The Cox Library: County, State & Local Histories
Tucson, AZ: Americana Unlimited, 1974. Original Wraps. 1974 1st edition. Clean and bright and VG+ in its original pictorial wrappers. Quarto, 158 pgs. More
Tucson, AZ: Americana Unlimited, 1974. Original Wraps. 1974 1st edition. Clean and bright and VG+ in its original pictorial wrappers. Quarto, 158 pgs. More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1927. Decorative Cloth. 1927 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends (barely affecting the lettering). Octavo, 181 pgs. "Heard and Gathered" by Charles J. Finger. Woodcuts by Paul Honore. More
Bandera, Texas: Frontier Times. 1st. Original Wraps. "From Materials Furnished by Colonel Hays and Major John Caperton in California, and from Other Sources". A very sharp copy of this early profile of one of the legendary Texas Ranger Captains, c. 1930. Clean and VG+ in its pale-green wrappers, witrh light..... More
Chicago: The Lakeside Press (R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.). Cloth. The complete run (in 25 volumes) of the 3rd series, the "navy-blue" series, of Lakeside Press's wonderful Americana re-issues. 1953-1977. All 25 volumes clean and Near Fine in their navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-insignia and lettering along each front panel..... More
Chicago: The Lakeside Press (R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.). Cloth. A near-complete offering of the 4th series, in chocolate-brown cloth, of classic Americana re-issues by the formidable Lakeside Press. 22 of the 25 volumes published in the series here offered. All 22 volumes clean and Near Fine, with bright gilt-insignia..... More
Los Angeles: Automobile Publishing Company. Cloth. The 1914-1915 Los Angeles County Automobile Directory. VG- in its blue cloth, with light soiling and spotting at the front panel and tender (but still perfectly sturdy) hinges. Octavo, wonderful local ads (several of them in bright color) thruout. More
Dallas: The Philosophical Society of Texas, 1942. Original Wraps. First Thus. The Philosophical Society of Texas Proceedings, December 5th, 1941. Clean and VG+ in its original green wrappers. Octavo, 67 pgs. More
Chicago: The Lakeside Press (R.R. Donnelley & Sons), 1925. Decorative Cloth. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1925 1st thus, edited by Milo Milton Quaife. VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-rule and design at the front panel and bright gilt-lettering to the spine. 16mo, 239 pgs., top-edge gilt..... More
Smithsonian Institution Press. 1st. Original Wraps. A sharp copy of the catalogue based on the Nov 1978-June 1979 exhibition at the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution. Clean and Near Fine in its white pictorial wrappers, with one very small crease at the lower tip. More
Auburn & Buffalo: Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1854. Decorative Cloth. A well-preserved, very presentable copy of the 1854 1st edition, 1st issue (with pg. 219 misnumbered "119" and with "Stereotyped by Derby and Miller, Auburn" on the copyright page). Original blindstamped publisher's cloth, with bright gilt-titling and device along the..... More
Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1960. 1st. Original Wraps. 1960 1st edition, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. Solid and VG+ in its original wrappers. Octavo, 222 pgs. Signed by Author. More
Chicago: Privately Printed, 1911. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1911 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its pictorial cloth. Octavo, 266 pgs. More
Self-published, 1947. 1st. Original Wraps. Uncommon 1947 tribute to the Hereford cow, which for years has given itself to the American and British palatte. Clean and VG+ in its original stapled wrappers. Octavo, photographs and line drawings thruout. Also includes publisher's printed "Hereford" envelope. More
Austin: University of Texas Press, 1971. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. A very clean copy to boot of the 1969 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with several very small closed tears at the front panel. Octavo, 315 pgs. Signed by..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1934. 1st. Original Wraps. The 1934 Little, Brown Advance copy, in the publisher's pictorial wrappers. Solid, bright and VG, with light chipping at the spine ends and light soiling to the rear panel. 12mo, 304 pgs. More
Austin: Eakin Press, 2001. 1st. Hardcover. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2001 1st edition. Bright and Fine in its laminate boards. Without dustjacket, as issued. Quarto, 92 pgs. "Twenty courageous Westerners who struggled with right and wrong, good..... More
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 2008. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2008 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 347 pgs. Signed by Author. More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. Cloth. A tight, very sharp copy of this early Grosset & Dunlap reprint. Circa 1932. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with mild fading along the spine. 12mo, "A swift shooting tale of cattle country law." More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1927. Cloth. A crisp, very sharp copy of this 1927 Grosset & Dunlap re-issue. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ to Near Fine example of the elusive pictorial dustjacket, with just a bit of wear at the spine crown. 12mo, part of a...... More
Chicago: Loyola University Press, 1964. 1st. Cloth. SIGNED BY AUTHOR CHARLES H. HARRIS, III on the title page. A handsome copy to boot of the 1964 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine, with bright gilt-letttering along the front panel and spine. Octavo, 127 pgs. Signed by Author. More
Richmond, VA: Garrett & Massie, Incorporated, 1965. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1965 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, 438 pgs. Signed by Author. More
Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho Press, 1999. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1999 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 260 pgs. Signed by Author. More
Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1939. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO THE EMINENT HARVARD HISTORIAN DR. FREDERICK MERK on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1939 1st edition. Tight and VG in its dark-green leatherette, with lightly-flecked gilt-lettering along the front..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1939. 1st. Cloth. The 1939 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG (with mild darkening at the gutters) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends and rear panel edges. Octavo, 158 pgs. More
Glendale, CA: The Arthur . Clark Company, 1967. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1967 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine example of the plain brown dustjacket. Octavo, 322 pgs. Vol. X in Arthur..... More