FREDERIC ALLEN AND THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
NY: Crown, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. 4to cloth. 178pp. Frontispiece in color, otherwise illustrated in b/w. Index. Fine in near fine, pc dj.
Western Art & Photography
THE AMERICAN WEST MAGAZINE (C. M. Russell cover) March 1969
Palo Alto: American West Pub Co, 1969. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing this issue, March 1969. 4to pictorial wraps. 64pp. Illus. Contains article, Part I, of Charles M. Russell, "Charles, Thou Art a Rare Blade," by William Ellsberg. Small crease lower front corner; slightly rubbed. Near vg.
THE AMERICAN WEST MAGAZINE May 1969 (Pacific Railroad Centennial and C. M. Russell)
Palo Alto: American West Pub Co, 1969. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing this issue, May 1969. 4to pictorial wraps. 64pp. Illus. Contains articles celebrating the centennial of the Pacific Railroad AND Part 2 of William Ellsberg's article on Charles M. Russell, "Charles, Thou Art a Rare Blade." Top of.....
WESTERN AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY The First 100 Years
Phoenix: Phoenix Art Museum, 1987. First Edition. Soft cover. 4to pictorial glossy wraps. 14pp. Illust. 13 selections from the Carter Museum with accompanying text. Exhibition checklist of 73 items. Near fine. Scarce.
INAUGURAL EXHIBITION Amon Carter Museum of Western Art
Ft. Worth: Amon Carter Museum, 1961. First Edition. Soft cover. 4to blue wraps. Unpag. Illustrated with "Selected Works Frederic Remington and Charles Marion Russell." Reproductions mainly b/w, but some in color. C. R. Smith wrote an Intro about Carter. One page bios of Remington & Russell. Fine in faded dj.....
PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE FRONTIER WEST Their Lives and Works 1975 - 1915
Seattle: Superior, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. 4to cloth. 182pp. Illus. Index. fos/address on ffep. Interesting survey of several well-known & little-known photographers. Crease to corner of rear fly, else vg. No dj.
PICTURE GALLERY PIONEERS.
Seattle, 1964. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition. 4to cloth. 192pp. Profusely illustrated with vintage photos from the 1850s to the 1870s on the West Coast, Great Basin, & Northern Rockies. Fine in dj (tears to upper/lower spine). Rather scarce in this edition.
ARIZONA HIGHWAYS (28 issues) 1946-1962
Phoenix: Arizona Highways, 1950. First Edition. Soft cover. 28 original issues of Arizona Highways. 1946/1, 1948/1, 1949/1 and a duplicate, 1950/1, 1951/5, 1952/6, 1953/5, 1954/4, 1961/1, 1962/1. All in vg condition. This period features soft saturated coloring in AZ Hwy photo reproductions; just lovely.
WHEN WINTER COMES
Portland: Privately Printed & West Coast Printing & Binding, 1933. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. Folio (10 1/4" x 13 7/8") subtly, but beautifullly decorated wraps. (32pp). Glossy stock. 12 b/w images (image size 8 1/4" x 11 5/8") by Atkeson with titles by Manly. This are snowy, winter.....
THE ART OF R. BROWNELL McGREW
Phoenix: Arizona Highway Dept, 1969. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing of Arizona Highways issue July 1969. 40pp. Wonderfully illustrated, this issue devoted to Western artist McGrew. Fine.
ART OF THE GOLDEN WEST
New York, New York, U.S.A. Abbeville, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Large 4to silver-stamped cloth. 418pp on glossy stock. Sumptuously illustrated in color & b/w. Sources. Index. Endpaper maps. Really a stunning art book with a huge amount of historical & explanatory text. Fine, like new, in dj. Over-sized.....
COLOR AND LIGHT: The Southwest Canvases of Louis Akin
Flagstaff: Northland Press, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial 4to cloth. 76pp. Illustrated with a number of Akin's paintings of the canyon lands & Native Americans of the Southwest. Photos. Map. Chronology. Bibliography. Fine, as new in dj (one tiny edge tear).
PHOTOGRAPHING THE NORTH AMERICAN WEST How and Where to Capture Nature on Film
Seattle: Pacific Search Press, 1987. First Thus. Soft cover. 4to pictorial glossy wraps. 119pp. Beautifully illustrated with Bauer photographs. Index. Fine.
FAMILY FRONTIER LIFE: A Photographic Chronicle of the Old West
NY: Barnes Noble Books, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Oblong 4to cloth. 127pp. Illustrated with vintage frontier photographs. Pictorial endpapers. A wide and informative view of the Old West and primarily family life. Couple of small scratches on the front cover, else fine in dj with scratches on rear.....
WILL JAMES: The Life and Works of a Lone Cowboy
Flagstaff: Northland Pub, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Gilt-stamped 4to cloth. 130pp. Illustrated in b/w and some in color. Notes. Index. Foreword by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. A most attractive book with a great combination of text & illustrations of the fine Western artist. Fine in near fine dj.....
BLACK BART ROCK Real Photo Post Card (RPPC) "Scene of many stage holdups Near Willitts California
(Willitts): n.p., 1942. Soft cover. Not a book. Black & white RPPC. " Used with ink note on back addressed to someone in L. A.. Canceled Jun 29, 1942. Fine condition.
SOUVENIR PHOTOGRAPHS OF BLACK HILLS, SO. DAK. (group of 10)
Rapid City: The Rise Studio. Soft cover. Glossy small b/w photos with narrow white border, ten of them, 2 3/4" x 3 1/2". Circa 1950? In original pink printed folder with window on one side and mailing address blanks on the other. Photos fine; folder vg.
BOREIN'S WEST. (half-title page: ED BOREIN'S WEST Leaves from the Sketchbook of the last artist of the Longhorn Era).
Santa Barbara, 1952. 1952. Limited/Numbered. Hardcover. The Vaquero Edition, ltd to 300 copies. 4to gilt-stamped cloth. Unpaginated. Following the 10 page Foreword (which includes small color Borein illustrations), the balance of the book has full page illustrations on the rectos Pictorial endpapers. Light to moderate soiling of the covers. Bottom.....
RIDE FOR THE HIGH POINTS The Real Story of Will James
Mountain Press, Missoula, 1987, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition. Royal 8vo gilt-stamped cloth. 242pp. Illust. Glossary. Index. Pictorial endpapers. Fine in slightly edgeworn dj.
BRONZES OF THE AMERICAN WEST.
Abrams, NY, 1973. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Gilt-stamped green cloth, large oblong 4to. 431pp. Illustrated with 511 images, 48 in full color. A modern classic. Near fine in dj; first few pps have flattened out creases at lower corner.
THE FREDERIC REMINGTON STUDIO COLLECTION (Association signed)
Cody: Buffalo Bill Hist Center, 1959. First Edition. Soft cover. Red 4to printed wraps. (12pp). Illustrated in b/w with Remington material. Inscribed by the Center's Director, Harold McCracken, to (for) Thomas McNeill. Laid in are two items: old 75 cent Center & Whitney Gallery ticket (3" x 5") & single.....
THE WEST OF BUFFALO BILL Frontier Art, Indian Crafts, Memorabilia from the Buffalo Bill Historical Center
Abrams, NY, 1974, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong cloth with gilt-stamped decoration on front cover. 290pp. Wonderfully illustrated. "List of Illustrations". One of the finest books published on the collection of the Cody museum. Fine in dj.
NEW INTERPRETATIONS (Cowboy Art; Multiple signatures)
n.p. Western Life, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Gilt-stamped 4to cloth. 204pp. Illus. A presentation copy by Burk to the previous owner. However, this is a phenomenal & unique copy & we cannot fully describe or picture it for you. Burk, as a writer-photographer, wrote about & photographed a large group.....
NATIVE AMERICAN ART AND FOLKLORE: A Cultural Celebration
Avenel: Crescent Books, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to cloth. 223pp. Beautifully illustrated in color with a few b/w drawings. Index. Eastern, Southwest, Plains & Basin, California & the Northwest Coast, Arctic. Fine, like new in vg, corner wrinkled dj.
SACRED LEGACY: Edward S. Curtis And The North American Indian
NY: Simon & Schuster, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Linen cloth in folio. 192pp. Profusely and beautifully illustrated, almost all photos presented in sepia tone. In the rear is printed " A Guide to the Photographs" written by the author & Darren Quintenz. Selected Bibliography. There are a handful.....