SIX YEARS WITH THE TEXAS RANGERS.; 1875 to 1881.
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1963. Second printing. Hardcover. 5 x 8, 259 pgs, index. Gillett's classic account of his six years (1875-1881) of service with the Rangers. More
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THE SECOND WILLIAM PENN; A true account of incidents that happened along the old Santa Fe Trail in the Sixties
Kansas City, MO: Frank T. Riley, 1913. Paperback. 5 x 7 1/2, 176 pgs, b&w photo frontispiece. Firsthand account of staging on the Santa Fe Trail. More
THE AUTHENTIC LIFE OF BILLY, THE KID.
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1954. First printing. Hardcover. Western Frontier Library, 5 x 8, 156 pgs, b&w illustrations. The story of the noted desperado of the Southwest, whose deeds of daring and blood made his name a terror in New Mexico, Arizona & Northern Mexico. Ex-library with minimal..... More
SAGEBRUSH DENTIST.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1941. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8, 246 pgs. Memoirs of a dentist in Wyoming in the late 1800s. Includes a letter from the author to a woman who had sent him a book to inscribe. More
A TENDERFOOT KID ON GYP WATER.
Austin, TX: Texas Folklore Society, 1943. First edition. Hardcover. 5 x 8, 115 pgs, b&w photos. The author was a young man in 1894 when he wrote this work; he was a little hesitant to see it published - which first happened in 1943. He worked mostly for the Figure..... More
HOW TO STAY ALIVE IN THE WOODS.
New York: Collier, 1962. First, thus. Mass Market Paperback. 4 x 7, 285 pgs, b&w illustrations. A complete guide to food, shelter, and self-preservation that makes starvation in the wilderness next to impossible! More
GIL HEBARD GUNS; Catalog No. 29
Knoxville, IL: 1981. Paperback. 6 x 9, 112 pgs, b&w and color illustrations, glossy. Gun catalog. More
GIL HEBARD GUNS; Catalog No. 21
Knoxville, IL: 1972. Paperback. 6 x 9, 112 pgs, b&w and color illustrations, glossy. Gun catalog. More
DEFENSIVE TACTICS WITH FLASHLIGHTS.
Albuquerque, NM: Reliapon Police Products, 1982. Paperback. 6 x 9, 180 pgs, b&w illusttations. Eye opening guide to how to use a long flashlight to bring people to their knees - like a rolled up newspaper in the Bourne series. More
STRESSFIRE; Volume I of Gunfighting for Police: Advanced Tactics and Techniques
Concord, NH: Police Bookshelf, 1984. Paperback. 6 x 9, 150 pgs, b&w photos. All about quick shooting under stress. More
BASIC MARKSMANSHIP WITH THE MODERN HANDGUN.
National Association of Chiefs of Police, 1978. Paperback. 6 x 9, 90 pgs, b&w photos and illustrations. All you need to know to get accurate with the modern handgun. Inscribed and signed by Davison. More
SHOOT TO WIN.
Memphis: Mid-South Institute of Self-Defense Shooting, 1985. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 190 pgs, b&w photos. Separate sections on the pistol, rifle, and shotgun where the author discusses the techniques which have made him a world champion. More
YOU CAN'T MISS; The Guide to Combat Pistol Shooting
Memphis, TN: Shaw/Bane, 1982. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 159 pgs, b&w photos. "The World's Best 3-Gun Shooter" shares his knowledge of handgun competition. More
J. FRANK DOBIE BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Waco, TX: Published/Printed by the compiler, 1968. First limited edition, #162/500. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 64 pgs. Signed by the compiler. A bibliography of many of Dobie's writings with numerous quotations from Dobie. More
FAMOUS SHERIFFS & WESTERN OUTLAWS.
Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing, 1928. Reprint. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 294 pgs. The story of the pioneers who moved with the frontier and made the laws as they went - Bat Masterson, Bill Hickok, Frank Leslie, Tom Horn, Pat Garrett, Bucky O'Neill, Billy Tilghman and others..... More
LONE STAR MAN; Ira Aten: Last of the Old Texas Rangers
New York: Hastings House, 1960. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 256 pgs, index, b&w historical photos. "Ira Aten's career linked the Old West with the New, and he gave of his best to both of them. His record was not studded with gun fights, although he shunned conflict no..... More
RATTLESNAKES.
Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 201 pgs. Dobie's classic on the lore of the rattlesnake world. Price unclipped on dust jacket. More
GREAT TALES OF THE AMERICAN WEST.
New York: Modern Library/Random House, 1945. First, thus. Hardcover. 4 1/2 x 7, 361 pgs. A compilation of Western stories by, Bret Harte, Zane Grey, Max Brand, Mark Twain, O. Henry, Eugene Manlove Rhodes, Clarence Mulford, William MacLeod Raine, Charles M. Russell, Robert Easton, Walter Van Tilburg Clark, Ernest Haycox..... More
FINDING YOUR WAY IN THE OUTDOORS.
New York: Dutton, 1978. Hardcover. 5 x 7, 275 pgs, index, illustrated by George J. Killion, Jr. Includes compass navigation, map reading, route finding, weather forecasting and more for outdoorsmen who take to the backcountry. More
THE MUSTANGS.
Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1952. November 1952 printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 376 pgs, illustrated by Charles Banks Wilson. The story of the wild horse in America, it's domestication as a Spanish horse, Indian horse, and ranch horse. Many think this is Dobie's best book. Signed by..... More
TRADERS TO THE NAVAJOS.
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1953. Early printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 265 pgs, section of b&w photos. The Weatherill's lived among the Navajos and discovered Rainbow Bridge and the great ruins of Mesa Verde. There were Indian fights, desert storms, round-ups, lost mines, etc. This..... More
TOUGHEST OF THEM ALL.
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8, 145 pgs, index, biblio. A collection of stories based on court records, newspapers, books & personal interviews of the West's toughests; Cherokee Bill, Kate Bender, Frank Eaton, The Marlows and more. More
AT THE END OF THE SANTA FE TRAIL.
Milwaukee, WI: Bruce Publishing Co., 1948. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 298 pgs, index, footnotes, biblio, sepia photos. From the journals of Sister Blandina, a Sister of Charity; presents a new and valuable picture of the southwest from 1872 to 1892. More
COW PEOPLE.
Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 305 pgs, index, b&w photos. Dobie's wonderful collection of essays on people he knew and lived among on ranches in the brush country of Southwest Texas. More
THE CONFEDERATE INVASION OF NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA, 1861-1862.
Tucson, AZ: Westernlore Press, 1958. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 159 pgs, mapped endsheets. A readable and scholarly work about the Civil War battles fought in New Mexico and Arizona. More