PIPES OF THE PLAINS
n.p. Pipestone Indian Shrine Assoc, 1975. Soft cover. 2nd printing. Pictorial wraps. 40pp. Illus., & with covers by C. M. Russell & Karl Bodmer. Further Reading. Near fine.
n.p. Pipestone Indian Shrine Assoc, 1975. Soft cover. 2nd printing. Pictorial wraps. 40pp. Illus., & with covers by C. M. Russell & Karl Bodmer. Further Reading. Near fine.
Whedon & Spreng, L.A., 1903, 1903. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st edition. Stapled wraps under cord-ties, unusually & interestingly bound in ochre printed burlap. 103pp. Illustrated with an abundance of b/w photos, & some drawings. fos. Laid in is a large folded sheet, a dramatic drawing of a Yokut Indian.....
Vancouver (B.C.), 1992. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Royal 8vo cloth. 191pp. Illustrated with black & white photos. The subject is British Columbia tribal leaders. An excellent combination of their views written in the first person, & their portraits. Fine, as new in dj.
NY, 1982. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to cloth. 159pp. Extensively illustrated, dealing mostly with the 19th Century. Includes much outlaw material, also. Fine in pc dj.
Antigo: Privately Printed, 1940. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st edition. No date, but various library listings say 1935 to mid 1940s. Pictorial reddish tan wraps. 47pp. Cover illustration is a well-executed drawing showing a Menominee lodge at the edge of a forest & beside a river. Signed by Nichols on.....
OKC: Oklahoma Cattlemen's Assoc, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printings. Bound volume in cloth with gilt-stamped titles on spine. All twelve issues. Various paginations per issue. Illus. Printed on glossy stock. A remarkable compilation of articles (historical & otherwise), monthly features, ads, occasional cartoons (Ace Reid), photos, maps, new brand.....
OKC: Oklahoma Cattlemen's Assoc, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printings. Bound volume in cloth with gilt-stamped titles on spine. All twelve issues. Various paginations per issue. Illus. Printed on glossy stock. A remarkable compilation of articles (historical & otherwise), monthly features, ads, occasional cartoons (Ace Reid), photos, maps, new brand.....
OKC: Oklahoma Cattlemen's Assoc, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printings. Bound volume in cloth with gilt-stamped titles on spine. All twelve issues. Various paginations per issue. Illus. Printed on glossy stock. A remarkable compilation of articles (historical & otherwise), monthly features, ads, occasional cartoons (Ace Reid), photos, maps, new brand.....
Ft. Collins, n.d. First Thus. Soft cover. Oblong color wraps. (16pp). Illust. Good reference item for collectors of this important, primarily Indian Wars press. Crease at top. Vg. n.d.
Portland: Oregon Historical Society, 1948. First Edition. Soft cover. Original issue of Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol. XLIX, Number 1, March, 1948, containing this essay pp. 3-29 as the lead essay. Other entries: Early Oregon Daguerrotypers and Portrait Photographers, Geographic Names of Western Montana, Northern Idaho, & Oregon Geographic Names: X;.....
Fairfield: Ye Galleon, 1983. First Thus. Soft cover. 1st printing thus taken from "a copy of a transcript of the original made by Mr. Jackson in 1928." 38pp. Footnotes. Biographical Sketch. Bibliography. Near fine. Herd 1713.
Seattle: Univ of Washington, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth. 372pp. Bibliographical Essay. Index. Endpaper maps. The definitive work on the subject. Fine in pc dj. Reese 84.
Portland: Binfords & Mort, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 312pp. Illus. Index. Cattle brands decorate the endpapers. "A first-hand account of life in Oregon's John Day Valley" written by "the best-known cattleman in Oregon." Near fine in vg dj with moderate wear to extremities. Getting a little scarce.....
Portland: Binfords & Mort, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 312pp. Illus. Index. Cattle brands on the endpapers. A fine Oregon cattle and ranching biography set in the John Day valley. On the dedication page is the signature of a noted Washington State rancher, "Ralph W. Snyder / Bar.....
Klamath Falls: Smith-Bates Printing Co., 1959. First Thus. Soft cover. 1st printing thus. Pictorial wraps. 160pp. Illustrated with all kinds of ads, many with photos. We grade this copy as "good" in spite of the fact that the top right corner of the cover & first 12 leaves have been.....
Sparks: Lowell Press, 1976. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. Oblong glossy pictorial wraps. This is NOT the limited edition. 39pp. Illus. Signed by Ornduff. Short treatise on the famous Hawaiian ranch. Near fine, perhaps a trace of smudging in a couple of spots.
Chicago: Univ of Chicago, 1970. Reprint. Soft cover. Reprint. Pictorial wraps. 283pp. Bibliography. Index. Illus. Maps. Illustrated by Edward Borein. A classic & scholarly history of the cattle industry of the U.S. frontier, 1845 - 1900. Fine, like new. Reese 85, Herd 1739, Howes O130, 44 & 44 #23, Graff.....
Jourdanton (TX): Privately Published, 1970. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. Pictorial wraps. 42pp. Illus/drawings by Mona Parker. Signed "Best Wishes" and dated 1972 by Parker. Interesting non-academic monograph on the cowboy by one who, for example, personally overheard & related a conversation between, Jack Thorp & J. Frank Dobie.....
Jourdanton TX: Privately published, Village Printer, 1970. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. Pictorial wraps. 42pp. Illustrated with a couple of simple drawings. Short bibliography. Signed "Best wishes" by Parker. Parker, of Pleasanton, Texas, writes in an honest style about the subject. He relates that western author Jack Thorp was.....
Don Mills: Collier-Macmillan Canada, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 210pp. Illus. Bibliography. Index. Small ink vignette on ffep. Fine in moderately worn dj.
Muskogee: Star Printery, 1962. First Thus. Hardcover. 1st printing of facsimile reprint of 1934 book. Silver-stamped cloth. 112pp. Illus. Map. "... faithful account of the first Indian trial with its forms and speeches and judicial charges ever to be put into print." Fine in near fine dj (tiny edge tear).....
Norman: OU, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 244pp. Illus. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. Maps. The Matador was located in the Texas Panhandle west of Wichita Falls. This book covers its history starting in 1881. Very slightly musty odor, but near fine in torn dj that is still virtually complete.....
Harrisburg, NC: Privately Published, 1982. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. 4to pictorial wraps with comb binding. 43pp. Illustrated with ample & elaborate drawings & photos. Covers Paleo Indian, Archaic, & Woodland Periods. Very scarce.
OKC, Summer, 1990, Silver Anniversary Edition. 1990. First Thus. Soft cover. Stapled 4to pictorial glossy wraps. 67pp. Vol. 18, #2. Wonderfully illustrated. Fore edge corners moderately creased, else vg. Original paper mailing cover is snagged.
OKC, 1972. Volume 111 (sic) # 1. 1972. First Thus. Soft cover. Stapled 4to pictorial glossy wraps. 49pp. Wonderfully illustrated. Articles by Con Price, about Harold von Schmidt, by Luis Ortega, & about the Newman Ranches. Tiny ink notation top of front cover, else fine.