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Albuquerque, NM: New Mexico Ornithological Society , 1992 New Mexico Ornithological Society, Albuquerque, NM. 1992. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Revised Edition/Stated 1st Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light bumping to head, tail, and tips; splash stain on textblock fore edge near upper rear corner; break in paper on spine near tail. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 170 pp 8vo. New Mexico retains a varied and extensive bird population compromising some 460 species. This is because of its geographic position at the range limits of many northern, southern, eastern, and western species. Also because of NM's sparse population there is plenty of room for th birds to roam but the sighting of birds is also limited. The book is divided into geographical sections with listings of the birds common to those areas. Unmarked Birds of New Mexico Field Check-List laid in. A clean very… Leer más

Pasadena, CA: California Management Services, 1982 California Management Services, Pasadena, CA. 1982. Softcover/Plastic Comb Binding. Edition/Printing not stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; slight edge wear; slight wear around openings for teeth of comb binding. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; plastic binding is flexible, clean and has no broken teeth; text is secure in binding. 96 pp 8vo. This is a book full of Mexican food recipes from professional Home Economists in school systems and in the food industry. From dips to desserts, they are all arranged here in simple to use and understand recipes. A clean very presentable copy

Albuquerque, NM: New Mexico Ornithological Society , 1989 New Mexico Ornithological Society, Albuquerque, NM. 1989. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 3rd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight toning to spine and rear wrap. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 132 pp 8vo. New Mexico retains a varied and extensive bird population compromising some 450 species. This is because of its geographic position at the range limits of many northern, southern, eastern, and western species. Also because of NM's sparse population there is plenty of room for th birds to roam but the sighting of birds is also limited. The book is divided into geographical sections with listings of the birds common to those areas. A clean very presentable copy.

Norman, OK : University of Oklahoma Press, 1968 University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK. 1968. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($5.95); small puncture on rear panel at the gutter. Brown cloth boards and spine with brown lettering on the spine; yellow Zia in spine shadowbox. Gold endpapers. 222 pp 8vo. This book is comprised of the reports that COL George McCall sent to the Secretary of War about the state of military readiness that state was in, in 1850. To say the least, it was dismal. There was no civil government, the U.S. military was understaffed, and the Indians could raid at will both civilian and military cantonments. His inspection reports and those of the defensive needs of the Territory are the core of this book. The editing by Frazer has added fresh and valuable background material. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

Lawrence, KS : University Press of Kansas, 1986 University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. 1986. Softcover/Trade Wraps. 1st Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light tip bumps; light toning to extremities of wraps. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding.149 pp 8vo. This book is a collection of first-hand accounts by 19th-century overlanders, which offers an intensely personal view of that arduous trip. In retrospect, the history of the Santa Fe Trail—crossing forests, prairies, rivers, and deserts—seems overlayed with the gloss of romance and chivalry. It is set off by heroic attitudes and picturesque adventures. And it has left a deep imprint on one region of the American West-Kansas. Kansas claimed the largest share of the trail: from a beginning point at either Kansas City or Fort Leavenworth it angled across the entire state, exiting over four hundred… Leer más

New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1960 The Macmillan Company, New York. 1960. Hardcover. Stated First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; slight bumping to head and tail; toning to pages mostly the peripheral edges; small dog ears on 8 and 10; light suntanning to spine. DJ: Near Fine: NOT Price Clipped ($3.50) with clipping of top and bottom of front flap as if the publisher reprinted the DJ with a new price; trace wear at head; slight suntanning to spine. Beige cloth boards and spine with bright red lettering on the spine and front board; bronc and rider on front board. 153 pp 8vo. The bawdy and moving story of two contemporary bronco busters, The Rounders, originally published in 1960, was Max Evans's first novel and is still his best known work, thanks largely to the success of the 1965 movie version starring Henry Fonda and Glenn Ford. Acclaimed for its realistic depiction of modern cowboying and for its humor, it is also a very serious work,… Leer más

Lordsburg, NM: Shakespeare Ghost Town, 1993 Shakespeare Ghost Town, Lordsburg, NM. 1993. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in saddle staples; text is secure in binding. 48 pp 8vo. This book gives the history of the ghost town of Shakespeare in SW New Mexico in text and in photographs. Titles of movies and the actors are given who used Shakespeare as a set. The local entertainment from re-enactors of outlaws, military troops, and dance troops are given their credits. A very nice publicity book for the family-owned ghost town. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher , 1937 Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher, New York. 1937. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Signed by the author on the half title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O bookplate on the front pastedown. There are a series of brown spotted lines that randomly occur throughout the book due to either a paper defect or a roller defect when the book was published- not foxing. Book Condition: Near Fine; light suntoning to the spine; . DJ: Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($1.25); chipping and missing small pieces at head, tail, and tips; suntoning to spine; wear to spine shoulders and flap folds. Cream endpapers. Tinted textblock top. Deckled fore edges. Clean internals; Internal hinges are sound and not split. 149 pp 12mo. This book is a novel set in New Mexico in the late 19th century concerning the clash between rich ranchers, whose cattle run freely on government-owned land that has the prairie or a "sea of grass" to use, and the homesteaders or… Leer más

Lordsburg, NM: Shakespeare Ghost Town, 1998 Shakespeare Ghost Town, Lordsburg, NM. 1998. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 3rd Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: New. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in saddle staples; text is secure in binding. 51 pp (plus errata sheet at rear) 8vo. The author came to Shakespeare with her husband Frank in 1935, operating the land as a cattle ranch with the buildings of Shakespeare used for ranching purposes. From that time on, the Mercantile Building was their home and as time allowed, Rita began to collect more and more of the history of Shakespeare from locals and people who lived there in its heyday when the mines were working and producing and there was a railroad spur to the town. This book covers the history of the Ralston City/Shakespeare, its former residents, its history, the outlaws, the famous people, the events, and the eventual demise into a ghost town. A clean very presentable copy.

Lordsburg, NM: Shakespeare Ghost Town, 2003 Shakespeare Ghost Town, Lordsburg, NM. 2003. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Edition/Printing not stated. Signed by the author on the title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: New. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in saddle staples; text is secure in binding. 35 pp 8vo. This is a book of stories and recipes from the old time westerners who lived during those wild days when liquor was illegal. The author has recorded these stories from the stories told by her father, mother and other old-timers who ran or knew of others who did run stills and sold bootleg liquor during the prohibition days and earlier and later times as well. A clean pristine copy.

Tatum, NM: Self-Published by the Author, 1975 Self-Published by the Author, Tatum, NM. 1975. Hardcover. First Edition. Inscribed by the author on the FFFP. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; two small splash stains on fore edge; slight suntoning to spine. No DJ. Blue buckram boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 96 pp 8vo. Berdie (this is the correct spelling, as per grave site; the book has it misspelled as Birdie) was born in 1905 and farm in West Texas and in 1908 moved with the family to a homestead in Tatum, NM where thy ranched and he married in 1930, raised a family and stayed there the rest of his life. Along the way he picked up the skill of writing and this book of poetry, verse, and song are recollections of the life, the people, the country, his God, and a life well lived. A clean very presentable copy.

Santa Fe, NM: Schifani Brothers Printing Company, 1987 Schifani Brothers Printing Company, Santa Fe, NM. 1987. Softcover/Trade Wraps. 4th Edition (book lists 1947, revised 1968, 1978, and brought up to date 1987). Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; slight tip, head, spine and tail wear; small moisture mark at tail of rear wrap. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in saddle staples; text is secure in binding. 65 pp 12mo. In 1850 New Mexico was assigned its first bishop and the decision was made to Santa Fe the See City and its only parish church (founded in 1610) became the Cathedral Church. This book covers the history of the Cathedral Church through four well defined periods and several church buildings. Full of photographs, history, and biographies of all the archbishops. A clean very presentable copy.

Las Cruces, NM: Self-Published by the Author, 1971 Self-Published by the Author, Las Cruces, NM. 1971. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in saddle staples; text is secure in binding. Non-paginated 8vo. The author of this book was an Army General during and after WWII. The book is a compilation of historical data secured from official documents, notes, maps, and writings of others. This book is not designed to produce an new information but to only put into one place all the available information about Fort Selden that the author can acquire. A clean very presentable copy.

Athens, OH: Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, 1993 Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, Athens, OH. 1993. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name on the FFFP. Book Condition: Very Good+; light bumping to front tip area; scant edge wear. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. Maps as endpapers. 287 pp 8vo. This book is about one of the West's greatest unsolved mysteries. Arthur Manby came from England to NM in 1883 and set his sights of empire on a Spanish land grant near Taos which through scheming, bribing, and stealing managed to acquire in 1913. As Manby disintegrated in to mental illness, he formed a secret society to help reacquire "his" land through terrorizing nearby towns and villages. His illness forced him to turn inward and he barricaded his home from the outside world only to apparently be killed in it in 1929. The identity… Leer más

Albuquerque, NM: Calvin Horn Publisher, 1971 Calvin Horn Publisher, Albuquerque, NM. 1971. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($7.50); light suntanning to spine; light wear to head, tail, and tips. Brick red cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Maps as endpapers. 269 pp 8vo. This book focuses on the careers of two figures in NM history, William Raymond Morley and his wife Ada. After college Raymond becomes the manager and executive officer of the Maxwell Lang Grant Company and inherits its problems along with a fight with the Santa Fe Ring and Thomas Catron who wants the land as part of the land for himself. The Colfax County War was the result with the Governor Axtell being removed and replaced with Lew Wallace. Morley leaves after 5 years of fighting and joins the ATSF surveying railroad routes in Colorado, Mexico, and New Mexico but is… Leer más

Roswell, NM: First National Bank, 1981 First National Bank, Roswell, NM. 1981. Hardcover. Stated 3rd Printing of the 1937 original. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ as issued. Brown cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on spine and front board. 47 pp 12mo. "This is the best account of ranching along the Pecos I have encountered in years of reading in the field. Jim Hinkle has told me more in a few pages than others in whole windy volumes. He swings a neat tight loop of words. throw the big books away. This little one tops them all". A clean pristine copy.

Albuquerque, NM: Sunwest Bank of Albuquerque, 1996 Sunwest Bank of Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM. 1996. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Laid in is a letter from the President of Sunwest Bank, Robert M. Goodman, for this presentation copy. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; slight sunfading to spine. Red cloth boards and spine with bright silver lettering on spine. 286 pp 8vo. This book is the history of Albuquerque National Bank from its formation in 1924 through its creation of a mulitbank holding company, First New Mexico Bankshare Corporation and it's name change to Sunwest Bank. It ends with the acquisition of Sunwest by Boatman's Bancshares in 1992. This book also paints a clear picture of the important role that people have played in the growth of Sunwest Bank or Albuquerque National Bank in its earlier days. An estimated fifteen thousand people have been employees of the bank during the period of time covered by this book. the all played an… Leer más

White Plains, NY: Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company, 1983 Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company, White Plains, NY. 1983. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; bumping to upper tips; foxing to textblock top and fore edge. No DJ. Red paper over boards and spine with white lettering on the spine and front board; photo of Administration Building on front board. Pictorial endpapers. 753 pp 8vo. This is the first update to the Alumni Directory since 1978 and contains the names and biographical information on over 28,0000 former students of NMSU. A clean presentable copy.

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1987 University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM. 1987. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; light rubbing to panels; light superficial scratching to panels. Rust colored cloth boards and spine with bright white lettering on the spine. 120 pp 8vo. This book is a lavishly illustrated account of the site- its history, excavation, preservation, and significance in relation to the Anasazi world of Chaco, Mesa Verde, and Salmon Ruins. Earl Morris excavated and made archaeological interpretations and the Listers provide a understanding and appreciation of the site and the Anasazi. A clean pristine copy.

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1987 University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM. 1987. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. Rust colored cloth boards and spine with bright white lettering on the spine. 120 pp 8vo. This book is a lavishly illustrated account of the site- its history, excavation, preservation, and significance in relation to the Anasazi world of Chaco, Mesa Verde, and Salmon Ruins. Earl Morris excavated and made archaeological interpretations and the Listers provide a understanding and appreciation of the site and the Anasazi. A clean pristine copy.