LEANING ON A LEGACY; The WPA in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Heritage Association, 2008. Hardcover. 8 1/2 x 11, 127 pgs, index, b&w historical photos. A history of the impact the WPA made upon Oklahoma. More
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SARAH MCDONALD; "Bishop of the First Ward"
Salt Lake City, UT: Aspen Books, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 113 pgs, b&w historical photos. the biography of a woman who was sent to Canada by her husband and told to either give up the Mormons or don't return to England. She made her way to Salt..... More
AMERICA'S GREAT OUTDOORS.; Story of the Eternal Romance between Man and Nature.
Chicago: J.G. Ferguson Publishing, 1976. Hardcover. 8 1/2 x 11, 367 pgs, index, decorated endsheets, color and b&w photos and illustrations. An anthology of 200 years of writing with collected illustrations; Thoreau, Whitman, Emerson, Grinnell and lots more. Hard. VG/Good. More
THE EASTERN TRAIL.
Rockville Centre, NY: Freshet Press, 1972. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 320 pgs. A complete and authoritative guide to hunting and fishing in the eastern United States by twenty respected writer-sportsmen. More
BASIN & RANGE MAGAZINE.
Silver City, NM: 1985. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 11, 56 pgs, b&w illustrations and photos and art. Only Book I is left from this shortlived "3 issue" magazine. It features Steve Bodio's brilliant, controversial article on cock-fighting; plus Zeke Rivers on float fishing; M.H. Salmon on coursing hounds, southwest book..... More
BEFORE COLUMBUS.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. Hardcover. 8 x 8, 32 pgs, color illustrations. Children's book about the pre-history of American cultures. Ex-library with the usual markings. More
HUNTING IN ALASKA; A Comprehensive Guide
Fairbanks, AK: Alaska Hunter, 1987. Second printing. Trade Paperback. 6 x 9, 432 pgs, index, b&w photos, maps. Filled with hunting strategies and practical tips and includes the latest in scientific research. Chapters devoted to moose, caribou, deer, elk, black bear, brown beas, mountain goat, Dall sheep, musk ox, gray..... More
FISHING UPDATE NO. 1.
Minnetonka, MN: Cy DeCosse, 1987. Hardcover. 8 1/2 x 11, 160 pgs, index, color photos. Contains updates on equipment, techniques, hotspots, fisheries science, etc. Title page missing. More
SALT WATER FLIES - POPULAR PATTERNS AND HOW TO TIE THEM.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1972. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 149 pgs, b&w photos. Close-up photos and instructions on some classic flies. More
HOW TO TIE FRESHWATER FLIES.
New York: Winchester Press, 1974. Hardcover. 7 x 10, 150 pgs, b&w photos. A step-by-step, fully illustrated guide for the beginning fly-tier. Ex-library. More
DOLLY SPEAKS.; As Told
Detroit, MI: Harlo, 1977. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 63 pgs, b&w illustrations. Reminiscences of a cat lover in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Signed. More
STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT TERRORISM; Protecting Your Home and Family from Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Attacks
Washington DC: Brassey's Inc., 2004. First edition. Paperback. 5 x 8, 157 pgs. Following the 9/11 attacks and anthrax scares in the USA, plus terrorist strikes in Tokyo, Bali, Mombasa, Riyadh and Casablanca, the British Home Secretary has made it clear to the public that the threat of an attack..... More
BRIMSTONE & CHILI.; Book of Personal Experiences in the Southwest & Mexico.
New York: Knopf, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 333 pgs, illus/photos. Interesting, literate memoir of the author's adventures, explorations, and political followings in southern Arizona and especially Mexico during the Mexican revolution. More
TYING HAIR WING FLIES.
Eugene, OR: Oregon Council, Inc of the Federation of Fly Fishers, Inc., 1997. First printing. Spiral Bound. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 94 pgs, b&w photos. Instruction manual on how to tie different kinds of flies. Signed by Gretchen Beatty. More
RIVER RESCUE; The Standard Reference on River Safety and Rescue
Boston: Appalachian Mountain Club Books, 1989. Second edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 238 pgs, index, b&w photos and illustrations. A comprehensive manual on how to avoid accidents on the river and what to do when they happen. More
CALIFORNIA; A History of the Golden State
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1972. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 552 pgs, index, bibliography, b&w historical photos. Covers from the earliest Spanish explorations in fhe 16th century to the present. More
GOLDEN TALES OF THE FAR WEST.
New York: Dodd Mead, 1947. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8, 304 pgs. This is the fifth book in the Golden Tales series. With contributions by many authors, including Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Frederic Remington, Gertrude Atherton, Mary Austin, Jack London, Andy Adams and more. Parents' gift inscription on inside of..... More
KARANKAWAY COUNTRY.
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1974. Second edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 x 8 1/4, 290 pgs, index, foreword by W.W. Newcomb. Focuses on a strip of coastal prairie lying roughly between Corpus Christi and Galveston and once inhabited by the poorly known and much maligned Karankawa Indians. More
FLYING WITHOUT WINGS; Personal Reflections on Being Disabled
New York: Doubleday, 1989. Third printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8, 189 pgs. The author, a doctor, describes his search to make a new life and find meaning for himself after contracting polio and become a quadriplegic. More
THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST; Novelized from the Play
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1911. Hardcover. 5 x 7 1/2, 346 pgs, color frontispiece by J.N. Marchand. The girl ran the "Polka" saloon on a California mountainside, during the heydey of the Gold Rush. The entire population of the mining camp fell in love with her, particularly and deeply..... More
FACES IN THE MOON.
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1994. Hardcover. 5 x 7 1/2, 193 pgs. The story of three generations of Cherokee women, as viewed by the youngest, Lucie, a woman who has been able to use education and her imagination to escape the confines of her rootless, impoverished upbringing. When..... More
JOURNALING FOR WOMEN; Write, Doodle, Scribble! and Meet Yourself Up Close
Santa Fe, NM: Sunstone Press, 2007. First edition. Paperback. 8 x 11, 126 pgs. The author encourages women of all ages to use writing, doodling and downright scribbling for getting to know themselves. Her "lean in close" techniques brim with layers of self-discovery. "There's nothing better than finding a piece..... More
SOMEONE STOLE MY OUTHOUSE.; And Other Tales of Home Improvement.
Silver City, NM: High-Lonesome Books, 2001. First edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 108 pgs. The author, living in Pecos, New Mexico, spreads her joy of home repair; kitchen-table philosophy, leavened with truth, seasoned with sharp observations and a generous helping of comedy. Great reading. 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
WESTERN STAR.
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1943. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 181 pgs. A great poem recollecting the spirit and the beginnings of America. A classic! More