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AMERICA IS WEST An Anthology of Middlewestern Life and Literature. Minn, 1945., 1945. First Edition. Book. Cloth. 677pp. Excellent collection of work: Henry Schoolcraft, Carl Sandburg, Louis Hennepin, Jonathan Carver, & many other historians & writers. Fine in top edge worn, pc dj. Fine in Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0011046) $6.56
1024. Fleharty, Eugene D. WILD ANIMALS AND SETTLERS ON THE GREAT PLAINS. Norman: OU, 1995. First Edition. ISBN: 0806127090. Book. Cloth. 316pp. Illus. "Reference List". Index. "This unique history chronicles reciprocal relations between settlers and the native fauna of Kansas from the end of the Civil War until 1880." Fine, like new in dj. As New in As New dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1104043) $13.51
1025. Fletcher, Alice C., and La Flesche, Francis. THE OMAHA TRIBE. Gov't Printing Office & Bureau of American Ethnology, Wash. D.C., 1911, 1911. First Edition. Book. 4to green, pictorial, gilt-stamped cloth. 672pp. Illustrated, including many b/w plates of Indians, not just of Omaha Tribe. Folding map. Light scuffing near top of spine. Minor wear to extremities. Vg. Scarce. cf Graff 1348. Very Good. Hardcover. (#0511047) $98.42
1026. Fletcher, Richard. THE QUEST FOR EL CID. NY: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1990. First American Edition. ISBN: 9780394574479. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. 217pp. Illus. Bibliography. Index. Genealogies. Small ink stamp vignette on ffep, else fine in dj. Fine in Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#LO1.015) $6.95
1027. Fletcher, Sydney E. THE COWBOY AND HIS HORSE. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1951. First Edition. Book. 4to cloth. 159pp. Beautifully illustrated by Fletcher. Jeff Dykes, in his Fifty Great Western Illustrators, should have made Fletcher #51. Adams assures that G & D published the true 1st edition. Endpaper maps with illust. by Fletcher. Index. Introduction by literary editor & critic, Joseph Henry Jackson. Fine copy in torn & abused, but virtually complete dj. Herd 813. Fine in Fair dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0903050) $10.94
1028. Flohr, Caroline. HEAVEN'S CHILD a mother's sotry of tragedy and the enduring strength of family. Bothell: Book Publishers Network, 2012. First Edition. ISBN: 9781937454364. Book. 1st printing. Pictorial wraps. 137pp. "Heartbreaking and heartwarming." Fine. Fine. Paperback. (#SHEL536) $6.75
1029. Florin, Lambert. ALASKA, THE YUKON AND BRITISH COLUMBIA GHOST TOWNS. Seattle: Superior, 1971. First Thus. Book. 1st printing thus. 4to pictorial wraps. 72pp. Illustrated with the author's b/w photos. 22 towns. Great material! Small black-out of price upper corner of front cover. Near fine. We carry a stock of fine 1st editions of Lambert's hardbound in dj books not specific to states. Please inquire. Near Fine. Paperback. (#1307035) $8.50
1030. Florin, Lambert. ARIZONA GHOST TOWNS. Seattle: Superior, 1971. First Thus. Book. 1st printing thus. 4to pictorial wraps. 80pp. Illustrated with the author's b/w photos. 27 towns. Great material! Small black-out of price upper corner of front cover. Fine. Scarce. We carry a stock of fine 1st editions of Lambert's hardbound in dj books not specific to states. Please inquire. Fine. Paperback. (#1307036) $12.51
1031. Florin, Lambert. BOOT HILL and TALES THE WESTERN TOMBSTONES TELL. Superior, Seattle, 1966 & 1967, 1966. First Edition. Book. Both copies 1st editions. 4to cloth. 192pp & 191pp. Profusely illustrated with b/w photos by the author. The second volume has an index. Two volumes comprising the Historic Graves of the Old West series by the fine ghost town researcher & compiler from Portland, Oregon. Both vol. fine in vg dust jackets with quite minor tears; some rubbing in places, & tiny chip or two. Adams 150 #55 (Tales), 6-guns 738 (Boot Hill). 1966 & 1967 Fine in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0502056) $25.92
1032. Florin, Lambert. CALIFORNIA GHOST TOWNS. Seattle: Superior, 1971. First Thus. Book. 1st printing thus. 4to pictorial wraps. 128pp. Illustrated with the author's b/w photos. 53 towns. Great material! Small black-out of price upper corner of front cover. Fine. We carry a stock of fine 1st editions of Lambert's hardbound in dj books not specific to states. Please inquire. Fine. Paperback. (#1307037) $8.50
1033. Florin, Lambert. COLORADO - UTAH GHOST TOWNS. Seattle: Superior, 1971. First Thus. Book. 1st printing thus. 4to pictorial wraps. 112pp. Illustrated with the author's b/w photos. 46 towns. Great material! Small black-out of price upper corner of front cover. Fine. We carry a stock of fine 1st editions of Lambert's hardbound in dj books not specific to states. Please inquire. Fine. Paperback. (#1307038) $8.50
1034. Florin, Lambert. GHOST TOWN EL DORADO Sixth in the Western Ghost Town Series. Seattle: Superior, 1968. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. 4to cloth. 192pp. Illus. Maps. A volume in a terrific series, perhaps the best, on the old ghost towns. Lambert, with good explanatory text, took some of the most useful photos ever made before the towns fell apart. Fine in dj. Fine in Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1209051) $12.51
1035. Florin, Lambert. GHOST TOWN TRAILS Third in the Western Ghost Town Series. Seattle: Superior, 1963. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. 4to cloth. 192pp. Illus. Maps. A volume in a terrific series, perhaps the best, on the old ghost towns. Lambert, with good explanatory text, took some of the most useful photos ever made before the towns fell apart. Fine in moderately shelf-rubbed dj. Fine in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1209052) $12.51
1036. Florin, Lambert. NEVADA GHOST TOWNS. Seattle: Superior, 1971. First Thus. Book. 1st printing thus. 4to pictorial wraps. 96pp. Illustrated with the author's b/w photos. 38 towns. Great material! Small black-out of price upper corner of front cover. Fine. We carry a stock of fine 1st editions of Lambert's hardbound in dj books not specific to states. Please inquire. Fine. Paperback. (#1307040) $8.50
1037. Florin, Lambert. NEW MEXICO, TEXAS GHOST TOWNS. Seattle: Superior, 1971. First Thus. Book. 1st printing thus. 4to pictorial wraps. 80pp. Illustrated with the author's b/w photos. 25 towns (4 Tex). Great material! Slightly rubbed; near fine. We carry a stock of fine 1st editions of Lambert's hardbound in dj books not specific to states. Please inquire. Near Fine. Paperback. (#1307041) $12.51
1038. Florin, Lambert. OREGON GHOST TOWNS. Seattle: Superior, 1970. First Thus. Book. 1st printing thus. 4to pictorial wraps. 96pp. Illustrated with the author's b/w photos. 40 towns. Great material! Price blacked out upper cover corner. Fine. We carry a stock of fine 1st editions of Lambert's hardbound in dj books not specific to states. Please inquire. Fine. Paperback. (#1307042) $8.50
1039. Fly, Shelby M. THE SAGA OF THE CHOUTEAUS OF OKLAHOMA: French Footprints in the Valley Grand (Signed). Levite of Apache, Apache, 1988, 1988. First Edition. ISBN: 0961863447. Book. Pictorial wraps. 45pp. Illustrated with photos & sketches. Short bibliography. Signed on the title page by Fly, & signed by the famous Oklahoma Cherokee ballerina, Yvonne Chouteau, on the back cover in a lower corner of her portrait. Tiny crease upper corner of front cover; near fine. Very scarce. Near Fine. Paperback. (#0711122) $100.00
1040. Folklore). MIDWEST FOLKLORE Volume III, Number Two. Bloomington: Indiana University, 1953. First Edition. Book. Pictorial wraps. (50pp). Summer, 1953. Owner's address label on top of title page. "Jump Rope Rhymes from Arkansas" (Vance Randolph), "The Role of the Folklore in Post-Biblical Jewish Culture" (Gilbert M. Rubenstein), "Proverbs in the Novels of James Fenimore Cooper" (Warren S. Walker), Book Reviews, Editor's Page. Very slight wear. Essentially fine. Near Fine. Paperback. (#5002048) $12.15
1041. Folsom, Michael M., (ed.). NORTHERN COLUMBIA PLATEAU LANDSCAPES Narrative and Field Guide. Cheney: E. Wash Univ Press, 1984. First Edition. Book. 4to pictorial wraps. 71pp. A few maps & drawings. Information on climate, soil, vegetation, aboriginal peoples, railroads, etc. Near fine, with wrinkle from bindery on lower spine. Near Fine. Paperback. (#1011048) $24.31
1042. Folsom, W. H. C. (E. E. Edwards, Edit.). FIFTY YEARS IN THE NORTHWEST. (St. Paul): Pioneer Press, 1888. First Edition. Book. 1/2 leather & cloth. 763pp. Illustrated with engraved portraits of leading men of Wisconsin & Minnesota. Introduction: Genealogy of the author & autobiographical account of the author. Chapter 1 is his "Going West from Maine to Galena, Dubuque, Prairie du Chien & other travels. A number of biographies of important persons follows. Chapters 2 - 23 are county & township histories & biographies (many!). Counties: Stillwater, St. Croix, Polk, Pierce, Burnett, Washburn, Sawyer, Barron, Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Pine, Kanabec, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Chisago, Washington, Stearns, Anoka, Sherburne, Benton, Morrison, Crow Wing, Aitkin, Carlton, St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Goodhue, Wabasha, & Winona. The Appendix includes "Miscellaneous Incidents, Indian Treaties, etc." Dedication is "To the Old Settlers of Wisconsin and Minnesota." This copy gentle ex-lib with a nice public library book plate on the front paste down & a small reference dept. label. Otherwise 3 minor stamps on the front paste down. No other stamps. No marks, perforations or pockets. No edge stamps. No spine label. Re-backed with a new, silver-stamped (title) spine. Usual wear to other cover corners with exposure of boards. Floral endpapers. Marbled edges. A tight, serviceable, decent looking copy. Vg. Scarce. Howes F228. Very Good. Hardcover. (#1003044) $149.85
1043. Forbes, Allan; Eastman, Ralph M. YANKEE SHIP SAILING CARDS (Three volumes). Boston: State Street Trust Co, 1948. First Edition. Book. 1st printings, 1948, 1949, 1952. Pictorial wraps. 76, 111, 99pp. Illustrated in b/w & dramatic color. Bottom corner of vol 2 is bumped, else fine set. Near Fine. Paperback. (#SHEL775) $30.00
1044. Ford, G. M. BLACK RIVER (Signed). Morrow, NY, 2002, 2002. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth & bds. 308pp. Signed by Ford. Fine, as new. Small crease in rear spine corner of dj. Near Fine in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#5014011) $20.25
1045. Foreman, Carolyn Thomas. OKLAHOMA IMPRINTS A History of Printing in Oklahoma before Statehood. OU, Norman, 1936, 1936. First Edition. Book. Decorated cloth. 499pp. Illust. Index. A key work essential for any serious library on Oklahoma. Fine in dj which is chipped narrowly (under 1/4") at the bottom of the backstrip. Rader 1428. Fine in Good+ dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0711123) $92.50
1046. Foreman, Grant. ADVANCING THE FRONTIER 1830 - 1860. OU, Norman, 1933, 1933. First Edition. Book. Cloth. 363pp. Illust. Bibliography. Index. Maps, including folding maps. One of the all-time outstanding scholarly books dealing with government policy & the placing of Native Americans in Indian Territory. Frontier garrisons (Ft. Gibson, Towson, etc.), Osage Indians, Choctaws, Creeks, Cherokees, Chickasaws, Comanches, etc.. The back cover was scratched (two 3" marks slightly penetrating the cloth at a couple of points), else fine in dj with a few small chips. The dj flaps have been clipped at the corners, but it appears that was done by the publisher. Scarce in the dj. Rader 1429, Dobie p29. Very Good+ in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0711124) $75.00
1047. Foreman, Grant. ADVANCING THE FRONTIER 1830 - 1860. OU, Norman, 1968, 1968. First Edition. Book. 2nd printing. Cloth. 363pp. Illust. Bibliography. Index. Maps, including folding maps. Important & scholarly study of the settlement of Eastern Indians in to Indian Territory. Much material on frontier garrisons. Fine, bright copy in pc dj. Rader 1429, Dobie p29. Fine in Near Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0711125) $45.00
1048. Foreman, Grant. THE LAST TREK OF THE INDIANS. U of Chicago, Chicago, 1946, 1946. First Edition. Book. 2nd impression of 1st edition. Pictorial cloth. 382pp. List of Tribes. Bibliography. Index. fos. There's not much in the way of illustrations, but there are several excellent, detailed folding maps. A scholarly study by the fine historian on the removal of & policies pertaining to several tribes: Ohio, Potawatomi, Miami of Indiana, Sauk, Foxes, Osage, Kaw, Quapaw, Modoc. The author served on the Dawes Commission. Fine in edgeworn dj with large price clip that cuts away some of the flap text. A very scarce book in any early printing. Fine in Good+ dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0711133) $85.00
1049. Foreman, Grant. PIONEER DAYS IN THE EARLY SOUTHWEST. Arthur H. Clark, Cleveland, 1926., 1926. First Edition. Book. Red cloth gilt-stamped on spine. 349pp. Bibliography. Index. Illus. One map inside ((sketch map of Three Forks & Ft. Gibson). Folding map (Routes of Early Explorations & Expeditions). fos (J. B. Murry?) on the ffep dated Mch 8, 1926. One of the truly classic books on the Southwest, with information on the Indian Territory & surrounding region "based primarily on original research of unpublished manuscripts and contemporary newspapers dealing with the period between the Louisiana Purchase and the Mexican War" (Clark): Fort Smith & Fort Gibson, early traders on the Arkansas River, treaties, Sam Houston, Osage Indians, etc.. The folding map has a long tear near a fold, but has been closed with neutral Ph thin archival tape. The back cover is faded in a wide strip near the spine & top edge. Spine lightly faded. A tight copy of a scarce book. Rader 1436, Howes F260, Clark 96. Good+. Hardcover. (#0711131) $225.00
1050. Foreman, Grant. SEQUOYAH (Signed). OU, Norman, 1938, 1938. First Edition. Book. Cloth with paper spine title label. 90pp. Illust. Index. fos on ffep. Presentation inscription to Nell Thomas Wade "From your friends Grant Foreman and Carolyn Thomas Foreman (both Grant & Carolyn signed it), dated in Washington (D. C.) June 10, 1938. A nice, brief biography of the great Cherokee linguist. Very lightly soiled. Near fine. Part of the dj flaps were clipped & laid in. Very scarce signed, especially by both of these great Oklahoma historians. Near Fine. Hardcover. (#0711132) $175.00
1051. Foreman, Grant. THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES. (Association signed). Norman, 1966., 1966. Book. 2nd printing. Cloth. 455pp. Illust. Bibliography. Index. Fldg map. Signed & dated by Montana/Indian Wars historian Dorothy M. Johnson. One of the several classic, scholarly books by Foreman. Fine in pc dj with some typical fading to backstrip. Rader 1432. Fine in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0003049) $29.52
1052. Foreman, Grant. INDIANS AND PIONEERS (Association Book Plate) The Story of the American Southwest Before 1830. OU, Norman, 1967., 1967. Revised Edition. Book. 2nd printing of Revised Edition (originally revised in 1936). Cloth. 300pp. Illust. Bibliography. Index. Folding map. Art bookplate of historian Dan Thrapp and his wife, Margie, on ffep. A classic title in the Civilization of the American Indian Series. Fine in dj. No longer common. Rader 1435 , Howes F259. Fine in Near Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0208057) $39.37
1053. Forestry). Fred B. Trenk & Roy M. Carter. A COMPILATION OF FARM FORESTRY PUBLICATIONS OF THE USDA. Washington, D.C.: U. S. D. A., 1940. Book. 27 pamphlets bound together, both reprints & 1st editions, originally 1910s to 1940s. Various paginations. "Compiled for the County Extension Agents and Teachers of Vocational Agriculture of Wisconsin by the Forest Service USDA In Co-operation with Fred B. Trenk & Roy M. Carter, Extension Foresters, Wisconsin." 13 Farmers Bulletins; 3 leaflets; 8 Misc Pubs; 3 Wisc Pubs. A great resource for study of forest management in relation to farming before & during the Great Depression. Very scarce set, bound with metal brackets. Vg. Very Good. Paperback. (#1402046) $109.25
1054. Forna, Aminatta. THE DEVIL THAT DANCED ON THE WATER A Daughter's Quest. Atlantic Monthly, NY, 2002., 2002. ARC. Book. Advance Proof of American edition. Pict trade wraps. 403pp. A memoir of the author's father, a political prisoner in Sierra Leone. "An obsessive, driven, refreshing book about Africa." Fine, as new. As New. Paperback. (#5013008ARC) $14.18
1055. Forrest, Earle R., and Hill, Edwin B. LONE WAR TRAIL OF APACHE KID Last of the Old Apache Renegades (Signed). Pasadena: Trail's End, 1947. First Edition. Book. 1st printing (not the ltd edition). 143pp. Illus/Photos. Endpaper maps ("Lone War Trail of Apache Kid"). Bibliography. Index. Tipped in page with 21 line, 1956 presentation by Forrest to a Pac NW bookseller relating that in 1903 he (Forrest) first heard & began collecting Apache Kid stories, & later met co-author Hill, & etc.. ALSO LAID IN: 1 page TLS (typed signed letter), also 1956, from Forrest to the same bookseller. In the letter he refers to trapper (?) "Black" Harris, and also California Joe Milner (clan survivors "fought over Joe's few possessions..."). Other references in letter as well. Also laid in 3 printed legal size pps from Natl Archives on Western and Frontier Subjects. Near fine in dj, which has minor, quite small chips/wear at corners & top/bottom of backstrip. A great presentation & a unique copy. 6-guns 748. Fine in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1204052) $450.23
1056. Forstemann (Foerstemann), Karl Eduard. URKUNDENBUCH ZU DER GESCHICHTE DES REICHSTAGES ZU AUGSBURG IM JAHRE 1530; Nach den Originalen und nach gleichzeitigen Handschriften herausgegeben (2 volumes). Hildesheim: Georg Olms, 1966. Facsimile reprint. Book. 1st printing thus, in facsimile, in silver-stamped cloth. German. This work was first published in 1833. Two volumes. 560pp. + 876pp. Index. In 1868, Stuckenberg wrote that, regarding the history "connected immediately with the diet at Augsburg", Foerstemann's "is one of the most valuable books." The two volumes contain "nothing but original authorities referring to the diet..." This set in near fine to fine condition from a private library. The previous owner carefully put his personal library call number's label on the lower spine of both volumes a narrow library / personal name label on the front paste downs. Another owner wrote his name/address/date on the ffep of both volumes. Near Fine. Hardcover. (#MOR.6.077) $145.80
1057. Fossett, Frank. TOURIST GUIDE TO COLORADO IN 1879. Colo Springs: Gold Dirt Press, 2002. First Thus. ISBN: 0971368708. Book. Revised edition. Glossy pictorial wraps. 150pp. Illust. Index. Traces of wear on covers. Vg+. Rather scarce. Very Good+. Paperback. (#0909058) $12.15
1058. Foster - Harris. THE LOOK OF THE OLD WEST. New York: Viking, 1955. First Edition. Book. 4to cloth. 316pp. Nicely illustrated with drawings of various aspects of Western life. Bibliography. Index. A good general study of the West & its trappings. Abrasion to upper ffep. Owner's address label on same. Good in shabby dj. 6-guns 751, Herd 828. Good in Poor dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0909059) $6.08
1059. Foster, Amy (Signed). When Autumn Leaves. New York: Overlook Pr, 2009. First Edition. ISBN: 1590202554. Book. Pictorial wraps. 287 pp. Signed by Foster, the daughter of "award-winning record producer and composer David Foster". The author has her own growing set of credentials as song & fiction writer. "What can one woman do with a little magic on her side?" Fine, like new. As New. Paperback. (#P2030) $7.75
1060. Foster, John & Janet. TO THE WILD COUNTRY. NY, 1975., 1975. Book. Later printing. 4to cloth. 155pp. Illust. Nice reference to several Canadian parks & wilderness areas. Vg. Very Good. Hardcover. (#9502054) $4.95
1061. Foster, Kennedy (Signed). All Roads Lead Me Back to You. New York: Pocket Books, 2009. First Edition. ISBN: 143910204X. Book. Trade pictorial wraps. 344 pp. Signed & dated shortly after publication by Foster. A first novel, set in Washington State, about horses and vaqueros & trying to avoid the Immigration Service. Fine, like new. Well reviewed. As New. Paperback. (#P2037) $11.62
1062. Fowler, Jacob (Elliott Coues, Ed.). THE JOURNAL OF JACOB FOWLER Narrating an Adventure from Arkansas through the Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico, to the Sources of the Rio Grande Del Norte 1821 - 22. Ross & Haines, Minn., 1965, 1965. Limited Edition. Book. Cloth. 183pp. Index. A classic of exploration of the Southwest. "First American traveler over much of the route." (Howes F298). Fine in pc dj. Rader 1458. Fine in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0711428) $30.00
1063. Fox, Philip. ADLER PLANETARIUM AND ASTRONOMICAL MUSEUM -- CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT. Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1935. Book. Lovely pictorial paper over boards. 62pp. Illust. "An Account of the Optical Planetarium and a Brief Guide to the Museum." fos on front paste down, from 1937. Vg copy with minor wear at cover corners. Very Good. Hardcover. (#5013059) $6.88
1064. Foxx, Jeffrey Jay (Margot Blum Schevill, Edit.). THE MAYA TEXTILE TRADITION. NYC: Abrams, 1997. First Edition. ISBN: 0810942917. Book. 1st printing. 4to cloth. 232pp. Lovely illustrations in color & b/w. Lots of text. Notes. Bibliography. Signed by Foxx. "Autographed" sticker on front panel of dj. Fine in dj which has a couple of indentation scratches on front & back panels, which are seen against the light. Very scarce signed. Fine in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#MI004) $150.00
1065. France, L.B. (Bourgeois). MOUNTAIN TRAILS AND PARKS IN COLORADO. Denver, 1887., 1887. First Edition. Book. Gilt-stamped decor cloth. 224pp. Lovely engravings & simple line drawings. Decor endpapers. 1888 ink gift presentation (not author) on first black page. The Frontispiece gives this advice to 19th Century workaholics: "He who idles in the woods one month in the year will be blessed, if he but begin in time, and he who enables his servant so to do is blessed already." A memoir of mountain travel & sport. Copyright date is 1886, but bibliographies identify this as the first edition. Hinges professionally redone. Moderate wear to cover extremities. Vg. Very Good. Hardcover. (#0003050) $62.33
1066. Francis, Dick. NERVE. NY: Harper & Row, 1964. First American Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth & boards. 273pp. There is some rubbing to the back cover on the board next to the upper spine cloth. Thus good + in slightly chipped & moderately worn dj that is not price-clipped. Good+ in Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#SHEL690) $60.00
1067. Franciscans). THE FRIARS MINOR IN THE UNITED STATES With a Brief History of the Orders of St. Francis in General. Privately Printed under authority of the Very Reverend Ministers Provincial of the Friars Minor, Chicago, (1926), 1926. First Edition. Book. 4to decorative & pictorial cloth. 364pp. Illust. Includes short history of the order & of the order in the U.S., Provinces whose histories & memberships are included to some extent: St. Louis, Cincinnati, New York, San Francisco, Pulaski (Wis), Lemont (Ill), Washington D.C.. Also, the Mission Union, & Postal Directory & Telephones of all Franciscan Foundations in the U.S.. The provincial sections includes paragraphs on many, many parishes, including New Mexico & Arizona. This is quite a compendium of information. This copy gently ex-lib (blank label lower spine, stamp lower t-p, Date Due slip & pocket rear e-p) from the St. Francis Seminary, Oregon. Lower cover corners bumped & text block slightly so. Good+. Good+. Hardcover. (#0603056) $39.37
1068. Frank, Bernard. OUR NATIONAL FORESTS. Norman: OU, 1955. First Edition. Book. Decorated cloth. 238pp. Illus. Map. Appendices. Index. Foreword by William O. Douglas. Fine in dj with trace of wear & small chip on bottom of back flap. Fine in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1104045) $15.77
1069. Frank, Larry. NEW KINGDOM OF THE SAINTS Religious Art of New Mexico 1780 - 1907. Santa Fe: Red Crane Books, 1992. First Edition. Book. Gilt-decorated 4to cloth. 319pp. Fabulously illustrated in color & b/w. This volume "traces the development of religious art in northern New Mexico... More than three hundred santos are visually documented.. one-half in color." "An accessible text details the history of santo-making. Profiles of the santeros are provided along with an in-depth investigation of their styles." "This book draws on the resources of seven museums and of private collectors." Fine, as new in dj, but we note a vertical shadow on each paste down, strangely from the archival plastic dj protector. Endpapers a gold & apparently the ink responded to the plastic -- not a major flaw by any means, but needs to be noted. As New in As New dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#SHEL531) $76.95
1070. Franke, Paul.

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