Search Results: Old West from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY W.W. Norton & Company, 1997. Hardcover First Edition (1997), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE GENERAL EDITOR William E. Riebsame. First Edition (1997), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good in Very Good DJ: The Book shows moderate shelving wear along the bottom edges of the boards and just a hint of wear to the head of the backstrip; a tiny, superficial ding at the bottom edge of the rear panel; the boards are very sligfhtly bowed; a very faint dampstain at the upper corner of the rear panel, near the head of the backstrip; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive imperfections.… Read More

New York, NY W.W. Norton & Company, 1997. Hardcover First Edition (1997), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE GENERAL EDITOR, Riebsame, by the Director of Cartography, Robb and by the Essayists, Limerick and Wilkinson. First Edition (1997), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book shows mild shelving wear along the bottom edge of the blue boards; a small scuff at the bottom edge of the rear board; just a touch of wear to the head of the backstrip; small, faint bump to the top edge of the rear panel; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, plates, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear and minor… Read More

Mokelumne HIll, CA Horseshoe Printing, 1985. Paperback Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers, which also show a small, fairly faint dampstain at the front panel, near the mid-point of the plastic comb; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 81pp. Edited by the Author's Granddaughter, Barbara Wills. Paperback: Plastic Comb Binding.

New York, NY Sterling Pub Co Inc, 1992. Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the mildest rubbing. The binding shows slight lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 160pp. Contains 33 pages of full color and 107 Black and White Illustrations. Trade Paperback. The Wild West was a wide-open place that threw together a unique collection of speculators, farmers, soldiers, outlaws, mountain men, hide hunters and gunfighters. This is an account not only of how the West was won, but also how the West lived, worked, rested and entertained. There are accounts of great battles and Indian customs; the mountain man's life; equipment and clothing; the great white migrations across the plains; California's gold strike and stories of other famous mines from the Black Hills to the Klondike.

Boulder, CO The Book Lode, 1991. Paperback First Edition Thus [1991]; First Printing, so stated. First Edition Thus [1991]; First Printing, so stated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; small, faint scuff at the outside edge of the front panel; else flawless. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 154pp. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps. The first schoolhouse in Boulder, Colorado, was built in 1860. During the next hundred years, the people of Boulder County established sixty-six school districts.

Boulder, CO The Book Lode, 1991. Paperback First Edition Thus [1991]; First Printing, so stated. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition Thus [1991]; First Printing, so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only minor indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; faint sunning to the blue-green background field of the backstrip and near the hinges (the titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible); a couple of tiny, very mild scuffs at the middle of the backstrip; a former owner has inscribed an internet address at the copyright page; an errata sheet had been affixed to the inside of the front cover, but it has come loose and has been laid in, leaving an outline of glue residue where it had been affixed; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. No longer pristine, but remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 154pp. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps. The first schoolhouse in Boulder, Colorado, was built in 1860. During the next… Read More

Fairfield, WA Ye Galleon Press, 1992. Hardcover First Edition [1992], unstated. Very Good+ to Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: some extremely faint water stains at fore-edge, though these have not penetrated the text block or affected it in any way; a short, very faint, stray [clearly unintentional] red pen mark at top edge; barely discernible scuffing to covers. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.3 x 1.25 inches). 298 pages. Maroon leatherette over boards with gilt titles and designs at the front panel and gilt titles at the backstrip. Weight: 1 pound, 12.4 ounces. First Edition [1992], unstated. Hardback: Leatherette.

Littleton, CO Erbgem Publishing, 1991. Paperback Very Good+ in Wraps: shows very light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; a tiny, wavy stray pen mark at the bottom edge of the text block; the binding square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections only. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10 x 7 x 0.6 inches). 231 pages. Bibliography. Index. Profusely illustrated, mostly with vintage duotone photographs, but with a few more modern color photographs mixed in. Duotone maps and documents. Language: English. Weight: 20.7 ounces. Paperback: Pictorial… Read More

New York, NY Harry N. Abrams, 1973. Hardcover First Edition (1973), unstated in accordance with Harry N. Abrams's customary practice at the time of publication. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition (1973), unstated in accordance with Harry N. Abrams's customary practice at the time of publication. Veru Good+ to Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows a thin line of sunning along the bottom edge of the panels; the binding is slightly cocked, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, tightly bound, showing a structural flaw and a minor cosmetic flaw. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Close to 'As New'. The DJ shows very mild rubbing to the panels and the price has been clipped;… Read More

Boulder, CO Pruett Publishing Company, 1989. Paperback First Edition Thus; First Printing indicated. First Edition Thus; First Printing indicated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large Format 4to. 158pp. Profusely illustrated with vintage duotone Photographs by Harry Hale Buckwalter. Foreward by Eric Paddock, Curator of Photography, Colorado Historical Society. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps. Filled with the black and white images taken by Harry Buckwalter of historic subjects in Colorado.

New York, NY The Swallow Press and William Morrow, 1947. Hardcover Early Edition [1947], unstated. Very Good+ in Very Good DJ: Book shows indications of very careful use: just a touch of wear to extremities; the binding shows very slight lean, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean, but several pages have been misstruck, resulting in some shadow imaging of some lines of type. The DJ shows light wear to extremities with scant loss at the upper corner tips and a short tear at the lower front corner tips; mild rubbing and some faint soiling to the white background field of the rear panel; the price has not been clipped. A flawed copy, and no longer 'As New', but remains an attractive volume in a lightly worn DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 176pp. Early Edition [1947], unstated. 1937 Shelley Memorial Award Winner. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Harper & Row: Torchbooks, 1961. Paperback First Edition Thus [1961], so stated. The first hardcover edition was published in 1955. First Edition Thus [1961], so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; the upper corner tip of the front endpaper is torn off; the binding leans ever so slightly off square, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Remains a handsome copy, showing mild wear. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.35 x 0.55 inches). 275 pages. Language: English. Weight: 10.2 ounces. The first hardcover edition was published in 1955. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY Dodd, Mead & Company, 1924. Hardcover Second Edition (1930); the First Edition was published in 1924; Very Good: shows light wear to the extremities; the expected hint of tanning to the text pages, due to aging; a small, faint droplet spot at the top edge of the text block; a former owner's small, tasteful label affixed to the rear paste-down end-paper; the binding leans ever so slightly while remaining secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean for its age. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 1.5 inches). v, 371 pages. Liberally illustratred with vintage duotone photographs. Foreward to the Second Edition by the author. Language: English. Weight: 26.7 ounces. Blue cloth over boards with gilt titles at the front panel and… Read More

Longmont, CO Book Lode, 1997. Paperback First Edition (1997), unstated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition (1997), unstated. Near Fine in self-wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear only. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.25 inches). 130 pages. Liberally illustrated with vintage duotone photographs. Language: English. Weight: 9.3 ounces. Peak to Peak Series, No. 1. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

New York, NY The Dial Press, 1960. Hardcover First Edition (1960), unstated, in accordance with Dial's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition (1960), unstated, in accordance with Dial's customary practice at the time of publication. Very Good+ to Near Fine in a Good+ DJ: The Book shows light shelving wear along the bottom edge of the cloth-covered boards and a very mild bump to the upper corner of the rear panel; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing only a couple of very minor flaws. The DJ shows considerable rubbing and a bit of faint soiling to the white background field; some wear to the outiside edges, with a two-inch tear at the top edge of the front panel and a couple of tiny closed tears; the red titles at the backstrip have been sunned to pink, but remain legible; the price… Read More

New York, NY Barnes & Noble Books, 1997. Hardcover First Edition USA, First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows just a hint of wear to the extremities; the spine leans ever so slightly, but the binding remains perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows just a touch of wear to the head and heel of the backstrip and the mildest rubbing; unclipped. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Folio. 128pp. Profusely illustrated, mostly in color. First Edition USA, First Printing indicated. Previously printed in London by Saturn Books. Hardback with DJ. Remington's supurb sense of movement allowed him to create realistic paintings of anything from galloping horses to running men. A delightful treasure store of western Americana.

New York, NY Penguin Books: Pelican Originals, 1977. Paperback First Edition [1977]; So Stated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; a little mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging; a price in small red pencel at the the upper corner of the front endpaper.The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Not quite pristine, but remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. First Edition [1977]; So Stated. 8vo. 448 pages. Trade Paperback. 

Lincoln, NE University of Nebraska Press: Bison Books, 1977. Paperback First Edition Thus (1977); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1977); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of rubbing to the panels; a couple of pages may perhaps have been handled with damp fingers, imparting the faintest waviness to the outside edge; two tiny insect dots at the top edge of the text block; former owner's colorful bookplate affixed to the inside of the front cover; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages. Free of any creases to the covers. A handsome, nearly-new copy, showing a bit of very mild wear and several minor, unobtrusive flaws; not quite absolutely pristine, but remains very close to it. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.35 x 0.4 inches). xiv, 144 pages. Forward by… Read More

New York, NY Curtis Books, 1963. Paperback First Edition Thus (1963); unstated. First published in hardcover by the University of Illinois Press in 1963. First Edition Thus (1963); unstated. Very Good in Wraps: shows just a hint of wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the panels and a touch of resultant soiling; a circular cup impression at the middle of the front panel (no stain here, but a dampstain is apparent at the inside of the cover); the text pages show the expected light tanning due to aging; two pages are creased at the upper corner; the backstrip shows very fine stress creases; the binding shows the very slightest lean but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, carefully-used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing several minor imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or… Read More

Genoa, NV Dragon Enterprises, 1981. Paperback Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 96pp. Profusely illustrated with photos, drawings & ads inc businesses, houses, street scenes, etc; Town Map. Three-page Carson City-Comstock-Bowers Mansion Historic Loop Tour laid in. Paperback: Staple-bound Wraps. An interesting, historical account of Genoa, Nevada's oldest settlement, including the curses made upon the town, the most notable being for taking the property of the Mormons as they departed the town on orders of Bringham Young, and the history of the surrounding area known as "Carson Valley". Paperback: Staple-bound Wraps.