Western Americana from Appledore Books, ABAA

The Guidon Press, 1976. 1/4 leather. Fine. Lorence Bjorklund. An exceedingly scarce lettered copy of John Carroll's fine press collection of essays on Custer. LETTER K OF ONLY 26 COPIES ISSUED (WITHIN A LARGER LIMITATION OF 126 COPIES). Each of the lettered copies "is bound with leather and hand-made marbled papers containing an original (full-page) drawing by the… Read more about this item

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1966. Pictorial cloth. Fine/Fine. A superb, all-but-pristine copy of the 1966 stated 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, frontispiece by Lorence Bjorklund.

New York: Julian Messner, 1956. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Lorence Bjorklund. A very impressive copy of the 1956 1st edition. SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR LORENCE BJORKLUND on the title page. Sharp and well-preserved to boot. Clean and Near Fine (just a touch of very slight bowing to the front board) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, also… Read more about this item

Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press, 1975. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. A ONE-OF-A-KIND PRESENTATION COPY, GIFTED ON THE LIMITATION PAGE IN LOVELY CALLIGRAPHY TO LORENCE BJORKLUND, ONE OF THE "FIFTY GREAT WESTERN ILLUSTRATORS" HONORED IN THIS BOOK. ADDITIONALLY, ON THIS PAGE, NOT ONLY SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR JEFF DYKES BUT ALSO BY PAUL WEAVER, THE OWNER OF NORTHLAND PRESS, AND… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Glen Dawson, 1953. Cloth. Near Fine. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1953 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its red cloth, with a clean wraparound paper title label. 12mo, designed and printed by the Ward Ritchie Press, Los Angeles. Also includes a laid-in checklist called "ECTS", A check list of the EARLY CALIFORNIA TRAVELS… Read more about this item

The Malibu Times, 1972. Decorative Wrappers. Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR REEVES TEMPLEMAN along the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1972 stated 1st printing of this uncommon history of Malibu, California. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its decorated wrappers, with just a touch of light wear and curling along the… Read more about this item

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1927. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A crisp, very sharp copy of this 1927 Grosset & Dunlap re-issue. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ to Near Fine example of the elusive pictorial dustjacket, with just a bit of wear at the spine crown. 12mo, part of a series of first-rate "novels… Read more about this item

Auburn & Buffalo: Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1854. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. A well-preserved, very presentable copy of the 1854 1st edition, 1st issue (with pg. 219 misnumbered "119" and with "Stereotyped by Derby and Miller, Auburn" on the copyright page). Original blindstamped publisher's cloth, with bright gilt-titling and device along the spine. Very light fading to… Read more about this item

University of New Mexico Press, 1978. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY TONY HILLERMAN on the half-title. A tight, very sharp copy to boot of the stated 1978 1st edition, 2nd printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, includes contributions by Mary Austin, D.H. Lawrence, C.G. Jung, Lawrence Clark Powell, et al.… Read more about this item

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A tight, very sharp copy of this early Grosset & Dunlap reprint. Circa 1932. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with mild fading along the spine. 12mo, "A swift shooting tale of cattle country law."

Clarendon, Texas: Clarendon Press, 1938. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. H.D. Bugbee. A tight, solid copy of the 1938 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with light chipping to the spine crown and light wear along the upper tips. Octavo, 244 pgs. "A story of the Texas Panhandle during those romantic years when… Read more about this item

Boston: Chapman & Grimes, 1936. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. The 1936 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine) in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with light chipping and several small closed tears along the panel edges. Octavo, 96 pgs.

Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1934. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The 1934 Little, Brown Advance copy, in the publisher's pictorial wrappers. Solid, bright and VG, with light chipping at the spine ends and light soiling to the rear panel. 12mo, 304 pgs.

Philadelphia: G.B. Zieber and Company, 1845. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1845 1st edition. Tight and VG in its original light-brown cloth, with still-bright gilt-lettering at the spine and decorative blindstamping along the panels. Light, forgiveable foxing to the preliminaries, otherwise very clean. 12mo, 164 pgs. plus publisher's ads. (Howes S891,… Read more about this item

Rutland, VT: The Tuttle Publishing Co, 1946. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. The 1946 1st edition of this uncommon study of the Allen-Isham family and specifically Jirah Isham Allen, the renowned 19th century Montana settler and hunter. #183 of only 200 copies issued. This copy also includes a tipped-in handwritten letter from the author, Mary A. Phinney, offering this… Read more about this item

Layton, Utah: Gibbs M. Smith, 1986. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Fine. A handsome copy of the 1986 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (with light soiling at the front panel) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with very light wear at the upper tips and the spine ends. Quarto, 248 pgs., including over 2 dozen crisp color plates.… Read more about this item

Austin, TX: The Encino Press, 1975. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1975 signed/limited. #79 OF 250 COPIES SIGNED BY BOTH KEITH SPRAGUE AND JOHN GROTH AND, IN THIS INSTANCE, INCLUDING AN ORIGINAL INK DRAWING OF A NATIVE AMERICAN WARRIOR HUNTING A BUFFALO BY JOHN GROTH. Clean and Near Fine in its duotone cloth… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Automobile Publishing Company. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1914-1915 Los Angeles County Automobile Directory. VG- in its blue cloth, with light soiling and spotting at the front panel and tender (but still perfectly sturdy) hinges. Octavo, wonderful local ads (several of them in bright color) thruout.

Smithsonian Institution Press. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A sharp copy of the catalogue based on the Nov 1978-June 1979 exhibition at the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution. Clean and Near Fine in its white pictorial wrappers, with one very small crease at the lower tip.

Francestown, New Hampshire: Marshall Jones Company, 1985. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. SIGNED BY MARV "SLIM" GIRARD on a tipped-in sheet on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1985 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light wear at the panel edges. 12mo, 83 pgs. Signed… Read more about this item