The Opening Of The Mississippi; A Struggle for Supremacy in the American Interior.
New York: Cooper Square Publishers, 1968. 670pp. 8vo, red cloth. New York: Cooper Square Publishers, 1968. Very good. More
New York: Cooper Square Publishers, 1968. 670pp. 8vo, red cloth. New York: Cooper Square Publishers, 1968. Very good. More
New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1945. Facsimiles. 8vo, pr. wrs., head of spine lightly worn, wrappers lightly soiled. New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1945 Auction catalogue of a book collection, mostly on Western Americana. More
Boston: John P. Jewett, 1857. Large color folding map of the Kansas and Nebraska territories with parts of adjacent territories in black and white. 189pp. 12mo, original purple cloth, spine faded from sun exposure, head of spine lightly worn, corners bumped, spine lightly soiled. Boston: John P. Jewett, 1857. First Edition A handbook for emigrants to the Kansas and Nebraska territories. Howes P-84. More
Chicago: A. C. McClurg, 1906. 4 color plates by Arthur I. Keller. 8vo, blue decorated cloth. Chicago: A. C. McClurg, 1906. A novel with the final chapters set at the Battle of Little Big Horn. More
Los Angeles: Privately Printed, 1961. an account from the letters of G. C. Pearson. Ed. by Jessie H. Goodman. Folding map, a few Illus. 55pp. 8vo, gray boards, spine sunned, otherwise very good. Los Angeles: Privately printed, 1961. More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1902. Frontis. 12mo, green cloth, corner lightly bumped. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1902). Very good A novel. More
New York: Abrams, 1981. 397 illustrations including 104 plates in full color. 303 pages. Commentaries by Harry Jackson. Tall thick 4to, light brown cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Abrams, (1981). A very good copy with some spotting on boards and heavy foxing on top page edges, in a near fine dust wrapper. First Edition. Inscribed on half title page. Jackson's paintings and sculptures are deeply rooted in the history, landscape and people of the American West, and in his own..... More
Palm Desert: Best-West Publications, 1966. 20 color plates by Marjorie Reed. 20 pages of text. Oblong 4to, tan cloth, d.w. with several large tears, cloth and d.w. soiled. Palm Desert: Best-West Publications, (1966). Number 465 of a limited edition. More
New York: Dover, 1961. 250 Illus., map. 8vo, pr. wrs. New York: Dover, (1961). Very good Reprint of the 1895 edition, originally titled, Canyons of the Colorado. More
Denver: Black American West Museum, 1982. Illus. 60pp. Oblong 4to, black cloth, back cover lightly soiled. (Denver: Black American West Museum, 1982). A collection of writings, art, and photographs recalling the early Black American settlers in Colorado. Full-page inscription by Paul W. Stewart on front flyleaf. More
London: Longmans, 1871. Second Edition with a new introductory chapter. Frontispiece map of route. xxxvi, 391pp. Small 8vo, original red cloth, many pages unopened, edges of corners bumped and worn, cloth lightly soiled. London: Longmans, 1871. Author was a correspondent in the United States for the British newspaper, the Daily News. Chapters VI-XIII detail the author's visit to the Mormons in Salt Lake City and his views on Mormonism. Cowan p. 505. Sabin 67430. More
St. Louis, Missouri: City Art Museum of St. Louis, 1946. Frontispiece portrait with other illustrations. 75pp. Thin 8vo, brown pictorial wrappers. St. Louis, Missouri: City Art Museum of St. Louis, 1946. A very good copy. City Art Museum of Saint Louis exhibition catalogue; October 13 to November 18 1946. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Some black & white illustrations. 207 pages. 8vo, black boards with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. Oxford: Oxford University Press, (2012). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1969. 49 plates by the author. Introduction by J. Frank Dobie. Small 8vo, red boards, d.w., board covers slightly warped. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1969). More
London: W. Jeffs, 1861. With a Sketch of the History, Religion, and Customs of the Mormons, and an Introduction on the Religious Movement in the United States. By Jules Remy. Complete with 10 plates and folding map of the United States. 2 Vols. Thick 4to, original purple cloth with gilt decoration, light foxing to margins of frontispieces in both volumes, corners bumped on both volumes, few small bumps to edges of covers of both volumes, otherwise very good. London: W...... More
Fort Worth: Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, 1979. 50 color plates, 11 b/w Illus. 99pp. Oblong 4to, green cloth, d.w. Fort Worth: Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, (1979). Very good Exhibition catalogue. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Illustrated. 8vo, pink boards, d.w. (New York): Simon & Schuster, (2000). First edition. A fine copy. More
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2001. Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (2001). Very good. More
New York: Knopf, 1971. Profusely illustrated, mostly in color. 336pp. Short 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, (1971). First edition. A near fine copy. More
London: John Murray, 1849. viii, 332pp. 12mo, 20th century 3/4 black morocco, edge of back board rubbed, otherwise very good. London: John Murray, 1849 "Contains valuable accounts of pioneer life; the Indians, mines, beaver and buffalo hunting, etc. Describes the author's journey through Texas, New Mexico...down the Missouri to St. Louis..." Eberstadt 114:890. Wagner-Camp 139:3. Howes R-553. More
New York: Hastings House, 1955. Profusely Illus. 4to, 1/2 green cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled. New York: Hastings, (1955). More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1966. Map. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. lightly rubbed and with a small tear. Philadelphia: Lippincott, (1966). Very good. More
Arrow Rock: Privately Printed, 1844. Revised & corrected by Ferdinando Stith. 216pp. Short 8vo, original calf (quite worn but holding; most of leather of spine lacking, dampstain in lower gutter; several pages dog-eared). Arrow Rock [Missouri]: Published by the author, 1844. A poor but usable copy. First edition of the first medical book printed in English west of the Mississippi River. An early exponent of the value of quinine for the treatment of malaria, and finding the drug unavailable in..... More
Austin: University of Texas Press, 1988. Illustrated throughout, 74 in color. 212 pp. 4to, burgundy cloth, d.w. Austin: University of Texas Press, (1988). A near fine copy in a near fine d.w. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. Illus. 430pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. From the library of Wendell Garrett with his ownership signature and his pencil marks in some margins. More
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