Allen, E. Douglas, et al. Bulletin of The New York Public Library: December 1945. Pp. 895-960. Good paperbound (light cover wear; tips of backstrip torn). ** Among other articles, this issue features Allen's long checklist, "Frederic E. Remington--Author and Illustrator. A List of His Contributions to American Periodicals" from 1886... More
Blue, Wallace. The Mouse-Gray Stallion. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill 1957. 142p, several line ills. by William Moyers. Good hardcover in good color d.j. (front rubbed, back wrinkled). ** Novel for ages 8 to 12--"a story of Montana in the last days of the wild horses." Can be sent outside the U.S. for... More
Bower, B.M. Rim o' the World. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, n.d. (1st pub. 1919 by Little, Brown). 349p + 1 pl. Good hardcover (brown cloth, stamped in black), in poor color d.j. (torn away at bottom). Owner's ink name, 1922. ** Western novel set in Idaho, by the author of... More
Calvert, Patricia. The Snowbird. London: Macmillan 1980. 146p. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** "Following the murder of her parents Willanna faces an uncertain future as she and her younger brother move from Tennessee in 1883 to the Dakota Territory where she trains her first horse." Children's novel. More
Collins, Dabney Otis. Great Western Rides. Denver: Sage Books 1961. 277p, 12 ills. by Nick Eggenhofer and several photos. Good hardcover (front hinge slightly cracked, as often) in good d.j. (faded, soiled). ** Lively accounts of 12 famous rides, with notes on the sources--Marcus Whitman, John Fremont, Butch Cassidy, etc.... More
1928. Collins, Hubert E. Warpath & Cattle Trail. NY: Morrow 1928 [1st ed.]. Fwd. by Hamlin E. Garland. 296p, 10 pls., several smaller ills., endpapers, and tinted d.j. all by Paul Brown. Good hardcover in fair unclipped color d.j. The book spine, back cover, and jacket are stained with what... More
Cunninghame Graham, R.B. The Horses of the Conquest. University of Oklahoma Press 1949. 1st U.S. ed. (1st pub. 1930). xvii, 145p, many ills. in 2 colors (+ 1 full-color plate) by J. Craig Sheppard. Ed. by Robert Moorman Denhardt. Very good hardcover in fair d.j. ** History of the Spanish... More
Denhardt, Robert M. The King Ranch Quarter Horses: And something of the ranch and the men that bred them. University of Oklahoma Press 1995 (1st pub. 1970). 312p, 42 photos. Very good paperbound. ** Definitive history of these legendary horses, the King Ranch breeding program, etc. (Pub. at $24.95). More
Denton, Ivan. The Art of I. Denton. University of Arkansas Press 1988. 97p, many color plates of Denton's wood sculptures, including horses and cowboys. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** With long comments by the artist on each piece. More
Dykes, Jeff. Fifty Great Western Illustrators: A Bibliographic Checklist. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland 1975. xiv, 457p, many ills., 13 color pls. Very good hardcover in d.j. ** This beautifully reproduced reference book lists thousands of published works by and about Joe Beeler, Edward Borein, Will James, Nick Eggenhofer, W.R. Leigh, Frederic... More
Ewers, John C. The Horse in Blackfoot Culture: With Comparative Material from Other Western Tribes. Washington, DC: GPO 1955. 374p, over 50 line ills. and photos. Good paperbound (lower front cover creased; internally very good). ** The original edition of this detailed account of every aspect of Blackfoot Indian use... More
Gallop, Alan. Buffalo Bill's British Wild West. Stroud: Sutton 2001. xi, 275p, many old photos and other ills. + 16p in color. Fine hardcover in fine d.j. ** Full history of Buffalo Bill's British and European tours. More
Gard, Robert E. Midnight: Rodeo Champion. NY: Duell, Sloan & Pearce 1962. 6th ptg. (1st pub. 1951). 157p, several ills. by C.W. Anderson. Very good hardcover in good d.j. ** Children's novel about the champion bucking horse. One of the handful of book that Anderson illustrated for other authors. More
Gard, Robert E. Midnight: Rodeo Champion. NY: Duell, Sloan & Pearce 1951. 1st ed., with Roman numeral I on copyright page. 159p, several ills. by C.W. Anderson. Very good hardcover (lightly faded) in good unclipped d.j. (chipped). Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one page margin. Long affectionate..... More
Grant, William W. A Quarter Century of the Arapahoe Hunt. [Privately printed, 1954.] 43p + tipped-in map. Rebound in red buckram; bookplate removed, so possibly ex-library. Internally fine, with the map intact. ** Anniversary publication of runs, lists of hounds and members, rules, etc., of this coyote-hunting club south of... More
Green, Ben K. Wild Cow Tales. NY: Knopf 1969. Stated first edition. 306p, several ills. by Lorence Bjorklund. Very good hardcover (lightly cocked) in good-plus d.j. (small chips). ** "In thirteen stories full of rope burns and brush scratches the author tells of the days when he made a specialty... More
Haddle, Jan. The Complete Book of the Appaloosa. South Brunswick, NJ: Barnes 1975. 371, many photos. Good hardcover. Although not an ex-library copy, the jacket has been taped on. Endpapers and page fore-edges soiled from use. Content clean overall. A sturdy copy, which will hold up to use. ** Still... More
Hall, Lynn. The Horse Trader. NY: Scribner 1981. 121p. Very good hardcover in good-plus d.j. by Ted Lewin (fore-edges lightly foxed). ** In this bittersweet coming-of-age story, a girl learns some unpleasant truths about some horse people. Children's / young adult novel by a fine writer. More
Haynes, Glenn W. The American Paint Horse. Univesity of Oklahoma Press n.d. (1st pub. 1983). 368p, many photos, 16 pages in color. New paperbound. ** First comprehensive history of this popular American breed. "It is about time that someone presented a sound historical, informational, and colorful book about this breed"--Horse... More
Hutchins, Dan. "Old West" Cowboy Collectibles: Auction Update and Price Guide. Las Vegas, NM: Hutchins 1997. 35p, ca. 40 photos. Very good paperbound (light cover wear). ** Lists the prices of over 650 western items that sold at auction in 1996 (High Noon, Engel, Payne, Old West Show, etc.). Divided... More
Hutchins, Dan and Sebie. Old Cowboy Saddles & Spurs: Identifying the Craftsmen Who Made Them. Marion, IA: Hutchins 1996. 6th annual ed. 240p, many photos and line ills. Very good paperbound (light wear and soil). No. 79 of 1000 copies, signed by both authors. ** Collector's guide, featuring lists of... More
Kjelgaard, Jim, ed. Wild Horse Roundup: A Collection of Stories by Members of Western Writers of America. NY: Dodd, Mead, 1958. 4th ptg. (1st pub. 1957). 275p, many ills. by Paul Brown. Good hardcover (covers lightly dampstained, endpapers slightly stained, ink name); no d.j. ** Fourteen stories about wild horses... More
Krakel, Dean. End of the Trail: The Odyssey of a Statue. University of Oklahoma Press 1973. xvii, 196p, many photos. Very good hardcover (no jacket). ** Monograph on the sculptors James Earle Fraser and his wife Laura Gardin Fraser, focusing on "The End of the Trail," which depicts a slumped... More
Laune, Paul. America's Quarter Horses. Garden City, NY: Doubleday 1973. 558p, many photos and line ills. Good hardcover in good color d.j. (painting by the author). ** "The history, development, use, care, training, showing, racing of the Quarter Horse." Still a useful reference to Quarter Horse families and all uses... More
Lee, Ranger. Thundering Hoofs. NY: Greystone Press 1937. 332p, no ills. Very good hardcover (light shelfsoil); no d.j. Endpapers stained from binding glue; ink mark on front endpaper. ** Western novel about old-time Quarter Horse racing, with a spirited heroine named Laine Easton. More
