Tucson, AZ USA: University of Arizona Press, 1980 Based on the exhaustive investigation and vast collection of source material of Maurice Fulton. The raw material of the West as it was: the unvarnished story of the Lincoln County War: A case study of a struggle for economic power turned tragic. VG softcover book. Minor edge soiling of covers and pages; some rubbing and staining. Backstrip shows fading and slight edge wear. Rubbing at hinge, Front bottom corner bumped. Pages tight and readable. Many illustrations and maps.. . Third Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Francisco Rodriguez Maruca . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . (more information)

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New York, New York, USA: G.P.Putnam's Sons, 1964 FIRST EDITION. Post-American Revolutionary War historical novel of the British Loyalist aristocrats of the South who fled to the Bahamas to try to re-establish their plantations. Spans 140 years. Family Tree on p. "0". 567 pp. VG+ Book has dark blue cloth binding with gold lettering on backstrip with blindstamped ship and shore design on front cover. Minor edge wear with one edgebump on front top. Top edges red-dyed; side deckle edged. Binding tight, pages unmarked spine straight. . First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York & Avenel, New Jersey, USA: Simon & Schuster, 1992 Interesting account of US Marshals from 1789 to present from the Whiskey Rebellion, Reconstruction, heydey in frontier days, to Prohibition, Civil Rights, up to their present function in charge of the Witness Protection Program. Has yellowing of edges of dust jacket . First Edition. Hard Cover. Excellent/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York London : G.P.Putnam's Sons, 1926 Sympathetic, but well researched account of the James Boys. Three Photos: both James Boys and Cole Younger on front fly page. August 1926 printing. Rare Out of Print book. Side pages deckle edged. Black cloth cover with very little shelf wear. Corners slightly bumped. Gilt lettering on front and spine intact except for one word on bottom of spine. Pages show some age toning. Several tiny spots on back endpaper and back fly page. Hinges and Binding tight, pages clean. Owner inscription on front endpage. Half-inch tear on title page. 446 pages. Book originally copyrighted in 1925 and 1926 with 1st Printing in May 1926, 2nd Printing August 1926.. Second Printing. Original Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York, New York, USA: Promontory Press, 1993 Reprint ( 1986, Harper Collins, NY) Everything you ever wanted to know about cowboy, scout, army, indian, treasure and Western true adventure stories but were afraid to ask. Illustrated. F/NF+ Grey hardcovecover; gilt letteringon spine. Trifling soiling of page edges. Binding tight, spine straight, pages cleand and unmarked. DJ has minor edge toning and trifling edgewear. Soldier in uniform on front; title in large blue letters.. First Publisher's Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine Plus. Illus. by Mike Stromberg . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA: Harlow Publishing Corporation, 1951 FIRST EDITION. Junior high textbook with excellent summaries of the pre-histoy (Adena, Mound Builders, etc), Territorial, on up to early 20th century periods. Has pronunciation guide and table of the Original names of the state rivers and Appendix of State Historic Sites. Many maps and tables. Red cloth hardcover in Fair condition. Deckle edged. Moderate edge and corner wear and discolrations of boards. Spine missing and re-taped. Endpages have owner inscriptions, yellowing and dampstaining. Page edges yellowed and there is scribbling on some pages. Book originallly bound with nine cords, bottom six of which are still in place. Good reading and reference copy. 408 pp.. First Edition. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Gretna, Louisiana USA: Pelican Publsihing Company , 1975 A humorous and colorful guide to the language, customs, history and people of this quaint country so near to the US (;-). Includes section on laws and lawyers. Must-read for the traveller. Tan cloth hardcover book in NF condition with minor soiling of the edges. No Dustjacket.. Second Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Nick Eggenhoffer. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Loveland, Colorado Usa: J. V. Publications, 1996 SIGNED - FIRST EDITION. Life of Jack Slade from his birth in Carlysle, Illinois to hanging by vigilantes in Montana. He was a violent misfit but good businessman. Made famous for the killing of Jules Beni and wearing his ear on his watch guard. Romanticized by Mark Twain. Many Illustrations. Red illustrated soft cover in near fine condition with minor age toning of page edges. One finger mark on back of title page. SIGNED by co-author Kenneth Jessen. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . (more information)

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New York & Chicago, USA: G.P.Putnam's Sons, 1946 FIRST EDITION. Fictionalized story of authors ancestress in pioneer Pennsylvania. Adventures include capture by Indians during French and Indian War and two marriages. Double page Map of Pennsylvania Commonwealth on endpapers. Very rare and out of print; first book by author. Book had only one, documented, reader according to the Eastern New Mexico College Library. Grey cover with gold lettering and red stripe on front and gold letters with red box around title on backstrip.Some soiling and corner bumping are the major signs of wear of cover. Binding and hinges very tight. Pages show minimal yellowing, are clean and unmarked except for usual library markings. Bookplate on front endpaper and borrower pocket glued inside back flypaper. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Robert Josephy, Designer. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. (more information)

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Garden City, New York, USA: Doubleday, Page & Company, , 1918 Originally copyright in 1899. Cover states Volume Eight with no further info given. Fascinating tales and observations of travel through China, Japan, India, and America in approximately the 1890's. Olive cloth cover, with no other imperfections than edge wear and yellowing of pages. Backstrip slightly darkened. Pages show minimal aging but no foxing. . Unlisted. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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San Antonio, Texas USA: The Naylor Company, 1971 A reassessment of the man and his role in the American Revolution emphasizing his prior service to his country and loyalty to Liberal and Democratic ideals. Puts forth that The Duel has been overblown in importance by popular history. The author is a distant relative. Book in VG- condition, shows slight edgewear and some age toning of edges. Backstrip sun tanned. Price tag on back. "Napoleon's Dossier On Aaron Burr" by same author also available . Second Edition. Stapled Pictorial Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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San Antonio, Texas USA: The Naylor Company, 1969 Proposals of Aaron Burr to Napoleon which would have resulted in independence of Spanish and English colonies in Western Hemisphere, translated from original documents in Les Archives Nationales in Paris. The author is a distant relative of Burr. Book in Near Fine conditon with slight toning of edges. Backstrip slightly sun tanned. Price tag on back. "The Burr - Hamilton Duel and Related Matters" by same author also availoable . Second Printing. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Bismarck, North Dakota, USA: The Bismarck Tribune , 1996 FIRST EDITION. Biography of Mark Kellogg, Reporter for the Bismarck Tribune and New York Herald who died with Custer at the Little Big Horn Massacre. From his early life in pioneer La Cross, Wisconsin, difficult years in Council Bluffs, until he was sent to cover the "expected sensational military victory". Beautiful red leather look hardcover with large gilt lettering on front and spine. Book in NF+/Fr conditon shows only the lightest, slightest dampstaining of edges. Appendix includes Tribune and Herald news columns and excerpts from his personal diary. DJ in Poor condition with two inch section ripped from center of spine. Edge yellowing, light waterstaining, rubbing and minor soiling. One inch rip at front fold. Else intact. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/Fair. Illus. by Stace Gooding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York & Evanston, Illinois USA: St. Martin's Press, 2004 FIRST EDITION. A Dramatic Narratve of the Capture of 9 children by the Commanche and Apache Indians of the Texas Hill country including Adolph Korn, an ancestor of the author. Examines why so many of them assimilated and so strongly identified with the nomadic life and culture of the Plains Indians. When returned to his parents Korn maintained his Commanche identity and never found a place in white society, living his last years alone in a cave, forgotten by his family. A summary of the history of the region including the unusual close ties between the Commanche and the German settlers. Book in Fine conditon with one pin spot on title page; slight creasing on half title page, black boards with gold lettering on spine. Dust jacket As New. Incl. illustrations. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/As New. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Indianapolis, Indiana USA: Indiana Historical Society , 1966 The Life and Work of turn of the century Hoosier landscape and portrait painter Theodore Clement Steele. Three sections,The Life by his grandson, Theodore Steele, The House of the Singing Winds by his wife Selma N. Steele covers the Brown County, Indiana period of his life and paintings and The Work, a critique of his work by Wilbur Peat, Director of Herron Art Museum in Indianapolis. Includes some eary pioneer history of Indiana. NF- Green cloth hardcover with stamped-in gilt design on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Book edges have slight agetoning, soiling, and rubbing wear. Extensively illustrated with copies of his artistry, both portraits and landscapes, many in color. Includes paitnings of Vermont, Germany, and California besides Indiana countryside. . . First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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Burbank, California, USA: Walt Disney Records, 1995 Includes the lyrics to the major songs of the Pocahontas movie. Intended for the Juvenile market. G+ Plastic ring-bound paperback in G condition. Edgewear of cover plus som folded corner. Illustrated. 21 pp.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Greg Drulette. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Tucson, AZ USA: San Simon Publishing Company, 1995 SIGNED FIRST EDITION. A 20 page stapled wraparound signed by author. A short account of the life of one of the most famous names in western history. From his birth in Indiana, relation to the Younger and James gangs, and involvement int the Mason County War in Texas and Gunfight near the OK Corral in Tombstone AZ.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Chicago, Illinois, USA: Quest Travelbooks, Ltd., 1971 Beautiful illustrated travelogue of the Islands. Makes you feel like you had been there. Wonderful photography by Mr. Czolowski. Well researched, fact-filled and easy-reading commentary. Book is in Fine condition, photo of couple making sand-castles on beach in front of high-rises and mountain on front cover. Binding tight, spine straight and white. 96 pp. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Ted Czolowski. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Bryan, Texas, USA: Shoal Creek Publishers, Inc. , 1979 The Real Story of Bonnie and Clyde meticulously researched and reported by one of the sheriff's deputies who set up a secret, illegal police trap to ambush and shoot them. 25 photographs. hitherto never revealed secrets of the manhunt. NF+/G red leatherette hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Vey trifling page edge soiling. Slight bump of top backstrip. DJ has agetoning and tattering of edges and sundarkening of spine and folds. Two small tears and rips of backstrip. price corner clipped. Rear fold partially taped. Copy of period Movie poster for "Beyond the Rio Grande" of Bonnie and Clyde laid in. . Second Printing. Cloth. Near Fine Plus/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Berkeley, California, USA & London: University of California Press, 1970 Book organized in two parts, the first a history of the Yahi nation, the second Ishi's life in a Museum, attempting to assimilate to white culture. Map of Native Nations of California. Softcover Book in VG+ readable condition. Binding tight, spine straight. Minor scuffing and edge wear, soiling and agetoning. Some spine wrinkling. Photo of partially clad Ishi making wooden spear. 257 pp.. Twelfth Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Austin, Texas USA: The Texas State Historical Association, 1961 FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING. (Civil) War Centennial reprint (1885) of this historic memoir, now scarce. Preface by H. Bailey Carroll. An insiders account of the mob hysteria after discovery of a plot by local Union sympathizers to stage a bloody uprising to re-establish the Constitution in part of North Texas, breaking off this part of secessionist Texas, thus keeping it in the Union. Much as part of Virginia split off and eventually became the seperate (pro-Union) state of West Virginia. Ensuing reign of terror led to the lynchings of dozens of citizens, many with little or only minor level of participation in the plot. Original Rare, only 3 copies known in 1961 as it was long fearful to own a copy in the area. Light blue matte finish wrappers in Good condition with yellowing of backstrip and edges; light soiling and dampspotting. Binding tight, spine straight. Pages clean and unmarked, very minor age toning of page edges. Photo of original front cover of Vandale copy and illustration of author. 34 pp.. First Trade Paperback Printing. Pictorial Wrapper. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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New York & Chicago, USA: Minton, Balch & Company, 1928 Includes 6 black & white illustrations throughout. Simon Girty,"the Great Renegade" 1741-1818, born near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania A scout with Simon Kenton during Dunmore's War. Although he saved the life of Kenton he encouraged the torture and burning at the stake of many others including Col. William Crawford. He was active with the Indians of the Ohio Territory in many attacks against settlers, and his conduct was savage and cruel. Includes accounts of the siege of Bryan's Station and the Battle of Blue Licks. VG/Fair red cloth hardcover. Pages age yellowed , brown on insides of both covers, pages unmarked.. Owner name on book plate on 1st page. Dust jacket tattered but intact with price clipped. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by Philip Kappel. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Lancaster, PA USA: 4Winds Publishing Group, Inc. And Charles Dixon & Timothy Truman, 1990 An illustrated biographical history of the geat trans-Allegheny adventurer Simon Girty, one of the major figures in the Conquest of the Ohio Teritory and major character in the Frontier Battles of the Revolutionary War Period. Book has slight cover wear. This "illustrated book" for those not aware, is basically a large b/w comic book with stiffer cover. . First Trade Paperback Printing. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Timothy Truman. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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Forrestville, California USA : Eclipse Books, 1991 FIRST EDITION. An illustrated guidebook to the geat trans-Allegheny adventurers and Chiefs. Concise biographies of the major figures in the Conquest of the Ohio and Kanawha River Valleys. Colesquo, Shawnee Chief Cornstalk, Zane Grey's family, Lew Wetzel, Selim the Algerian, Daniel Boone, Simon Girty, Mad Anne Bailey and others . Maps of the frontier, Native Peoples, and Wars. Book's extremities have slight dampstaining and dustiness, yellowing and wear of covers. . First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Timothy Truman. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Lancaster, PA USA: 4Winds Publishing Group, Inc. And Charles Dixon & Timothy Truman, 1989 An illustrated biographical history of the geat trans-Allegheny adventurer Simon Girty one of the major figures in the Conquest of the Ohio Teritory and major character in the Frontier Battles of the Revolutionary War Period. Books extremities have slight cover wear. This "illustrated book" for those not aware, is basically a large comic book with stiffer cover. . First Trade Paperback Printing. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Timothy Truman. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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Hamilton, Montana uSA: Rocky Mountain House Press , 1986 First Printing LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION. No. 157 of 300 copies. SIGNED by Jim Dullenty. Photo of McCarty on fly page. Major western outlaw involved in more bank and train robberies, rustling and holdups than most of the other members of what became the Wild Bunch of Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid fame. Tan stapled wrapper has some age toning and minor soiling on edges . Binding tight.. Signed by Author. Limited Numbered. Stapled Pictorial Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Norman & London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992 FIRST EDITION. Enthralling tales of mines and mining camps and the people in them. Also follows the life of a young miner as he rises in his career during 15 years in mining districts in Cornwall, UK; Harz Mountains, Germany; Porcupine and Yellowknife, Canada; and Cripple Creek , Colorado , USA. NF-/NF Gilt (appropriately) hardcover boards and spine with black ink lettering on spine. Thin tarnishing strip of top and bottom cover edges. Bump marks on front board and mid-spine. slightsoiling of page ends. DJ has some yellowing and wear of edges. . First Edition First Printing. Half-Cloth. Near Fine Minus/Near Fine. Illus. by Cherry Hunter. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Spokane, Washington, USA: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1991 SIGNED; Murder in Paradise. Accounts of 40 murders in the Last County in the Last Wilderness of America and the Sheriffs who investigated them. 22 illustrations. NF+/VG Red cloth hardcover: gilt lettering on spine. binding tight spine straight. Page edges have slight edge soiling. Pages clean and unmarked. DJ scuffing and edge tattering, rubbing at folds. One inch rip at top front edge, 2 chips at top spine ege, less than 1/2 inch each , else intact; light edge toning. Protected in mylar jacket. 251 pp. Author presentation on half-title page. . Signed by Author. First Edition Second Printing. Cloth. Near Fine Plus/Very Good. Illus. by Linda Donoian. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA: The University of North Carolina Press, 1948 FIRST EDITION. Appalachian unpleasantries by the decade 1870's to present, While other books have been written, thisauthor digs deep into the records to uncoverand compare confessions, interviews, and letters forgotten for half a century, showing that the facts are more exciting than fiction. NF+/ G-Blue cloth hardcover with slight agetoning of paper edges. DJ has agetoning, tattering of edges, with chips of spine edges. Front fold taped. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine Plus/Good Minus. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York & Chicago, USA: Random House, Inc., 1992 An unrepentant, pro-communist, chauvinistic pro-Russian insiders account of the attempted coup in August, 1991 by the Soviet "hardliners" against Mikhail Gorbachev as told by the most trusted public spokesman of the Soviet Communist Party, Vladimir Pozner. Watermark on first page, some rubbing of front flap of dust jacket. Large price tag on rear dust flap. . First Edition Second Printing. Hard Cover. Excellent/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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