History from West Elk Books

Down East Books, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As new/as new. Signed and inscribed on half-title page, this hardcover first edition, full number line, is crisp and pristine, in a perfect dustjacket: gift quality. 319 pages, illustrated with b/w photos and maps, map endpapers. The story of French settllers in Canada.

James A. Hanson, 1976. 6th. Paperback. Very good. Large softcover stapled in wraps, this sixth printing, 48 pages, is clean and complete. Front and back covers clear taped by library; library stickers on front cover, and stamp on title page. Text block is clean and unmarked. Includes directions and illustrations for making your own fur trade fashions, tools,… Read more about this item

Gary Ferguson, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As new/as new. Signed simply "Gary Ferguson" on title page, this hardcover first edition, full number line, is like new, in a perfect dustjacket with "autographed copy" sticker. A fine book on the history of the Rockies.

doubleday, 1958. Hardcover. Good/good. Signed and inscribed by Uris on first leaf, this hardcover early printing features a blue topstain, map endpapers, in a complete dustjacket, with edgewear, that presents well in mylar. Fore edge shows staining (coffee splash?) that has splashed onto lower outer page margin on a few dozen pages. Boards good, text block sound: a… Read more about this item

Batsford Putnam, 1934-1969. reprint. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Five hardcover volumes of this history for children: a complete set. All reprints dating 1958 through the 1960s. Ex-library books from an elementary school library, with stamps, stickers, and rear check-out envelope. Still, this set shows very little use and features clean square blue cloth boards, red topstain, fresh unworn… Read more about this item

University of Texas Press, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As new/as new. This hardcover, stated first edition, is clean and pristine, in a perfect dustjacket. Signed simply "Su amigo siempre, [always your friend] H. Joaquin Jackson" on title page. More stories of a Texas ranger. Gift quality.

Dakota Institute, 2011. 1st Edition. Paperback. Very good. Signed and inscribed by the author on title page, this softcover first edition is fresh, clean, bright: gift quality. Essays on the noted explorer.

Mulberry Avenue Books, 1961. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very good. Signed simply "Gus Clemens" opposite title page, this hardcover second printing is crisp, fresh, clean: gift quality. No dustjacket. 232 pages, map endpapers, extensively illustrated.

Hedgerow Publishing, 1995. 1st Edition. Paperback. As new. Signed and inscribed by John Bean on half title page, this first edition softcover features stories and photos of Wickhambrook in Suffolk in the last century. Gift quality.

Diamond Jubilee Committee, 1978. Paperback. Very good. 112-p softcover extensively illustrated with photographs. Laid in, local news clippings.

Arcadia Publishing, 2009. 1st Edition. Paperback. As new. Signed by Gil Bollinger on the half-title page, this first edition softcover is fresh and clean: gift quality. 126 pages of b/w photographs and maps of early Buffalo, Wyoming.

Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. As new. Crisp, bright, uncreased, unread.

Meat Possum Press, 2015. Hardcover. As new/very good. Crisp, fresh, and flawless, this hardcover first edition is signed by author Daniel Joseph Watkins on title page. Very good dustjacket. A fascinating account of Hunter Thompson's 1970 run for sheriff in Aspen. Foreword and afterword by Bob Braudis. Extensively illustrated with photos, posters, newspaper articles.

Western Reflections, 2003. 1st Edition. Paperback. As new. Signed simply "Ken Reyher" on title page, this softcover first edition is fresh, clean, nice: gift quality. Illustrated with photos.

Scribner, 2014. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Signed and inscribed "to Krissy" by Thorpe on title page. This hardcover first edition is clean and crisp.The story of three women soldiers.

Denver: Sundance, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Both volumes signed and dated on title page by McCollum; no inscription. Each volume is clean and nice, with square uncreased boards, good text block, in very good vinyl covers. A nice set, featuring wonderful historic photos of early Marble, Colorado, including the quarry, the railroad, the valley.

Warner, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As new/as new. Signed and personally inscribed by Lapierre on half title page, this first edition, full number line hardcover is clean, fresh, crisp, and nice.

Peter Pauper Press, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very good/good. Signed "For XXXX, with best wishes, Evelyn Beilenson" on first leaf. An interesting cookbook of recipes and lore from sites around the West, including the Alamo in Texas and Santa Fe's Palace of the Governors. Very good hardcover, crisp and unmarked, in a good, faded, chipped dustjacket with one-inch… Read more about this item

Infinity, 2007. Paperback. Very good. Signed "Betty Dotson-Lewis" on first leaf. Featuring the mine disaster in West Virginia and addressing mine safety issues. Clean and nice.

Steeley, 1983. 1st Edition. Paperback. Very good. Signed "Bill Humphreys" on appreciation page. This softcover is complete and uncreased, with lightly soiled covers. 148 pages, illustrated with b/w photos. Pioneering in the mountains of Idaho.