New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1887. First edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 9, 702 pgs, b&w illustrations and maps. Through letters and diary the wife of General Custer recalls cavalry life from 1864 to 1867 on the Western plains. Other than two gift inscriptions on the front fly... More
Phoenix, AZ: Blue River Graphics, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. 1/2 x 9 1/2, 237 pgs, section of b&w historical photos. Classic hunts in the west and Mexico for bear and jaguar along with family stories, stories of guided hunts and escapades and more. A classic and very hard to find... More
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2004. Reprint. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 237 pgs. The biography of the famous hunter, houndman, & mountain man. Details Mr. Lilly's life from homesteader/hunter days in the deep South to his lion & bear hunting days in the West. This reprint has... More
New York: Lyons & Burford, 1991. Reprint. Trade Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 337 pgs. Afterword by Nicholas Shakespeare. An Argentinean childhood memoir, among the most magical ever written. More
Monte Vista, CO: Adobe Village Press, 2001. Second edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 39 pgs, b&w photos, maps. Anza's diary with notations explaining places and historical events. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. Later printing. Trade Paperback. 5 x 8, 228 pgs, line drwings. Simply the most profound and literate conservation volume ever written. A wealth of wisdom. Enough said. More
San Antonio, TX: Naylor, 1965. First printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 134 pgs, section of b&w photos. Story of ranchers and cowboys who helped the Forest Service survive its early formation prior to WWI in the states of New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah etc. Much on mountaineering, packing... More
Washington DC: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1972. Hardcover. Forest Service SW Region. 6 x 9 1/2, 293 pgs, b&w photos. A chronicle of the men of the Forest Service in the Southwest who quite literally blazed the trail, and of the fulfillment, frustration and fun they found along the way. More
San Antonio, TX: Naylor, 1963. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 151 pgs, b&w historical photos. The early years of national forest range administration. The author tells how the Forest Service struggled to establish range management in the West against the early vested interests there. Unusual history. More
New York: Pocket Books, 1973. Later printing. Mass Market Paperback. Pocket Books, NY, 1971. 4 x 7, 212 pgs. The violent, tragic, true account of the gold-hungry men who challenged the treacherous peak sacred to the Apaches. More
Douglas, AZ: Ed Ashurst Publishing, 2017. First edition. Hardcover. 7 x 10 323 pgs, b&w photos throughout. "Warner Glenn epitomizes the ruggedness of the Southwest. There are a small group of ranchers who live and thrive in one of our country's most inhospitable - and dramatic - environments: the Southern... More
New York: Random House, 1963. Hardcover. 8 x 11, 36 pgs, b&w and color photos and illustrations. A storybook of the film. Has color photos of the stars, including Carroll Baker, Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda, Carolyn Jones, Karl Malden, Gregory Peck, George Peppard, Robert Preston, Debbie Reynolds, James Stewart... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1937. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 306 pgs, large sectin of b&w photos. The author's experiences and observations living among the Hopi Indians in northern Arizona in the early part of the century. Ex-library, rebound, with the usual markings. More
High-Lonesome Books, 1995. First edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 208 pgs, b&w photos, maps, drawings. A variety of American hunters, writers, and cryptozoologists have sought to unravel the mystery of the Onza of Mexico; the Lee Brothers, J. Frank Dobie and Russell Anabell, among others. ONZA! separates truth from fiction. More
Portland, OR: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company, 1979. Second printing. Hardcover. 10 x 13 1/2, 127 pgs, color photos throughout. A unique and colorful portrayal of the natural beauty of the state and its rich heritage from days gone by. Takes you from the banks of the Cimarron to the... More
St. Paul, MN: Voyageur Press, 2007. Hardcover. 9 x 12, 256 pgs, index, bibliography, color photos and illustrations throughout. Pretty coffee-table style book is a lavish celebration of the glory and grandeur that are the great North American railroads. More
Scottsdale, AZ: Camelback/Canyonlands Venture, 1994. Paperback. 9 x 11 1/2, 64 pgs, color photos throughout. The Indian cultures of the Southwest, from its earliest Paleo-Indian hunter and gatherer inhabitants to prehistoric and present day groups, have contributed greatly to the colorful history of the Southwest. More
Ann Arboe, MI: Artrain USA, 2004. Paperback. 9 x 12, 80 pgs, color photos and illustrations. Artist biographies, art, and essays about the exhibit. More
New York: Promontory Press, 1977. Hardcover. 9 x 12 1/2, 207 pgs, index, b&w and color Indian portraits. "A stunning collection of 168 paintings features portraits of the Cherokee, Comanche, Shawnee, and forty other tribes, and includes many of the works currently displayed in The National Collection of Fine Arts in Washington." More
New York: Checkmark Books, 1999. Revised. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 11, 312 pgs, index, color illustrations. Survey of the tribes, lifeways and customs of the Indians of North America, illustrated with maps and lovely watercolors of material culture. More
Norman, OK: Harlow Publishing Corp. 1972. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. 7 1/2 x 10 1/2, 190 pgs, index, b&w historical photos and maps. Old school text book. Very clean, no writing or names. More
Oklahoma City: Harlow Publishing Corporation, 1961. Third edition. Hardcover. 7 1/2 x 10 1/2, 252 pgs, index, b&w historical photos. A school book presenting the essential facts of Oklahoma state history. More
New York: Dover Publications, 1972. Paperback. 9 x 12, pages unnumbered, about 100, b&w and color art reproductions throughout. Contains all of the illustrations from Drawings by Frederick Remington (1897); a selection of drawings each from The Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman; Ranch Life and the Hunting-Trail by Theodore Roosevelt;... More
Kingsville, Texas: The King Ranch, 1988. Paperback. 9 x 12, 42 pgs, b&w illustrations and color photos. Engaging history of the famous cattle ranch, the King Ranch, from before 1853 to 1986. More
Oklahoma City: National Cowboy Hall of Fame, 1993. Hardcover. 10 x 8 1/2, 174 pgs, color art reproductions throughout. Issued in conjunction with this 1993 exhibition of American western art. Each artist gets a double-page spread complete with bio pic and one full-color example of his/her work. The original softcover... More