Search Results: Westerns from The Mortuary Korps

192 p. Worn with spine crease, rubbing, etc., and a stamp from the Calgary Book Exchange to the half-title, with only a few pages dogeared and a few small, light stains throughout. Pink foredge.See listing images for synopsis on rear.

174 p. Spine cocked, creased, and general wear to covers, with some marking/staining to rear cover/spine, but internally clean, bright, and tightly bound. Pink foredge.See listing images for synopsis on rear.

376 p. ; ill. (4 plates). Dark cloth hardcover with black lettering is worn, slightly shaken, mildly soiled, aged, etc., ffep excised. From Macmillan publishers: Desert of Wheat is a thrilling and romantic tale of sabotage in the wheat fields of the Pacific Northwest during World War I. A passionate novel of patriotic and anti-union propaganda, it portrays the anxieties of the young country threatened by a foreign war after the closing of the frontier. Grey captures the heart of a nation at the brink of a century of change. May require small amount of extra shipping due to size of book.

First Edition, first printing. 112 p. ; ill. (some colour); includes an Index (p. 112). Covers have some wear at corners, a faint crease to bottom corner of front cover, marker has been applied over price on back cover, and a portion of the spine edge has some minor damage, but the book is internally Near Fine. Includes 51 colour photographic images, as well as other images and maps. See listing images for table of contents.

First Edition, stated. 262 p.; ill.; includes Bibliography (p. 251-2) and Index (p. 253-62). Orange-brown cloth hardcover, with deckled edges, and gilt lettering to spine, shows some edgewear, with the possible beginnings of some light foxing to foredges, and was misbound during manufacturing (slightly cocked, and endpapers are askew) but is otherwise in Fine condition, being very clearly never read. Liberally illustrated with black and white photographic reproductions. See listing images for more detail. From the dust jacket: The road agents of the Western gold fields were a bold lot, courageous, ruthless, and, for the most part, cold-blooded. They had to be, for it took nerve and skill to stop a team of charging horses. A few were sons of wealthy, cultured families; most of them were desperate men who turned to robbery only after all other means of making a livelihood had failed, or scoundrels in search of easy money. Black Bart, Tom Bell, and Dick Bellows were the most colorful of the road agents,… Read More

First Edition. 284 p. ; includes Bibliography and Index (p. 275-284). Blue-green hardcover with gilt lettering to cover and spine, has very minor shelfwear and some bumping to tip and heel of spine, in price-clipped dust jacket which exhibits some edgewear, sunning, and minor soiling (mainly to rear cover) and is housed in an adjustable plastic sleeve. Internally, the book is Near Fine with deckled edge and illustrated endpapers. The colour dust jacket is by famous illustrator Paul Galdone (1907-1987). Though mostly noted for children's picture books, this early illustration (which appears to have gone unnoticed) depicts the lusty, rough-and-tumble, whisky-soaked life of northern goldminers. From the dust jacket: Gold mining with a pick and shovel is hard work. In the Far North it also entails being out in all weathers, risk of frostbite, solitude [...] What might have been a sordid and ugly account of predatory villainy becomes in his hands a tragicomedy of the last time America blew off steam.

Presumably first edition. 250 p. Contains a foreward and interview with cowboy actor Ken Maynard. Blue cloth hardcover with black lettering to front and spine, exhibits some sunning and dampstains, bumping and general wear, but internally the book is Near Fine, though pages are browned (as expected with age). A novel for young readers, the adventures of a boy working in the film industry.

243 p. Spine cocked, creased, and general wear to covers, with small pencil marks to rear, but internally clear, bright, and tightly bound. Pink foredge.See listing images for synopsis on rear.

First thus, first printing, stated. 238 p. Has spine crease and some edgewear, but is otherwise internally Near Fine. Yellow foredge. See listing images for synopsis on rear.

First Edition, First Printing (i.e. intact letter line, A-J). [24] p. unnumbered; ill. (colour). Has some general shelf/edgewear, but internally Fine. From the back: Fievel and his family are heading West when Fievel overhears an evil plot: the wicked Cat R. Waul and his gang of cats are planning to catch the mice in a giant mousetrap. It's up to little Fievel to save the day! Illustrated with full-color pictures from the movie that brings you the further adventures of Fievel, the hero of the much-Ioved animated film
AN AMERICAN TAIL.

New Dell Edition, first printing, stated. 92 p. Spine cocked, creased, and general wear to covers (rubbing/abrasions, edgewear, etc.) and previous owner's name in pen to first leaf, otherwise internally clean, clear, and tightly bound. Blue foredge.See listing images for synopsis on rear.

281 p. Tan hardcover with black lettering to spine and cover, with a lasso around title, has some wear and bumping, very slightly shaken, paper is predictably aged, and an oil stain from sweets [mentioning for those with allergies, may contain nuts] has bled through a number of pages. From Kirkus Reviews:Bearing a dead man's name, Lary Day, accused of murder, outwits cattle and land thieves in their efforts to ruin lovely Star's fortunes. May require small amount of extra shipping due to size of book.

419 p; ill. (frontispiece). Red cloth hardcover with gold lettering to cover and spine, an ex-library book (library binding) with usual stamps etc., some sunning, slightly shaken, front hinge cracked but holding, a few light stains here and there throughout, but text remains clear and bright, with evidence of some dog-earing throughout. From Google Books: First published in 1869,"The Wild Man of the West: A Tale of the Rocky Mountains" is a Western fiction novel aimed at children by Scottish author R. M. Ballantyne. Presented as a series of stories told by "mountain men", it revolves around the early trappers and hunters of the Rocky Mountains and their tumultuous relationship with the Native Americans. A rip-roaring adventure full of beautiful descriptions and fantastic characters, "The Wild Man of the West" is highly recommended for all with a love of the Western genre. Robert Michael Ballantyne (1825 - 1894) was a Scottish author of children's fiction. He was a prolific writer and produced over 100… Read More

320 p. Red cloth hardcover with black lettering to cover and spine, shaken, with significant wear to covers, including abrasions, bumping, sunning, etc., pen to ffep, some creases to pages and stains here and there throughout, but text remains clear. From Worldcat: The story of a legendary horse who could run like the wind, but also hurt those who love him the most. The cover page notes: This book, while produced under wartime conditions, in full compliance with government regulations for the conservation of paper and other essential materials, is COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED. May require small amount of extra shipping due to size of book.