Search Results: History: U.S. / Pioneer Era from Bookmarc's

Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press, 1959. AW2 - Journal has wrinkling, chipping, lightly bumped corners, line cut on the front, light discoloration and shelf wear. Arizona and the West (Vol. 1, No. 2, Summer 1959). A Quarterly Journal of History Published by the University of Arizona.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press, 1959. AW2 - Journal has wrinkling, chipping, lightly bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Arizona and the West (Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring 1959). A Quarterly Journal of History Published by the University of Arizona.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

Tucson, Arizona, USA: University of Arizona Press, 1963. BX4 - Arizona and the West Volume 5 Number 2 Summer 1963. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in monochrome illustrated green wraps with minor overall shelf wear with some light yellowing of the outside paper edges. Signed by Robert M. Utley on his story page. This issue volume five number two Summer 1963 of a quarterly journal of history published by the University of Arizona Press. The articles in this issue are: "Dedication to Peter Masten Dunne, S. J." by John Bernard McGloin, S. J., "Turner and the Revolt Against E. A. Freeman" by Robert E. Lerner, "The Creation of the Territory of Arizona" by B. Sacks [Part Two of Two Parts], "Captain John Poope's Plan of 1853 for the Frontier Defense of New Mexico" edited and annotated by Robert M. Utley, and "The Cactus Garden." The books reviewed include: "Suicide or Murder?" by Vardis Fisher, "The Indian Traders" by Frank… Read More

Salt Lake City, Utah: the University of Utah Press, 1997. X5 - Dust jacket mylar protected, label, and inside flaps taped to the book cover. Book has significant peeling and chipping on the front loose endpaper, some marked out info, library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), and light shelf wear. Foreword by James L. Conyers, Jr.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA: Horn & Wallace, Publishers, 1965. CB3 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear, some tape staining on the front & back boards & free endpapers, some glue staining on the fixed endpapers, usual library stamps & labels on the front free endpaper, page facing the title page, title page, copyright page, & the back endpapers, library stamps on the title page & copyright page have been heavily marked out with black marker. The DJ shows minor overall shelf wear with some very light fading on the spine,some scattered light soiling & rubbing, a patch of very light surface damage & label staining on the spine. With a foreword by George P. Hammond. This is a facsimile reprint of a book originally published in 1847. 264p.. Facsimile Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 6.5"x9.5". Ex-Library.

Lincoln, Nebraska, USA: University of Nebraska Press, 1971. CB5 - A tight, clean, sound copy in black and white photo and color drawing illustrated white and blue wraps with minor overall shelf wear with some light scattered rubbing and soiling of the covers plus there is some very light creasing on the spine plus there is some very light yellowing of the outside paper edges plus there is a used bookstore price and the original owner's name in blue ink on the front endpaper plus there is a bookstore price in ink on the back cover that has been marked out with ink. An account of Custer's whole career based on original sources. 471p. . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.25"x8".

New York, New York, USA: Oxford University Press, 2002. CF1 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. An unread, tight, clean, ousnd copy in monochrome illustrated yellow wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with some very, very light fading on the spine. A colleciton of late 18th and early 195h century American writing on the "West, the land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. During this period, these types of writings were ubiquitous and reflect the historic events in the early westward movement as well as attitudes to the process. The selection of documents ranges from government documents and treaties through land-promotion schemes, white depictions of natives, native accounts of whites, easterners describing westerners, westerners describing easterners, and literary texts. The authors include Thomas Jefferson, William Bartram, Margaret Fuller, Black Hawk, Caroline Kirkland, Thomas Bangs Thorpe, and Abraham Lincoln. Suggestions for further reading, 944p. .… Read More

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA: Midland Federal Savings, 1980. CG5 - A trade paperback book in good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white wraps with minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some light overall soiling and scattered light staining on the covers plus the book is slightly shelf cocked plus there is some very, very light edge wear around the covers' edges plus there is some light creasing on the back cover. A tribute to the pioneer women of northern Colorado. Bibliography, indexed, 94p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, 1988. BC2 - A trade paperback book in near fine condition. An as new, unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear. Tales of the desperate sourdoughs, hustlers, and settlers of the old west. Photographs, 175p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Kokomo, Indiana: Selby Publishing & Printing, 1986. B3 - A facsimile softcover book in very good condition that has some stains, wrinkling and crease, date written on the second page, light discoloration and shelf wear. Originally published by Applegate, Pounsford & Co. in 1872. 8.5"x 5.5". 120 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Facsimile.

Kokomo, Indiana: Selby Publishing & Printing, 1986. B3 - A facsimile softcover book in very good condition that has some light discoloration and shelf wear. Originally published by Applegate, Pounsford & Co. in 1872. 8.5"x 6". 120 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Facsimile.

Kokomo, Indiana: Selby Publishing & Printing, 1986. B3 - A facsimile softcover book in very good condition that has some scattered stains, light discoloration and shelf wear. Originally published by Applegate, Pounsford & Co. in 1872. 8.5"x6". 120 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Facsimile.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bonanza Books, 1955. AL3 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has 2.5" tear on the front top, wrinkling, chipping, crease and tears on some edges and corners, discoloration, and normal shelf wear otherwise good. Book has some rubbing on the cover edges, foxing on the page edges, discoloration, and normal shelf wear otherwise very good. With 300 rare photographs. . 5th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Lexington, KY, U.S.A.: University Press of Kentucky, 1989. BH6 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall wear plus tape along the front board outer edge where the dust jacket was taped down to the board plus the usual library stamps and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, title page and back endpaper plus some soiling of the right outside paper edges. The dust jacket shows only minor overall wear plus a small (less than 0.25") closed tear on the back top edge plus some sunning of the spine plus it is in the original library mylar sleeve. A retelling of the major historical events of the 19th century West from the perspective of a philosopher. It especially examines the spirit of the West and the American Dream as illustrated in the commonly held perceptions of freedom, individualism and self-sufficiency. These perspectives are extended to show how they contributed to the modern American perception of self as citizen and individual. Endnotes, bibliography, indexed, 301p..… Read More