New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House Publishers, 1978. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Large quarto in white DJ; 633 p, b&w illus ; 29 cm. Western; Motion pictures -- United States. More
New York: Hastings House, 1942. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Octavo in handsome color-highlighted creme cloth boards with stamped title; 57, [1] p. front., illus. 21 cm. Mainly gravure photo reproductions. A beautiful little book, with numerous hitorically worthwhiel photos in rich, deep gravure reproductions. // Texas;..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999. First edition, second printing (stated). Hardcover. Small quarto in dark glossy color illus DJ; red and blue paper boards; xiv, 493 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm; bibliographical references (p. 463-478) and index. Sections entitled: A foundation for greatness, 1793-1810 -- Successes and..... More
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1997. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Oblong folio in pale color-illus DJ; 120 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 32 x 26 cm. Amazing photography of the Great Basin region. Great quoates from well know naturalists about the region. || Photography. Landscapes..... More
Tucson, Ariz. Center for Desert Archaeology, 2001. Paperback. Large quarto in white illus wraps; xxii, 375 p. : ill. (some folded), maps ; 28 cm ; bibliographical references (p. [351]-375). Numerous charts, illus and diagrams in b/w. || Anthropological papers / Center for Desert Archaeology, no. 21. || Indians of..... More
Atlanta: Tupper & Love, 1952. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Octavo in red-orange illus cloth boards; 394 p. illus. 22 cm. Life and history along the Brazos River in Texas. || Local History of Texas. History. Texas -- Civilization. More
Flagstaff, Ariz. Rising Moon, 2005. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. Oblong quarto in color illus DJ; 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 28 cm. Signed by the author on title page. "Josephina, a javelina who dreams of becoming a famous ballerina, heads for California hoping to be..... More
New York: A.A. Knopf, 1994 (2009). 1st edition, tenth printing. Hardcover. Octavo in glossy illustrated DJ, 425 p. ; 22 cm. A lovely, gift-quality copy of this heart-rending novel. One of McCarthy's best. The second book of his Border Trilogy. "In the 1930s, two teenage brothers whose ranch in New..... More
New York: A.A. Knopf, 1994 (2009). 1st edition, first printing. Hardcover. Octavo in glossy illustrated DJ, 425 p. ; 22 cm. A very nice copy of this heart-rending novel. One of McCarthy's best. The second book of his Border Trilogy. "In the 1930s, two teenage brothers whose ranch in New..... More
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2004. First edition (presumed; still sealed in original shrinkwrap). Hardcover. Large octavo in color photo illus DJ; ix, 224 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. Sections entitled: Tracks in -- Legal crusaders -- On the home front -- More learning than teaching --..... More
Austin: Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, 1954. Offprint. Paperback. Large octavo in pale blue printed waps; pages 709-786 p., 17 p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.; bib. "Reprinted from Journal of paleontology, vol. 28, no. 6, November 1954." Series: Report of investigations, Bureau of Economic..... More
New York: Dutton Children's Books, 2002. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. Quarto in color illus DJ; 60 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm ; bibliographical references (p. 59) and index. "When the Lewis and Clark expedition departed on its voyage of exploration in May 1804, North..... More
Austin: Texas Dept. of Water Resources, 1978. Hardcover. Two oblong folio volumes custom bound in orange cloth boards; original wrappers preserved; 2 v. (63 and 261pp) : illus in b/w (maps, diagrams). ; 28 x 35 cm; bibl. Uncommon. || Water in Texas. Aquifers -- Texas -- Knox County. Aquifers..... More
San Antonio, Tex. San Antonio River Authority, 1993. Paperback. Small quarto in grey illus wraps; black plastic spiral binding; approx 300 pages (various pagings) : numerous illus. and maps (some folded) ; 28 cm. Uncommon. "A study on six miles of one of the most historic rivers in the United..... More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1978. 12th Printing (Second edition). Paperback. Red octavo paperback ; xviii, 305 p. b&w illus. 21 cm. United States--History--Western. More
Chicago: S. C. Griggs, 1878. Hardcover. Octavo in blind-stamp illus rust bds & gilt spine, 292p, adverts, frontis, b/w illus. Interesting if racist observations of California in the late 19th century. An extremely nice copy, scarce thus. Several small skillful b/w illustrations. Author's observations and travel throughout California in the..... More
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 2005. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Whiteish quarto in brodart (blue spine); xxxi, 114 p : b&w illus ; 26 cm. History; California; Wild West. More
Palo Alto, CA: Chadwick House, 1978. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Large octavo in light grey-brown cloth boards; xv, 320 p. : ill. ; 25 c; index; bibliography: p. [291]-316. Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Public opinion. Public opinion -- Northwest, Old. Northwest, Old -- Politics and government..... More
London ; New York: Norton, 1995. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Quarto in pictorial sepia DJ; 218 p. : ill., bibliographical references (p. 217-218); 26 cm. Contents: Foreword / Kim R. Stafford -- Introduction / Anne Heath Widmark -- Buck Ramsey -- Bonnie Trina -- Anthem --..... More