Resultados de búsqueda: Libros de Walnut Valley Books/Books by White

New York, NY: S.L. Parsons and Company, 1911 S.L. Parsons and Company, New York. 1911. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Edition. Inscribed by Cody on the FFFP as both W.F. Cody and Buffalo Bill and by Lillie as G.W. Lillie and Pawnee Bill. Also titled; Thrilling lives of Buffalo Bill, Colonel Wm. F. Cody, Last of the Great Scouts and Pawnee Bill, Major Gordon W. Lillie White Chief of the Pawnees. Book is tight, square, unmarked but for former owner name on the dedication page. Book Condition: Good+; moisture exposure to front board causing slight bleeding of red into the white; light wear to cloth at head, tail, and tips from shelving; damp stain to fore edge near center from pages 201-218. No DJ. Red cloth boards and spine with bright black and white lettering and picture of Cody and Lillie in white on front board. Clean internals. Interior hinges are sound and not split. All illustrations present. 224 pp 8vo. This was signed by Cody and Lillie at a show in St. Louis from 1 October 1911. The book features… Leer más

Macon, MO: Self-Published by Author, 1938 Self-Published by Author, Macon, MO. 1938. Hardcover. First Edition. Inscribed by the author on the FFFP. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a scratched out name on the FFFP. Book Condition: Very Good; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. No DJ. Dark Brown leather boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Embossed borders on boards. Four ribbed spine. Clean internals. Interior hinges are sound and not split. 464 pp tall 8vo. The purpose of this book is to chronicle the events of my life which are closely interwoven with the work of a great benefactor of mankind, Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, the founder of osteopathy. This book is composed or two parts: The first part is written by myself (the author) The second is made up of several chapters contributed by widely known osteopathic physicians who knew Dr. Still personally. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Thomas Whittaker, 1889 Thomas Whittaker, New York. 1889. Hardcover. Probably the 5th printing of the 1884 original. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for name of former owner who received the book as gift on 12/25/1886-gift card is laid in. The book is written in the transliterated English letters of the Dakota language. Book Condition: VG+ maybe Near Fine; from what can be seen under the hand-made Indian book cover. No DJ. Black boards and spine with gilt lettering on spine and embossed cross on the front board. The book has a hand-made bead, dyed porcupine quill, and animal hide book cover that slips over the boards; has stitched leather closure on the front and Millie written on the spine. This is very likely turn of the century genuine Indian work. There is no foxing; the hinges are not split; the boards are not worn; there is no marking on the pages; there is no moisture damage. This book contains in the Dakota language the following subjects; The Christian Year; The Communion… Leer más

London, UK : W.H. Allen & Co. , 1879 W.H. Allen & Co., London, UK. 1879. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; bumping to head and tail; bumping to tips; wear through fabric at bottom tips and for two inches of the board bottom edge from tip; map is present before page 1 but has 5 inch tear near its insertion in the spine. No DJ. Green cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering and decorations on the spine; embossed borders on front and rear boards. Black endpapers. Deckled fore edges and top edge. Gilt textblock top. Many uncut pages along textblock top. Clean internals. Interior hinges are sound and not split. 456 pp 8vo. This book is a political and military history of Afghanistan that was published in London in 1879, shortly after the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80). The author, George Bruce Malleson, was a British army officer and military historian who had served in India and who wrote prolifically on the history of… Leer más

Omaha, NE: National Printing Company, 1904 National Printing Company, Omaha, NE. 1904. Hardcover. First Edition. Signed by the author on a Nebraska National Bank deposit slip on May 5, 1908 (when he was 69 years old) and pasted on the front pastedown. The book is tight, square, sound hinges, and unmarked but has the former owner's name signed (he was W. T. Buchanan who was a pioneer/freighter/Indian trader/furtrader/merchant in Nebraska in Camden and Crete, NE) in pencil on the FFFP with several corrections he made to scattered areas in the text. It is possible this man knew John Collins. Book Condition: VG; light wear to the head, tail, and tips from shelving; bumped tips. No DJ. The author states that he has sketched some of his experiences in the West before the days of the railroad from diary and memory. Topics are ; Incidents of early days west of the Missouri River--two thousand miles in an open boat from Fort Benton to Omaha-reminiscences of the pioneer period of Galena, General… Leer más

Omaha, NE: National Printing Company, 1911 National Printing Company, Omaha, NE. 1911. Hardcover. First Printing. Book is tight, square, sound hinges, and unmarked. This book is a combination of Collins' first book published in 1904 and a second portion published in 1911 after his death using the same green and gilt boards as originally. As with the original, they were privately printed and distributed only to private parties. Book Condition: VG+; very light tip, head, and tail wear. No DJ. Green cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on spine and front board with black drawing of wagon heading to the West. 152 pp in Part I and 151 pp in Part II 8vo. In Part I The author states that he has sketched some of his experiences in the West before the days of the railroad from diary and memory. Topics are ; Incidents of early days west of the Missouri River--two thousand miles in an open boat from Fort Benton to Omaha-reminiscences of the pioneer period of Galena, General Grant's old… Leer más

Omaha, NE: National Printing Company, 1904 National Printing Company, Omaha, NE. 1904. Hardcover. First Edition. Presentation copy; The contents of this book dictated by John S. Collins to Mary G. Keller Stenographer, Collins and Morrision, Omaha (saddle makers) on the FFFP. On the Front Pastedown; Presented to Mary G. Keller by and has affixed a name card of the author. The book is tight, square, sound hinges, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good+; light wear to the head, tail, and tips from shelving; bumped tips, two small stains on front board. No DJ. The author states that he has sketched some of his experiences in the West before the days of the railroad from diary and memory. Topics are ; Incidents of early days west of the Missouri River--two thousand miles in an open boat from Fort Benton to Omaha-reminiscences of the pioneer period of Galena, General Grant's old home; life at Fort Laramie Wyoming where he was post trader; Indian affairs, Sioux Indians; Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse's bones.… Leer más

New York, NY: Black Thumb Press, Inc, 1966 Black Thumb Press, Inc, New York. 1966. Softcover/loose cards in brown kraft envelope. First Edition. Brown Kraft envelope with offset title label. Inside are 17 -3 3/8" x 5 1/2" cards, blank on one side except for: Punctuation Poem by Bici Hendricks and c1966 Black Thumb Press, Inc. New York; Verso consists of assorted punctuation marks slightly offset all over the card ( plus signs, pound signs, quotation marks, equal signs, periods, parentheses marks, dollar signs, exclamation signs, etc. Card Conditions; all are near fine with slight bumping to one corner from the envelope. Envelope Condition: Very Good; paste on title label has light soiling and a splash mark; the envelope has bumped corners and the metal clasp is missing the two closing prongs; blue pencil figures on reverse. OCLC states that there are 20 cards; this set has 17 and I do not know which three are missing. A clean very presentable set of cards from a well-known artist.

Los Angeles, CA : Findlay and Sampson Editions, 1992 Findlay and Sampson Editions, Los Angeles, CA. 1992. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Stated Deluxe Limited Edition. This is #98 of 350 copies. Signed by the author on the half title page. Opposite this is mounted an original B&W print signed and numbered in pencil by the author. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. No DJ. Slipcase: As New in publisher's vinyl wrapping. Quarter-bound in gray leather, gray cloth. Birch bark endpapers. Unpaginated Folio (12 1/4" x 12 3/4") 64 plates are shown, each identified by place and date. The collection is a mixture of nature and industrial urban, all in B&W reproduced on 100 lb. Centura Glossy Book paper. The author provides numerous insights into his processes, composition, and choice of scenery. A clean pristine copy. No International Shipping. Priority mailing will require additional postage.

Boston, MA: Thomas Wittemore, 1844 Thomas Wittemore, Boston, MA. 1844. (c1838) (2) [iv] 162 pp (2). Hardcover. Edition/Printing not stated. Book is tight, square, but does have scattered pencil notations on pages up the 33rd page and a F/O name on the FFFP. Book Condition: Good; torn fabric spine cover; wear to tail, tips, all edges of boards and board surfaces; moisture marks on first two pages and last two pages. No DJ. Brown printed board on front, blank on rear with green fabric spine overlay. String sewn signatures; scant foxing; light page toning in the printed page areas. 162 pp 16mo (6" x 3.5" x .5"). This is a book of lessons and questions designed to exhibit some of the most important doctrines and moral precepts recorded in the Gospels. Frequent references are made to the Scriptures for answers to the questions while other questions have no references given are designed to exercise the mind of the scholar. A clean very presentable copy. 8 copies of the 1838-1863 editions… Leer más

Reynoldsville, OH: Buckeye Aviation Book Company, 1989 Buckeye Aviation Book Company, Reynoldsburg, OH. 1989. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition by Buckeye. Book is signed by Paul W. Tibbets (pilot), Theodore J. Van Kirk (navigator), and Thomas W. Ferebee (bombadier); also inscribed by Tibbets to a buyer on the top of the photo page on 9-21-91. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 316 pp 8vo. This is the story of the man who was solely responsible for the organization, training, and command of the world's first nuclear strike force. On the morning of 6 August 1945 he flew the Enola Gay into the future by dropping the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. A clean presentable copy. Rare to have all three signatures and an inscription.

New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1999 Ballantine Books, New York. 1999. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/Stated Original Limited Edition #0911/1000; First Signed Limited Edition. Signed by the author on the half title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; slight wear at head and tail; bumped lower tips with breaks in leather; tear in leather at front upper gutter; small nick on front board; small lightly scuffed areas on gilt edges; small stain on front endpapers. No DJ. Brown full leather boards and spine with gilt lettering on the spine and front board; moire satin endpapers; banded head and tail; gilt textblock edges. 420 pp 8vo. Palmer, in animated detail, he chronicles his pre-professional life and the subsequent ups and downs of his career and personal life, including his first victories on the tour, his relationship with rival Jack Nicklaus, his friendship with Dwight Eisenhower, the decline of his game in the mid-1960s, his forays into the endorsement arena, his… Leer más

Stillwater, OK: New Forums Press, 1988 New Forums Press, Stillwater, OK. 1988. Hardcover. First Edition (NAP). Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for acquisition date and location by former owner. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Very Good; 4 inch closed tear at gutter on front panel with folding wrinkles of corresponding top section of panel. Brown grained boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on front board. 174 pp 8vo. This book was written to show the lives led and the methods used in living them of real men and women in the Southwest. This a collection of people, places, and events that Pistol Pete experienced and was a part of in Kansas and the Oklahoma Territory. A clean very presentable copy.

Wellington, KS: Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies, 1982 Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies, Wellington, KS. 1982. Hardcover. Reprint of the 1887 original. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to three tips; light shelfwear to head. No DJ. Black cloth boards and spine with antique gold printing on the spine and large gilt Kansas emblem on the front board. Spine states Reproduction by Walsworth. 340 pp of numbered pages (plus many unnumbered pages) of maps. The introductory letter from GOV John Carlin states that is book is a step in preserving Kansas history and the maps and photographs show the state as it once looked to provide a benchmark to measure the history of Kansas. Regarding the original atlas "This massive compilation contains a vast wealth of information on Kansas at the time of publication. Many of the views depict stock ranches, which are also located on the extremely detailed maps. There are many bird's-eye views of towns and… Leer más

New Hope, PA: Enola Gay Remembered / A Paul Tibbets Book, 1998 Enola Gay Remembered / A Paul Tibbets Book, New Hope, PA. 1998. Hardcover. 60th Anniversary Restoration Edition 1945-2005 observing the restoration of the iconic airplane. Signed by Tibbets (pilot) Van Kirk (Navigator), and Morris Jeppson (armorer) on the photo page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($25.00 on the barcode on the front flap); light bumping to head and tail. Black buckram boards and spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 339 pp 8vo. COL Tibbets was solely responsible for the organization, training, and command of the world's first nuclear strike force. On the morning of 6 August 1945, COL Tibbets flew the Enola Gay into the future by dropping the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. This is his life story, from childhood, through his military career, civilian life with a private aviation company, his… Leer más

Sewanee, TN: The University Press at the University of the South, 1907 The University Press at the University of the South, Sewanee, TN. 1907. Hardcover. First Edition. On of 375 copies. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Portrait frontis. Book Condition: VG+; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. No DJ as issued. Gray cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on spine and front board with bars and stars in gilt. 293 pp 8vo. Kirby-Smith was the last surviving general of either army from the Civil War. This book is an edited collection of his letters and correspondence published after his death in 1893. The purpose of the book was to set forth the life of Edmund Kirby-Smith more as a man than as a military leader. A clean very presentable copy.

Boulder, CO: Roberts Reinhart Publishers, 1995 Roberts Reinhart Publishers, Boulder, CO. 1995. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Flat signed by both authors on the title page. Stated Special Edition Catalog in honor of the loyal donors who played a significant role in bringing the Prehistoric Journey exhibition to fruition. Includes a list of the donors. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; bumped upper tips; slight bottom edge shelfwear. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($39.95); light edge bumps; light rubbing to panels. Black cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Decorative endpapers. 144 pp 4to. This book is an engaging and thoroughly readable book that introduces readers to the wonders of the prehistoric world through an accessible test, and strong, colorful photographs of world-class fossils. Arranged chronologically, the book describes the history of life on earth from the beginning of life in the seas, to the age of dinosaurs,… Leer más

Pawhuska, OK: Osage County Historical Society, 1978 Osage County Historical Society, Pawhuska, OK. 1978. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light bumping to head, tail, and upper tips; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. No DJ. Maroon leatherette boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board with society emblem in gilt. Pictorial endpapers. 567 pp 4to. The book is divided up into sections; History Book Committees, The Families (Memories and Flashbacks in alphabetical order), The Osage, Osage County, Post Offices, Trains, Towns, Schools, Family Record, and Memorials/Tributes. Full of B&W photographs and written histories of families, places, and events. A clean very presentable copy.

Fort Worth, TX: Texas Christian University Press, 1950 Texas Christian University Press, Fort Worth, TX. 1950. Hardcover. Stated First Printing. Inscribed by the author on the FFFP. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. No DJ. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Pictorial endpapers. 272 pp 8vo. Published on the sixty-fifth anniversary of Lucas Charles Brite's arrival beyond the Big Bend at Capote Mountain following a six-hundred-mile cattle drive from Central Texas. The Brite's established the Bar-Cross Ranch in 1885 at the foot of Capote Mountain in Presidio County Texas. This book is a story of the Brites, their lives, and of the cattle industry in the early days of Texas. A clean very presentable copy.

Exira, IA: Self-Published by Author, 1900 Self-Published by Author, Exira, IA. 1900. Hardcover. First Edition. Rebound Boards. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but scattered pencil notations in margins. Book Condition: Very Good; light rubbing to boards; moisture mark on the outer third portion of the first quarter of the book; no warped or stuck pages; during the rebinding pages 5-12 were not bound in (one signature) and are laid in the front of the book. No DJ. Green buckram boards and spine with silver lettering on the spine. 479 pp 4to. Brief mention of the Hamlins is found in various genealogical and historical works. It is believed that no extensive work of the family history has ever been published but for this one. The author traces the name through France and England with the Anglicized form of the name Hamlin most approved. The earliest Hamlin was Capt, Giles Hamlin, a mariner (sea captain) born in England in 1622 and arrived in America in 1655 residing in Hartford and them Middletown,… Leer más