Titles starting with N from Kennedy's West

Gretna, La.: Pelican Publishing Company, 1977. Reprint of 1952 edition, hardbound with original pictorial dustcover in mylar protective cover in "As New" condition. Contains 18 unnumbered pages. A unique rendition of "The Night Before Christmas" with a Texas twist. Beautiful 1950's style illustration by Meg Wohlberg. " A western Santa Claus, decked in Levis, ten gallon Stetson, cowboy vest and with a bandana around his neck, this Texas version of St. Nick makes his Christmas journey on a buckboard pile... (more information)

Subjects: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Christmas; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Poetry / Humorous;

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New York: Harper & Row, 1976. Hard Cover. Mint. 1st Edition. 8 Vo. 1st editiion, 1976, with dustjacket in as new condition. Momaday, noted writer of the Southwest, Pulitzer Prize Winning Novelist. Author writes of his early years on a reservation at Jemez, New Mexico. This book affectionately traces his geneology. N. Scott Momaday is Kiowa Indian whose writings and publications are highly desirable. 170 pages with lots of phot os of his ancestry, etc.. SOUTHWEST, WESTERN AMERICANA, NATIVE AMERICANS. ... (more information)

Subjects: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY);

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Barre, Mass.: Imprint Society, 1971. Hard Cover. Fine/Slipcase Very Good. Limited/Numbered. Signed by Editor. Small Folio. Narrative of a Five Years Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam in Guiana on the Wild Coast of South America Fro m the Years 1772 to1777 Elucidating The History of That Country & Describing Its Productions, Viz Quadrupeds, Birds, Reptiles, Trees, Shrubs, Fruits & Roots With an Account of the Indians of Guiana and Negroes of Guiana By Captain J. G. Stedman with 80 elegant engravings fr... (more information)

Subjects: EDUCATION / History; TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / General;

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Amherst, Ma.: Univ. of Mass. Press , 1972. First thus, hardbound in original dustjacket with small chips to DJ otherwise VG. Numerous engravings from Stedman's original sketches. 2 Vols. in one. Illustrated by Illustrations and maps. modern reprint edition. First published in 1796.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. NEGROES CARIBBEAN SLAVERY SURINAM ILLUSTRATED BY ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS. FOR SALE. ... (more information)

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New York, 1841. Contemporary paper-covered wooden boards with calf spine. Paper cover shows rubbing, some exposing of boards, previous owner affixed some masking tape to back cover for reinforcement?? which can easily be removed, some foxing interior. Binding tight. Title page, 111 pages. Fifth American edition, first published in Walpole, New Hampshire, 1796. "Captured by Indians in New Hampshire, in 1754, she spent four years in their hands and in those of the French before regaining her freedom." Ho... (more information)

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Palo Alto, Ca.: Lewis Osborne, 1966. Endpaper maps and facsimile of newspaper announcing the demise of Major C. Bolin. After the gold rush, lawlessness abound in California. This is the story of one of the gold seekers who turned from the straight and narrow and became a gambling man.. First Thus. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Western Americana, Military, California, Gold Rush, Oregon, Lawmen, Outlaws, Vigilantes. ... (more information)

Subjects: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY);

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Washington: Gayles & Seaton, 1848. Newspaper, The National Intelligencer, folded, measuring 24 x 19 inches, dated Washington, July 8, 1848 in very good condition, contains 4 pages, over 6 columns to page. Contains loads of information specifically 2 contributions by James K. Polk; 1, a printing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which is now made public; 2, contains Message to Congress, July 6, 1848, announcing the end of the War with Mexico. Other articles pertaining to the Whig Nomination, a poem abou... (more information)

Subjects: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY);

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New York: Horizon Press, Inc, 1954. Hard Cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First edition with dustjacket, some chipping, else in very good condition. 223 pages. Over 116 photographs, plans and drawings. The world's greatest architect here meets the urgent suitable shelter for the family, he presents in full detail "The Natural House". Mr. Wright tells the story of the famous Usonian Houses.. ARCHITECTURE, AMERICANA, BUILDING, ARCHITECTS, HABITAT, HOMES. ... (more information)

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Los Angeles, Ca.: Praeger Publishers Inc, 1972. First edition, bound in the original illustrated softcovers in near fine condition. Contains 112 pages, beautifully illustrated with lots of full color and black and white illustrations, many are full page. Foreward by Laura Gilpen. Published in association with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. An attractive and informative catalog of a major exhibition of Navajo weavings.. ISBN: 0-87587-050-3. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over ... (more information)

Subjects: ART / General;

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Flagstaff, Az.: Northland Press, 1962. First edition, so stated, hardbound with the original pictorial non-clipped, dustjacket in protective mylar cover in fine to near fine condition. Contains 97 pages with a descriptive text by Clay Lockett, loads of black and white and colored illustrations by Don Perceval. "Don Perceval's perceptive pen shows the Navajo, or Denh (The People) as they prefer to call themselves, in what Author-Scholar-Indian Trader Clay Locett in his introduction aptly labels their "pre-... (more information)

Subjects: ART / General; HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY);

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Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1908. Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8 Vo. A six month directory, each month has its original blue front cover. At the time, in 1908, the Commander in Chief was Theodore Roosevelt, the Secretary of the Navy, Victor H. Metcalf, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Truman H. Newberry. July lists 71 pages, August 71 pages, September, 71 pages, October, 71 pages, November, 75 pages, an d December, 75 pages. Contains lots of detailed informatio... (more information)

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Baton Rouge, La.: Louisiana State Univ. Press , 1971. First edition, hardbound with original dustjacket in very good condition. 309 pages. Study of the Negro's development in early Texas and the Southwest. Listed Tischauser Bibliography.. ISBN: 0807106372. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8 Vo.. TEXAS, WESTERN AMERICANA, AFRO-AMERICANS. ... (more information)

Subjects: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY);

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Lincoln, Neb.: Univ. Of Nebraska Press, 1993. Hard Cover. As New. 1st Edition. 8 Vo. First edition with original dustjacket in fine condition. Contains many maps and photographs. xv plus 391 pages. Another new book on of a famous Indian War & Civ il War general. Note: This copy is a review and an advanced copy. Slip states: Please accept this review copy with the compliments of the author....... CUSTER, INDIAN WARS, MILITARY, CAVALRY, NATIVE AMERICANS, WESTERN AMERICANA. ... (more information)

Subjects: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY);

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New York, N.Y. MacMillan Company 1970.. Fine/Fine. Forty years of gold and silver rushes from 1858 to 1910, mentioning such cities as Leadville, Creed, Cripple Creek, Cent ral City and Denver. A true history of all the Bonanzas and its part icipants. Illustrated by Maps, photos. 1st & 1st ptg. edition. Binding is hb.. COLORADO GOLD SILVER MINING ADVENTURE WESTERN AMERICANA EXPLORATION ILLUSTRATED BY MAPS, PHOTOS. FOR SALE. ... (more information)

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New York: New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1897. This very interesting and scarce piece of ephemera folds out into a large brochure 23 1/2 inches by 29 1/2 inches. On one side is a large map of the lines of metallic circuit connections American Telephone and Telegraph Company stretching as far west as North Dakota to the south, Texas, it folds a narrow 8 vo. shape with 24 pages containing title, some text, over 6 illustrations of early telephones, a very ornate, sound-proof telephone booth (ear... (more information)

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Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1968. First edition with original pictorial dustjacket, 9 1/4 x 6 inches in very good condition. The brunt of this book was originally written in a report by Colonel Archibald McCall who was sent the to New Mexico Territory with the intention of preparing the citizens for statehood. When he arrived the ineffeciency of the military occupation and their treatment of the Indians. There were 92,000 native americans in the Territory at that time. Nice read.. Fir... (more information)

Subjects: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY);

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Albuquerque, NM. Univ. of New Mexico Press 1965.. Fine/Fine. A bibliography and study of more than 5,000 historic names of New Mexico. Spanish & Indian names are translated. 1st ed. Binding is HB.. NEW MEXICO, BIBLIOGRAPHY, SOUTHWEST. ... (more information)

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Patterson, N. J.: St. Anthony Guild Press, 1954. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. First Thus. 8 Vo. Subtitle: Being Three Panels and Three Accounts; 1st, The Angels New Wings, 2nd, the Pentitente Thief, 3rd, Hunchback Madonna. Originally published in 194 0, this is the 1954 printing with illustrated cover. Contains 76 pages with drawings by the author throughout. Chaves, noted poet of the Southwest. Great condition for the collector.. NEW MEXICO, SOUTHWEST, POETRY, VERSE, RELIGION FRAY ANGELICO CHAVEZ FOR SALE. ... (more information)

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Albuquerque, N.M.: Univ. of New Mexico Press, 1949. First edition, hardbound with the original dustjacket in fine condition. Arts and crafts of New Mexico. Contains 266 pages including illustrations, bibliography and index. Drawings by Lloyd Gozes Goff, calligraphy by Robert Stanford Wallace. Great reference material. . 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4 to. NEW MEXICO CRAFTS WESTERN AMERICANA SOUTHWEST SPANISH ART ILLUSTRATED BY LLOYD LOZES GOFF. FOR SALE. ... (more information)

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Philadelphia, Pa.: , 1871. Original Wraps. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8 Vo. Subtitle: An Address on the Northern Pacific Railway, In It's Relations to the Development of the Northwestern Section of the United States and To the Ind ustrial and Commercial Interests of the Nation. Map of the United States on back wrapper. Original wrappers, 32 pages, small chip to front wrapper not affecting text, otherwise very good condition. Th is first edition was a speech at the American Academy of Music, Philadelphia, in 18... (more information)

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