Search Results: Authors starting with D from High-Lonesome Books

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1952. Paperback. Good+. 6 x 9, 118 pgs. Historical studies presented to Marion Dargan and his colleagues and former students at the University of New Mexico. Number Four of the Unversity of New Mexico Publications in History.

Flagstaff, AZ: Good Stewards Project, 1998. Paperback. Very Good+. 8 1/2 x 11, 104 pgs, color photos by Jay Dusard. Reveals the power of conservation/ranching partnerships and shows that when debate becomes dialogue, innovation results.

Peru, IN: Published/Printed by the author, 2016. First edition. Paperback. New. 7 x 10, 310 pgs, filled with b&w historical photos. A wonderful look at the life of this old-time trapper. Wood trapped the Adirondack Mountains as well as areas in Tennessee, New York, Maryland and Virginia. The book also includes a wonderful description of a family camping trip in 1925 that covered 12 states.

Peru, IN: Published/Printed by the author, 2018. First edition. Paperback. New. 7 x 10, 300 pgs, filled with b&w historical photos. Dailey was a trapper who lived in St Lawrence County close to the Adirondack Mountains in New York State. During his life, E.J. was widely recognized as the foremost trapping expert. Included are reminiscences of him as a family man, trapper, partner, businessman, conservationist, professor and leader. A great read!

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2004. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 6 x 9, 361 pgs. This powerful and gripping novel sweeps one along while providing rich and previously unknown history of San Francisco during the time of the disastrous San Francisco earthquake of 1906.

San Antonio, TX: Museum of NM Press, 2000. Paperback. Very Good+. 9 x 11 1/2, 140 pgs, index, b&w and a section of color photos. Penetrating views of the richness of the traditions, the current state of the art and the beauty of the products.

Tucson, AZ: Bowhunting in Arizona, Inc., 1985. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ in Good+ DJ. 6 x 9, 220 pgs, b&w photos and illustrations, charts. Record details of outstanding Arizona trophies.

New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1976. Paperback. Good+. 6 x 9, 162 pgs, illus/drawings. The author makes a good case that bait fishing is sporting, is fun, and is the most effective way to catch fish, especially big fish. A comprehensive how-to on bait fishing, all species and baits.

New York: Winchester Press, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Good+ in Good+ DJ. 6 x 9, 205 pgs, index & photos. Another of Dalrymple's solid how-to books. Covers large & smallmouth bass, location, presentation, bait, lures, flies, etc.

Seagoville, TX: Hunting Adventures, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 5 1/2 x 9, 200 pgs, b&w photos and illustrations. Everything you need to know to hunt whitetail deer: equipment, safety, places to hunt, habits of whitetail, tricks of the trade, hunting blinds, field dressing a deer, and more. Written from the point of view of a father teaching his son all about deer hunting. Red pen scribbling on one blank page.

New York: Time-Life Books, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8 1/2 x 11, 240 pgs, full of b&w and color historical prints. The story of the Spanish settlers of the West. Padded brown leather.

England: Darcy Books, 2012. Hardcover. Very Good+. 7 x 10, 262 pgs, color photos. Interviews with many coursing men, lots of practical opinion on dogs and coursing, some pedigrees of notable animals, hundreds of good photographs. Contributors include; Jimmy Ford and Tony Howley; Kipper; Tom; Alwyn Pugh; Kenny Hall; Juddy Potter; Don Southerd; Russ Rowley; Paul Stockdale; Chalkie White; Garry Dickinson; Harry Burton; Paul Noon; and more. Signed by the author.

England: Published/Printed by the author, 2017. Hardcover. Very Good. 12 x 8, paged unnumbered, about 200, color photos throughout. Signed by the author. Superb photographs of hares and coursing dogs. Spine cracked.

England: Published/Printed by the author, 2010. Hardcover. Good+. 12 x 8, paged unnumbered, about 200, color photos throughout. Signed by the author. Number 211 of 1000. Superb photographs of hares and coursing dogs. Spine cracked.

St. Louis, MO: Missouri Botanical Garden, 1985. Paperback. Very Good+. 8 1/2 x 11, 455 pgs, in Spanish and English. Papers presented at the Symposium on the Botany and Natural History of Panama, held April 14-17, 1980, organized by the Missouri Botanical Garden and the University of Panama. Includes bibliographical references.

New York: Macmillan, 1941. Hardcover. Good in Good DJ. 6 x 8 1/2, 499 pgs, mapped endsheets. Old novel of the first five years of English settlement in Australia.

London: New Holland, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ. 6 x 9, 248 pgs, index, b&w photos. Draws on the oral history archives held by the Imperial War Museum as well as original sources never previously seen in print. These include letters, diaries and first-person accounts of more than 200 members of the International Brigades, telling their extraordinary stories of those who risked whtheir lives to fight in this bloody and brutal battle between Fascist and Communist forces.

Mandeville, LA: Saviolo Publishing House, 2005. Hardcover. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ. 8 1/2 x 11, 280 pgs, color photos throughout. Introducing the reader to the art of custom fixed-blade knives, the author has chosen to feature 26 world class knifemakers - each with their own individual look and feel. In addition to the high quality illustrations the author presents comprehensive background texts, detailed descriptions of all the knives and an insight into the "behind the scenes" of custom knifemaking.

Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1989. First, thus. Paperback. Very Good. 6 x 9, 385 pgs, index, notes, biblio, b&w historical photos, maps. For the first time in a single volume, a five-hundred-year saga of the men, the cattle, the horses - the lives & the social circumstances - that made up the cowboy culture from 15th century Spain to America. Previous owner's name and address written on half title page.

Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H. Publications, 1987. Paperback. Very Good. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 128 pgs, color photos. Loaded with practical, easy-to-apply information and exciting full-colour photos and drawings, this highly colorful book tells and shows readers how to set up a beautiful garden pond or pool.