Cleveland: John T. Zubal, (1982). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xix, 463 pages. Reprint of the 1959 first edition. Light wear to the edges of the dust jacket, else a fine copy. 2651 entries with complete pagination and plates given. Some annotations. READ MORE about THE RAMPAGING HERD, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS ON MEN AND EVENTS IN THE CATTLE INDUSTRY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 140912
Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, 1969. tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. vii, 183 pages. First hardback edition. Dust jacket rubbed, with a few tears, else a near fine copy. 2042 entries. Very thorough index. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS ON THE HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES, 1607-1967
Price: $16.00 Order nr. 140838
With an Introduction by Archibald Hanna, Jr.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1969. thick 4to. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 568 pages. With an Introduction by Archibald Hanna, Jr. First edition. Dust jacket with some tears and chipping to the edges, jacket rubbed. Else a near fine copy. Full descriptions of 161 early books on Alaska including a facsimile title page of each. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS ON ALASKA PUBLISHED BEFORE 1868
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 183
New York: Kraus Reprint Corporation, 1962. thick 8vo. cloth. xxi, 1707 pages. Third edition, revised and enlarged, originally published by the Government Printing Office in 1911. Front hinge tender, else a near fine copy. This is volume one only, which includes list and Congressional and Departmental Publications. READ MORE about CHECKLIST OF UNITED STATES PUBLIC DOCUMENTS 1789-1909
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 140859
New York: Antiquarian Press, 1960. thick 8vo. cloth. Four parts bound as one as issued. (viii),169; 165; 117; 128; 103 pages. Limited to 550 numbered copies; this copy is not numbered. Minor fading to spine and very lightly rubbed along the extremities. Else a near fine copy. Almost 7500 items described in this reprint of a series of dealer catalogues. READ MORE about A DESCRIPTIVE CHECK LIST TOGETHER WITH SHORT TITLE INDEX DESCRIBING ALMOST 7500 ITEMS OF WESTERN...
Price: $16.00 Order nr. 245
New York: Johnson Reprint Corporation, (1963). thick 8vo. cloth. 903, 406 pages. Reprint edition. Minor rubbing to edges, else a near fine copy. The first edition is a very scarce reference book vital for Americana collectors. READ MORE about PUBLIC DOCUMENTS OF THE FIRST FOURTEEN CONGRESSES, 1789-1817. PAPERS RELATING TO EARLY...
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 140915
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1939. 8vo. cloth. x, 465 pages. First edition. A near fine copy. Broken down into two sections: Individual biographies and collective biographies. About 7000 entries. READ MORE about BIOGRAPHY BY AMERICANS, 1658-1936, A SUBJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 33799
Melbourne: Macmillan & Co. Limited, 1934. 8vo. cloth. x, 386 pages. First edition. Lacking the dust jacket. Spine lightly faded, minor soiling to boards, else a near fine copy. READ MORE about AN AUSTRALIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 140882
(Sydney): Hordern House, (1987). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, (ii), 468 pages. Australian Rare Books is illustrated in black-and-white with one color plate tipped-in as the frontispiece. Fine in fine dust jacket. READ MORE about AUSTRALIAN RARE BOOKS 1788-1900
Price: $80.00 Order nr. 103809
Chicago: Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography, Newberry Library, 1972. 4to. self paper wrappers. 17+(1) pages. An index of the library's map collections. Introduction, explanation of geographical names. A fine copy. READ MORE about INDEX TO MAPS IN THE CATALOGUE OF THE EVERETT D. GRAFF COLLECTION OF WESTERN AMERICANA
Price: $16.00 Order nr. 115759
Farnham: Richard Joseph, (2000). 8vo. paper-covered boards. 318 pages. Eleventh edition. A fine copy. Geographically arranged but completely indexed. Includes specialties. READ MORE about SHEPPARD'S BOOK DEALERS IN EUROPE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 140905
Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1939. 8vo. publisher's brown cloth. 370 pages. First edition which, according to Howes, only 150 copies were printed (Howes B-814). This copy has a signature slip tipped-in with a presentation from the author, dated May 6th, 1939. Ownership inscription in ink on the half-title page. A fine copy. READ MORE about MEMOIRS OF BRYANT B. BROOKS-COWBOY, LUMBERMAN, STOCKMAN, OILMAN, BANKER, AND GOVERNOR OF WYOMING
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 140922
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1970. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 611 pages. Second edition, revised and enlarged. The supplement is lacking the dust jacket, else a fine set with fine dust jacket (for the Bibliography volume). The first edition, edited by Blumann and Thomas, was published in 1950 in conjunction with the centennial of the entry of California into the Union. 177 California and 53 out-of-state libraries contributed a listing of their California holdings to..... READ MORE about CALIFORNIA LOCAL HISTORY, A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND UNION LIST OF LIBRARY HOLDINGS [with] SUPPLEMENT TO...
Price: $28.00 Order nr. 20065
Montreal: The Lawrence Lande Foundation, 1965. folio. leather spine, cloth over boards, slipcase. xxxvi, 303 pages, 113 pages of plates. First edition limited to 950 copies and signed by Lawrence Lande on the colophon. Spine slightly faded with a small spot near the head of the spine. Slipcase with minor wear. Else a fine copy. Printed on handmade paper and has many illustrations including facsimiles and foldout maps. READ MORE about THE LAWRENCE LANDE COLLECTION OF CANADIANA IN THE REDPATH LIBRARY OF MCGILL UNIVERSITY, A...
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 33710
3 volumes.
Toronto: The Public Library, 1934, 1959, 1986. thick tall 8vo. and 8vo. cloth. (xiv), 828; (xvi), 333, (3); 910 pages. 3 volumes. First edition (Besterman p.1107). A near fine set with the first and second supplements. There are 4,646 items described in first volume, the second volume extending it to 6286 entries, and the third volume extending it even further. Index. With an Introduction by George H. Locke. From the reference library of H.P. Kraus..... READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CANADIANA, BEING ITEMS IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF TORONTO, CANADA, RELATING TO...
Price: $92.00 Order nr. 41148
Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 16, Part 1 and 2.
Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1983. 4to. cloth. 357; 358-718 pages. Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 16, Part 1 and 2. A vital research tool for Beat Authors. A near fine set. READ MORE about THE BEATS: LITERARY BOHEMIANS IN POSTWAR AMERICA
Price: $120.00 Order nr. 140913
New Braunfels, TX: The Book Farm, 1950. 8vo. cloth. 118, (1) pages. First edition limited to 199 copies. A fine copy of this rare book. READ MORE about CONFEDERATE BROADSIDE VERSE A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FINDING LIST OF CONFEDERATE BROADSIDE BALLADS AND...
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 140921
Two volumes.
Norman: Univ. of Oklahoma Press, (1962). 8vo. cloth, dust jackets. xvi, 267; xiii, 301 pages. Two volumes. First edition. Dust jackets with some minor rubbing and chipping to edges, else a fine set. Volume one covers the Postwar South from 1865 to 1900 while volume two entends the bibliography up to 1955. Locations given for each book as well as many long annotations describing the contents. READ MORE about TRAVELS IN THE NEW SOUTH, A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 1788
College Station, TX: School of Engineering, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, 1944. 8vo. paper wrappers. 730 pages. From the Bulletin of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, 'Bulletin No. 83'. Small name in ink on the front cover. Minor creasing to edges and spine, else a near fine copy. A very scarce bibliography. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 140837
Troy, NY: Stowell Printing House, 1881. 8vo. original publisher's yellow paper wrappers. 30 pages. First edition. A near fine copy of this very scarce pamphlet. The lease agreement, with some red printing in the margins. A very scarce pamphlet. No copies located in WorldCat. READ MORE about LEASE OF PROPERTY OF THE RENESSELEAR AND SARATOGA RAILROAD COMPANY, TO THE DELAWARE AND HUDSON...
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 140884
Philadelphia: The Gilpin Library, 1938. 12mo. paper wrappers. x, 53 pages. With an introduction by Julian Boyd. Small stamp on front cover, minor wear to spine, else near fine. B1-1631. READ MORE about NEW SWEDEN 1638-1938 BEING A CATALOGUE OF RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS RELATING TO THE SWEDISH...
Price: $16.00 Order nr. 2308
N.P. Northland Press, (1977). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 192 pages. First edition. Spine of jacket faded, with a tear to the lower edge, else a near fine copy. Foreword by Leland D. Case. Chapters on collecting Western Americana, High Spots of Western Fiction, A Range Man's Library, The Texas Ranch Today, Billy the Kid, Ranger Reading, Dime Novel Texas, Books and Dealers, Dobie Rarities, Remington Rarities and Russell Rarities. READ MORE about WESTERN HIGH SPOTS, READING AND COLLECTING GUIDES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 19398
A facsimile, edited with an introduction.
Spokane, WA: Arthur H. Clark Company, 2004. tall 8vo. cloth. 336 pages, with maps loosely inserted into pocket at rear. A facsimile, edited with an introduction. First edition thus. A near fine copy. Frontispiece, contains illustrations, folding maps. READ MORE about JEFFERSON'S WESTERN EXPLORATIONS: DISCOVERIES MADE IN EXPLORING THE MISSOURI, RED RIVER AND...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 140864
A Selective Bibliography.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1948. small 4to. printed cloth, dust jacket. xii, 104 pages. A Selective Bibliography. First edition (Besterman 5354). Minor chipping to the edges of the dust jacket, else a fine copy. "25 titles of major importance, either in their value as source material or in their rarity." Each title is treated in its own chapter; with variants and later editions and other publications listed, the total number of books covered comes..... READ MORE about YOSEMITE, THE BIG TREES AND THE HIGH SIERRA
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 54624
Introduction by Joseph McElroy.
New York: Anita Shapolsky Art Foundation, (2013). oblong 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 156 pages. Introduction by Joseph McElroy. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Fully illustrated in color. READ MORE about WRITER'S BRUSH: AN EXHIBITION OF ARTWORK BY WRITERS
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 140871
