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
s.l. s.n., 1916. Original photograph. Real-photo postcard of Company G troops lined up for pay call. The names of the 11 non-coms and officers in the photograph are neatly hand-printed in ink on the verso: Artificer-N.S. Seery, Corp'l Turnner, Corp'l McGrew, Sergt Walrath, Sergt White, Sergt Verneigo, Sergt Thompson, 1st..... More
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NY: Hill and Range Songs, 1954. First Edition. Original Wraps. 36pp; cover and 12 illus from photographs. Contains words and music to 15 songs, written and performed by Hank Thompson, including: Rub-A-Dub Dub; You're Walking On My Heart; When You're Lovin', You're Livin'; Cryin' In the Deep Blue Sea; Swing..... More
NY: Hill and Range Songs, 1954-1956. First Editions. Softcover. Volume 1 comprises 36 pages, including 12 illustrations from photographs. It contains words and music to 15 songs, written and performed by Hank Thompson, including: Rub-A-Dub Dub; You're Walking On My Heart; When You're Lovin', You're Livin'; Cryin' In the Deep..... More
Beverly Hills: Ernest Tubb Music, 1950. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. 40pp; 11pp illustrations from photographs. Contains lyrics, melody lines, piano accompaniment, chord symbols and frames to 15 songs written and/or sung by Tubb, including: Don't Rob Another Man's Castle; My Filipino Rose; My Tennessee Baby; Drivin' Nails in My..... More
Portland, OR: American Music, 1941. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Some rubbing along spine. 42pp; two illus from photographs. Contains lyrics, melody lines, piano accompaniment, chord symbols and frames to 20 songs written and sung by Ernest Tubb. Titles include: I'll Get Along Somehow; Blue-eyed Elaine; Our Love Yodel; Swell San..... More
Portland, OR: American Music, 1941. First Edition. Softcover. 46pp; two illus from photographs. Contains words and music to 20 songs written and sung by Ernest Tubb, including: I'll Get Along Somehow; Blue-eyed Elaine; Our Love Yodel; Swell San Angelo; Walking the Floor over You; and 15 more. Pictorial covers. 12"..... More
NY: Ernest Tubb Music, 1953. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. 40pp; 14pp illustrations from photographs. Contains lyrics, music, chord symbols and frames to 15 songs performed by Ernest Tubb. Titles include: I Need Attention Bad; She Slipped Out On Me; Dear Judge; My Portigue Gal; Stand By Me; and 10..... More
NY: Ernest Tubb Music, 1953. First Edition. Pictorial cover. 40pp; 14 illus from photographs. Contains words, music, guitar chords and frames for 15 songs performed by Ernest Tubb, including: Don't Trifle on Your Sweetheart; Dear Judge; My Portugal Gal; Stand By Me; and 11 more. 12" x 9" More
Omaha: Union Pacific Railroad, 1903. Revised Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. 30pp; illus from photographs, maps. 9" x 8" A centerspread map shows Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line, Oregon RR & Nav. Co., Southern Pacific, and Connections. More
Los Angeles: Westerners, Los Angeles Corral, 1949. First edition thus. Pictorial Paper Covers. (8)pp; illus with silhouettes. Keepsake No. 3, Los Angeles Corral of The Westerners. 8.5" x 5.5" First published at Philadelphia in 1878 by Upham, a self-described '49-er. More
NY: Scribners, 1924. Second Edition. Original Cloth. pp: xv, 445 Index; 51 illus from photographs, maps. This history of early Utah has chapters on the Native Americans, fur traders, stagecoach, railroads, Mormons, etc. 7.5" x 5" [Flake, Mormon Bibliography, 10101.]. More
Salt Lake City, Utah: Hotel Greeters, 1927. First Edition. Original Wraps. 32pp; illus from photographs, double-page map; former owner's name on cover. Lists shops and hotels, and describes Pocatello, Utah Copper Mine, Salt Lake City, etc. 7.75" x 5.25" More
Salt Lake City: Utah Land Investment & Trust Ass'n, 1889. Original document. Issued to F.N. Shelton, Certificate No. 99, for one share of the assets of Series B, to be paid in 12 assessments of 10 dollars each. Par value of each share, $120. Engraved, decorated border, printed in blue..... More
St. Paul, Minnesota: F. Jay Haynes, circa 1900. Original edition. Boxed. Complete deck of 52 playing cards, plus Joker, in a worn box meant for Alaska Souvenir Playing Cards, published by Edward H. Mitchell, San Francisco, 1900. Each card has a different duo-tone view of a western sight with captions;..... More
Minneapolis: Harrison & Smith Printing House, 1888. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. 176pp; frontispiece portrait of author. Bound in decorative green cloth, stamped gilt and black; spine ends lightly rubbed. 8.25" x 6.25" Ms. Van Cleve's husband was a general in the Union Army. [Howes, USiana V21: "Authoress was the first..... More
London / NY: A&C Black / William Edwin Rudge, 1930. First US Edition. Hardcover. pp: xi, (116) with index; 8 color plates from photographs, foldout map at back. Bound in blue cloth, dark-blue lettering. 7.75" x 5.25" Vernon and a friend drove a Benz Touring Car from New York, westward..... More
San Francisco: John Howell--Books, 1982. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. pp: xx, 745 with index, colophon; frontispiece and 32 full-page illustrations from title-pages. Bound in red buckram, gilt lettering on spine. 10.5" x 6.75" More
Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co., 1909. 1909 edition. Printed Stiff Wrappers. pp: 34. (4) ads. Tipped in is a colored map, opening to 21" x 28", folded into brown card covers printed in black. 6.5" x 4" [Decker 24:287--1892 edition.]. More
Rossland, British Columbia: Oroville Mines, 1902. First Edition. Softcover. 8pp, oblong quarto, printed in dark-red ink; 8 views from photographs showing scenes at the mines. Two vertical folds for mailing. 9" x 11.75". Laid in is a printed "Strong Endorsement" by Canadian journalist Percy F. Godenrath. [This vintage gold &..... More
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado: Mesa Verde Museum, (1955). First Edition. Original Wrappers. pp: v, 188; frontispiece and 16pp illus from photographs. Bound in pictorial stiff wrappers. Prior owner's blind-stamp on free endpaper. 9" x 6" More
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. pp: 90, colophon; vignette on title-page, 12 full-page illustrations. Bound in black cloth and illustrated brown boards, gilt lettering on spine, brown endpapers. 9.5" x 6" One of 300 copies printed by Richard J. Hoffman. Contains 182 annotated entries... More