Plano, TX: Republic of Texas Press, 2000. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 239 pgs, index. Known as one of the best officers Texas ever had. He combined the qualities of the frontier Ranger and his modern day counterpart...a peerless horseman and deadly shot, he was also versed in ballistics... More
New York: Charles Scribner, 1935. Later printing. Hardcover. 6 x 9, about 594 pages each, b&w photos and illustrations. A classic example of the biographical form; exhaustively researched, vividly written, balanced, judicious and definitive in its portrayal of the Confederacy's greatest soldier. Ex-library with usual markings, taped spine. More
Silver City, NM: High-Lonesome Books, 1996. Paperback. High-Lonesome Books, Silver City, NM, 1996. 6 x 9, 215 pgs, index, references, b&w photos and illustrations. George Hand's army diary covering the period 1861-1864 when he served in the army in California, Arizona, West Texas and New Mexico. More
Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing, 1924. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 471 pgs, index. An interesting look Lee as a family man, college president, the war, Lee's attitude in defeat, etc. More
College Station, TX: Early West, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 224 pgs, index, b&w photos and illustrations. A biography of the notorious outlaw, Harry A. Longabaugh, better known as the Sundance Kid. The author's husband is a descendant of Longabaugh. Still in shrinkwrap. More
Toronto: Random House Canada, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 8 1/2, 197 pgs, b&w photos. A Canadian icon on his longstanding love of the West and his life in "one of the last true cowboy countries on either side of the border." More
New York: Knopf, 2007. Thirty-third printing. Hardcover. 6 x 8 1/2, 304 pgs, b&w illustrations by Lorence Bjorklund. The author's recollections of his early years as a horse trader. Witty and humorous, great reading. More
New Mexico-Canada: Published/Printed by the author - Trafford, 2003. Paperback. 8 x 10 1/2, 398 pgs, Everything you always wanted to know about home buying, but your real estate agent would not tell you. The home buyer's reference manual, play-by-play and step-by-step. More
Herndon, VA: Homestead Communications Corporation, 2004. Glossy Magazine. 8 x 11, 330 pgs, color photos throughout. All sorts of information, plans, designs, ideas, builders and suppliers. Everything you need to decide on a log home for yourself! More
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2009. Second printing. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 233 pgs, index, notes, b&w historical photos. He gained renown as the sidekick of Butch Cassidy, but the Sundance Kid--whose real name was Harry Alonzo Longabaugh--led a fuller life than history or Hollywood has allowed.A.... More
Guilford, CT: Twodot/Morris, 2007. First printing. Paperback. 6 x 9, 209 pgs, b&w historical photos. The stories behind the lives, deaths, and burials of those ordinary citizens and larger-than-life characters who tamed the Wild West and exemplified its greatest myths. More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1930. Reprint. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8, 367 pgs, b&w illustrations. Dobie's great work on the Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of the Southwest. Includes the Lost San Saba Mine, the Lost Adams Diggings, and some great lost mine stories from the Sierra Madre. More
Torrington, CT: C. 1940. Paperback. 5 x 7, 30 pgs, b&w photos. Neat old owner's manual, including recipes, from one of the early free standing, vintage green, kitchen mixers. If you've got the mixer, you need this book. Front cover is a little ragged but the interior is neat and clean. More
Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 1997. Hardcover. 9 1/2 x 12, 256 pgs, color photos from the Imax movie throughout, introduction by Tim Cahill, afterword by David Brashears. A first hand account from the team who made the Everest IMAX film and also became involved in the mountain's most tragic events of May 1996. More
New York: Howell Book House, 1999. Hardcover. 8 x 11 1/2, 260 pgs, color photos throughout. A wide-ranging and comprehensive book on the greyhound. Looks at greyhounds in art and literature; understanding, rearing and schooling the racing greyhound; adopting retired greyhounds; analysis of breed standards; and includes an extensive A.... More
Loveland, CO: Alpine Publications, 1985. Revised. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 11, 307 pgs, b&w photos. Filled with practical information from the breed standard, personality, grooming, ear set, predicting size, breed history, selecting a puppy. care, training, and more. A how-to book from beginning to end. In-depth coverage with all the... More
Cassville, MO: Published/Printed by the author, 1979. Revised. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 11, 52 pgs, b&w illustrations and photos. A guide to flint knapping. A lost art revisited. More
Nashville: WND Books, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 246 pgs, index, foreword by Rush Limbaugh. Exposes the myths of those who demand we give up the liberties our forefathers fought valiantly to protect. It's about the true meaning of an armed citizenry and the nation's bedrock belief in... More
New York: Henry Holt, 2004. First edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 96 pgs, b&w illustrations. Profoundly sad and hopeful at the same time . . . this shows us the very best in life; loyalty, devotion, and our ability to love, all taught by a beloved, intelligent, and heroic dog. More
Garden City Park, NY: Square One Publishers, 2001. Later printing. Paperback. 5 x 9, 109 pgs, index, notes. In eighteenth-century Japan, Tsunetomo Yamamoto created the Hagakure, a document that served as the basis for samurai warrior behavior. Its guiding principles greatly influenced the Japanese ruling class and shaped the underlying... More
San Francisco: Harper Collins, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 317 pgs. "Expertly and lucidly surveys the basic teachings and varieties of Tibetan Buddhism. A concise summary of Buddhism's development across Asia, with particular emphasis on its evolution in Tibet, provides a vital orientation, but the core... More
New York: Penguin Books, 2008. First printing. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 237 pgs, b&w photos. This work of non-fiction deals with Morie Sawataishi and his efforts to save the Akita dogs of Japan from extinction. More
Silver Spring, MD: Discovery Coommunications, Inc., 2007. DVD in case. Interviews with owners, trainers, judges, breeders and veterinarians explore the development of a "top dog". Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of owning this breed. More
Silver Spring, MD: Discovery Coommunications, Inc., 2006. DVD in case. Interviews with owners, trainers, judges, breeders and veterinarians explore the development of a "top dog". Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of owning this breed. More
Washington DC: Regnery Publishing, 1994. Reprint. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 263 pgs, index, notes, foreword by Tom Clancy. The facts surrounding the gun control argument: explores the issues of gun control, crime, & the 2nd Amendment, and provides documented evidence about the agenda of the anti-gun contingent. More