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Albuquerque, New Mexico. Chief city of a new empire in the great Southwest. by H. B. Hening; E Dana Johnson - 1908: Two Large Fold Out Plates
by H. B. Hening; E Dana Johnson
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Chief city of a new empire in the great Southwest.: Two Large Fold Out Plates
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OCLC shows 14 holdings. Compiled by H.B. Hening and E. Dana Johnson and published with the endorsement of the City Government of Albuquerque and the Albuquerque Commercial Club and with the approval of the New Mexico Bureau of Immigration. Great photographs including two large panoramas of Albuquerque and the Santa Fe train station.- Bookseller Independent bookstores (US)
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Early Days in Old Oregon
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The Dark Horse
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine copy but for lightly bumped spine extremities, and darkened paste downs, ( as is common to this title) The jacket is quite yellowed, but has only light traces of wear to extremities. " A " present. No chips...
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Prairie and Rocky Mountain Adventures or Life in the West, to Which Will Be Added a View of the States and Territorial Regions of Our Western Empire...
by VAN TRAMP, John C.
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Columbus: Gilmore & Brush, 1870. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth, heavily blind-embossed. vi, 626pp, (6pp). Very good. Newly, expertly rebacked in black cloth with gilt lettering; original front and rear boards slightly edgeworn; lacks five leaves (70a-b, 88a-b, 247-48, 281-82, 329-30), but quality facsimiles of those leaves on appropriate vintage paper have been expertly and archivally tipped in. Tight and attractive later printing.
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Capt. J. D. Winchester's Experience on a Voyage from Lynn, Massachusetts to San Francisco, Cal. and to the Alaskan Gold Fields
by Winchester, Capt. J. D.
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Salem: Newcomb & Gauss, 1900. First Edition. Very Good. [9.5x6.5in] 251 pp. frontispiece image of Author's log cabin and miners, 25 plates and 12 in text sketches by the Author; Dark blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, blind stamped borders on covers, all edges trimmed; Some shelf wear and soiling to covers, edges and corners bumped and frayed, spotting wear to top front cover and spine with some loss of spine text, closed tear to lower title page, age toning to page edges, front hinge cracked. [Kurutz Alaska 623, Arctic Biblio 19606, Wickersham 80, Graff 4712, Ricks p.259 ]. Captain James D. Winchester caught the Alaskan gold fever and joined the Lynn Mining Company in 1897. Typical of the mining companies of the California gold rush 50 years earlier, the Lynn company bought a schooner and sailed to San Francisco through the Straits of Magellan and then took a steamer to Seattle, a barque to Alaska and then paddlewheel to St. Michaels and then up the Yukon river. The book is a…
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The Great West - Vols 1 & 2
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Cincinnati, OH,: Henry Howe, 1852. First edition, 1852 issue - "Twenty-Second Thousand." Volume 1 & 2 bound together. Published Cincinnati, OH: Henry Howe, 1852. 8vo., 6 1/2" x 9 1/2", Vol 1: 190pp.; Vol 2: 250pp. illustrated with numerous engravings, color tinted frontis. Full tooled leather, speckled edges. "Historical Collections of the Great West: Containing Narratives of the Most Important and Interesting Events in Western History-Remarkable Individual Adventures-Sketches of Frontier Life -Descriptions of Natural Curiosities: To Which is Appended Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Oregon, New Mexico, Texas, Minnesota, Utah and California." Leather backstrip missing, lower half of frontis missing for volume one, stain to the lower corner of page block for the first 50 pages of volume one, with a small hole to the first 20. Pages clean and bright, very minimal foxing. Good. . 1st. Hard. Good/No Jacket. 8vo.
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Lone Elk: The Story of Bill Williams, Trapper and Guide of the Far West
by Williams, Chauncey Pratt
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Colorodo: John VanMale Book. Fine. Hardcover. Limited/Numbered. Fine copy. Hardbound. 2 volumes in one.First ed. of 500 copies. ( vol 1 )1935 & 1936. Tan cloth over boards. Black spine lettering. 2 vols in one. Bookplate on front paste down. Very nice, clean copy..
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Going For The Rain.
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New York: Harper & Row, 1976. Signed by the author. First edition / First printing. Brown cloth spine, tan paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine, price-clipped dust jacket with one light crease to the front flap. A beautiful copy of a scarce book. The author's first book. The seventh volume in the Harper and Row Native American Publishing Program.
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AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES AND DISCOVERIES IN THE WEST:; Being An Exhibition Of The Evidence That An Ancient Population Of Partially Civilized Nations Differing Entirely From Those Of The Present Indians, Peopled America, Many Centuries Before Its Discovery By Columbus. And Inquiries Into Their Origin, With A Copious Description of many of their stupendous Works, now in ruins. With Conjectures Concerning What may Have Become Of Them. Compiled From Travels, Authentic Sources, And The Researches Of Antiquarian Societies. Third Edition, Revised
by Priest, Josiah
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Albany: Printed by Hoffman and White, 1833. Third Edition, Revised. Full Leather. Very Good. 400pp; folding frontispiece and folding map of the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers. Old sheep, expertly rebacked with gilt spine rules and the original red leather label; endbands rolled in period style. 8.5" x 5.25" [Howes, USiana P589. Sabin 65484. Field, Indian Bibliography 1245. Flake, Mormon Bibliography, 6755: "Derisive reference to the Book of Mormon." Decker 35:566.].
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Encyclopedia of Exploration 1800 to 1850; A comprehensive reference guide to the history and literature of exploration, travel and colonization between the years 1800 and 1850 [Part 2 of series] [From Steve Fossett collection]
by Howgego, Raymond John
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Potts Point NSW: Hordern House, 2004. First Edition. Fine/Fine. [11.25x8.5in]; xi [introduction], 690 pp.,732 articles with 4000 names of persons and ships, index of persons, index of ships; Gray green cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, all edges trimmed, three gold page mark ribbons, light gray illustration of explorers looking at map on a promontory overlooking land on front and back end papers; Pictorial color illustration on dust jacket of Gill painting of Australian "Desert Interior" circa 1846 [also on end papers], black lettering on front and spine; Publisher prospectus tipped in. Raymond Howgego (1946- ) is an independent researcher, scholar and traveler. He has been researching the history of travel and exploration for much of his adult life. His first book in this series, Encyclopedia of Exploration To 1800, was issued in 2003 was the distillation of that research that took some fifteen years to complete. This book is the second in the series and cites more than 10,000…
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Shagganappi, The
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The Shagganappi by E. Pauline Johnson [aka Tekahionwake] (1862-1913). Toronto: First Canadian edition, The Ryerson Press, 1913. USED. Good+ CONDITION / FAIR CONDITION ORIGINAL SILVER AND ORANGE DUST JACKET. QUITE RARE THUS. Please see our photos. A clean, solid copy that shows minor foxing. 5 5/8 X 8 ½. By Tekahionwake, important tribal historian and member of the Wolf Clan of the Mohawk. YOUR OFFERS ARE WELCOME HERE!
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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Following the Flag; Diary of a Soldier's Wife
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Kansas City, KS: E. B. Barnett, Publisher Book. VG. Hardcover. Presumed 1st Edition. Book is blue cloth covered boards with paste-on American flag on front. The book has minor shelf edge wear with no other defects to note. No date - circa 1919. 91 pages with black and white frontis - a picture of the author in fancy dress in Washington in 1909. Married to an officer of the 2nd Cavalry in 1866, Sargent relates to experiences at Fort Bidwell, Fort Walla Walla, to Arizona. Four years at Fort Huachuca, Fort Bowie, to Fort Logan, Colorado and at Fort Wingate. .
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THE HELMET OF MAMBRINO
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San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1938. First Thus. Vellum-backed marbled boards. Near Fine. (xx), 1, 21, 1 pages. First Edition Thus. Introduction by Francis P. Farquhar. Vellum-backed marbled boards. Gilt spine-titling. 5 1/4" x 8". Slipcase. Limited to 350 copies printed by The University of California Press. Per the Introduction, "'The Helmet of Mambrino' well supports the claim of (Clarence) King's friends that his casual conversation often equalled the best literature of his day, for this letter to a friend was undoubtedly produced spontaneously without thought of publication." A beautifully produced small book. Neat pictorial bookplate at front pastedown; small bookseller's stamp removal scar to rear pastedown, but a Near Fine copy in a Very Good Plus (slight abrasions at opening ends) slipcase. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING via media mail to any United States address.
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In the Big Horn Mountains: Deer Haven Lodge Tensleep, Wyoming on Highway No. 16
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Sheridan: Clouds Peak Printery, 1950. Single sheet brochure, 17 x 36cm, folded to 17 x 9cm, four panels on each side. Halftone photographs, cover illustration, map. Some light toning and wear, else fine. Small advertisement for the Deer Haven Lodge, member of the Dude Ranchers Association. Nice map of the Bighorn National Forest, showing the location of the Lodge. Pictures include Paint Rock Creek and Lake Solitude. "Some of the finest fishing available is to be had in the lakes and streams....accessible only by 'packing in.' Ca. 1948-1950. Worldcat locates a single copy, at Yale.
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THE GATHERING OF ZION. THE STORY OF THE MORMON TRAIL
by STEGNER, Wallace
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New York: The McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1964. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. (15) 331 (1) pp. Illustrated dust jacket, with $6.95 price. Illustrated, including maps of The Moromon Trail. Index. Purple cloth.6 1/4" x 9 1/4". One of The American Trail Series, edited by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. Per the jacket blurb: "Close to the heart of Mormondom is the almost stylized memory of the Trail. For every early Saint, crossing the plains to Zion was not merely a journey, but a rite, the final devoted and enduring act that brought one into the Kingdom." A Fine copy in a Very Good Plus or better dust jacket (pencil numbering to rear cover, spine toning; edgewear, especially to spine-ends). ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.
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Yellowstone Park Lodges and Camps
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Livingston, Montana; Yellowstone Park, Wyoming: Yellowstone Park Lodges and Camps Company, 1925. Brochure, 22.5 x 10cm folded, 11pp. Black and white photographic illustrations, map, printed in red and black throughout. Illustrated, stapled wraps show light wear and rubbing with a few bent corners, else fine. Beautiful brochure advertising stays at the park, with photos of lodges, sights, wildlife, maps, and pricing. "Any railroad agent can tell you about Yellowstone National Park, or address Yellowstone Park Lodge and Camps Co." Vernon Goodwin is listed as president, taking over from Howard Hays in 1924.
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Philo White's Narrative Of A Cruize In The Pacific To South America And California On The U.S. Sloop-Of-War Dale 1841-1843; Edited by Charles L. Camp
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Denver: Old West Publishing, 1965. Hardcover. Orig. decorated green clean. Fine in nicked and chipped plain paper wrapper. 84 pages. 33 x 24.5 cm. Limited edition, one of 1000 copies. Designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. Illustrated in color and black and white. Handsomely printed, bright, very clean copy.
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Legislative History: Arizona, 1864-1912
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Phoenix: Manufacturing Stationers Inc., 1926. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition; possibly rebound, as the date is stamped on the spine but not recently; 8vo, brown cloth, no dj; vg (spine ends bumped and rubbed; top corner of front board bumped; edges and pages toning); ten fine folding maps, 399pp incl. index.
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Los Fundadores
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"Herein are listed the first families of California and also other persons with family names that were in California 1769-1785 except those who died at San Diego in 1769."
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Will Rogers Ambassador of Good Will Prince of Wit and Wisdom (Salesman's Dummy)
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O'Brien, P.J. Will Rogers Ambassador of Good Will Prince of Wit and Wisdom. With an appreciation by Lowell Thomas. Copyright 1935, P.J. O'Brien. Published by George A. Parker Company, Philadelphia. Illustrated. RARE SALESMAN'S DUMMY WITH SUBSCRIPTION BLANKS. Includes excerpts from 296 page complete book. 5 5/8 X 8 3/8. BIOGRAPHY OF WILL ROGERS. USED. GOOD CONDITION/ NO DJ AS ISSUED.
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