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London: George Routledge 1857. (Hardcover) 94pp. Good to very good, no dust jacket. Full leather binding, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, 35 engraved illustrations by the Brothers Dalziel, notes. Scuffed and worn. Locale: Wyoming. (History--United States, Indian Wars).
Plan of Haciendas Los Becos & Carrízal. by Willis S. Hunt - 1920s: American Development Near the SP Railway
by Willis S. Hunt
Plan of Haciendas Los Becos & Carrízal.: American Development Near the SP Railway
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Mexico] Willis S. Hunt. Plan of Haciendas Los Becos & Carrízal. District of Culican, Sinolosa Mexico. [Nogales, Arizona?]: Willis S. Hunt. [Circa 1920s] One sheet 22 x 38 cm. Maps. Folded. Edge wear and splits at folds. Fair.
OCLC shows no holdings for this item or this development. Willis S. Hunt appears in the Nogales papers from 1919 to the 1920s as a Culiacan, Mexico resident and land agent. An ambitious attempt to market 247 acre blocks to Americans. Map shows the Southern Pacific Railway line. The map on the verso shows larger area around the proposed development.- Seller Independent bookstores (US)
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Gertrude of Wyoming; Or the Pennsylvanian Cottage
by Campbell, Thomas
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Sand
by James, Will
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N. Y.: Charles Scribner's & Sons, 1929. Book. Illus. by James Will. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. About fine but for a little rubbing and wear at extremities. Green cloth cover is bright and clean. The age darkened, edgeworn jacket has a little chipping at the top ( title lettering O.K. ), and is missing an inch and three quarters of the spine foot, incl. publisher name. Nonetheless, a very acceptable copy of the true first edition, that is becoming quite uncommon..
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California’s Pioneer Mountaineer of Rabbit Creek
by Dressler, Albert
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Albert Dressler, San Francisco, 1930; First Edition; Copy #195 of a limited edition of 525; large 8vo, 72 pages; illustrated; green cloth; blind stamped black titles. The life and times of John Thomas Mason, who came to Sierra County in 1851 to join the Gold Rush, remained in Rabbit Creek for the next 79 years, and was still alive at the time of writing of this book. Fine, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket that has a single 3/4" closed edge tear on the back panel.
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Spirit of Patriotism As Evidenced by the Revolutionary and Ancestral Records of the Society, Sons of the Revolution, In the State of California
by Monnette, Orra Eugene
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Sons of the Revolution in the State of CA, Los Angeles, 1915; First Edition; Copy #107 of a limited edition of 500; 8vo, 512 pages; frontispiece photo illustration. First publication of the California Society of the Sons of the Revolution. Contains a 36-page historical chronology of the state of California; the names of Revolutionary War soldiers and their descendants represented in the membership of the California chapter; a list of Sailors, Marines and Officers of the American Navy During the Revolutionary War; Revolutionary Soldiers of South Carolina; a list of Officers & Men Belonging to the American Continental Ship "Ariel", commanded by John Paul Jones, and more. Blue and yellow cloth, gilt titles and decorations. Very Good Plus, with previous owner name and address in neat cursive on upper rt. corner of f.f.e.p.
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The Westerners Brand Book 1944: Being a collection of the original papers presented at the meetings of The Westerners and also of the discussions in which they participated during the first year, March, 1944, to March, 1945, at Chicago, Illinois
by (THE WESTERNERS)
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Chicago: The Westerners, 1946. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. 151pp, (9pp). Line drawings. Near fine. A tight, handsome first edition of the first title published by this well-known group of Chicago-area Western Americana buffs. Features such articles as Everett D. Graff's "The Westerners Go Overland; Retread the Various Routes to California," Albert S. Johannsen's "The House of Beadle and Adams, and Its Dime and Nickel Novels," Clarence S. Paine's "She Laid Her Pistol Down; or The Last Will and Testament of Calamity Jane" and Don Russell's "Jesse James -- Postwar Bandit." Tipped to the front flyleaf is a Typed Letter Signed from contributor Don Russell, 2pp, 7¼" X 10½", Elmhurst, IL, 29 March 1956. Addressed to Arnold F. Gates (1914-93, noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar). Near fine. On Chicago letterhead of "The American Peoples Encyclopedia" where Russell served as assistant editor, Russell cordially agrees to review books for the "Lincoln Herald" column…
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Gertrude of Wyoming; Or the Pennsylvanian Cottage
by Campbell, Thomas
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London: George Routledge 1857. (Hardcover) 94pp. Good to very good, no dust jacket. Full leather binding, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, 35 engraved illustrations by the Brothers Dalziel, notes. Scuffed and worn. Locale: Wyoming. (History--United States, Indian Wars).
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Sand
by James, Will
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N. Y.: Charles Scribner's & Sons, 1929. Book. Illus. by James Will. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. About fine but for a little rubbing and wear at extremities. Green cloth cover is bright and clean. The age darkened, edgeworn jacket has a little chipping at the top ( title lettering O.K. ), and is missing an inch and three quarters of the spine foot, incl. publisher name. Nonetheless, a very acceptable copy of the true first edition, that is becoming quite uncommon..
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California’s Pioneer Mountaineer of Rabbit Creek
by Dressler, Albert
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Albert Dressler, San Francisco, 1930; First Edition; Copy #195 of a limited edition of 525; large 8vo, 72 pages; illustrated; green cloth; blind stamped black titles. The life and times of John Thomas Mason, who came to Sierra County in 1851 to join the Gold Rush, remained in Rabbit Creek for the next 79 years, and was still alive at the time of writing of this book. Fine, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket that has a single 3/4" closed edge tear on the back panel.
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Spirit of Patriotism As Evidenced by the Revolutionary and Ancestral Records of the Society, Sons of the Revolution, In the State of California
by Monnette, Orra Eugene
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Sons of the Revolution in the State of CA, Los Angeles, 1915; First Edition; Copy #107 of a limited edition of 500; 8vo, 512 pages; frontispiece photo illustration. First publication of the California Society of the Sons of the Revolution. Contains a 36-page historical chronology of the state of California; the names of Revolutionary War soldiers and their descendants represented in the membership of the California chapter; a list of Sailors, Marines and Officers of the American Navy During the Revolutionary War; Revolutionary Soldiers of South Carolina; a list of Officers & Men Belonging to the American Continental Ship "Ariel", commanded by John Paul Jones, and more. Blue and yellow cloth, gilt titles and decorations. Very Good Plus, with previous owner name and address in neat cursive on upper rt. corner of f.f.e.p.
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The Westerners Brand Book 1944: Being a collection of the original papers presented at the meetings of The Westerners and also of the discussions in which they participated during the first year, March, 1944, to March, 1945, at Chicago, Illinois
by (THE WESTERNERS)
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Chicago: The Westerners, 1946. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. 151pp, (9pp). Line drawings. Near fine. A tight, handsome first edition of the first title published by this well-known group of Chicago-area Western Americana buffs. Features such articles as Everett D. Graff's "The Westerners Go Overland; Retread the Various Routes to California," Albert S. Johannsen's "The House of Beadle and Adams, and Its Dime and Nickel Novels," Clarence S. Paine's "She Laid Her Pistol Down; or The Last Will and Testament of Calamity Jane" and Don Russell's "Jesse James -- Postwar Bandit." Tipped to the front flyleaf is a Typed Letter Signed from contributor Don Russell, 2pp, 7¼" X 10½", Elmhurst, IL, 29 March 1956. Addressed to Arnold F. Gates (1914-93, noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar). Near fine. On Chicago letterhead of "The American Peoples Encyclopedia" where Russell served as assistant editor, Russell cordially agrees to review books for the "Lincoln Herald" column…
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
by John B. Wyeth
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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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Following the Flag; Diary of a Soldier's Wife
by Sargent, Alice Applegate
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Kansas City, KS: E. B. Barnett, Publisher Book. VG. Hardcover. Presumed 1st Edition. Book is blue cloth covered boards with paste-on American flag on front. The book has minor shelf edge wear with no other defects to note. No date - circa 1919. 91 pages with black and white frontis - a picture of the author in fancy dress in Washington in 1909. Married to an officer of the 2nd Cavalry in 1866, Sargent relates to experiences at Fort Bidwell, Fort Walla Walla, to Arizona. Four years at Fort Huachuca, Fort Bowie, to Fort Logan, Colorado and at Fort Wingate. .
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THE HELMET OF MAMBRINO
by KING,Clarence
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San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1938. First Thus. Vellum-backed marbled boards. Near Fine. (xx), 1, 21, 1 pages. First Edition Thus. Introduction by Francis P. Farquhar. Vellum-backed marbled boards. Gilt spine-titling. 5 1/4" x 8". Slipcase. Limited to 350 copies printed by The University of California Press. Per the Introduction, "'The Helmet of Mambrino' well supports the claim of (Clarence) King's friends that his casual conversation often equalled the best literature of his day, for this letter to a friend was undoubtedly produced spontaneously without thought of publication." A beautifully produced small book. Neat pictorial bookplate at front pastedown; small bookseller's stamp removal scar to rear pastedown, but a Near Fine copy in a Very Good Plus (slight abrasions at opening ends) slipcase. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING via media mail to any United States address.
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In the Big Horn Mountains: Deer Haven Lodge Tensleep, Wyoming on Highway No. 16
by Deer Haven Lodge
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Sheridan: Clouds Peak Printery, 1950. Single sheet brochure, 17 x 36cm, folded to 17 x 9cm, four panels on each side. Halftone photographs, cover illustration, map. Some light toning and wear, else fine. Small advertisement for the Deer Haven Lodge, member of the Dude Ranchers Association. Nice map of the Bighorn National Forest, showing the location of the Lodge. Pictures include Paint Rock Creek and Lake Solitude. "Some of the finest fishing available is to be had in the lakes and streams....accessible only by 'packing in.' Ca. 1948-1950. Worldcat locates a single copy, at Yale.
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THE GATHERING OF ZION. THE STORY OF THE MORMON TRAIL
by STEGNER, Wallace
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New York: The McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1964. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. (15) 331 (1) pp. Illustrated dust jacket, with $6.95 price. Illustrated, including maps of The Moromon Trail. Index. Purple cloth.6 1/4" x 9 1/4". One of The American Trail Series, edited by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. Per the jacket blurb: "Close to the heart of Mormondom is the almost stylized memory of the Trail. For every early Saint, crossing the plains to Zion was not merely a journey, but a rite, the final devoted and enduring act that brought one into the Kingdom." A Fine copy in a Very Good Plus or better dust jacket (pencil numbering to rear cover, spine toning; edgewear, especially to spine-ends). ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.
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Yellowstone Park Lodges and Camps
by Yellowstone Park Lodge and Camps Company
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Livingston, Montana; Yellowstone Park, Wyoming: Yellowstone Park Lodges and Camps Company, 1925. Brochure, 22.5 x 10cm folded, 11pp. Black and white photographic illustrations, map, printed in red and black throughout. Illustrated, stapled wraps show light wear and rubbing with a few bent corners, else fine. Beautiful brochure advertising stays at the park, with photos of lodges, sights, wildlife, maps, and pricing. "Any railroad agent can tell you about Yellowstone National Park, or address Yellowstone Park Lodge and Camps Co." Vernon Goodwin is listed as president, taking over from Howard Hays in 1924.
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Philo White's Narrative Of A Cruize In The Pacific To South America And California On The U.S. Sloop-Of-War Dale 1841-1843; Edited by Charles L. Camp
by White, Philo
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ardsley, New York, United States
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Denver: Old West Publishing, 1965. Hardcover. Orig. decorated green clean. Fine in nicked and chipped plain paper wrapper. 84 pages. 33 x 24.5 cm. Limited edition, one of 1000 copies. Designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. Illustrated in color and black and white. Handsomely printed, bright, very clean copy.
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Legislative History: Arizona, 1864-1912
by Kelly, George H
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Phoenix: Manufacturing Stationers Inc., 1926. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition; possibly rebound, as the date is stamped on the spine but not recently; 8vo, brown cloth, no dj; vg (spine ends bumped and rubbed; top corner of front board bumped; edges and pages toning); ten fine folding maps, 399pp incl. index.
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Los Fundadores
by Leon Rowland
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"Herein are listed the first families of California and also other persons with family names that were in California 1769-1785 except those who died at San Diego in 1769."
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Will Rogers Ambassador of Good Will Prince of Wit and Wisdom (Salesman's Dummy)
by P.J. O'Brien
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O'Brien, P.J. Will Rogers Ambassador of Good Will Prince of Wit and Wisdom. With an appreciation by Lowell Thomas. Copyright 1935, P.J. O'Brien. Published by George A. Parker Company, Philadelphia. Illustrated. RARE SALESMAN'S DUMMY WITH SUBSCRIPTION BLANKS. Includes excerpts from 296 page complete book. 5 5/8 X 8 3/8. BIOGRAPHY OF WILL ROGERS. USED. GOOD CONDITION/ NO DJ AS ISSUED.
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