SKETCHES OF FRONTIER AND INDIAN LIFE ON THE UPPER MISSOURI AND GREAT PLAINS. by Joseph H. Taylor - 1889

Self, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Sketches of Frontier and Indian Life on the Upper Missouri and Great Plains. Embracing the Author's Personal Recollections of Noted Frontier Characters, and some Observations of Wild Indian Life during a Twenty-Five Years' Residence in the Two Dakotas and other Territories, Between the Years 1864 and 1889." Howes T-68, Graff 4091. Pottstown, PA: Scarce: self-published by the Author and printed in a small quantity on a hand press, 1889. 1st edition. 200 pp. The Contents lists 21 illustrations, of which 2 are not found (Painted Woods Lake, and The Eagles). 5.25" x 8". There are three illustrations present that are not listed in the Contents (Aricaree Women and Children, White Chief North's Arapahoe Renegades Attack A Train, and Crow Flies High). And there are 19 illustrations that are listed in the Contents and present in the text (Son of the Star, Joseph Taylor, To the Land of Deseret, Distant View of Black Hills, Aricaree Hunting… Read More

1889. TAYLOR, Joseph H. Sketches of Frontier and Indian Life on the Upper Missouri and Great Plains. Embracing the Author's Personal Recollections of Noted Frontier Characters, and some Observations of Wild Indian Life during a Twenty-Five Years' Residence in the Two Dakotas and other Territories, Between the Years 1864 and 1889. Pottstown, PA: Printed and Published by the Author, 1889. 1st ed. Portrait frontis., illus., portraits. 200 pp. New 3/4-leather over orig. marbled boards. Boards slightly scuffed, else a very good copy. HOWES T-68, "b." Graff 4091. Eberstadt 132, #691. Reese, Best of the West 203: "A scarce western narrative by this modestly prolific chronicler of the Dakotas." "Printed by the author on an improvised hand press. The material for this work was gleaned from observations made during an overland trip across the plains in 1864-65; a term of soldiering on the border; a journey to Fort Randall and up the Dakota River; a residence in Wyoming and Montana and a continuous life in the… Read More

1889. TAYLOR, Joseph H. Sketches of Frontier and Indian Life on the Upper Missouri and Great Plains. Embracing the Author's Personal Recollections of Noted Frontier Characters, and Some Observations of Wild Indian Life During a Twenty-Five Years' Residence in the Two Dakotas and Other Territories, Between the Years 1864 and 1889. Pottstown, Pa., 1889. 1st ed. Illus. with portrs. and plates. 200pp. Orig. 3/4 red roan and marbled boards. Very good. Howes T-68, "b." Eberstadt 132, #691. Graff 4091. Reese, Best of the West 203: "A scarce western narrative by this modestly prolific chronicler of the Dakotas." "Printed by the author on an improvised hand press. The material for this work was gleaned from observations made during an overland trip across the plains in 1864-65; a term of soldiering on the border; a journey to Fort Randall and up the Dakota River; a residence in Wyoming and Montana; and a continuous life in the Dakotas and Northwest until 1889."--Eberstadt.

Pottstown, PA: Printed and Published by the Author, 1889., 1889.. First edition. First Edition. Original three-quarter calf, with marbled boards. 200pp. Frontis portrait. Illustrations. Although Graff 4089 indicates listing of 12 illustrations, our copy lists 21 illustrations, as does most bibliographies. Graff and Howes both note that the illustrations in the volume don't specifically follow the order as listed, and also lists illustrations that are not present, while including illustrations that are not listed. Of significant Western reminiscences and narratives, in this original edition this is one of the most difficult to find. It was set-up and printed by the author, on a little rotary hand-press he had erected in the back of the Hartranft Mansion in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He was able to print a small, but unrecorded quantity, which was quickly exhausted. A second edition did not appear until 7 years later, in Washburn, North Dakota. The sub-title states:" the Author's Personal… Read More

YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

Kansas City, KS: E. B. Barnett, Publisher Book. VG. Hardcover. Presumed 1st Edition. Book is blue cloth covered boards with paste-on American flag on front. The book has minor shelf edge wear with no other defects to note. No date - circa 1919. 91 pages with black and white frontis - a picture of the author in fancy dress in Washington in 1909. Married to an officer of the 2nd Cavalry in 1866, Sargent relates to experiences at Fort Bidwell, Fort Walla Walla, to Arizona. Four years at Fort Huachuca, Fort Bowie, to Fort Logan, Colorado and at Fort Wingate. .

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1938. First Thus. Vellum-backed marbled boards. Near Fine. (xx), 1, 21, 1 pages. First Edition Thus. Introduction by Francis P. Farquhar. Vellum-backed marbled boards. Gilt spine-titling. 5 1/4" x 8". Slipcase. Limited to 350 copies printed by The University of California Press. Per the Introduction, "'The Helmet of Mambrino' well supports the claim of (Clarence) King's friends that his casual conversation often equalled the best literature of his day, for this letter to a friend was undoubtedly produced spontaneously without thought of publication." A beautifully produced small book. Neat pictorial bookplate at front pastedown; small bookseller's stamp removal scar to rear pastedown, but a Near Fine copy in a Very Good Plus (slight abrasions at opening ends) slipcase. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING via media mail to any United States address.

New York: The McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1964. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. (15) 331 (1) pp. Illustrated dust jacket, with $6.95 price. Illustrated, including maps of The Moromon Trail. Index. Purple cloth.6 1/4" x 9 1/4". One of The American Trail Series, edited by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. Per the jacket blurb: "Close to the heart of Mormondom is the almost stylized memory of the Trail. For every early Saint, crossing the plains to Zion was not merely a journey, but a rite, the final devoted and enduring act that brought one into the Kingdom." A Fine copy in a Very Good Plus or better dust jacket (pencil numbering to rear cover, spine toning; edgewear, especially to spine-ends). ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

Sheridan: Clouds Peak Printery, 1950. Single sheet brochure, 17 x 36cm, folded to 17 x 9cm, four panels on each side. Halftone photographs, cover illustration, map. Some light toning and wear, else fine. Small advertisement for the Deer Haven Lodge, member of the Dude Ranchers Association. Nice map of the Bighorn National Forest, showing the location of the Lodge. Pictures include Paint Rock Creek and Lake Solitude. "Some of the finest fishing available is to be had in the lakes and streams....accessible only by 'packing in.' Ca. 1948-1950. Worldcat locates a single copy, at Yale.

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Livingston, Montana; Yellowstone Park, Wyoming: Yellowstone Park Lodges and Camps Company, 1925. Brochure, 22.5 x 10cm folded, 11pp. Black and white photographic illustrations, map, printed in red and black throughout. Illustrated, stapled wraps show light wear and rubbing with a few bent corners, else fine. Beautiful brochure advertising stays at the park, with photos of lodges, sights, wildlife, maps, and pricing. "Any railroad agent can tell you about Yellowstone National Park, or address Yellowstone Park Lodge and Camps Co." Vernon Goodwin is listed as president, taking over from Howard Hays in 1924.

Denver: Old West Publishing, 1965. Hardcover. Orig. decorated green clean. Fine in nicked and chipped plain paper wrapper. 84 pages. 33 x 24.5 cm. Limited edition, one of 1000 copies. Designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. Illustrated in color and black and white. Handsomely printed, bright, very clean copy.

Phoenix: Manufacturing Stationers Inc., 1926. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition; possibly rebound, as the date is stamped on the spine but not recently; 8vo, brown cloth, no dj; vg (spine ends bumped and rubbed; top corner of front board bumped; edges and pages toning); ten fine folding maps, 399pp incl. index.

"Herein are listed the first families of California and also other persons with family names that were in California 1769-1785 except those who died at San Diego in 1769."