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Circa late 19th and early 20th century.  6 x 3-3/4 inches (15.3 x 9.6 cm), [34]pp. Small notebook, housed in a custom clam-shell box, foil on natural calf label. Original stiff printed wrappers, spine backed with adhesive cloth.

Light wear, an occasional small patch of dampstaining. Contemporary ownership inscription on front wrap. Final leaf, with later manuscript annotations, detached. Highly legible. Very good. Extensive manuscript brand book that contains over 630 marks for cattle and their owners on the ranges of Wyoming and Colorado near the turn of the 20th century. The book was composed and used by Leander E. Blackwell, a cattleman who operated out of Glenrock, Wyoming, for much of the 1890s and early 1900s; following their marriage, he and his wife Lillian settled in Glenrock in 1891, and remained there until moving to the town of Shoshoni, near the Wind River Reservation, in 1905. The final three leaves delineate just over sixty brands for Colorado cattle; the book thus depicts… Leer más

George Wingate entered the Civil War as a private in the New York State Guard. He soon discovered that the militia had very poor shooting skills, and devoted himself to correcting that failing. By the end of the war he had been promoted to Captain, and was recognized as a leading expert on marksmanship training. William Conant Church was the editor of the Army and Navy Journal. After the war he recognized Wingate's expertise and asked him to write a series of articles on marksmanship and rifle training which he published in the Journal.
These articles were immediately widely and highly acclaimed. Church and Wingate decided an organization was needed to facilitate the spread of this knowledge, and together founded The National Rifle Association. The articles from the Army and Navy Journal were collected, and along with additional material were published in 1872 as "Manual for Rifle Practice".
Wingate makes reference following the Preface that this is the Second… Leer más

First Edition. An early mystery by Dunning published originally in paperback and here issued in hardcover for the first time in America in an edition of 200 numbered and signed copies as well as a trade edition. This, however, is one of only two ORIGINAL BLUES COPIES consisting of eight loose prebound gathers, sometimes called a "check copy before publication." It is sent from the printer to the publisher before a book is printed so the publisher has the opportunity to see the layout of the book before it is bound and published. If the publisher is happy with the layout, the printer will print from one of the two blues copy. This is THE PUBLISHER'S COPY from which the book was printed, the other copy belonging to the author. This copy is also SIGNED by the author on the title page. Obviously an extremely scarce state of this book. Fine in a specially made cloth slipcase.

All 75 volumes in the Zane Grey / Walter Black collection, including the final (scarce) 15 titles. Full list of titles here: https://gjim.com/zgwb.html Most volumes 'Very Good', a few volumes with fading/darkening of back-strips (spines), all with clean, tight text. All lacking original glassine wraps. Also, 52 issues of Zane Grey's Western Magazine. Most magazines 'Good' with a few graded as 'Fair'. A few duplicates. $950 for all, books and magazines. Additional photos, information, upon request.