Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Gilt-stamped cloth.163pp. Illustrations by Vic Donahue. A good book on the "picturesque speech of the cowboy" by the fine Western authority. Fine in fine dj.
Dallas: Library of the DeGolyer Foundation & Friends of the Dallas Public Library, 1985. First Edition. Soft cover. Colorful decorated glossy wraps. (64pp). Illus. A useful reference booklet describing 47 rare Western books exhibited at the library. Slight nick at top affecting a few leaf edges, else fine.
Macmillan, NY, 1961, 1961. Limited/Numbered. Hardcover. Ltd to 350 copies. Pictorial cloth. 354pp. Illustrated with drawings by the incomparable Nick Eggenhofer. Signed & both Adams & Eggenhofer. One of the great modern treatments of the subject. Fine in original labeled slipcase which has a couple of marks & bit of.....
OU, Norman, 1963, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth. 249pp. Bibliography. Index. The author really is "authors", as T. D. stands for Terry & Don, who have signed this copy. They lived & served at the Ganado Mission beginning in 1955. Ink place of purchase & year on lower ffep (Santa.....
Willow Tree, Roy (Utah), 1996, 1996. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. 2nd edition. Pictorial wraps. 124pp. Inscribed & dated by Allred to your bookseller, "be careful when microwaving dynamite." Country & cowboy humor. Fine. Scarce signed.
Wichita: WEB, 1994. First Edition. Soft cover. 4to pictorial wraps. 104pp. Illust. A good-looking cowboy magazine. Articles referencing Wyatt Earp, cowboy clothing, furniture, rodeo, cowboy poetry, etc. Fine copy; mailing label. Out-of-print.
Helena: Univ of Montana, 1972. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. Pictorial wraps. 114pp. Illustrated by Gary Schildt, but also Harold Von Schmidt & Charlie Russell. Last volume of the author's (1888-1971) cowboy days in Montana (The Ekalaka country) after 1935. "The published books of (Armstrong) ... carry the flavor.....
NY: Macmillan, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Decorated cloth. 242pp. Illustrated with small vignettes. Names of Brands on last page. Brands on endpapers. Presentation copy signed by Arnold to the well-known Texas bookman, author, & printer, Al Lowman, & his wife, Darlyne. Laid in review. An early, classic book on Western.....
NY: Macmillan, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Decorated cloth. 242pp. Vignettes of brands scattered throughout the text. Endpapers decorated with brands. "Names of Brand" on last page. Fine in chipped dj which is also stained on the back panel. Herd 173.
NY: Cooper Square Pub, 1972. Reprint. Hardcover. Reprint of a classic on cattle brands originally published in 1940. Cloth. 242pp. Page of "Names of Brand" in read. Near fine; no dj.
KC: Kansas City Posse, The Westerners, 1970. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. Printed wraps. 19pp. Footnotes. Fine.
Caldwell: Caxton, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Silver-stamped cloth. 223pp. Illus. Walker was the "narrator" of the much sought book, The Longest Rope. Here he tells of his experiences & shares opinions on cowboy, outlaw, and Indian life in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, & Wyoming. Fine in very slightly.....
Tucson: Univ of Arizona, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 222pp. Illus. Index. Notes. Bibliography. Maps. Endpaper maps. Fine in dj (price marked over on flap).
Brenham: Lone Wolf Press, 1997. Limited/Numbered. Soft cover. Facsimile reprint of original 1883 monograph. Ltd to 100 numbered copies. 12mo printed wraps. 48pp. including ads. New Preface by David Dary. Long a true rarity among range cattle industry books, the author issued this little book two years after Brisbin's The.....
Sage, Denver, 1964, 1964. First Thus. Soft cover. Scarce in pictorial wraps; there is a more common hardcover edition. 100pp. Illustrated with photos. A nice Wyoming & Big Horns ranching memoir; additional material written after the author's well-known book, Horse Wrangler, was published. This item was published after Bard's death.....
OU, Norman, 1960, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth. 296pp. Illust. Index. Signed by Bard. Contains Johnson County War information. Fine in moderately shelf rubbed, pc dj. Signed copies are scarce. 6-guns 136.
Caldwell: Caxton, 1936. Later Printing. Hardcover. 2nd printing of 1934 book. Gilt-stamped, gilt-pictorial moire fabric hardbound. 282pp. Illustrated with fine drawings by R. H. Hall. Endpaper maps of a portion of the Territory of Montana done in 1870. A top rate Montana ranching memoir. A bit of wear to toe.....
NY: HarperOne, 1993. Soft cover. This is the 7th printing, 1996. Medium-sized 4to pictorial wraps. 170pp. Illus. Notes. Bibliography. Resources. Signed by Bennett. Fine.
Harper, NY, 1995, 1995. Soft cover. 7th printing. Small 4to in pictorial wraps. 170pp. Notes. Bibliography. Resources. Fine, like new.
Denver, 1903. 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial cloth. 207pp + photo ad of Denver Union Stock Yard Co., & 2 other full page ads (Denver Live Stock Commission Co. & Flato Commission Co.). Illust/photos. One of the classic cowboy books, from a Wyoming cowboy. References to the Union Pacific RR.....
Lincoln, KS: Lincoln Sentinel Print, 1910. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. Printed wraps; cover with decorative border. Red image of American flag on back cover. 62pp. Illus. Fldg map. Laid in is stapled 8pp promo, "Subscribers To Lincoln Memorial Monument Fund", with list of dozens of named subscribers &.....
Roswell: Hall-Poorbaugh, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial cloth. 235pp. Illust. Index. Intro by Peter Hurd, with drawing by him on dj. Endpaper map of several counties in New Mexico, drawing by Jose Cisneros. The author was born on a ranch SW of Roswell, in "Old Lincoln County." Info on Pat.....
Boston, 1916. 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition. Decorated cloth. 312pp. Frontispiece. A novel. Ink gift name & date. Penciled list of tribes on front paste down. Wear to head & toe of spine. No dj. Good. Scarce.
Hermosillo, Mexico: no publisher cited, 1963. First Thus. Hardcover. 1st edition thus. 1/4 sheep & gilt-stamped cloth with gilt-stamped label on spine. Tall 12mo. 676pp. Brands pp 11-531; Indices pp 535-676. Printer: Litho-Fatima. A nice looking brand book in near fine, unused condition. Light soiling to spine.
Bayfield: Sunshine Studios, 1988. First Edition. Soft cover. 12 original & unused folded note cards with front color designs by Bresette, "a Lake Superior Chippewa from the Red Cliff Reservation", b.1947- d.1999. The cards, each with a striking original color design, represent the 12 months of the year. The packet.....