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San Francisco: Alta California Book and Job Office, 1863. First Edition. Original Wraps. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 27p., At the dedication of the Pioneer Hall of the Society of Calfiornia Pioneers, O P Sutton, the President of the Society, gave the inaugural address. He was one of the Forty-Niners who arrived in San Francisco in 1849. He began work in the mines and after failure returned to the city where he established a mercantile business, He participated in the organization of the Democratic Party in California and in 1863 he was elected to the California Legislature. The Oration by Eugene Lies was one of the early settlers of Santa Barbara and he also served in the California Legislature. The book is in good condition with some light dampstaining on pages 25-27. Protected in a heavy duty mylar envelope.
Samish Island: a history from the beginning to the 1970's by Miller, Susan and Fred Miller - 2007
by Miller, Susan and Fred Miller
Samish Island: a history from the beginning to the 1970's
by Miller, Susan and Fred Miller
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Mount Vernon, Washington: Fred and Susan Miller, 2007. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Signed by Author. Extremely uncommon in this state and condition, being a Fine condition copy and SIGNED by one of the author, inscribed warmly at title page, being a Presentation Copy to Jim Ogden--a classmate and friend, of the 'gang of '57' Fred Miller 4-7-08." Big, tall, quarto format illustrated softpaper format copy, with six chapters of Samish history and culture, European travel to and exploration of Samish island, and archaeology and ethnology of the island. ix + 409 pp. including a full index and note of errata.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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Inaugural Ceremonies at the Opening of the New "Pioneer Hall," Eighth of January, 1863
by Sutton, O P; Lies, Eugene
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The Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway: The Scenic Line of Arizona
by Sayre, John W.
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Pruett Publishing, 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket. Used- Fine condition. First edition. Book is clean and tight. Book shows light shelf wear. Very slight crease on the bottom left corner on the front cover of the dust jacket. No markings on the inside of the book. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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Something To Be Desired.
by McGUANE, Thomas.
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New York: Random House, 1984. Signed on the title page by Thomas McGuane. First edition / First printing. Blue cloth spine, white paper-covered boards. Near fine in near fine dust jacket, with a crease to the rear jacket flap.
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Plan of Haciendas Los Becos & Carrízal.: American Development Near the SP Railway
by Willis S. Hunt
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Mexico] Willis S. Hunt.Plan of Haciendas Los Becos & Carrízal. District of Culican, Sinolosa Mexico. [Nogales, Arizona?]: Willis S. Hunt. [Circa 1920s] One sheet 22 x 38 cm. Maps. Folded. Edge wear and splits at folds. Fair.
OCLC shows no holdings for this item or this development. Willis S. Hunt appears in the Nogales papers from 1919 to the 1920s as a Culiacan, Mexico resident and land agent. An ambitious attempt to market 247 acre blocks to Americans. Map shows the Southern Pacific Railway line. The map on the verso shows larger area around the proposed development.
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The Long Winter
by Wilder, Laura Ingalls
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Wilder Laura Ingalls: The Long Winter. 1953 Harper & Brothers Uniform Edition. Pictures by Garth Williams. BIOGRAPHY. Used. VG/Acceptable $2.95 Original Snowball fight Dust Jacket. Back panel of jacket is water- stained. The story of the hard winter of 1880-1881 in the Dakota Territory with the pioneer Ingalls Family. Little House on the Prairie series. 335 pages. 6 X 8 ¼.
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LONE COWBOY- My Life Story
by Will James
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. LONE COWBOY- My Life Story- Will James- Illustrated by Author- Charles Scribner's Sons-New York- August 1930- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Scribner colophon and "A" on copyright page- Hardcover:-8vo- VG- no dj- original publishers green cloth with gilt titles on spineand cover and rider on horse with lasso- spine is lightly sun-toned but still legible-light rubs, but square, tight and clean-- 431pp all clean, no tears or writing- profusely illustrated in B&W by author- frontis in glossy B&W of James-the letter-SEE PHOTOS- Will James was born on a Montana Trail in 1892 and orphaned at the age of four, Will followed his guardian a French Canadian trapper named Bopy, to camps scattered from the Yellowstone to the McKenzie River. " In Lone Cowboy, Will on his own after Bopy's death, drifts from one outfit to another, herding cattle, busting broncos, and getting into scrapes before he's old enough to shave or drink at the…
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INEZ: A TALE OF THE ALAMO
by Augusta J. Evans Wilson
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London- UK: W. Nicholson, 1890. INEZ: A TALE OF THE ALAMO- Augusta J. Evans Wilson- W. Nicholson-London-UK- 1890 According to World cat. Hardcover:-8vo- Bevelled maroon cloth with black scrollwork on front, back and spine+ gilt titles- 366pp + 18pp ads-Near FINE/ no dj as issued- SEE PHOTOS- novel about Texas and the Alamo. Pages of Nicholson book ads at the end of the text of the novel. Keywords: Fiction-historical-adventure-west-US-frontier-Americana-Alamo- a superior copy!- (3525) . Early Edition. Cloth. VG++-Near FINE/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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MEMOIRS AND RECOLLECTIONS OF C.W. GOODLANDER OF THE EARLY DAYS OF FORT SCOTT: From April 29, 1858, to January 1, 1870,; Covering the time prior to the advent of the Railroad and during the days of the ox-team and stage transportation. And biographies of Col. H.T. Wilson and Geo. A. Crawford, the fathers of Fort Scott
by Goodlander, C.W.
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Fort Scott, Kansas: Monitor Printing Co, 1900. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Leatherette. Very Good. 145pp; frontispiece portrait of author, other full-page portraits and views from photographs. Bound in grained leatherette, gilt cover title; tail of spine chipped. 6.25" x 4.25" Written on the front endpaper: "Presentation copy from Eugene Ware," historian and author. [Howes, U.S.iana, G240. Decker 24:174--"...a chatty and informative work describing the vicinity of Ft. Scott during the days of the Jayhawkers and Border Ruffians."] This is an expanded version of the 1899 first edition. [Socolofsky & Dean, Kansas Bibliography, 3557.].
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The Yukon Territory. Its History and Resources
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Ottawa, Ontario: Minister of the Interior., 1907 First printing in hardcover with brown cloth boards, gilt lettering on front board. 140 pp. Lots of photographs, tables, fold-out chart. Signature on first blank page, binding partially cracked, some light wear to corners and boards, text clean and unmarked. Very Good. Scarce.
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Keepsakes & Other Stories
by Jon Hassler
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Near fine - one cover of the corner has a small crease. 'Reviewer's Copy'/UNCORRECTED PROOF in yellow wraps bound with black tape along the left side - 7 inches x 9 3/4 inches.
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
by John B. Wyeth
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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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In the Big Horn Mountains: Deer Haven Lodge Tensleep, Wyoming on Highway No. 16
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Sheridan: Clouds Peak Printery, 1950. Single sheet brochure, 17 x 36cm, folded to 17 x 9cm, four panels on each side. Halftone photographs, cover illustration, map. Some light toning and wear, else fine. Small advertisement for the Deer Haven Lodge, member of the Dude Ranchers Association. Nice map of the Bighorn National Forest, showing the location of the Lodge. Pictures include Paint Rock Creek and Lake Solitude. "Some of the finest fishing available is to be had in the lakes and streams....accessible only by 'packing in.' Ca. 1948-1950. Worldcat locates a single copy, at Yale.
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THE HELMET OF MAMBRINO
by KING,Clarence
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San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1938. First Thus. Vellum-backed marbled boards. Near Fine. (xx), 1, 21, 1 pages. First Edition Thus. Introduction by Francis P. Farquhar. Vellum-backed marbled boards. Gilt spine-titling. 5 1/4" x 8". Slipcase. Limited to 350 copies printed by The University of California Press. Per the Introduction, "'The Helmet of Mambrino' well supports the claim of (Clarence) King's friends that his casual conversation often equalled the best literature of his day, for this letter to a friend was undoubtedly produced spontaneously without thought of publication." A beautifully produced small book. Neat pictorial bookplate at front pastedown; small bookseller's stamp removal scar to rear pastedown, but a Near Fine copy in a Very Good Plus (slight abrasions at opening ends) slipcase. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING via media mail to any United States address.
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THE GATHERING OF ZION. THE STORY OF THE MORMON TRAIL
by STEGNER, Wallace
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New York: The McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1964. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. (15) 331 (1) pp. Illustrated dust jacket, with $6.95 price. Illustrated, including maps of The Moromon Trail. Index. Purple cloth.6 1/4" x 9 1/4". One of The American Trail Series, edited by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. Per the jacket blurb: "Close to the heart of Mormondom is the almost stylized memory of the Trail. For every early Saint, crossing the plains to Zion was not merely a journey, but a rite, the final devoted and enduring act that brought one into the Kingdom." A Fine copy in a Very Good Plus or better dust jacket (pencil numbering to rear cover, spine toning; edgewear, especially to spine-ends). ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.
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Yellowstone Park Lodges and Camps
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Livingston, Montana; Yellowstone Park, Wyoming: Yellowstone Park Lodges and Camps Company, 1925. Brochure, 22.5 x 10cm folded, 11pp. Black and white photographic illustrations, map, printed in red and black throughout. Illustrated, stapled wraps show light wear and rubbing with a few bent corners, else fine. Beautiful brochure advertising stays at the park, with photos of lodges, sights, wildlife, maps, and pricing. "Any railroad agent can tell you about Yellowstone National Park, or address Yellowstone Park Lodge and Camps Co." Vernon Goodwin is listed as president, taking over from Howard Hays in 1924.
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Philo White's Narrative Of A Cruize In The Pacific To South America And California On The U.S. Sloop-Of-War Dale 1841-1843; Edited by Charles L. Camp
by White, Philo
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Denver: Old West Publishing, 1965. Hardcover. Orig. decorated green clean. Fine in nicked and chipped plain paper wrapper. 84 pages. 33 x 24.5 cm. Limited edition, one of 1000 copies. Designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. Illustrated in color and black and white. Handsomely printed, bright, very clean copy.
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Will Rogers Ambassador of Good Will Prince of Wit and Wisdom (Salesman's Dummy)
by P.J. O'Brien
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O'Brien, P.J. Will Rogers Ambassador of Good Will Prince of Wit and Wisdom. With an appreciation by Lowell Thomas. Copyright 1935, P.J. O'Brien. Published by George A. Parker Company, Philadelphia. Illustrated. RARE SALESMAN'S DUMMY WITH SUBSCRIPTION BLANKS. Includes excerpts from 296 page complete book. 5 5/8 X 8 3/8. BIOGRAPHY OF WILL ROGERS. USED. GOOD CONDITION/ NO DJ AS ISSUED.
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Los Fundadores
by Leon Rowland
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"Herein are listed the first families of California and also other persons with family names that were in California 1769-1785 except those who died at San Diego in 1769."
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Abstract of the Official Record of Proceeding of the Reno Court of Inquiry
by Reno, Marcus A., Graham, W. A
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Harrisburg, PA; (1954): Stackpole Co. First Edition. Octavo. Convened at Chicago, Illinios, 13 January 1879. xxx, 303 p. illus., port., maps (part fold.) Vital and revealing testimony of participants in the Battle of the ittle Big Horn. Battlefield map endpapers. Bound in gray cloth lettered in blue, spine lettering blue, in clipped dust jacket with some cipping to head and edge wear.
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Recollections of a Young Desert Rat; Impressions of Nevada and Death Valley
by Cronkhite, Daniel
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Verdi, NV: The Sagebrush Press, 1972. First Edition. Very Good/Near Fine. #734, limited to 777 copies [9.75x6.5in]; [10] 102 [4] pp., 11 black and white images; Olive green cloth covers with embossed brown lettering on spine, dust wrapper with reddish toned pictorial of desert mountains and black lettering; Minor shelf wear, faint dark spots on top front cover, dust jacket price clipped.
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