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College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 1985. AT6 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ and book have library markings, DJ has price clipped, some light wrinkling on the edges, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book is slightly cocked, wrinkling and some wear on the spine edges, lightly loose hinge on the title page, some brown stain on the right of the front loose end paper, light crease on the half-title page, scribbled black line mark on the top page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. The cowboy, the sport, and the big money business come alive in this extensively researched history, which will be of value not only to rodeo fans but also to students of the West and of business and sports history.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Tucson, Arizona, USA: University of Arizona Press, 1963. BX4 - Arizona and the West Volume 5 Number 2 Summer 1963. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in monochrome illustrated green wraps with minor overall shelf wear with some light yellowing of the outside paper edges. Signed by Robert M. Utley on his story page. This issue volume five number two Summer 1963 of a quarterly journal of history published by the University of Arizona Press. The articles in this issue are: "Dedication to Peter Masten Dunne, S. J." by John Bernard McGloin, S. J., "Turner and the Revolt Against E. A. Freeman" by Robert E. Lerner, "The Creation of the Territory of Arizona" by B. Sacks [Part Two of Two Parts], "Captain John Poope's Plan of 1853 for the Frontier Defense of New Mexico" edited and annotated by Robert M. Utley, and "The Cactus Garden." The books reviewed include: "Suicide or Murder?" by Vardis Fisher, "The Indian Traders" by Frank… Read More

Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press, 1959. AW2 - Journal has wrinkling, chipping, lightly bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Arizona and the West (Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring 1959). A Quarterly Journal of History Published by the University of Arizona.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press, 1959. AW2 - Journal has wrinkling, chipping, lightly bumped corners, line cut on the front, light discoloration and shelf wear. Arizona and the West (Vol. 1, No. 2, Summer 1959). A Quarterly Journal of History Published by the University of Arizona.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Forge, 2004. AO2 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has wrinkling and crease on some edges and corners, taped label on the lower spine, label on the back top, inside flaps adhered on the fixed endpapers, and light shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has some rubbing and wear on some cover edges, label and cardholder adhered on the back endpapers, some light crease and wrinkling on the title page, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. A collection of rare mysteries and "cold cases" from the history of the American West, ranging from the eighteenth century to 1916.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA: Horn & Wallace, Publishers, 1965. CB3 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear, some tape staining on the front & back boards & free endpapers, some glue staining on the fixed endpapers, usual library stamps & labels on the front free endpaper, page facing the title page, title page, copyright page, & the back endpapers, library stamps on the title page & copyright page have been heavily marked out with black marker. The DJ shows minor overall shelf wear with some very light fading on the spine,some scattered light soiling & rubbing, a patch of very light surface damage & label staining on the spine. With a foreword by George P. Hammond. This is a facsimile reprint of a book originally published in 1847. 264p.. Facsimile Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 6.5"x9.5". Ex-Library.

Lincoln, Nebraska, USA: University of Nebraska Press, 1971. CB5 - A tight, clean, sound copy in black and white photo and color drawing illustrated white and blue wraps with minor overall shelf wear with some light scattered rubbing and soiling of the covers plus there is some very light creasing on the spine plus there is some very light yellowing of the outside paper edges plus there is a used bookstore price and the original owner's name in blue ink on the front endpaper plus there is a bookstore price in ink on the back cover that has been marked out with ink. An account of Custer's whole career based on original sources. 471p. . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.25"x8".

Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1962. F5 - DJ has 1.75" and 1' tears with crease on the front bottom sides, tear/scrape with crease on the back right, heavy wrinkling, chipping, crease and tears along edges, sides, corners and some parts of the cover, light discoloration, and normal shelf wear otherwise good. Book has wrinkling, chipping crease and tears on the spine edges, less than half inch tear on the top spine, foxing, moderate discoloration, and light shelf wear otherwise good. ''In the early days of the american west transpired while historians were looking the other way.''. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Oxford University Press, 2002. CF1 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. An unread, tight, clean, ousnd copy in monochrome illustrated yellow wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with some very, very light fading on the spine. A colleciton of late 18th and early 195h century American writing on the "West, the land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. During this period, these types of writings were ubiquitous and reflect the historic events in the early westward movement as well as attitudes to the process. The selection of documents ranges from government documents and treaties through land-promotion schemes, white depictions of natives, native accounts of whites, easterners describing westerners, westerners describing easterners, and literary texts. The authors include Thomas Jefferson, William Bartram, Margaret Fuller, Black Hawk, Caroline Kirkland, Thomas Bangs Thorpe, and Abraham Lincoln. Suggestions for further reading, 944p. .… Read More

Caldwell, Idaho, USA: Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1968. CG1 - DJ is mylar protected. A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear primarily in the form of some light foxing on the outside paper edges. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus it is price clipped. A book in the New History veign that seeks to dispel many of the fraudulent Hollywood myths that have come to be associated with the history of mining in the early American West. This book considers the gold rushes, life in the camps, crime and justice, and the special situations and unique events that came out of this period. Heavily illustrated with black and white photographs. Endnotes, illustrations, indexed, 466p. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

San Antonio, Texas: The Naylor Company, 1971. AD5 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has top corner of the front inside flap clipped, wrinkling, chipping, and crease on some edges, corners, and spine, light rubbing on some edges, sides, and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book lightly bumped on some corners, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. . 4th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1955. AB5 - Book has moderate chipping and wear on the spine edges and gutter edges, some rubbing on the cover edges, sides, and corners, tanning and some water spotting on the spine and gutters, some foxing, brown stains, and water soiling on some pages, some dog-eared pages, previous owner's inscription written on the dedication page, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good. Book is signed by the author and inscribed to previous owner "For Campbell L. Dick- With good wishes. Lewis Nordyke" on the front loose endpaper. Special Edition for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA: Midland Federal Savings, 1980. CG5 - A trade paperback book in good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white wraps with minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some light overall soiling and scattered light staining on the covers plus the book is slightly shelf cocked plus there is some very, very light edge wear around the covers' edges plus there is some light creasing on the back cover. A tribute to the pioneer women of northern Colorado. Bibliography, indexed, 94p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, Inc., 1997. AT3 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners and light shelf wear. A groundbraking work of American history by one of the country's most respected scholars, A Life Wild and Perilous is also a dramatic story of innovation and survival. 9.5"x6.5", 392 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Early in the nineteenth century, the mountain men emerged as a small but distinctive group whose knowledge and experience of the Trans-Mississippi West extended the national consciousness to continental dimensions. Though Lewis and Clark blazed a narrow corridor of geographical reality in 1803-1805, the West remained largely terra incognita until trappers and traders such as Jim Bridger, Kit Carson, Tom Fitzpatrick, and Jedediah Smith opened paths through the snow-choked mountain… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, 1988. BC2 - A trade paperback book in near fine condition. An as new, unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear. Tales of the desperate sourdoughs, hustlers, and settlers of the old west. Photographs, 175p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1977. L2 - Book has very light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise fine. Brown faux leather emboss on the front with gilt lettering on the spine and colored pictorial adhered on the upper front. The Old West: The Canadians. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1976. M2 - Book has very light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise fine. Brown faux leather emboss on the front with gilt lettering on the spine and colored pictorial adhered on the upper front. The Old West: The The Spanish West.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1975. L2 - Book has very light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise fine. Brown faux leather emboss on the front with gilt lettering on the spine and colored pictorial adhered on the upper front. The Old West: The Townsmen. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1974. L2 - Book has a few chipping on the cover edges, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Brown faux leather emboss on the front with gilt lettering on the spine and colored pictorial adhered on the upper front. The Old West: The Expressmen. No printing indicated in the copyright page and no hourglass symbol at the last page.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1974. M2 - Book has very light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise fine. Brown faux leather emboss on the front with gilt lettering on the spine and colored pictorial adhered on the upper front. The Old West: The The Forty-Niners.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.