Thursday, December 7, 2017

Bunkhouse Papers by John Upton Terrell


Title: Bunkhouse Papers
 
Author: John Upton Terrell

Hardcover. Dial Press, 1971, stated first printing. In near fine condition, tiny inkmark on bottom of page outside page edges, DJ shows some soiling, now in mylar cover. His days as a cowboy, sheepherder, telephone lineman, hobo, writer, and tourist.

Categories: Americana - The People

Edition: First Edition

Publisher: Dial Press, 1971

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Near Fine 

Seller ID: 016810

Keywords: WESTERN HISTORY , HISTORIAN, WRITER, OLD WEST

Price: $25.00
 

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Buckskin, Calico and Lace : Oklahoma's Territorial Women by Glenda Carlile; Clifton Warren (editor)

Title: Buckskin, Calico and Lace : Oklahoma's Territorial Women
 
Author: Carlile, Glenda; Warren, Clifton (editor)

Trade paperback. Southern Hills Publishing, first, 1990. In very good condition, name marked out on fly leaf. Inscribed "Best Wishes" and signed by the author! The stories of Oklahoma's territorial women. 116 pages.

Categories: Americana - The People

Edition: First Edition

Publisher: Oklahoma City, OK, U.S.A., Southern Hills Publishing Company, 1990

ISBN: 0962821403

ISBN 13: 9780962821400 

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Very Good 

Inscription: Signed by Author(s) 

Seller ID: 005939

Keywords: OKLAHOMA BIOGRAPHY WOMEN UNITED STATES HISTORY AUTOBIOGRAPHY GENERAL SOCIA L SCIENCE S STUDIES

Price: $15.00
 

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Buckskin and Blanket Days by Thomas Henry Tibbles

Title: Buckskin and Blanket Days
 
Author: Thomas Henry Tibbles 

Hardcover. Doubleday, 1957. Originally written in 1905. In very good condition, paper is separating at the hinge on front flyleaf, outside page edges toning. DJ is good, has some chipping and a small section missing at the bottom of the front panel and spine, back panel has some soiling, now in mylar. Memoirs of a friend of the Indians. A pioneer, scout, hunter and Indian friend, the story of his life from his youth in Bleeding, Kansas, to the Battle of Wounded Knee.

Categories: Americana - The People

Publisher: Doubleday, 1957

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Very Good 

Seller ID: 016759

Keywords: OLD WEST WESTERN HISTORY INDIANS WOUNDED KNEE NEWSPAPER AMERICAN

Price: $35.00
 

Monday, December 4, 2017

Broken Country: Mountains and Memory by C L Rawlins


Title: Broken Country: Mountains and Memory
 
Author: Rawlins, C. L.

Hardcover. Henry Holt, 1996, first edition. In near fine condition. Spending some quiet time in the mountains with the sheep and reflecting on life.

Categories: Americana - The People

Edition: First Edition

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Henry Holt & Co, 1996

ISBN: 0805037187

ISBN 13: 9780805037180 

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Near Fine 

Seller ID: 016890

Keywords: SHEEPHERDING, MOUNTAINS, WILDERNESS, WEST

Price: $15.00
 

Sunday, December 3, 2017

British Gentlemen in the Wild West: The Era of the Intensely English Cowboy by Lawrence M Woods


Title: British Gentlemen in the Wild West: The Era of the Intensely English Cowboy
 
Author: Woods, Lawrence M.

Hardcover. Free Press, 1989, first edition. In near fine condition, DJ in mylar. Woods contrasts the often harsh lot of the ordinary cowpoke with the luxurious lifestyle enjoyed by members of the exclusive Cheyenne Club, where gentlemen dines on fresh oysters, smoked fine cigars, and toasted their guests - among them Oscar Wilde and Lillie Langtry - with imported French champagne.

Categories: Americana - The People

Edition: First Edition

Publisher: Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A., Free Pr, 1989

ISBN: 0029356016

ISBN 13: 9780029356012 

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Near Fine 

Seller ID: 016895

Keywords: BRITISH AUSTRALIA FRONTIER PIONEER LIFE

Price: $20.00
 

Saturday, December 2, 2017

Brett, from Bloomsbury to New Mexico: A Biography by Sean Hignett


Title: Brett, from Bloomsbury to New Mexico: A Biography
 
Author: Hignett, Sean

Hardcover. Very good condition, inscription from previous owner on front endpaper. D H Lawrence sought recruits for his utopian colony of "Rananim" and Dorothy Brett answered the call. High in the mountains above Taos, New Mexico, it became a party of three: Lawrence, his wife, and Brett. When Lawrence moves away, Brett follows briefly, but returns to New Mexico.

Categories: Americana - The People

Publisher: Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.A., Olympic Marketing Corp, 1985

ISBN: 0531097757

ISBN 13: 9780531097755 

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Very Good 

Seller ID: 018757

Keywords: ART PAINTING D H LAWRENCE KATHERINE MANSFIELD

Price: $18.00
 

Friday, December 1, 2017

Black Range Tales by James A McKenna


Title: Black Range Tales
 
Author: James A McKenna

Hardcover. Owner's small address label on front pastedown. Chronicling Sixty Years of Life and Adventure in the Southwest.

Categories: Americana - The People

Edition: 1st Edition

Publisher: Wilson-Erickson, 1936

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Near Fine 

Jacket Condition: No Jacket 

Seller ID: 022353

Keywords: New Mexico

Price: $40.00