Search Results: Titles starting with W from Back of Beyond Books

South Dakota: Eagle-Times Print. Good. N.D.. Cardstock. Trade card measures 2.5" by 4" white cardstock with red wheat engraving background and black text. This card is lightly browned, toned around the edges and shows minor soil markings across the back. Front reads: W. D. Cook, proprietor of the "Queen City" Steam Mills, Mayville, Dakota. Flour, Feed, Grain, Bran, Meal & Graham. Highest price paid for wheat. Shipments of Flour made promptly. We know that this card was printed after 1914, as that was the year Cook's 75-barrel mill moved from Carthage to Woonsocket, South Dakota, known as "Queen City." .

Good. Postcard depicting W. H. Timerhoff's Drug Store in Prescott, Arizona. Photo on postcard taken circa 1905. Postcard has undivided back and no other publication information. Measures 5 1/2" x 3 1/2". In good condition with light soiling, light wear to all edges and light creasing. William H. Timerhoff was a druggist and one-time mayor in Prescott, Arizona. A sweet postcard depicting two children in a donkey-drawn cart with refreshments from the drugstore in hand. .

Salt Lake City: W. L. Pickard Co.. Very Good. 1984. Stock certificate with black lettering and border; company seal near left edge; measures 10 ¼" x 7". No content on verso. Folded twice, otherwise clean. Dated to July 21st, 1894 and certifies that J. H. Walker owns 100 shares of W. L. Pickard Co. Stock. .

1910. Broadside. Wanted poster on buff paper with black lettering. Broadside measures 8 1/2" x 11" and has a purple rubber stamp from "Office Chief of Police, San Francisco, Cal. , June 25 1910, Hall of Justice" near upper right corner, and a small rubber stamp "25" near bottom left corner. In very good condition broadside has light soiling, and light dampstaining, was at one time folded twice horizontally, and has a few 1/4" tears at folds and bottom edge. This broadside thoroughly describes a "John Doe" who robbed F. M. Agostine of Salt Lake City, Utah who was at the time of the robbery in Seattle, Washington. The criminal secured $700 from Agostine's bank and took off running. John Doe's description is quite detailed, especially the clothing he was wearing, which is described down to the pants size and buttons. If any person had information or whereabouts of this well-dressed criminal, they were asked to contact W. E. Crowley of… Read More

O'Fallon, MO: Verlinden Publications. Very Good. 2002. Softcover. 1930607539 . Pictorial wraps, staple bound. Wraps have light shelf wear and title page has minor creasing, else very good. Illustrated with over 100 color photos showing the art and technique of building model aircraft and dioramas. ; Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 48 pp .

Very Good. Set of 34 typed bomber mission reports from WWII. Reports are dated from January 14th - July 24th, 1945. 32pp. Leaves measure 8 ½" x 13"; content on recto only. A few instances of marginalia from author. Includes missions 2 thru 35; missing mission 1. Reports include mission number and name, date, aircraft name, crew, target, and mission results. Missions 2 and 19 have squad formation diagrams. Overall very good. Moderate creasing and minor chipping to one leaf, others have light creasing or are in fine condition.These mission reports were written by an officer of the B-29 "Texas Doll." The "Texas Doll" was part of the 497th Bombardment Group and Twentieth Air Force during WWII. The 497th flew the Boeing B-29 Superfortress and were engaged in very heavy bombardment operations against Japan. They flew from 1943 to 1946, and were stationed at Isley Airfield, Saipan, Mariana Islands, from September 1944 to November 1945. The mission reports… Read More

New York: Hastings House Publishers. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition with "1961" on copyright page. Brown cloth boards with black lettering on spine. Some rubbing and bumping to edges; large dampstain on back board and spine, does not impact interior. Tan illustrated dust jacket with black lettering on cover and spine. Jacket is wrapped in mylar and price clipped. Moderate chipping and wear to edges; fading to spine and back panel; mild soiling; jacket is affected by same dampstain as boards. There is a piece of tape reinforcing jacket at tail of spine. Front hinge has small crack, but binding is still tight. Interior is clean. Includes illustrations by the author throughout. This book tells the story of how the American frontier expanded westward with an emphasis on the vehicles and animals that made it possible. ; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 184 pp .

Cincinnati, H. W. Derby & Co. , 1850. First Edition, First Issue. 12mo. 349pp. Hardcover. Very Good. Dark brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine; housed in modern clamshell box. In much better condition than usually seen. Boards have light soiling and wear to edges; text block has moderate foxing around edges. From Wagner-Camp: “Garrard left Westport on September 12, 1846 in a Santa Fe wagon trail led by Col. Ceran St. Vrain, and returned to Saint Louis in the summer of 1847. His account describes the Taos massacre, and the subsequent trials of the prisoners. In the course of his travels, Garrard met several well-known figures of the last days of the fur trade including Jim Beckwourth, Kit Carson, and George Ruxton. ” Howes G-70. Wagner-Camp 182. .

Salt Lake City, Utah: C. R. Savage. Very Good. Stereoview by C. R. Savage. Circa 1870s. Green mount; title and series are printed on front of mount; photographer's "Pioneer Art Gallery" imprint on verso. Stereoview has light yellowing and mount has light wear. Image depicts the snow-capped Wasatch Range from the University (now the University of Utah). ; 3 1/2" x 7" .

Philadelphia: Lee & Walker. Good. 1864. First Edition. Pamphlet. A Civil War ballad with a lithograph of a couple on a moonlit path on the front, by T Sinclair's Lith. , Phila. Disbound with rough taped binding edge, dampstains in corners, and light soil. Previous owner's name at top front. Publisher's advertisement on rear self-wrap. ; 13 1/4" x 10 1/4"; 5 pp .

San Antonio, TX: Trinity University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1595340270 . First printing with full number line on copyright page. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page, signed again on the title page. Maroon paper boards quarter bound with black cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Boards are in near fine condition with minor rubbing and bumping to bottom edges. Illustrated dust jacket with title in black lettering on spine. Jacket is wrapped in mylar and is not price clipped. Very minor wear to edges; small crease to front flap. Tight binding and clean interior. Set on a small farm in New Mexico, this book explores grief and hope. On his website, deBuys writes that “The Walk” is more purely memoir than his other titles, adding, “None of my books is dearer to me. ”; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 155 pp; Signed by Author .

Very Good. Folded menu on pink card stock. Nice graphic on the front. 5 ½" x 3 ¼". 3pp. Sunday, May 20, 1883. Menu has light soiling and wear, and previous owner's name "Pettibone" is written on the front cover. Overall very good. The Walker House was built in 1872 and located in downtown Salt Lake City on South Main Street. It had a good reputation and attracted guests such as President Ulysses S. Grant during his 1875 tour of the west. The hotel was torn down around 1900 and replaced with the David Keith Building in 1902. Menu highlights include Pineapple Salad with Champagne Sauce, Lambs Tongue Saute a la Chasseur, and Viennoise Pudding with Brandy Sauce. On the last page of the menu is a list of train departures and arrivals, hours of meals for guests, and hours of meals for children and servants. One copy dated to 1879 at the University of Utah as of October 2021. .

Cheney And Spokane, WA: Eastern Washington University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2005. First Trade Edition; Second Printing. Softcover. 0910055998 . Second printing of the first trade edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Glossy pictorial wrappers with white lettering on cover and spine. Minor shelf wear to edges; light scratching. “Signed by Author” sticker on cover. Perfect binding is tight. Interior is clean. Doug Peacock served as the inspiration for George Washington Hayduke, the central character in Ed Abbey’s “The Monkey Wrench Gang. ” In this poignant memoir, Peacock recounts his relationship with Abbey and chronicles his experiences after returning from the Vietnam War. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 196 pp; Signed by Author .

Good. 1850. Theater playbill for the comedies performed by American actor James E. Murdoch, and dated to December 30th, 1850. Playbill measures 17 ¼" x 9 ½" and is in good condition. Playbill has light soiling and moderate chipping to all edges with 1 ½" loss to right edge. A few lines from the broadside read: "Walnut Street Theater…Mr. Murdoch in Two Popular Characters, Benedict & Dick Dashall! ...On Monday Evening, Dec. 30th, 1850 will be presented Shakspere's[sic] Comedy, in 5 Acts, called Much Ado About Nothing…To Conclude with the Favorite Parce[sic] of My Aunt!" .

Fine. Large photogravure on Van Gelder paper. Image measures approximately 11.25 x 15.5 inches while the sheet measures 17.5 x 22 inches. Printed by Suffolk Engraving Co. in Boston. Copyright 1907 appears below the image. Full Van Gelder watermark is visible when paper is held up to light. Fine condition with a crisp image. Rough trimmed edges. The provenance of this photograph is the Edward S. Curtis Gallery in McCloud, California. Edward Curtis (1868-1952) was an acclaimed photographer and ethnologist who undertook one of the most ambitious anthropological projects ever attempted. After participating in the 1899 Harriman expedition to Alaska, Curtis came up with his "Great Idea": to record the traditional culture and lifestyle of North America's indigenous inhabitants before those old ways disappeared. Between 1900 and 1930, Curtis traveled the continent and produced a 20-volume set of books that document the stories, languages, and rituals of over 80 tribes. The project… Read More

London: Elliot Stock. Very Good. 1894. First Edition. Brown cloth over brown paper-covered boards. Gold gilt on spine. Light rubbing to boards with bevelled edges and deckle cut pages. 12mo. Pp. Xxv, [1 leaf], 264, [2 leaves, advertisements]. Title in red & black. Decorative ornaments & initials. Booksellers stamp inside front cover. Tight binding and clean interior. Decorative ornaments and initials on chapter headings. This is the large paper edition as noted on a slip from The Fishing Gazette, "This is the only copy we have been able to obtain. It is a large paper copy. The ordinary edition is quite out of print". This slip was left in the book in two location over the years leaving its mark. Slip now in mylar cover. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 264 pp .

Copper Canyon Press. Very Good. 1981. Hardcover. Limited and numbered 2 out 10 signed copies printed on Hayle paper. Signed and numbered on colophon page. Quarter cloth over decorative paper boards with title pastedown on spine; fore and bottom edges deckled; unpaginated. Spine has moderate sunning, front board has light soiling; text block is clean and binding is tight. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; Signed by Author .

1917. A collection of four wanted posters from 1917 glued onto a numbered leaf taken from a book. The leaf measures 10" x 14 ½", is numbered 105-106 and has two wanted posters glued to each side. The person who compiled these posters cut and glued them haphazardly to the leaf. Item is in good condition with moderate creasing and toning, light soiling, light pencil marginalia and numbers written in red ink on each wanted poster. All wanted posters are dated to September or October 1917. They are in search of the following persons: Andrew Ferrario for assault with deadly weapon with intent to commit murder; J. W. Morris, occupation farm hand, hair recently clipped (reason for arrest not mentioned) ; Ed Keenan, well known in Chico, Sacramento, Gridley, Florin and northern part of California (reason for arrest not mentioned) ; Elmer C. Scott for murder, easily identified by the sag or lack of the bridge of his nose and his baritone voice; Kasmer Carl Koss for stealing… Read More

1919. Broadside on thin buff paper, measuring 11" x 7 ½" with black lettering and photographs. Two rubber stamps on verso from the office of the Chief of Police in San Francisco, California dated to September 1919. Broadside is in good condition with moderate toning and light fading of text on recto, and light wear on verso. Broadside advertised for the arrest and detainment of two criminals, Orville Kyle for murder, and L. W. Roger with aliases A. B. Rogers and Frank Scott for forgery and jail breaking. The broadside includes a photograph and physical description of both men. The sheriff of Hot Springs County, Wyoming, Harry E. Holdrege offers a reward for information and arrests for each man. .

New York: Harper & Row. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. The sequel to John Cheever's National Book Award winning novel, The Wapshot Chronicle, this copy of The Wapshot Scandal comes from the personal library of Wallace Stegner, who has signed his name on the first colored end paper. The dust jacket has a blue and gold graphic cover, wrapped in mylar. DJ is vibrant in color, but has started chipping along the jacket's edges, is lightly sunned and faded on the spine, and has two noticeable tears on the bottom of the front cover (one is nearly 1 inch long, and the other is almost half an inch). DJ is not price-clipped. The book has light blue cloth covered boards with black and gilt title art on the spine. There are signs of shelfwear on the bottom edge, bumped corners and slight folding on the tail band. Inside, the first endpages are lightly soiled, most likely by the three magazine and newspaper articles about John Cheever which are laid-in. Interior pages are… Read More