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Eleazar, Exodus to the West by: Tournier, Michael
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Eleazar, Exodus to the West by: Tournier, Michael

Softcover. Lincoln, Nebraska, University of Nebraska Press, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 89 pages, translated by Jonathan F. Krell, review slip laid in, very clean, tight copy, like new. Record # 511634
Price: $12.00 

Farthest West: Life and Travel In the United States by: Enock, C. Reginald
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Farthest West: Life and Travel In the United States by: Enock, C. Reginald

Hardcover. London, John Long , Unknown, 1910, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 328 pages, llustrated. Ex-library with usual stamping, previous owner's bookplate on front paste down, edgewear and chipping. Rip on title page. Foxing on some of the pages. Scotch tape repair to rear end paper at gutter. White sticker on spine and cover. Reading copy only. Record # 200643
Price: $12.00 

Frontier Woman: The Life of a Woman Homesteader on the Dakota Frontier  by: Wyman , Walker Y
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Frontier Woman: The Life of a Woman Homesteader on the Dakota Frontier by: Wyman , Walker Y

Softcover. River Falls WI, University of Wisconsin River Falls Press , rerpint, 1972, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 115 pages. B&w illustrations and photography throughout. Previous owner's inscription on title page. Light shelf wear to spine, else clean, tight copy. Record # 857330
Price: $12.00 

GENTLEMEN ON THE PRAIRIE by: Harnack, Curtis
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GENTLEMEN ON THE PRAIRIE by: Harnack, Curtis

Hardcover. Ames, Iowa State University Press, reprint , 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Ames, Iowa State University Press, reprint , 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust jacket: None, 254 pages. Hardcover without dust jacket. B&w photos and illustrations throughout. Clean, tight copy.. 254 pages. Record # 467424 Record # 467424
Price: $12.00 

George Cope, 1855-1929 by: Gorman, Joan H. & Gertrude Grace Sill
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George Cope, 1855-1929 by: Gorman, Joan H. & Gertrude Grace Sill

Softcover. Dayton, OH, Brandywine Conservancy, Inc., 1st, 1978, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with brown covers in good condition. Corners and edges slightly worn. Paper binding is tight, and pages are clean and crisp. Newspaper clipping concerning the artist is inside front cover. 4 color plates with numerous b/w plates throughout of author's realistic paintings, accompanied by generous text on author's life and works. Listing has 61 works listed. 75 pages. Record # 807140
Price: $12.00 

Ghost Town El Dorado by: Florin, Lambert
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Ghost Town El Dorado by: Florin, Lambert

Hardcover. Bonanza Bks, 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 192 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 460033
Price: $12.00 

Ghost Town Trails by: Florin, Lambert
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Ghost Town Trails by: Florin, Lambert

Hardcover. Random House~trade, 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 192 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 460032
Price: $12.00 

Give Your Heart to the Hawks: A Tribute to the Mountain Men by: Blevins, Winfred
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Give Your Heart to the Hawks: A Tribute to the Mountain Men by: Blevins, WinfredGive Your Heart to the Hawks: A Tribute to the Mountain Men by: Blevins, Winfred

Give Your Heart to the Hawks: A Tribute to the Mountain Men by: Blevins, Winfred

Hardcover. Los Angeles, CA, Nash Publishing, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 349 pages, hardcover. Brown cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. Blevins presents a poetic tribute to the dauntless first Westerners who explored the Great American West from the time of Lewis and Clark into the 1840s. As trappers in a hostile, trackless land, their exploits opened the gates of the mountains for the wagon trains of pioneers who followed them. Previous owner's name on inside front cover, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34107
Price: $15.00 

GOLD, RAWHIDE AND IRON. THE BIOGRAPHY OF DORSEY SYNG BAKER by: Reynolds, Helen Baker
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GOLD, RAWHIDE AND IRON. THE BIOGRAPHY OF DORSEY SYNG BAKER by: Reynolds, Helen Baker

Hardcover. Palo Alto, Pacific Books, 1st, 1955, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 191 pages. Illustrated with important early photographs of the Pacific Northwest. Red cloth cover. Leather title label with gilt title, chipped, is readable. Dorsey Baker was a pioneer of the gold strikes, railroading, and use of iron in Oregon and Pacific Northwest. His granddaughter sets forth his story. Previous owner's stamp on front endpapers. Record # 219832
Price: $12.00 

Horse in the West: Arabian, Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, Appaloosa, The  by: Smith, Bradley
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Horse in the West: Arabian, Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, Appaloosa, The by: Smith, Bradley

Hardcover. New York, Leon Amiel, reprint, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 255 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Extensive color and b&w illustrations throughout. Light staining to dust jacket interior, otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 857474
Price: $12.00 

Jesse James Was My Neighbor by: Croy, Homer
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Jesse James Was My Neighbor by: Croy, HomerJesse James Was My Neighbor by: Croy, Homer

Jesse James Was My Neighbor by: Croy, Homer

Hardcover. NY, Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1st, 1949, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, 313 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in poor condition due to multiple chips and open tears. Black cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book is a riveting story of the James boys, documenting their criminal activities and their human sides. Croy's familiarity with the milieu that produced the outlaw brothers enriches the story. Previous owner's signature is present in black ink on the front end page. Previous owner's light pencil underlining present throughout. Record # 34235
Price: $18.00 

June Keith's Key West & the Florida Keys: Food Hotels Beaches Diving Fishing History Writers Festivals Attractions Museums Wildlife by: Keith, June
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June Keith's Key West & the Florida Keys: Food Hotels Beaches Diving Fishing History Writers Festivals Attractions Museums Wildlife by: Keith, June

Softcover. Palm Island Press, 2nd, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 546 pages. Minor wear to wrappers. Else clean and tight. Record # 454491
Price: $12.00 

Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains, A by: Bird, Isabella L.
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Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains, A by: Bird, Isabella L.

Hardcover. Norman, OK, University of Oklahoma, 1st New, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 237 pages. #14 in The Western Frontier Library series. Gilt lettering on spine. Dust jacket very good in acetate wrapper. Record # 220834
Price: $12.00 

One Drop of Blood  by: Malcomson, Scott L
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One Drop of Blood by: Malcomson, Scott L

Hardcover. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 584 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 466179
Price: $12.00 

Picture Gallery Pioneers: 1850 to 1875 by: Andrews, Ralph W.
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Picture Gallery Pioneers: 1850 to 1875 by: Andrews, Ralph W.

Hardcover. New York, Bonanza Books, 1st, 1964, Dust Jacket: Good, 192 pages with index, b&w photographs. Photo-history of the development of photography in the west. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf. Very good and clean copy minor tear and edge wear on dust jacket. Record # 512355
Price: $12.00 

Sweet Promised Land (INSCRIBED COPY) by: Laxalt, Robert, Illust. by: George Carlson
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Sweet Promised Land (INSCRIBED COPY) by: Laxalt, Robert, Illust. by: George Carlson

Hardcover. Reno, Nevada, University of Nevada Press, reprint, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 176 pages, hardcover. Signed by author on interior front end page. Dust jacket is in generally good shape, with some minor dents. Interior pages and binding in very good condition. An account a son writes of his father, an old Basque sheepherder who lived and worked in the American West for most of his life, who, in fulfilling his dream of returning to the Pyenees, came to a new realization of what America meant to him. Clean copy. Record # 33594
Price: $12.00 

The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard by: Leonard, Elmore
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The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard by: Leonard, Elmore

Softcover. NY, Harper, 1st thus, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 546 pages, soft cover. Covers and interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid, but not perfectly square. Light foxing present to page edges. This collection of western short stories is filled with great tales from Elmore Leonard's early career. The book features well-developed characters and unpredictable endings, making it an enjoyable read for fans of the genre. This edition contains a map of the Arizona Territory from 1880, as well as many of Leonard's classic tales, including "Trail of the Apache," "Three-Ten to Yuma," and "The Kid." Clean copy. Record # 34213
Price: $12.00 

Those Naughty Ladies of the Old North West by: Meier, Gary
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Those Naughty Ladies of the Old North West by: Meier, Gary

Softcover. Bend, Or., Maverick Distributors, 1st, June 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 136 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Light wear, soil to wrappers, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 457243
Price: $12.00 

Three Roads to the Alamo: The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis by: Davis, William C.
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Three Roads to the Alamo: The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis by: Davis, William C.

Softcover. US, Harper Perennial, 1st, 1999-04-07, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 791 pages. Light edgewear to wrappers, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462149
Price: $12.00 

Travel and Adventure in the Territory of Alaska by: Whymper, Frederick
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Travel and Adventure in the Territory of Alaska by: Whymper, Frederick

Hardcover. London, Readex Microprint, reprint, 1966, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 331 pages, hardcover. Covers are significantly bumped near the spine. Interior pages are clean and bright, and the binding is solid. This is a reprint of an 1868 book, with original B&W illustrations throughout. In 1864, the Russian government granted permission to the Western Union Telegraph Company to make a survey for a possible telegraph line extending from British Columbia through what was then called Russian America (Alaska)... One of the participants was Frederick Whymper, a young English adventurer, writer, and artist, who joined the expedition and wrote Travel and Adventure in the Territory of Alaska, one of the earliest and best accounts of Alaska during the transition from a Russian to an American possession. Previous owner wrote two short notes on the inside back cover, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33785
Price: $18.00 

Walt Kuhn: An Imaginary History of the West by: Amon Carter Museum of Western Art/Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
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Walt Kuhn: An Imaginary History of the West by: Amon Carter Museum of Western Art/Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

Softcover. Texas/Colorado, Amon Carter Museum of Western Art/Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. White wrappers, with color illustration of Kuhn's "The Commissioners" to front, perfect binding, color frontispiece of "Bar Room Fight," foreword by Fred S. Bartlett, 33 full page b&w plates. Slight rubbing to wrappers, pages crisp and unmarked; a very neat, tight copy. Record # 807903
Price: $12.00 

When Buffalo Ran by: Grinnell, George Bird
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When Buffalo Ran by: Grinnell, George Bird

Hardcover. Norman, OK, University of Oklahoma, Reprint, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 114 pages. #31 in The Western Frontier Library series. Gilt lettering on spine. Dust jacket very good in acetate wrapper. Frontispiece photograph. Record # 220829
Price: $12.00 


  
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