London: Western Book Club, 1957. 277 pages. 12mo, bright blue boards, graphic pictorial d.w. (very minor wear at corner and one crease on rear panel; light foxing visible only on recto). London: Eyre & Spottiswoode/Western Book Club, [1957]. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Abbey's second novel, the basis for the film "Lonely are the Brave," starring Kirk Douglas and Gena Rowlands. More
Seattle: Superior Publishing, 1959. Many Illus. 4to, gray cloth, cloth lightly soiled. Seattle: Superior Publishing, (1959). More
Salt Lake City: Shepard Book Company, 1925. With which is incorporated a verbatim copy, annotated of James Bridger, A Biographical Sketch by Maj. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge. 18 plates. xvii, 546pp. Small 4to, red cloth. Salt Lake City: Shepard Book Company, (1925). Limited First Edition. Very good Signed by the author. One of 1000 copies. Bridger began as fur trapper in 1822. "During the next twenty years...he repeatedly traversed the area between the Canadian boundary and the southern line of..... More
Washington: National Geographic Society, 1998. Many color Illus. Oblong 4to, black boards, d.w., corners of boards bumped. (Washington): National Geographic Society, (1998). More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Illus. 431pp. 8vo, brown boards, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled, bottom of spine of boards heavily bumped and lightly worn. New York: Simon & Schuster, (2000). Book Club Edition. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Illus. 431pp. 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (2000). Near Fine. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Illus. 431pp. 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (2000). Near Fine. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. Illus. 511pp. 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, (1996). vg. More
3 color and 15 b/w plates, text illus. 329pp. 8vo, cloth: Philadelphia, 1929. Fine History of armed conflict in the Mississippi Valley. More
Piermont: Bunker Hill Publishing, 2009. Many color photo Illus. by the author. 101pp. Oblong 4to, pictorial boards, d.w. (Piermont): Bunker Hill Publishing, (2009). Fine. More
Flagstaff: Northland Press, 1973. Illustrated in color and in black & white. Slim square 4to, ochre cloth, d.w.l Flagstaff: Northland Press, (1973). Limited First Edition. Fine. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1958. Illustrated in black and white. 196 pages. 4to, brown cloth. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1958. A very good(+) copy-- sunned boards. Ex libris. Inscribed "Sept. 25, 1967 Someday, to help you plan a trip. Gary Rogowski." More
New York: Scribner, 1975. 45 color plates. Thin 4to, tan cloth, d.w. slightly chipped and lightly soiled, corners of cloth lightly bumped. New York: Scribner's, (1975). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. First hardcover edition. More
Paris: Firmin Didot, 1829. folding map that is partially colored. 485pp. 8vo, later half black morocco, boards worn on edges of corners and bottom edges, moderate foxing throughout, not affecting map, spine ends and boards lightly rubbed. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1829. First Edition "Barbe-Marbois represented France in the preliminary negotiations with the United States on the Louisiana purchase and his book is one of the main sources on that subject. It shows that in the claim by the United States..... More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1960. Illus. 8vo, yellow cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1960). More
Terre Haute: AST Press, 1998. Illustrated. 8vo, tan cloth, d.w. creased on front flap. (Terre Haute: AST Press, 1998). Very good. More
New York: Henry Holt, 1996. Illustrated. 540 pages, 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Henry Holt, (1996). Very good. More
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1869. Illus. 12mo, original yellow decorated cloth, cloth lightly soiled, corners bumped, front endpaper and front flyleaf lightly soiled, lacks top of front flyleaf. Boston: Lee and Shepard, (1869). First Edition Author writes of the experiences of his brother, General Willard Barrows, in Iowa and on the Great Plains. Includes conflicts with American Indians. Howes B-188. Graff 196. More
San Diego: Harcourt, 1984. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth, d.w. chipped. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1984). More
Official Journalist for the Stephen H. Long Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, 1820. Ed. by Harlin M. Fuller and LeRoy R. Hafen. Illus., folding map. Tall 8vo, green cloth. Glendale: Arthur H. Clark, 1973. Second printing. Fine. More
New York: Harper, 1961. Illustrated.. 432pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; ex-lib, dust wrapper torn. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1961). A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. More
Sparks: Western Printing, 1959. Illus. 39pp. 12mo, pr. wrs., back wr. lightly soiled. (Sparks: Western Printing, 1959). More
New York: Derby and Jackson, 1856. Frontis. illustrated with full-page plates. 480 pages, 12mo, 8vo, purple blind-stamped cloth; pages toned with scattered foxing, primarily to plates, dampstain to title page, spine faded to tan, covers rubbed. New York: Derby and Jackson, 1856. First Edition. Still a very good copy. "This work is considered to be one of the best of several campaign biographies to appear after John C. Fremont was nominated as the first Republican candidate for the presidency." Wagner-Camp..... More
San Marino: Huntington Library, 1971. 4to, decorated boards. San Marino: Huntington Library, 1971. Fine. More
New York: Dodd Mead, 1967. Many Illus. by the author. 4to, brown cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: Dodd Mead, (1967). More
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