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Both feet in the stirrups. Illustrated by J.K. Ralston. by [MONTANA COWBOYS]. HUNTINGTON, Bill [William C.] - 1959].

by [MONTANA COWBOYS]. HUNTINGTON, Bill [William C.]

Both feet in the stirrups. Illustrated by J.K. Ralston. by [MONTANA COWBOYS]. HUNTINGTON, Bill [William C.] - 1959].

Both feet in the stirrups. Illustrated by J.K. Ralston.

by [MONTANA COWBOYS]. HUNTINGTON, Bill [William C.]

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[Billings, MT: Western Livestock Reporter, 1959]. Thick 8vo. 408 pp. Numerous plates & illustrations. Brown publisher’s cloth, silver lettering on spine, w/ d.j. photo cover art of bronco rider (slight sunning to spine, very minor shelfwear), still NF/VG copy, signed by author on ffep. First edition, signed, of this anthology of reminiscences by the longtime Montana cowboy, who homesteaded on Blue Creek, ran a sheep shearing plant, managed Sturm & Drake’s sale barn in Billings, and spent his life freighting, breaking, training and cowboying. Bill’s wife Ella was a renowned sharpshooter, daughter Daisy a trick rider & roper, and they all worked a traveling show for a while, and after World War II Bill finally became a weekly columnist for the Western Livestock Reporter. He was later inducted in 2014 into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame.
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  • Date Published 1959].
  • Keywords Western Americana, Memoirs, Outlaws, Gunfighters, Cattle Ranching, Montana, Western Art, J.K. Ralston, Bill Huntington, Signed Copies, Signed Firsts, Cover Art, Bronco Riders, Riding
Wings for the U.S. Army Air Forces: activities and achievements of the Continental-Denver...
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Wings for the U.S. Army Air Forces: activities and achievements of the Continental-Denver Modification Center, July 1942 - August 1945.

by [AVIATION -- WORLD WAR II]. [WOOD, Jesse R., JOHNSON, Dorothy, JONES, Virginia, STEPHEN, Louise & WHITSON, Frank].

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Denver, CO: Continental Air Lines, Inc., 1945. 4to. ix, 76, [18] leaves. With photos, tables, charts. Beige textured softcovers, cover art of B-17 & B-29 bombers lying over the globe, plastic comb binding as issued (minor dustsoiling, edgewear, minor bumping to corners), still VG copy. First edition of this very rare report on Continental Air Lines efforts in modification of aircraft during World War II. Due to personnel shortages, women were trained in large numbers with the Emily Griffith Opportunity School who also received training in sheet metal fabrication, welding, and metal casting to handle bomber retrofits for over 2500 B-17 and B-29 bombers, as well as 25 P-51 Mustang fighters, and 6 additional experimental B-29 bombers. The airport facility in Denver erected two 600 x 400 foot hangers, and continued hiring skilled labor. Worldcat locates 1 copy (History Colorado); See: Gail Beaton, Colorado Women in World War II (2020), pp. 146-149.
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The Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railway; Combination cars for Butte, Montana; New England Railways’...
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New York: McGraw Publishing, July 1, 1905-Dec. 30, 1905. Thick 4to. 1156 pp. With over 2000 text illustrations, photos, photographs, diagrams, blue prints, 1 large folding table, 1 large folding colour map, the special 128 pp. Special Issue for Philadelphia Convention printed on thicker paper stoc,. Black buckram, gilt lettering on spine, renewed endpapers (first and final leaves w/ old tape repairs to fore-edges of leaves, former ownership markings on 2nd flyleaf indicating rebind in 1975), still VG- copy. First edition of the entire Vol. XXVI for this historic trade magazine for electric railways, electric utility companies, street cars, and interurban line companies in the Progressive Era. The articles expound upon the vast investments and improvements across the World as electrification encouraged much more rapid development of mass transit within cities, towns, and between urban and suburban communities. Of particular interest in these issues are the number of articles devoted to electric… Read More
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A new method of hanging the old style double-hung window sash, which gives lasting service with...
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A new method of hanging the old style double-hung window sash, which gives lasting service with the advantage of reversibility of sash, easy and smooth operation -- and automatic locking. [A.I.A. File No. 17-B].

by [ARCHITECTURE -- WINDOWS]. [LEWIS, Claude Alexander (Eng.)].

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Houston, TX: American Window Co., [ca. 1925]. 4to. 44 pp. Illust. title, photo illustrations, blueprints in black & tan (several large double-page folding). Printed illustrated green-gray softcovers, w/ raised embossed window logo for AWCO on front cover, lettering in black & orange, yapp fore-edges (minor dustsoiling, edgewear), still VG copy, retaining original printed thumb tab for A.I.A. First edition of this very scarce, and well-illustrated work on the newly invented windows produced by AWCO in Houston, TX which allowed for both upper and lower sections of double-hung window sashes to be pivoted in and cleaned. In the years before air conditioning became standard equipment for commercial buildings, and residences, the AWCO windows were installed in the Loew Theatre in Houston, Memorial Hospital in Louisiana, MO, the La Salle Hotel in Beaumont, TX, and Doctors and Hospital Building in New York. Lewis (1889-1944) was an oil engineer for the Texas Oil Company who when frustrated with being unable… Read More
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Flaming forest. With illustrations by R. Farrington Elwell.
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Flaming forest. With illustrations by R. Farrington Elwell.

by [FOREST SERVICE - MONTANA]. ATWATER, Montgomery M.

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Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1941. 8vo. vii, [1], 211, [1] pp. Frontisp., illustrated title, plates. Red publisher’s cloth, black lettering, illustrated endpapers (very minor shelfwear), w/ d.j. cover art of Forest Service ranger fighting Montana forest fire by Elwell (very minor edgewear, scuffing), NF/VG copy. First edition, stated, of this exceedingly scarce Hank Winton juvenile mystery set in the Northern Rocky Mountains of Montana, showcasing the U.S. Forest Service, Forest fires, and early parachuting smokejumpers. Atwater (1904-1976) born in Baker City, OR, and Harvard grad, worked as a Montana racher and trapper, forest ranger, and was WWII 10th Mountain Division veteran. Later through his work at Wasatch National Forest, he became known as the father of the Snow Avalanche work in the U.S., and this title has become very scarce.
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[An uncommon archive of 62 silver gelatin factory photographs for the noted Boyertown Coach &...
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[Boyertown, PA: Boyertown Auto Body Works, ca. 1955-1958]. 4to. 62 mylar sleeves, all w/ inserted 8 x 10 in. silver gelatin photographs, all w/ company logo in lower fore-edge of negative, a few w/ additional company information, or P.R. typescript on verso. Recent 3-ring clamshell binder, an excellent set of images, with all retaining bright contrast. This fascinating collection of original Boyertown Coach & Body Works photographs showcases a wide range of commercial and government trucks built on Ford 1 ton, Chevrolet 3600, and Dodge chassis, engines & cab platforms. These images include many different food trucks, including those for hauling pretzels, vending machine supplies, bread, baked goods, portable donut trucks, and more. Also represented are refrigerated dairy trucks, such as one for the Lehigh Valley Farmers Cooperative out of Allentown, PA; or a refrigerated truck for the A.I. Lipsey, Inc. Furs Company. In addition, first responders and emergency vehicles for the Salvation Army Emergency… Read More
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Japanese goldfish: their varieties and cultivation. A practical guide to the Japanese methods of...
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Japanese goldfish: their varieties and cultivation. A practical guide to the Japanese methods of goldfish culture for amateurs and professionals. . . .

by [AQUARIUM]. SMITH, Hugh M.[cCormick].

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Washington, D.C.: W.F. Roberts Co., 1909. Oblong 8vo. 112 pp. Photo frontisp., numerous photo illustrations, 10 colour chromolithograph plates by J. Urata, numerous text illustrations. Ribbed-green publisher’s cloth, gilt fancy Oranda embossed on front cover, gilt lettering (minor wear & fraying head & foot of spine, corners), still VG- copy. First edition of this excellent work detailing the cultivation and aquarium keeping of Japanese goldfish species. At the beginning of the 20th century, there was an explosion of interest in Japanese goldfish breeds, and the leading goldfish breeding center farms were located in Koriyama next to the ancient Japanese capital city of Nara. Over 350 different goldfish breeding operations were supplying millions of exotic goldfish to international markets, and the Nara Trading Co. which also dealt imported and distributed Chinese & Japanese pharmaceuticals were well known for their aquarium supplies and goldfish breeds. This well-illustrated handbook details with… Read More
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Wings for the U.S. Army Air Forces: activities and achievements of the Continental-Denver...
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Wings for the U.S. Army Air Forces: activities and achievements of the Continental-Denver Modification Center, July 1942 - August 1945.

by [AVIATION -- WORLD WAR II]. [WOOD, Jesse R., JOHNSON, Dorothy, JONES, Virginia, STEPHEN, Louise & WHITSON, Frank].

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Denver, CO: Continental Air Lines, Inc., 1945. 4to. ix, 76, [18] leaves. With photos, tables, charts. Beige textured softcovers, cover art of B-17 & B-29 bombers lying over the globe, plastic comb binding as issued (minor dustsoiling, edgewear, minor bumping to corners), still VG copy. First edition of this very rare report on Continental Air Lines efforts in modification of aircraft during World War II. Due to personnel shortages, women were trained in large numbers with the Emily Griffith Opportunity School who also received training in sheet metal fabrication, welding, and metal casting to handle bomber retrofits for over 2500 B-17 and B-29 bombers, as well as 25 P-51 Mustang fighters, and 6 additional experimental B-29 bombers. The airport facility in Denver erected two 600 x 400 foot hangers, and continued hiring skilled labor. Worldcat locates 1 copy (History Colorado); See: Gail Beaton, Colorado Women in World War II (2020), pp. 146-149.
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Flaming forest. With illustrations by R. Farrington Elwell.
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Flaming forest. With illustrations by R. Farrington Elwell.

by [FOREST SERVICE - MONTANA]. ATWATER, Montgomery M.

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Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1941. 8vo. vii, [1], 211, [1] pp. Frontisp., illustrated title, plates. Red publisher’s cloth, black lettering, illustrated endpapers (very minor shelfwear), w/ d.j. cover art of Forest Service ranger fighting Montana forest fire by Elwell (very minor edgewear, scuffing), NF/VG copy. First edition, stated, of this exceedingly scarce Hank Winton juvenile mystery set in the Northern Rocky Mountains of Montana, showcasing the U.S. Forest Service, Forest fires, and early parachuting smokejumpers. Atwater (1904-1976) born in Baker City, OR, and Harvard grad, worked as a Montana racher and trapper, forest ranger, and was WWII 10th Mountain Division veteran. Later through his work at Wasatch National Forest, he became known as the father of the Snow Avalanche work in the U.S., and this title has become very scarce.
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A$380.18
[An uncommon archive of 62 silver gelatin factory photographs for the noted Boyertown Coach &...
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[Boyertown, PA: Boyertown Auto Body Works, ca. 1955-1958]. 4to. 62 mylar sleeves, all w/ inserted 8 x 10 in. silver gelatin photographs, all w/ company logo in lower fore-edge of negative, a few w/ additional company information, or P.R. typescript on verso. Recent 3-ring clamshell binder, an excellent set of images, with all retaining bright contrast. This fascinating collection of original Boyertown Coach & Body Works photographs showcases a wide range of commercial and government trucks built on Ford 1 ton, Chevrolet 3600, and Dodge chassis, engines & cab platforms. These images include many different food trucks, including those for hauling pretzels, vending machine supplies, bread, baked goods, portable donut trucks, and more. Also represented are refrigerated dairy trucks, such as one for the Lehigh Valley Farmers Cooperative out of Allentown, PA; or a refrigerated truck for the A.I. Lipsey, Inc. Furs Company. In addition, first responders and emergency vehicles for the Salvation Army Emergency… Read More
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Treatise on dyeing silk; Curing cocoons, Extracts from a German treatise on dyeing silk;...
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Baltimore, MD: American Silk Society, John D. Toy, Printer, 1840. 8vo. [2], 357, [1] pp., contiguously paginated, including index. Text woodcut illustrations, couple tables. Contemporary quarter-diced brown calf over marbled boards, gilt lettering on spine (occasional foxing, toning, some browning in middle issues), still a VG copy. First edition, thus, of this complete run for the second year of this pioneering American Silk Society magazine. Founded by Smith (1793-1867) in 1838, after not only inventing and promoting his “Improved Silk Reel” first introduced in 1830, but also publishing “A Treatise on the Culture of Silk” in 1830. This volume encompasses an extended treatise on dyeing silks, problems in raising the Mulberry leaves to feed the silkworms, as well as staving off disease, and other issues with silkworms. In addition, there are included foreign articles detailing silkworm raising efforts, and dyeing techniques, and Smith himself was a proponent of importing and selling the… Read More
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