New Haven: William Reese Co., 1989. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated, author and title indices. Bound in black and brown boards, gilt lettering on spine, black endpapers, illustrated dust wrapper. 10.25" x 7.25" Includes a preface by Bill Reese, and 120 well-annotated entries. More
NY: Bob Miller, 1943. First Edition. Softcover. 34 pages; full-page photo-portrait of Texas Jim. Contains his one-page autobiography as well as words and music to 14 songs, including: Birmingham Woman; Miz O'Reilly's Daughter; Texas Song; When the U.S. Band Plays Dixie in Berlin; and ten more. In the original pictorial..... More
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1940. Original edition. Printed self-wraps. 61pp; centerfold map. Original, single fold to pocket size, opens to 9" x 8". First leaf worn along fold. More
Chicago: Santa Fe Railroad Lines, 1935. Second Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. 78pp; ten pages of illustrations from photographs, maps. Comprises a place-name history of Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico with information on the towns and villages along the Santa Fe Railway Line. Spine roughened. 9" x 8" [Not seen in..... More
Portland, Oregon: Champoeg Press, 1957. Hardcover. 76pp w/index; tipped frontispiece portrait of Father Joseph Giorda, S.J., rubricated title-page and chapter titles, one plate from a photograph, several other illustrations. Bound in pictorial red cloth, gilt spine title. 10" x 6.5" One of only 804 copies, designed and printed by Lawton..... More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, (1944). First Edition. Printed Stiff Wrappers. 24pp. Inside the cover is the printed bookplate of William J. Rush, with a verse threatening the gallows for anyone who steals this book. Yellow wrappers, cover title in black. 8.5" x 5.25" [Adams, Six-Guns and Saddle Leather, 1981.]... More
Evanston, Illinois: Branding Iron Press, 1952. Limited Edition. Cloth-backed boards. pp: xiii, 109 with index, colophon; two portraits from photographs, map, vignettes. Bound in red cloth and tan boards, endpapers illustrated from brands. 9.25" x 6". This is #411 of 750 copies. Presentation copy, inscribed to George M. Johnson, signed..... More
Stockton, CA: Univ of Pacific, (1974). First Edition. Original Cloth. pp: (iv), 76; frontispiece portrait, 2 full-page illustrations, 2 maps. Bound in blue cloth, gilt cover and spine lettering. 8.75" x 5.5" Clarence King (1842-1901) served as first Director of the USGS and is best known for his exploration of..... More
Boston: Boston Music, 1944. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. 59pp; illus from photos of rodeos, etc. Contains lyrics, music and guitar charts to 21 cowboy songs, most written by Sterling Sherwin. 11.75" x 8.75" More
NY: Macmillan, 1967. First Edition. Original Cloth. pp: xvi, 334, bibliography, discography, subject index, and title/first line index. Illustrations are from Remington, Russell, et al. The editor of "Sing Out!" collaborates here with American composer Earl Robinson to present words and music to more than 100 songs sung by 49ers..... More
Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort for Oregon Historical Society, 1950. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. pp: (viii), 381; interleaved throughout with blank leaves for notes, not used. Bound in red cloth over heavy boards, gilt lettering on spine and cover; spine faded. 10.25" x 6.75" Contains 11,298 entries: Idaho, Montana..... More
Portland, Oregon: American Music, 1941. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. 50pp. Contains 21 songs performed by Jerry Smith. Titles include: Ridin' to the Rhythm of the Saddle; Margy Anne; The Cowboy's Warning; Bunkhouse Blues; Trail Dust; and 16 more. Six illustrations from photographs. 12.25" x 9"... More
San Francisco: Southern Pacific Lines, 1939. First Edition. Softcover. 55pp; map, two drawings. 9" x 8" The text gives information on dining cars and detailed time tables for all trains in the system, along with ads for the Golden Gate Exposition, bus tours, cruise lines, etc. Includes a map of..... More
s.l. s.n. [Published by the author?], [1905 or earlier]. First Edition. Original Cloth. pp: (iv), 400; 20 b&w plates from old drawings and photographs. Bound in pictorial terracotta cloth, cover stamped in brown, gilt-stamped spine; small blemish on cover. 8" x 5.25" Inscribed on the front free-endpaper: "To Mrs and..... More
St. Paul, Minnesota: Pioneer Press, 1885. First Edition. Original Wrappers. 48pp; complete with 9 full-page views, map on back cover. Bound in salmon wrappers, title printed on cover. 8.75" x 5.75" The letters are datelined at various places along the route: Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota; Lockhart Farm, Norman County..... More
Independence, Missouri: Westerners, Kansas City Posse, 1959. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. 14pp; two full-page illus (reward poster for Frank & Jesse James, photos of their revolvers). 9" x 6" Presentation copy, inscribed on the cover, signed by author Miles W. Standish. More
Washington DC: (GPO), 1866. First Edition. Printed Self-wrappers. 17pp, sewn, unopened signatures, drop-title, edges uncut. 9.5" x 6" Contains interesting information on various expeditions and scouts employed against the Indians during 1865 and 1866. Included are the military units involved, commanding officers, numbers of enlisted men, days absent, rations consumed..... More
San Francisco: Colt Press, 1939. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards. pp: 66, (1), colophon; rubricated title-page, vignettes in margins, printer's device above colophon. Presentation inscription on blank flyleaf, signed by the author. Bound in cloth-backed pale-green boards, Colt Press device mounted on cover, paper spine label; edges of boards sunned. 11.5"..... More
Washington DC: [USGPO?], 1887. First Edition. Softcover. 14pp. Self-wrappers. Neatly removed from a nonce volume, and spine reinforced with archival paper. 8.75" x 5.5" Stewart (1827-1909), American lawyer and politician, left Yale University in 1850 to join the Gold Rush to California, soon moving on from San Francisco to begin..... More
NY: Hastings House, 1971. First Edition. Original Cloth. pp: xii, 372; 28 maps, text illus. Examines the history of the old road to Santa Fe, the only pre-railroad link from the Mississippi River to the Southwest. The road started as a commerce route in 1821, crossing the Cimarron Desert and..... More
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Chicago: Newberry Library, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. pp: xxv, 854 with detailed index. Bound in red buckram, gilt lettering on spine, pictorial dust wrapper. 10.25" x 7.5" Contains 4,801 entries. Laid into this copy is the "Index to Maps in the Catalogue," compiled by Brenda Berkman and published in 1972..... More
New York: American Home Missionary Society / John A. Gray, Printer, 1857. First Edition. Softcover. 34pp. Bound in decorated yellow wrappers, sewn. 9" x 5.75" Sturtevant was then president of Illinois College. Here, he discusses emigration to the 16 non-slaveholding States. "For obvious reasons...we shall leave out of our estimate..... More
Austin, Texas: Published for the author by Gammel Book Co., 1896. Reprint. Hardcover. Reprinted by the Frontier Press of Texas in 1955. pp: xvi, 268 with index. Bound in black cloth, gilt lettering and Texan star on cover, in the publisher's lightly worn slipcase. 8.75" x 5.5" Most of the..... More
New-York: D. Fanshaw, 1844. First Edition. Softcover. 55pp, Dedication on verso title is signed in print as T.S. Neatly removed from a nonce volume, and spine reinforced with archival paper. Faint foxing here and there. 8.25" x 5.5" Sedgwick vehemently opposed the annexation of Texas to the US. [American Imprints..... More
Fort Worth, Texas: Radio Station KFJZ, 1940. First Edition. On the front of this rare card is a photo of Marc Williams and his Cowboys (Bill Stockard, Pete Scarborough, and Bob Atwine). On the back is printed: "Hear..Marc Williams (National Broadcasting Company and Brunswick Recording Artist) and his Cowboys, each..... More