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Chicago / Los Angeles: Lakeside Press / Robert Glass Cleland, 1940. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Folding Map. 120 Pp. Brown Cloth, Morocco Spine Label, Gilt. Inscribed "To Fred And Faith With Affectionate Greetings From Muriel And Rob. As Of December 25, 1939", Although The Book Was Nominally Published In 1940.
Nell's Topographical Map Of The State Of Colorado 1902 by Nell, Louis - 1902
by Nell, Louis
Nell's Topographical Map Of The State Of Colorado 1902
by Nell, Louis
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Denver: Kendrick Book & Stationary, 1902. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Very Large Multifold Map In Case, Brown Cloth, Gilt. Index At Front, With Counties, Post Offices And Mountains. Immense Folding Map, Still Attached As Issued. "This Map Of Colorado Has Been Compiled From All Available Surveys In Existence, It Is Consequently The Most Complete And Accurate One Ever Published... This Is The Only Map Published Showing The Wagon Roads, Mountain Trails And Passes As Well As The Railroads...The Map Exhibits Over 2000 Altitudes... And The Approximate Height Of Any Location Can Be Found By Interpolation Between The Nearest Enclosing Contour Lines Representing Vertical Intervals Of 1,000 Feet." Near Fine, Traces Of Rubbing At Corners, Gilt Brilliant But A Little Reddened. Display Quality.
- Bookseller Arroyo Seco Books (US)
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The Place Called Sespe: The History of a California Ranch
by Cleland, Robert G. [Glass]
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Sketches Of Butte (From Vigilante Days To Prohibition) With Signed Letter And Signed Photograph
by Davis, George Wesley [aka Wesley Hume] [William Andrews Clark interest]
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Boston: The Cornhill Company, 1921. First Edition 1st Printing. Red Cloth, Gilt. Very Good + Book/No Dust Jacket. Frontispiece, Plates. Viii, 179 Pp. Publisher's Red Cloth, Gilt Cover And Spine, With Blindstamped Border On Front And Rear Covers. Light Wear, No Fraying, Very Clean With No Stains Or Marks. With A Full Page Autograph Letter, Signed, From The Author To Edward A Dickson, Evening Express, City, With His Return Address C/O W. A. Clark Jr. [William Andrews Clark, The Rare Book Collector And Philanthropist, Davis Explaining That He Has Been A House Guest Of Clark]. The Letter Discusses The Author And His Book, Furnishing A Little Background Information. Also Included Is The Author's Signed Photograph, A "Cut" Fir Publication, Again Inscribed By Davis, Also With His Alternate Name Wesley Hume, And Again Giving His Address C/O Clark In Los Angeles.
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Triggernometry: A Gallery Of Gunfighters (First Edition With Letter From Cunningham)
by Cunningham, Eugene [Foreword By Eugene Manlove Rhodes]
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Pasadena, California, United States
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New York: The Press of the Pioneers, 1934. First Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. Xvii, 441 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. A Clean, Tight Example. Hinges Tight. Cover Gilt Bright. Bookplate Of Previous Owner, To Whom Is Addressed A 28 Line Tls From The Author Dated May 28, 1937 In El Paso, On His Letterhead With A Branding Iron Across The Top, Providing A Courteous Reply. Cunningham Discusses The Probably False Photo Of Billy The Kid Which Had Recently Come To Light; Acknowledging That The Photo Of Sam Bass In The Book Is Not Sam Bass After All; Making A Comment On Connelley's Writing On Wild Bill Hickok, Etc. Letter In Fine Condition, Folded, With Mailing Envelope Neatly Attached To Rear Endpaper. Also With The Old Newspaper Clipping Regarding The Billy The Kid Photo, And A Prospectus For The Upcoming Caxton Reprint Of This Book. Shallow, 1" Long Bump To Top Of Front Board With 1/8" Tear To Cloth.
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Soil Survey of the Ventura Area, California
by Nelson, J. W., With Walter C. Dean, A. E. Kocher, E. B. Watson, E. J. Carpenter
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Washington: U. S. Department of Agriculture / Government Printing Office, 1920. First Edition . Printed Wrappers. Very Good. Maps, Photographs. 87 Pp + Very, Very Large Multi-Fold Color Map In Rear. Tan Wrappers Printed In Black, No Names Or Marks.
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A Cowboy Detective: A True Story Of Twenty-Two Years With A World-Famous Detective Agency, Giving The True Facts Of The Bloody Coeur D'alene Labor Riots, And The Many Ups And Downs Of The Author Throughout The United States, Alaska, British Columbia And Old Mexico, Also Exciting Scenes Among The Moonshiners Of Kentucky And Virginia
by Siringo, Chas. (Charles) A.
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Pasadena, California, United States
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Chicago: W. B. Conkey, 1912. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Plates. 519 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt, With Numerous Plates And Double Page Plates. Cloth Worn, Gilt All Present And Clear, Fraying At Corners, Front Endpaper Intact, Rear Hinge Beginning To Crack, Hinge Cracked Internally Within Text. This Example Inscribed "To My Friend Charlton E. Ames With Compliments Of The Author, Chas. A Siringo / Hollywood, Calif. / June 18Th, 1925", And With Several Handwritten Corrections Of Disguised Names By Siringo Within The Text, Including "Pinkerton" For "Dickinson" At P. 11, "Tom Horn" For "Tim Corn" In The Photo Facing P. 234, And "Jas. Mcparland" For "Jas. Mccartney" In The Photo Facing P. 514.
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The Place Called Sespe: The History of a California Ranch
by Cleland, Robert G. [Glass]
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Pasadena, California, United States
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$180.00
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Chicago / Los Angeles: Lakeside Press / Robert Glass Cleland, 1940. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Folding Map. 120 Pp. Brown Cloth, Morocco Spine Label, Gilt. Inscribed "To Fred And Faith With Affectionate Greetings From Muriel And Rob. As Of December 25, 1939", Although The Book Was Nominally Published In 1940.
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Sketches Of Butte (From Vigilante Days To Prohibition) With Signed Letter And Signed Photograph
by Davis, George Wesley [aka Wesley Hume] [William Andrews Clark interest]
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Pasadena, California, United States
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Boston: The Cornhill Company, 1921. First Edition 1st Printing. Red Cloth, Gilt. Very Good + Book/No Dust Jacket. Frontispiece, Plates. Viii, 179 Pp. Publisher's Red Cloth, Gilt Cover And Spine, With Blindstamped Border On Front And Rear Covers. Light Wear, No Fraying, Very Clean With No Stains Or Marks. With A Full Page Autograph Letter, Signed, From The Author To Edward A Dickson, Evening Express, City, With His Return Address C/O W. A. Clark Jr. [William Andrews Clark, The Rare Book Collector And Philanthropist, Davis Explaining That He Has Been A House Guest Of Clark]. The Letter Discusses The Author And His Book, Furnishing A Little Background Information. Also Included Is The Author's Signed Photograph, A "Cut" Fir Publication, Again Inscribed By Davis, Also With His Alternate Name Wesley Hume, And Again Giving His Address C/O Clark In Los Angeles.
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Triggernometry: A Gallery Of Gunfighters (First Edition With Letter From Cunningham)
by Cunningham, Eugene [Foreword By Eugene Manlove Rhodes]
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Pasadena, California, United States
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New York: The Press of the Pioneers, 1934. First Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. Xvii, 441 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. A Clean, Tight Example. Hinges Tight. Cover Gilt Bright. Bookplate Of Previous Owner, To Whom Is Addressed A 28 Line Tls From The Author Dated May 28, 1937 In El Paso, On His Letterhead With A Branding Iron Across The Top, Providing A Courteous Reply. Cunningham Discusses The Probably False Photo Of Billy The Kid Which Had Recently Come To Light; Acknowledging That The Photo Of Sam Bass In The Book Is Not Sam Bass After All; Making A Comment On Connelley's Writing On Wild Bill Hickok, Etc. Letter In Fine Condition, Folded, With Mailing Envelope Neatly Attached To Rear Endpaper. Also With The Old Newspaper Clipping Regarding The Billy The Kid Photo, And A Prospectus For The Upcoming Caxton Reprint Of This Book. Shallow, 1" Long Bump To Top Of Front Board With 1/8" Tear To Cloth.
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Soil Survey of the Ventura Area, California
by Nelson, J. W., With Walter C. Dean, A. E. Kocher, E. B. Watson, E. J. Carpenter
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Washington: U. S. Department of Agriculture / Government Printing Office, 1920. First Edition . Printed Wrappers. Very Good. Maps, Photographs. 87 Pp + Very, Very Large Multi-Fold Color Map In Rear. Tan Wrappers Printed In Black, No Names Or Marks.
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The Resources of California, Comprising Agriculture, Mining, Geography, Climate, Commerce, Etc. Etc. And the Past and Future Development of the State [with 14 Pp on Grapes and Wine making]
by Hittel, John S.
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Pasadena, California, United States
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San Francisco: A. ((Antoni) Roman & Company, 1863. First Edition 1st Printing. Brown Cloth, Gilt. Good. 8 1/8" Tall. Xvi, 464 Pp. Brown Cloth, Gilt. First Printing, Published By The Prominent San Francisco Bookseller Antoni Roman. Cloth Clean, Spine Gilt Present And Clear Although No Longer Brilliant. Cloth Worn Just At Corners, Small Losses At Tips And 1/8" Complete Loss Along Top And Bottom Edges Of Spine, Original Brown Endpapers With 1 1/2" Split At Top Of Front Hinge, Rear Hinge Completely Broken But Binding Sound. Name Stamp Of Chester Stock At Caltech On Title Page, No Other Names Or Marks, Pages Clean And Fairly Crisp.
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
by John B. Wyeth
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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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.
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Following the Flag; Diary of a Soldier's Wife
by Sargent, Alice Applegate
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Bella Vista, Arkansas, United States
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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. .
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THE HELMET OF MAMBRINO
by KING,Clarence
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Nevada City, California, United States
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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.
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THE GATHERING OF ZION. THE STORY OF THE MORMON TRAIL
by STEGNER, Wallace
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Nevada City, California, United States
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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.
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In the Big Horn Mountains: Deer Haven Lodge Tensleep, Wyoming on Highway No. 16
by Deer Haven Lodge
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GIG HARBOR, Washington, United States
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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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Defending Eden. New Mexican Pioneers in the San Bernardino Valley.
by J.C. Vickery
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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Inland Empire history.
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Yellowstone Park Lodges and Camps
by Yellowstone Park Lodge and Camps Company
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GIG HARBOR, Washington, United States
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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.
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Philo White's Narrative Of A Cruize In The Pacific To South America And California On The U.S. Sloop-Of-War Dale 1841-1843; Edited by Charles L. Camp
by White, Philo
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ardsley, New York, United States
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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.
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Legislative History: Arizona, 1864-1912
by Kelly, George H
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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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.
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Los Fundadores
by Leon Rowland
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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"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."
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