Oklahoma: Oklahoma Press, University of, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8v, 203pp. Great photos. Dust jacket has some close edge tears and one small open tear at the top of the spine and at the back tip. In February of 1881, in Wyoming, the Swan and Frank Livestock Company..... More
Denver: Sage Books, 1964. Second revised edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 164pp. Dust jacket shows some shelf wear and small tatters to the top edge, a little scuffing to the top and bottom spine ends. Light scratches to front coveres. Book has very light bumping to bottom spine ends. This..... More
New York: Knopf/Borzoi, 1972. Joe Beeler. Third edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8vo,255pp. Fifteen new yarns filled with ornery yet irresistible possibilities. Green, knows a whole slew of craggy old-timers and range characters and even Will Rogers, who can stretch the truth to make you laugh and sometimes even cry, with..... More
Oklahoma: Oklahoma Press, University of, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight tall 8vo, 244pp. The dust jacket has a few small open tears and some small closed tears on the edges. Some rubbing on the spine and flap edges, price clipped. SIGNED and inscibed to "Floyd Studer" on the ffe..... More
Albuquerque: New Mexico Press, University of, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 186pp. Dust jacket has some small chips and tears to top edge, especially at the spine top, otherwise in good shape. Book is slightly bumped at the spine ends. From the records of one of New Mexico's..... More
New York: W. W. Norton, 1968. Stated First edition but I think it may be a second printing. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 272pp, deckeled front edge. Yellow cover, black titles. Dust jacket has very mild shelf wear with just a few tiny closed tears to the edges. Some rubbing to..... More
Austin, TX: Texas Press, University of, 1974. Second printing. Hardcover. Clean tight tall 8vo, 279pp. Dust jacket has some small open and closed tears along the edges and is price clipped. The progressive Coleman-Fulton Pasture Company, started in 1880, later known as the Taft Ranch, lasted 50 years. The ranch..... More
Albuquerque, NM: Self Published, 1989. First edition. Softcover. Clean tight 8vo, 99pp. Light shelf wear and some bent pages at the top front tip. This is a real diary of a real rancher who began writing in 1887 as he began working on the Spur Ranch in Texas where the..... More
Washington State: Kingsbery Communications, 1998. Second printing. Softcover. Clean, tight trade,145pp. SIGNED by the author on the verso of the front cover. Kingsbery tells stories about bad bulls, raattlesnakes, delinquent javelinas, and Mitzi, the faithful cowdog with the subtle humor of most cowboys, but they come alive with his prose..... More
New York: Charles Boni Paperback Books, 1930. An oldie but goodie; a new book ws published and mailed to subscribers monthly. The cover is somewhat worn with some fading and very faint damp stains on the bottom edge on a few pages on the ba. Softcover. Scarce. Tight, clean trade..... More
New York: Knopf/Borzoi, 1967. Lorence Bjorklund. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 306pp, deckled front edge. Gift inscription on the ffe, slightly bumped on the spine ends. Dust jacket is slightly shelf worn with a tiny chip to back tip and spine top. Thirteen stories of the author's adventures with..... More
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1966. Fourth printing. Hardcover. Scarce in this edition. Clean, tight 8vo, 231pp. TThe dust jacket shows some shself wear with rubbing on the back flap fold, price clipped and a few tiny scuffs and chips. Book is almost as new. A really fine photo..... More
Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press, 1972. Joe Beeler. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 4to,145pp. SIGNED BY GREEN with a gift inscription. Dust jacket is price clipped and a small open tear to the top edge and a small whitish stain on the bottom of the front. Called "the Odyssey of all..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1947. reprint edition of the 1935 first edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 301pp. A former owner book plate has been removed from the ffe. Some bumping to the spine ends and light scuffs to the tips. F.O. name neatly penned on the ffe. Front hinge..... More
College Station, TX: Texas A&M University, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 332pp. Illustrated. Very light bump to the bottom end of the spine. The history of the Fort Worth Stockyards. Livestock markets developed around methods of transportation and buyer demand. The animals were driven on the hoof over..... More
San Antonio,TX: Naylor company, 1959. Second edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight collectible 8vo, 179pp. Dust jacket is worn and has a 1/4" x1" open tear on the top of the spine and a small open tear on the right front tip with some general scuffs (see photo). The book is in..... More
Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press, 1978. Joe Beeler. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8vo,123pp. Dust jacket is a bit tattered along the edges, price clipped and a bit shelf worn. Foreword by Slim Pickins. Have to say, this book is full of funny, sometimes ribald, but always fascinating stories. It is..... More
Austin, TX: Texas Press, University of, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight tall 8vo, 402pp. Jacket is price clippped and an old small sticker scar on the front flap, a few tiny scuffs top and bottom of spine. Great picture section mid-book. The biography took place in the White Deer..... More
Ft. Worth, TX: Texas Christian University, 1995. First edition. John Furman Haley (1897-1972) was the epitome of the West Texas rancher. He was not a mover and shaker, but just the image of a man known for his extraordinary self-reliance, endless energy and willingness to meet any challenge. He was..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1965. Eldridge Hardy. Seventh printing. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 201pp. Dust jacket has light shelf wear, tips and spine ends mildly scuffed. An old price stickeer on the front flap of the d.j. This is J. Frank Dobie's collection of rattlesnake lore from newspaper articles..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1945. Edward Kerr. Stated First edition. Hardcover. Clean tight 8vo, 285pp. The dust jacket is in sad shape with a 2-1/2" open tear to the spine and several other chips, tears and taped places. The book is in pretty nice conditon with a small amount..... More
Oklahoma: Oklahoma Press, University of, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 278pp. Whitlock tells vivid, realistic and humorous stories of what life was like on the Llano Estacado (Staked Plains) in New Mexico. He and his widowed mother went to live with this uncle, a buffalo hunter/rancher and grew..... More
World Press Inc., 1948. Second printing. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 450pp. Tips abd spine end are lightly bumped, light rubbing on spine gutteres. Book is SIGNED on the title page by the author. A wonderfully comprehensive history of rodeos starting about the time of the Civil War. Women riding bucking..... More
Ft. Worth, TX: Texas Christian University, 1937, 1983. 1937 original, republished by the Halsell family in 1983, first thus edition. Clean, tight 8vo, 276pp. Harry Halsell (1850-1957) was a cowboy, trail driver, rancher, and author whose family is still active in Texas ranching and oil in both Texas and Oklahoma..... More
Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, Inc., 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 220pp. Some light foxing on the first few pages, otherwise no flaws. Cover is near fine. A lengthy inscription and signed by Sam Garrett to friends he knew from San Luis Rey, 1973. Sam Garrett (1892-1989) was a...... More