Law and Order Ltd.: The Rousing Life of Elfego Baca by Crichton, Kyle S - 1928

Westernlore Press, LA, 1967. HBDJ, 1967, 1st edition, minor rub DJ & small mended tear, VG/VG, Light X-Library Stamp top Edge outer pgs, but no other Markings, blank endpapers light residue. First Edition. Hard Cover.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. LONE COWBOY- My Life Story- Will James- Illustrated by Author- Charles Scribner's Sons-New York- August 1930- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Scribner colophon and "A" on copyright page- Hardcover:-8vo- VG- no dj- original publishers green cloth with gilt titles on spineand cover and rider on horse with lasso- spine is lightly sun-toned but still legible-light rubs, but square, tight and clean-- 431pp all clean, no tears or writing- profusely illustrated in B&W by author- frontis in glossy B&W of James-the letter-SEE PHOTOS- Will James was born on a Montana Trail in 1892 and orphaned at the age of four, Will followed his guardian a French Canadian trapper named Bopy, to camps scattered from the Yellowstone to the McKenzie River. " In Lone Cowboy, Will on his own after Bopy's death, drifts from one outfit to another, herding cattle, busting broncos, and getting into scrapes before he's old enough to shave or drink at the… Read More

Near Fine book that has very slight bumps to corners, shelf wear to edges, pages are slightly age-toned. and with soft spine ends; in a Good jacket that has chips, largest about 1 by 2 inches top corner front panel, and tears to edges, some color loss, rubbing, and with slight fading to spine. The $4.00 price on front flap has been lined through and 2.95 written in ballpoint. This copy inscribed generically – Happy Trails – and signed by Muller on a blank end page between the half-title and title pages. Muller was better known as a Western artist whose work was influenced by C. M. Russell. Muller claims to have lived with Buffalo Bill, after his father was killed in an accident, from when he was nine until he was twenty seven. The veracity of this tale has been disputed and the tale here might be considered autobiographical fiction. The book is quite scarce signed by the author, who was the illustrator.

J. N. Graves. The seven wonders of the ancient world. Souvenir from J. N. Graves, Real Estate Broker, Henrietta, Tex. [Texas?]: [No publication information] [Circa 1890-1900] Color pictorial wraps, with string ties. Ties are missing. 14 x 22.5 cm. Color illustrations. 7 leaves, with illustrations on one side and text on the verso. Wear to corners of front cover; old tape repair to top of the rear cover. Very good.
OCLC shows no holdings for this item, with one holding for a similar item, sponsored by Nebraska City Cereal Mills (Univ. of Utah). The illustrations appear to be chromolithographs. Ad on the rear cover for 30,000 acres of choice farm lands in Clay County, Texas. Henrietta, Texas is the county seat of Clay County, twenty miles south of Wichita Falls. Henrietta was incorporated in 1881. In 1882 the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway reached Henrietta. In 1890 the town had a population of 2,100, a photographer, several saloons and hotels, restaurants, a 400-seat opera house, two banks, a… Read More

Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1917. First edition. Includes 3 poems by Wilkinson who provides a 9-page foreword describing her selection process. Also includes poems by Bret Harte, Helen Hunt Jackson, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, George Sterling, Bayard Taylor, Edwin Markham, Robert Louis Stevenson, Joaquin Miller, Robinson Jeffers, Harriet Monroe, et al. (Refreshingly, it would appear that around 40% of the poems are by women.) 12mo green cloth boards stamped in gilt and yellow; 153 pages including index. Bright and near fine with just a touch of minor wear; in good, somewhat stained and edge-worn dust jacket with large chip from base of spine extending slightly to front and back panels but nonetheless bright and attractive. Scarce to rare in dust jacket.

Westernlore Press, LA, 1967. HBDJ, 1967, 1st edition, minor rub DJ & small mended tear, VG/VG, Light X-Library Stamp top Edge outer pgs, but no other Markings, blank endpapers light residue. First Edition. Hard Cover.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. LONE COWBOY- My Life Story- Will James- Illustrated by Author- Charles Scribner's Sons-New York- August 1930- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Scribner colophon and "A" on copyright page- Hardcover:-8vo- VG- no dj- original publishers green cloth with gilt titles on spineand cover and rider on horse with lasso- spine is lightly sun-toned but still legible-light rubs, but square, tight and clean-- 431pp all clean, no tears or writing- profusely illustrated in B&W by author- frontis in glossy B&W of James-the letter-SEE PHOTOS- Will James was born on a Montana Trail in 1892 and orphaned at the age of four, Will followed his guardian a French Canadian trapper named Bopy, to camps scattered from the Yellowstone to the McKenzie River. " In Lone Cowboy, Will on his own after Bopy's death, drifts from one outfit to another, herding cattle, busting broncos, and getting into scrapes before he's old enough to shave or drink at the… Read More

Near Fine book that has very slight bumps to corners, shelf wear to edges, pages are slightly age-toned. and with soft spine ends; in a Good jacket that has chips, largest about 1 by 2 inches top corner front panel, and tears to edges, some color loss, rubbing, and with slight fading to spine. The $4.00 price on front flap has been lined through and 2.95 written in ballpoint. This copy inscribed generically – Happy Trails – and signed by Muller on a blank end page between the half-title and title pages. Muller was better known as a Western artist whose work was influenced by C. M. Russell. Muller claims to have lived with Buffalo Bill, after his father was killed in an accident, from when he was nine until he was twenty seven. The veracity of this tale has been disputed and the tale here might be considered autobiographical fiction. The book is quite scarce signed by the author, who was the illustrator.

J. N. Graves. The seven wonders of the ancient world. Souvenir from J. N. Graves, Real Estate Broker, Henrietta, Tex. [Texas?]: [No publication information] [Circa 1890-1900] Color pictorial wraps, with string ties. Ties are missing. 14 x 22.5 cm. Color illustrations. 7 leaves, with illustrations on one side and text on the verso. Wear to corners of front cover; old tape repair to top of the rear cover. Very good.
OCLC shows no holdings for this item, with one holding for a similar item, sponsored by Nebraska City Cereal Mills (Univ. of Utah). The illustrations appear to be chromolithographs. Ad on the rear cover for 30,000 acres of choice farm lands in Clay County, Texas. Henrietta, Texas is the county seat of Clay County, twenty miles south of Wichita Falls. Henrietta was incorporated in 1881. In 1882 the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway reached Henrietta. In 1890 the town had a population of 2,100, a photographer, several saloons and hotels, restaurants, a 400-seat opera house, two banks, a… Read More

Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1917. First edition. Includes 3 poems by Wilkinson who provides a 9-page foreword describing her selection process. Also includes poems by Bret Harte, Helen Hunt Jackson, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, George Sterling, Bayard Taylor, Edwin Markham, Robert Louis Stevenson, Joaquin Miller, Robinson Jeffers, Harriet Monroe, et al. (Refreshingly, it would appear that around 40% of the poems are by women.) 12mo green cloth boards stamped in gilt and yellow; 153 pages including index. Bright and near fine with just a touch of minor wear; in good, somewhat stained and edge-worn dust jacket with large chip from base of spine extending slightly to front and back panels but nonetheless bright and attractive. Scarce to rare in dust jacket.