Over Trails of Yesterday: Complete Set Vol. 1-9 by F.E Gimlett (aka The Hermit of Arbor Villa) - 1943-1951: Stories of Colorful Characters That Lived, Labored, Loved, Fought and Died in The Gold and Silver West:

Chicago; (1946): The Westerners. First Edition. Octavo. 151pp., (3)pp, (4)pp. index. The first Westerners Publication with a list of its illustrious membership including Wright Howes, Everett Graff (who also has an important article on the rarest Western travel narratives), and the historians who wrote the classics on Western Americana (especially his tale of how Mrs. Wright Howes and he had played a joke on Wright Howes on the very rare 1843 Joseph Wlliams pamphlet. Printed and bound by John F. Cuneo Co. in gray cloth centrally stamped in gilt with their logo a steer with lettering gilt, spine lettering gilt. A very nice copy.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. LONE COWBOY- My Life Story- Will James- Illustrated by Author- Charles Scribner's Sons-New York- August 1930- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Scribner colophon and "A" on copyright page- Hardcover:-8vo- VG- no dj- original publishers green cloth with gilt titles on spineand cover and rider on horse with lasso- spine is lightly sun-toned but still legible-light rubs, but square, tight and clean-- 431pp all clean, no tears or writing- profusely illustrated in B&W by author- frontis in glossy B&W of James-the letter-SEE PHOTOS- Will James was born on a Montana Trail in 1892 and orphaned at the age of four, Will followed his guardian a French Canadian trapper named Bopy, to camps scattered from the Yellowstone to the McKenzie River. " In Lone Cowboy, Will on his own after Bopy's death, drifts from one outfit to another, herding cattle, busting broncos, and getting into scrapes before he's old enough to shave or drink at the… Read More

Portland, Maine; Los Angles: L.H. Nelson , M. Rieder Book. Very Good. Hardcover. red buckram binding, gilt spine, 8 views books bound together, (pict. wraps bound in) including, L.H. Nelson; "VIEWS OF SAN FRANCISCO AND CALIFORNIA," 1906; [48] pages, illustrated; SAN FRANCISCO; the story of the earthquake told with views of the doomed city, L.H. Nelson, Portland, Maine, 1906, [32] pages, illustrated; Most of the Nelson publications are from their series "Nelson's International Series of Souvenir Books' SAN FRANCISCO; and vicinity before and after its destruction. L.H. Nelson Co., Portland, Maine 1906. [32] pages, illustrated, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; M. Rieder, Los Angeles, 1903, [32] pages, illustrated. VIEWS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; L.H. Nelson, Portland, Maine, 1905, [32] pages, illustrated, VIEWS OF CHICAGO; L.H. Nelson, Portland, Maine, 1905, [48] pages, illustrated. DETROIT; Published for Kresge & Wilson, Copyright by K. F. Crane ,1906., [48] pages, illustrated, GREATER… Read More

Washington. Dept. of the Interior. 1893. Hardcover. 4to. 29cm, xxxii,239p., original gilt stamped brown cloth, a fine copy.(Ab) Contributions to North American Ethnology, Vol. IX.

London, Ward Lock and Co., 1959, hardcover, 159 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Good condition, lacking dustjacket. Straight and firmly bound, corner bumps, light spine-end wear, spine darkened, rubs to boards, remainder mark to bottom edge, stamped initials to front endpaper, binding slightly shaken but holding firm. The California author of over 1000 books under dozens of pseudonyms presents the tale of a young cowboy who becomes an outlaw for the love of a woman and, with the help of a friend and the local cattlemen, takes on an established crime combine.

Chicago; (1946): The Westerners. First Edition. Octavo. 151pp., (3)pp, (4)pp. index. The first Westerners Publication with a list of its illustrious membership including Wright Howes, Everett Graff (who also has an important article on the rarest Western travel narratives), and the historians who wrote the classics on Western Americana (especially his tale of how Mrs. Wright Howes and he had played a joke on Wright Howes on the very rare 1843 Joseph Wlliams pamphlet. Printed and bound by John F. Cuneo Co. in gray cloth centrally stamped in gilt with their logo a steer with lettering gilt, spine lettering gilt. A very nice copy.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. LONE COWBOY- My Life Story- Will James- Illustrated by Author- Charles Scribner's Sons-New York- August 1930- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Scribner colophon and "A" on copyright page- Hardcover:-8vo- VG- no dj- original publishers green cloth with gilt titles on spineand cover and rider on horse with lasso- spine is lightly sun-toned but still legible-light rubs, but square, tight and clean-- 431pp all clean, no tears or writing- profusely illustrated in B&W by author- frontis in glossy B&W of James-the letter-SEE PHOTOS- Will James was born on a Montana Trail in 1892 and orphaned at the age of four, Will followed his guardian a French Canadian trapper named Bopy, to camps scattered from the Yellowstone to the McKenzie River. " In Lone Cowboy, Will on his own after Bopy's death, drifts from one outfit to another, herding cattle, busting broncos, and getting into scrapes before he's old enough to shave or drink at the… Read More

London- UK: W. Nicholson, 1890. INEZ: A TALE OF THE ALAMO- Augusta J. Evans Wilson- W. Nicholson-London-UK- 1890 According to World cat. Hardcover:-8vo- Bevelled maroon cloth with black scrollwork on front, back and spine+ gilt titles- 366pp + 18pp ads-Near FINE/ no dj as issued- SEE PHOTOS- novel about Texas and the Alamo. Pages of Nicholson book ads at the end of the text of the novel. Keywords: Fiction-historical-adventure-west-US-frontier-Americana-Alamo- a superior copy!- (3525) . Early Edition. Cloth. VG++-Near FINE/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Portland, Maine; Los Angles: L.H. Nelson , M. Rieder Book. Very Good. Hardcover. red buckram binding, gilt spine, 8 views books bound together, (pict. wraps bound in) including, L.H. Nelson; "VIEWS OF SAN FRANCISCO AND CALIFORNIA," 1906; [48] pages, illustrated; SAN FRANCISCO; the story of the earthquake told with views of the doomed city, L.H. Nelson, Portland, Maine, 1906, [32] pages, illustrated; Most of the Nelson publications are from their series "Nelson's International Series of Souvenir Books' SAN FRANCISCO; and vicinity before and after its destruction. L.H. Nelson Co., Portland, Maine 1906. [32] pages, illustrated, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; M. Rieder, Los Angeles, 1903, [32] pages, illustrated. VIEWS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; L.H. Nelson, Portland, Maine, 1905, [32] pages, illustrated, VIEWS OF CHICAGO; L.H. Nelson, Portland, Maine, 1905, [48] pages, illustrated. DETROIT; Published for Kresge & Wilson, Copyright by K. F. Crane ,1906., [48] pages, illustrated, GREATER… Read More

Washington. Dept. of the Interior. 1893. Hardcover. 4to. 29cm, xxxii,239p., original gilt stamped brown cloth, a fine copy.(Ab) Contributions to North American Ethnology, Vol. IX.