Frank root william connelley (41 risultati)

Cloth - Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. No Dust Jacket. Reprint. Facsimile reprint of the 1901 self published first edition. 630 pages, plus folding map. Plain dark blue cloth covers with gold stamped title and date on spine. There are no maker markings found. Volume appears to be circa 1980s or later. Un-used and in Fine condition.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. *May ship at extra cost due to heavy weight.* Facsimile of original edition. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Black decoration of an Indigenous man on spine. Black decorations on front cover show a horse-drawn stagecoach and three people on horseback (two Indigenous men chase after another man who looks like a pioneer, cowboy, or Pony Express rider). 6 1/2" x 9 1/4." 630 pages, complete. Many black-and-white illustrations, complete. One black-and-white map tipped in back shows the Overland Stage Route and other historical routes in the United States such as the Santa Fe Trail. List of Illustrations and Portraits in front. General Index and Roll of Honor in back. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning. Covers are virtually pristine and intact except for a few small marks and slight wear to extremities. Binding is tight. A Fine copy. This book contains a 1950 facsimile of the original 1901 edition that was authored by Frank A. Root, an American newspaper publisher, Pony Express messenger, and agent of the Post-Office Department, and edited by William Elsey Connelly, an American author. This book is about the Overland Stage Route to California; the various stagecoaches, messengers, and pathways involved in transporting mail throughout the Midwest and Western states; and other contemporary events of the time in the nineteenth century. Chapter titles: "The Overland Mail," "The Great American Desert--Home of the Buffalo," "First Daily Overland Mail," "The Overland Stage Line," "The Overland Pony Express," "Building the Pacific Telegraph and Railroads," "Excitement Over the Pike's Peak Gold Discovery," "On the Early History of Colorado," "Denver's Early Eastern Mail," "My First Trip Across the Plains," "The Platte Valley, Fort Kearney, etc.," "The Overland Stage Drivers," "Overland Freighting--New Routes," "Appointed Mail Agent at Latham," "Indian Raids, and Adventures on the Plains," "My Last Trip on the Overland Stage," "Smoky Hill Route--Butterfield's Overland Despatch," "Recollections of Early Atchison," "Sketch of OVerland Stage Proprietor," "Some of the Old Pioneers," "More About the 'Overland,'" Incidents of the 'Overland,'" Marysville and Marshall County--The Oketo Cut-Off," "Miscellaneous Happenings on the 'Overland,'" and "Retrospective.".…

Cloth - Hard Cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Reprint. Facsimile reprint of the 1901 self published first edition. 630 pages, plus folding map. Inked name on blank front free end leaf. Volume is otherwise Fine. Price cut dust jacket shows a dime sized open tear on lower edge over top cover. Jacket shows some creasing at crown and upper corners. Dust jacket is otherwise bright and clean, and is now in a clear Brodart protective sleeve.…

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. First Edition. 630 pages + ad, frontis, illustrations, fold-out map with tears and some edge loss, original pictorial cloth, wear to edges, hinges cracked and binding loose, a good reading or research copy only, a good candidate for repair. Howes 434, Graff 3562, Six-Guns 1897, "The original is very rare and is considered the standard history of the early stage lines. It Has some information on stagecoach robberies, Wild Bill Hickok, and Joseph Slade.". …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Large hardcover. Stamped leatherette over boards, green and metallic red text on cover, black text on spine. Fold out map in front is missing, map in back is present and crisp. Binding tight, square, corners sharp. Pages and text clean, no writing. Previous owner's name and details in green ink on endpapers. Hint of foxing. Light shelf wear and minimal staining to covers and text block. tb/AM. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. minor wear.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1970 First Printing. Fold out map in front and back. Binding tight square, corners sharp. Pages clean, no writing. BC10A-10.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Trade Edition. This is the First Printing of a REPRINT of a 1901 First Edition. Maps still attached to the half title page and back free endpaper, black and white photographs. "This splendid book is our 67th title [of the Rio Grande Press] in a continuing line which we call the Beautiful Rio Grande Classics - basic source books of American history." Ships same or next business day. Tail edge of boards are lightly rubbed; text-block: tail corner soiled soiled, head edge has tiny spots and small stain; corners and end of spine are lightly bumped. Interior is clean and bright. Heavy book, may require extra shipping. No dust jacket, boards protected with a clear cover. Ships same or next business day. ; A Rio Grande Classic; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 645 pages.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Poor. Book is in near-fine condition; pages are clean and binding is tight. Dust jacket is in poor condition with chipping and browning.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Includes dust jacket. dj price-clipped and in mylar sleeve, shows minor wear and tear. pages clean.

hardcover. Condizione: near fine. very good(-). Numerous black & white illustrations, folding map. 630 pages. Thick 8vo, tan pictorial cloth, battered d.w. Columbus: Long, 1950. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. 630pp. Hardcover. Boards rubbed and worn but gilt title and stamped illustrations on front bright. Spine faded. Binding loose. Some foxing, mostly minor. 9" by 22" folded map bound at rear: "Showing Lines of the Great Overland Stage Route, The Santa Fe Trail, Butterfield Overland Despatch, Mormon Route of 1847, and the Leavenworth & Pike's Peak Express." The 2 right folds of map separated from the left 3 folds. …

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book takes readers on a thrilling journey through the history of the American West, specifically focusing on the development of the overland mail service. The author, a former mail messenger himself, vividly recounts the challenges and triumphs of transporting mail across vast, untamed territories, often through treacherous conditions and perilous encounters with Native American tribes. The book delves into the evolution of mail routes, from the early monthly service to the establishment of the first daily mail, and the subsequent introduction of the Pony Express. It explores the crucial role these mail routes played in connecting the East and West, fostering westward expansion, and shaping the cultural and economic landscape of the nation. The authorââ â¢s personal experiences bring to life the struggles and triumphs of the individuals who risked their lives to connect the nation. Through a blend of historical context, personal anecdotes, and insightful observations, this book reveals the dramatic story of how the American mail system bridged the gap between the bustling East and the rapidly developing West, playing a pivotal role in the nationââ â¢s history. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 630 pp., tissued frontis, index, roll of honor, illustrations, photographs, fold-out map. A tight unmarked very good+ copy with minor shelf wear to its edges, corners and to the top and bottom of its spine. Showing evidence of a professionally removed book plate also with the embossed stamp of the Historical Society of Montana on the title page. This book comes from the personal library of Mrs A.J. Davidson (formerly Sallie Davenport) a Montana pioneer women. It was donated by her to the Historical Society of Montana in Helena. Her husband A.J. Davidson was a very prominent Montana businessman in wagons, saddles, furs and hay. Now in a clear protective Mylar cover. This being the classic and standard history of the early stage lines. An important Montana association copy. Six-Guns #1897, Howes #434, Graff #3562. SCARCE.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED by author Frank A. Root with an inscription to his friend A. S. Hughes. Hardcover. Brown cloth with stamped designs in black and gilt. Octavo. Frontis. [xvii] 630pp with numerous illustrations and folding route map. Internal hinges starting but sound. Map separated along a vertical fold. Small historical society ink stamp and blind stamp to copyright page. Howes R434, Six Guns 1897. "The original is very rare and is considered the standard history of the early stage lines. It has some information on stagecoach robberies, Wild Bill Hickock and Joseph Slade." Six Guns. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. 630 pages + ad, frontis, illustrations, fold-out map with tears and some edge loss, original pictorial cloth, interior hinges professionally repaired, minor edge wear. Howes 434, Graff 3562, Six-Guns 1897, "The original is very rare and is considered the standard history of the early stage lines. It Has some information on stagecoach robberies, Wild Bill Hickok, and Joseph Slade.".…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Original deluxe binding. Half tan leather over marbled boards with gilt to spine. Patterned end papers. Octavo. Frontis. [xvii] 630pp with numerous illustrations and folding route map. "The original is very rare and is considered the standard history of the early stage lines. It has some information on stagecoach robberies, Wild Bill Hickock and Joseph Slade." Six Guns 1897. Howes R434, Streeter 3117. Provides a detailed and vivid account of the Overland Stage Company and the Pony Express, offering firsthand anecdotes, frontier sketches, and biographical notices of key figures involved in stage and mail transport across the plains during the mid-19th century. Of particular value for its early documentation of the Butterfield Overland Despatch and Ben Holladay's stage empire, The Overland Stage to California stands as a cornerstone work in the historiography of Western transportation and the opening of the American frontier. A.S. Hughes appears in this book as one of the pioneers in the service of the overland stage line. A handwritten inscription on the title page reads "G. Hughes from A.S. Hughes Xmas 1901" A gift to Gerald Hughes from his brother A. S. Hughes who, interestingly has blacked out a section of the index about himself that reads "is routed out by his father and sent back East to college; later returns to the West and on the plains". Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Original publisher's deluxe binding in half leather and marbled boards and endpapers, with title, authors, and vignette of Indian in gilt on spine, 630 pages, frontis, illustrations, fold-out map, rubbing to cover and edges. Rarely found in the deluxe binding, I believe this is the first copy I've handled. Information on the Overland Mail, Pony Express, Overland Stage Line, Early history of Colorado, Fort Kearny, Indian raids and adventures on the Plains, stage drivers, Butterfield Overland, etc. Howes 434, Graff 3562, Six-Guns 1897, "The original is very rare and is considered the standard history of the early stage lines. It Has some information on stagecoach robberies, Wild Bill Hickok, and Joseph Slade.".…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. First Edition. 630 pages + ad, frontis, illustrations, fold-out map, original pictorial cloth, minor edge wear, signed by the author, Sincerely and truly yours Frank A. Root The author Topeka Kansas 1904. A very nice copy! Information on the Overland Mail, Pony Express, Overland Stage Line, Early history of Colorado, Fort Kearny, Indian raids and adventures on the Plains, stage drivers, Butterfield Overland, etc. Howes 434, Graff 3562, Six-Guns 1897, "The original is very rare and is considered the standard history of the early stage lines. It Has some information on stagecoach robberies, Wild Bill Hickok, and Joseph Slade.".…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. Facsimile Reprint Edition. Tan coated cloth, lettered/illus. in black and gilt. Facsimile reprint of original 1901 edition, 1st thus. Just a hint of rubbing at heel of spine, with former owner's address label and a National Wildlife Federation sticker mounted on front flyleaf, otherwise as issued. xviii,630 pp., illus., rear folding map. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Signed. First Edition. First edition. SIGNED by the author on a slip of paper affixed to the title page. Decorative brown cloth cover shows minor wear and tear, edgewear and rubbing, joints starting. Loose/torn hinges. Pages are lightly tanned with minor foxing/smudges and a few pencil marks in the margins.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Mylar protected. No DJ. Pictorial, decorated brown cloth boards w/ gilt titling on spine and cover that includes graphic. Boards rubbed and worn. Loose binding. Ffep INSCRIBED by AUTHOR. Paste downs cracked along hinges, beps thru fldg map loose at back, feps thru 1/2 Title Pg loose at front, missing portis, Title Pg and Dedication Pg at front, otherwise text block complete and unmarked w/ varying degrees of soiling, tearing throughout. 630 pps, 1/2 Title, b/w photos & illus's, index, roll of honor, fldg map. Quite rare personal narrative regarding the Overland Stage line, primarily the stretch from the Missouri River to Denver, written by an employee and eyewitness to the stories written w/ mtl on stagecoach robberies, Wild Bill Hickok and Joseph Slade. . .Howes R 434aa, Adams Six-Guns 1897, Graff 3562, Dobie p79 p81. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good-VG. Condizione sovraccoperta: N/A. Facsimile Reprint Edition. Light brown cloth, lettered in gilt and black, illus. in black. Mildly rubbed joints, spine extremities rubbed and a bit frayed with 1/4" closed tear at heel of spine, corners rubbed with minor exposure. Foxing to endpapers and text block edges, interior with scattered minor soiling, mostly clean and bright. Mended front hinge. xviii,630 pp., illus., rear folding map (nicely intact). Good or better, not quite VG. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Half-Leather. Condizione: Fair. First Edition. 630 p. with foldout map at back. An authentic history from eye-witnesses of the Pony Express and Overland Stage Coach days. Backstrip on spine is in poor condition, torn with loss. Red boards worn with soiling and loss at extrems. Original binding w/ marbled end-papers. Some smudging to the text at margins, otherwise clean with a tight binding. A reading copy. Howes R434. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. 1st edition. Gilt-stamped, pic cloth. 630pp. Illust. Fldg maps. Privately printed "reminiscences and authentic history of the great overland stage line and pony express from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean." Moderate wear to covers; some wear to gilt on spine; hinges professionally repaired. Near vg. 6-guns 1897, Cowan p541, Howes R434, Paher 1689, Graff 3562.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Brown cloth, very good. First edition. Guns 1897: The original is very rare and is considered the standard history of the early stage lines. It has some information on stagecoach robberies, Will Bill Hickok, and Joseph Slade. Dobie p. 79: A full storehouse. Basic. Howes R434: aa. Graff 3562. Cowan p. 541.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Original light brown pictorial cloth titled in gilt. Xvii, 630pp; tissued frontis, plates, portraits, folding map at rear followed by 1 page ad. Typewritten letter with handwritten additions addressed to Mr. Samuel Kline and signed by Root has been affixed to the front and rear endpage. This letter is dated Jan. 4th, 1902 and mentions several aspects about this book. Hinges cracked, scattered foxing, fraying and splitting to spine ends. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition (NAP). WITH FOLDOUT MAP AT REAR. Thick Quarto (9 in. x 6 in.). Illustrated with photographs, drawings, full-page illustrations, in-text figures. Black and Tan cloth covers, decorated with vignettes: top of front board depicts a graphic of galloping mounted Indians, bows drawn, chasing a mounted pioneer; bottom, an eight-team stage chasing buffalo across the plains. Gilt title superimposed over Indian bow, quiver, drum as well as a U.S. mail bag, pistol, and rifle. Some tearing along front joint; front and rear hinges with meshed mull showing in places, but still holding well -- overall still solidly bound. Frontis photo, tissue-guarded, of both authors.Detailed General Index, to rear as well as a so-called "Roll of Honor" listing the first 500 subscribers of this book. 627 pp. plus List of Subscribers. Large, 20 in. x 8 in., fold-out map (Map ( Roy D. Marsh (1901) Showing Lines of the Great Overland Stage Route, The Santa Fe Trail, Butterfield Overland Despatch, Mormon Route of 1847, and the Leavenworth and Pike's Peak Express" Frank A. Root was the "Messenger-in-Charge of the Express, and Agent of the Post-Office Department to look after the transportation of the mails over the Great Stageline across the Plains and Mountains to California, and late publisher of the Atchison Free Press, Athicson Champion, Waterville Telegraph, Seneca Courier, Holton Express, North Topeka Times, Gunnison (Colo.) Review-Press, and the Topeka Mail..…