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Philadelphia & New York: First edition Sextodecimo (6.25" x 4"), 52 pages, with frontis illustration Publisher's royal blue cloth elaborately lettered & decorated in gilt & blind, this a presentation binding with a pictorial device in gilt on the upper cover depicting a winged angel on a cloud holding a bible with "CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY SUNDAY SCHOOL DECEMBER 1858, PRESENTED BY THE RECTOR" below. The front free endpaper features an additional manuscript presentation in ink to Cora M Potterfield dated December 25th, 1870
Edges & joints lightly rubbed, covers briefly spotted, text toned & occasionally foxed, otherwise Very Good
This Church of the Epiphany is almost certainly in Philadelphia The charming stories reflect Christian life on a prairie farm. Uncommon in general, particularly in presentation binding

Reno, Nevada: Nevada Press, 1958. First edition. Oblong sextodecimo (4.5" x 6.75"), 13 unnumbered pages plus covers, illustrated throughout from photographs, diagrams of gaming tables & comedic art work. Publisher's pictorial, stapled paper wraps.
A Fine copy.
A wonderful promotional pamphlet which provides a description of amenities as well as instructions & odds for favorite games. Harolds Club was established in 1935 & closed in 1995. The building was demolished in 1999.

Seattle, Washington: Hangman Press as presented by Superior Publishing Company, (1970). First edition, this copy inscribed & signed in ink by Breihan at the ffep. Small4to (10.25" x 7.5"),144 pages, with illustrations from photographs, facsimiles, & portraits.Publisher's pictorial red fabricoid lettered in white on the spine & upper cover.
Brief wear at extremities & tips, otherwise very good.
Author Breihan was a former St. Louis, Missouri County Police Commissioner as well as a prolific writer & signicant collector of materials related to lawmen & outlaws.

Olympia, Washington: Frank M. Lamborn, Public Printer, 1916. 8vo (9.25" x 6.25"), 110 & [2] pages plus 10 color plates, profusely illustrated in black & white from photographs (full page & in text), with double-page folding map. Publisher's pictorial, coated stiff paper wraps.
Covers soiled, slight edge wear, otherwise Very Good.
Contents include: Our Mountains; The Climate; Puget Sound; The Harbor Country; The Columbia River; The Inland Empire; Our Scenic Highways; A Sportsman's Paradise.

San Francisco: Robert E. Culbreth, Volume xxxiii, number 39, April 17, 1897. First edition. Folio newspaper, 24 pp., illustrated. Pictorial wraps, stapled.
Lightly soiled, brief pencil annotations in the top margin of the upper cover, trace edge wear, Very Good. Single issue of a weekly newspaper published in San Francisco between (approximately) 1878 & 1900. This example provides biographies of leading men including Robert McMurray, "well-known capitalist", Collis Potter Huntington, President of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, & several others. Quite uncommon, OCLC finds 8 issues at Stanford University & a bound volume for 1893 at the Huntington.

Chicago, Illinois: Union Pacific Railroad, printed by Midwest Offset Co., 1947 (taken from date code on page 32). First edition. 12mo (7.5" x 5.25"), 32 pages, illustrated throughout in color & black & white mostly from photographs, includes a double-page map. Publisher's pictorial stapled paper wraps.Slight edge wear, trace of soiling, otherwise Near Fine. "Colorado, where the West is nearest, is the annual vacation goal of thousands of Americans. No wonder! There is something tonic about the crisp mountain air of Colorado, and the brilliance of it sparkling sunshine invites outdoor activity. Combine these with crystal-clear mountain streams and lakes, evergreen forests, some of Americas most inspiring mountain scenery and a warm, hospitable people, and you have the IDEAL VACATION LAND …" 
~Excepted from page one.

Eastland, Texas: Victor Cornelius, Inc, no date [1940 -1950]. Group of four broadside flyers promoting Western Movies, each with halftone illustrations from photographs Small folios (13" x 9.5") printed recto only on light paper
Brief edge wear including short closed tears & tiny losses at the corners, light toning, otherwise Near Fine
Includes:
The Drifter starring Buster Crabbe, released in 1944; Pioneers of the Frontier starring Bill Elliott, released in 1940; West of Dodge City starring Charles Starrett, released in 1947; Marshal of Heldorado starring Jimmy "Shamrock" Ellison & Russ "Lucky" Hayden, Released in 1950.

[San Diego, California]: San Diego - California Club, no date (1919 per OCLC ). Small octavo (7.75" x 4.5"), Accordion folded pamphlet, pictorial front cover & one page of text at the rear cover plus 22 captioned illustrations from photographs on two strips. The caption on one illustration provides a date of "Nov 27, 1918."
Moderately soiled & foxed mostly affecting the covers, small loss at one corner, otherwise Very Good.
"Each of these pictures typifies some aspect of day-to-day life in San Diego, California. When you come, you will find not only these, but multitudes of other prospects and activities, equally attractive and beautiful. You will find also the zest of living that springs from the enjoyment of pleasant surroundings among a hospitable people, free from climate discomfort, and happy in the endless days of sunshine on ocean, bay, city, valleys and mountains." ~Excerpted from the text.

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1930. First edition. Octavo (9.25" x 6.25"), 473 & [1] pages, illustrated, the frontispiece by Keith Mackaye & linoleum cuts by Ina Annett. Publisher's gilt-lettered light brown cloth, with a pictorial device depicting a team of horses & a man plowing a field.
Margins sunned, base of the spine with shallow loss, corners bumped, internal toning mostly affecting endpapers & pastedowns, previous owner's name & place in ink at the ffep, small booksellers' label at front pastedown, otherwise good or better.
This copy from the library of Allen Walker Read, an American etymologist and lexicographer, best known for his studies into the words "okay" and "fuck."
Contents include Wide River by Langston Hughes, Apocrypha of Billy the Kid by Maurice G. Fulton, & The Witch by Paul Horgan.

[Fort Worth, Texas]: Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, no date, circa 1930s. Brochure, single sheet measuring 13.75 inches by 20.25 inches, folding to 9 inches by 3.5 inches, providing illustrations from photographs & descriptive text.
Modest soiling, light edge wear including a couple of nicks & a tiny loss in the lower margin, otherwise Very Good or better.
The text highlights "Theaters, Bright Lights and Music," "Sports and Recreation," "Salient Facts," "Hotels," & "Convention Halls." Specifically touted is the newly opened ice rink at the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum which opened in 1936. One side presents a photo montage with the title "Fort Worth: Convention City, The Amusement Center of the Southwest." Not found in OCLC.

[Las Vegas, Nevada]: Silver State Publishing Company, copyright 1949. Sextodecimo (6.75" x 4.5"), 14 unnumbered pages plus covers, illustrated throughout from photographs, diagrams of gaming tables & comedic art work. Publisher's pictorial, stapled paper wraps.
A Fine copy.
A wonderful promotional pamphlet which provides guidance, instructions, & odds for favorite games including Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, Wheel of Fortune, Keno, Poker, & Slot Machines. The Golden Nugget was originally built in 1946 & is one of the oldest casinos in Las Vegas.

New York: Lebhar-Friedman Books, (2000). First edition, this copy signed in ink by proprietors Bert Cutino & Ted Balestreri. 4to, 160 pages, illustrated from photographs by Tom G. O'Neal. Publisher's purple cloth-patterned paper over boards lettered in gilt on the spine in pictorial dust jacket.
A fine copy in fine dust jacket.
A wonderful tribute to Monterey's famed restaurant, in business since 1968, which includes several pages of compelling recipes.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1927. First edition Octavo (8.5" x 6"), 303 pages plus 15 pages of illustrations mostly from photographs. Publisher's green cloth lettered & decorated in gilt
Edges moderately rubbed, light fraying at the spine extremities, spine gilt dull, sporadic foxing & occasional handling marks, a Good or better copy
Chapters include: Why was the old West wild? - The border code - The shot in the dark - "Fanning" from the hip - "Fill your hand!" - "Shoot first and never miss" - Six-shooters and curses - Old Tascosa - Border justice - Booming into Oklahoma - The Wild Bunch - Thirty notches on his gun - Wiping out the Doolin Gang - The outlaw queen - The ill-starred Starr - The man who wouldn't be good - With his boots on - Tilghman's last trail.

Los Angeles, California: Hill Map Company,1939. Original card covers (7.5" x 4"), with 12 pages providing "index to contents" plus 3 maps on a single sheet measuring 22 inches by 28 inches laid in. The maps are printed recto & verso in red & black & present a street map of Los Angeles with index on one side & maps of the western portion of L.A. & Auto Road map of Long Beach & vicinity on the other.Covers lightly age toned, with slight edge wear, otherwise Very Good. The map, once attached, now laid in, is lightly soiled & has a few tiny splits at fold intersects, otherwise Very Good.
Quite uncommon, OCLC locates a single copy at the University of California Los Angeles (accession number 38657118).

Monterey, California: published by the hotel, no date (circa 1891 - 1900 per OCLC). Oblong 12mo (5" x 7"), 32 unnumbered pages providing descriptive text, with captioned illustrations from photographs & two small maps. Publisher's stapled, pictorial stiff paper wraps.
Front cover detached & with small chip lower right corner, lightly soiled, otherwise Good or better.
"If one were asked, after a sojourn at this famous watering place, his impressions of the hotel itself, outside of its incomparable surroundings, he would say: The management is as nearly as possible faultless; the proprietors have covered all the details in a masterly way, evidence of which is apparent, wherever one turns, from the ground floor to the top of the house. The absence of fuss and flurry is markedly noticeable. The visitor's wants are met without apparent effort, and the every-day machinery of this great caravansary moves with the regularity of clockwork. There is manifest at all times a smooth, even, careful, business-like… Read More

Lompoc, California: Lompoc Chamber of Commerce, no date (circa 1945). Octavo (8.25" by 6.5"), 14 unnumbered pages plus covers, illustrations from photographs throughout. A promotional mailer in pictorial stapled paper wraps, addressed in ink by PFC Coldren on the rear cover, dispatched from Camp Cooke, with cancelled stamp.
Soiled, edge wear including short separation at spine, new staples (leaving small holes where old staples were), some corner creasing, otherwise Good & still quite useful.
"Lompoc became a war-time Boomtown in 1941 when Uncle Sam transformed vast Jesus Maria Rancho into an equally vast Army reservation - Camp Cooke ..." 
~Excerpted from the text.

Los Angeles: Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, printed by the Neuner Corporation, no date (1926 or 27 per OCLC). 8vo (9" x 6"), 48 pages, profusely illustrated from photographs. Original pictorial, stapled light card covers, the upper cover embossed in gilt. Slightly rubbed at the spine, trace edge wear, staples rusted, otherwise Near Fine. Includes sections on home life, climate, churches & schools, business opportunities, recreation, & small suburban farms.

Colorado Springs: Cheyenne Canon and Seven Falls Development Company, no date (ca. 1910's per OCLC). Original brochure, single sheet measuring 6 inches by 14 inches folded three times vertically as issued to 6 inches by 3.5 inches, forming 8 pages. With illustrations from photographs & descriptive text. Lightly soiled, otherwise Near Fine. Quite uncommon, OCLC Worldcat locates two copies only under accession number 853459461 (Pikes Peak Library; Southern Methodist University).
"In this region of world-wide wonder and charm there is no spot more picturesque, beautiful and awe-inspiring than the famous Seven Falls and South Cheyenne Canon. Here are miles of massive walls of richly colored granite rising from the murmuring stream almost perpendicular to the sky above, ending in a magnificent and most impressive climax at the wonderful Seven Falls, where Nature outdoes herself in a grand display of mighty cliffs and rushing waters ..."
 ~Excerpted from the text.

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press/ Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art, Tulsa, (1979). First edition, this copy inscribed, signed, & dated in the year of publication by Ladner to Evelyn Petersen Metzger who was an editor with Doubleday as well as the founder of EPM Publications. 4to, xiv, 224 pp, profusely illustrated (often in color). Publisher's tan cloth lettered in red & gilt on the spine, in pictorial dust jacket A fine copy in spine-faded, lightly soiled dust jacket with modest edge wear including a couple of short tears, still very good. A title in the Gilcrease-Oklahoma series on Western art and artists. "A fine and meticulous job of reconstructing the life, times, and genius of one of the Old West's most brilliant painters Overshadowed by his close friend Charles Russell, Seltzer has only recently come into his own as one of the West's major chroniclers." (excerpted from the dust jacket)

Odessa, Texas: The Rahtbooks Company (1964). "Edition DeLuxe," this copy with generic presentation signed by the author at a tipped in leaf adjacent to the front pastedown. 8vo, xv & 208 pp, with frontis from photograph & 16 unnumbered pages of illustrations. Publisher's gilt lettered blue cloth, in pictorial dust jacket
One corner bruised, previous owner's name, place & historic price in ink at tipped in leaf, minor foxing at the edges of the text block, otherwise very good in worn, browned & soiled dust jacket, with tears, small losses & brief archival tissue repairs on the verso.
"Old Buck and I is not just a story about a boy and his horse it's a remarkable chronicling of Raht's recollections of his younger days on his father's West Texas ranch" ~Excerpted from the dust jacket