Monday, November 30, 2020

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.

Title: A Little Book of Western Verse

Author Name: Eugene Field

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons: 1899

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 020095

Keywords: POETRY

Price: $15.00

Sunday, November 29, 2020

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.

Title: Western Wisdom

Author Name: Ernest Talmadge Meyers

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

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 POETRY

Price: $50.00

Saturday, November 28, 2020

Dim Trails: A Collection of Poems by Ernest E Kirkpatrick, Vera Holding


Hardcover in wooden cover.There is some minor water staining on front cover. The illustration has separated and is laid in on the front fly leaf. The rawhide thong has separated in one place. The author has an inscription on the fly leaf. The paper is tan and the interior content is clean. Poems of the Texas pioneers.

Title:   Dim Trails

Publisher: Brownwood, TX, Ben H Moore: 1938

Inscription: Inscribed by Author(s)

Seller ID: 023460

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Price: $200.00

Friday, November 27, 2020

Geese Flying South: A Collection of Poems by Ernest E Kirkpatrick Price: $150.00


Hardcover in wooden covers in very good condition. Rawhide thong separated in one place. The author has a inscription on front fly leaf, Cowboy and Cowgirl poetry. Final poem is by Vera Holding, his cousin.

Title: Geese Flying South: A Collection of Poems

Author Name: Ernest E Kirkpatrick

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

Publisher: May, TX, Ben H Moore: 1953

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Very Good

Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Type: Book

Inscription: Inscribed by Author(s)

Seller ID: 023461

Keywords: poems

Price: $150.00

Thursday, November 26, 2020

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."

Title: Cowboys Are Partly Human

Author Name: Erickson, John R.

Illustrator: Gerald L Holmes

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

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

Keywords: HUMOROUS COWBOY STORIES

Price: $10.00

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

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.

Title: Wagons Rolled West and Other Poems

Author Name: Elsie Moore Lott

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

Publisher: Self Published: 1955

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Near Fine

Type: Book

Seller ID: 020238

Keywords: WESTERN VERSE

Price: $20.00

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Rhymes of 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.

Title: Rhymes of Homesteader

Author Name: Elliott C Lincoln

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

Edition: First Edition.

Publisher: Hougton Mifflin: 1920

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 020231

Keywords: WESTERN POETRY

Price: $20.00

Monday, November 23, 2020

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.

Title: Yellowstone Jack and Other Poems of the Golden West

Author Name: Elizabeth Bustos

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

Edition: First Edition.

Publisher: Exposition Press: 1968

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Very Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 020247

Keywords: WESTERN POETRY

Price: $15.00 

Sunday, November 22, 2020

Sagebrush and Wagon Wheels by Edna S Dustin Price: $15.00


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

Title: Sagebrush and Wagon Wheels

Author Name: Edna S Dustin

Illustrator: V Douglas Snow

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

Publisher: Bookcraft: 1946

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Very Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 020097

Keywords: WESTERN POETRY

Price: $15.00

Saturday, November 21, 2020

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.

Title: Trail Dust of a Maverick

Author Name: E A Brinnstool

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

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

Friday, November 20, 2020

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.

Title: The Story of Billy the Kid

Author Name: Dr. Jannay P Valdez

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

Publisher: Self Published:

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Near Fine

Type: Book

Seller ID: 020433

Keywords: POETRY BILLY THE KID

Price: $10.00

Thursday, November 19, 2020

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.

Title: The Lantern Man

Author Name: Donna K Mackert

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

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

Keywords: WESTERN POETRY VERSE MORMON

Price: $15.00

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

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

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

Edition: First Edition.

Publisher: Donlen Company: 1946

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 020334

Keywords: COWBOY JOKES WESTERN HISTORY

Price: $20.00

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

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

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

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

Monday, November 16, 2020

Firewater and Gas by Don McGrady


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

Title: Firewater and Gas

Author Name: Don McGrady

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

Publisher: Adams Press: 1972

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Very Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 020309

Keywords: COWBOY POETRY

Price: $10.00

Sunday, November 15, 2020

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

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

Publisher: Phil-Don Publishing: 1990

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Very Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 020308

Keywords: COWBOY POETRY

Price: $10.00

Saturday, November 14, 2020

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

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

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, November 13, 2020

How the West Was Lost by Don Fletcher


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

Title: How the West Was Lost

Author Name: Don Fletcher

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

Publisher: North Plains Press: 1969

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 020356

Keywords: WESTERN COWBOY HUMOR CARTOONS

Price: $10.00

Thursday, November 12, 2020

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.

Title: Rodeo Rhymes and Sagebrush Satire: Cowboy Prose and Poetry

Author Name: DeMott, Steve

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

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

Keywords: WESTERN POETRY STORIES

Price: $10.00

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

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.

 Title: Between the Fences

Author Name: Danny W Dutton

Illustrator: Roger Langford

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

Publisher: Ole: 1993

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Very Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 020277

Keywords: COWBOY POETRY

Price: $25.00

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

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.

Title: Trail Dust A Little Round-Up of Western Verse

Author Name: Daniel S Richardson

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

Publisher: A M Robertson: 1908

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Very Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 020044

Keywords: COWBOY POETRY

Price: $35.00

Monday, November 9, 2020

Word Pictures of the West VII by Dan Blachly Price: $15.00


Small hardcover, no DJ. Near fine condition. Signed and inscribed on front endpaper. Poems from the old Silver City Enterprises newspaper.

Title: Word Pictures of the West VII

Author Name: Dan Blachly

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

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 

Sunday, November 8, 2020

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.

Title: A-Movin' West of Cowboys 'n' Cabins

Author Name: D J Badger

Illustrator: Peggy Hazelbaker

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

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

 

Saturday, November 7, 2020

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


Small softcover that would fit in a pocket. Shows wear, one page at back has small water stain on bottom, lower part of binding is just starting to split. Text is clear. Some of the songs are melancholy but it reflects a cowboy's life. 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.

Title: Old Time Ballads & Cowboy Songs

Author Name: Cowboy Loye, Just Plain John

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

Publisher: 0

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Good

Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Type: Book

Seller ID: 023439

Keywords: songs

Price: $20.00

Friday, November 6, 2020

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.

Title: Old Time Ballads & Cowboy Songs

Author Name: Cowboy Loye, Just Plain John

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 020413

Keywords: COWBOY SONGS

Price: $40.00

Thursday, November 5, 2020

Cowboy Poetry by Colen H Sweeten Jr


Softcover, 60 pages. Near fine condition, second printing. Poetry from a southeast Idaho cowboy has been on the Elko Nevada program since 1984. Thirty five poems and illustrations by 12 artists.

 Title: Cowboy Poetry

Author Name: Colen H Sweeten Jr

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

Publisher: Self Published: 1989

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Near Fine

Type: Book

Seller ID: 020405

Price: $10.00

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

The Code of the West by Clay Pearson Kell


Softcover, stiff wraps, riveted binding with cloth reinforcement, 60 pages. Very good condition, corners bumped, crease mark and small water spots on front cover, previous owner's markings on front endpaper. Text is clean and bright. A variety of western verse. Samples: My Old Horse Black, The Outcast, Cowboy Bill's Wife, and many more.

Title: The Code of the West

Author Name: Clay Pearson Kell

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

Publisher: Self Published: 1935

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Very Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 020432

Price: $80.00

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Rimes O' Round-Up by Chester Anders Fee


Hardcover, no DJ, ex-library. Good condition, usual library markings, corners and spine bumped, minor slant to spine, boards have water spots. Interior is clean and bright. Western verse.

Title: Rimes O' Round-Up

Author Name: Chester Anders Fee

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

Edition: First Edition.

Publisher: Metropolitan Press: 1935

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 020096

Keywords: COWBOY VERSE

Price: $25.00 

Monday, November 2, 2020

Songs on the Trail by Charles Wesley Anderson


Softcover, 26 pages. Only 200 copies printed. Good condition, covers are extremely brittle and have severe chipping. Interior pages have minor soiling and are toning, but text is clear. Pasted in photos, front and rear, are in good condition. Verses selected from the writer's contributions to Bert Leston Taylor's Line-O-Type column in the Chicago Tribune. The first eight poems were written while motoring through the Rockies and Sierras in the summer and fall of 1916 - following the Sante Fe and Salida-La Veta trails to the coast, the San Joaquin to Lake Tahoe, and Sections of the Lincoln Highway to Chicago.

Title: Songs on the Trail

Author Name: Charles Wesley Anderson

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

Edition: Limited

Publisher: Self Published: 1917

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 020427

Keywords: WESTERN POETRY VERSE

Price: $75.00

Sunday, November 1, 2020

Teton Park Poems by Charles E Bomgren Price: $25.00


Softcover, 60 pages. Near fine condition, minor cover soiling and some sun toning. Interior is clear and bright. A Park Ranger shares his love of the Teton Park in poems.

Title: Teton Park Poems

Author Name: Charles E Bomgren

Categories: Americana - Cowboy Songs, Poetry, Humor,

Edition: First Edition.

Publisher: Printcraft Press: 1961

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Near Fine

Type: Book

Seller ID: 020419

Keywords: WESTERN VERSE

Price: $25.00