New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. dj. Hardcover first edition - The stories of the descendants of the pioneers - from the Jordan Valley in eastern Oregon to a man whose father rode with Butch Cassidy but went on to make a life in the Bull Mountains of Montana frontier to a mother and daughter in the general store of the New Mexico ghost town they own and more. Illustrated with full page drawings by Lloyd Bloom. 241 pp. plus final illustration. ISBN: 0-394-501934.

Fremont, Nebraska: Hammond & Stephens, 1935. Hardcover first edition - "Being mostly stories told to children about some more or less wild animals that live at 'The Cottonwoods' on the Elkhorn River in Nebraska." Illustrated with well over a hundred drawings and engravings by Clarence Ellsworth. Slightly oversized format, 109 pages printed on glossy paper.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, (1968.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An excellent overview of the 1870's debate on the worth or worthlessness of the western lands, especially those proposed to be crossed by the Northern Pacific Railroad. Covers Custer's expedition into the Black Hills in 1873. In the 1870's a glowing report was written about the worth of the land, especially those proposed to be tranversed by the Northern Pacific. A letter of contradiction was written by General William B. Hazen with a retort that the land wasn't "worth a penny an acre." With this as the starting point, the author has brought together various documents (including the Hazen pamphlet, the Haas report of 1871), setting forth the arguments on both sides. Includes fold-out map. Index. ix, 268 pp.

Palo Alto, California: Lewis Osborne, 1967. Hardcover first edition - Foreword by Kenneth M. Johnson. A young New York doctor's account of his 194 day voyage around Cape Horn, mainly drawn from his letters to friends and his journal. Among the other 96 passengers were Mark Hopkins, J. Ross Browne, and A.S. Marvin, who went on to co-found Marvin & Hitchcock, the prominent San Francisco booksellers. In his later life, Stillman became an important figure in the development of Southern California's wine industry. An attractive production illustrated with a frontispiece portrait, a map on the front endpapers, and drawings and engravings from the collections of the San Francisco Maritime Museum, the Peabody Museum, and the Bancroft Library of the University of California. Number 451 of 1950 individually numbered copies. 92 pp.

New York: PublicAffairs, (2002). First edition - A blend of travelogue, history and biography, this is an account of how "Rushmore was conceived and built, and why controversy surrounded the project from the start. [It] is about the meaning of public art, the rise of automobile tourism, and the development of kitsch culture. At its center is Rushmore's feisty sculptor Gutzon Borglum, who waged an energetic campaign on behalf of his artistic vision and then carved the faces of four presidents into a mountainside. Taliaferro discusses every conceivable aspect of the monument, from the filming of Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (a minor hullabaloo) to the Native American activists who have threatened it." Photographs, bibliographic notes. 440 pp.

London: The English Westerners' Society, London,
1977. English Westerners' Special Publication No. 5. Copy number 282 out of 500 numbered copies in the first printing. An investigation of whether or not Custer disobeyed Terry's orders, thus leading to the total defeat of the Army forces at Little Big Horn. Includes notes at the end of each chapter. 96 pp plus map and 2 pp about the society.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (1999). A wide-ranging general history of African Americans in the land West of the Mississippi, "beginning with Esteban, a black slave who accompanied a party of Spanish explorers in Texas and the Southwest in the 1500s, [and including] the experiences of black explorers, black mountain men, black cowboys, buffalo soldiers, and black women who joined clubs and "progressive associations" and helped found all-black towns.. . Includes discussions of groups of African American wholly absorbed into Native American culture to illustrating how the largely forgotten role of blacks in the West helped contribute to everything from the Brown vs. Board of Education desegregation ruling to the rise of the Black Panther Party" Illustrated with photographs, maps, extensive notes, bibliography and index. 415 pp. ISBN: 0-393318893.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book described as "part contemplation of an America both austere and flamboyant, part love letter to the Old West and part idiosyncratic travel guide." Illustrated with original photographs by Lucy Gray. SIGNED on the half title page by the author. Notes, recommended readings and index. 330 pp. ISBN: 0-679-454861.

Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1978. Hardcover first edition - One of 400 copies printed by Grant Dahlstrom at the Castle Press. Truman had a long and varied life, including working for Andrew Johnson in Tennessee and later in the White House - he first went West in 1866 as a special agent for the US Postal Service. These observations on El Camino Real were originally published in newspaper form in 1867, but were not included in his 1903 publication of the Missions of California. They have been collected from clippings in his scrapbook, edited, and annotated by Weber. Illustrated with several sections of sepia tone photography by A. C. Vroman of the Missions and a black and white frontispiece photograph of Truman with his wife and daughter. xvi, 109 pp. ISBN: 0-870933094.

San Francisco: North Point Press, 1990. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Essays on the survivors of the old West - the wild horses (the battle to save them is still going on, years later), the saguara cactus and ever-encroaching landdevelopment , chiles and chili (including a recipe for Basic Texas Red Chili), the history of the Basques in Nevada mostly, and more. A combination of oral history and personal observations. Nicely INSCRIBED on the front endpaper "For --- something here maybe to help keep you warm. .. " and dated in Santa Fe in the year of publication. 200 pp. ISBN: 0-86547-4281.

San Francisco: North Point Press, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - Essays on the survivors of the old West - the wild horses (the battle to save them is still going on, years later), the saguara cactus and ever-encroaching land development , chiles and chili (including a recipe for Basic Texas Red Chili), the history of the Basques in Nevada mostly, and more. A combination of oral history and personal observations. 200 pp. ISBN: 0-86547-4281.

Berkeley, CA: The Friends of Bancroft Library, 1972. First edition - Number 20 in the Keepsakes series produced for members of The Friends of the Bancroft Library. Three different scenarios of a mining incident in Nevada Territory are presented - the final version is Chapter 34 in Twain's Roughing It. Includes background historical material and editorial comment by Frederick Anderson and Edgar M. Branch. No. 20 in series of Keepsakes of Friends of the Bancroft Library. Designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. Illustrated. Fold-out page reprint from the Daily Call with a letter from Mark Twain attached inside back cover. 64 pp.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1954. dj. Hardcover first edition - A title in the Cavalcade series for older children. 253 pgs, illustrated endpapers.

Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith Books, (1990) dj. Hardcover first edition - Five thoughtful essays on the past and the future of the Western United States, with a foreword by Governor George Sinner. Illustrated with many pages of beautiful full color photographs. Large format. 162 pp. ISBN: 0-879053577.

Salt Lake City: Dream Garden Press, 1981. First edition - Stories of a working cattle ranch.. "The Fiddleback is a cow outfit in central Nevada. It is a brand that does not blotch under the iron and it is one that defies attempts to work it over. Much the same can be said of its owner, Emma Rogers, and the hands who work for her." Illustrated. Glossary (a 'working vocabulary.') 234 pp. ISBN: 0-9604402-59.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (1984.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - "The events of the final half century of conflict between Indians and whites in the American West are presented here as a history of two peoples seemingly destined to never understand each other. Utley interprets this conflict from a dual perspective: recreating events from the Indian viewpoint while also providing an objective appraisal of why the 19th century white man acted as he did." Includes the battles at Little Big Horn and Washita, the massacre at Sand Creek, Grant's policies, the views of reformers and more. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Illustrated throughout with photographs and maps. Notes, bibliography, index. 325 pp. ISBN: 0-8263-07159.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (2003.). SIGNED - Revised edition of a classic work originally published in 1984."The events of the final half century of conflict between Indians and whites in the American West are presented here as a history of two peoples seemingly destined to never understand each other. Utley interprets this conflict from a dual perspective: recreating events from the Indian viewpoint while also providing an objective appraisal of why the 19th century white man acted as he did." Includes the battles at Little Big Horn and Washita, the massacre at Sand Creek, Grant's policies, the views of reformers and more. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Illustrated throughout with photographs and maps. Notes, bibliography, index. 325 pp. ISBN: 0-8263-29985.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (1987) dj. Hardcover first edition - A case study in Western violence - the two year war in Lincoln county in New Mexico - often considered as part of the legend of Billy the Kid, this book looks at the deeper roots of the violence. "In research, writing, and interpretation, "High Noon in Lincoln" is a superb book. It is one of the best books (maybe the best) ever written on a violent episode in the West." (Richard Maxwell Brown) Photographs, extensive notes, sources, index. xiii, 265 pp. ISBN: 0-82630981X.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1976. dj. Hardcover first edition - "One of the last of the old-time cowboys explores the myth and dramatic reality of those men who made a lasting mark on their time and their place." Illustrated with 20 line drawings and maps. Sources, index. vii, 227 pp. ISBN: 0-385114656.

Denver: Sage Books (Alan Swallow), nd (1962.). 20th anniversary reissue of the novel called one of the best on the American Indian, originally published in 1942.

Kansas City, Missouri: Kansas City Posse of the Westerners, n.d. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A brief history on brands and their use, especially in the West. Footnotes. Illustrated with many figures. #141 of 250 copies SIGNED by both the author and artist on the verso of the half page. 27 pp.

Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Recounts the rise of the Native American horse culture among the Cheyenne and other tribes, the discovery of gold in the Rocky Mountains, and the bitter conflict that ensued, culminating in the massacre at Sand Creek and the Indian wars of the 1860s. INSCRIBED on the title page to the noted Oklahoma book collector Larry Owens. Laid in is a brief typed, signed letter from West to Owens. Illustrated, notes, bibliography, index. xxiv, 422 pp. ISBN: 0-7006-08915.

Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Recounts the rise of the Native American horse culture among the Cheyenne and other tribes, the discovery of gold in the Rocky Mountains, and the bitter conflict that ensued, culminating in the massacre at Sand Creek and the Indian wars of the 1860s. SIGNED on the title page Illustrated, notes, bibliography, index. xxiv, 422 pp. ISBN: 0-7006-08915.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (1995) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A history of the great migration of Cheyenne Indians and Anglo pioneers onto the arid Central Plains of Kansas, Nebraska and parts of Colorado and Wyoming. SIGNED on the title page A title in the Calvin P. Horn Lectures in Western History and Culture series. Illustrated with many photographs, maps , extensive notes, bibliography, index. x, 244 pp. ISBN: 0-8263-16522.

Rancho Murieta, CA: Bridge House Books (1996.). SIGNED first edition - An historical novel of California from 1844 through the early gold rush years, set on what used to be known as Rancho Sacayak on the edge of the Cosumnes River - this was land where the Miwoks had had a village for centuries; the first non-indigenous woman to live on this land was Elitha Donner, a 14 year old survivor of the Donner Party. SIGNED and dated by the author on the title page. Winner of the Best Fiction and Gold Award: Best Book - 1997, Sacramento Publishers Association. Maps. Endnotes about the historical characters who appear in the book. 626 pp. ISBN: 0-9653487-25.

Rancho Murieta, CA: Bridge House Books (1996.). SIGNED - SIGNED by author on the title page. A historical novel of California from 1844 through the early gold rush years, set on what used to be known as Rancho Sacayak on the edge of the Cosumnes River - this was land where the Miwoks had had a village for centuries; the first non-indigenous woman to live on this land was Elitha Donner, a 14 year old survivor of the Donner Party. Winner of the Best Fiction and Gold Award: Best Book - 1997, Sacramento Publishers Association. Maps. Endnotes about the historical characters who appear in the book. 626 pp. ISBN: 0-9653487-25.

Rancho Murieta, CA: Bridge House Books (1996.). SIGNED - SIGNED and dated by author on the title page. A historical novel of California from 1844 through the early gold rush years, set on what used to be known as Rancho Sacayak on the edge of the Cosumnes River - this was land where the Miwoks had had a village for centuries; the first non-indigenous woman to live on this land was Elitha Donner, a 14 year old survivor of the Donner Party. Winner of the Best Fiction and Gold Award: Best Book - 1997, Sacramento Publishers Association. Maps. Endnotes about the historical characters who appear in the book. 626 pp. ISBN: 0-9653487-25.

Rancho Murieta, CA: Bridge House Books (1996.). SIGNED - SIGNED by author on the title page. A historical novel of California from 1844 through the early gold rush years, set on what used to be known as Rancho Sacayak on the edge of the Cosumnes River - this was land where the Miwoks had had a village for centuries; the first non-indigenous woman to live on this land was Elitha Donner, a 14 year old survivor of the Donner Party. Winner of the Best Fiction and Gold Award: Best Book - 1997, Sacramento Publishers Association. Maps. Endnotes about the historical characters who appear in the book. 626 pp. ISBN: 0-9653487-25.