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  • ESCAPE FROM SONORA. by Bryant, Will.
    Bryant, Will.
    ESCAPE FROM SONORA.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (1973.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's rather hard to define second novel - a combination western, adventure and mystery novel set in 1916 California, Arizona and Mexico. "There were seven of them. Wanted for murder in Arizona, hounded across the Mexican border, captured by a renegade band of Pancho Villa's soldiers - their only way to freedon lay across the vas Sierra Madre in an ancient and gloriously derelict automobile. " SIGNED on the front endpaper. Illustrated with wood engravings by author on both jacket and in book. 307 pp. ISBN: 0-394-46995x.

    Condition: Fine in a near fine dust jacket (price-clipped dj, but otherwise a lovely copy, appears unread.)

    Book ID: 52165
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  • BLUE RUSSELL. by Bryant, Will.
    Bryant, Will.
    BLUE RUSSELL.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (1976.) dj. Hardcover first edition - His third novel - like "Escape from Sonora" before it, this is a combination western, adventure and mystery novel set in 1899 - 1900 in St Louis, Wyoming, Utah and Montana. California, Arizona and Mexico. The kid Blue Russell is on the run, thinking he has killed his uncle and that he owes his life to a broken-down one-eyed safecracker. 310 pp. Dust jacket design by the author (the dust jacket unfolds to become a poster with WANTED at the top and then showing some of the questions answered in the novel). ISBN: 0-394-487591.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 60809
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  • Burke, James Lee
    TWO FOR TEXAS

    Edition: First thus.

    New York: Hyperion, 1995. Trade paperback reissue of this western pbo originally published in 1989. A historical novel about the Texas revolution of 1835-36 - the story of 2 prison escapees from Louisiana and their trip into Texas territory.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 9753
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  • RILEY'S LAST HUNT. by Calkins, Frank.
    Calkins, Frank.
    RILEY'S LAST HUNT.

    Edition: First printing.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - A Double D Western, set in the Wyoming Territory, by this award-winning author. 183 pp. ISBN: 0-385-239815.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder spray.)

    Book ID: 45064
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  • DARLIN' BILL: A Love Story of the Wild West. by Charyn, Jerome.
    Charyn, Jerome.
    DARLIN' BILL: A Love Story of the Wild West.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Arbor House, (1980) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A love story of the Wild West featuring Will Bill Hickok and one Sally Ovenshine, a blending of fact and fiction, adventure and romance. INSCRIBED on the half title page to the late noted Oklahoma collector Larry Owens. 300 pp. ISBN: 0-87795-2833.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (remainder mark, corners slightly bumped)

    Book ID: 64696
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  • THE OX-BOW INCIDENT. by Clark, Walter van Tilburg.
    Clark, Walter van Tilburg.
    THE OX-BOW INCIDENT.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Time Inc, (1962.). Time Reading Program Special Edition. Classic western novel originally published in 1948 and here reissued with a new introduction by the author. xvii, 310 pp. Cover art by Antonio Frasconi.

    Condition: Very good (upper corner of front corner clipped.)

    Book ID: 47660
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  • SORREL. by Cleary, Rita.
    Cleary, Rita.
    SORREL.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Santa Fe, NM: Sunstone Press, (1993). SIGNED first edition - The author's first novel, a story of feuding, greed and violence set in Montana in the 1880s. SIGNED on the first page with the words "Best wishes" and dated in 1994. 234 pp. ISBN: 0-865341915.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 88881
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  • KILLER'S CHOICE. by Clinton, Jeff (Pseudonym of Jack Miles Bickham)
    Clinton, Jeff (Pseudonym of Jack Miles Bickham)
    KILLER'S CHOICE.

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    New York: Berkley, (1964). First edition - "A hired killer fights for his life." Berkley Medallion C1033, cover price 45c. 127 pp.

    Condition: Good overall (reading crease on front cover and some spine slant, usual toning to the pages)

    Book ID: 70325
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  • TRAIL OF THE MAVERICK. by Cody, Al.
    Cody, Al.
    TRAIL OF THE MAVERICK.

    Edition: Paperback.

    New York: Manor Books, (1974). "He faced freezing and starvation on the trail unless he could blaze his way to safety." 192 pp plus 2 pp publisher's ads.

    Condition: Good overall (light crease on spine and some spine slant, usual toning to the pages, some tape on spine)

    Book ID: 70324
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  • THE CHIEF OF THE RANGES: A Tale of the Yukon. by Cody, H.A.
    Cody, H.A.
    THE CHIEF OF THE RANGES: A Tale of the Yukon.

    Edition: Reprint.

    New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c 1912.). Hardcover - An adventure novel set in the Yukon, in the far Canadian North, with warring Indian tribes and Ranger Dan of the trading post. 303 pp.

    Condition: Good condition in illustrated red cloth covers, lacking the dj. (prev owner's name, some fraying to the ends of the spine, but otherwise tight and clean.)

    Book ID: 43864
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  • THE VALLEY OF SILENT MEN: A Story of the Three River Country. by Curwood, James Oliver (1878-1927.)
    Curwood, James Oliver (1878-1927.)
    THE VALLEY OF SILENT MEN: A Story of the Three River Country.

    Edition: Reprint.

    New York: Grosset & Dunlap, nd (c 1943.) dj. Hardcover - When he thought he was dying, Sergeant Kent of the Royal Mounted confessed to a murder he did not commit to save another man's life -now that the doctor's diagnosis turned out to be a mistake, he faces hanging.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (usual toning to the pages found in this books published during World War II - the spine of the dj is sunned and illegible, but the covers are bright.) Plea to save scrap paper for the war effort on the back cover of the dj.

    Book ID: 63510
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  • HEIRS OF A MONGREL. by Davidson, Richard B.
    Davidson, Richard B.
    HEIRS OF A MONGREL.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Portsmouth, NH: Teal Press, (1985). First edition - After fighting in the Civil War, with his entire New England family gone, Cunningham strikes out for the Idaho Territory and creates a safe haven in the Sawtooth Mountains - but after 10 months of isolation, three mountain men stumble on his property bringing death and danger with them. Although he thought he was through with violence, when he discovers the scalps of a woman and baby in their packs, he is determined to bring them to justice - and on the trip to the frontier fort, he discovers a badly wounded Native American man, and saves his life. A suspenseful and tragic tale as Cunningham is forced to confront "injun…

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    Portsmouth, NH: Teal Press, (1985). First edition - After fighting in the Civil War, with his entire New England family gone, Cunningham strikes out for the Idaho Territory and creates a safe haven in the Sawtooth Mountains - but after 10 months of isolation, three mountain men stumble on his property bringing death and danger with them. Although he thought he was through with violence, when he discovers the scalps of a woman and baby in their packs, he is determined to bring them to justice - and on the trip to the frontier fort, he discovers a badly wounded Native American man, and saves his life. A suspenseful and tragic tale as Cunningham is forced to confront "injun racism" after sacrificing so much in the war against slavery. 187 pp. ISBN: 0-913793035.

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    Condition: Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 88287
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  • KILL CRAZY HORSE: Long Rider #5. by Dawson, Clay.
    Dawson, Clay.
    KILL CRAZY HORSE: Long Rider #5.

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    New York: Charter Books / Berkley, (1989). First edition - "Born to settler parents. Raised by Indians. He was Long Rider, a man caught between the blood and hate of his two peoples." 184 pp plus 4 pp publisher's ads. ISBN: 1-55773-2213.

    Condition: Good overall (light reading crease on front cover, address label of previous owner inside front cover, usual toning to the pages)

    Book ID: 70352
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  • RANCHERO: Long Rider #21. by Dawson, Clay.
    Dawson, Clay.
    RANCHERO: Long Rider #21.

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    New York: Diamond Books, (1992). First edition - "Born to settler parents. Raised by Indians. He was Long Rider, a man caught between the blood and hate of his two peoples." 184 pp plus 4 pp publisher's ads. ISBN: 1-55773-8319.

    Condition: Good overall (light reading crease on front cover, address label of previous owner inside front cover, usual toning to the pages)

    Book ID: 70346
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  • GREAT CALIFORNIA STORIES. by Day, A. Grove, editor.
    Day, A. Grove, editor.
    GREAT CALIFORNIA STORIES.

    Edition: First edition.

    Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of 21 stories written by "visitors like Mark Twain and Ambrose Bierce but mostly by natives like Jack London and John Steinbeck. They go back to the oral tradition of the American Indians and recall the Hispanic settlement, the gold rush of the 1850s, the agricultural epoch, the growth of cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles, the foibles of early Hollywood, and the rise of ghettos. . . California's varied scenery is drawn on in stories with a strong sense of place, whether Steinbeck's Salinas Valley or Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles. Besides Steinbeck and Chandler, authors represented are Theodora Kroeber, Bret Harte, Gertrude Atherton, Mark…

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    Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of 21 stories written by "visitors like Mark Twain and Ambrose Bierce but mostly by natives like Jack London and John Steinbeck. They go back to the oral tradition of the American Indians and recall the Hispanic settlement, the gold rush of the 1850s, the agricultural epoch, the growth of cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles, the foibles of early Hollywood, and the rise of ghettos. . . California's varied scenery is drawn on in stories with a strong sense of place, whether Steinbeck's Salinas Valley or Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles. Besides Steinbeck and Chandler, authors represented are Theodora Kroeber, Bret Harte, Gertrude Atherton, Mark Twain, Ambrose Bierce, Edwin Cone, Jack London, Idwal Jones, Walter Van Tilburg Clark, Dashiel Hammett, Eugene Burdick, Janet Lewis, Wallace Stegner, and Danny Santiago." Preface and biographical sketches of the authors by the editor, A. Grove Day. viii, 268 pp. Orange endpapers. ISBN: 0-803216882.

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    Condition: Fine in blue gray cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in a very good dust jacket (short tear near top of spine, rubbing to lettering on dj spine) .

    Book ID: 88676
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  • Doig, Ivan.
    RIDE WITH ME, MARIAH MONTANA.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Atheneum, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - The third novel in his wonderful trilogy of the McCaskill family and their Two Medicine Country. ISBN: 0-689-120192.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 24483
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  • Doig, Ivan.
    MOUNTAIN TIME.

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

    New York Scribner's, (2000.). Set in Seattle, San Francisco, Montana, and Alaska,this novel is the story of a generation, shaped by the sixties, which has reached its time of reckoning, and of a man who must uncover secrets of his past. 314 pp plus a 4 pp reading group guide. ISBN: 0-684-865696.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 34329
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  • ONE RODE ALONE. by Douglas, Warren. (1911-1997).
    Douglas, Warren. (1911-1997).
    ONE RODE ALONE.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Robert Hale, (1980.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Hard-to-find novel by this actor and screenwriter (for among other things, the 'Bonanza' television show and the musicals 'Go for Your Gun' and 'Belle Starr') - a classic Western set in the Utah territory.Presentation copy, warmly INSCRIBED by the author to a couple who were his friends and neighbors in the Sierra foothills, 'with much love and deep appreciation. Your warm love and friendship has proven to me once again that we do not, indeed, 'Ride alone.' Thank you and God bless you. I will never forget. Always your friend, Warren Douglas.' 160 pp. ISBN: 0-7091-82562.

    Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket. (minor edgewear to dj)

    Book ID: 38076
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  • THE MAN FROM WELLS FARGO. by Douglas, Warren. (1911-1997).
    Douglas, Warren. (1911-1997).
    THE MAN FROM WELLS FARGO.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Robert Hale, (1979.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Hard-to-find first novel by this actor and screenwriter (for among other things, the 'Bonanza' television show and the musicals 'Go for Your Gun' and 'Belle Starr') - a classic Western set in the Panamint Mountains near Death Valley.Presentation copy, warmly INSCRIBED by the author to a couple who were his friends and neighbors in the Sierra foothills and dated in the year of publication: 'to my dear friends... who believed when all others doubted. I will always be grateful for your encouragement and friendship. Love and God Bless. Merry Christmas 1979 and the best New Year ever. Always your friend, Warren Douglas.' 170 pp. Newspaper clipping with an obituary laid in. ISBN: 0-7091-77097.

    Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket. (short closed tear)

    Book ID: 38111
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  • WAGON WHEEL GAP. by Elston, Allan Vaughan (1887 - 1976)
    Elston, Allan Vaughan (1887 - 1976)
    WAGON WHEEL GAP.

    Edition: First printing.

    Philadelphia: Lippincott, (1954) dj. Hardcover first edition - Adventure story set in the San Luis Park region of southwestern Colorado in the 1880s by this prolific author of Western fiction, who, before he became a full-time writer, worked as a transitman for the railroads, as an engineer and a cattle rancher. 224 pp. Dustjacket by Charles Hargens.

    Condition: Very near fine in light green cloth in a near fine dustjacket (some wear to the ends of the spine) Uncommon in hardcover.

    Book ID: 86784
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  • BLACK POWDER, WHITE SMOKE. by Estleman, Loren D.
    Estleman, Loren D.
    BLACK POWDER, WHITE SMOKE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Two men - one black, who killed a man in New Orleans to protect a woman and the other white who killed a Chinaman in San Francisco because he likes killing - go on the lam in the 1880's West. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 318 pp. ISBN: 0-7653-0189X.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 64263
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  • BILLY GASHADE. by Estleman, Loren D.
    Estleman, Loren D.
    BILLY GASHADE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Forge / Tom Doherty Associates, (1997) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Although probably best known as an award winning writer of crime fiction, Estleman is equally praised for his historical fiction set in the American West - he has received four Western Writers of American Golden Spur Awards, three Western Heritage Awards. In this novel, Billy Gashade is just 16 years old when the New York draft riots break out in 1863. When he winds up on the wrong side of Boss Tweedm he is forced to flee the city. In his travels across the continent, he "encounters Quantrill's Confederate guerrillas in Kansas, Frank and Jesse James, Wild Bill Hicock, Billy the Kid and General George…

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    New York: Forge / Tom Doherty Associates, (1997) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Although probably best known as an award winning writer of crime fiction, Estleman is equally praised for his historical fiction set in the American West - he has received four Western Writers of American Golden Spur Awards, three Western Heritage Awards. In this novel, Billy Gashade is just 16 years old when the New York draft riots break out in 1863. When he winds up on the wrong side of Boss Tweedm he is forced to flee the city. In his travels across the continent, he "encounters Quantrill's Confederate guerrillas in Kansas, Frank and Jesse James, Wild Bill Hicock, Billy the Kid and General George Armstrong Custer, to name just a few." SIGNED on the title page. 351 pp. ISBN: 0-31285997X.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 81336
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  • JOURNEY OF THE DEAD. by Estleman, Loren D.
    Estleman, Loren D.
    JOURNEY OF THE DEAD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Forge / Tom Doherty Associates, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Although probably best known as an award winning writer of crime fiction, Estleman is equally praised for his historical fiction set in the American West - he has received four Western Writers of American Golden Spur Awards, three Western Heritage Awards. In this novel, An ancient Spanish alchemist in the Southwest is searching for the secrets of the gods, is visited by Pat Garrett, the man who killed Billy the Kid, who is haunted by him in his dreams. SIGNED on the title page. 351 pp. ISBN: 0-312859996.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 81337
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  • Evans, Max.
    SHADOW OF THUNDER.

    Edition: First printing.

    Chicago: Swallow Press, (1969.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A short novel, set in New Mexico in 1937, illustrated in black and white by Victor Seper. Among Rod Serling's papers is a screenplay based on this novel. 78 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (some rubbing and edgewear to the dj.)

    Book ID: 46639
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  • THERE CAME A STRANGER. by Fenady, Andrew J.
    Fenady, Andrew J.
    THERE CAME A STRANGER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Forge / TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2001) dj. Gripping Western novel by this award-winning novelist and screen writer. "Tired of war and hoping to escape his bloody past, Adam Dawson leaves the army and his close friend, Custer, and makes his way to Pinto, Texas, where he is hired by rancher Chad Walker and finds himself caught in the middle of a land war." Among Fenady's awards are the Edgar for best mystery, the Golden Boot Award for lifetime contribution to Western fiction and three Emmys. 284 pp. ISBN: 0-312877528.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.)

    Book ID: 72197
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  • Fletcher, Dirk (pseudonym of Chet Cunningham)
    LANGTRY LASS: SPUR #43.

    Edition: First thus- a pocket paperback.

    New York: Leisure Books, (1996). First edition - The 43rd book in this series of Westerns which have been labeled "exceptionally pornographic." These feature Spur McCoy, "an over-sexed U.S. Secret Service agent who works as a trouble shooter primarily for the Treasury Department." 173 pp. Good girl cover art. ISBN: 0-8439-37815.

    Condition: Very good (crease on spine, reading crease on front cover)

    Book ID: 70404
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  • THE BUSHWHACKERS. by Floren, Lee.
    Floren, Lee.
    THE BUSHWHACKERS.

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    New York: Belmont Tower Books, (1980). First edition - Western novel set in a Montana on the verge of a range war between a powerful cattleman and the sodbusters. 186 pp. ISBN: 0-505-515318.

    Condition: Very good .

    Book ID: 70406
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  • Flynn, Robert.
    NORTH TO YESTERDAY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York Alfred A. Knopf, 1967. dj. Hardcover first edition - Texas-born author's first novel, a 'comic, sometimes tragic novel about some wonderful misfits and dreamers who make a belated drive of longhorn cattle from Texas to the railhead in Kansas.' A classic of Southwestern fiction, winner of the Texas Institute of Letters Award.

    Condition: Very near fine in very good dust jacket (edgewear to dj, chip at one corner.)

    Book ID: 28156
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  • THE VENGEFUL MEN. by Gaulden, Ray.
    Gaulden, Ray.
    THE VENGEFUL MEN.

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    New York: Perma Books, (1957.). First edition - "Twelve men were doomed to death by The Vengeful Men" - an escaped killer swears vengeance on the 12 jury members who found him of guilty of murder. #M-3110, cover price 25c. Cover art by Jerry Allison. 151 pp.

    Condition: Very good- minor wear, but in usual fragile condition.

    Book ID: 45212
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  • THE MORNING RIVER. by Gear, W. Michael.
    Gear, W. Michael.
    THE MORNING RIVER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which "mixes an anthropologist's insight, a historian's precision, and an novelist's vision to transport us to the great Missouri, the Morning river, in 1825, when the American interior was about to be opened and many Native peoples stood on the brink of holocaust." Historical foreword. Illustrated with maps and small drawings. Bibliography. 382 pp. ISBN: 0-312-890397.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 56128
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