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

Bismark, Dakota: Tribune Printers & Binders, 1888. First Edition. Original Cloth. Fine. 85pp. Bound in maroon cloth, blind-ruled borders, gilt cover lettering. Major sections of this report are: Report of the Commissioner of Immigration: Report of Territorial Statistician; Dakota Weather Service; Agricultural Products; Land Entries (settlers and homesteaders); The Railroads. 9.5" x 6.25" "It was ... understood to be the paramount duty of the commissioner to instruct those not already residents of Dakota on questions relating to the growth and development of the territory; to urge upon investors and home-seekers the opportunities here offered, and to endeavor, in every laudable way to find occupants for the 24,000,000 acres of rich agricultural and grazing lands; laborers and capitalists who shall develop our mines and industries, and merchants and tradesmen who should build up our cities and commerce ...." (McClure's report). [OCLC locates three holdings: Minot State U, Alexander Mitchell Libr,… Read More

323 pp. Introduced and edited by Garrick A. Bailey

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… Read More

Review Publ. Co. : Greensburg, PA 1903. Illus, 8 x 5.5", cloth, 296pp, no writing inside, wear to bottom of spine, corners bumped, binding tight. Doniphan's Expedition, the cause of the war with Mexico. A description of the people and customs

New York: The Cadmus Book Shop, 1921. First Edition. Near Fine. Limited to 250 copies, [8.5x6in], 95 pp.; Dark Royal Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, all edges trimmed; Minimal rubbing to corners and spine top and bottom. A near fine copy. [Wagner-Camp 105, Howes W471, Graff 4682]. Joseph Williams (1778-?) was an Indiana Methodist minister, that in 1841, at the age of 63, traveled, independently, overland from Independence, MO to Oregon and back. From a book review in the Washington Historical Quarterly (July, 1921), Williams '... was prompted to make his tour to Oregon ... to preach to the Indians ... and ... see the country. ... This Narrative throws some rather valuable side lights upon the conditions in the Oregon Country notwithstanding the author's frequent digressions upon the wickedness which he everywhere found." From Wagner-Camp, "A few days out [from Independence], he joined the Bartleson Party with whom Father De Smet was traveling [apprehensive about the… Read More

Near Fine book that has very slight bumps to corners, shelf wear to edges, pages are slightly age-toned. and with soft spine ends; in a Good jacket that has chips, largest about 1 by 2 inches top corner front panel, and tears to edges, some color loss, rubbing, and with slight fading to spine. The $4.00 price on front flap has been lined through and 2.95 written in ballpoint. This copy inscribed generically – Happy Trails – and signed by Muller on a blank end page between the half-title and title pages. Muller was better known as a Western artist whose work was influenced by C. M. Russell. Muller claims to have lived with Buffalo Bill, after his father was killed in an accident, from when he was nine until he was twenty seven. The veracity of this tale has been disputed and the tale here might be considered autobiographical fiction. The book is quite scarce signed by the author, who was the illustrator.

San Jose: Self Published [San Jose Notta Bros.], 1916. First Edition. Good. , limited to 300 [9.25x6.25in]; 68 pp., [2], six leaves of halftone portraits of Jayhawkers and illustrated scenes; Brown stiff paper wrappers with gilt stamped lettering on front, brown endpapers, stapled binding, covers extend beyond text block; Age wear to paper covers with creases and chips on all edges and corners, missing 1/4" bottom spine, several small stain and ink spots on covers faded and gilt lettering dulled, offset of 1920 newspaper article tipped in on the death of Stephens and prior owner ink signature on front leaf, oval stain on upper fore edge of first 12 pages, age toning of text throughout; Overall condition of this type and material quality is Very Good. [Kurutz 601, Cowan II p. 613, Graff 3972, Howell 50 1636, Adams 2136]. Lorenzo Dow Stephens (1827-1921) was part of a an Illinois company that left for California in March 1849. The company traveled to Fort Laramie, South Pass, Fort Bridger and Salt… Read More

Helena, MT: Self Published. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, shaken.. 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth titled in gilt. Self-published history of author's settling in Montana, including accounts of Grosventres, Nez Perce, and Assinniboine peoples, missionaries, Battle of the Bears' Paw, 1874 Yellowstone expedition, and oral histories from white settlers. Many photos. Inscription on front pastedown endpaper: C. R. Noyes to William T. Pecora, Aug. 21st 1937. Howes N 220. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 152 pages .

San Francisco: Sunset Publishing House, 1920. First Edition. Paperback original. Very Good. [6.5x3.75in]; 98 pp., three maps - 'Aeroplane' view of Valley features, Yosemite Village and Valley roads, and fold out at rear of Yosemite Valley roads and trails to adjacent regions and contours; Brown pebbled paper wrappers of two staple/glue binding, with black ink lettering and illustration of Half Dome on front; Minor field and shelf wear to covers and maps, small tear at foot of back strip and along front joint (both repaired to limit further damage), minor soiling to covers, original glue stains along front hinge, some age toning to text, folding map in near fine condition with minor misfold edge crease. Ansel Franklin Hall (1894-1962) was a naturalist and the first Chief Naturalist and Forester of the United States National Park Service. From 1920 to 1923, Hall was the first Park Naturalist of Yosemite National Park. He established interpretive programs, founded the Yosemite Museum Association,… Read More

The Easton Press, The Collector's Library of Famous Editions (1972). First Edition Thus; Collector's Edition. Illustrated by Noel Sickles. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Near Fine. Very minor shelf wear to bottom edges. Easton Press bookplate with prior owner's name affixed to front fly leaf. Else Fine / As New. Appears unopened / unread. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no other ownership markings. Bound in full (genuine) red leather with hubbed spine. All edges gilt. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine, front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire fabric end leaves, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes From The Archives sheet laid in. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A beautiful gift book!