Thrilling Adventures Among The Indians . John E. Potter, Hard
Cover. Good + Cir late 1800's, ND, NP, 551pgs + ads, illustrated, no title or
copyright page. Slight wear around the edges. History of Indian wars from the
late 1700's through the 1860's, much information on the subject. $50.00
[8021] . Massacre of Troops Near Fort Phil Kearney . Fairfield, Washington:
YE Galleon Press, 1987. Original Wraps. New ISBN: 0-87770-433-3. 43 pages, map
end-papers. House of Representatives 39th Congress 2d Session Ex. Doc. No. 71.
Fetterman Massacre. $15.00
[411] . U.S. House of Representatives 36th Congress 2d Session Report No. 78
Feb. 12 1861 Abstracted Indian Trust Bonds. washington D.C., 1861. Good +
Report of an inquiry into the facts relating to the fraudulent abstraction of
certain bonds, held in trust for the Indian tribes, from the Department of the
Interior, stamped cloth with the seal of the United States of America on front
and back, 365 pgs, a few rust spots to cover , minor foxing inside, G+ $50.00
[320] . Annual Report Of Commissioner Of Indian Affairs To The Secretary Of
The Interior For The Year 1880. Washington Government Printing Office 1880,
Hard Cover. Good + 405 pg. Red cloth with label title, water stains on the
outside edges of text, did not go to text, Contains reports of Indian Agents
from 19 states plus the Indian Territory, A report concerning Sitting Bull, a
Proclamation by President H ayes (a warning concerning trespassing on Indian
Territory, and spreading rumors) Agreement with the Crows, Shoshones, Bannacks,
and Sheepeaters, diseases among the Indians, plus much more info. Excellent resource
material. $130.00
[7920] . Kay County Oklahoma . Ponca City Oklahoma : Kay County Gas Co.
, 1919. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ 75 pages, + numerous fold-out
plates, slight discoloration on rear cover. Rader 2149, Herd 1699, Six-Guns
1641, "Contains material on the Daltons, Henry Starr, and Ben
Cravens." $225.00
[6687] . Nebraska A Guide to the Cornhusker State . N.Y.: The Viking
Press, 1939. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good -. 424 pages,
fold-out map, illustrations, map end-paper, minor wear to jacket edges. Herd
48, Six-Guns 38, "Gives an account of the Hickok-McCanles fight."
$65.00
[5648] . Official Army Register For 1863 . Wash. D.C.: 1863. First
Edition. Original Wraps. Good + Original wraps, covers chipped, spine taped,
SIGNED on front cover by R. B. Marcy, plastic slip cover in buckram slipcase.
$350.00
[5647] . Official Army Register For January 1874 . Washington D.C.:
1874. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Original ¾ leather binding, marbled
boards, 260 pages, fold-out chart, slight edge wear. Of interest in the list of
officers of the 7th Cavalry including Custer. $300.00
[6384] . Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana With Its
Transactions, Act of Incorporation, Constitution, Ordinances, Officers and
Members Vol 1. . Helena: Rocky Mountain Publishing Company , 1876. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - original cloth, 357 pages, name on front and
rear end-papers, university blind-stamp no other markings. Yellowstone
Expeditions of 1863 and 1874, Lewis and Clark Expedition, James Stuart
adventures, Fort Benton, etc. $175.00
[6385] . Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana With Its
Transactions, Act of Incorporation, Constitution, Ordinances, Officers and
Members Vol II. . Helena: Rocky Mountain Publishing Company, 1896. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ 409 pages, frontis, photos, original cloth with
blind-stamp on title page, no other markings, an exceptional copy! Contains
Bradley's journal of the 1876 Sioux Campaign under Gibbon's command. Diary of
Matthew Carroll Master of Transportation for Gibbon. Also journal of S. G.
Fisher Chief of Scouts for the Nez Perce Campaign of 1877 under command of
General Howard. Luther 50, Dustin 23. $250.00
[6401] . Tucson A Short History . Tucson: Southern Mission Research
Center, Original Wraps. Fine ISBN: 0-915076-11-X. 152 pages, maps,
illustrations, photos. Review copy with card laid in. $15.00
[6639] . Statements of A Delegation of Ogalalla Sioux Before the Chairman of
the Committee On Indian Affairs, United States Senate, April 29 and 30, 1897
Relative to Affairs at the Pine Ridge Agency, S. Dak. Senate Ex. Doc. No. 63.
55th Congress 1st Session . Wash. D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1897.
First Edition. Stiff Wraps. Very Good 33 pages, bound in stiff binding.
Statements made by American Horse, Red Cloud (Dr. Charles A. Eastman was his
interpreter.), High Star, and Clarence Three Stars to Senator Pettigrew. $75.00
[6682] . History of Clay and Platte Counties Missouri From the Most
Authentic Official and Private Sources Including a History of Their Townships,
Towns and Villages Together With A Condensed History of Missouri, A Reliable
and Detailed History of Clay and . St. Louis: National Historical Co. ,
1885. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - Title continued...Platte Counties,
Their Pioneer Record, Resources, Biographical Sketches of prominent Citizens,
General and Local Statistics of Great Value, Incidents and Reminiscences 1121
pages, full leather binding rebound with original covers laid on, wear to
corners and edges, the last 4 blank end-papers have a hand written index of
names with page numbers (very useful since the book wasn't published with one.)
Rare! Six-Guns 1510, "Contains much material on the James boys and
Youngers. The book gives a good account of the robbery of the Liberty Missouri
bank, a story about Jesse and about his death." $650.00
[6683] . History of Howard and Cooper Counties Missouri Written and Compiled
From the Most Authentic Official and Private Sources Including a History of Its
Townships, Towns and Villages . St. Louis: National Historical Co., 1883.
First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - Title continued..A Condensed History of
Missouri, A Reliable and Detailed History of Clay and Platte Counties, Their
Pioneer Record, Resources, Biographical Sketches of prominent Citizens, General
and Local Statistics of Great Value, Incidents and Reminiscences 1167 pages,
illustrations, original full leather binding, gilt lettering, marbled page
edges and end-papers, outside front hinge cracked about 1/3 of the way. Early
settlers, Louisiana Purchase, pioneers, Jesse and Frank James. Six-Guns 1513.
$500.00
[6685] . Old Settlers History of York County and Individual Biographies
Prepared and Arranged by the Officers of the Association . 1913. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Good + 175 pages + index, frontis, photos, front hinge
cracked, minor edge wear, owner name, laid in is a 2 page typed biography
letter, signed by the granddaughter of one of the pioneers listed in the book.
Nebraska early history, pioneers, settlers. $275.00
[3716] . Official Army Register For January 1871 . Wash. D.C.: Adjutant
General's Office , 1871. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good 221 pages
soft cover, bound with cords. Contains a listing of the officers of each
regiment. Of interest is the 7th Regiment of Cavalry, (Custer's) containing all
the officers of the unit. Also contains a section which lists the ranking of
all officers (who out ranked who) based on the same rank (Custer is listed
again.) Included are 2 fold-out charts, 1 shows how the Army is organized, the
other is a pay chart. Nice research material! $200.00
[6686] . Nevada A Guide to the Silver State American Guide Series . Portland:
Binfords & Mort, 1940. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good -.
315 pages, fold-out map, illustrations, minor edge wear to jacket. Herd 49.
$55.00
[8153] . Niles Weekly Register Oct. 28, 1820 . 1820. Disbound. Very Good
- 14 pages, disbound. Has a section on Indians on the Red River, travels in
Africa, court martial, tariffs, etc. $45.00
[4716] . R. L. Polk & CO's Laramie City and Albany County Directory
1922-23 Also A Complete Business Directory . Salt Lake City: R.L. Polk
Publishers , 1922. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good + 150 pages, wear to edges,
rear hinge slightly shaken. $65.00
[4715] . The Saturday Evening Post Saga of the American West the Land, the
Lives, the Legacy . Indianapolis Indiana : Curtis Publishing Co. , 1980.
First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0-89387-043-9. 144 pages,
illustrations. $35.00
[6993] . The Pioneer Book of Washington County Colorado . Boulder
Colorado: Johnson Publishing Company, 1959. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very
Good+ / Very Good+. 392 pages. Short biographies of pioneer families. $42.00
[6996] . Ghost Towns of Colorado . N.Y.: Hastings House, 1947. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good -. 115 pages, frontis,
illustrations, chipping to jacket edges. Pike's Peak, Cripple Creek, mining,
outlaws, etc. $40.00
[6994] . The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest . St Louis :
Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co, 1896. Original Wraps. Very Good 224 pages,
illustrations, maps, original wraps, minor wear to edges. Much on Texas
counties. Herd 2270, rare. $675.00
[8194] . Annual Reports of the War Department for the Fiscal Year Ended June
30, 1898 Report of the Major-General Commanding the Army . Washington:
Government Printing Office, 1898. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -
original cloth, 720 pages, photos, illustrations, large fold-out maps on the
operations in Cuba, minor wear to cover. General Miles' report on Spanish
American War, excellent research information, great maps! $550.00
[8193] . Report of the Secretary of War Being Part of The Message and
Documents Communicating to the Two Houses of Congress at the Beginning of the
First Session of the Fiftieth Congress Volume I . Washington: Government
Printing Office, 1887. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - 894 pages, minor
wear to cover, fold-out Army Organizational chart. Contains General Mile's
report on the Department of Arizona and actions against the Apaches, including
the account of the Tenth Cavalry and Lieutenant Mott's death, and San Carlos
Reservation, etc. Colonel Grierson's report on the District of New Mexico, and
scouts and expeditions made against the Indians. General Howard's report on the
Dep. Of the Pacific. General Merritt and the Dep. Of the Missouri report.
Lengthy report of General Ruger on the Dep. Of Dakota. General Stanley and the
Dep. Of Texas. General Crook on the Dep. Of the Platte. General Terry's report
of the Dep. Of the Missouri contains a lengthy report of the Ute uprising and
fight in Colorado. $550.00
[8638] . Records of Living Officers of the United States Army . Philadelphia:
L. R. Hamersly & CO, 1884. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - 478 pages
+ 14 pages of ads, original cloth, minor edge wear, hinges tender, a couple
small stamps on the end-papers. Great reference item! $350.00
[5821] ( Custer George A, ) Holloway W. L. (editor). Wild Life On The Plains
and Horrors Of Indian Warfare by a Corps of Competent Authors and Artists.
Being a Complete History of Indian Life, Warfare and Adventure in America.. St.
Louis, MO.: Royal Publishing CO., 1891. . Hard Cover. Very Good / . 592 pages,
frontis, illustrations, original decorative binding, minor wear to cloth and
edges, bookseller stamp on blank end-paper. Much material from My Life On The
Plains, The Washita Fight, Little Big Horn, also added are chapters on Buffalo
Bill, Wild Bill Hickok, General Crook's Campaign, Sitting Bull, and Wounded
Knee. Dustin 82, Six-Guns 1015 $250.00
[2906] (Adams, Francis C.) A Cavalryman. A Trooper's Adventures In The War
For The Union By A Cavalryman . N.Y.: Hurst And Company , First Edition.
Hard Cover. Very Good - 616 pages, decorative cover, slight exterior wear.
Narrative of the Peninsula Campaign under McClellan. $95.00
[7938] (Anderson, George B.). History of New Mexico Its Resources and People
Illustrated 2 Volumes . Los Angeles: Pacific States Publishing Co, 1907.
Hard Cover. Very Good 1047 total pages, photos, illustrations, original ¾
leather bindings, marbled page edges with matching end-papers, top edges gilt,
minor edge wear. Billy the Kid, Lincoln County War, Black Jack Ketchum, Texas
Santa Fe Expedition, early exploration, ranching, cattle, etc. Herd 101,
"Has some information on cattle as well as the Lincoln County War."
Six-Guns 55. $950.00
[6269] (Benton, Thomas, Calhoun). Messages From The President On The State
Of The Fur Trade 1824 - 1832 . Fairfield, Washington: YE Galleon Press,
1985. Hard Cover. New ISBN: 0-87770-334-5. 133 pages, pictorial endpapers, A
reprint of two old U.S. government reports on the fur trade, 1824 and 1832.
Letters and Reports on the fur trade. Reports from, William Clark, Joshua
Pilcher, Henry Schoolcraft, A. P. Chouteau, John Jacob Astor, Felix St. Vrain
and others. $35.00
[3251] (Carroll, John M). Roster Of Non-Commissioned Officers Of The Tenth
U.S. Cavalry With Some Regimental Reminiscences, Appendixes, Etc, Connected
With The Early History Of The Regiment . Bryan Texas: J. M. Carrol &
Company , 1983. Stiff Wraps. Very Good 52 pages. $30.00
[4635] (Custer). Report of the Joint Committee On Reconstruction At The First
Session Thirty-Ninth Congress . Wash. D.C.: Government Printing Office,
1866. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - 791 total pages, original cloth,
ink name , minor wear, tight copy. The committee goal was to determine whether
former Confederate states should have representation in Congress. Included is a
7 page testimony of Custer, and his views of Texas. Dustin 354 $150.00
[8601] (Custer). Ceremonies Attending The Unveiling of the Equestrian Statue
to Major General George Armstrong Custer by the State of Michigan, and Formally
Dedicated At the City of Monroe, Michigan, June Fourth, 1910 . 1910. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good 120 pages, photos, top edge gilt, new spine and
end papers (same color as original). Contains a lengthy account of Custer by
General James H. Kidd, along with the ceremonies of the unveiling. $475.00
[8602] (Custer). Ceremonies Attending The Unveiling of the Equestrian Statue
to Major General George Armstrong Custer by the State of Michigan, and Formally
Dedicated At the City of Monroe, Michigan, June Fourth, 1910 . 1910. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good 120 pages, photos, top edge gilt, minor soiling
to cover, INSCRIBED as a gift to Charles Lawler by Otto Kirchner, the Chair of
the Unveiling Commission. Kirchner presided and made the opening remarks, there
is a photo of him in the book. Contains a lengthy account of Custer by General
James H. Kidd, along with the ceremonies of the unveiling. $775.00
[2829] (Dawes). (Committee To Examine Into The Condition Of The Sioux And
Crow Indians) As contained In The Senate Of The United States March 7, 1884,
48th Congress 1st Session Senate Report NO. 283. . Washington: Government
Printing Office, 1884. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ 404 pages,
extracted and bound in cloth, 2 folding maps. Account of another attempt to
reduce the Indian's land. Included are the testimonies of several Indian
agents, and famous Indian Chiefs such as Sitting Bull, Red Cloud, Gall and
others, General Terry submitted a 2 page letter with his recommendations. Great
research material! $250.00
[5225] (Dobbins, M. D.). Memorial and Affidavits Showing Outrages
Perpetrated by the Apache Indians, in the Territory of Arizona, During the
Years 1869 and 1870 Published by Authority of the Legislature of the Territory
of Arizona . San Francisco: Francis and Valentine, Printers , 1871. First
Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+ 32 pages, original wraps, very slight wear
to edges, housed in folding case. Contains about 100 affidavits of incidents
with Indians, one of which is Captain John G. Bourke who was Aide-de-Camp to
General Crook. Rare! $4,250.00
[7684] (Elmer Thomas). Neath August Sun 1901 . Anadarko Oklahoma: N. T.
Plummer Printing Company , Original Wraps. Very Good - ND, 277 pages, frontis,
illustrations, tear on spine, owner inscription, date of publication is between
(1933-1943). History of Lawton Oklahoma as told by various pioneers. Much on
Fort Sill, Comanches, Geronimo, pioneers, Quanah Parker, etc. $60.00
[6997] (Grant, U. S., Hamilton Fish). Depredations on the Frontiers of Texas
Message From the President of the United States Transmitting Report of the
Commissioners for Inquiring into the Depredations Committed on the Texas
Frontier House of Representatives 42d Congress 3d Session EX. Doc. N. Wash.
D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1872. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+
63 pages, bound in hard cover. Cattle stealing along the Rio Grande, Indian
depredations, ranching in Texas, also has an appendix with claims resulting
from the Cortina Raid of 1859. $100.00
[5627] (Hood County). Hood County History in Picture and Story 1978 (This
History Covers Hood and Sumervell Counties) . Fort Worth: Historical
Publishers, 1978. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. 190 pages, SIGNED by
president of the Junior Woman's Club. $75.00
[5226] (Howard, General). The Indians Account of Gen'l Howard's Mission to
the Apaches and Navajos Reprinted from the Washington Daily Morning Chronicle
Of November 10, 1872. . 1872. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good 4 pages,
double columns, original wraps, presentation inscription by Captain Wilkinson,
minor soiling to cover, else in very good condition. Rare item in folding case!
$4,200.00
[4445] (Hunt, Lester). Wyoming A Guide To Its History Highways, and People .
N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 1941. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good
490 pages, illustrations, maps, map end-papers, fold-out map, owner stamp on
bottom page edge. Six-Guns 49, "Material on Butch Cassidy, the Johnson
County War, Calamity Jane, Bill Carlisle, Cattle Kate, Nate Champion, and
others." Herd 57 $85.00
[6998] (James Buchanan, John Floyd). Difficulties on Southwestern Frontier
Message From the President of the United States Communicating IN Compliance
With a Resolution of the House, Information in Reference to the Difficulties on
the Southwestern Frontier House of Representatives 36th Cong. Wash. D.C.:
Government Printing Office, 1860. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ 147
pages, bound in modern ½ leather binding. Much on Indian problems in Texas and
the military posts. $150.00
[3885] (Jesse James). The Life and Daring Adventures Of This Bold Highwayman
and Bank Robber and His No Less Celebrated Brother Frank James, Together With
The Thrilling Exploits of the Younger Boys Written by XXX (One Who Dare Not Now
Disclose His Identity)..... Philadelphia: Barclay & CO. Publishers,
1882. First Edition. Original Wraps. Good + 96 pages, illustrations, chipping
to front cover edges, spine taped, rear cover not included, last page has tape
repairs, slight foxing, paper not brittle, actually a nice copy of a rare item.
Six-Guns1148, One-Fifty 82, "The usual Jesse James material, though this
one is better done than the majority. It is another collector's item."
$500.00
[7933] (Joaquin Murieta) Douglas Watson. Joaquin Murieta The Brigand Chief
of California A Complete History of His Life from the Age of Sixteen to the
Time of His Capture and Death in 1853. . San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press,
1932. Hard Cover. Very Good 116 pages + bibliography, frontis, illustrations.
Limited to 400 copies. Howes M902, Six-Guns 1574, "A modern edition of the
Police Gazette version." $200.00
[5650] (Meigs, Montgomery C.). War Department, Quartermaster General's
Office Washington D.C. Outline Description of U.S. Military Posts and Stations
in the Year 1871 . Wash. D.C.: 1872. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good
271 pages, interweaved with sheets of blank lined paper, minor edge wear,
bookplate. Sectioned into military Divisions / Departments, Atlantic, Missouri,
Pacific, Platte, Dakota / Indian Territory, and South. Describes each
installation, when it was established, location, quarters, subsistence,
hospital or guard houses, information on Indians and reservations and the
tribes in the vicinity of the posts and if they are friendly or not. VERY RARE!
I haven't been able to locate another other copy. Great resource information.
$5,500.00
[2827] (Newhall, Frederic C.). With General Sheridan IN Lee's Last Campaign
By A Staff Officer . Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & CO., 1866. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - 235 pages, frontis, ilustrations, fold-out
map, minor fading to spine and cover. Accounts of the fighting leading up to
and including the surrender at Appomattox Court House. Much on Custer. Howes
N116 $250.00
[8234] (O'Hanlon John). Life and Scenery in Missouri Reminiscences of a
Missionary Priest . Dublin: James Dufy & Co. , 1890. First Edition.
Hard Cover. Very Good 292 pages + ads, original cloth minor edge wear. Much
history on the St. Louis area of the 1840s and 50s, a chapter on Mormons,
Indians, etc. Howes O46, Rader 2501, Graff 3080, Six-Guns 1640, "Has
several pages about the early Mississippi River pirates." $250.00
[7898] (Pecora, William). John Wesley Powell Soldier Explorer Scientist . Wash.:
Government Printing Office, 1969. Original Wraps. Fine 23 pages, illustrations.
Overview of Powell's career. $10.00
[6999] (Read, J. A) Saddlebags, Jeremiah. Journey to the Gold Diggins A
Collotype Facsimile of the Original Edition of 1849 With an Introduction by
Joseph Henry Jackson . San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1950. First Thus.
Hard Cover. Very Good 63 pages, illustrations. 1 of 390 copies. Howes R92,
Graff 3442, "An amusing series of caricatures recounting adventures on the
way to California via Panama and return overland." $125.00
[2902] (Sand Creek), Chivington. Condition Of The Indian Tribes, Report Of
The Special Committee, Appointed Under Joint Resolution Of March 3, 1865, With
An Appendix . Wash. D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1867. First Edition. Original
Wraps. Very Good - 532 pages, minor wear. Account of the Sand Creek Massacre
including many testimonies. Howes C665 $300.00
[3603] (Sanders, Daniel Clark). A History of the Indian Wars With the First
Settlers of the United States to the Commencement of the Late War Together With
an Appendix Not Before Added to this History Containing Interesting Accounts of
the Battles Fought by Gen. Andrew Jackson . Rochester N.Y. : 1893. Hard
Cover. Near Fine 196 pages, frontis, appears to be rebound in ¾ leather with
marbled boards with matching end-papers. Gilt lettering on spine with raised
bands, nicely done! 1 of 200 numbered and initialed copies of the 1828 edition.
Howes S84 $400.00
[4697] Aadland, Dan. Women and Warriors of the Plains The Pioneer Photography
of Julia E. Tuell . N.Y.: Macmillan, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very
Good+ / Very Good+. ISBN: 0-87605-748-2 . 182 pages, frontis, photos. The
author moved to Lame Deer Montana in 1906 with her husband and took photos of
the Indians for many years. $30.00
[6419] Abbott, Newton Carl. Montana in the Making . Billings Montana:
Gazette Printing Co. , 1931. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ 520 pages,
frontis, illustrations, photos, map end-paper, has a few pencil notations,
housed in a slipcase. Has a chapter on the history of Indian problems and
treaties, and a chapter on the Sioux Campaign, Custer and the Little Big Horn.
Also has information on the Nez Perce Campaign, General Howard and Chief
Joseph. Six-Guns 2, "Contains chapters on Henry Plummer, his gang of
outlaws, and the vigilantes of Montana." Herd 2, "Contains much
material on the Montana cattle industry and has several chapters on cattle
brands." $100.00
[8019] Abernathy, John R.. In Camp With Theodore Roosevelt or The Life of
John R. Abernathy . Oklahoma City: The Times-Journal Publishing, 1933.
First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good 279 pages, frontis, photos, INSCRIBED by
the author. Texas, Oklahoma, cowboys, ranching, J A Ranch, etc. Rader 15, Herd
4, Six-Guns 4, "The author tells of some of his experiences as a deputy
sheriff in Oklahoma and his captures of some of its outlaws." $150.00
[5789] Abernethy Francis Edward. Observations & Reflections On Texas
Folklore . Austin Texas: The Encino Press, 1972. First Edition. Hard Cover.
Fine / Fine. 151 pages, photos. Texas Folklore Society Number XXXVII.
Collection of essays on Texas Folklore by various writers, such as, J. Frank
Dobie, C. L. Sonnichsen, Mody Boatright, and others. $30.00
[7939] Abert, J. W. Galvin, John.. Western America in 1846-1847 The Original
Travel Diary of Lieutenant J. W. Abert Who Mapped New Mexico for the United
States Army . San Francisco: John Howell Books, 1956. First Thus. Hard
Cover. Fine 116 pages, fold-out maps, illustrations. Santa Fe Trail, Bent's
Fort, overland travel, etc. Rittenhouse 1. $110.00
[8313] Abert, J. W. Galvin, John.. Western America in 1846-1847 The Original
Travel Diary of Lieutenant J. W. Abert Who Mapped New Mexico for the United
States Army . San Francisco: John Howell Books, 1956. First Thus. Hard
Cover. Very Good+ 116 pages + maps, frontis, illustrations. Albert was on
Fremont's third expedition in 1845. Bent's Fort, fur trade, mountain men,
overland travel, etc. $95.00
[2401] Abert, James William, Galvin John. Through The Country Of The
Comanche Indians In The Fall Of The Year 1845 The Journal Of A U. S. Army
Expedition Led By Lieutenant James W. Abert Of The Topographical Enginers
Artist Extraordinary Whose Paintings Of Indians And Their Wild West . San
Francisco: John Howell, 1970. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. 77
pages, maps, illustrations. Rittenhouse 1, "When Fremont was at Bent's
Fort during his third expedition, he sent a detachment under Abert to examine
the country south through Raton Pass and down the Canadian River. "LIMITED
EDITION, 1 of 5000 copies $75.00
[8314] Abert, James William, Galvin John. Through The Country Of The
Comanche Indians In The Fall Of The Year 1845 The Journal Of A U. S. Army
Expedition Led By Lieutenant James W. Abert Of The Topographical Enginers
Artist Extraordinary Whose Paintings Of Indians And Their Wild West . San
Francisco: John Howell, 1970. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+.
77 pages, maps, illustrations. Rittenhouse 1, "When Fremont was at Bent's
Fort during his third expedition, he sent a detachment under Abert to examine
the country south through Raton Pass and down the Canadian River. "LIMITED
EDITION, 1 of 5000 copies $85.00
[5022] Acheson, Sam, John William Rogers, Kathleen Witherspoon, John
Rosenfield. Three Southwest Plays We Are Besieged by Sam Acheson, Where the
Dear Antelope Play by John William Rogers, Jute by Kathleen Witherspoon, With
an Introduction by John Rosenfield . Dallas Texas: Southwest Review, 1942.
First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Good+. 326 pages, illustrations,
chipping to jacket edges, inside flap taped, SIGNED by Acheson, Rogers, and
Witherspoon. $125.00
[1901] Acken, Gregory J. Francis Donaldson. Inside The Army Of The Potomac
The Civil War Experience Of Captain Francis Adams Donaldson . Mechanicsburg
PA: Stackpole Books, 1998. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+.
ISBN: 0-8117-0901-9. 500 pages, frontis, maps, illustrations. Donaldson
participated in numerous major campaigns, and wrote letters home from camp.
$16.00
[7940] Adair, Cornelia, Montagu K. Brown. My Diary August 30th to November
5th 1874 . Austin: University of Texas Press, 1965. First Thus. Hard Cover.
Very Good+ / Very Good -. 125 pages, frontis, photos, wear to jacket edges.
Reprint of the rare 1st ed. Herd 7, "The diary of an English lady who
spent part of her life on the famous J A Ranch of Texas, which her husband
owned with Charles Goodnight." Howes 37 $70.00
[341] Adams Ramon F. Burs Under The Saddle, A second Look At Books and
Histories of The West. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1964. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good -. 610 pgs, An examination of some
424 books on outlaws with corrections to some of the false history that has
been written . scarce Six Guns 7 $175.00
[1013] Adams Ramon F. The Rampaging Herd, A Bibliography of Books and
Pamphlets on Men and Events in the Cattle Industry. Cleveland: John T.
Zubal, 1982. . Hard Cover. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-939738-05-8. 463pgs, Illus.
book is new, A very useful guide to anyone interested in the field. It lists
2,651 items pertaining to the range cattle industry. $45.00
[7653] Adams Ramon F. The Cowman & His Philosophy . Austin: The
Encino Press, 1967. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine 51 pages, SIGNED by the
author. 1 of 750 numbered copies. $95.00
[7620] Adams Ramon F. The Old Time Cowhand . N.Y.: Macmillian Company ,
1961. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. 354 pages,
illustrated, LIMITED edition, 1 of 350 copies, SIGNED by Adams and Eggenhofer
"Ramon F. Adams, a highly respected authority on the Old West, talks
straight about what the cowhand really did and thought. His cow-punching,
bronco busting, trail driving; his rodeo riding, poker playing, socializing;
his horse, guns, rope, clothing, sleeping bag, his eating and drinking habits;
his attitude toward god , women, bosses; his unwritten code of conduct told in
rich and varied lingo of the range." $275.00
[5814] Adams Ramon F. Western Words A Dictonary Of The Range, Cow Camp And
Trail . Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1944. First Edition. Hard
Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. 182 pages, very slight wear on jacket. Herd 14
" The first and only dictonary of the speech of the cattle country."
The author spent 25 years gathering information for this book. $85.00
[2645] Adams Ramon F. The Cowboy & His Humor . Austin Texas: The
Encino Press, 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New 71 pages, illustrations,
LIMITED edition 1 of 850 SIGNED copies. $100.00
[4204] Adams Ramon F. The Old Time Cowhand . N.Y.: Macmillian Company ,
1961. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine / Very Good+. 354 pages, illustrated,
LIMITED edition, 1 of 350 copies, SIGNED by Adams and Eggenhofer "Ramon F.
Adams, a highly respected authority on the Old West, talks straight about what
the cowhand really did and thought. His cow-punching, bronco busting, trail
driving; his rodeo riding, poker playing, socializing; his horse, guns, rope,
clothing, sleeping bag, his eating and drinking habits; his attitude toward god
, women, bosses; his unwritten code of conduct told in rich and varied lingo of
the range." $300.00
[134] Adams Ramon F. Burs Under The Saddle, A second Look At Books and
Histories of The West. Norman 1964 1st ed., First Edition. Hard Cover. Very
Good / Very Good -. 610 pgs, dj has small tear on spine VG/VG- An examination
of some 424 books on outlaws with corrections to some of the false history that
has been written . scarce Six Guns 7 $125.00
[3984] Adams Ramon F. A Fitting Death For Billy The Kid . Norman:
University of Oklahoma Press, 1960. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Very
Good+. 310 pages, illustrations, very nice un-clipped jacket. Guns 9, "An
attempt to correct some of the false accounts that have been written about
Billy The Kid for the past eighty years." $90.00
[7286] Adams Ramon F. Burs Under The Saddle, A second Look At Books and
Histories of The West. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1964. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. 610 pgs, An examination of some
424 books on outlaws with corrections to some of the false history that has
been written . scarce Six Guns 7 $195.00
[153] Adams Ramon F. The Rampaging Herd, A Bibliography of Books and
Pamphlets on Men and Events in the Cattle Industry. Norman: Univ. Oklahoma
, 1959. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - / Very Good -. 463pgs,Illus.
Spine of dj slightly sunned else, vg-/vg- A very useful guide to anyone
interested in the field. It lists 2,651 items pertaining to the range cattle
industry. Six Score # 4 $150.00
[154] Adams Ramon F. Six-Guns & Saddle Leather, A Bibliography of Books
and Pamphlets on Western Outlaws and Gunmen. Norman: Univ.Oklahoma, 1954.
First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - / Good+. 426 pgs, Illus. Slight wear to
dj around the edges $100.00
[8471] Adams Ramon F. Six-Guns and Saddle Leather A Bibliography of Books
and Pamphlets on Western Outlaws and Gunmen New Edition Revised and Greatly
Enlarged Compiled by Ramon F. Adams . Cleveland: John T. Zubal, 1982. Hard
Cover. New / New. ISBN: 0-939738-06-6. 808 pages, Contains 2,491 entries and
commentaries on books written about famous or infamous gunfighters. Still new
in plastic wrapping. A must for the western history student or collector.
$45.00
[3893] Adams Ramon F.. Cowboy Lingo . Boston: Houghton Mifflin CO.,
1936. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good -. 257 pages, frontis,
illustrations, minor chipping to jacket edges, ink inscription on blank page.
Rader 48, Herd 13, "The first book devoted entirely to the language of the
cowhand." Six-Guns 8, "Has a chapter on cattle rustlers and
outlaws." $150.00
[433] Adams, Alexander B.. Geronimo A Biography. Da Capo Press, 1971.
First Edition. Stiff Wraps. Very Good 381pgs +maps, photos, "This book
tells the stories of Geronimo, his Apache warriors, and his American enemies
with vigor and verve." A "colorful, historically accurate account of
a long-misunderstood figure." $11.50
[6300] Adams, Alexander B.. Geronimo A Biography. N.Y.: G.P. Putnam's,
1971. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. 381 pages, frontis,
map end-papers, photos, "This book tells the stories of Geronimo, his
Apache warriors, and his American enemies with vigor and verve." A
"colorful, historically accurate account of a long-misunderstood
figure."Gatewood, Crook, Miles, Al Sieber, Britton Davis, Bourke, etc.
$45.00
[6367] Adams, Alexander B.. Sitting Bull An Epic of the Plains . N.Y.:
G.P. Putnam's, 1973. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. 446
pages, frontis, illustrations. Account of Sitting Bull's life, Custer, Little
Big Horn, Canada, etc. $35.00
[4632] Adams, Alexander B.. Geronimo A Biography. Great Britain: New
English Library, 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. 381
pages, frontis, map end-papers, photos, "This book tells the stories of
Geronimo, his Apache warriors, and his American enemies with vigor and
verve." A "colorful, historically accurate account of a
long-misunderstood figure." Gatewood, Crook, Miles, Al Sieber, Britton
Davis, Bourke, etc. $35.00
[7698] Adams, Andy. The Log Of A Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days. Houghton
Mifflin CO., 1903. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good 387 pages, frontis,
illustrations, map, very slight edge wear, rear hinge starting. Reese Six Score
# 2 Howes A45, Rader 34 Herd 8, A classic. $150.00
[3983] Adams, Andy. The Log Of A Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin Co., 1931. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Very Good+. 387 pages,
frontis, illustrations, very nice jacket. Reese Six Score 2, Howes A45, Rader
34 Herd 8 "A classic!" $90.00
[7000] Adams, Andy. The Ranch on the Beaver A Sequel to Wells Brothers The
Young Cattle Kings . Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company , 1927. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good. 306 pages, frontis, illustrations,
minor edge wear to jacket. $125.00
[7285] Adams, Andy. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings . Boston:
Houghton Mifflin, 1911. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good 356 pages,
frontis, rubbing to spine, signed by author, typed letter from author attached
(mentions Charlie Siringo.) $375.00
[2254] Adams, Andy. The Corporal Segundo . Austin Texas: The Encino
Press, 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ 56 pages, LIMITED EDITION, 1
of 750 numbered copies. Corporal Segundo is a term meaning,"second
foreman," or 2nd in charge on the ranch. $50.00
[263] Adams, Andy. Trail Drive A True Narrative of Cowboy Life From Andy
Adams Log Of A Cowboy. Holiday House , 1965. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very
Good / Very Good -. 250 pg. dj has a couple of very small chips around the
edges, else VG/VG- The Trail Drive episodes from Log Of A Cowboy Herd 8 $27.00
[6420] Adams, Clarence, Joan. The Old-Timer's Review Old-Timers' Stories of
Long Ago A Collection of Stories From the Past Eight Years of Old-Timers'
Review A Tribute to Old-Timers . Roswell New Mexico: Old Timer
Publications, 1987. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine Approximately 300 pages
(each section numbered separately), illustrations, 1 of the 1st 50 copies
produced, SIGNED by the authors. $125.00
[6697] Adams, Ramon F.. True West . 1960. First Edition. Hard Cover.
Very Good 64 pages, photos, illustrations, original wraps bound into hard
cover. Contains Adam's story, "Nother Man's Life Don't Make No Soft Pillow
At Night." And other stories, the Tubac Massacre, the Fabulous 101. From
the Ramon Adams collection. $65.00
[6693] Adams, Ramon F.. Southwest Review Summer 1945 . 1945. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good 98 pages + ads, photos, original wraps bound
into hard cover. Contains Adam's story, "Cowboys Bendin An Elbow." And
other stories. From the Ramon Adams collection. $65.00
[6694] Adams, Ramon F.. Southwest Review Autumn 1960 . 1960. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good 86 pages + ads, photos, original wraps bound
into hard cover. Contains Adam's story, "Ridin the Mills." And other
stories. From the Ramon Adams collection. $65.00
[6421] Adams, Ramon F.. Lingo of the Cowboy as appeared in the Western Story
Magazine Dec. 15, 1923 . Western Story Magazine , 1923. First Edition. Hard
Cover. Very Good - 144 pages, illustrations, original wraps bound in cloth. 1st
appearance of Adam's Cowboy Lingo. Contains 7 other stories. $160.00
[6695] Adams, Ramon F.. Southwest Review Spring 1946 . 1946. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good 116 pages + ads, original wraps bound into hard
cover. Contains Adam's story, "Singin Cowboy." And other stories.
From the Ramon Adams collection. $65.00
[6696] Adams, Ramon F.. The Cattleman October 1959 . Fort Worth: 1959.
First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good 166 pages, photos, illustrations, original
wraps bound into hard cover. Contains Adam's story, "Prairie Fires."
Much on the cattle industry and ranching. Has a short article on Buffalo Bill
and Fix hunting. From the Ramon Adams collection. $65.00
[7287] Adams, Ramon F.. The Fiddlin' Trapper John Corbett Was Called King of
Trappers by Ramon Adams as Contained in the Cattleman Vol. XVIII . Fort
Worth: 1932. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good 81 pages, illustrations,
original magazine bound into hard cover. Much on longhorns, and ranching. in Texas.
$75.00
[6692] Adams, Ramon F.. Southwest Review Winter 1948 . 1948. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good 96 pages + ads, original wraps bound into hard
cover. Contains Adam's story, "Ketch My Saddle." And other stories.
From the Ramon Adams collection. $65.00
[262] Adams, Ramon F.. More Burs Under the Saddle Books & Histories Of
The West. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1979. First Edition. Hard
Cover. Very Good - / Very Good -. 182 pg. dj slightly fading. More Burs takes
up where Burs left off, describing, summarizing, and evaluating 233 additional
western works. The entries include books published since 1964, as well as a
number of older ones that have come to light. $50.00
[6363] Adams, Ramon Homer Britzman. Charles M. Russell The Cowboy Artist A
Biography . Pasadena CA: Trail's End Publishing, 1948. First Edition. Hard
Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. 350 pages, numerous illustrations, color and
black and white, pictorial endpapers, SIGNED by Britzman. Contains 37 chapters
tracing Russell's life from boyhood in St Louis to Montana in 1880, his early
years with Jake Hoover- the trapper, his first job on the range, his life on
the frontier, his stay with the Blood Indians in Canada, his cowboy days,
marriage, work, etc. Included ia a bibliographical checklist by Karl Yost. Herd
16, Six-Guns 14 $150.00
[7941] Adams, Randolph, G., Colburn, J.G.W.. The Life Of Sile Doty 1800-1876
A Forgotten Autobiography The Most Noted Thief and Daring Burglar of His Time .
Alved Of Detroit Inc. , 1948. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very
Good -. 288 pages, frontis, illustrations, slight spine fad and edge wear to
jacket. Six-Guns 462, Howes C556, "A predatory profession, practiced
chiefly in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio." $60.00
[8002] Adams, Verdon R.. Tom White The Life of a Lawman . El Paso: Texas
Western Press, 1972. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. ISBN:
87404-035-3. 153 pages + index, frontis, photos, INSCRIBED by the author. White
was a Texas Ranger, F. B. I. Investigator, and prison warden. $40.00
[8252] Adams, Verdon R.. Tom White The Life of a Lawman . El Paso: Texas
Western Press, 1972. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 87404-035-3.
153 pages + index, frontis, photos, SIGNED by the author. White was a Texas
Ranger, F. B. I. Investigator, and prison warden. $65.00
[5021] Adney, Tappan. The Klondike Stampede . N.Y.: Harper &
Brothers, 1900. Hard Cover. Very Good - 471 pages, frontis, illustrations,
original red cloth, minor edge wear, hinges cracked but still solid. The author
was a special correspondent for Harpers Weekly. Graff, " One of the better
contemporary accounts of the Klondike rush." $200.00
[6423] Aikman, Duncan. Calamity Jane and the Lady Wildcats . N.Y.: Henry
Holt and Company , 1927. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good. 347
pages, frontis, illustrations, chipping to bottom of jacket front and spine,
not affecting text. Six-Guns 19, "This book deals with Calamity Jane,
Belle Starr, Cattle Kate, Pearl Hart, Poker Alice, and some other female characters
of the old west." $85.00
[7288] Ainsworth, Ed. The Cowboy In Art . N.Y.: The World Publishing
Co., 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine 241 pages, illustrations, 1 of 1,000
numbered copies, INSCRIBED by the author, bound in leather, all edges gilt,
housed in a slipcase. Will James, longhorns, cattle drives, round-up, in art.
$225.00
[6425] Ainsworth, Katherine. The McCallum Saga The Story of the Founding of
Palm Springs . Pasadena CA: The Castle Press, 1973. First Edition. Hard
Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. 245 pages, frontis, photos, illustrations,
INSCRIBED by the author. $55.00
[2374] Aken, David. Pioneers Of The Black Hills or Gordon's Stockade Party
Of 1874 A Thrilling Narrative Of Adventure, Hardships, Laughable Episodes And
Startling Experiences, AS Graphically Told By David Aken, One Of The Party. . Fort
Davis Texas : Frontier Book Co., Hard Cover. Very Good - 151 pages,
illustrations, slight exterior soiling. Reprint of the 1920 1st edition, see
Howes 93. Aken traveled to the Black Hills, after the Custer expedition of
1874. $80.00
[8233] Albaugh, William A. III. Tyler Texas C.S.A. . Harrisburg PA: The
Stackpole Company, 1958. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good. 235
pages, map, photos. The story of the Confederate States Ordnance Works at
Tyler, Texas 1861-1865. $45.00
[1777] Albert, James W, John Galvin. Through The Country Of The Comanche
Indians In The Fall Of The Year 1845 The Journal Of A U.S. Army Expedition Led
by Lieutenant James W. Albert of The Topographical Engineers . San
Francisco: John Howell , 1970. Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good 77 pages, maps,
colored illustrations, Limited Edition. Albert was on Fremont's third
expedition in 1845. Bent's Fort, fur trade, mountain men, overland travel, etc.
$100.00
[8315] Aldrich, Lorenzo, D.. A Journal Of The Overland Route To California
& The Gold Mines . CA.: Dawson's Book Shop, 1950. First Thus. Hard
Cover. Very Good+ 93 pages, fold-out map, bookplate. Graff 29, Wagner-Camp 194,
Howes A109, "Reached San Diego via Santa Fe route, Tucson and the Gila
early in Dec 1849; the first printed account , aside from Pattie, of a civilian
journey through Arizona." $100.00
[4633] Aleshire, Peter. Cochise The Life and Times of the Great Apache Chief
. N.Y.: John Wiley & Sons, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine /
Fine. ISBN: 0-471-38363-5. 354 pages, maps, illustrations. General Howard, the
Bascom Affair, Mangas Coloradas, etc. $30.00
[4693] Aleshire, Peter. Warrior Woman The Story of Lozen Apache Warrior and
Shaman . N.Y.: St. Martin's Press, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine /
Fine. ISBN: 0-312-24408-8. 310 pages. $25.00
[4321] Aleshire, Peter. The Fox and the Whirlwind General George Crook and
Geronimo A Paired Biography . N.Y.: John Wiley & Sons, 2000. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. ISBN: 0-471-32575-9. 372 pages,
photos. "Dual biography of the lives and battles two famous warriors,
constructed from their own words as well as newspaper accounts and firsthand
recollections of those who fought with and against them." $30.00
[7721] Alexander, Bob. John H. Behan Sacrificed Sheriff With An Introduction
By Paul Mitchell Marks . Silver City NM: High Lonesome Books, 2002. First
Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 0-944383-58-0. 307 pages, photos, SIGNED
by the author, 1 of 500 copies. "Behan was a true frontiersman of the
early Arizona Territory. Long portrayed as a villain in the Tombstone
conflicts, and the nemesis of Wyatt Earp, Sacrificed Sheriff presents the story
of a 40-year lawman and public servant who was skilled with gun and horse, yet
who consistently fought crime and arrested bad guys without killing anyone.
Behan also was a Civil War volunteer, twice a Territorial Legislator, and Yuma
Prison Superintendent." $50.00
[7720] Alexander, Bob. Dangerous Dan Tucker New Mexico's Deadly Lawman . Silver
City NM: High Lonesome Books, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN:
0-944383-53-X. 191 pages, photos, SIGNED by the author. "Deputy Sheriff,
Town Marshall, Deputy U.S. Marshall, Train Agent, Livestock Inspector, Dan
Tucker was the quintessential lawman during the violent frontier period of
southwest New Mexico. By his own deadpan account, he was "obliged to kill
eight men" in Grant County alone -- not counting four other outlaws he personally
dropped from the scaffold. Tucker was involved in some one dozen shooting
scrapes, was shot four times, and he arrested Russian Bill and Sandy
King." $35.00
[8307] Alexander, Bob. Fearless Dave Allison Border Lawman A Transitional
Lawman On A Transitional Frontier . Silver City NM: High Lonesome Books,
2003. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 0-944383-62-9. 285 pages,
photos, SIGNED by the author, 1 of 500 copies. "At 27, William Davis
"Dave" Allison became the youngest sheriff in the State of Texas, elected
at Midland County in 1888. He was still wearing a badge when gunned down by
infamous cattle rustlers Hill Loftis (aka Tom Ross) and Milton Paul Good in
1923. Between times he was 6 times an elected sheriff; a member of the Texas
Rangers and Arizona Rangers; Chief of Police at Roswell, New Mexico; personal
bodyguard of Colonel William Cornell Green during the vicious 1906 mine strikes
at Cananea, Mexico; livestock inspector; and he led the posse that caught and
killed Mexican revolutionary Pascual Orozco in 1915." $45.00
[7289] Alger, Horatio Jr.. The Young Miner; or Tom Nelson in California . The
Book Club of California, 1965. Hard Cover. Fine 187 pages, frontis,
illustrations, 1 of 450 copies. Reprint of the 1879 1st ed. Adventures in the
gold fields of California. $70.00
[2652] Alldredge, Eugene Perry . Cowboys And Coyotes . Nashville Tenn. :
Marshall & Bruce Company , 1945. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good /
Very Good. 184 pages, illustrations. Herd 27, Six-Guns 22, "Mention of
Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett." $75.00
[7727] Allen, A.J. . Ten Years In Oregon Travels And Adventures Of Doctor E.
White And Lady West Of The Rocky Mountains With Incidents of Two Sea Voyages
Via Sandwich Islands Around Cape Horn Containing Also a Brief History of the
Missions and Settlement of the Country… . Ithaca NY : Mack Andrus & Co.
Printers , 1848. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good 430 pages, original
stamped cloth, gilt lettering and design on spine, minor edge wear. 2nd issue.
Howes A131, "White, fervent Presbyterian missionary and political
propagandist, describes his trip out, in 1842, and back, in 1845, as well as
his part in the civic organization of Oregon." Graff 36, Mintz 8,
"They started from Independence in May of 1842, in company with Medorem
Crawford with L. W. Hastings joining later. Allen speaks of obtaining Thomas
Fitzpatrick as guide at Ft. Laramie to take them to Ft. Hall." $250.00
[8316] Allen, Eleanor. Canvas Caravans Based on a Journal of Ester Belle
McMillan Hanna, Who With Her Husband, Rev. Joseph A. Hanna Brought the
Presbyterian Colony to Oregon in 1852 . Portland, Oregon: Binfords &
Mort, 1946. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - 125 pages, minor soiling to
cover, owner stamp. Mintz 1852, "Ester and her husband made their journey
motivated by the desire to establish a new base for their religion in the
Northwest." $50.00
[3386] Allen, Frederick. A Decent Orderly Lynching The Montana Vigilantes . Norman:
University of Oklahoma Press, 2004. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN:
0-8061-3637-5. 421 pages, maps, illustrations. Includes eye-witness accounts
never before published. "The deadliest campaign of vigilante justice in
American history erupted in the Rocky Mountains during the Civil War when a
private army hanged twenty-one troublemakers. Hailed as great heroes at the
time, the Montana vigilantes are still revered as founding fathers."
$34.95
[3921] Allen, John Logan. Passage Through The Garden Lewis And Clark And The
Image Of The American Northwest . Urbana: University of Illinois Press,
1975. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good -. ISBN: 0-252-00397-7.
412 pages, maps, illustrations, slight wear to jacket. Covers the "broad
scope of exploration in the American Northwest from 1673 to 1810, focusing on
the Lewis and Clark Expedition." 45 maps are reproduced and included.
$225.00
[6426] Allen, Jules Verne. Cowboy Lore . San Antonio Texas: Naylor
Printing Company , 1933. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - 165 pages, frontis,
illustrations, sunning to spine, 1 of 200 numbered copies. Herd 31, Rader 108,
"Songs of the range, with music, cowboy dictionary, provincialism of the
Southwest." $150.00
[6700] Allen, Stookie. Men of Daring . N.Y.: Cupples & Leon Company,
1933. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ About 86 pages (un-numbered) Tom
Horn, Buffalo Bill, Custer, etc. Six-Guns 25. $85.00
[2398] Allen, William A.. Adventures With Indians And Game Or Twenty Years
In The Rocky Mountains . Chicago: A.W. Bowen & CO. , 1903. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Good + 302 pgs, illustrated, ¾ leather, marbled boards,
top edge gilt, insides very clean, edges rubbed, minor chipping to spine,
missing the frontispiece Howes A165, Graff 44 Known as "Montana
Allen" tells of his adventures, hunting, Indian fights, etc. $200.00
[3663] Allen, William A.. Adventures With Indians And Game Or Twenty Years
In The Rocky Mountains . Chicago: A.W. Bowen & CO. , 1903. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Good + 302 pgs, frontis, illustrated, new ¾ leather with original
marbled boards, top edge gilt, markings on title page and copyright page, with
four numbers, possible ex-library copy, no other indications, still a nice
copy. Howes A165, Graff 44 Known as "Montana Allen" tells of his
adventures, hunting, Indian fights, etc. $150.00
[2971] Allen, William A.. Adventures With Indians And Game Or Twenty Years
In The Rocky Mountains .
N.Y.: Time Life, 1983. . Hard Cover. Very Good ISBN: 0-8094-4039-3. 302 pages,
frontis, illustrations, Reprint of the 1903 1st edition. Time Life, Classics of
the Old West Series. Graff 44 Known as "Montana Allen" tells of his
adventures, hunting, Indian fights, etc. $18.00
[2117] Allen, William A.. Adventures With Indians And Game Or Twenty Years
In The Rocky Mountains . Chicago: A.W. Bowen & CO. , 1903. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - 302 pgs, illustrated, frontis, ¾ leather
rebacked, marbled boards, top edge gilt, insides very clean. Howes A165, Graff
44 Known as "Montana Allen" tells of his adventures, hunting, Indian
fights, etc. $450.00
[4409] Alley, John. City Beginnings in Oklahoma Territory . Norman:
University of Oklahoma Press, 1939. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ /
Very Good. 127 pages, map, illustrations, slight edge wear to jacket. Guthrie,
Oklahoma City, Stillwater, Kingfisher, El Reno, Norman, politics, Indians, etc.
$75.00
[6427] Allhands, I. L.. Gringo Builders . By Author, 1931. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Fine 383 pages + index, photos, SIGNED by the author.
Information on the King Ranch. Herd 39, "Contains a chapter on Texas
ranches and other cattle material." Rader 117, "History of the
building of the St. Louis, Brownsville, and Mexico railway." Howes 172
$175.00
[4357] Allhands, I. L.. Gringo Builders . By Author, 1931. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good 383 pages + index, photos. Information on the
King Ranch. Herd 39, "Contains a chapter on Texas ranches and other cattle
material." Rader 117, "History of the building of the St. Louis,
Brownsville, and Mexico railway." Howes 172 $150.00
[6428] Allhands, James L.. Looking Back Over 98 Years The Autobiography of
James L. Allhands . Malibu CA : Pepperdine University , 1978. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. 382 pages, photos, illustrations.
$135.00
[5017] Allsopp, Fred W.. Albert Pike A Biography . Little Rock ARK:
Parke-Harper Company, 1928. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine 369 pgs + index,
illustrated, frontis, original blue cloth "He hunted and trapped game and
fought Indians on the prairies of the West, was a Supreme Court Judge, served
in the Mexican War, served in the Confederacy in the Civil War becoming a
Brigadier General, fought a duel, etc." Rader 120, Rittenhouse 10 $100.00
[5245] Almirall, Leon V.. Canines and Coyotes . Caldwell, Idaho: The
Caxton Printers, 1941. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine / Very Good+. 150 pages,
frontis, illustrations, slight edge wear to jacket, INSCRIBED presentation note
laid in to William Raine. Various breeds of dogs ranchers used to chase and
hunt coyotes. $150.00
[6429] Almirall, Leon V.. From College to Cow Country . Caldwell, Idaho:
The Caxton Printers, 1956. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. 471 pages,
frontis, illustrations, review copy with card laid in, SIGNED by the author.
Ranching in Colorado Springs and vicinity, and later on New Mexico ranches.
Herd 40 $75.00
[4148] Alter, Cecil J.. James Bridger Trapper, Frontiersman, Scout and Guide
A Historical Narrative by Cecil Alter With Which is incorporated a verbatim
copy, annotated of James Bridger A Biographical Sketch by MAJ. Gen. Greenville
M. Dodge . Salt Lake City : Shepard Book Company, 1925. First Edition. Hard
Cover. Very Good+ 546 pages, illustrated, frontis, Limited edition, SIGNED by
author number 738 of 1,000 copies, top edge gilt. Biography of a famous
mountain man of the beaver-trapping days, who discovered the Great Salt Lake
and served as guide, scout, and trader. A great American explorer. Howes A191aa
$350.00
[6702] Alter, Cecil J.. Utah The Storied Domain A Documentary History of
Utah's Eventful Career Comprising The Thrilling Story of Her People From the
Indians of Yesterday to the Industrialists of Today 3 volumes . Chicago:
The American History Society , 1932. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ Vol.
1 509 pages, frontis, photos, Vol. 2. 589 pages, photos, Vol. 3, 581 pages,
photos. Original stamped cloth with pictorial designs, marbled edges with
matching end-papers, slight edge wear. Early explorers, fur trade, Gunnison
Massacre, much on the Mormons, Mountain Meadows Massacre, Indian problems,
cattle, etc. $350.00
[4696] Altshuler, Constance Wynn. Chains of Command Arizona and the Army
1856-1875 . Tucson: The Arizona Historical Society , 1981. First Edition.
Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. 280 pages, maps, photos. "Record of the
administrative structure that held the military operations in Arizona
together." $40.00
[5023] Altshuler, Constance Wynn. Latest From Arizona The Hesperian Letters
1859-1861 . Tucson: Arizona Pioneers Historical Society, 1969. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. 293 pages, fold-out map. Indian
problems, stage lines, the Bascom Incident, Mickey Free, etc. $45.00
[8317] Alverson, Margaret, Blake. Sixty Years Of California Song . CA.:
Sunset Publishing , 1913. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ 275 pages,
illustrations, frontis, original pictorial cloth. Account of crossing the
Isthmus of Panama in route to California, and life in California. $95.00
[992] Alvord, Clarence Walworth, and Lee Bidgood. The First Explorations of
the Trans-Allegheny Region By the Virginians 1650-1674. Cleveland: The
Arthur Clark Company, 1912. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - 275 pages,
maps, illustrations, slight exterior wear, else Very good -, Howes 194aa
$250.00
[3181] Amaral, Anthony. Mustang Life and Legends of Nevada's Wild Horses,
Illustrations by Graig Sheppard . Reno: University of Nevada Press , 1977.
First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Very Good+. ISBN: 0-87417-046-X. 156
pages, photos, illustrations, LIMITED EDITION, 1 of 100 copies, bound in full
leather in slipcase and SIGNED by the author and illustrator. History of the
Western Mustang. $175.00
[7290] Amaral, Anthony. Will James The Gilt Edged Cowboy . Los Angeles:
Westernlore Press, 1967. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+.
206 pages, illustrations. $75.00
[2028] Ambrose, Stephen. Undaunted Courage Meriwether Lewis, Thomas
Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West . N.Y.: Simon &
Schuster, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN:
0-684-81107-3. 511 pgs, maps, illus. The Lewis and Clark adventure focusing
mainly on Lewis, very good reading!! $50.00
[7291] Ambrose, Stephen. Undaunted Courage Meriwether Lewis, Thomas
Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West . N.Y.: Simon &
Schuster, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. ISBN:
0-684-81107-3. 511 pgs, maps, illus. The Lewis and Clark adventure focusing
mainly on Lewis, very good reading!! $100.00
[750] Ambrose, Stephen. Undaunted Courage Meriwether Lewis, Thomas
Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West . N.Y.: Simon &
Schuster, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Very Good+. ISBN:
0-684-81107-3. 511 pgs, maps, illus, The Lewis and Clark adventure focusing
mainly on Lewis, very good reading!! $75.00
[1280] Ambrose, Stephen E.. Comrades : Brothers, Fathers, Heroes, Sons,
Pals. ill. Friedman, Jon (illustrator). New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon &
Schuster, 1999. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 0-684-86718-4. 139
pgs, illustraions. Ambrose Boys, Eisenhower Boys, Custer Boys, Crazy Horse and
his dog, Eisenhower and Patton, Nixon, Lewis and Clark, The men of Easy
Company. $20.00
[3212] Ambrose, Steven. Nothing Like It In The World The Men Who Built The
Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 . N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, 2000.
First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. ISBN: 0-684-84609-8. 431
pgs, map endpapers, photos, illustrations, maps. The story of the Union
Pacific, and Central Pacific Railroads, their competition, the workers,
soldiers, Indians, etc $35.00
[6368] Amchan, Arthur J. The Most Famous Soldier in America A Biography of
LT. Gen. Nelson A. Miles 1839-1925 . Alexandria VA : Amchan Publications ,
1989. Original Wraps. Very Good ISBN: 0-9617132-6. 216 pages +index,
illustrations. Reconstruction, Sioux War, Nez Perce, Geronimo, Crook, and
Wounded Knee. Also covers his role in the Spanish American War. $17.00
[666] Anders, Curt. Hearts In Conflict A One-Volume History Of The Civil War
. N.Y.: Barnes & Noble, 1999. First Thus. Hard Cover. As New / As New.
642 pgs, maps new condition in like dust jacket, An in-depth one-volume history
of the Civil War addressed to "nonscholars" Good reading, easy to
understand! $15.00
[6703] Anderson, A. M.. Wild Bill Hickok . Chicago: Wheeler Publishing
Company , 1947. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ 252 pages, illustrations.
Produced for young readers. Six-Guns 51. $35.00
[6431] Anderson, Abraham C., Goodhart, George. Trails of Early Idaho The
Pioneer Life of George W. Goodhart and His Association With the Hudson's Bay
and American Fur Company's Traders and Trappers . Caldwell, Idaho: The
Caxton Printers, 1940. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good -. 368
pages, frontis, illustrations, chipping to jacket edges, not affecting text.
The major portion of Goodhart's reminiscences center on his 2 years at Fort
hall and in hunting and fishing trips on the Snake River. Six-Guns 52,
"Contains some first-hand information on some of the Plummer's road
agents." $200.00
[7292] Anderson, George L.. Kansas West . San Marino, CA: Golden West
Books , 1963. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. 268 pages,
illustrations, frontis, INSCRIBED by the author. Much on the railroads and
western expansions. $85.00
[6358] Anderson, J. W.. From The Plains To The Pulpit . Goose Creek
Texas : J. W. Anderson & Sons , 1907. Hard Cover. Very Good 315 pages,
frontis, photos slight exterior wear, Josey copy with bookplate. Anderson moved
to Harris County Texas in 1861 at the age of 6. Ranching, cattle The Galveston
Storm of 1900, preaching, etc. Herd 102, Rader 149 $135.00
[2655] Anderson, J. W.. From The Plains To The Pulpit . Goose Creek
Texas : J. W. Anderson & Sons , 1907. Hard Cover. Good + 315 pages,
frontis, photos slight exterior wear, hinges starting. Anderson moved to Harris
County Texas in 1861 at the age of 6. Ranching, cattle The Galveston Storm of
1900, preaching, etc. Herd 102, Rader 149 $150.00
[3744] Anderson, John Q.. Texas Folk Medicine 1,333 Cures, Remedies,
Preventives, & Health Practices . Austin Texas: The Encino Press, 1970.
First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. 91 pages. $15.00
[4477] Anderson, John Q.. Tales Of Frontier Texas 1830 - 1860 . Dallas
Texas: Southern Methodist University Press, 1966. First Edition. Hard Cover.
Very Good+ / Very Good+. 315 pages. The author presents 65 tales of adventure
between 1830 and 1860, all taken from newspapers and magazines of the time.
Bigfoot Wallace, Texas Rangers, etc. $40.00
[5924] Anderson, William Marshall, Dale L. Morgan, Eleanor T. Harris. The
Rocky Mountain Journals of William Marshall Anderson The West in 1834 . San
Marino CA: The Huntington Library, 1967. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+
/ Very Good+. 430 pages, 1 of 1,500 copies. Anderson set out for the Rocky
Mountains with William Sublette's party in 1834. On the way he described the
Oregon Trail and its landmarks. "Sheds much light on the fur trade in a
critical year" $150.00
[6433] Andrews, Clarence L.. The Story of Alaska . Caldwell, Idaho: The
Caxton Printers, 1938. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good -. 303
pages, illustrations, fold-out map, chipping to jacket edges. Six-Guns 57,
"Has a short chapter devoted to Soapy Smith and his activities in
Skagway." $55.00
[7942] Angel, Myron. History of Placer County California With Illustrations
and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers . Oakland CA:
Thompson & West , 1882. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - 416 pages,
frontis, illustrations, one fold-out, original leather binding rebacked with
new leather spine, minor wear to edges. Whipple's Expedition, exploration,
pioneers, settlers, mining, Sutter's Fort, Donner Party, etc. Howes 274,
Six-Guns 59, "Tells of Richard Barter, alias Rattlesnake Dick, one of the
notorious outlaws of California." $1,250.00
[1032] Anon. The Life and Tragic Death of Jesse James The Western Desperado
. Austin Texas: The Steck Company, 1966. Hard Cover. Very Good - pictorial
covers, 96 pages, color illustrations Slipcase, minor foxing to page edges else
Very Good - Reprinted from the 1883 first edition. The original was written
shorthly after Jesse James died. The Arthur has not been identified. $35.00
[4063] Applegate, Jesse. A Day With The Cow Column . Fairfield,
Washington: YE Galleon Press, 1990. Stiff Wraps. New ISBN: 0-87770-486-4. 225
pages, illustrations, pictorial endpapers, index. Details an 1843 trip out on
the Oregon Trail, and pioneer life in the Willamette Valley. The recollections
of a man who was a boy in 1843. $15.00
[8615] Applegate, Jesse. Recollections of My Boyhood by Jesse Applegate Oregon
Pioneer of 1843 . Roseburg, Oregon : Review Publishing Company , 1914.
First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+ 99 pages, original pictorial wraps,
minor edge wear. Rare! Howes A294, Herd 109, Graff 75, "Applegate an
Oregon Pioneer of 1843, laid out the southern route or Applegate Trail to
Oregon in 1845." Mintz 10, "One of the great overland narratives, and
the classic account of the Oregon migration of 1843. He traveled as a nine year
old boy, with his family from Missouri to Oregon, where they settled in the
Willamette Valley, becoming prosperous and influential pioneers in the
territory. His reminiscences provided an interesting, detailed, and perceptive
record of the crossing and the first decade of life in the Oregon country,
which was still a dangerous and hostile environment for the frontiersman."
This book is by the son of Jesse Applegate Sr. who wrote his own version of the
trek in "A Day With the Cow Column in 1843." $3,950.00
[6436] Appler, Augustus, C.. The Life Character and Daring Exploits of the
Younger Brothers With a Sketch of the Life of Henry W. Younger Father of the
Younger Brothers Who Was Assassinated and Robbed by a Band of Jayhawkers Also
The War Record of Quantrell During the Three Years.... Chicago: Laird &
Lee Publishers , 1883. Original Wraps. Very Good - 287 pages, original wraps,
minor wear to spine, pages age toned, overall a much better copy than normally
found. See Six-Guns 68, Graff 76, Rader 160, Howes 295. $155.00
[6435] Appler, Augustus, C.. Bank and Train Robbers of the West A Romantic
But Faithful Story of Bloodshed and Plunder Perpetrated by Missouri's Daring
Outlaws A Thrilling Story of the Adventures and Exploits of Frank and Jesse
James Missouri's Twin Wraiths of Robbery and Murder.... Chicago: Belford,
Clarke & Co., 1882. Hard Cover. Very Good - Original green cloth with gilt
design hinges repaired rubbing to edges. Contains 2 parts. The first section is
on the Jameses, 358 pages, frontis, illustrations. The 2nd section is on the
Youngers, 287 pages, frontis, illustrations. Six-Guns 1137, Howes A 295.
$275.00
[6437] Aquila, Richard. Wanted Dead or Alive The American West in Popular
Culture . Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1996. First Edition. Hard
Cover. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0-252-02224-6. 313 pages, illustrations. $27.00
[7728] Arese, Francesco Count, Evans, Andrew. A Trip to The Prairies And In
The Interior Of North America 1837-1838 Travels Notes By Count Francesco Arese
. N.Y.: The Harbor Press , 1934. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ 217
pages, fold-out map, original cloth, slight edge wear. Across Virginia by
stage, down the Ohio River & up the Mississippi, up the Missouri River,
visit to a Sioux village, etc. Rader 165. $60.00
[7293] Argall, Phyllis. The Truth About Jesse James A Post Mortem Presentation
of Little Known Facts About a Famous American Character . Sullivan MO:
Lester B. Dill and Rudy Turilli, , 1953. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very
Good 28 pages, illustrations. Six-Guns 71. $45.00
[4466] Armes, George A. Col.. Ups And Downs Of An Army Officer. Wash.
D.C. : , 1900. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ 784pgs, illustrated,
index, frontis, spine lettering not visible, silver design and lettering on
front cover very bright. Very nice tight solid copy! Covers the years 1861-1899
of this Army Officer, in the Civil War and Frontier, knew Custer. Howes A316
Scarce, Dustin 283. $325.00
[6370] Armitage, Susan, Elizabeth Jameson. The Women's West . Norman:
University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine.
ISBN: 0-8061-2043-6. 323 pages, illustrations. Collection of 21 articles
portraying a wide range of western women. Review copy with card laid in. $30.00
[6438] Armour, Ogden J.. The Packers the Private Car Lines and the People . Philadelphia:
Henry Altemus Company , 1906. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ 380 pages,
frontis, illustrations, original cloth with very slight edge wear. Herd 167,
Six-Score 6, "An important item in the literature of meat packing."
$100.00
[7943] Armstrong, Blair Morton. Arizona Anthem . Scottsdale Arizona :
The Mnemosyne Press , 1982. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine ISBN:
0-931944-00-7. 543 pages + index, illustrations, INSCRIBED by the author. Book
of poems about Arizona, deserts, mining, cowboys, Indians, etc. $85.00
[6704] Armstrong, J. B.. Bedding the Drags . University of Montana ,
1972. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine 114 pages, photos, illustrations, 1 of
250 numbered copies. Ranching and life in early Montana. $40.00
[479] Armstrong, T.R.. My First Buffalo Hunt. T.R. Armstrong, 1918.
Original Wraps. Good + 32 pages. Photos, The author gives his account of a
buffalo hunt in 1874, written in a poem. 2 pages on William Cody "Buffalo
Bill" Rader 180 $65.00
[7294] Armstrong, Thos. R.. My First and Last Buffalo Hunt And a Sequel . By
Author, 1918. Original Wraps. Fine 48 pages, illustrations, sequel to the
author's 1918 edition. The author gives his account of a buffalo hunt in 1874,
written in a poem. 2 pages on William Cody "Buffalo Bill" Rader 180.
$75.00
[6705] Arnold, Darrell. The Cowboy Kind . Missoula: Mountain Press
Publishing Co., 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. ISBN:
0-87842-441-5. 124 pages, photos. Cowboys and ranching photos from various
states. $40.00
[6369] Arnold, Elliott. Blood Brother . N.Y.: Duell Sloan and Pearce,
1950. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good. 553 pages, frontis, illustrations,
bookplate. New edition illustrated by Dale Nichols. "Tom Jeffords, pioneer
and government scout, and Cochise, war leader of the Chiricahua Apaches."
This was made into the film "Broken Arrow." $45.00
[4470] Arnold, James R.. Jeff Davis's Own Cavalry, Comanches, and the Battle
for the Texas Frontier . N.Y.: John Wiley & Sons, 2000. First Edition.
Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0-471-33364-6 . 378 pages, map frontis,
illustrations. Exploits of the Second Cavalry. It was created in the 1850's and
designed to fight a mobile war, in response to fighting caused by the
relocation of Indian tribes. 16 of the officers who joined, later became
generals in the Civil War. $30.00
[5026] Arnold, Oren. Savage Son . Albuquerque: University of New Mexico
Press, 1951. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good -. 273 pages,
illustrations, wear to jacket edges, newspaper clipping attached to front
end-paper, INSCRIBED by the author. Apache Carlos Montezuma who became a doctor
in Chicago. $35.00
[6439] Arnold, Oren, John P. Hale. Hot Irons Heraldry of the Range . N.Y.:
The Macmillan Company, 1940. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very
Good+. 242 pages, illustrations. History of brands, symbols, round-ups,
ranching, cowboys, etc. Howes A332, Herd 173, Six-Guns 79, "This excellent
book has a long chapter on cattle rustlers." $85.00
[6706] Arrowsmith, Rex. Mines of the Old Southwest Early Reports on the
Mines of New Mexico and Arizona by the Explorers Albert, Aubry, Browne,
Cozzens, Emory, Mowry, Pattie, Whipple, Wislizenus, and Others .
Santa Fe: Stagecoach Press, 1963. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very
Good+. 90 pages, illustrations, limited to 750 copies. $65.00
[2722] Arthur, Adams T.. The Explorations Of Pierre Esprit Radisson From The
Original Manuscript In The Bodleian Library and The British Museum . Minneapolis,
Minnesota: Ross & Haines, 1961. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good -. 258
pgs + notes & Index, map Very Good in a slightly worn dust jacket.
"Radisson's travels were extensive, and his account of affairs between the
whites and the Indians of his day as related in his captivity voyage, is one of
the most brutal narratives of human torture recorded." $65.00
[6440] Asbury, Herbert. Sucker's Progress An Informal History of Gambling in
America From the Colonies to Canfield . N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1938.
First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good. 493 pages, illustrations,
minor repair to upper jacket spine. Six-Guns 88, "Makes mention of many
gunmen, such as John Wesley Hardin, Bat Masterson, King Fisher, the killing of
Hickok, Soapy Smith, and the Clantons." $75.00
[7295] Ashbaugh, Don. Nevada's Turbulent Yesterday A Study in Ghost Towns . Westernlore
Press, 1963. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good -. 346 pages,
illustrations, minor wear to jacket edges. Nevada ghost tales. $40.00
[4989] Ashburn, P. M. Colonel. A History of the Medical Department of the
United States Army . Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1929. First Edition. Hard
Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. 448 pages, maps, illustrations, bookplate. The
author served in the West in the 1870-80s, with Mackenzie, Crook, and was stationed
with various units and traveled many places, (Camp Supply, Dodge City, Arizona,
Montana, Texas Fort Concho, Fort Richardson etc. Short mention of Custer and
the Little Big Horn. Also covers the Spanish American War, WWI and up to the
1920s. $225.00
[6441] Ashton-Wolfe H.. Crimes of Violence and Revenge . Boston:
Houghton Mifflin Co., 1929. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good
-. 360 frontis, illustrations, chip to jacket on upper spine, bookplate. $45.00
[7944] Ashton-Wolfe H.. Outlaws of Modern Days . London: Cassell &
Company, 1927. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ 278 pages, frontis,
photos. Six-Guns 90 $60.00
[416] Athearn, Robert G.. William Tecumseh Sherman and the Settlement of the
West. University of Oklahoma Press, 1995. Stiff Wraps. Very Good 371pgs,
maps, illustrations, "Commander of the Missouri from 1865 to 1869 and
General of the Army of the U.S. under Grant from 1869 to 1883, Sherman
facilitated expansion and settlement in the West while suppressing the raids of
the Cheyenne, Arapahoe, Kiowa, Comanche, and Crow Indians." $12.00
[296] Athearn, Robert G.. High Country Empire The High Plains and the
Rockies. N.Y.: McGraw-Hill , 1960. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - /
Good+. 358 pg. map end papers, photos, dj soiled and lightly faded, Trappers,
traders, mountain men, cattlemen, miners, farmers, etc, $23.00
[6301] Athearn, Robert G.. William Tecumseh Sherman and the Settlement of
the West. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1956. First Edition. Hard
Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. 371pgs, maps, illustrations, "Commander of
the Missouri from 1865 to 1869 and General of the Army of the U.S. under Grant
from 1869 to 1883, Sherman facilitated expansion and settlement in the West
while suppressing the raids of the Cheyenne, Arapahoe, Kiowa, Comanche, and
Crow Indians." Contains accounts of Custer and the Washita Fight. $50.00
[1975] Athearn, Robert G.. Forts Of The Upper Missouri . N. J.:
Prentice-Hall Inc. , 1960. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. 339
pages, map end-papers, photos. History of Fort Union, Lincoln, Bismarck, Rice,
Sully, Kearney, Laramie, fur trade, Indian wars, etc. $55.00
[5024] Atherton, Faxon Dean, Doyce B. Nunis. The California Diary of Faxon
Dean Atherton 1836-1839 Edited With an Introduction by Doyce B. Nunis, Jr. . San
Francisco: California Historical Society, 1964. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine
/ Fine. 246 pages, frontis, illustrations, fold-out map and illustration,
DELUXE edition, 1 of 325 copies numbered and SIGNED by the author, blue cloth,
gilt design on front and back of cloth, slipcase. $100.00
[7945] Atkins, Daisy. Way Back Yonder . El Paso: Guynes Printing Co. ,
1958. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good 105 pages, photo, owner label.
"Story of a family with 5 kids from 1886 through 25 pr 30 tears in an
isolated part of New Mexico." $75.00
[2832] Atkinson, Henry. Expedition Up The Missouri Letter From The Secretary
Of War ...Respecting The Movements Of The Expedition Which Lately Ascended The
Missouri River March 6, 1826 Read, And Laid On The Table. . Washington:
Gales & Seaton, 1826. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine 117 House of
Representatives War Department 19th Congress 1st Session. 16 pages, bound in ½
leather, exceptionally nice copy. Rittenhouse 17, Graff 104, Wagner-Camp 32,
"Mostly concerns the fur trade on the upper Missouri River and the Indian
Tribes, but also discusses additional subjects of interest such as Jedediah
Smith's meeting with the British traders and his report on the British activities
on the upper Missouri. Atkinson recounts meeting William Ashley at the mouth of
the Yellowstone and notes his comments on an easy passage across the Rockies at
the headwaters of the Platte. The expedition departed from Fort Atkinson on May
16. 1825, reaching the mouth of the Yellowstone on August 17. Ashley carrying a
large load of furs, met Atkinson and returned with him. They passed the Arikara
Village on September 4 and arrived at Council Bluffs on September 19."
$850.00
[5018] Ault, Phil. Wires West . N.Y.: Dodd Mead & CO., 1974. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0-398-08968-1. 176 pages, maps,
illustrations. Account of the stringing of telegraph wires across the west
while encountering, Indian attacks, buffalo, blizzards, and robbers. $25.00
[8204] Austerman, Wayne R.. Sharps Rifles and Spanish Mules The San Antonio
El Paso Mail 1851 - 1881 . College Station Texas: Texas A & M
University Press, 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+.
ISBN: 0-89096-220-0. 367 pages, illustrations. History of the stagecoach line
that operated from 1851-1881. $75.00
[5055] Averell, William Woods, Edward K. Eckert. Ten Years in the Saddle The
Memoir of William Woods Averell . San Rafael CA: Presido Press, 1978. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0-89141-024-4. 443 pages, maps,
frontis, illustrations. Served in the West before the Civil War, served in the
war and was removed from command by Sheridan. $35.00
[6442] Averitt, William. Stories and Poems of Western Texas . John B.
Alden Publishers , 1890. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - 123 pages,
frontis, rear hinge cracked, pages age toned, minor wear to cover. Rare!
$500.00
[7296] Avery, Keith. Ridden Hard and Put Away Wet Poems and Illustrations . Tulsa
Oklahoma: Guy Logsdon Books, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine 61 pages,
frontis, illustrations, one of 100 numbered copies, SIGNED by author and
publisher, full page ORIGINAL ink drawing SIGNED by author, bound in full
leather with a slipcase. $150.00
[520] Axelrod, Alan. Chronicle Of The Indian Wars From Colonial Times to
Wounded Knee. N.Y: Konecky , 1993. Hard Cover. As New / As New. 280 pgs,
illus. Photos, AS NEW, Diaries and letters of military commanders, U.S. Army
reports, treaties, journals, Chief Joseph, Black Hawk, Sitting Bull, Crazy
Horse, Clark, Kit Carson, Sherman, Custer etc. $15.00
[2388] Axford, Joseph Mack. Around Western Campfires . Tucson:
University of Arizona Press, 1969. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good /
Good+. 266 pages, chipping to jacket edges, INSCRIBED by the author. Six-Guns
96 "The personal experiences of an early settler of Arizona. He was a
deputy and jailer, and writes about many of the early outlaws of Arizona and
New mexico, such as Curly Bill Brocius, Billy Clayborne, Frank Leslie, McLaurys,
the Clantonsthe Earps, Billy the Kid, etc." $30.00
[2205] Axford, Joseph Mack. Around Western Campfires . Tucson:
University of Arizona Press, 1969. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very
Good. 266 pages. Six-Guns 96 "The personal experiences of an early settler
of Arizona. He was a deputy and jailer, and writes about many of the early
outlaws of Arizona and New mexico, such as Curly Bill Brocius, Billy Clayborne,
Frank Leslie, McLaurys, the Clantonsthe Earps, Billy the Kid, etc." $35.00
[4289] Ayers, Winslow I. Life In The Wilds Of America And The Wonders Of The
West In And Beyond The Bounds Of Civilization. Grand Rapids MI. : Central
Pub. Co. , 1880. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ 528 pages,
illustrations, very slight edge wear, very nice copy. Contains the accounts of
the author's travels in the west 1877. Minor material on road agents and the
vigilantes of Montana. Six Guns 98 scarce, Howes 427, Herd 188 $350.00
[4133] Ayers, Winslow I. Life In The Wilds Of America And The Wonders Of The
West In And Beyond The Bounds Of Civilization. Grand Rapids MI. : Central
Pub. Co. , 1880. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - 528 pages,
illustrations, very slight edge wear, spine faded, pages very clean, tight
binding. Contains the accounts of the author's travels in the west 1877. Minor
material on road agents and the vigilantes of Montana. Six Guns 98 scarce,
Howes 427, Herd 188 $300.00
[26] Baber, D.F. Injun Summer, An Old Cowhand Rides the Ghosts Trails, as
told by Bill Walker. Caldwell Idaho: Caxton Printers, 1952. First Edition.
Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good -. 223pp, Illustrations, Photos, reference to
Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett Herd 190, Six Guns 101 $50.00
[6443] Baca, Cabeza de Fabiola. We Fed Them Cactus . Albuquerque: The
University of New Mexico Press , 1954. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ /
Very Good+. 186 pages, illustrations, SIGNED by the author. "Hispanic
pioneering on the Llano Estacado, the great plains between Las Vegas, New
Mexico and Amarillo from the days of the buffalo and Comanche to the founding
of modern towns." Herd 192, Six-Guns 105, "Contains several chapters
on Vicente Silva and gives some new stories about Billy the Kid and Black Jack
Ketchum." $55.00
[3571] Backus, Anna Jean. Mountain Meadows Witness The Life and Times of
Bishop Philip Klingensmith . Spokane Washington: The Arthur Clark Company,
1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Very Good. ISBN: 0-87062-229-3.
302 pages, frontis, illustrations, spine of jacked sunned, all lettering still
bright. " Klingensmith, witness and participant to the massacre, was the
first to confess complicity in the massacre, and gave testimony at the first
trial of John Doyle Lee 18 years after the tragedy." Difficult book to
obtain. $200.00
[2680] Bagley, Will. Blood of the Prophets Brigham Young and the Massacre at
Mountain Meadows . Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2002. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-8061-3426-7. 493 pages,
maps, illustrations. The author uses unpublished journals, letters, and
documents, maps and photos, to shed new light on the massacre. $95.00
[3395] Bailey, Anne J. (Editor). In The Saddle With The Texans Day by Day
With Parson's Cavalry Brigade 1862-1865 . Abilene, Texas: McWhiney
Foundation Press, 2004. First Edition. Hard Cover. New ISBN: 1-893114-48-1. 414
pages maps, pictorial cover, not issued with a jacket. "The Texans were on
the move daily, skirmishing or scouting with Union cavalry from the time they
arrived in Arkansas in 1862 until the time they returned to Texas in 1865. As
cavalrymen, they endured a life of privation and hardship, sleeping in the
muddy bayous of northeastern Louisiana or along the banks of the Mississippi
and Arkansas rivers." $29.95
[6444] Bailey, Dana R.. History of Minnehaha County South Dakota Containing
an Account of its Settlements, Growth, Development and Resources, An Extensive
and Minute Sketch of its Cities, Towns and Villages, Their Improvements,
Industries, Manufactories, Churches, Colleges, Scho. Sioux Falls: Brown &
Saenger , 1899. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good 1091 pages + index,
frontis, illustrations, original cloth, gilt on spine not present, marbled page
edges, tight solid copy. $500.00
[7297] Bailey, Harry H.. When New Mexico Was Young by Harry H. Bailey His
Autobiography . Las Cruces NM : Las Cruces Citizen, 1946. First Edition.
Original Wraps. Very Good 203 pages, illustrations. Herd 193, Six-Guns 113,
"Tells of early New Mexico and contains some material on Jim Miller and
the Oliver-Lee feud." $85.00
[6258] Bailey, John W.. Pacifying the Plains General Alfred Terry and the
Decline of the Sioux, 1866-1890 . Westport Connecticut : Greenwood Press ,
1979. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine ISBN: 0-313-20625-2. 236 pages,
illustrations, maps, bookplate. Indian - White relations are the focus. Little
Big Horn, Rosebud, and the final victory over Sitting Bull. Swinford High-Spot
24 $65.00
[5371] Bailey, L. D. C. R. Green. Quantrell's Raid on Lawrence by L. D.
Bailey and Others With Names of Victims of the Raid Edited and Reprinted by C.
R. Green Member of the Kansas State Historical Society . Lyndon, Kansas :
1899. Original Wraps. Very Good+ 52 pages, slight chipping to cover edges,
housed in a protective case. Apparently only 300 copies were printed. Judge Bailey
relates events of the raid and contains names of those who were victims.
"A separate printing from The Kansas Cultivator, 1887, of Judge Bailey's
"Personal Recollections of What I Saw," etc. & other first-hand
accounts of the raid by the "Bushwhackers" in August, 1863."
Rare! $1,200.00
[5027] Bailey, Olga. Mollie Bailey The Circus Queen of the Southwest . Dallas
Texas: Harben-Spotts Co. , 1943. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very
Good+. 160 pages, frontis, photos. $125.00
[4628] Bailey, Paul. Ghost Dance Messiah . Los Angeles: Westernlore
Press, 1970. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine / Very Good. 206 pages, slight
wesr to jacket edges. Wounded Knee, Big Foot, Sitting Bull, etc. $34.00
[4627] Bailey, Paul. Ghost Dance Messiah . Los Angeles: Westernlore
Press, 1970. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. 206 pages. Wounded Knee,
Big Foot, Sitting Bull, etc. $38.00
[4629] Bailey, Paul. Holy Smoke A Dissertation on the Utah War . Los
Angeles: Westernlore Press, 1978. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. ISBN:
0-87026-037-5. The 1857 conflict with the Mormons. $38.00
[5035] Bailey, Paul. An Unnatural History of Death Valley With Reflections
on the Valley's Varmits, Virgins, Vandals and Visionaries . Bishop CA :
Chalfant Press , 1978. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+.
ISBN: 0-912494-30-1. 83 pages, frontis, illustrations, photos. LIMITED edition,
1 of 150 copies. $200.00
[5116] Bailey, Ronald T. Frozen in Silver The Life and Frontier Photography
of P. E. Larson . Athens: Ohio University Press, 1997. First Edition. Hard
Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. ISBN: 0-8040-0999-6. 287 pages, photos.
Photographer of the gold rush in the Klondike and later in Nevada. $40.00
[4689] Bailey, Tom. The Comanche Wars The True Saga of a People Who Loved
War and Know no Fear of Death . Derby Conn, : Monarch Books , 1963.
Original Wraps. Very Good - 142 pages. $15.00
[8318] Bailey, Washington. A Trip To California In 1853 Recollections of a
Gold Seeking Trip by Ox Train Across the Plains and Mountains by an Old
Illinois Pioneer . LeRoy Journal Printing Co , 1915. First Edition.
Original Wraps. Very Good+ 50 pages, frontis, errata. Mintz 16, "Bailey
made the trip from Indiana with a party headed by his uncle Joshua. They took
with them 1500 sheep and 500 cattle. This large assemblage crossed the Sierra
Mountains at the Carson River headwaters." Graff 139, Howes B35 $595.00
[7001] Baillie-Grohman, WM. A.. Camps in the Rockies Being a Narrative of
Life on the Frontier and Sport in the Rocky Mountains With an Account of the
Cattle Ranches of the West . N.Y.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1882. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - 438 pages + ads, fold-out map, original
decorative cloth, minor edge wear, rear hinge tender. Herd 194. $185.00
[1372] Baine, David Haward. Empire Express Building The First
Transcontinental Railroad . N.Y.: Viking, 1999. Hard Cover. As New / As
New. ISBN: 0-670-80889-x. 797 pages, maps, photos. A thorough look at an
amazing undertaking! $12.00
[7298] Bair, Everett. This Will Be An Empire . Pageant Press Inc. ,
1959. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. 292 pages. Six-Guns
115, Has material on the Espinosa gang and other outlaws in Colorado."
$40.00
[3249] Baird, G. W. Major. General Miles's Indian Campaigns Century Magazine
June 1981 . Century Magazine, 1891. Very Good pages 351-370 from the June
1891 edition of the Century Magazine Custer, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Chief
Joseph, etc. $25.00
[7299] Baird, Josie. Tom Bond Bronc-buster, Cow-poke, and Trail Driver . Sweetwater
Texas: Watson Focht CO., 1960. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very
Good. 135 pages, frontis, illustrations, INSCRIBED by the author. "Bond
was on the last trail drive the Matadors made to Miles City." Six-Guns
116, "Has some mention of Sam Bass." $85.00
[8319] Baker, Hozial, H.. Overland Journey To Carson Valley And California .
The Book Club of California, 1973. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good. 91
pages, frontis. Graff 142, Wagner-Camp 367a, Mintz 18, "Baker a 17 year
old man at the time went over the trail. After surviving the strenuous Humboldt
route, he almost died while attempting to walk from Genoa over the Sierras by
himself." $100.00
[2944] Baker, James H.. The Sources of the Mississippi Their Discoverers,
Real, and Pretenden A Report by Hon. James H. Baker Read Before the Minnesota
Historical Society Februrary 8, 1887 Minnesota Historical Collection Vol VI,
Part 1 . Saint Paul : Brown, Tracy & CO. , 1887. First Edition.
Original Wraps. Very Good+ 28 pages. A paper read to the Historical Society
indicating that Captain William Glazier's claim that he discovered the source
of the Mississippi River was false. Schoolcraft, James Allen, Nicollet, etc.
$150.00
[3460] Baker, Lindsay, Seyffert, Kenneth, Dan Flores. The Texas Red River
Country The Official Surveys Of The Headwaters, 1876 . College Station
Texas: Texas A & M University Press, 1998. First Thus. Hard Cover. New /
New. ISBN: 0-89096-803-9. 234 pages, maps, illustrations. In May, 1876, a party
of army engineers, teamsters, and a civilian draftsman with a military escort
departed from Fort Elliott in the Texas Panhandle to explore the headwaters of
the Red River. This compilation of their reports has been available only to a
limited audience, and this revised version includes the survey party's
ornithological report and a new introduction, which focuses on the reports as
environmental history. William "Billy" Dixon was one of the civilian
scouts, contains a photo of him. $20.00
[3235] Baker, Nathaniel B. Brig-Gen. Report of Brig.-Gen. Nathaniel B. Baker
Adjunt General and ACT'G Q. M. G. and ACT'G as P. M. G. to Hon. William M.
Stone Governor of the State of Iowa January 1, 1867 Vol. II . Des Moines
Iowa: F. W. Palmer State Printer , 1867. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good
695 pages, new cloth. The first 506 pages provide a list of casualities of
Iowa's units. The remaining sections give a history of Iowa's units. A lenghty
section on Custer is included. Charges were made against him for cruel
treatment of soldiers while in Texas. Custer's statement is also included.
Luther mention. $300.00
[6445] Baldwin, George P.. The Black Hills Illustrated A Terse Description
of Conditions Past and Present of America's Greatest Mineral Belt . The
Black Hills Mining Men's Association , 1904. First Edition. Stiff Wraps. Very
Good - 206 pages, original still wraps, a couple small tears to cover. Chapters
on the cattle industry, Custer City and Custer County, logging and mining
industry, hunting, great photos! Rare! $1,000.00
[7301] Baldwin, O. R.. Reminiscences . Oakland CA: Howell-North Press,
1941. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good 214 pages, frontis, illustrations,
INSCRIBED by the author, minor wear to edges. California, ranching, pioneers.
$225.00
[4630] Ball, Eve. The Days of Victorio Recollections Of A Warm Springs
Apache . Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1970. First Edition. Hard
Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. ISBN: 0-8165-0199-8. 222 pages, frontis, maps,
map end-papers, illustrations, SIGNED by the author. Crook, Geronimo, Victorio,
Miles, etc. $75.00
[7946] Ball, Eve. The Days of Victorio Recollections Of A Warm Springs
Apache . Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1970. First Edition. Hard
Cover. Near Fine / Very Good+. ISBN: 0-8165-0199-8. 222 pages, frontis, maps,
map end-papers, illustrations, SIGNED by the author. Crook, Geronimo, Victorio,
Miles, etc. $85.00
[7729] Ball, John, Powers, Kate, Ball, Hopkins, Flora Ball. Autobiography of
John Ball . Grand Rapids MI : The Dean Hick Co. , 1925. First Edition. Hard
Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good -. 231 pages, illustrations, minor chipping to
jacket edges. Fur trade, mountain men, overland travel, Indians, Fremont,
Sublett, Pierre's Hole, rendezvous, Civil War, etc." Graff 152, "Ball
accompanied Wythe to Oregon in 1832." $140.00
[7003] Ball, Larry D.. United States Marshals of New Mexico and Arizona
Territories 1846-1912 . Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1978.
First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. ISBN: 0-8263-0453-2. 315
pages. Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Tombstone, John Pratt, John Sherman, Creighton
Foraker, and others. $90.00
[7002] Ball, Larry D.. Desert Lawmen The High Sheriffs of New Mexico and
Arizona 1846-1912 . Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1992.
First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0-8263-1346-9 . 315 pages. Wyatt
Earp, Doc Holliday, Tombstone, John Pratt, John Sherman, Creighton Foraker, and
others. $50.00
[8321] Ball, Nicholas. The Pioneers Of '49 A History Of The Excursion of the
Society of California Pioneers of New England From Boston to the Leading Cities
of the Golden State April 10-May 17, 1890 Reminiscences and Descriptions . Boston:
Lee and Shepard Publishers, 1891. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine 288
pages, illustrations, frontis, INSCRIBED by the author, original brown
pictorial cloth, excellent copy! Howes B67, Mintz 20, "Ball originally
went over the plains as a forty-niner. This journey is told as a then and now
comparison, including many poignant comments about the changes which had taken
place over the intervening years." $300.00
[8320] Ball, Nicholas. The Pioneers Of '49 A History Of The Excursion of the
Society of California Pioneers of New England From Boston to the Leading Cities
of the Golden State April 10-May 17, 1890 Reminiscences and Descriptions . Boston:
Lee and Shepard Publishers, 1891. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ 288
pages, illustrations, frontis, signed letter from author attached, annual
announcement for the Society of California Pioneers banquet for 1903 attached,
original pictorial cloth, very slight wear, excellent copy! Howes B67, Mintz
20, "Ball originally went over the plains as a forty-niner. This journey
is told as a then and now comparison, including many poignant comments about
the changes which had taken place over the intervening years." $400.00
[5050] Ballantyne, Robert Michael. Hudson's Bay or Every-Day Life in the
Wilds of North America During Six Years Residence in the Territories of the
Hon. Hudson's Bay Company . Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company , 1859.
Hard Cover. Very Good 298 pages, frontis, illustrations, slight edge wear. Fur
trade, exploration, Indians etc. Wagner-Camp 144a, Graff 154,
"Ballantyne's adventures began in 1841 from York Factory. While he
recapitulates much history of the Hudson's Bay Company, he also quotes
extensively from the journal he kept during his travels." $250.00
[8322] Ballantyne, Robert Michael. Hudson's Bay or Every-Day Life in the
Wilds of North America During Six Years Residence in the Territories of the
Hon. Hudson's Bay Company . Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons , 1858.
First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - 328 pages, illustrations, frontis,
illustrations, original cloth with minor edge wear. Fur trade, exploration, Indians
etc. Wagner-Camp 144a, Graff 154, "Ballantyne's adventures began in 1841
from York Factory. While he recapitulates much history of the Hudson's Bay
Company, he also quotes extensively from the journal he kept during his
travels." $295.00
[4690] Ballentine, George. Autobiography of an English Soldier in the United
States Army Comprising Observations and Adventures in the States and Mexico . N.Y.:
Stringer and Townsend , 1853. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - 1st
American ed. 288 pages, frontis, slight exterior wear, minor foxing to
interior. Howes B77, "Served at Ft. Pickens, Florida, and with Scott from
Vera Cruz to Mexico City." $300.00
[1017] Ballou, Maturin M.. The New Eldorado A Summer Journey To Alaska . Boston:
Houghton Mifflin, 1889. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good 352 pages + 9
pages of ads, very good condition. The journey begins at St. Paul Minnesota
goes through the western states (Yellowstone) Washington Oregon, and on up to
Alaska. $75.00
[7730] Ballou, Maturin M.. The New Eldorado A Summer Journey To Alaska . Boston:
Houghton Mifflin, 1889. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - 352 pages + 9
pages of ads, original cloth, front hinge starting. The journey begins at St.
Paul Minnesota goes through the western states (Yellowstone) Washington Oregon,
and on up to Alaska. $150.00
[2402] Bancroft, Caroline. Gulch Of Gold A History Of Central City Colorado
. Denver: Sage Books, 1958. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very
Good -. 587 pages, map end-papers, illustrations, chipping to jacket edges.
History of Central City Colorado and the surrounding gulches. $30.00
[7452] Bandelier, Adolph F. Lange, Charles, H. Riley, Carroll, L.. The
Southwestern Journals of Adolph F. Bandelier 1880-1882 . Albuquerque: The
University of New Mexico Press, 1966. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ /
Very Good. 462 pages, frontis, illustrations, slight edge wear to jacket.
"A day-to-day field notebook and diary describe Bandelier's pioneer life
and travels." $75.00
[6372] Banning, William, Russell Burnham. Six Horses by Captain William
Banning and George Hugh Banning With a Foreword by Major Frederick Russell
Burnham Chief of Scouts Under Lord Roberts . N.Y.: The Century Co., 1930.
First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good -. 410 pages, frontis,
illustrations, minor wear to jacket edges. Six-Guns 134, "A well written
history of the western stage lines containing some information about the early
stage robbers, with much on Tom Bell." $95.00
[7453] Banning, William, Russell Burnham. Six Horses by Captain William
Banning and George Hugh Banning With a Foreword by Major Frederick Russell
Burnham Chief of Scouts Under Lord Roberts . N.Y.: The Century Co., 1930.
First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good. 462 pages, frontis,
illustrations, slight edge wear to jacket. "A day-to-day field notebook
and diary describe Bandelier's pioneer life and travels." $80.00
[5513] Banta, William, J. W. Caldwell, L. G. Park. Twenty Seven Years on the
Texas Frontier . Council Hill Oklahoma : Privately Printed, 1933. Original
Wraps. Very Good+ 224 pages + index, frontis. Second edition. First published
in 1893, rewritten from an original copy, and revised by L. G. Park. "A
frontiersman's personal account of fights with Comanches during the 1850s and 1860s."
Banta moved to Clarksville Texas in 1829, and later lived in Austin. Banta
established the second ranch in the Burnet area. Howes B109 $275.00
[5512] Banta, William, J. W. Caldwell, L. G. Park. Twenty Seven Years on the
Texas Frontier . Council Hill Oklahoma : Privately Printed, 1933. Hard
Cover. Very Good+ 224 pages + index, frontis, very slight edge wear. Second
edition. First published in 1893, rewritten from an original copy, and revised
by L. G. Park. "A frontiersman's personal account of fights with Comanches
during the 1850s and 1860s." Banta moved to Clarksville Texas in 1829, and
later lived in Austin. Banta established the second ranch in the Burnet area.
Howes B109 $375.00
[4681] Barbour, Barton H.. Fort Union and the Upper Missouri Fur Trade . Norman:
University of Oklahoma Press, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ /
Very Good+. ISBN: 0-8061-3295-7. 304 pages, illustrations, map. "From 1830
to 1867, Fort Union symbolized the power of New York and St. Louis, and later,
St. Paul merchants' capital in the West. The most lucrative post on the
northern plains, Fort Union affected national relations with a number of native
tribes, such as the Assiniboine, Cree, Crow, Sioux, and Blackfeet. It also
influenced American interactions with Great Britain, whose powerful Hudson's
Bay Company competed for Upper Missouri furs." $30.00
[7964] Bard, Floyd. Horse Wrangler Sixty Years in the Saddle in Wyoming and
Montana . Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1960. First Edition. Hard
Cover. Very Good - / Very Good. 296 pages, illustrations. Cowboy life in
Wyoming and Montana. Six-Guns 136, "Contains material on the Johnson
County War, Nate Champion, Nick Ray, Jim Averill, and Cattle Kate Watson."
$55.00
[7947] Bare, Ira I, Will H. McDonald. An Illustrated History of Lincoln
County Nebraska and Her People A Narrative of the Past With Special Emphasis
Upon the Pioneer Period of the County's History, Particular Attention Also
Given to the Social, Commercial Educational, Religious and Civil Deve. Chicago:
The American Historical Society Inc., 1902. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very
Good - 2 volumes original ¾ leather and marbled boards. Vol. 1, 418 pages,
photos, wear to edges, outer edge of spine torn at the seam, inside tight, Vol.
2, 416 pages, photos, minor edge wear. Overland trail, Santa Fe Trail, Pony
Express, pioneers, settlers, Indians. Vol. 2 is biographical. $450.00
[7004] Bari, Valeska. The Course of Empire First Hand Accounts of California
in the Days of the Gold Rush of 49 . N.Y.: Coward-McCann Inc., 1931. First
Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. 368 pages, frontis,
illustrations. California gold rush. $75.00
[1599] Barker, Allen. The Kid With The Fast Hands A Carefully Researched
History of Billy the Kid With Fictional Dialog and Incidental Action to Round
Out the Story and Make it as Readable as a Novel. . Pine Grove CA. : By
Author, 1993. First Edition. Stiff Wraps. Very Good 420 pages, photos, maps. A
Carefully Researched History of Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War.
$15.00
[7948] Barker, Burt Brown. The McLoughlin Empire and its Rulers Doctor John
McLoughlin Doctor David McLoughlin Marie Louise Sister St. Henry. An Account of
Their Personal Lives and of Their Parents, Relatives and Children, in Canada's
Quebec Province in Paris, France and in the Wes. Glendale, CA: The Arthur
H. Clark Co.