Search Results: Authors starting with O from Old West Books

Fairfield, Washington: YE Galleon Press, 1967. Book. New. Stiff Wraps. Limited/Numbered. Limited edition, # 226 of 508 copies, 17 pages, Account of a young man who started west on the Oregon Trail in the 1830's but did not have the fortitude to finish the journey..

Tucson: Arizona Pioneers Historical Society, 1956. Book. Very Good+. Original Wraps. First Edition. Original wraps, 65 pages, frontis, illustrations, slight wear, limited to 400 copies. Six-Guns 1118 "Contains some new material on Bat Masterson, the Earps, Doc Holliday, the O K Corral fight, the Clantons, and other Tombstone characters." Mintz 351, Oaks traveled to Maryland, California as a boy of fourteen. He apparently remembered little of the trip, as he gives it only a slight mention. Oaks was a teamster for Custer's supply train in 1868 and was present at the Washita, of which he gives an account. O'Keefe 1769. .

Tucson: Arizona Pioneers Historical Society, 1956. Book. Very Good+. Original Wraps. First Edition. 65 pages, frontis, illustrations, limited to 400 copies. Six-Guns 1118 "Contains some new material on Bat Masterson, the Earps, Doc Holliday, the O K Corral fight, the Clantons, and other Tombstone characters." Mintz 351, Oaks traveled to Maryland, California as a boy of fourteen. He apparently remembered little of the trip, as he gives it only a slight mention.Oaks was a teamster for Custer's supply train in 1868 and was present at the Washita, of which he gives an account. O'Keefe 1769. .

Austin Texas: Von Boeckmann-Jones Co., 1953. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 310 pages + a List of Titles Issued by Jose Jesus Vidaurri, frontis, illustrations, fold-out maps, original green cloth with gilt lettering, limited to 300 copies, numbered and signed copies, this copy not numbered or signed, the rare dust jacket has minor chipping to edges and a few small holes on the folds. Jenkins Basic Texas Books #156, "This is the best account of the early Irish settlements in Texas. Harbert Davenport called it "a magnificent work." Very difficult to obtain in the jacket..

1935. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 288 pages, frontis, photos, slight wear..

Chicago: The John C. Winston Company, 1935. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 288 pages, frontis, photos, chipping to spine, owner inscription..

N.Y.: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1951. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 251 pages, illustrations, minor edge wear to jacket. Six-Guns 1630, "Tells some stories about Murieta and gives some material on other gold-rush bad men.".

Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1953. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 430 pages, frontis, photos, maps by Wilson R. Springer, minor edge wear to jacket. This is the Winchester Edition, limited and signed by the author. Much on Sheridan¿s Civil War exploits, Louisiana, Texas, the Indians and the Little Big Horn and much on Custer..

Fairfield, Washington: YE Galleon Press, 1974. Book. As New. Hardcover. Limited/Numbered. 32 pages, Limited Edition this is # 273 of 300 copies, "The arthurs visited the Pawnees in 1851. The lifestyle of the Pawnees are described in some detail.".

Fairfield, Washington: YE Galleon Press, 1974. Book. New. Original Wraps. 32 pages. "The arthurs visited the Pawnees in 1851. The lifestyle of the Pawnees are described in some detail.".

N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 1959. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 272 pages, illustrations, some discoloring to cover, slight lean, moderate jacket wear, a good reading or research copy. Story of the 1862 Sioux uprising and massacre in Minnesota..

Edinburgh: R & R Clark Limited, 1922. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. (1922) 2 volumes. Vol. 1 260 pages, frontis, minor foxing. Vol. 2, 244 pages, frontis, a few indentations on cloth, minor foxing. Both volumes have their original jacket with chipping, good or better, but scarce in any condition. Mostly about the authors experiences in Ireland, politics, war, etc. but has one chapter on travel and sport. The author tells of his first trip to the U.S in 1869, and his second trip in the early 70s. It was on his second trip that he met General Sheridan who tells him of hunting in Nebraska. The author gives a long account of hunting elk and buffalo with Buffalo Bill and Texas Jack. He also tells of his time in Denver, Estes Park, Virginia City Montana, Yellowstone, etc. The author tells of meeting Custer who invited him to join a punitive expedition. He states that he received the invitation too late but fortunately as it turned out. He gives an account of visiting the Crow Agency, with much on the… Read More

Rapid City South Dakota , 1902. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Original printed wraps, chips to upper and lower spine, minor wear, 88 pages, illustrations. Information of the 1874 Custer Expedition. O'Keefe 1776..

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2012. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 720 pages, slight war. Limited to 500 copies. "This two-volume bibliography of Custer literature is the first to be published in some twenty-five years and the most complete ever assembled." This is a must not only for the Custer collector, but is also a great reference for the western collector. It provides information on the various printing of titles along with description of the bindings along with variations..

N.Y.: Harold Vinal LTD, 1927. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 245 pages, chipping to jacket edges, owner name. The author traveled from Santa Fe, Taos through Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona..

Seattle Washington: University of Washington Press, 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 262 pages, map end-papers. Development of the cattle trade in the Pacific Northwest. Six-Score 84, The best coverage of cattle-raising in the Pacific Northwest..

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1967 226 pages, maps, illustrations. Chivington, Sand Creek Massacre, Custer and the Washita fight, soldier's life protecting the trail. Rittenhouse 438.

N.Y.: Mason Brothers, 1860. Book. Good. Hardcover. 516 pages, original cloth, moderate cover wear, front hinge cracked, light spine fade. This is the 3rd printing without the frontis and map. Rader 2549, Howes O79, Graff 3097, No better book yet written of travels in Texas, and by an intelligent student of our industrial system. Jenkins Basic Texas Books 157..

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press , 1955. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 372 pages, map end papers, plates, maps, very slight wear. This was an advance copy with the publisher's card laid in. A balanced narrative of the state. Herd 1714..

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1965. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 375 pages, maps, illustrations, map end-papers, wear to jacket edges. Red Cloud, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Custer, Crook, Indian Agents, Treaties, etc. O'Keefe 1791..