Search Results: Authors starting with R from Gene W. Baade Books on the West

NY: Pantheon, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 1st printing. Cloth & boards. Endpaper maps. Signed & dated by Raban in year of publication, shortly after publication. The author's journey in his boat through the Inside Passage, & from Seattle to Juneau, Alaska. Many references to Pacific coastal history: voyages, Indians. Fine, like new in dj. Superb copy.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. 1st printing. Hardbound. 318pp. Signed & dated by Rabe. From the dj: "The Finest series combines elements of Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar series with C. S. Lewis's Narnia for an inspiring tale of mystical intrigue and the crucible of morality for mankind." Fine, like new in dj (slight crease on bottom edge of back panel).

London: William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/Good. 1st printing this edition. Cloth. 368pp. Bibliography. Index. There is a depression on one spot of the front cover where something blunt fell on the book. Still a good+ copy in good dj with depression at same place.

OU, Norman, 1947, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Royal 8vo cloth. 336pp. Index. Presentation copy, signed & dated by Rader early in the year following publication, to D. N. Sakols (Mr. Sakols joined the Okla Hist Soc in 1929). A truly important bibliography of Western books. Very well organized. 3,793 scholarly entries. Ink stamp of the University of Oklahoma Library bottom of title page & bottom of last index page. No other library markings or ex-lib indications. Top of spine starting to fray a little, else vg. No dj.

NY: DAW, 1998. First Edition. Soft cover. Good. 1st printing. Pictorial paperback. 368pp. Signed by Radford on title page. Two short edge tears to back cover are archivally closed. Good thus.

NY: DAW, 1997. Soft cover. Fine. 3rd printing. Pictorical paperback. 380pp. Signed by Radford on title page. Fine.

NY: Gillespie County Fair Assoc, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible As New/As New. 1st printing. Cloth & boards. 529pp. Map. Signed & dated (not signed to anyone) in year of publication. "Autographed copy" sticker on front cover. Fine, like new in dj.

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Bantam Dell Pub Group, 2008. ARC. Soft cover. Fine. Advance Reading Copy. Pictorial trade wraps.343pp. "hilarious, inspirational, and sizzling... a novel of how a woman's search for happiness within her marriage -- and within herself -- turns a whole town upside down." A new novel by the "reading - group - favorite" author. Fine copy.

1938. Soft cover. Fine. Not a book. Nice group of six locomotive glossy photos (b/w & sepia) and one color litho train post card. Sizes range from 2 ¼" x 5 ¾" to wider & longer. Porter Brothers locomotive #200 has stamp of Davenport Locomotive Works on the back, with some soiling / staining on the back. Also, Youngstown and Northern #105, Marcellus & Otisco Lake #1, Ferro-Carril de Matanzas , N Y & N #22, F. C. el Estado de Chile (photo overexposed & difficult to read). The post card item is unused, Broadway Limited Pennsylvania Railroad System. These are in an old envelope mailed from A. Hriz, Sr., Cleveland, Ohio, to D. McLean, Spokane, Washington, and canceled in 1938. The 6 photos are not post cards. Generally fine condition except as noted above. There could be a sleeper or two here, and we're not referring to a railroad car.

Denver: Van Noy Inter-State Co, 1920. First Thus. Soft cover. Near Fine. 1st printing of this lovely travel book. 4to oblong pictorial wraps with famous b/w photograph on the cover ostensibly attributed to William S. Jackson. Unpaginated. Nicely reprinted sepia photos throughout with decorative borders. Bound in printed price label of 75 cents. (Rarely do I see these original price indicators in railroad "view books," as I call them. Really nice condition I grade as near fine. BONUS: THIS COPY COMES WITH ITS ORIGINAL PUBLISHER PRINTED 11' x 14" MAILING ENVELOPE. It has a couple of short tears and a quarter sized stain.

Norman: OU, 1967. First Thus. Hardcover. New/Very Good. 1st printing of New Edition which is a facsimile of the original. Gilt-stamped & pictorial cloth. 47pp. Illus. Foreword by Laurance S. Reid. Fine in dj with mild wear to extremities.

Chicago: Chicago and Northwestern Railway, 1901. Soft cover. Poor. Likely the first edition. Pictorial cloth wraps backed with paper. 114pp. Illustrations including some fine b/w Indian portraits. Long, color folding map in rear, "The Northwest in 1900 Showing The North-Western System and Connecting Lines to the Pacific. Also Indian Reservations, and their population in 1899." There is also a color map of the U. S. in the front. There are also several other color 1 page maps. This copy poor reading copy because (1) front binding is broken with first signature loose, (2) leave containing pps 63/64 have portion of a photo of Cheyenne Girls torn out with resulting loss of text on verso; piece torn out is @ 2 1/2" x 3". From another copy I simultaneously owned I photocopied those two pages & the copies are folded & laid into the book. (3) back hinge is broken but rear binding is nevertheless stable. Finally (4) verso of front cover, the paper backing, is cracked. Tiny library sticker on spine & inside… Read More

The Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline, Pittsburgh, n.d.. First Thus. Soft cover. Fine. Pictorial stapled wraps. 24pp. Illust. Attractive booklet. Fine. n.d.

(Enid): Privately printed, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 1st printing. Gilt-stamped and pictorial red cloth. 245pp. Illus. Acknowledgments. Index. Signed by Rainey on the ffep (real signature, not his stamped one). An important history of the old Panhandle of Oklahoma. Rainey was postmaster of Enid for many years and was apparently a scholarly and serious historian of the Cherokee Strip and, in this book, what was once called "No Man's Land." Near fine copy in vg dj with a couple of quite small chips at the bottom of the front panel.

Guthrie: Co-operative, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. 1st printing. Gilt-stamped red cloth. 504pp. Illus. Index. Signed & dated presentation by Rainey on March 17, 1934 "To one of the finest friends I have had, O. B. Pence". An essential & quite thorough history of The Cherokee Outlet. Vg- copy with moderate wear to extremities & dime-sized bleached spot lower front cover fore edge. Gilt on spine is dark. No dj as issued (we've never seen one or have ever heard of one). Howes R18, 6-guns 1790, Herd 1854.

Privately Published, Enid, 1949, 1949. First Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 12mo pictorial wraps. Unpag (68pp). Illustrated throughout out with cattle & horse brands. Frontispiece of Mr. Rainey. Mrs. Rainey published this book of Cherokee Strip brands in memory of her husband, who was active in public life in the Strip, & who wrote & published a couple of major books on the history of the Strip & No Man's Land. Published by the authority of the Cherokee Strip Live Stock Assoc.. Fine copy. Scarce. Overlooked by Adams.

Essex UK: Battle of Britain, 2015. First Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. 1st printing. Medium size oblong 4to in glossy wraps. 204pp. Profusely illustrated in color & b/w. Although this book covers several western subjects & may be called a general book, it is loaded with detail & wonderful photos, both vintage & new, & includes maps & prints. Small bump upper front cover, else fine.

Dalhart: Dalhart Pub Co, 1939. First Thus. Soft cover. Collectible Very Good. Original issue. 4to pictorial wraps showing XIT Headquarters, Division No. 1, Buffalo Springs. 99pp. Illus. Ads. Published in Dalhart, Texas. The XIT was once considered (around 1886) the largest ranch in the world, and it was fenced. The land was acquired by a Chicago syndicate in exchange for paying for the new Texas State Capitol building. The ranch, composed of 10 units, lay along the western border of the Texas Panhandle shared with New Mexico and the western end of the Oklahoma Panhandle. It's fame and history was written by J. Evetts Haley. Very good copy with a couple of short tears to the cover edges and mild soiling / aging. Wonderful short pieces biographical and otherwise, photos of old ranchers and cowboys, and great regional/local ads.

NY: Dutton Juvenile, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 1st printing. 4to pictorial hardbound. Illustrated children's' book. Signed by both Gloria & Ted Rand (not inscribed to anyone) and with a large drawing. Beautifully illustrated & a great true story. Fine, like new in dj.

NY: North South Books, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Oblong pictorial hardbound. (32pp). Illustrated children' book. Signed by both Gloria & Ted Rand & dated by the former in the year of publication. "This was the childhood of the fur Madsen children who made their home aboard a four-masted sailing bark that carried cargo all over the world in the 1800s." Based on the journal kept by Captain Madsen and his daughter, Ena..." The Rands formed a team without peer when it came to lovely, well-told, historically based children's illustrated books. Fine, like new in dj.