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Biblio has a fantastic collection of rare Western fiction books, and you should definitely peruse the Biblio Rare Book Room for some great finds. There are many signed first edition of famous titles, and there are one of a kind author_s notes that are sure to add value to your rare and antique book collection.

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MONROVIA, " THE GEM OF THE FOOTHILLS" CALIFORNIA

MONROVIA, " THE GEM OF THE FOOTHILLS" CALIFORNIA

by Byrum, Thomas President

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  • near fine
  • Paperback
  • first
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Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
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Paperback
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Fairfield, New Jersey
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Monrovia, CA: Press of the Monrovia News. Near Fine. 1915. First Edition. Soft Cover. Clean tan soft pictorial cover with a closing flap for mailing. Ca: 1915. Illustrated with sepia photographs. Text's interior is tight, clean & intact. Of all the lovely suburbs of Los Angeles, none offers such alluring attractions as Monrovia. West, Southern California, Monrovia, Los Angeles; Sepia Photographs; 8vo; 34 pages .
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The Leading Facts of New Mexican History Volumes 1 & 2
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The Leading Facts of New Mexican History Volumes 1 & 2: 1963 Horn Wallace high quality facsimile edition

by Ralph Emerson Twitchell

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  • Hardcover
Condition
New
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Facsimile
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Hardcover
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
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1963 Horn Wallace trade hardcover set of 2 books. High quality facsimile of the 1911 edition. Both volumes sturdily bound in red cloth, gold lettering on spine, blind stamp on front board all fine, clean & square. Bindings tight & straight. Pages clean, unmarked & bright. All illustrations & fold-out maps accounted for. In tight, unread condition.
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The Death of Jim Loney.
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The Death of Jim Loney.

by WELCH, James

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  • Fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
First edition / First printing.
Binding
Hardcover
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Edmonds, Washington
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New York: Harper & Row, 1979. Signed on the title page by James Welch. First edition / First printing. Blue cloth spine, blue paper-covered boards. Very fine in a dust jacket with minor wear, else fine. The jacket is much more attractive than usual for this book. The scarcest of Welch's novels, especially in nice condition.
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Report of The Exploring Expedition To The Rocky Mountains In the Year 1842 and To Oregon and...
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Report of The Exploring Expedition To The Rocky Mountains In the Year 1842 and To Oregon and North California in the Year 1843-'44. House Doc. No. 166. (1845)(1st edition)

by J. C. Fremont (John Charles); Sheffield Oil Company

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Used - Good+
Edition
First
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Hardcover
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Tucson, Arizona
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First House edition of this famous report. 1845. Complete in original binding except for the gigantic map which is available in full size color thick glossy paper professional reproduction ($25 extra if desired). Pagination: 583 pages, 22 plates, 4 maps, all blanks present. Includes fascinating pencil diagram of oil rig on back of map. Oil rig drawing titled "Sheffield Oil Company. Warren(?), Co., Pa." That pencil drawing is the only interior writing or ownership marking anywhere in the book. Condition is a mixed bag. Original half leather marbled boards show heavy wear and looks like they were professionally rehinged in the distant past. Binding is sound. Pages show moderate to heavy toning and foxing. Some plates have weird 'dot' foxing I have never seen elsewhere (see scan). Marbled endpapers. A nice well maintained copy suitable for reading and research with a cool drawing. Howes F372; Wagner-Camp 115:2; Graff 1436. House Doc. No. 166. Feel free to inquire. Please see scans of the book you will… Read More
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Out of the North: A Brief Historical Sketch of the Blackfeet Indian Tribe( with 24 Winold Reiss...
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Out of the North: A Brief Historical Sketch of the Blackfeet Indian Tribe( with 24 Winold Reiss Prints)

by Linderman, Frank B.

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  • Paperback
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Used- Very Good
Binding
Paperback
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Longmont, Colorado
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St. Paul: Great Northern Railroad Co. Undated. Paperback. Used- Very Good condition. Comes with original sleeve. The Booklet and all 24 prints are in very good condition but the sleeve is very worn and has tears and scuffs along all edges. Booklet is in great condition. Comes with 24 color 9 x 12 prints of paintings by Winold Reiss. No markings on the inside of the book or on the color prints. Photos are of the book and prints we have here at Barbed Wire Books.The envelope is printed in red and blue. Envelope title: Blackfeet Indians of Glacier National Park. Scarce. Winold Reiss (1886 - 1953) was a German-born American artist.
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The California Text-Book Containing A Grammar of the Spanish Language in English; of the English...
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The California Text-Book Containing A Grammar of the Spanish Language in English; of the English in Spanish; Conversational Dialogues in Both Languages, and a Full Description of California: Compiled chiefly from the grammar of Don Jose de Urcullu and the United States Surveys

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  • good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Good
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Los Angeles, California
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12 mo. (6 x 4 inches) San Francisco: Marvin & Hitchcock, 1852. First Edition. 2 [v]-viii, 258 pages, original quarter blind tooled red roan, good condition, cloth boards, with wear to lower spine (lower left hinge on front cover split, but holding), gilt title at head of spine, publishers name in gilt at foot of spine, original cloth boards showing evidence of old moisture splash or spill, minor foxing on preliminary and last leaves; contents clean, intact and unaffected. Old library label beneath old inked inscription "Placed in Library because of California history contained in the (the last word is un-readable)" on front pastedown.

A fine unsophisticated example. The Norris catalogue refers to it as "The first text-book published in San Francisco."

An observation attributed to Cowan refers to it as "... the first educational work published in California after American rule." The last 12 pages are titled "Geography, History, and Present Condition of California."

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Souvenir: Los Angeles Fire Department
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Souvenir: Los Angeles Fire Department: Published in the Interest of the Firemen's Relief Fund

by {Los Angeles Fire Department} Crockett & Conklin (Compilers)

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  • good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Good
Edition
Original
Binding
Hardcover
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Los Angeles, California
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Small quarto (11 x 8 1/4 inches) Published in the Interest of the Firemen's Relief Fund, December 1900. 116 pages of half tone black and white photos of early Los Angeles, portraits, and advertisements for Los Angeles businesses of the period.

Descriptive text includes a short history of the Los Angeles Fire Department: "In May, 1875, Engine Company No. 2 was organized."

Good condition: original red cloth binding, showing mild age toning, title on front cover, floral patterned end papers.

Many photos of early Los Angeles fire stations, with horse drawn equipment.

Portraits include: the mayor, the Fire Commissioners back to 1871, Chiefs, Captains, Lieutenants, Engine Drivers, Engineers, Hosemen, and Ladder men.

Advertisements include breweries, hardware supplies, saloons, blacksmiths, and stables among many others.
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Map of Mining Claims Butte and Vicinity Montana (1907)

Map of Mining Claims Butte and Vicinity Montana (1907)

by Harper, Macdonald & Co., J.H. Harper, A.B. Hobart, R.H. Lindsay, Jr., Mineral & Land Attorneys & U.S. Mineral Land Surveyors

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  • Signed
Condition
Used
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FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts
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Map Details:Scale 1"=1,200' (manuscript pencil above printed scale)color lithograph
dimensions: 37 1/2" x 49" sheet size
maroon pocket covers: 8 7/8" x 5 1/8" x 3/4"
condition: professional conservation to reattach lifted paper at original folds. Some paper loss at folds, bright colors with some fading. Paper shows wear from actual use, including pencil notations on map's color key of claimants.
provenance: manuscript inside pocket cover identifying two prior owners, W.B. Brinker (Butte) and C.A. Lemmon, Anaconda, MontanaDescription:
Harper, Macdonald & Co. published maps of Butte, Montana mining claims as early as 1901. This 1907 map edition of Mining Clams Butte and Vicinity Montana is referred to in certain literature as the first edition of its series. The 1907 copyright date of this map and its 1907 publication date therefore identify this map is the first edition of its series. The series was published until at least 1913. The Harper, Macdonald firm… Read More
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Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux Indians. (2nd Canadian edition)(1874)
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Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux Indians. (2nd Canadian edition)(1874)

by Fanny Kelly

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
Second
Binding
Hardcover
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Tucson, Arizona
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1874 second Canadian edition. Hardcover volume recently recased using original boards and spine, original blanks retained. Paginates: blanks, xii, 304, [26], 12 unpaginated plates, blanks. Complete as issued. Pagination differs from US editions for several reasons: there is a preface to the Canadian edition, 26 pages of ads, and text was reset using a fancier broader font, hence the increased number of pages. Text is the same. Overall condition is Very Good: Interior condition of text and plates is mostly spectacular with minimal foxing or evidence of use, binding is sound, old pencil initials of owner on dedication page, minor foxing to frontis. There is old water injury affecting mostly the ads in back (see image) but injury does not affect text or plates. Two leaves of ads are torn and missing about one quarter. Has stamp "U.N.B. Library" (University of New Brunswick?) on top and bottom edges but no other library markings. One of the most well known captivity narratives. See Howes K62; Rader 2153;… Read More
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Riders of the Purple Sage
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Riders of the Purple Sage

by Zane Grey

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  • fair
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Fair
Edition
First edition
Binding
Hardcover
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GAHANNA, Ohio
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Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York, New York, U.S.A., published by arrangement with Harper & Brothers 1912. First Edition. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Douglas Duer, illustrator. 335 pp. plus 4 pages of advertisements at back. Text is clean and unmarked but tanned, typical of the paper used in 1912. Light foxing on front free endpapers and title page. Previous owner's attribution stamped on front pastedown. A Western novel about a Mormon woman defending her ranch and the period conflicts between Mormons and Gentiles near the the southern Utah border as written by a classic American writer.
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Botanical Features of North American Deserts
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Botanical Features of North American Deserts

by MacDougal, Daniel Trembly

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana
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Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institute of Washington, 1908. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY CONTRIBUTOR William Phipps Blake at front end page - "Professor Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill, N.C. with compliments of W.P. Blake (?) Oct. 28, 1908 (Leafs 45)". Phipps contribution starts at p. 45, titled "Geological Sketch of the Region of Tucson, Arizona". Phipps (1826-1910) was the Territorial Geologist of Arizona, a noted mining consultant and educator who started the first school of mines in the Far West in 1864. Professor Joseph Hyde Pratt (1870-1942) was a prominent North Carolina geologist, conservationist, and state and civic leader. Near Fine, bound in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering at spine, 111 pages, illustrated with numerous black and white photographs, 3 fold-out maps, scattered light toning and light rubbing to boards, Pratt's ownership signature front paste down. SCARCE in hardcover, a great geology ASSOCIATION COPY.. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY CONTRIBUTOR. First Edition.… Read More
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Winter Count.
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Winter Count.

by LOPEZ, Barry.

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  • Fine
  • Hardcover
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  • first
Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
First edition / First printing.
Binding
Hardcover
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Edmonds, Washington
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1981. Signed on the half- title page by Barry Lopez. First edition / First printing. Black cloth. About fine in close to fine dust jacket with one small tear. No fading to the spine, which is common with this title. A sharp copy. Distinguished Recognition Award, Friends of American Writers.
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Lonesome Dove
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Lonesome Dove

by Larry McMurtry

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Binding
Hardcover
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Roseburg, Oregon
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First edition, First Printing, Full number line, 1985. Black cloth boards, gilt lettering on spine. Binding tight, slightly concave on top, common in this work. Text very clean and unmarked.DJ is VG, slight wrinkle on spine, and on back. No tears or chipping. DJ is price clipped Lonesome Dove was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1985. Mylar Protected.Extra cost for shipping due to weight.
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Fourteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian...

Fourteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1892-93: Part 2

by J. W. Powell

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Condition
Used - Good+
Binding
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Longmont, Colorado
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Washington Government Printing Office, 1896. Part 2 ONLY (of original two volume set). Good+. Text block is age-toned but clean and complete with all plates. Olive cloth publisher's binding shows shelf and handling wear with abrasion to the embossing as well as edge, corner, and spine wear. All corners bumped and worn. Covers are dented and scratched. Overall, a clean, solid copy with wear to the cover. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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Sheriff Danny Arnold's Pictorial Map of The Old West showing pioneer trails and battles, Indian's...
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Sheriff Danny Arnold's Pictorial Map of The Old West showing pioneer trails and battles, Indian's territories, stagecoach lines, military forts, historical data of the frontier period around 1840.

by [Pictorial Map.] [Old West of the U.S.] Dowie, Fran.

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Scarborough, Maine
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This colorful pictorial map captures the lore of the Old West. The map features prominent pioneer trails such as the Oregon Trail, the Santa Fe Trail and the Pony Express route. Among the many notable events highlighted on the map are the battle of the Alamo, Custer's last stand, Pat Garrett's shooting of Billy the Kid and numerous Indian battles.
The map is framed by portraits of 26 prominent personalities Bat Masterson, Anne [sic] Oakley, Sitting Bull, Judge Roy Bean, Martha Canary ('Calamity Jane'), Doc Holliday, Geronimo and Davy Crockett.
Danny Arnold was a Canadian who toured England with a Wild West Show in the 1960s, taking advantage of the British fascination with as the American "Old West" at the time. Presumably the map was sold as a souvenir to those who attended the shows.
References: No examples noted on OCLC. Not in David Rumsey Map Collection.
Condition: Sheet size: about 25 x 34 ¾." Original fold lines, with some showing wear. Occasional soiling and wrinkling; minor edge… Read More
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