Over Trails of Yesterday: Complete Set Vol. 1-9 by F.E Gimlett (aka The Hermit of Arbor Villa) - 1943-1951: Stories of Colorful Characters That Lived, Labored, Loved, Fought and Died in The Gold and Silver West:

Chicago; (1946): The Westerners. First Edition. Octavo. 151pp., (3)pp, (4)pp. index. The first Westerners Publication with a list of its illustrious membership including Wright Howes, Everett Graff (who also has an important article on the rarest Western travel narratives), and the historians who wrote the classics on Western Americana (especially his tale of how Mrs. Wright Howes and he had played a joke on Wright Howes on the very rare 1843 Joseph Wlliams pamphlet. Printed and bound by John F. Cuneo Co. in gray cloth centrally stamped in gilt with their logo a steer with lettering gilt, spine lettering gilt. A very nice copy.

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… Read More

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.

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1992. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed [9.25x6.25in]; xiii, [10], illustrations, 422 pp., frontispiece color illustration of sea otter by John Webber, 11 illustrations of plates from exploration books by Cook, Vancouver, Dixon, and others, nine tables of trade ships by years, extensive notes and bibliography, index; Black cloth cover with gilt lettering and designs on spine, tan end papers with maps of the world routes and Northwest coast [of North America], all edges trimmed; Black dust jacket with white and tan lettering on front and spine inside white borders with designs, brown-toned illustration of sea otter by Webber on front, review of book on back; Negligible shelf wear to book or dust jacket, short inscription by author on title page. This is a readable scholarly on the fur trade system from the Pacific Northwest to China and then to Europe and America in the late 1700's and 1800's. Gibson is a professor that has focused on geography and… Read More

Large quarto (14 X 10 1/2 inches) San Francisco: David Magee, 1967. One of 475 copies printed by Robert Grabhorn & Andrew Hoyem. 171 pages printed on heavy wove paper, quarter bound brick red leather with title in gilt on the spine, patterned paper over boards, hardcover - very good condition (minor scuffing at head and tale of spine from shelf wear, not affecting contents).

Illustrated with 60 plates - full size reproductions showing examples of California Gold Rush letter sheets - one facsimile is in a pocket at the rear of the book. Also included: a selective bibliography; an index of artists, engravers, lithographers, and publishers; and a subject and title index.

A checklist and census of artists and printers who produced "... thousands of vivid pictorial records on sheets of writing paper, (that) remain the major surviving visual account of California of that era....," both during and after the California Gold Rush.

"A . . . curious blend of local enthusiasm and topical recording ...… Read More

Las Vegas NV: Las Vegas Review-Journal, 1976. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. The very scarce true first edition of this fine collection of articles, published July 6, 1975 to June 27, 1976. All 52 serial parts bound in a blue folio hardcover. These are not offprints but the actual newspaper inserts bound together. Vg (boards lightly soiled; spine ends and corners bumped and worn; eps and pages browned), no dj.

Colorado: Pruett Press, Inc., 1965. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-. First Edition, no additional printings; INSCRIBED on the title page by the author as Bud Davis; 4to, black boards, no dj; vg- (shaken, pages are sagging, pulling the headband; cocked, bowd boards; shelfworn; spine ends bumped, crease to spine tail; slight crease to pp779-82 which is printer's flaw); numerous b&w photos adorn the text with a few color photos near the end; 798pp incl. bibliography.

Augusta Eagle. Good with no dust jacket. 1929. No Edition Stated. Hardcover. Covers have light rubbing to edges and several light soil marks, pages lightly toned, owner's address stamped twice inside front cover, mild moisture wrinkling to pages but no stain; b/w photos; 90 pages .

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.

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.