Biting the Dust: The Wild Ride and Dark Romance of the Rodeo Cowboy and the American West by Dirk Johnson

Title: Biting the Dust: The Wild Ride and Dark Romance of the Rodeo Cowboy and the American West 

Author: Johnson, Dirk

Hardcover. Simon & Schuster, first edition, 1994. In very good condition, edges lightly bump. Very good DJ, some light creasing on back panel, in mylar cover. Follow four rodeo cowboy stories and learn why they do what they do and what they hope to accomplish by doing it - it's not just for fame and fortune.

Categories: Americana - The People, 

Edition: First Edition

Publisher: Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A., Simon & Schuster, 1994

ISBN: 0671792210

ISBN 13: 9780671792213 

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Very Good 

Seller ID: 016886

Keywords: COWBOYS RODEOS SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIOLOGY, 

Price: $15.00
 

Best of the West by Bill O'Neal

Title: Best of the West
 
Author: O'Neal, Bill

Oversized hardcover. In near fine condition. Gunfighters and shoot-outs. Outlaws and lawmen. Leaders and Adventurers. Famous Forts and Wildest Towns. Image Makers. Filled with illustrations. Almost encyclopedic in style. A great reference source for well known and unusual western facts.

Categories: Americana - The People, 

Edition: First Edition

Publisher: Publications International, 1997

ISBN: 0785324283

ISBN 13: 9780785324287 

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Near Fine 

Seller ID: 017931

Keywords: FRONTIER PIONEER LIFE WEST U, 

Price: $35.00

Begoso Cabin : A Pecos Country Retreat by Mari Grana

Title: Begoso Cabin : A Pecos Country Retreat 

Author: Grana, Mari

Trade paperback. Near fine condition. Stated first edition. She purchases an abandoned sheepherder's cabin on 240 remote acres of land in northern New Mexico, and restores it. As she does she learns about the natural environment and the legendary local criminals and ancient land swindles.

Categories: Americana - The People, 

Edition: First Edition

Publisher: University of New Mexico, 1999

ISBN: 0826320988

ISBN 13: 9780826320988 

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Near Fine 

Seller ID: 018752

Keywords: HISPANIC AMERICANS_SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS, 

Price: $10.00
 

Barton Mumaw, Dancer : From Denishawn to Jacob's Pillow and Beyond by Jane Sherman; Barton Mumaw

Title: Barton Mumaw, Dancer : From Denishawn to Jacob's Pillow and Beyond 

Author: Sherman, Jane; Mumaw, Barton

Trade paperback. As new. 330 pages, many photos. The story of a gay dancer who had many accomplishments.

Categories: Americana - The People, 

Edition: First Edition

Publisher: Wesleyan, 2000

ISBN: 0819564532

ISBN 13: 9780819564535 

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: As New 

Seller ID: 018788

Keywords: DANCERS_BIOGRAPHY UNITED STATES_BIOGRAPHY, 

Price: $12.00
 

Back Trackin by Glenn R Ellison

Title: Back Trackin
 
Author: Glenn R Ellison

Paperback. In very good condition, minor soiling of cover, interior is clean and bright. Inscribed and signed by author on the title page dated 1976. Another gathering of stories and life experiences from the author of "Cowboys Under the Mogollon Rim".
 
Categories: Americana - The People, 

Publisher: Tyree Publishing, 1975

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Very Good 

Inscription: Signed by Author(s) 

Seller ID: 017851

Keywords: WESTERN HISTORY ARIZONA COWBOYS GILA, 

Price: $100.00
 

Audrey in Rome by Luca Dotti; Ludovica Damiani; Sciascia Gambaccini

Title: Audrey in Rome
 
Author: Luca Dotti; Ludovica Damiani; Sciascia Gambaccini

Hardcover. Almost 200 candid photos of the actress and her style while in Rome.

Categories: Americana - The People, 

Edition: 1st Edition

Publisher: Harper Design, 2013

ISBN: 0062238825

ISBN 13: 9780062238825 

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Near Fine 

Jacket Condition: Near Fine 

Seller ID: 022356

Price: $15.00
 

Annie Oakley of the Wild West by Walter Havighurst

Title: Annie Oakley of the Wild West
 
Author: Havighurst, Walter

Trade paperback, ex-library. University of Nebraska Press, 1992, second printing. In very good condition with usual library markings. The peerless lady wing-shot.

Categories: Americana - The People, 

Publisher: Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A., Univ of Nebraska Pr, 1992

ISBN: 0803272537

ISBN 13: 9780803272538 

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Very Good 

Seller ID: 015944

Keywords: OAKLEY ANNIE 1860 1926 BIOGRAPHY, 

Price: $8.00
 

Annals of Wyoming, Vol. 7 No. 4 April 1931 by Wyoming State Department of History

Title: Annals of Wyoming, Vol. 7 No. 4 April 1931
 
Author: Wyoming State Department of History

Softcover. In very good condition, light edgewear. Contents: West Side Mining Company by Clarence T Johnson, Reminiscences of A A Spaugh by himself, Dr. Edward Day Woodruff by his daughter, Diary Kept by W A Richards in Summer of 1873. Frontispiece photo is of Frank Collins Emerson, former governor of Wyoming, who died in office on February 18, 1931.

Categories: Americana - The People, 

Publisher: Wyoming State Department of History, 1931

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Very Good 

Seller ID: 017857

Keywords: WESTERN HISTORY WYOMING LITTLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY, 

Price: $50.00

Annals of Wyoming Vol. 7 No. 1 July 1930 by Wyoming State Department of History

Title: Annals of Wyoming Vol. 7 No. 1 July 1930 

Author: Wyoming State Department of History

Softcover. In very good condition, light edgewear. Booklet was originally identified incorrectly and Volume and Number have been changed with a red ink stamp. Contents: Economic History and Settlement of Converse County, Wyoming by John LeeRoy Waller, Camp Jenney by Chris Holley, Life of Oscar Collister by himself.

Categories: Americana - The People, 

Publisher: Wyoming State Department of History, 1930

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Very Good 

Seller ID: 017858

Keywords: WESTERN HISTORY WYOMING CONVERSE COUNTY CAMP JENNEY, 

Price: $50.00

Angelina Grimke: Voice of Abolition by Ellen H. Todras

Title: Angelina Grimke: Voice of Abolition
 
Author: Todras, Ellen H.

Hardcover. As new. Angelina Grimke was the daughter of a slave owner, but became an abolitionist.

Categories: Americana - The People, 

Edition: First Edition

Publisher: North Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A., Linnet Books, 1999

ISBN: 0208024859

ISBN 13: 9780208024855 

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: As New 

Seller ID: 018789

Keywords: GRIMKE SARAH MOORE 1792 1873, 

Price: $15.00
 

An American Original: The Life of J. Frank Dobie by Lon Tinkle

Title: An American Original: The Life of J. Frank Dobie
 
Author: Tinkle, Lon

Hardcover. Little Brown, 1978, second printing. In very good condition with a good DJ, has some soiling, in mylar cover. One of the best-loved story tellers of the American southwest, he was independent, unpretentious, a diligent master of his chosen craft.
 
Categories: Americana - The People, 

Publisher: Little, Brown, 1978

ISBN: 0316848875

ISBN 13: 9780316848879 

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Very Good 

Seller ID: 016922

Keywords: DOBIE JAMES FRANK 1888 1964, 

Price: $20.00

American Legend: The Real-life Adventures Of David Crockett by Buddy Levy

Title: American Legend: The Real-life Adventures Of David Crockett
 
Author: Levy, Buddy

Hardcover. Putnam, 2005, first. In near fine condition. At heart, Crockett was unassuming and down-to-earth, obstinate and independent to a fault.

Categories: Americana - The People,

Edition: First Edition

Publisher: E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A., Putnam Pub Group, 2005

ISBN: 0399152784

ISBN 13: 9780399152788 

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Near Fine 

Seller ID: 016825

Price: $15.00
 

American Journeys: An Anthology of Travel in the United States by E D Bennett

Title: American Journeys An Anthology of Travel in the United States
 
Author: E D Bennett

Trade paperback. Near fine condition, pages toning. A variety of tales about travelling in America in the earlier years of our nation.

Categories: Americana - The People, 

Publisher: Travel Vision, 1975

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Near Fine 

Seller ID: 018579

Keywords: AMERICA, US HISTORY, TRAVEL

Price: $10.00

America, New Mexico by Robert Leonard Reid

Title: America, New Mexico 

Author: Reid, Robert Leonard

Hardcover. Near fine condition, light green remainder mark on bottom of book pages. New Mexico is a land of enchantment, but it's also a land of paradox.

Categories: Americana - The People, 

Edition: First Edition

Publisher: Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A., Univ of Arizona Pr, 1998

ISBN: 0816518513

ISBN 13: 9780816518517 

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Near Fine 

Seller ID: 018873

Keywords: NEW MEXICO HISTORY CONFLICTS CONTRIBUTIONS

Price: $15.00

Along the Rio Grande: A Pastoral Visit to Southwest New Mexico in 1902 by Michael Romero Taylor, Henry Granjon, Historical Society of New Mexico

Title: Along the Rio Grande: A Pastoral Visit to Southwest New Mexico in 1902 

Author: Taylor, Michael Romero; Granjon, Henry; Historical Society of New Mexico

Trade paperback. University of New Mexico Press, 1986, stated first edition. In very good condition, light cover edgewear, back cover creased at lower left, inscription on half-title page. Visit southwest New Mexico in 1902 with Monsignor Henry Granjon, Bishop of Tucson.

Categories: Americana - The People, 

Edition: First Edition

Publisher: Published in cooperation with the Historical Society of New Mexico [by] University of New Mexico Press, 1986

ISBN: 0826309046

ISBN 13: 9780826309044 

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Very Good 

Seller ID: 016771

Keywords: NEW MEXICO DESCRIPTION TRAVEL BISHOPS, 

Price: $10.00
 

Agate School History 1930-1960 by Dorothy Gebhard, Joe D Svoboda

Title: Agate School History 1930-1960 

Author: Dorothy Gebhard, Joe D Svoboda

Hardcover, in mylar. Self published, no date. In near fine condition, front end paper has a few creases. Thirty years of school history of this eastern Colorado town.

Categories: Americana - The People, 

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Near Fine 

Seller ID: 016869

Keywords: AGATE COLORADO, WESTERN HISTORY, AMERICAN HISTORY, 

Price: $50.00
 

Across the Continent by Samuel Bowles

Title: Across the Continent
 
Author: Samuel Bowles

Hardcover, no DJ. Readex Microprint, 1966. In near fine condition, previous owner's stamp marked out on front and rear endpapers, very light soiling on outside page edges. A facsimilie reprint of the 1865 edition. A summer's journey to the Rocky Mountains, the Mormons, and the Pacfic states with Speaker Colfax.

Categories: Americana - The People, 

Publisher: Readex Microprint, 1966

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Near Fine 

Seller ID: 016820

Keywords: SAMUEL BOWLES, SCHUYLER COLFAX, WESTERN HISTORY, 

Price: $20.00
 

A North Country Life: Tales of Woodsmen, Waters, and Wildlife by Sydney Lea

Title: A North Country Life: Tales of Woodsmen, Waters, and Wildlife

Author: Sydney Lea

Hardcover. Tales of upper New England and the people who loved the country life.
 
Categories: Americana - The People, 

Edition: 1st Edition

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, 2013

ISBN: 161608863X

ISBN 13: 9781616088637 

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Near Fine 

Jacket Condition: Near Fine 

Seller ID: 022179

Price: $15.00
 

A Lady's Experiences in the Wild West in 1883 by Rose Pender

Title: A Lady's Experiences in the Wild West in 1883 

Author: Pender, Rose

Categories: Americana - The People, 

Publisher: Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A., Univ of Nebraska Pr, 1985

ISBN: 0803287119

ISBN 13: 9780803287112 

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Near Fine 

Seller ID: 016770

Trade paperback. University of Nebraska Press, 1985, fifth printing. In near fine condition, price marked out on back cover. Foreword by Arlo Guthrie. This is Pender's lively account of a grand tour in 1883 of Texas, California, Salt Lake City, Wyoming, Dakota Territory, and far-flung points.

Price: $10.00

Keywords: FRONTIER PIONEER LIFE WEST U, 

A Kid on the Comstock: Reminiscences of a Virginia City Childhood by John Taylor Waldorf

Title: A Kid on the Comstock: Reminiscences of a Virginia City Childhood
 
Author: Waldorf, John Taylor

Hardcover. American West Publishing, 1970, first edition. In near fine condition, with a very good DJ, small soil mark on front panel, now in mylar. Virginia City in the 1870's, when the town was dirty, noisy, dangerous, exciting, tough - and all silver.

Categories: Americana - The People, 

Edition: First Edition

Publisher: American West Pub Co, 1970

ISBN: 0910118140

ISBN 13: 9780910118149 

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Near Fine 

Seller ID: 016894

Price: $30.00

Keywords: VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA, MINING, SILVER, OLD WEST, 

A Glossary of Terms Used in Range Management by M M Kothmann

Title: A Glossary of Terms Used in Range Management 

Author: M M Kothmann

Softcover. In very good condition, cover lightening, previous owner name and notes on title page. Second edition, fifth printing. A dictionary type listing of terms used only in range management.
 
Categories: Americana - The People, 

Publisher: Society for Range Management, 1974

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Very Good 

Seller ID: 017850

Keywords: RANGE MANAGEMENT, CATTLE RANCHERS

Price: $15.00

A Gentleman of an Age Past by Merill Bradley Sharp

Title: A Gentleman of an Age Past 

Author: Merill Bradley Sharp
 

Categories: Americana - The People, 

Edition: First Edition

ISBN: 0944635008

ISBN 13: 9780944635001 

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Near Fine 

Seller ID: 016785

Price: $10.00

Keywords: PIONEER, TRAVEL, FARMING, WESTERN HISTORY, 

Hardcover, no DJ. CompoZure, first printing, 1987. In near fine condition. The story of Gus C Bradley, who was born in Missouri, married and lived in Oklahoma, returned to Missouri, then came to Colorado, back to Missouri, and then to the southwest.

A Cowboy at Heart: Wisdom, Wit & Poetry for Cowpokes and Folks Who Love Them by David Kopp

Title: A Cowboy at Heart: Wisdom, Wit & Poetry for Cowpokes and Folks Who Love Them

Author: Kopp, David

Edition: First Edition

Publisher: Sisters, Oregon, U.S.A., Multnomah Pub, 1997

ISBN: 1576730883

ISBN 13: 9781576730881

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Near Fine

Seller ID: 017848

Keywords: CHRISTIAN LIFE COWBOYS RELIGION CHRISTIANITY,

Traveling West: 19th Century Women on the Overland Routes by Martha M Allen

 
Author Name    Allen, Martha M. 
 
Title   Traveling West: 19th Century Women on the Overland Routes

Binding   Soft cover

Book Condition   Very Good

Type   Book

Edition   First Edition

Publisher   El Paso, Texas, U.S.A. Texas Western Pr 1987

ISBN Number    0874041619 / 9780874041613

Seller ID   019820

Trade paperback. Very good condition, right upper corner bumped, two small soil spots on back of cover. Interior is clean and bright. Author referred to the earliest editions of published works, and researched unpublished diaries and journals by pioneer women travelers. Has an excellent bibliography for research work.

WOMEN  UNITED  STATES  HISTORY  SOCIAL  

Price = 20.00 USD

A Bride Goes West by Nannie T Alderson, Helena Huntington Smith

 
Author Name    Alderson, Nannie T.; Smith, Helena Huntington 
 
Title   A Bride Goes West

Binding   Soft cover

Book Condition   Very Good

Type   Book

Publisher   Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A. Univ of Nebraska Pr 1969

ISBN Number    0803250010 / 9780803250017 

Seller ID   013886

Trade paperback. University of Nebraska, 1969. In very good condition, some cover wear. An American woman pioneer who was two days' journey from a grocery store and the problem of keeping dirt floors clean.

WEST  U  HISTORY  UNITED  STATES  

Price = 8.00 USD

William Chapin Deming of Wyoming Pioneer Publisher and State and Federal Official by Agnes Wright Spring

 
Author Name    Agnes Wright Spring 
 
Title   William Chapin Deming of Wyoming Pioneer Publisher and State and Federal Official

Binding   Hardcover

Book Condition   Very Good

Type   Book

Edition   Limited

Inscription   Signed by Author(s)

Seller ID   016790

Hardcover, no DJ. Arthur H Clark, 1944, first edition, privately printed in a limited edition. Has a signed presentation slip on front endpapers. In very good condition, corners have been lightly bumped, has an area of sunfading on front boards. Interior is clean and bright. Biography of this Wyoming newspaper man, civil servant, public speaker and university trustee. Adams - Rampaging Herd #2139, Adams - Six Guns #2086. A small mention of Tom Horn.

WYOMING,  NEWSPAPER,  WESTERN  HISTORY  

Price = 100.00 USD

Cow Country Legacies by Agnes Wright Spring

 
Author Name    Agnes Wright Spring 
 
Title   Cow Country Legacies

Binding   Hardcover

Book Condition   Near Fine

Type   Book

Edition   First Edition

Publisher    Lowell Press 1976

Seller ID   016764

Hardcover. Lowell Press, 1976, first edition. In near fine condition, with a very good DJ, has some minor edgewear, now in mylar cover. An intimate portrayal of the lives and times of the gents, ladies, and even some rascals, who fashioned culture out of the rawness of the early West.

WYOMING  OLD  WEST  WESTERN  HISTORY,  AMERICAN  HISTORY  

Price = 40.00 USD

Caspar Collins by Agnes Wright Spring

 
Author Name    Agnes Wright Spring 
 
Title   Caspar Collins

Binding   Hardcover

Book Condition   Very Good

Type   Book

Edition   First Edition

Publisher    Columbia University 1927

Seller ID   016730

Hardcover. Columbia University Press, 1927, first edition. In very good condition, pages toning, edges lightly bumped, interior is clean and bright. DJ is good, has some chipping and creasing, moderate soiling of external panels, is toning from age, in mylar cover. Biography of Caspar Wever Collins for which Fort Caspar and subsequently Casper, Wyoming was named. Lieutenant Collins was killed in the Platte Bridge Battle, July 26, 1865. Contains text and reproductions of several of Lieutenant Collins' letters.

FORT  CASPAR,  CASPAR  WYOMING,  INDIAN  WARS,  MILITARY  HISTORY,  AMERICAN  HISTORY  

Price = 150.00 USD

No Life for a Lady by Agnes Morley Cleaveland

 
Author Name    Agnes Morley Cleaveland 
 
Title   No Life for a Lady

Binding   Hardcover

Book Condition   Very Good

Jacket Condition   Fair

Type   Book

Publisher    Houghton Mifflin 1941

Inscription   Signed by Author(s)

Seller ID   016899

Hardcover. Houghton Mifflin, 1941. In very good condition, edges lightly bumped, boards show edgewear, top of pages very lightly soiled. DJ is fair, missing several edge pieces, back panel is soiled, now in mylar. Signed and inscribed by author to a lady friend and bookplate of Harry W Lawton (author of "Willie Boy") on front endpaper. Growing up in the Datil area of New Mexico was not easy, especially not for a girl. She played poker all one night with two rustlers who came to steal her horses and went away in the morning having taken nothing but a beating. Adams - Rampaging Herd #483, Adams - Six Guns #436.

OLD  WEST,  RANCHING,  NEW  MEXICO,  WESTERN  HISTORY  

Price = 50.00 USD

The West That Was: A Nostalgic Collection of Writings and Pictures Recalling the Authentic American West of a Century and More Ago

Title   The West That Was: A Nostalgic Collection of Writings and Pictures Recalling the Authentic American West of a Century and More Ago

Binding   Hardcover

Book Condition   Very Good

Type   Book

Publisher    Hallmark 1973

ISBN Number    0875293212 / 9780875293219 

Seller ID   017837

Hardcover. In very good condition. DJ price is marked out and some minor chipping on bottom. Hallmark Crown Edition. A very enjoyable look at slices of the west as seen in days gone by and noted in diaries, journals, and writing. Lots of illustrations by well-known western artists.

WEST  COWBOYS  WESTERN  HISTORY  

Price = 20.00 USD