Chico, CA: Hurst & Yount, 1958. 1st. Original wrappers. First Edition, Limited edition #68 of 500 copies. 8vo. 78pp. Original tan wraps with brown lettering; illustrations of cowboy (front) and horse (back). SIGNED by W. H. Hutchinson, editor. First time in print outside of the 1910 publication in The Saturday..... More
San Mateo, CA: Flite-Stops Publishing, 1947. First Edition. Small 8vo. [248 pp], unpaginated. Illustrations. Flexible brown boards, two ring clasps, gilt lettering. Light general wear, slight rubbing to covers, previous owner name, upper corner of rear blank endpaper torn off; a very good copy of an uncommon pilot's flight manual..... More
Guthrie OK: Co-Operative Publishing Company, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; [i-xii], 591 pages. Black cloth with gilt pictorial stamped front board and spine; white dust jacket with black illustrations to front panel and spine. Numerous black & white reproductions of engravings, paintings and photographs, including the frontis portrait of the..... More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1938. 1st. Hardbound. Octavo. (xviii), 289 pages. Tan cloth with brown lettering at spine in green, tan and brown decorative dust jacket. Numerous illustrations, fold-out map. Bibliography and index. Mr. Rister tells the story of 'the land of trail herds up from Texas, of home..... More
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1971. 1st. Hardcover. First Edition. INSCRIBED on half title 'For Professor Ralph P. Bieber/A major contributor to the/lore of the Trail. I have/only gathered fruit from the/trees you planted./Jack D. Rittenhouse' Professor Bieber's contribution to the Trail are listed as items 47 through 53..... More
Houston, TX: Stagecoach Press, 1961. 1st. Hardcover. Limited Edition to 450 copies. SIGNED by the author. Square 12mo. 49 pp. Green cloth in green illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy in about near fine dustjacket (slight fading to covers; short closed tear to lower front edge; small chip to upper rear..... More
Np: Eugene B. Reid, 1977. 1st. Paperback. Limited, Copy No. 10. 4to. 314 leaves, singled-sided typed manuscript. Strip-bound with clear plastic cover. Photo-reproductions. A fine copy. A detailed and fascinating autobiography of "...a remarkable woman--witty (sometimes biting), intereting to be with, unpretentious, and talented in many areas." - Preface. Ms..... More
Academy Library Guild; McNally & Loftin;, 1953-1981. 1st. Hardcover. Complete archive of Rojas' writing, each INSCRIBED by Arnold "Chief" Rojas. 8vo. Photo-illustrations. Cloth in publisher's dustjackets in very good to near fine condition. Offered here is a unique collectiono seven Arnold Rojas books (6 are First Editions), each INSCRIBED by..... More
Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, 1941. First Edition. INSCRIBED on ffep 'May 15th, 1944. To Earl E. Evert, M.D. who has a deep love for The West and who has ridden many "Pony Trails.' Best Wishes of the Author. John K. Rollinson.' Octavo; 410, [1]pp; illustrated with photos and map..... More
El Centro, CA: Desert Magazine Press, 1950. Second Edition. Small 4to. 80 pp. With Introduction by Hugh Lacy and Foreword by Randall Henderson. Reproductions of Ruess' woodcuts and photographs of him and his travels. Tan cloth with brown lettering in orange & dark green illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy with..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1924. First Edition. 8vo. 309 pp. 42 photographic plates (incuding frontispiece). Tan pictorial cloth with gilt lettering in publisher's tan illustrated dustjacket - both designed by C.L. Bull. A fine copy in fine dustjacket; uncommon thus. The author was an accomplished mountain-climber and in this work he..... More
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1930. 'First Edition, after the printing of 134 De Luxe copies (stated). Tall quarto; 162pp. Tissue-protected color frontispiece and illustrations (mostly color). With an introduction by Will Rogers and a nine-page biographical note by Nancy Russell. Tan linen with brown and gold lettering to..... More
Salinas City, CA: Published by authority of the council of Salinas City, 1912. Second edition. Hardcover. Salinas Morning Democrat Print. 8vo. 358pp. Publisher's full sheep binding with black & red gilt-lettered title labels to spine. short scrapes to covers; light wear to extremities; hinges reinforce else a near fine copy..... More
San Luis Obispo, CA: Friends of Las Casas de Adobe, 1998. 1st. Paperback. 4to. 64 pp. Illustrations. Illustrated staple-bound wrappers in near fine condition (light wear to extremities). A useful reference for these three San Luis Obispo adobes, including historical photo-reproductions, chronology, construction history, fabric & existing conditions and recommendations..... More
New York: Hastings House, 1964. First Edition, Limited to 185 numbered copies. Each volume SIGNED by the author, with a small drawing by her in the text volume. With two SIGNED pages of the author's early manuscript tipped in. 8vo. xv, [1], 335 pp. Some pages uncut. Map volume contains..... More
[Monterey, CA]: Santa Catalina Publishing Co., 1999. 1st. Hardcover. Oblong 4to. 104pp. Index. Photo-reproductions. INSCRIBED by Sister Carlotta, long-time & highly regarded teacher at Santa Catalina. Red cloth with gilt lettering in red cloth slipcase. As new. A reflective and pictorial account of the school's first 50 years. Next day..... More
[Salt Lake City]: Pubished at the Art Bazar by Charles Savage, [1893, as dated on pg. 3]. 6 1/2 x 5". 48 pp. [18] accordian folded leaves of photographic plates.Some images include a 3-panel birds-eye view of the Salt Lake Valley; the Mormon Tabernacle; Salt Lake Temple; various public and..... More
New York: Charles Wiley, 1819. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 294 + (5) pp. Index. Three engraved plates (including frontispiece). Untrimmed in original green paper boards, remnants of printed paper spine label. A good copy (foxing throughout; lower 2" paper loss to spine; small paper loss to spine head; corners showing, more..... More
Los Angeles: Archdiocese of Los Angeles Archives, 1988. 1st. Hardcover. First edition thus. 8vo. 35pp. Edited with preface by Msgr. Francis J. Weber. Black & white woodcut illustrations; grey border illustrations to each page; with commenorative Serra stamp from Spain, issued in 1984. Quarter grey cloth under paper covered boards;..... More
Columbia: The State Historical Society of Missoiri, 1917. 1st. Paperback. Octavos 249-403pp. Edgewear, especially at spine extremities; rear cover almost detached. Laid in at rear is announcement for Volume XI. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 15th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available..... More
San Francisco: Bacon and Company, 1870. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 702pp. 23 steel engravings (including frontispiece portrait of Thomas H. Selby with tissue guard and an engraved view of San Francisco in 1849). Full sheep binding with black, gilt lettered labels to spine; marbled endpapers. Front hinge cracked but holding; scuffing..... More
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1979. 1st. Hardcover. Quarto. x, 142pp. Foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell. Photo-reproductions. Tan cloth in photo-illustrated dustjacket. INSCRIBED by both author and photographer. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket ( short closed tears; small triangle crease lower front cover; light fading to spine)..... More
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1927. First Edition, first issue (unsuppressed). 8vo. xiv, [2], 276 pp. Introduction by Gifford Pinchot, with illustrations. Brown cloth in publisher's illustrated dustjacket. Small stain marks to upper front corner else fine in near fine dustjacket (darkening to spine with some wear; brown tape reinforcement on..... More
[Denver]: Colorado State Historical Society, 1950? Reprint. Paperback. INSCRIBED 'To Ralph Bieber/with best wishes/Roy Hafen' to front cover (additionally, SIGNED by Bieber and Hafen). #9 of 100 reprints from Colorado Magazine. Octavo; 21 pages. Dr. Bieber has underlined a few passages on 3 pages, else Very Good. More
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1855. 1st. Hardcover. Thick 8vo. [5]-824pp. 2 engraved views (including frontispiece); 4 engraved portraits; 154 engraved text illustrations; 2 engraved maps (1 folding). Original full black morocco stamped in gilt; spine gilt-lettered & ruled and 5 raised bands. AEG. A vergy good to near..... More