Search Results: Titles starting with R from Darwin Labordo Books

Lowell Press, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Cloth, dust jacket, very good copy. Signed by the artist, McGrew. First edition.

Arthur H. Clark Company, 1930. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Very good+ copy. First edition.

Creative Publishing, 1979. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Wrappers, very good+. First edition.

Boston, Roberts Brothers, 1892. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Gray cloth cover clean, a very good copy. Later printing. Zamorano Eighty 46: Ramona, a maudlin, sentimental story is, of course not a great novel. But it is an exceedingly important California book for two reasons. A popular book, it spread the fame of California and no doubt inspired a considerable number of people to migrate here in the nineties and in the first two decades of this century. And, second, by exposing the abuses to which Southern California Indians were subjected, it resulted in numerous wholesome reforms in the administration of Indian affairs. The book continues to sell several thousand copies a year. BAL 10456. Baird-Greenwood 1296. Cowan p. 307n. Johnson, High Spots of American Literature pp. 46-47. Powell, California Classics.

Plantin Press for Limited Editions Club, 1959. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Introduction by J. Frank Dobie. Slipcase has some minor stains, book very fine, signed by Everett Gee Jackson, illustrator. First edition thus. Limited to 1,500 copies. Zamorano Eighty 46: "Ramona, a maudlin, sentimental story is, of course not a great novel. But it is an exceedingly important California book for two reasons. A popular book, it spread the fame of California and no doubt inspired a considerable number of people to migrate here in the nineties and in the first two decades of this century. And, second, by exposing the abuses to which Southern California Indians were subjected, it resulted in numerous wholesome reforms in the administration of Indian affairs. The book continues to sell several thousand copies a year." BAL 10456. Baird-Greenwood 1296. Cowan p. 307n. Johnson, High Spots of American Literature pp. 46-47. Powell, California Classics.

Two volumes, bound in brown leather and marbled boards, both books very good, a beautiful set. Monterey edition. Deluxe edition seldom seen with 5 raised bands and different from the red morocco binding. Introduction by Susan Coolidge and illustrations by Henry Sandham. Powell, California Classics p. 277: Among the many editions of Ramona, two are outstanding. The Monterey edition of 1900 contains an introduction by Susan Coolidge which is one of the best things written about Mrs. Jackson. It is illustrated by Henry Sandham, the Canadian artist who had travelled with Mrs. Jackson in the early 1880 s and made field drawings to illustrate her Century articles. Sandham is the ideal portrayer of Southern California of that time. Zamorano Eighty 46: Ramona, a maudlin, sentimental story is, of course not a great novel. But it is an exceedingly important California book for two reasons. A popular book, it spread the fame of California and no doubt inspired a considerable number of people to migrate here… Read More

Cloth with dust jacket, both very good. First edition. The indispensable guide on books of the cattle industry.

Abbeville Press, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine copy in dust jacket. First edition. An excellent pictorial book with many color illustrations.

Walker Publications, 1955. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Red cloth, near fine copy. First edition. Loring Campbell. Dobie/Dykes 47: "This is the life and times, and something of the personal philosophy, of a 20th century cowman, an autobiographical account. One of the most colorful cowmen of the century, a Hereford breeder and one of the developers of the Quarter Horse." Herd 428.

University of Oklahoma, 1930. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. No dust jacket, fragile spine is faded and quite worn on top and bottom, signed by author. First edition. Merrill's Aristocrats. Loring Campbell. Herd 639: "Rare." Six Score 27: "A classic study of ranching on the Great Plains from 1865 to 1925.His writings were pioneering works in the historiography of the range cattle industry." Howes D20. Dobie p. 101.

Disbound copy. Dampstaining to the outer edges, a good copy. The four large folding maps are not present. Herd 1673. This work was eventually incorporated into Nimmo's "Treasury Department. Report on the Internal Commerce of the United States.Submitted May 6, 1885. Commerce and Navigation," which is one of the "big four" cattle books.

University of Oklahoma, 1965. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine copy in dust jacket. First edition. Guns 802: "the author tells about the lawmen and the Texas Rangers, the killing of Sam Bass, the capture of John Wesley Hardin, and the death of Ben Thompson and mentions Jim Courtright and other Texas bad men.

Pasadena, California, Trails End Publishing, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book and dust jacket are very good. Revised edition. Merrills Aristocrats. Herd 1972. Howes R530.

Rufus Rockwell Wilson Inc., 1936. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Red cloth, near fine. Dust jacket not price clipped and very good. Previous owner's inscription on front flypaper. First edition. Guns 1661: "Although this is a relatively recent book, it has become quite difficult to find. The author, like so many other New Mexicans, is very much in sympathy with Billy the Kid. He considers Pat Garrett a cold-blooded killer and cites many opinions to prove that he was a cattle thief and a coward who shot without giving his victim a chance. Although he is critical of Garrett's book, he repeats most of the legends in it created by Ash Upson and makes quite a few mistakes himself." Howes O142: "Portrays this controversial sinner as more sinned against than sinning." "aa" scarcity rating. Dykes, Kid 240: "The governor tells of meeting the Kid, repeating the account included in his previous book, My Life on the Frontier.The governor's sympathies throughout seem to be with the Kid. He doesn't… Read More

Rufus Rockwell Wilson Inc., 1935. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Red cloth, very good. First edition. Guns 1661: "Although this is a relatively recent book, it has become quite difficult to find. The author, like so many other New Mexicans, is very much in sympathy with Billy the Kid. He considers Pat Garrett a cold-blooded killer and cites many opinions to prove that he was a cattle thief and a coward who shot without giving his victim a chance. Although he is critical of Garrett's book, he repeats most of the legends in it created by Ash Upson and makes quite a few mistakes himself." Howes O142: "Portrays this controversial sinner as more sinned against than sinning." "aa" scarcity rating. Dykes, Kid 240: "The governor tells of meeting the Kid, repeating the account included in his previous book, My Life on the Frontier.The governor's sympathies throughout seem to be with the Kid. He doesn't think too much of Pat Garrett and leaves the impression that Garrett was always on the… Read More

Silver City, New Mexico, High Lonesome Books, 2000. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. As new in dust jacket. Signed by author and editor. First edition.

University of Oklahoma, 1963. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Dust jacket chipped, book fine. First edition. Montana One Hundred 71. Now very scarce.

Garden City, Doubleday, Doran, 1935. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Near fine copy, no dust jacket. First edition (so stated). Guns 467.

Capital Book, 1926. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book and dust jacket in very good condition. First edition. Merrill¿s Aristocrats. Guns 509: ¿Scarce.¿ ¿The author claims that Calamity Jane¿s real name was Jane Somers, that she was born in Princeton, Missouri, in 1851, and that she died August 2, 1903. He says that the stories that she served as a scout and guide are the invention of people who never knew her. The book contains a chapter on Joseph Slade and some stories about Doc Middleton.¿ Herd 607. Dobie p. 101: ¿The skill of Lewis F. Crawford of the North Dakota Historical Society made this a richer autobiography than if Arnold had been unaided. He was a squaw man, scout, trapper, soldier, deserter, prospector, and actor in other occupations as well as cowboy. He had a fierce sense of justice that extended to Indians. His outlook was wider than that of the average ranch hand.¿ Howes C872. Graff 912. Jennewein 95.

Anderson, Ritchie and Simon, 1965. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Three volumes in individual slipcases, all near fine. Third edition. 1965-67. These volumes were issued as Christmas keepsakes from 1965-67. Ramon Adams was unaware of this edition. Zamorano Eighty 5: ".the activities of the Los Angeles Rangers, of which organization Bell was a member, fill many of the pages with adventures that vie with the wildest deed of a modern 'western'. The fact, however, that the tales are true and are told in a most interesting style makes the book one that will always fill a place in the historical narratives of California." Adams One-Fifty 9. Guns 189. Howes B325. Powell, California Classics, pp. 279-91. Graff 240. Dobie p. 84.