NY: Greenberg, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 273pp. Illus. Two pages in rear printing charts/info of Arcaro's four Kentucky Derby wins. One page of his riding record. Near fine in vg (couple of short tears/snags) price-clipped dj. The rare first printing.
Denver: Sage, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 117pp. Illustrated with drawings by the author. Endpaper drawings by the author. Presentation copy dated June, 1959, to a couple and signed "Joe and Mary Back." Laid in is a well-executed original drawing of rope, on now brown paper; could be.....
NY: Pageant Press, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 298pp. Appendix. Endpaper maps of N. A. showing migration of mustangs out of Mexico. Signed by Lucille Berg McKie "For your library from your friend -- (sign)." Fine in dj with a few tiny chips, edge tears.
Victoria: B. C. Ministry of Ag, 1973. First Thus. Soft cover. 1st printing of the 1972 brand book "Revised to December 31st, 1972." 199 + 8pp. Index. Appendix: Summary Stock Brands Act. Some soiling. Vg.
N.D. Thompson Pub. Co., n.p, 1897, 1897. Soft cover. Not a book. Original printed sheet, folded to 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". This wonderfully descriptive item unfolds to 22" x 33 1/2". On the back is the name stamp of Jos. W. Gard. Very strong litho illustrations in black &.....
(Vancouver, B.C.): Polo Bros, 1950. Soft cover. Not a book. Medium-sized (9 7/8" x 13 7/8") non-pictorial red & royal blue lettered heavy card stock broadside promoting the show almost certainly performed in Vancouver, B. D., Canada. It was sponsored by Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans in Canada Unit.....
Privately printed, (Springfield, Ore.), 1996. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Small 4to hardbound. 77pp. Illustrated by the author & Jim Denny. Inscribed by Callery. Fine, as new, no dj as issued. Scarce.
Whitman, Chicago, 1934, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition. Small 4to pictorial cloth. 144pp. Illust. About Tom Mix's horse, Tony. Chapter also by Mix. A plastic protector has been taped to the book. Good+.
Oxford IN: Richard B. Cross Co., 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Gilt-stamped red cloth. 227pp. Illus. Account of pacing horse Dan Patch. Fine. No dj, apparently as issued, but we're not completely sure.
NY: Bramhall House, 1952. Reprint. Hardcover. Reprint in nice cloth hardcover. 376pp. Illustrated by Charles Banks Wilson. Extensive Notes. Index. Endpaper drawings. A classic. Fine in vg dj.
The Atlantic, Concord (NH), June 1952, 1952. First Thus. Soft cover. Original magazine color printed wraps. (4pp.). Dobie portrait on cover. Dobie's fond memories of a horse on his father's ranch in south Texas. Browning to edges. Cover mostly split at hinge. Reading copy. Scarce. McV C335.
Austin: Privately Printed & Texas Folk-Lore Society, 1940. First Thus. Soft cover. 1st separate printing, an essay from Dobie's Mustangs & Cow Horses. Printed wraps. 15pp. Scarce. McV D27.
South Brunswick & NY, 1963. 1963. First Thus. Hardcover. 1st edition thus. Cloth. Illustrated in color & b/w. Fine in mod worn, pc dj.
Boulder: Pruett Pub Co, 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Oblong hardbound. 91pp. Illus. Twenty-one saddle makers are covered in this book. There is a touch of a musty smell, but still very good in complete dj with some edge tears. Scarce in the true first printing.
Nymphenbuerger Verlagshandlung, Munchen, 1969, 1969. First Thus. Hardcover. 1st German edition. Narrow 8vo cloth. 257pp. Interesting ex-lib copy, if there is such a thing. No dj, but front pictorial panel of the dj has been affixed to front cover of book & a printed pictorial label placed on the spine.....
Flagstaff: Northland Press, 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Gilt-stamped cloth. 145pp. Illustrated by the incomparable Joe Beeler. Presentation to H. B. T______ & signed by Green. From the dj: "The dean of the great horse traders is back again ... no one knows the ways of horses or has.....
NY: Knopf, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 304pp. Illustrated with nice drawings by Lorence Bjorklund. If you like to read about how the old time horse and mule traders in Texas liked to get the best of one another, this is the book you want, the first of.....
Cisco TX: Roundup Clubs & Animal Lovers Ass'n, 1950. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. 4to magazine wraps. 36pp. Illus. Ads. The Christmas issue. Several articles and features, including book reviews. Artist Randy Steffen was the Managing Editor and his color drawing, "Big Jim's Christmas Story" adorns the front cover.....
Cisco TX: Roundup Clubs & Animal Lovers Ass'n, 1950. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. 4to magazine wraps. 34pp. Illus. Ads. Several articles and features, including book reviews. Artist Randy Steffen was the Managing Editor. Cover article is Rocky Mountain Arabs." Publication info says, in part: "... devoted to all.....
Richmond, CA: Horse Lover's Magazine, 1952. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st edition. 4to pictorial magazine wraps. 66pp. Illus and ads. Cover article is "Conquest and Meditation: Two Arabian Stallions (with their handlers) in Contrasting Moods." Some mustiness. Some loss of color on top front cover. Good. Very scarce.
Small Farmer's Journal, Sisters, Oregon, Summer 2003, 2003. First Thus. Soft cover. Large 4to pictorial wraps. 127pp. Very lavishly illustrated with b/w photos & other illustrations. Some are vintage drawings of old equipment, lithos of farm animals, oxen, poultry, etc.. One color plate in back. A neat publication with all.....
Portland: Oregon Historical Society, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to cloth. 128pp. Illus. Glossary. "Born in 1902 in the rugged ranch country of eastern Oregon, as a youth (Leonard) made his living as an 'oldtime cowboy'" In this book he writes of "his friends and family and especially of his work.....
Woodinville: Mindcastle Books, 2000. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. 2nd edition. Oblong gilt-pictorial cloth. Unpag. Signed (no presentation) & dated by Ongman in year of publication. Fine, like new in dj.
Storey Books, North Adams, 2005, 2005. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. 4to pictorial wraps. 325pp. Illust. Index. Signed & dated by Poe. Loaded with useful information, including "50 Best Trails in North America". Something every horse person should have. Fine, as new.
Random House, NY, 1997, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing, U.S. edition. Cloth & bds. 258pp. Illust. Public Television did a program on Roberts. As new in dj.