Fredric r young (24 risultati)

Hard cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Dustacket. Third Printing. Tells the story of 100th anniversary of Dodge City's founding. With more than 400 photographs, illustrated history documents. The town of Dodge City can trace its origins to 1871, when rancher Henry J. Sitler built a sod house west of Fort Dodge to oversee his cattle operations in the region, conveniently located near the Santa Fe Trail and Arkansas River, and Sitler's house quickly became a stopping point for travelers. Others saw the commercial potential of the region with the Santa Fe Railroad rapidly approaching from the east. In 1872, Dodge City was staked out on the 100th meridian and the legal western boundary of the Fort Dodge reservation. The town site was platted and George M. Hoover established the first bar in a tent to serve thirsty soldiers from Fort Dodge. The railroad arrived in September to find a town ready and waiting for business. The early settlers in Dodge City traded in buffalo bones and hides and provided a civilian community for Fort Dodge. However, with the arrival of the railroad, Dodge City soon became involved in the cattle trade.The "Dodge City Peace Commission" on June 10, 1883. From left to right, standing: William H. Harris, Luke Short, Bat Masterson, William F. Petillon; seated: Charlie Bassett, Wyatt Earp, Michael Francis "Frank" McLean, Cornelius "Neil" Brown.The idea of driving Texas Longhorn cattle from Texas to railheads in Kansas originated in the late 1850s, but was cut short by the Civil War. In 1866, the first Texas cattle started arriving in Baxter Springs in southeastern Kansas by way of the Shawnee Trail. However, Texas Longhorn cattle carried a tick that spread Texas cattle fever, among other breeds of cattle. Alarmed Kansas farmers persuaded the Kansas State Legislature to establish a quarantine line in central Kansas. The quarantine prohibited Texas Longhorns from the heavily settled, eastern portion of the state.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Boot Hill Museum, Dodge City, KS. 2001. Hardcover. Stated 4th Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ as issued. Grained maroon cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Pictorial endpapers. 202 pp 4to. In hundreds of B&W photographs, text, and old advertising, the author tells the story of Dodge City from its connection to Coronado's travels, Santa Fe Trail connection, Santa Fe Railroad connection, buffalo days, Fort Dodge and Fort Atkinson, and finally as a city in 1872. From that point the book covers the cowtown connection and it wild days up through its development and growth ending with the TV reputation it gained from the Gunsmoke series. A clean very presentable copy. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Used - Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. 4th Printing. Gilt titles on pebbled deep brown leatherette.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. 2nd Edition. Regional. 4to. 2nd printing, 1985. Nice copy issued in brown cloth with gilt titles. No dust jacket, as issued. 202 pages with many period b/w photographs and illustrated endpapers. A tight, clean copy. Selling quality books for over 35 years.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Dodge City Up Through A Century in Story and Pictures by Fredric R. Young. Hardcover 4th printing published in 2001 by Boot Hill Museum, Inc.

Cloth - Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. First Edition. 202 pages. Birds-eye map end leaves. Inscribed by legendary Topeka, Kansas bookseller, Paul Lundgren. Volume shows a little spine lean and light foxing on edges. Dust jacket shows moisture stains over spine and part of top covers. Jacket shows small tears and general light wear. Dust jacket is now protected in a clear mylar sleeve.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Near Fine. 1st Edition. A real nice clean unmarked 202 page first edition hardcover. Dust jacket has a little edge wear and still very nice. Has more than 400 black & white historical photographs to accompany text covering Dodge City's time period of 1872 to 1972. Size: 11h x 8 3/4w. Book. …

Cloth - Hard Cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. First Edition. Copyright is 1972. 202 pages. Presentation inscription over the map image of the front free end leaf dated Feb. 5, 1974, from Topeka book seller Paul A. Lundgren to a client and long time Kansas history collector. Volume is otherwise Fine. Dust jacket shows a small chip at the lower corner fold over the bottom cover, as well as a couple of slight scuffs. Otherwise, jacket remains bright and clean, and is now in a clear Brodart protective sleeve.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Book in brown boards has minor shelf-wear, tight, bright, and unmarked. Jacket in new mylar cover has modest light staining to front cover, small chip to spine top. Inscribed three times to Reish Kash (or variant) by Mayor William Midler, author Fredric R. Young, and "Ken" House, May 4, 1978.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Large hardback in very good condition with very good condition dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Clean unmarked copy, very nice. Dust jacket has several small holes along spine panel, mild soiling to rear panel.

hardcover. Condizione: New book.Different cover. 4th Printing.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. First Edition. Browning to page edges.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good-. First Edition. Hardcover in jacket with chipping to spine ends of jacket. Signed by Author(s).

Condizione: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (History, Pioneer, Kansas) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hard cover. Condizione: Very good. No dust jacket. Second printing.

H.b. Condizione: Very Good, Near New. 1st Ed. 202 pgs. Bibliography; Index. Extensively illustrated with b&w historic photographs & facsimiles of old maps, posters, advertisements/billboards, etc. with illustrated endpapers. Prior owner's name & address on title pg. else very clean & attractive with little evidence of every being used. Size: 8 3/4" x 11 1/4".…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good-. 1st Edition. 11.3 X 8.8 X 0.5 inches; 220 pp; Foredge a touch toned, very nice book in dust jacket with edge wear and a few chips out of the upper edge, still a nice and attractive book.

Gilt decorated hard cover. Second edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. 202 pps.

4to. [4], 202 pp. 100s of photo illusts., text illusts., maps, maps on endpapers. Brown cloth, gilt lettrng on frnt cvr & spine, NF copy, inscribed by the author on 2nd flyleaf. Second Printing, signed, of this well-illustrated history of the famous town of outlaws and gunfighters, including Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Bat Masterson, Big Nose Kate, and many others.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Flat signed by author on blank preliminary page. Ink name of prior owner on front flyleaf. No other markings, no bookplate. Very good in very good dust jacket with some fading along spine. No jacket chips or tears. 202 pages, plentifully illustrated with photos and document reproductions. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.