Search Results: Titles starting with L from BUCKINGHAM BOOKS

Tucson: Settlers West Galleries, 2003., 2003. First edition. First edition. Limited to 2,000 copies. Large oblong quarto. Black cloth, gold stamping on front cover and spine, maroon endpapers, xi [1], 296 pp., frontis. [portrait], foreword, introduction, acknowledgments, notes, illustrated, index. This volume contains over 500 spectacular images of the American West. The informative text is complemented with personal images of Huffman and his friends. Many of the photographer's printed and published collectibles and memorabilia featured in this book are reproduced for the first time. The book is divided into six chapters; Chapter One: The Life and Legacy of L.A. Huffman [1854-1931]; Chapter Two: Yellowstone National Park, Landscapes, Hunting, and the Custer Battlefield; Chapter Three: Indian Portraits and other Indian Views; Chapter Four: Miles City, Portraits, Camps and Ranches; Chapter Five: The Life of the Working Cowboy, including cowboys, bronc busting, roundup scenes, and branding, roping… Read More

N.P.: Privately printed, N.D. [ca 1928]., [ca 1928]. First edition. 9 1/4" x 8" in colorful pictorial wrapper, folded at center. [16]pp. including cover. Written in Spanish and in English. Illustrations. Map. Profusely illustrated guide, showing photoraphs of various hotels, scenery, the Panama Canal, agriculture scenes, individuals participating in various activities, Panama Bay scenes, etc.Guide is almost exclusively pictures; however, there is information about what Panama offers the tourist. 7" x 10" strip map of Panama and showing finished roads and roads under construction; National Railroad lines and trade ports. Also offers a chart of times and distances from Panama to various cities.Light soiling and with wear to the extremities.

N.P.: Privately printed, 1976., 1976. First edition. First edition. Thick quarto. Color, stiff pictorial wrappers, xix [3], 556 [4] pp., acknowledgments, foreword, introduction, illustrated, portraits,maps, references, advertisements. A well documented Texas county history. Includes many interesting historical articles concerning this border county and the people in its history; archeology and Indian rock art, Indian fights, Texas Rangers, railroads, Mexican revolutionists, Judge Roy Bean, winery, Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers, etc., with several old fashioned recipes thrown in. Fine copy.

[Mexico City: Albatros, 1946]., 1946. First edition. First edition. Text in Spanish. Fine in pictorial wrappers. Queen Quorum 102 says, "---Antonio Helu was founding a south-of-the-border school of detection, developing the first great Mexican manhunter, Maximo Roldan. In the earliest tale to appear in the United States, Roldan solved an intricate and baffling murder to prove that crime does pay: for by solving the murder Roldan was able to pocket 10,000 pesos in jewels, thus combining (bloodhound) business with (pilfering) pleasure. The wages of sin, in Roldan's lexicon of larceny, is---detection." Very scarce. QUEEN'S QUORUM 102.

[Las Cruces: Doc45 Publishing, 2013]., 2013. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Signed by the author. Pictorial stiff wrappers,[2], 113 pp., introduction, illustrated, maps, chapter end notes, index. "The story of a building, its people, and its place. The building sits on a lot next to the plaza. The lot is terreno de solar, a grant to a Mexican citizen by the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, on which to build a house. By the terms of the grant, the grantee is obliged to own a horse and a gun. Within a year or so the grantee - and his lot - are no longer in Mexico - they are both in the United States." Over time a merchant buys the home and opens a store. He sells to his partner, who opens Samuel Bean & Company. During the Civil War the Union denounces Bean as a "Johnny Reb," and confiscates the store. John Davis eventually buys the property and establishes the most famous hotel in New Mexico Territory, the Corn Exchange. After the death of John Davis and later his wife, the… Read More

[Las Cruces: Doc45 Publishing, 2013]., 2013. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Signed by the author. Pictorial stiff wrappers,[2], 113 pp., introduction, illustrated, maps, chapter end notes, index. "The story of a building, its people, and its place. The building sits on a lot next to the plaza. The lot is terreno de solar, a grant to a Mexican citizen by the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, on which to build a house. By the terms of the grant, the grantee is obliged to own a horse and a gun. Within a year or so the grantee - and his lot - are no longer in Mexico - they are both in the United States." Over time a merchant buys the home and opens a store. He sells to his partner, who opens Samuel Bean & Company. During the Civil War the Union denounces Bean as a "Johnny Reb," and confiscates the store. John Davis eventually buys the property and establishes the most famous hotel in New Mexico Territory, the Corn Exchange. After the death of John Davis and later his wife, the… Read More

Quebec: Province of Quebec Tourist Bureau, n.d. [ca 1940]., 1940. First edition. 9 1/8" x 8" in bright, colorful pictorial wrappers. [20]pp. including wrappers. Black and white illustrations. Overview of the province of Quebec with brief information on Montreal, the Laurentian Mountains, Quebec City, Southern Quebec, Lower St. Lawrence and Temiscouata, the Gaspe Peninsula, Temiscamingue and Abitibi. This is followed by 14 pages of photographs showing scenes of various places within the province of Quebec. Light creasing for rolling along with wrappers lightly soiled and with light wear to the extremities. Very good -.

Quebec: Province of Quebec Tourist Bureau, n.d. [ca 1940]., 1940. First edition. 9 1/8" x 8" in bright, colorful pictorial wrappers. [20]pp. including wrappers. Black and white illustrations. Overview of the province of Quebec with brief information on Montreal, the Laurentian Mountains, Quebec City, Southern Quebec, Lower St. Lawrence and Temiscouata, the Gaspe Peninsula, Temiscamingue and Abitibi. This is followed by 14 pages of photographs showing scenes of various places within the province of Quebec. Minor soiling and with light wear to the extremities. Very good.

Los Angeles: Security Trust and Savings Bank, 1929., 1929. First edition. 9" x 5.5" printed wrappers. 208 pages, with additional text on insides of front and rear covers, illustrations, portraits. Includes much information about the history of Los Angeles, beginning with its founding and adoption as a civic pueblo by Felipe de Neve. Information included on all aspects of the city to include history of the earliest pioneers, slavery, the Civil War, the city’s growth, Abbot Kinney, the boom of the eighties, WWI, the construction of the coliseum for athletic events, philanthropists, oil wells, railroads, Roosevelt, Hollywood, history of the Security Bank, etc. Profusely illustrated with photographs of the city’s history to include those of early pioneers, Presidents of the L.A. Chamber of Commerce, mayors, buildings, athletic arenas, parades, natural history, trains, automobiles, men and women who impacted Los Angles, etc. A very informative booklet. Soiled… Read More

Paris: Librairie De Firmin-Didot Et Cie, 1892., 1892. First edition. First French edition. Originally published in the U.S.A. in 1891. Thick quarto. Three quarter leather and cloth, titles stamped in gold on the spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers, [6], 698 pp., frontis., illustrated, maps, chapter notes. Herd 1959 says "Scarce." "The author, a Frenchman, visited the United States in 1890. He analyzes American civilization and gives impression of the people and customs encountered on the western ranches and in western towns and cities." An all-encompassing account of American life and culture, through the eyes of a visitor. Includes information on ranching, petroleum, westward emigration, agriculture, manufacturing, social mores, politics, etc. Light cosmetic restoration to spine ends and corners, else a very good copy.

[Gallup, New Mexico: Published by The Indian Trader, Inc., 1998]., 1998. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Color pictorial stiff wrappers, [4], vi, 198 pp., about the author, foreword, illustrated from photographs, portraits, map. epilogue, acknowledgments. This book is a compilation of columns which appeared over the years in "The Voice of the Southwest" ----- the newspaper of the Diocese of Gallup. Tony Hillerman says in a promotional blurb, "No one with an interest in the Navajos or the colorful culture of the Four Corners Country should miss this long look backward at the work of Father Cormac --- the gentle radio voice of 'The Padre's Hour." As new, unread copy without dust jacket, as issued.

Calumet: Greenlee Printing Co. of Calumet, MI., 1990., 1990. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Blue/Gray pictorial, printed wrappers, 128 pp., author's note, illustrated from photographs, facsimiles, sources. Brief history and numerous pictures of early Lac La Belle located in Keweenaw County, Michigan. A beautiful resort community and also famous for having a prehistoric copper mining site. Fine copy.

New York: Random House, [1940]., 1940. First edition. First trade edition. Preceded by an English actor's edition in wrappers, this being the first trade edition and only edition in hardcover. Front and rear endpapers lightly toned at the edges else a near fine, bright copy in a lightly rubbed dust jacket lightly darkened on the spine and with a tiny crease to lower portion of front cover. Housed in a half leather and cloth clamshell case with titles stamped in gilt on the spine. The uncommon play source for the 1941 film noir directed by Charles Vidor and starring Ida Lupino and Evelyn Keyes. Wikipedia provides the following description which we feel accurately tells the story. "Ellen Creed, a proud spinster fallen on hard times, has spent the past two years as housekeeper and companion to her old friend Leonora Fiske, a wealthy retiree who in her youth had been a chorus girl "of easy virtue". Ellen receives a letter threatening that unless she can tame her two peculiar sisters,… Read More

Leadville, Colorado: Timberline Books, 1976, 1976. First edition. First edition, 3rd printing. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" in red pictorial stiff wrappers. 40 pp., illustrations, index, bibliography. The era of prostitution in Colorado ironically coincided with the prudish Victorian period. Demand for prostitutes exploded throughout early-day mining camps and settlements because of an extreme shortage of women in the West. Discusses Silverheels, Poker Alice, Cattle Kate, Red Stockings, Jillis and Lois Lovell, etc. Several black and white photographs throughout. Small inked notations at bottom of the title page, else a near fine copy.

New York: Pocket Books, [1998]., 1998. First edition. First edition. Signed. Fine in dust jacket. The disappearance of Elizabeth Lucido, top aide to Nassau County's Executive, is big news. On the night she vanished, she had a meeting with her secret lover, her boss's political opponent! What's the connection?

Lake City: Western Reflections Publishing Company, [2000]., 2000. First edition. Revised edition. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" in purple pictorial stiff wrappers. 108 pp., illustrations, contents, index, bibliography. The era of prostitution in Colorado ironically coincided with the prudish Victorian period. Demand for prostitutes exploded throughout early-day mining camps and settlements because of an extreme shortage of women in the West. Discusses Silverheels, Poker Alice, Cattle Kate, Red Stockings, Pearl DeVere, Madame Vestal, Baby Doe Tabor, Etta Place Mattie Silks, Mollie May, Jillis and Lois Lovell, etc. Several black and white photographs throughout. As new.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1948., 1948. First edition. First edition. Author's third book to appear using his own name. Page edges uniformly tanned, else near fine in dust jacket with very light wear to spine ends and the extremities. The author is best known as the creator of Doc Savage, The Man Of Bronze. Set in Florida a young woman is tricked into leaving her young son, and when she returns he is gone .... kidnapped! As it develops the kidnapped child is of great concern, but the deeper motives of the kidnapper are decidedly more significant. Crime Club mystery.

[New York]: Harper, [2013]., 2013. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Signed by the author. Two-tone boards, [14], 289 [1] pp., prologue, illustrated, portraits, map, acknowledgments, Earpnotes, notes, sources, photo credits, index. Jeff Guinn in a promotional blurb for the book says, "Thanks to Ann Kirschner's brilliant LADY AT THE O. K. CORRAL, we finally have the definitive story of Josie Earp, a key player not only in the events leading up to and after the infamous shootout, but in crafting much of the mythology that's been widely accepted ever since. A must-read book for anyone who loves narrative nonfiction, or simply enjoys a hellaciously well-told tale." Another publisher's blurb says, "....... the definitive biography of Josephine Marcus Earp, a Jewish woman from New York who became the common-law wife of famed lawman and gambler Wyatt Earp." As new, in dust jacket.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1946]., 1946. First edition. First edition thus. Photoplay edition issued to coincide with the release of the film starring Robert Montgomery as Marlowe and directed by him as well. Presentation inscription by Robert Montgomery, "For Jack Cordes, With many thanks and all good wishes. This was my first directorial job. Robert Montgomery, March 1965." Jack Cordes was a long time book collector of mysteries and crime, sci-fi, and genre fiction whose collection was initially disbursed in 2012. He was also big on books-into-film titles as well and was in a position to get books inscribed by some major Hollywood figures. Fine, bright copy in lightly rubbed dust jacket with light wear to foot of spine and corners, and a few small closed tears and nicks to the extremities, else an attractive copy. There is no fading with this copy. The front and rear dust jacket panels have pictures of Montgomery, Lloyd Nolan, Audrey Totter, and a scene from the film. In addition to… Read More

Palo Alto: American West Publishing Company, [1968]., 1968. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Pink cloth, titles stamped in blue on the spine, 127 pp., acknowledgments, introduction, illustrated from photographs. Introduction by Walter Van Tilburg Clark. Memoirs of life and activities in the Nevada mining towns of Tonopah and Goldfield from 1903 to 1922. Marjorie Brown arrived "a bride of nineteen, trained for nothing except how to be a lady." For the next twenty years her life was to be the life of Tonopah, her story, Tonopah's. Fine, bright copy in price-clipped, wraparound dust jacket