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WHAT BECOMES YOU (Signed). Lincoln: U of Nebr, 2007. First Edition. Book. Cloth & boards. 296pp. Signed & dated by Aaron Raz. Aaron "began life as a girl named Sarah and twenty-nine years later began life as a gay man." Hilda "observes the process as both an 'astonished' parent and as a professor who has studied gender issues." Fine, like new in dj. (#5020005) $24.30
1954. Linn, G. T. PHOTOGRAPHS OF LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. G. T. Linn, Lookout Mountain, Tenn., circa 1910, 1910. Photographic Image. Professional photo album. Nine (9) sepia photos 3 1/2" x 5 3/4". Album size 5 3/4" x 8". Gilt wearing from cover, else fine condition. Contents page lists, all present: Lookout Mountain from Chattanooga, Moccasin Bend and Lookout Mountain Battlefield, Umbrella Rock, Above the Clouds, View from Battery Point, Point Lookout, Lookout Incline, Sunset Rocks, Peace Monument. Imprint of "G. T. Linn Lookout Mountain, Tenn." There is brief information in ink at top of contents. All photos & leave in fine condition with no tears or abrasions. Very scarce. ca 1910 (#5001098) $101.25
1955. Linnman, Paul; Brazil, Doug. THE EXPLODING WHALE And Other Remarkable Stories from the Evening News (Signed). Westwinds, Portland, (2003), 2003. First Thus. Book. Pictorial trade wraps. 224pp. Illust. The author is a Portland TV newsman, & this was one of the most popular stories he ever reported -- about a dead whale on an Oregon beach. This story had legs. Fine. 2003) (#0805087) $9.31
1956. Linnman, Paul; Schafer, Rick. Oregon Golf: The Oregon Coast, Southern Oregon, Portland & Environs, Central Oregon (Signed). Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.: Graphic Arts Center Pub Co, 1999. First Edition. Book. Quarto hardbound. 95pp. Beautifully illustrated with the color photos of fine photographer Rick Schafer, & with several vintage golfing related photos taken in Oregon. Signed by Linnman. Fine, as new in dj. (#5018020) $9.31
1957. Lipman, Peter W., and Mullineaux, Donal R. 1980 ERUPTIONS OF MOUNT ST. HELENS, WASHINGTON, THE. Wash D. C.: USGS, 1982. Book. 2nd printing. Pictorial 4to cloth. 844pp. Illus. Large topographical folding map present inside back cover sleeve. A vast scientific study with charts, graphs, etc.. Short cut at top of spine. Front cover & spine faded, else vg. (#1209097) $24.30
1958. Lisick, Beth. Helping Me Help Myself; One Skeptic, Ten Self-Help Gurus, and a Year on the Brink of the Comfort Zone (Signed). New York: William Morrow & Co, 2008. ARC. Book. Uncorrected Proof. Trade glossy wraps. 264 pp. Signed by Lisick on the title page. "... self-described skeptic Beth Lisick attempts to leave her 'Comfort Zone,' taking a 'stranger in a strange land' approach to the wierd and wonderful world of self-improvement and empowerment to see if she can really change her life." Fine, like new. (#5012040aARC) $5.40
1959. Lively, W. Irven. COLORADO A Legend of the Southwest. Privately Printed, N.p., 1916, 1916. First Edition. Book. Small attractive pictorial cord-tied wraps. Unpag (20pp). Long poem, finely printed on textured paper. Sticker removal abrasion top of front cover, else near fine; lightly soiled. (#0306088) $14.76
1960. Livermore, Robert, and Gressley, Gene M. (Edit.). BOSTONIANS AND BULLION The Journal of Robert Livermore, 1892-1915. U of Nebr., Lincoln, 1968, 1968. First Edition. Book. Cloth. 193pp. Photos. Five maps. Livermore was "educated at Harvard" & MIT & spent 1903 - 1911 in the mines of the Colorado San Juans. He was later associated with mining in Cobalt, Ontario. Livermore describes labor unrest & union warfare in the western mining camps. Back upper cover corner slightly bumped, else fine in dj. Uncommon. (#0408074) $12.79
1961. Llewellyn, Karl N. & E. Adamson Hoebel. THE CHEYENNE WAY Conflict and Case Law in Primitive Jurisprudence. Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A.: Norman, 1953., 1967. Book. 2nd printing of 1941 book. Pictorial cloth. 360pp. Illust. Case Finder. Index. fos/date on ffep. Fine in dj. Scarce. (#9402099) $32.80
1962. Lobsenz, Norman M. & Goldsmith, Cele (Eds.). AMAZING STORIES Fact and Science Fiction (8 issues). NY: Ziff Davis, 1962. First Thus. Book. 8 issues of Amazing Stories: Nov 1962 (poor but complete; back cover 1/2 off at binding); Dec 1963 (slightly chipped cover; vg); Oct 1964 (vg); Nov 1964 (vg); Jan 1965 (vg); Feb 1965 (vg); Mar 1965 (good; small chips to cover); June 1965 (vg). I cannot find four of these issues presently on the "net". (#SHEL434) $16.19
1963. Lockley, Fred. TO OREGON BY OX-TEAM IN '47. Seattle: Shorey's, 1967. Limited Edition. Book. Facsimile reprint ltd to 100 copies. Printed wraps. (16pp). "The story of the coming of the Hunt family to the Oregon country and the experiences of G. W. Hunt in the gold diggings of California in 1849." Vg. (#1307090) $17.51
1964. Lockridge, Ross F. THE OLD FAUNTLEROY HOME (Signed). New Harmony: New Harmony Memorial Commission, 1939. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Gild-stamped decorated cloth. 219pp. Illus. Index. Endpaper maps. Inscribed by author "With agreeable memories of old Shawnee days (signed/dated in 1941)." New Harmony in Indiana was one of the best known utopian experiments. Some edge wear to covers with 1" of board exposed on back cover. Good thus. No dj probably as issued. (#1402088) $20.01
1965. Lockwood, Frank C. THE LIFE OF EDWARD E. AYER. Chicago, 1929., 1929. First Edition. Book. Gilt cloth. 300pp. Illust. t.e.g. Ayer, a collector of antiquities, became first president of the Field Museum in Chicago. His library is housed in the Newberry Library. He served on the U.S. Board of Indian Commissioners. Uncut copy. Fine in original glassine dj. (#9104074c) $25.92
1966. Loeschen, John R. WRESTLING WITH LUTHER An Introduction to the Study of His Thought. St. Louis: Concordia Pub House, 1976. First Edition. Book. Cloth. 195pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index to Scripture passages. Fine, like new in dj. (#THEOSHEL365) $8.86
1967. Logan, Spencer. A NEGRO'S FAITH IN AMERICA. NY: Macmillan, 1946. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Blue cloth. 88pp. fos/date on ffep. Gentle ex-library from a church; ink stamp on title page & date due sheet affixed to rear paste down. Three signatures on back free enpaper. Vg. (#5013063) $10.00
1968. Logia). LOGIA A Journal of Lutheran Theology Volume I, Number 1. Luther Academy, Fort Wayne, 1992, 1992. First Thus. Book. 4to pictorial stiff wraps. 82pp. Contents for this first issue: Herman Sasse, "The Church's Confession" (trans: Matthew Harrison); Erling Teigen, "The Universal Priesthood in the Lutheran Confessions"; Ken Shurb, "The Church: Hospital or Gymnasium?"; Martin Wittenberg (Trans: John Bruss), Church Fellowship and Altar Fellowship in the Light of Church History" (trans: John Bruss); Martin Luther (from the House Postil), Two Sermons on the Holy Supper". Also, Reviews & Logia Forum. From the Introduction: "The editors are united in their belief that the church today needs to recapture the true spirit and nature of historic Lutheranism." Fine, like new condition. This first issue very scarce. (#THEOSHEL170) $20.67
1969. Logue, Larry M. A SERMON IN THE DESERT Belief and Behavior in Early St. George, Utah. Urbana, 1988., 1988. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. 165pp. Illust. Maps. Tables. Bibliography. Index. Reading copy with wavy pages from damp exposure; stained dj. (#0205100) $6.56
1970. Lohbeck, Don. PATRICK J. HURLEY A Biography. Chicago: Henry Regnery, 1956. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. 513pp. Notes. Index. Laid in printed sales slip to original purchaser. Hurley was born in Indian Territory, rode with Will Rogers, & became Sect'y of War under Pres. Hoover & well as major diplomat under FDR. Small bump upper corner of covers, else near fine in slightly chipped dj with some rubbing on backstrip. Uncommon. (#1402089) $15.01
1971. Lohf, Kenneth A., and Sheehy, Eugene P. FRANK NORRIS A Bibliography. Talisman, Los Gatos, 1959, 1959. First Edition. Book. Cloth. 107pp. Portrait. Index. The words of & writings about Norris. "Designed and printed by Robert Greenwood and Newton Baird..." Printed in a small, but unspecified edition. Fine in lightly soiled, slightly edgeworn dj. (#0411085) $27.88
1972. Lomax, John A. COW CAMPS & CATTLE HERDS (Signed). Austin: Encino Press, 1967. Limited/Numbered. Book. Royal 8vo pictorial cloth. 62pp. Illustrated by the publisher, William D. Wittliff. #27 of 750 copies, this exceptional copy with appreciation presentation signed & dated (1967) on limitation page by Wittliff to Darlyne Lowman, wife of noted Texas printer, bookman, & author, Al Lowman. This copy also signed by John A. Lomax, Jr., who wrote the Introduction telling how this unpublished & overlooked manuscript by his father came to print. Chapters on Longhorns, trail to Dodge, cowboy's horse, recreations, vernacular, justice, etc. Fine in original glassine dj. Wittliff #23, cf Reese 73. (#1011088) $162.08
1973. London, Jack. THE CALL OF THE WILD. L. A.: Limited Editions Club, 1960. Limited/Numbered. Book. #878 of 1,500. 4to wool plaid cloth with like slipcase. Gilt-stamped leather label on spine. Signed by illustrator Henry Poor. Printed by Ward Ritchie. Fine. (#1402090) $100.05
1974. London, Jonathan; Ford, Susan. LOON LAKE (Signed by illustrator). S. F.: Chronicle Books, 2002. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Lovely 4to hardbound. Unpag. Signed (signature only) on title page by illustrator Susan Ford. the Afterword has some information on loons. Fine, like new in dj. (#JUV026) $25.00
1975. London, Jonathan. GIVING THANKS (Signed). Cambridge: Candlewick Pr, 2003. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. 4to pictorial hardbound. Unpag. Illustrated by Gregory Manchess. Signed & dated in year of publication by illustrator Manchess. Fine, like new in dj. (#JUV013) $30.00
1976. Long, Benjamin. BACKTRACKING By Foot, Canoe, and Subaru Along the Lewis and Clark Trail (Signed). Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.: Sasquatch, Seattle, 2000, 2000. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Hardcover. 247pp. Illustrated with occasional photo. Signed & dated by Long in year of publication. Fine, like new in dj. (#0805088) $14.18
1977. Long, Haniel. A LETTER TO ST. AUGUSTINE After Re-reading his Confessions. NY, 1950., 1950. First Edition. Book. Small 8vo gilt-stamped cloth. 245pp. The fine Southwestern writer's theological/spiritual reflections on one of the great documents of early Christianity. Fine in slightly soiled dj. (#0205101) $16.40
1978. Long, R. M. "Dick". WICHITA CENTURY A Pictorial History of Wichita, Kansas 1870 - 1970 (Collectors' Edition). Wichita: Wichita Historical Museum Assoc, 1969. Limited/Numbered. Book. Copy #87 of 250 bound in one-quarter leather & elegant silk-like boards. 272pp. Illustrated in color & b/w. Index. Fine in slightly worn slipcase with applied color lithograph of a buffalo herd. Very scarce in this ltd edition. (#1307091) $100.05
1979. Long, V. Earl. RICHMOND 1888 Dawn Of The Electric Street Railway Era. Lady Liberty Press, Richmond, 1988, 1988. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. 4to pictorial wraps. 24pp. Illust. Maps. Bibliography. Fine. Scarce. (#NIC051 - 2) $60.75
1980. Longhway, L. V. TRICKY PENS. 1937: Protection Society & Rand-McNally, 1937. First Edition. Book. Probably 1st (and only?) printing. Silver-stamped cloth larger than usual octavo. 142pp. Printed endpapers. Illustrated with clear & well-done drawings by the author. "Property of (owner)" on title page. A terrific & simply-put expose of how crook forge & change stolen checks, & how to prevent this kind of theft. Chapters: "They Don't Use Guns", "Cash Checks Cautiously!", "Write Checks Carefully!", "Print-Write Your Checks", "Typewrite Your Checks", "Fortify The Danger Line", "Handle Checks Safely!" Published by Protection Society (Okla City) & printed by Rand McNally & Co. Even in an electronic age such is ours, most people still exchange checks, writing or receiving. This remains a superb resource for all of us who do that. Vg condition. Very slight fading along front cover near spine. Very slight edge wear. No dj. Very scarce. (#SHEL612) $157.50
1981. Longstreet, Stephen. SPORTIN' HOUSE A History of the New Orleans Sinners and the Birth of Jazz. L. A.: Sherbourne Press, 1065. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Larger 8vo decorated cloth. 293pp. Illustrated with well done drawings in color & b/w. Fine in near fine dj. (#SHEL716) $12.50
1982. Lonn, George. THE MINE FINDERS. Toronto: Pitt Pub Co, 1966. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Gilt-stamped 4to cloth. 237pp. Illustrated with color & b/w photos. Index. "Enthralling stories of the men who seek the minerals our world must have." Mainly Canadian mining from the Klondike to Copper Cliff, but chapters on mines elsewhere, including Africa. Very well researched. Fine in dj with short edge tears closed. (#1209099) $22.29
1983. Look, Al. SIDELIGHTS ON COLORADO A Glance At Colorado History Without Depth, Details, Or Direction. Denver: Golden Bell, 1967. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Wraps. 300pp. Illus with small vignette drawings. I like the dedication: "To Cecil Walt - A pot wrangler whose camp stew defies analysis or imitation." Very slight wear. Near fine. (#1402091) $17.51
1984. Lopez, Barry (Edit.). Gwartney, Debra (Managing Edit.). HOME GROUND (Signed) Language for an American Landscape (Signed). San Antonio: Trinity, 2006. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. 4to cloth. 449pp. Illustrated with drawings. "Index of Terms." "Index of Names." "The Writers." Signed by both Lopez & Gwartney. The noted editors secured approximately 45 writers, many equally noted, to each write several descriptions & definitions of landscape terms they were familiar with both common & uncommon to the American West. A smidgen of a sample: Jon Krakauer wrote the entry on "cornice", Luis Alberto Urrea on "hondo", Terry Tempest Williams on "natural bridge", Joy Williams on "starved basin", Barbara Kingsolver on "placer deposit", Barry Lopez on "pitch", William Kittredge on "pass", Charles Frazier on "seep", Susan Morrow on "trembling prairie." You get the "drift" (Larry Woiwode wrote that one!). A book to take down from your "shelf" (Donna Seaman wrote that one!). Sure to be a classic of Western literature. Fine, as new in dj. (#SHEL742) $75.00
1985. Lopez, Barry. CROSSING OPEN GROUND. Scribners, NY, 1988, 1988. First Edition. Book. Cloth & boards. 208pp. Essays on nature & other integrated subjects by one of the finest naturalist authors today. Fine in dj. (#0408078) $5.58
1986. Lorain, Douglas. BACPACKING WASHINGTON: From Volcanic Peaks to Rainforest Valleys (Signed). Berkeley: Wilderness Pr, 2007. 2nd Edition. Book. 1st printing of 2nd edition. Pictorial glossy wraps 295pp. Illlus. Index. Maps. Signed & dated by Lorain in year of publication. Laid in promos. Fine. (#5018076) $9.00
1987. Lord, Eliot. COMSTOCK MINING AND MINERS. Berkeley: Howell-North, 1959. Facsimile reprint. Book. 1st printing of fine facsimile reprint edition. Gilt-stamped cloth. 451pp. Illus. Appendix. Index. Fldg map in back pocket. Pictorial endpapers of mining stocks. Originally published in 1883 while Clarence King was director of the USGS. New Intro to this reprint edition by David F. Myrick. There is a tiny, 2 line ink ownership stamp top of front blank prelim page; one line is marked out. Very short cut on edge of ffep repaired. Trace of wear to extremities. Vg+ in slightly soiled dj. (#1408090) $32.52
1988. Lord, Nancy. FISHCAMP: Life on an Alaskan Shore. Island Press - Shearwater, Wash. D.C. & Covelo, 1997, 1997. Book. 2nd printing. Cloth & boards. 261pp. The author has lived for over 20 years near Cook Inlet -- this book includes "natural & cultural history" of the area. Fine, like new in dj. (#0811100) $6.88
1989. Los Angeles Corral. THE WESTERNERS BRAND BOOK Book 14. LA, 1974., 1974. Limited Edition. Book. Ltd to 500 copies. Royal 8vo gilt-stamped cloth. 252pp. Illust. 11 fine articles. Fine in dj, the latter designed by cowboy artist Holling C. Holling. (#9203102) $32.80
1990. Los Angeles Corral. THE WESTERNERS BRAND BOOK Book 6. LA, 1956., 1956. Limited Edition. Book. Ltd to 400 copies. 4to pictorial cloth & 1/4 leather. 163pp. Illust. 15 essays. A distinguished group of writers & westerners. Fine in lightly soiled dj with a bit of yellowing. Herd 2493, 6-guns 2367. (#9203094) $62.33
1991. Los Angeles Corral. THE WESTERNERS BRAND BOOK Book Ten. LA, 1963., 1963. Limited Edition. Book. Ltd to 525 copies. 4to gilt-stamped cloth. 14 fine articles. Fine in slightly soiled dj with a couple of closed tears, 1" - 1 1/2". 6-guns 2370. (#9404108) $32.80
1992. Los Angeles Westerners). THE WESTERNERS BRAND BOOK Los Angeles Corral (Book Nine). L. A.: Los Angeles Westerners, 1961. Limited Edition. Book. Ltd to 550 copies. 4to gilt-pictorial cloth. 267pp. Illus. A variety of essays from noted writers/researchers. Near fine (foxing on fore edge) in vg dj with small closed tear bottom front panel. (#1209100) $32.01
1993. Los Angeles Westerners). THE WESTERNERS BRAND BOOK Los Angeles Corral 1947 (Book One). L. A.: Los Angeles Westerners, 1948. Limited Edition. Book. Ltd to 600 copies. 4to gilt-pictorial cloth & 1/4 simulated leather. 174pp. Illus. Errata. Index. A variety of essays from noted writers/researchers. Fine in dj with chip top of backstrip & chip/flecking to top layer of paper along fold edges & a bit on backstrip. Owner's old tape along top / bottom edges. Not unattractive because of color & design of dj, but obvious. Very scarce. (#1209101) $141.82
1994. Los Angeles Westerners). THE WESTERNERS BRAND BOOK of Los Angeles Corral Book 6. L. A.: Los Angeles Westerners, 1956. Limited Edition. Book. Ltd to 400 copies. 4to gilt-pictorial cloth. 163pp. Illus. Bibliography. Index. A variety of essays from noted writers/researchers. Full page dedication drawing by Clarence Ellsworth. Dust jacket drawing by Edward Borein. Fine in dj with minute loss at couple of corners. Scarce. (#1209102) $40.52
1995. Los Angeles Westerners). THE WESTERNERS BRAND BOOK of Los Angeles Corral Book V. L. A.: Los Angeles Westerners, 1953. Limited Edition. Book. Ltd to 400 copies. 4to gilt-pictorial 1/4 leather & cloth. 180pp. Illus. Bibliography. Index. A variety of essays from noted writers/researchers. Lovely 1/2 page dedication drawing by Don Perceval. Dust jacket drawing by Holling C. Holling. Fine in dj with wrap-around chip top backstrip (2 1/4" long x 3/4" wide). Very scarce, especially in any kind of dj. (#1209103) $60.78
1996. Los Angeles). OLD ATTRACTIVE PLYWOOD NOTEBOOK. LA: n.p., 1940. First Thus. Book. Oblong rawhide tied wooden boards, 9" x 11 3/4", also with rawhide hinges & brass fasteners. Top board is a cross-hatch, basket-woven type pattern with wooden appliqués in color & wood-burned. One says "Los Angeles... Calif." The second is of a person wearing a big sombrero, red cape, & blue pants, sitting asleep on a donkey or burro with a large cactus in front of them. Bound inside are 8 brown leaves (16pp), all blank. A neat southern California souvenir we are guessing from the 1940s. Fine condition! (#1104091) $40.54
1997. Los Angeles). LA REINA Los Angeles in Three Centuries. Security Trust & Savings Bank, L.A., 1929, 1929. First Edition. Book. 1st edition. Tall pictorial stapled wraps. 208pp. Illust. A wealth of information in this item! Overlapping covers slightly chipped & with general wear & a few short splits. Bottom corner of last few pages slightly nibbled. Good reading copy. (#0508077) $5.58
1998. Lovell, Ron. DESCENT INTO MADNESS (Signed). Penman, Gleneden Beach, 2007, 2007. First Edition. Book. Pictorial wraps. 209pp. Signed & dated by Lovell in the year of publication. A Thomas Martindale Mystery by a regionally favorite mystery author. Fine, like new. (#5019014) $15.79
1999. Lovell, Ron. MURDER IN E-flat MAJOR A Thomas Martindale Mystery (Signed). Gleneden Beach OR: Penman, 2010. First Edition. Book. Pictorial wraps. 218pp. Signed by Lovell. A fine series of mysteries set on the Oregon Coast. Fine, like new. (#Pa021) $17.71
2000. Lovell, Ron. SEARCHING FOR MURDER (Signed). Penman Productions, Gleneden Beach (Ore.), 2006, 2006. First Edition. Book. Trade pictorial wraps. 227pp. Signed & dated by Lovell. "A Thomas Martindale Mystery" based in Oregon. Fine, as new. (#5018019) $10.12
2001. Lovell, Ron. MURDER AT YAQUINA HEAD (Signed). Sunstone, Santa Fe, 2002., 2002. First Edition. Book. Trade pictorial wraps. 183pp. Signed & dated by Lovell soon after publication. A Thomas Martindale Mystery set on the Oregon Coast. Fine, like new. (#5001042) $19.04
2002. Lovesick Lake). THE RURAL AND NATIVE HERITAGE COOKBOOK Volume I, "The Gathering" Lovesick Lake Native Women's Assoc., Burleigh Falls (Ontario), 1985, 1985. First Edition. Book. 1st edition. Glossy pictorial spiral bound pictorial wraps. 161pp. Illustrated with drawings. Index. An attractive cookbook out of First Nations culture in Ontario, Canada. Recipes for Big Game, Small Game, Game Birds, Fish, Wild Nuts, Berries, Rice & Edibles, & much more. Fine, as new. (#MOR.4.053) $9.57
2003. Lowe, Gareth W.; Lee, Thomas A., Jr.; Espinosa, Eduardo Martinez. IZAPA: An Introduction to the Ruins and Monuments. New World Archaeological Foundation, BYU, Provo, 1982, 1982. First Edition. Book. Quarto printed wraps. 349pp. Illust. Folding maps. Appendix: "An Izapa Bibliography: 1935 - 1980". References. "... the third in a series ... reporting the results of investigations at the ruins of Izapa in the state of Chiapas, southern Mexico." Number 31 of the Papers of the New World Archaeological Foundation. Near fine. Very scarce. (#5009049) $81.00
2004. Lowenstein, Steven. THE JEWS OF OREGON, 1850-1950 (Signed). Portland: Jewish Historical Society of Oregon, 1987. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. 4to cloth. 236pp. Illus. Appendices. Index. Presentation copy signed & dated by the author in 1988. "The German Jewish Pioneers", "Personal Histories on the Frontier", "Other Jewish Pioneers and Pioneer Communities," etc. Fine in dj with edge tears. (#1412079) $27.51
2005. Lowman, Al. PRINTING ARTS IN TEXAS. Austin: Jenkins, 1981. 2nd Edition. Book. 1st printing of 2nd edition. 4to cloth. 107pp. Illus. Foreword by Stanley Marcus. Originally published in a ltd edition in 1975 by another publisher. A lovely book on fine Texas books, Texas printers, & Texas artists whose works inhabited these fine books. Fine in dj. (#1412080) $59.53
2006. Lowther, Charles C. DODGE CITY, KANSAS (Signed). Phila: Dorrance & Co, 1940. First Edition. Book. Cloth. 213pp. Illus. Presentation copy from the author to his niece, Mrs. Helan Patrick Taube. An overlooked account of the famous Kansas cowtown. Some rubbing on the front cover, else near fine. 6-guns 1368, Herd 1358. (#1104092) $109.46
2007. Loy, Daniel Oscar. POEMS OF THE WHITE CITY. Privately Published, (W. B. Conkey, printer), Chicago, 1893, 1893. First Edition. Book. 1st edition. Oblong gilt-stamped ivory cloth. 104pp. Illustrations on almost every page. Portraits. The author puts into poetry his interpretation of the meaning & events, people & architecture, of the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. His divisions, each with its own extended poem, are "A World's Fair Dream", "What Noted People Say of the Fair", "The Farm Picture", "The Firemen Promoted", "The World's Fair in a Day", "As You Like It, As I Saw It", "The Columbian Guard", "Returning from the Fair", "The Century Plant". A rather intriguing volume. Includes a small portrait of Buffalo Bill, & one of a familiar-looking "Indian Chief." Hinges starting but binding in good, stable, condition. Covers soiled. A very scarce item. (#0508080) $39.37
2008. Lozier, Horace, and Tully, Richard (Intros). SONGS OF THE WESTERN COLLEGES. New York: Hinds & Noble, 1902. First Edition. Book. 4to pictorial cloth - nice bright red, gold, black & white image to two graduates. 202pp. Musical scores of songs representing several dozen college & state universities in the Midwest and West. Front hinge cracked but binding tight. Good. Scarce. (#1011089) $26.34
2009. Lucey, William Leo, S. J.

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