Search Results: American Western History from Quercus Rare Books

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1868. Originally published in 1837, this is a Very Good (Plus) copy of a Later Printing by Putnam's, part of the Geoffrey Crayton Edition of Irving's Works - the "Author's Revised Edition." This is the eighth volume (of twenty-seven in the full set) . Green cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine and crossed pens on the front cover. Clean text; 524 pages. Frontis and three other illustrations, with a fold-out map. Some very light wear at the margins only. A solid, readable copy of this classic book.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1868. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of a Later Edition by Putnam's, part of the Geoffrey Crayton Edition of Irving's Works - the "Author's Revised Edition." This is the 13th volume (of twenty-seven in the full set) . Green cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine and crossed pens on the front cover. Clean text; 698 pages, most unopened. Frontis illustration. A solid, readable copy of this classic book.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Museaum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, 1975. An important ethnographic source, originally published in 1919. This is a Near Fine copy of the reissue - large paperbound format; clean text; 168 pages, profusely illustrated. Minor wear and soil. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Edition.. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Austin: Eakin Press, 1991. Cherokee Bill and other sundry killers of the Indian Territory, a great read! This is a Fine copy of the Second Printing of the First Edition. Maroon cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Absolutely clean and fresh text; 304 pages, indexed. The dustjacket is Fine and unclipped; in a plastic protector. Size: 64mo - up to 3" tall. Later Printing.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Garden City: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1973. This is a Very Good Plus to Near Fine copy of the Revised Edition (First Edition Thus). Large format paperback. Clean text; 336 pages, indexed; with numerous illustrations. Some minor edgewear and previous-owner chop on Title Page. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Thus.. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

New York, London, Toronto: McGraw-Hill, 1951. The author's second book, the story of pioneer days in Northern California. This is a Near Fine copy of the Second Printing of the First Edition. Bright red cloth binding with gilt lettering. The dustjacket has been clipped; it shows some wear, with wrinkling, chipping and creasing, mainly along the spine and the rear panel. In a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Later Printing.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Antonio Sotomayor.

New York: Paull-Pioneer Music Corporation, 1932. Song literature of the American western experience: "Besides Actual Cowboy Songs, the Book Includes Numbers on Other Phases of Western Life and Also a General Section Containing Mountain Tunes and Modern Popular Songs on Cowboy Subjects." Chord diagrams for banjo, guitar, and ukelele. Very Good condition. 96 pages, softbound. Spine has small split, but holding firm. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 1990. This is a Near Fine copy opf the Second Printing of the First Edition. Large format. Clean text;; 306 pages, indexed; numerous illustrations. Minor edgewear; small crease on rear panel. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Later Printing.. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Chicago & New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1910. Russell Waters (1843-1911) was a prominent Californian banker and cattle rancher who served one term in Congress; this (perhaps true) memoir is based upon his experiences "south of the Tehachapis." This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition. Tan cloth decorative binding, stamped in the blind with a cowpoke gazing off over a western lanfscape, rendered in black, red, tan, and blue; titles in gilt. Clean text; 298 pages. Illustrated by Will E. Chapin, with sepia drawings and full-page plates throughout. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Will E. Chapin.

San Francisco: Albert Dressler, 1927. Albert Dressler (1887-1960), a cartoonist and California historian, wrote and self-published this sweet history of San Francisco's favorite looney. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition, LIMITED to 550 copies, with 50 reserved for private distribution. A Very Good copy; red cloth binding with black lettering; binding is firm but has moderate soiling. The text is clean and fresh; 31 pages, with many charming illustrations. Quercus speculates that this is one of the reserved copies as it has been SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author on the FFEP to Everett Sanders (1852-1950), American political figure, on the day of publication. No dustjacket, and lacking the separte proclamation sheet. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited/Numbered.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Harrisburg, PA: J. Horace McFarland Company, 1951. A complete record of the great football teams of the Carlisle Indian School including of course the most famous player, Jim Thorpe, and the most famous coach, "Pop" Warner." A scarce title. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Black cloth binding with red lettering on spine. Corners very lightly bumped, foxing to the endpapers, else Fine. The dustjacket shows wear, with creasing and chipping at its margins; it has been repaired in the past with cello tape; while unclipped, the price has been blacked out. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Minus.

Garden City: Doubleday, 1979. Biography of the famous Sioux Ceremonial Chief. A Fine copy of the First Edition (stated). Near Fine DJ is unclipped, shows a bit of edgewear and wrinkling at the margins. Spine is starting to tone. In a protective plastic cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1960. "From this account few people emerge with any dignity and stature: only the heroic and impressive Geronimo." This is a Fine copy of the First Edition. Red cloth binding with gilt lettering. Endpapers illustrated with maps of the campaign areas. Clean text; 245 pages, indexed. The dustjacket has been clipped. Shows some minor wear; perhaps somewhat tanned. In a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press, 1965. This is a Very Good copy of a Later Printing (Second) of the First Edition. Small quarto with illustrated cloth boards. Clean text; 278 pages, indexed. A typically well-produced book from Ward Ritchie. Bookplate on the front paste-down; there is a bump to the top edge of the front cover, else Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped, shows minor wear at the edges and has a chip towards the foot of the spine (looks like a label removal). In an archival plastic protector. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Later Printing.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York & Toronto: Rinehart & Company, 1954. One of the great feats of American western history scholarship; Horgan won both the Pulitzer and the Bancroft for this work. These are Fine copies of the First Trade Edition, lacking the dustwrappers. Black cloth binding with gilt lettering. Clean text; 447 pages, with appendix; and 1020 pages, indexed. Volume One is titled "Indians and Spain," Volume Two is "Mexico and the United States." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1871. Ludlow (1836-1870) was a prolific journalist; his most famous work is "The Hashesh Eater" (1857) describing his addiction to opium. Ironically, he has become an icon of the current American drug culture. This is his account of a trip across the American West with the artist Alfred Bierstadt in 1859. Of interest is a long Appendix detailing the life of the Mormons in Utah. Originally published in 1870; this is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the second issue, from a year later. An uncommon title. Green cloth binding, stamped in black on the front cover, with gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; vi, 568 pages; illustrated. While basically a sound copy, it is rather rough-looking, with rubbing to the margins. The pages are stiff to turn, suggesting presence in a damp location at some time; there are flood marks on the first 15 pages or so. At some time, what looks to be a contemporary newspaper clipping was laid-in; residues of this are present. There is a… Read More

London: Heinemann, 1971. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the First English Edition. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Endpapers illustrated with maps. 256 pages, indexed; fresh and clean text. This copy would grade higher (to Fine) if a previous-owner had been more careful with his coffee-cup. The front panel of the dustjacket has a moisture ring that has faintly transfered to the front panel underneath. Dustjacket is clipped and shows edgewear; in a plastic protector. A great reading copy by a major author. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First UK Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/Very Good Minus.

London: Henry G. Bohn, 1845. One of the most significant works of American history and art. First published in 1841.This is a disbound copy of Volume One only (of the original two) of the Fifth Edition.Red cloth decorative binding, decoratively stamped on the covers, featuring a Plains Indiam on his rearing horse. Clean text; 312 pages. Leaves and signatures are loose but all seem to be present. [n.b.: Quercus does not warrant this, due to difficulty of doing the collation.] Both covers are loose but present (rubbed at margins); spine is missing. Please note the condition issues; Quercus must offer this as a Binding Copy, in need of repair or restoration. . Later Printing. Decorative Cloth. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Viking, 1991. Matthiessen's account of the second battle of Wounded Knee was withdrawn after its initial publication in 1983, censored due to lawsuits filed by FBI agents involved in the violent confrontation. This is a Fine copy of the 5th Printing of what must be regarded as the Second Edition, with new material by Mattiessen. Large octavo; 645 pages, indexed. Mauve paper-covered boards with black cloth spine; copper-colored titles on the spine. Dustjacket is unclipped, also Fine. In a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Later Printing.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1926. The author worked as Agent in the Navajo Nation. This is a Very Good Plus to Near Fine copy of the Second Impression (February 1926) of the First Edition (September 1925). Beautiful decorative binding: black cloth with yellow lettering; the front cover features a Pueblo scene in Turquoise, black, and yellow. Clean Text: 364 pages, with a folding map in the rear. Many illustrations. There are remains from removal of a bookplate on the front paste-down, else very close to a Fine copy. No dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Printing.. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket.