Thursday, February 28, 2019

Sagebrush Trails by George Donaldson

Spiralbound softcover, with stiff pictorial boards. Very good condition, cover edges bumped. The early days of the west when the country was free of wire fences and the horse was the only means of transportation.

Title: Sagebrush Trails
Author Name: George Donaldson
Illustrator: H B Crawford
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Quick Printing Co: 1952
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Type: Book
Seller ID: 020338
Keywords: COWBOY POETRY
Price: $20.00

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Daybook of Western Heroes by Frank Parman

Trade paperback. Very good condition, cover has edgewear and back cover is scuffed, pages toning. Western heroes and bad men with all important dates covered.

Author Name: Frank Parman
Publisher: Point Riders Press: 1977
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 020330
Keywords: COWBOY OUTLAW POETRY
Price: $15.00

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Poems of Ten Thousand Yesterdays by Frank L Turner

Softcover, 16 pages. Near fine condition. Circa 1985. Poems written from true experiences as a young cowboy from Kansas during his homesteading days in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming in the 1930's. Ten Thousand Yesterdays, The Devil's Sheep, R C's Burro, The Lonely Cabin, The Kentucky Hobo, 'Till the End of Time, My Destiny, Our Great Old West, The Old Green Frog, Frank's No. 2 Tub.

Author Name: Frank L Turner
Publisher: Self Published:
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Type: Book
Seller ID: 020424
Keywords: COWBOY POETRY 
Price: $20.00

Monday, February 25, 2019

Sunshine and Rain by Everett Kelch

Trade paperback. Very good condition. Signed and inscribed on title page by author. Poems and verses about time gone by, with a few tall tales thrown in.

Author Name: Everett Kelch
Publisher: Thomas Printing: 1976
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 020306
Keywords: WESTERN POETRY
Price: $15.00

Sunday, February 24, 2019

A Little Book of Western Verse by Eugene Field

Small hardcover. Reading copy. Boards show wear, some interior pages have soiling from fingers, most is in good condition. Rough cut pages. A variety of poetry including The Bibliomaniac's Bride.

Author Name: Eugene Field
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons: 1899
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 020095
Keywords: POETRY
Price: $15.00

Saturday, February 23, 2019

Western Wisdom by Ernest Talmadge Meyers

Small spiralbound softcover. 74 pages. Near fine condition. Signed and inscribed by author on half-title page. Has a Christmas card stapled inside back cover, again signed by the author. Photographs and poetry about the beauty of the west and its people.

Author Name: Ernest Talmadge Meyers
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Tulga Music Publishers: 1966
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Type: Book
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 020370
Keywords: COWBOY POETRYPrice: $50.00
 

Friday, February 22, 2019

Cowboys Are Partly Human by John R Erickson

Trade paperback. Very good condition, bookplate on back of front cover, light edgewear. Fifth printing. "A dog may be man's best friend, but I have an idea that a cowboy's best friend is chiropractor. And that goes a long way toward explaining why cowboys have a funny way of walking."

Author Name: Erickson, John R.
Illustrator: Gerald L Holmes
Publisher: Perryton, Texas, U.S.A., Maverick Books: 1993
ISBN Number: 0960861246
ISBN Number 13: 9780960861248
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 020344
Price: $10.00

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Wagons Rolled West and Other Poems by Elsie Moore Lott

Hardcover, no DJ. Near fine condition, rear endpaper has a small spot of soiling. Black and white photos pasted in. Poetry of the west, Utah, and the pioneers.

Author Name: Elsie Moore Lott
Publisher: Self Published: 1955
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Type: Book
Seller ID: 020238
Keywords: WESTERN VERSE 
Price: $20.00

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Rhymes of a Homesteader by Elliott C Lincoln

Hardcover, no DJ. Good condition, corners bumped and board edges worn through. Deckled pages are toning, text is clean and bright. Collection of western poetry. Includes The Varmint, Three A.M., Rain in the Night, Wild Geese, Forty Below, The Chinook, His Saddle, The Morning Ride and many more.

Author Name: Elliott C Lincoln
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Hougton Mifflin: 1920
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 020231
Keywords: WESTERN POETRY,
Price: $20.00

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Yellowstone Jack and Other Poems of the Golden West by Elizabeth Bustos

Hardcover, ex-library. Very good condition, usual library markings. 31 pages. Poems about the land and animals of the American west.

Author Name: Elizabeth Bustos
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Exposition Press: 1968
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 020247
Keywords: WESTERN POETRY
Price: $15.00

Monday, February 18, 2019

Sagebrush and Wagon Wheels by Edna S Dustin

Hardcover. Very good condition, pages toning. DJ is poor, pieces missing, now in mylar cover. Poetry about the west.

Author Name: Edna S Dustin
Illustrator: V Douglas Snow
Publisher: Bookcraft: 1946
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 020097
Keywords: WESTERN POETRY
Price: $15.00
 

Sunday, February 17, 2019

Trail Dust of a Maverick by E A Brinnstool

Hardcover, no DJ. Very good condition, corners and spine ends are bumped, cover shows wear and has a small red ink stain. The photographs in the book seem to have produced some foxing, but everything is very readable. Inscription from previous owner on front endpaper. Rear endpaper has a poem written on it and there are three pages of written poetry and one typed page of poetry laid in. They written in the same style as Brinnstool, but no author is named. Good, old fashioned poetry by a real cowboy.

Author Name: E A Brinnstool
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Dodd Mead, & Company: 1914
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 020137
Keywords: COWBOY VERSE,
Price: $200.00
 

Saturday, February 16, 2019

The Story of Billy the Kid by Dr. Jannay P Valdez

Softcover, 10 pages. Near fine. A poem that indicates Billy was not shot by Pat Garrett but lived a long life.


Author Name: Dr. Jannay P Valdez
Publisher: Self Published:
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Type: Book
Seller ID: 020433
Keywords: POETRY BILLY THE KID
Price: $10.00

Friday, February 15, 2019

The Lantern Man by Donna K Mackert

Trade paperback. Near fine, back cover has some scuff marks. Interior as new. Signed on title page. Western verse with a Mormon background.


Author Name: Donna K Mackert
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Kolob Shadows Publishing: 2001
ISBN Number: 0971391904
ISBN Number 13: 9780971391901
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: As New
Type: Book
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 020295
Price: $15.00

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Cowhand by Don Whiston

Hardcover, pictorial boards. In good condition, cover is worn and spine is missing some color. Back of cover has previous owner's markings, pages toning, front hinge is beginning to split. Life and accoutrements of the cowboy, accompanied by humorous caricatures.


Title: Cowhand
Author Name: Don Whiston
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Donlen Company: 1946
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 020334
Price: $20.00

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Flash of Time by Don McGrady

Trade paperback. Very good condition, light cover staining, 1/2" tear at bottom of spine on front. Signed and inscribed by author by his photo. Cowboy verse.


Title: Flash of Time
Author Name: Don McGrady
Publisher: Self Published: 1975
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 020327
Keywords: WESTERN VERSE
Price: $10.00
 

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Strikes Twice by Don McGrady

Trade paperback. Very good condition. Author's signature under his picture on the back of front cover. Cowboys, Indians, and animals. Verse and poetry both.


Title: Strikes Twice
Author Name: Don McGrady
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Adams Press: 1991
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 020310
Keywords: COWBOY POETRY
Price: $15.00

Monday, February 11, 2019

Firewater and Gas by Don McGrady

Trade paperback. Very good condition. Western verse that reminds of you of the old cowboy songs.

Author Name: Don McGrady
Publisher: Adams Press: 1972
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 020309
Keywords: COWBOY POETRY,
Price: $10.00

Sunday, February 10, 2019

Trail Dust II by Don Kennington, Phil Kennington

Trade paperback. Very good condition, minor cover wear. Includes: The Gas Can, Shot Gun Chaps, The Line Shack, Outhouse Obituary, and many more.

Title: Trail Dust II
Author Name: Don Kennington, Phil Kennington
Publisher: Phil-Don Publishing: 1990
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 020308
Keywords: COWBOY POETRY,
Price: $10.00

Saturday, February 9, 2019

Trail Dust I by Don Kennington, Phil Kennington

Trade paperback. Near fine condition. Signed by Don on the title page. Yarns and rhymes of cowboy times.

Title: Trail Dust I
Author Name: Don Kennington, Phil Kennington
Publisher: Phil-Don Publishing: 1991
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Type: Book
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 020307
Keywords: COWBOY POETRY
Price: $15.00

Friday, February 8, 2019

How the West Was Lost by Don Fletcher

Oversized softcover. Good condition, cover shows wear and some light soiling. Full of western cartoons.

Author Name: Don Fletcher
Publisher: North Plains Press: 1969
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 020356
Price: $10.00
 

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Rodeo Rhymes and Sagebrush Satire: Cowboy Prose and Poetry by Steve DeMott


Trade paperback, hole punched in top left corner of book. Near fine condition. Rhymes and stories of a cowboy in Idaho.

Author Name: DeMott, Steve
Publisher: 3 Lazy D Pub: 1997
ISBN Number: 0965666905
ISBN Number 13: 9780965666909
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Type: Book
Seller ID: 020333
Price: $10.00

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Between the Fences by Danny W Dutton

Oversized softcover. Very good condition, has small water stain on front cover only, front upper right corner has a crease. Includes section on: Writin' Pens and Ridin' Pens; Boots and Saddles and Roamin' Cattle; Cowboys Don't Dry; Confessions of a Cowboy Poet; and Verse of the Mesquite.

Author Name: Danny W Dutton
Illustrator: Roger Langford
Publisher: Ole: 1993
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 020277
Keywords: COWBOY POETRY
Price: $25.00

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Trail Dust A Little Round-Up of Western Verse by Daniel S Richardson

Hardcover, no DJ, ex-library. Very good condition, minimal library markings (bookplate and numbers on title page with stamp), light soiling, pages toning. Ride with the cowboys on the range.

Author Name: Daniel S Richardson
Publisher: A M Robertson: 1908
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 020044
Keywords: COWBOY POETRY
Price: $35.00

Monday, February 4, 2019

Word Pictures of the West VI by Dan Blachly

Small hardcover, no DJ. Very good condition, mark from paperclip on copyright page, outside page edges toning on some pages. Signed and inscribed on front endpaper. Poems from the old Silver City Enterprises newspaper.


Author Name: Dan Blachly
Publisher: Silver City Enterprise: 1962
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 020270
Keywords: WESTERN VERSE
Price: $15.00

Sunday, February 3, 2019

Word Pictures of the West VII by Dan Blachly

Small hardcover, no DJ. Near fine condition. Signed and inscribed on front endpaper. Poems from the old Silver City Enterprises newspaper.
 
Author Name: Dan Blachly
Publisher: Silver City Enterprise: 1965
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Type: Book
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 020269
Keywords: WESTERN POETRY
Price: $15.00
 

Saturday, February 2, 2019

A-Movin' West of Cowboys 'n' Cabins by D J Badger

Softcover, 53 pages. Very good condition, two small soil marks on back cover, contents have poems identified with a "T", indicating they are true. Signed and inscribed by the author on the back of front cover and by her husband, the cowboy, on the copyright page.


Author Name: D J Badger
Illustrator: Peggy Hazelbaker
Publisher: Self Published: 1989
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 020406
Keywords: COWBOY POETRY
Price: $25.00

Friday, February 1, 2019

Old Time Ballads & Cowboy Songs by Cowboy Loye, Just Plain John

Softcover, 92 pages. Good condition, cover wear, minor soiling, outside page edges have a couple soil marks. Interior is toning but clear. Circa 1930's. Sample songs: Barbara Allen, Grandfather's Clock, Hobo Bill's Last Ride, Little Joe the Wrangler, May I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight Mister, Red River Valley, Utah Carrol, The Convict and the Rose, The Dying Cowboy, The Strawberry Roan, The Wreck of the Old 97, and many more.

Author Name: Cowboy Loye, Just Plain John
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 020413
Keywords: COWBOY SONGS
Price: $40.00