The American West from Dodman Books

London: The Mining And Geographical Institute, 1897. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Remarkable first hand account of Klondyke gold prospecting, published at the start of the gold rush and promising much to potential prospectors. After a history of the area, Sola gets down to practical details in the second half… Ler mais sobre este item

Vancouver: J J Douglas, 1973. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Adventure and hardship in the Yukon and Alaska of goldrush days." Well illustrated. All in VG, clean and bright internal order bar dust spotting to top of block. Small part of fep removed. Sage green boards a little dulled… Ler mais sobre este item

London: The Fireside Press / W Foulsham & Co, 1956. Hardcover. Good/Fair. ND. 1956 - WorldCat. "An epic study and a grim comment on the white man's treatment of the original Americans." A little spotting to edge of block, but internally all is in VG, clean and bright order. Blue cloth worn to corners and a little faded… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Temple University Publcations, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The cultural significance and changing legend of Bunyan as shaped by the mass media and other cultural forces including poets such as Frost, Sandburg and Auden. Apart from some foxing and light toning to endpapers, all is in VG clean and… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Robert Hale, 1958. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. First hand account of growing up in the gold rush territory of Alaska. Foxing to endpapers and block edge, occasionally intruding onto pages. Blue boards bumped and faded to edges and spine. 8vo, 196pp

London: William Kimber, 1955. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Account "somewhat freely rendered of one of the strangest characters from the Arctic wastes of North America, Klondyke Bill, gold-digger and trapper". Some light marking, but in general all is in good internal order. However, blue boards are well worn and… Ler mais sobre este item

Summerland: Canada West Publications, 1980. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 10th printing of Barlee's thorough and well illustrated examination of early gold mining in British Columbia. Light toning to stock but otherwise in VG order throughout. Former owner's address sticker to title page. Light wear only to illustrated card covers.… Ler mais sobre este item

Caldwell: The Caxton Printers, 1990. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Seventh printing of this excellent survey of Rockies ghost towns. All in VG clean and bright internal order. Former owner's address label to first blank. Fold out map to front. Pictorial card covers a little worn to edges and lightly bumped. 8vo.… Ler mais sobre este item

Vancouver: Briden, Anfield & Co, 1968. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very well illustrated history and, bar light toning to stock, in VG clean and bright internal order. Pictorial card covers a little worn to edges and lightly rubbed. 8vo. Unpaginated.

Norman: University Of Oklahoma Press, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New edition (1982) of Crampton's remarkable memoir (1956) of life in the mining camps of the wild West. In VG+, clean and bright internal order. Former owner's address label to half title. Smart brown faux-leather boards with bright gilt titling to… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1969. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First UK edition of this Dan De Quille (aka William Wright) classic, published as a facsimile reprint, with a new introduction from Oscar Lewis, some 94 years after the original. All in VG clean and bright order. Former owner's address… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1929. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. ND. [1929 - WorldCat]. First UK edition for this Gold Rush novel from prolific American author Kyne. Scare thus, moreso with d/j. Toning to endpapers and very occasional marking but, perhaps surprisingly for a cheap production, all in VG internal… Ler mais sobre este item

London: I B Tauris, 2016. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very well regarded study of the Winchester rifle and its role in American history. In near fine, clean, crisp and bright order throughout. Smart blue boards with bright gilt titling to spine. Near fine unclipped d/j, now in removable… Ler mais sobre este item

Santa Barbara: Bellerophon Books, 1978. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Well illustrated throughout. In VG+ clean and bright internal order. Light edgewear only to smart pictorial covers. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 4to. Unpaginated [48pp].

New York: Dover Publications, 1971. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In fine internal order. Light wear only to pictorial card covers. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 104pp

Grand Rapids: Grand Rapids Public Museum, 1981. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Well produced and illustrated large format catalogue to accompany 1977 exhibition and here in its second printing. All in VG clean and bright order with just a little binding glue showing internally where covers meet… Ler mais sobre este item

Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Excellent and well-illustrated study of Mimbres pottery imagery. In VG+ order throughout. Light wear only to card covers. This is a charity sale for Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. xii, 171pp … Ler mais sobre este item

University Of Pittsburgh Press, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. How the Scots-Irish used "their ancient battling against injustice and tyranny" to plant home, school and church along and beyond the American Susquehanna. Bar minor dust spotting to top of block all is in VG, crisp, clean and bright internal order. Smart… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Turtle Point Press, 1992. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bar small mark to edge of block, in crisp, clean and bright order throughout. Light wear only to pictorial card covers. 8vo. xxii, 193pp

Philadelphia: J B Lippincott Company, 1947. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ND. [1947 - WorldCat]. Stock lightly toned but otherwise all in VG internal order. Attractive bookplate to front pastedown. Boards a little worn, marked and bumped, with fading to spine. 8vo. 484pp