Search Results: Authors starting with L from Old West Books

Norman: Univerisity of Oklahoma Press, 1959. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 436 pages, photos, illustrations. Santa Fe Trail, mountain men, fur trade, outlaws, Kit Carson, etc. The author tells the story of the famous town through its newspaper articles..

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1324 pages illustrations. Oversize book with over 2,400 entries. Custer, Crook, Miles, Charles Siringo, cowboys, outlaws, lawmen, Indians, and just about anyone else you can think of! Oversize item..

N.Y.: Thomas Y. Crowell Company N, 1977. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1306 pages, illustrations, slight wear. Oversize item..

San Rafael CA: Presidio Press, 1978. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 329 pages, maps, illustrations, minor rubbing to jacket. Of interest was Wood's participation in the Geronimo Campaign with General Miles in 1886..

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & CO., 1893. Book. Good +. Hardcover. First Edition. 214 pages, slight spine lean, minor wear to cover. Howes L68, Graff 2381, "A very interesting account of Army Life at western and southwestern Army posts in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, and Arizona prior to and immediately after the Civil War.".

N.Y.: Press of Mahlon Day & CO, 1843. Book. Very Good -. Original Wraps. First Edition. 34 pages, minor chipping to cover edges, else Very Good - condition. Wagner-Camp 96-1 " Lang and Taylor were members of the Society of Friends who visited the Indians recently moved from east of the Mississippi to the trans-Mississippi regions. Their report was presented to the Yearly Meeting of the Friends of New England and New York before being published under the above title." Howes L 72, Graff 2386, Rader 2199.

Fairfield, Washington: YE Galleon Press, 1974. Book. As New. Hardcover. 40 pages, also included is biographical information on the two arthurs. Wagner-Camp 96-1 " Lang and Taylor were members of the Society of Friends who visited the Indians recentky moved from east of the Mississippi to the trans-Mississippi regions. Their report was presented to the Yearly Meeting of the Friends of New England and New York before being published under the above title." Howes L 72, Graff 2386, Rader 2199.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1926. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 367 pages, frontis, illustrations, minor edge wear to clipped jacket. Herd 1304. The author relates his ranching experiences and accounts of Roosevelt. Scarce in jacket..

Spokane: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1996. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 230 pages, frontis, illustrations, very slight fade to jacket spine. Frontier Military Series XIX. Limited to 1,000 copies..

N.Y.: D.D. Merrill Company, 1893. Book. Good. Hardcover. Original decorative cloth, 2 Volumes in 1, 425 + 485 pages, frontis, illustrations, wear to edges, front inner hinge cracked and loosing, owner name. A good reading or research copy. Graff 2390, Howes L78, Adams One-Fifty 94, "One of the standard works on the Montana Vigilantes and the Plummer gang of road agents." Six-Guns 1280..

N.Y.: D.D. Merrill Company, 1890. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Original publisher¿s deluxe full leather binding with a gilt vignette on front covers, raised bands and gilt title on spines, marbled end-papers, all edges gilt, re-cased with original covers laid on. Vol. 1, 426 pages, frontis, illustrations. Vol. 2. 485 pages + ads, frontis, illustrations. Graff 2390, Howes L78, Adams One-Fifty 94, ¿One of the standard works on the Montana Vigilantes and the Plummer gang of road agents.¿ Six-Guns 1280..

N.Y.: D.D. Merrill Company, 1893. Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. Vol. 1, 426 pages, frontis, illustrations, inscribed by the author. Vol. 2 485 pages + ads, frontis, illustrations, inscribed by the author. Original publishers blue cloth, top edges gilt, wear to the edges, minor rubbing, inner hinge of vol. 2 starting, light crease to cover. Graff 2390, Howes L78, Adams One-Fifty 94, One of the standard works on the Montana Vigilantes and the Plummer gang of road agents. Six-Guns 1280..

Boston: J. G. Cupples Co. Publishers, 1893. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Vol. 1, 426 pages, frontis, illustrations. Vol. 2 485 pages + ads, frontis, illustrations. Original publishers deluxe ¾ leather binding, marbled boards with matching end-papers, all edges gilt, minor edge wear, owner name in both vols. Sets in the deluxe binding are rather rare. Graff 2390, Howes L78, Adams One-Fifty 94, One of the standard works on the Montana Vigilantes and the Plummer gang of road agents. Six-Guns 1280..

Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1974. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 230 pages, frontis, maps, illustrations. Mintz, 474, "Consists of letters written by a writer known only as Utah. They were published in 1858059. Utah writes of Chimney Rock and other points along the trail as he traveled with a recruit detachment to Camp Floyd Utah to participate in the Mormon War.".

College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 233 pages, photos. Articles by various authors including Waddies, Up the Trail, Hoss Stinks, Minority Voices, Women of the Range..

Lancaster PA.: The New Era Printing Company, 1918. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 256 pages, photos, fold-out chart, 3/4 leather with marbled boards and end-papers, top edge gilt, slight wear, spine possibly replaced some time ago, a very nice copy. "One of the best accounts of an overland journey across the plains and perhaps the best account of the founding of Denver and of life for the first few years that we have.¿ TWS. Graff 2400, Howes L102, ¿Larimer was among the earliest Pike¿s Peak adventurers, and one of the founders of Denver.¿ Rittenhouse 354, ¿Larimer went over the Santa Fe Trail in 1858 to Bent¿s Fort. He knew Alexander Majors and other prominent figures. Some data on mail lines. The work was printed for private distribution.¿.

Lancaster PA.: The New Era Printing Company, 1918. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 256 pages, photos, fold-out chart, original limp leather, gilt bands and lettering on spine, wear to upper and lower spine, corners repaired, INSCRIBED by William Larimer Mellon, who is noted on the title page as having the book printed, writing the introduction, as was the grandson of the subject, housed in a slipcase. One of the best accounts of an overland journey across the plains and perhaps the best account of the founding of Denver and of life for the first few years that we have." TWS. Graff 2400, Howes L102, "Larimer was among the earliest Pike's Peak adventurers, and one of the founders of Denver." Rittenhouse 354, "Larimer went over the Santa Fe Trail in 1858 to bent's Fort. He knew Alexander Majors and other prominent figures. Some data on mail lines. The work was printed for private distribution.".

Palo Alto CA: American West Publishing CO., 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 384 pages, photos, map. American Revolution, France, Spain, and the forces at work that contended for the American West..

Norman: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 2010. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 256 pages, map, illustrations. Western Lands and Water Series XXV. "In 1859, the American Fur Company set out on what would then be the longest steamboat trip in North American history-a headline-making, 6,200-mile trek along the Missouri River from St. Louis to Fort Benton in present-day Montana, and back again. Steamboats West is an adventure story that navigates the rocky rapids of the upper Missouri to offer a fascinating account of travel to the raw frontier past the pale of settlement. It was a venture that extended trade deep into the Northwest and made an enormous stride in transportation. Drawing on the journals of Dr. Elias Marsh and Charles Henry Weber and the official accounts of Charles P. Chouteau and Capt. William Franklin Raynolds, who traveled aboard the steamboats Spread Eagle and Chippewa, the authors weave together firsthand accounts of the river journey with helpful commentary. Along the way, they… Read More

San Antonio: Southern Literary Institute, 1935. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 326 pages, frontis, illustrations, front hinge starting but solid, INSCRIBED by the author's daughter who wrote the foreword for the book, one of 300 numbered copies. Larson joined the army in 1860, and served in the West until joining the Civil War. Fort Laramie, Riley, Fetterman, Bent's Fort, Santa Fe, etc..