The Various Expresses of the Various Tracys by Wiltsee, Ernest A - 1935

Chicago: Poole Brothers. Near Fine. 1915. Pamphlet. Clean soft pictorial cover. 8" x 9." Travel pamphlet with a center vertical fold. Illustrated with B/W photographs. Wonderful excursions by railroad or ship. What travelers say about the trip to Atlin, Dawson, Fairbanks and Nome. Ocean steamers service to Skaguay. Map of White Pass and Yukon Route and connections. River and lake steamer service to Atlin. Hotels. Alaska ; B/W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 6 pages .

Albert Dressler, San Francisco, 1930; First Edition; Copy #195 of a limited edition of 525; large 8vo, 72 pages; illustrated; green cloth; blind stamped black titles. The life and times of John Thomas Mason, who came to Sierra County in 1851 to join the Gold Rush, remained in Rabbit Creek for the next 79 years, and was still alive at the time of writing of this book. Fine, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket that has a single 3/4" closed edge tear on the back panel.

Sons of the Revolution in the State of CA, Los Angeles, 1915; First Edition; Copy #107 of a limited edition of 500; 8vo, 512 pages; frontispiece photo illustration. First publication of the California Society of the Sons of the Revolution. Contains a 36-page historical chronology of the state of California; the names of Revolutionary War soldiers and their descendants represented in the membership of the California chapter; a list of Sailors, Marines and Officers of the American Navy During the Revolutionary War; Revolutionary Soldiers of South Carolina; a list of Officers & Men Belonging to the American Continental Ship "Ariel", commanded by John Paul Jones, and more. Blue and yellow cloth, gilt titles and decorations. Very Good Plus, with previous owner name and address in neat cursive on upper rt. corner of f.f.e.p.

New York: Random House, 1984. Signed on the title page by Thomas McGuane. First edition / First printing. Blue cloth spine, white paper-covered boards. Near fine in near fine dust jacket, with a crease to the rear jacket flap.

Mexico] Willis S. Hunt.
Plan of Haciendas Los Becos & Carrízal. District of Culican, Sinolosa Mexico. [Nogales, Arizona?]: Willis S. Hunt. [Circa 1920s] One sheet 22 x 38 cm. Maps. Folded. Edge wear and splits at folds. Fair.
OCLC shows no holdings for this item or this development. Willis S. Hunt appears in the Nogales papers from 1919 to the 1920s as a Culiacan, Mexico resident and land agent. An ambitious attempt to market 247 acre blocks to Americans. Map shows the Southern Pacific Railway line. The map on the verso shows larger area around the proposed development.

Limited first edition. Art and design by John H. Flores. Poetry by Thomas Hornsby Ferril. The Westerners is an organization that is focused primarily on western history. A limited edition in hardback with no jacket. This is copy number 713 of 1000. Book is Very Good to Near Fine with some wear at spine ends, and with a shallow dimple on the spine near the top. The book was dedicated to Fred Rosenstock who was a well-known book dealer in Denver. He opened his first store in 1922, and in 1962 opened Fred A. Rosenstock Books on East Colfax’s Book Row. He specialized in western history. This was a presentation copy from Rosenstock to a friend, as per written gift inscription on the half title page. Signed by Rosenstock and dated Sept. 5 – 1975. Rosenstck wrote a chapter for this book. He was the subject of a biography written by Donald E. Bower, Foreword by Frank Waters, and published by Northland Press.

1963 Horn Wallace trade hardcover set of 2 books. High quality facsimile of the 1911 edition. Both volumes sturdily bound in red cloth, gold lettering on spine, blind stamp on front board all fine, clean & square. Bindings tight & straight. Pages clean, unmarked & bright. All illustrations & fold-out maps accounted for. In tight, unread condition.

Chicago: The Westerners, 1946. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. 151pp, (9pp). Line drawings. Near fine. A tight, handsome first edition of the first title published by this well-known group of Chicago-area Western Americana buffs. Features such articles as Everett D. Graff's "The Westerners Go Overland; Retread the Various Routes to California," Albert S. Johannsen's "The House of Beadle and Adams, and Its Dime and Nickel Novels," Clarence S. Paine's "She Laid Her Pistol Down; or The Last Will and Testament of Calamity Jane" and Don Russell's "Jesse James -- Postwar Bandit." Tipped to the front flyleaf is a Typed Letter Signed from contributor Don Russell, 2pp, 7¼" X 10½", Elmhurst, IL, 29 March 1956. Addressed to Arnold F. Gates (1914-93, noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar). Near fine. On Chicago letterhead of "The American Peoples Encyclopedia" where Russell served as assistant editor, Russell cordially agrees to review books for the "Lincoln Herald" column… Read More

Wilder Laura Ingalls: The Long Winter. 1953 Harper & Brothers Uniform Edition. Pictures by Garth Williams. BIOGRAPHY. Used. VG/Acceptable $2.95 Original Snowball fight Dust Jacket. Back panel of jacket is water- stained. The story of the hard winter of 1880-1881 in the Dakota Territory with the pioneer Ingalls Family. Little House on the Prairie series. 335 pages. 6 X 8 ¼.

El Escritorio, 1992. Inscribed and signed by author on title page. Near Fine. Very minor shelf and handling wear to cover, bottom front corner slightly creased, spine faded. Else Fine / As New. Appears unopened / unread. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.