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Andrews, Ralph W. Historic Fires of the West 1865-1915, A Pictorial History
Bonanza, 1966
Very Good/Good. Second Thus. Nice clean copy in mylar with small bit of wear to top front corners and small area at top front that has faded lightly. Lavishly illustrated with vintage photos throughout -- over 200 images in all.Covers historic fires in Colorado, Nevada, San Francisco, Utah, Alaska, British Columbia, Oregon and Washington, as well as early pumping engines, races and contests on and off duty, horse power, steamers, life in the fire house and early trucks.
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16.00 USD
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Billington, Monroe L. (editor); Hardaway, Roger D. (editor) African Americans on the Western Frontier
Boulder, Colordado University Press of Colorado 1998 First Printing Hard Cover NEW NEW
Beautiful BRAND NEW copy. Dustjacket protected by mylar. Illustrated with vintage photos. Fifteen authors join forces in this significant book which studies the African American contribution to the opening of the West. Topics covered include slavery in the West; a closer look at the Mormons and slavery; the equal rights struggle in Colorado 1865-1867; buffalo soldiers in the American West 1865-1900; Black soldiers at Fort Douglas, Utah 1896-1899; African Americans and the coal mines of Western Washington; Black cowboys; the "Color Line" in Kansas; Oklahoma's all Black towns; African American women in the West; African American women in Western prisons; Helena, Montana's African American community; and the development of African American newspapers.
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20.00 USD
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Dallas, Sandra Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps
Norman, Oklahoma University of Oklahoma Press 1988 0806120843 / 9780806120843 Later Printing Soft Cover New 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Archison, Povy Kendal
Crisp, BRAND new book measuring 8-1/2"x11" and illustrated profusely with black and white photographs, some of which had never before been published. Much text as well, covering 147 of Colorado's more colorful communities thriving from 1859 and 1899. Numerous anecdotes -- highly entertaining. 254 pages. Indexed.
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16.95 USD
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Dary, David Seeking Pleasure in the Old West
Lawrence, KS, U.S.A. University Press of Kansas 1997 0700608281 / 9780700608287 Soft Cover New Wraps, New
Crisp, BRAND NEW copy, still in original publisher's shrinkwrap. A lively narrative by the author of "Entrpreneurs of the Old West" and "The Buffalo Book." A lively social history which explores a seldom considered aspect of life in the rough and tumble Old West -- fun. Mountain men, Indians, cowboys and homesteaders -- all sought a good time whreever it could be found.
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10.00 USD
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Drake, Samuel Adams The Making of the Great West 1512-1883
New York Charles Scribner's 1894 Later Printing Hard Cover Near Fine No DJ
Very handsome book and clean as a whistle inside and out. Binding is tight with no cracks to hinges, either front or back, and no names or writing. Very clean pages and a highly decorated front board. Illustrated throughout. Small crease and a touch to wear to tip of upper front corner and a small bit of rubbing to bottom edges from sliding in and out of the bookcase. Illustrated with art and maps. Text covers the three rivals -- the French, the Spanish and the English; the borth of the American idea; and the Gold Rush and its manifestations. 339 pages including index. Also available is Drake's The Making of Virginia and the Middle colonies in like condition.
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35.00 USD
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Friedman, Michael Cowboy Culture: The Last Frontier of American Antiques
Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Schiffer Publishing 1997 0887403794 / 9780887403798 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Crisp beautiful book with no names or writing. Dustjacket is without tears or chips and is most handsome in brand new mylar. Copiusly illustrated with color photos of collectibles with information. Covers all manner of items including hats, leather goods, saddles, guns, badges, bowie knives, jewelry, horse related items, barbershop and saloon collectibles, gambling items, furniture, photography and more. 300 pages. Indexed.
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65.95 USD
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Hatley, Allen G. Texas Constables; A Frontier Heritage
Lubbock, Texas Texas Tech University Press 2006 0896725812 / 9780896725812 First Printing. Soft Cover NEW
Crisp, BRAND NEW copy. Small, light crease to back cover near spine incurred in packing. Illustrated with vintage photographs throughout. A compendium of facts, personalities and events offering an historical overview of a specialized aspect of Texas law enforcement. 237 pages. Indexed. TWO LIKE COPIES AVAILABLE.
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13.95 USD
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McLynn, Frank Wagons West: The Epic Story of America's Overland Trails
New York, New York, U.S.A. Grove Press 2004 0802140637 / 9780802140630 First Printing Soft Cover Near Fine Wraps, Near Fine
Crisp, clean, beautiful copy with no markings and no spine crease. Onlt fault is very light crease to upper front corner.The author offers a year-by-year account of the pioneering settlement of the American West from 1840 to 1849, the years sandwiched between the end of the fur trapper era and the onset of the Gold Rush. Illustrated. Indexed. 509 pages.
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12.00 USD
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Nelson, Frederick Portraits of the Old West
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Smithmark Publishers, Incorporated, 1997 First Printing Hard Cover New New 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Beautiful BRAND NEW copy. Dustjacket protected by mylar. Wonderful full page duotone photos of significant figures in the Old West with accompanying full-page bios, An overview of the trailblazers, pony soldiers, bank and train robbers, cattlemen, town tamers, shootists, lawmen and women who made the new terriorty the colorful palce it was! 128 pages. We have three like copies available.
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18.00 USD
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Riness, Jerry The 1880 Cowboy Sketch Book
McGregor, Iowa River Junction Trade Co. Soft Cover Very Good Oblong
No date on this one, but clean, tightly bound, and hard to find. Measures 8-1/2" tall and 10-1/2" across. Initially found life as the artist's sktech pad used as a record of antique Western items needed to contribute accurary to his paintings of the period. Wonderfully detailed in blacjk and white with identification and commentary on each item. 44 pages. Covers clothes, guns and gear.
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15.00 USD
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Roosevelt, Theodore The Winning of the West (Four Volumes Presidential Edition)
New York G.P. Putnam's Sons 1894 Presidential Edition Hard Cover Good
Very nice, clean, tightly bound books. Spines have darkened and show darker spotting at Volume IV, but boards have not darkened at all. Instead there are occasional light spots. Spine labels show a little rubbing at intervals and the red lettering reading "Theodore Roosevelt" is faded, but black printing of titles is quite good. There is also a small bit of wear to edge at crowns and tails of spines, and mild foxing to endpapers -- pages unaffected. Bound in maps. Illustration at frontis of each. Volumes include I. From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi 1769-1776; (1903); From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi 1777-1783 (1905); The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths 1784-1790 (1905); and Louisiana and the Northwest 1791-1807 (1912).
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150.00 USD
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Sutton, Ann and Myron The American West, A Natural History,
Random House, no date, but gift inscription is dated 1969.
Chanticleer Press edition. Fine book in VG DJ displaying only the most minor wear to top edge. DJ price-clipped. A beautiful oversized book with numerous color and black and white photos, including some by Ansel Adams. Map endpapers. Topics include the desert, the plateaus, the Grand Canyon, the Rockies, the canyonlands, the High Sierra, the Pacific Coast, the Cascades, the Badlands, the wilds of western Canada and Alaska.
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15.00 USD
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