J marvin hunter compiler (9 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Very good condition softcover copy of the first reprint edition by the University of Texas, 1985. This copy has a good bit of underlining and marginal notes. Solid copy.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Very good condition hardcover copy of the first reprint edition by the University of Texas, 1985. The dustjacket is worn from hours of reading/handling.

Soft cover. Condizione: New. No Jacket. 5th Edition. New, softcover copy, 2006, 5th edition. In stock.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. University of Texas Press, 1985. Hard cover, reprint of 1925 edition. VG condition in VG dust jacket; a nice clean copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. ORIGINAL 1925 EDITION; hardcover; shelfwear w/ head and tail of spine and corners bumped and slight fraying/splitting of cloth covers at corners; hinges a bit shaken; approx. 1 inch tear on fore-edge of title page; a couple of light spots on fore-edge; light browning of edges; o/w contents in good condition. This is a heavy volume; extra shipping may be required for priority mail or international orders. Book.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition. 8vo Pictorial Wrappers. Condition: Modest chipping to edges of fragile wrappers, else very good. paper browned, somewhat brittle but appears unread, VG: 124pp. "Hunter has selected some of the best Indian captivities on the Texas frontier: Cynthia Ann Parker, Herman Lehman, Dot Babb, Frank Buckelew, Ole Nystel, Clinton & Jefferson Smith, Mrs. Horn & Mrs. Harris, Jack Hardy, Mrs. Wilson, Malinda Caudle, Anna Metzger, Matilda Lockhart, and others.".…

[TEXAS] [CATTLE INDUSTRY]. Second edition revised. [1924]. Second edition revised. Dark blue cloth stamped in gilt, xvi, 1044p. Frontis (portrait). Photos, ports., two volumes in one. "Published under the direction of George W. Saunders, President of the Old Trail Drivers Association." "These are the chronicles of the trail drivers of Texas . those rugged men and, sometimes, women who drove cattle and horses up the trails from Texas to northern markets in the late 1800s. Gleaned from members of the Old Time Trail Drivers' Association, these hundreds of real-life stories . some humorous, some chilling, some rambling, all interesting . form an invaluable cornerstone to the literature, history, and folklore of Texas and the West." This edition is preferred by many collectors and scholars because it combines all the accounts found in the original Volumes 1 and 2, and the first revised issue of Volume 1. This edition also contains 9 additional accounts not found in any earlier editions. ".Perhaps the most important single contribution to the history of cattle driving on the Western trails."---Ramon Adams. "This compilation is the essential starting point for any study of Texas trail driving days."---John H. Jenkins. "Absolutely the best source there is on the cattle trail."---Walter Prescott Webb. "This vast compilation of original accounts by old trail drivers is one of the best cattle books and the largest collection of first hand narratives of the range cattle industry."---Bill Reese. An important work. Very slight bump to upper fore corner, else a fine, bright, tight copy. The scarce dust jacket has external, clear tape reinforcement to spine ends, else fine and bright. A Merrill Aristocrat.…

[TEXAS] [CATTLE INDUSTRY]. Second edition revised. [1924]. Second edition revised. Dark blue cloth stamped in gilt, xvi, 1044p. Frontis (portrait). Photos, ports., two volumes in one. "Published under the direction of George W. Saunders, President of the Old Trail Drivers Association." "These are the chronicles of the trail drivers of Texas . those rugged men and, sometimes, women who drove cattle and horses up the trails from Texas to northern markets in the late 1800s. Gleaned from members of the Old Time Trail Drivers' Association, these hundreds of real-life stories . some humorous, some chilling, some rambling, all interesting . form an invaluable cornerstone to the literature, history, and folklore of Texas and the West." This edition is preferred by many collectors and scholars because it combines all the accounts found in the original Volumes 1 and 2, and the first revised issue of Volume 1. This edition also contains 9 additional accounts not found in any earlier editions. ".Perhaps the most important single contribution to the history of cattle driving on the Western trails."---Ramon Adams. "This compilation is the essential starting point for any study of Texas trail driving days."---John H. Jenkins. "Absolutely the best source there is on the cattle trail."---Walter Prescott Webb. "This vast compilation of original accounts by old trail drivers is one of the best cattle books and the largest collection of first hand narratives of the range cattle industry."---Bill Reese. An important work. A fine bright, tight unread copy in a fine, bright fresh copy of the scarce dust jacket with light wear to the top front corner. A Merrill Aristocrat. An exceptional copy.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very fine. Near Fine. 2nd Edition. Second edition, revised. Thick octavo. 2 volumes in one. Pp. xvi, 1044. Frontis, numerous portraits. Publisher's gilt-lettered dark blue cloth. Bookplate. A very fine copy with the extremely elusive pictorial dust jacket (foot of jacket spine shows two small chips with equally small stains from tape (removed), otherwise fine. With the bookplate of well-known Western Americana collector, R. F. McGraw. "This vast compilation of original accounts by old trail drivers is one of the best cattle books, and the largest collection of first hand narratives of the range cattle industry . the Nashville editions contain material not in the . original volumes . the first editions are very crudely produced. The Nashville editions, on the other hand, are on good paper and well-bound . an essential foundation book for any range library" (Reese). [Adams, Herd: 1103; Adams, Six-Guns: 1084; Dobie: p.108; Dykes, Kid: 77, 93, 98; Graff: 2020; Howes I: H-816; Howes II: H-803; Jenkins, Basic Texas Books: 99; Reese, Six Score: 61]. Book.…