HOLMES ON THE RANGE A Mystery (Signed). St. Martins, NY, 2006, 2006. ARC. Book. Advance Readers' Edition. Brightly colored pictorial wraps. 294pp. Signed & dated by Hockensmith. Hold on to to your double-billed, super-sleuth hats, boys, this Western mystery is a dandy read, written with a sharp wit & a good plot. The author writes a monthly column for Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. His Big Red & Old Red characters (stars of this novel) appear regularly in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. This is his first novel. Fine, as new. Fine. Paperback. (#0511062ARC) $26.24
1449. Hodgson, Barbara. The Tattooed Map (Signed). San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1995. First Edition. ISBN: 0811808173. Book. 1st printing. Cloth & pictorial hardbound. Unpaginated. Signed by Hodgson on the title page. A "rich and captivating first novel" & something of a landmark in pictorial design with its unusual variety of reproduced travel ephemera which illustrate the narrative. "Somewhere in North Africa, a woman traveler awakens with a mysterious mark on her hand, a mark that soon grows into a tattoo." Fine in dj. An unread copy. As New in New dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#5008086) $38.48
1450. Hoebel, E. Adamson. THE CHEYENNES Indians of the Great Plains. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, NY, 1960, 1960. First Edition. ISBN: 0030057809. Book. Pictorial wraps. 103pp. Illust. Bibliography. Creased back cover corner, else vg. Very Good-. Paperback. (#0711176) $6.00
1451. Hoffmann, R. S., and Pattie, D. L. A GUIDE TO MONTANA MAMMALS. U of Montana, Missoula, 1968, 1968. First Edition. Book. 1st edition. 4to pictorial wraps. 133pp. Index. Lots of maps. Lots of drawings of animal skulls. Moderately soiled. Vg. Scarce. Very Good. Paperback. (#0505077) $18.04
1452. HOGAG. Rhinelander, Wisconsin. 13TH ANNIVERSARY HODAG COUNTRY FESTIVAL, July 13, 14, 15, 1990. Rhinelander, 1990, 1990. First Edition. Book. Original edition. Printed & decorated wraps. Unpaginated, but a substantial staple bound booklet. Illustrated with portraits, photos, and many ads of businesses from Rhinelander, Wisconsin, and Northern Wisconsin. Vignettes on each of the musical artists that sang at this year's Hodag Country Festival. Fine. Fine. Paperback. (#5003029) $20.25
1453. Hoig, Stan. DAVID L. PAYNE: The Oklahoma Boomer. Western Heritage, OKC, 1980, 1980. First Edition. Book. Pictorial trade wraps. 272pp. Illustrated with photos. Two maps. Extensive Notes. Bibliography. Index. Fine work by a highly respected historian on the man instrumental in opening Oklahoma to white settlement. Top of spine snagged & re-glued. Crease on bottom cover. Else vg. Good+. Paperback. (#0711177) $25.00
1454. Hoig, Stan. THE HUMOR OF THE AMERICAN COWBOY (Signed). Caldwell: Caxton, 1958. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Pictorial cloth. 193pp. Illustrated by Nick Eggenhofer, including a large dramatic drawing by him supplying the endpapers. Presentation copy inscribed on the h-t page to Mr. and Mrs. ___ ___ ___ by the publisher __ __ Gipson & dated Caldwell, Idaho, Oct 22, 1958, and further inscribed & dated by Hoig five days later. Fine in near fine dj. Very scarce if not rare as inscribed. Fine in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1209069) $150.07
1455. Hoig, Stan. THE PEACE CHIEFS OF THE CHEYENNE. Norman, 1980., 1980. First Edition. ISBN: 0806115734. Book. Cloth. 206pp. Illustrated with vintage photos. Notes. Bibliography. Index. "... the more prominent chiefs are treated individually in a lucid, felicitous style that will appeal..." Fine in dj. Fine in Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#9303065) $12.14
1456. Hoig, Stan. THE WESTERN ODYSSEY OF JOHN SIMPSON SMITH Frontiersman, Trapper, Trader, and Interpreter. Glendale: Arthur H. Clark, 1974. First Edition. ISBN: 0870621076. Book. 1st edition. Cloth. 254pp. Illust. A.H. Clark's "Western Frontiersmen Series" XV. Fine, no dj as issued. o-p. Fine. Hardcover. (#9612067) $29.52
1457. Hoig, Stan. THE WESTERN ODYSSEY OF JOHN SIMPSON SMITH Frontiersman, Trapper, Trader, and Interpreter. Arthur H. Clark, Glendale, 1974., 1974. First Edition. ISBN: 0870621076. Book. 1st edition. Cloth. 254pp. Illust. A.H. Clark's "Western Frontiersmen Series" XV. Fine in original plain brown dj. Fine in Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#SHEL164) $18.23
1458. Holbrook, Stewart H. THE FAR CORNER A Personal View of the Pacific Northwest. NY: Macmillan, 1952. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. 270pp. Index. Endpaper maps. fos on half-title. "History by Holbrook is never dull" (Karno, Chicago Sun-Times). Fine in dj with chip top back panel & short tears & creases. Fine in Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1402066) $14.38
1459. Holden, W. C. ROLLIE BURNS or An Account of the Ranching Industry on the South Plains (Signed). Texas A & M, College Station, 1986, 1986. 2nd Edition. ISBN: 0890962618. Book. 2nd edition. Cloth. 243pp. Short presentation signed by Holden using his name "Curry" in brown ink, & also "W.C. Holden" in black ink. Laid in is a folded printed page, "A Tribute to W. C. Holden" on May 4, 1986, with list of speakers & their presentation titles. An important Texas Panhandle range cattle history & biography. The original manuscript was printed in 1936, & this new edition has a new Introduction by David Murrah of Texas Tech. Information is included on the involvement of J. Evetts Haley in the production of this account. Fine in dj. Very desirable. Herd 1050, Dobie p106. Fine in Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0411061) $82.01
1460. Holgren, Beryl. FRANK BANEY Forty Years A Montana Law Enforcer (Signed). NY: Vantage Press, 1965. Book. Cloth. 190pp. Illus/photos. Inscribed on the ffep to noted Spokane bookman, Jerome Peltier, by "an old friend", Forrest R. Stone, who was Supt. of the Wind River Agency, & further inscribed on the same by Mrs. Frank Baney. One photo in the book is of "Frank Baney at Jimmy Bagle (sic) Cabin, Eureka". Jimmy Boyle has written his name beside the photo. Laid in is also a card with the signatures of Victoria Baney (Frank's wife) & Forrest Stone. Baney, described by his biographer as "all man", served as 1st sheriff of Lincoln Co., Montana, 1910-1947. A great, collectible, association copy. Fine in dj. Very scarce. Not in Adams. Fine in Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1011068) $101.30
1461. Hollander, Zander (Ed.) & Phillips 66. THE FAMILY PRO FOOTBALL HANDBOOK. NY: Associated Features, 1968. First Thus. Book. 1st printing thus. Small pictorial wraps (5 1/4" x 7 1/4"). 31pp. A nifty little booklet with lots of info, sponsored by Phillips 66 Petroleum Company. Contents include: American Football League & National Football League schedules, AFL & NFL histories (one page each), rosters of AFL & NFL teams with team logos (Oakland Raiders, New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos, Boston Patriots, Houston Oilers, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Colts, New Orleans Saints), AFL & NFL records, Family Quiz on football, Officials signals, diagrams of winning plays (two: Green Bay's Flood Right & Oakland's Weakside Sweep), & Curt Gowdy's Tips for Young Players. Back cover show game photo & portraits of Curt Gowdy, Charlie Jones, Jim Simpson, Kyle Rote, Elmer Angsman, & George Ratterman. Front cover corners creased, but definitely a good+ copy. Very, very scarce. Oh, the legendary names of the players of 45 years ago -- a golden age for many boomer fans. Good+. Paperback. (#5014057) $40.50
1462. Holleman, Marybeth. THE HEART OF THE SOUND An Alaskan Paradise Found and Nearly Lost (Signed). Salt Lake City: Univ. of Utah, 2004. First Edition. ISBN: 0874807913. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. 205pp. Illust/photos. Endpaper maps. Signed & dated by Holleman. "a captivating picture of a woman who found her Eden in the sweeping fjords of Alaska only to almost lose it to ecological tragedy." An exploration of the "resiliency of nature -- both wild and human." (dj blurb). Fine, as new in dj. As New in New dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0404070) $19.68
1463. Holliday, Charles W. THE VALLEY OF YOUTH. Caldwell: Caxton, 1948. First Edition. Book. Cloth with gilt vignette on cover. 357pp. Illus. Endpaper maps. Halliday's memories of the lovely Okanagan Valley of southern British Columbia: Vernon, Penticton, Osoyoos, etc.. Near fine in dj with large 3" x 2 1/2" chip on front panel & couple of small chips. Dust jackets for this book seem particularly susceptible to degrading. Near Fine in Poor dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1104057) $22.52
1464. Hollon, W. Eugene. THE LOST PATHFINDER Zebulon Montgomery Pike. Norman: OU, 1949. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. 240pp. Illus. Bibliography. Index. Map. Christmas gift inscription to former owner on ffep. Fine moderately edgeworn dj. Fine in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1307065) $25.01
1465. Hollowood, Barnard (Ed.). PICK OF PUNCH. Barker, London, 1960, 1960. First Edition. Book. 1st edition. 4to red hardbound. 192pp. Illust with Punch cartoons, most b/w, but with some lovely color plates. Gift inscription on ffep. Vg in ch dj with large price clip. Very Good in Good+ dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#5021003) $5.12
1466. Holme, Bryan (Edit.). CATS AND KITTENS. Studio Publications & Thomas Y. Crowell, NY & London, 1950., 1950. First Edition. Book. Royal 8vo pict yellow cloth. 98pp. Color Frontispiece: "Spring Play in a T'ang Garden." Black & white illustrations by Photogravure and Color Co. Text by the fine Plantin Press. Introduction: Alleine E. Dodge. A very well done book, great photos & illustrations. Upper cover edges near spine with small bump; light wear to cover edges. Near vg. No dj. Very Good. Hardcover. (#5005017) $10.12
1467. Holmes, Eugenia Kellogg. ADOLPH SUTRO A Brief Story of a Brilliant Life. S. F.: Press of San Francisco Photo-Engraving Co, 1895. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. 12mo elaborately gilt-stamped dark blue cloth. 56pp. Nicely illustrated. Fine. Scarce. Cowan p290. Fine. Hardcover. (#1209070) $67.53
1468. Holt, Thaddeus. THE DECEIVERS Allied Military Deception in the Second World War. Scribner, NY, 2004, 2004. ARC. Book. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Printed trade wraps. 952pp. Appendices. Maps. "... the first full account of its kind, The Deceivers reveals the inner workings of the most systematic and skillful deception ever practiced in warfare history." Fine. Paperback. (#5013047ARC) $40.50
1469. Hoogenboom, Olive. THE FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH OF BROOKLYN One Hundred Fifty Years (Signed). Brooklyn: First Unitarian Church, 1987. First Edition. Book. Cloth. 459pp. Illus. Appendix. References. Bibliography. Index. Presentation copy to "P___ K___ with happy memories of your time with us..." Fine in dj. Fine in Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#SHEL534) $37.50
1470. Hooker, William Francis. THE PRAIRIE SCHOONER (Signed, Association). Saul Brothers, Chicago, 1918., 1918. First Edition. Book. 12mo gilt-stamped cloth. 156pp. Color Frontispiece & a couple of illustrations. Inscribed by Hooker to William W. Seymour, Mayor of Tacoma, Washington ca 1914. The presentation was at the request of Seymour's brother & Hooker's friend, Edmund Seymour, who wrote a full page inscription to William, "This is our old stamping ground when we were on the plains." He goes on to describe Hooker, a frontiersman in Wyoming. Also, 1/4 affixed on the rear paste down is a folded one-sheet typed letter (carbon copy) to Hooker from an even more noted frontiersman, JOHN HUNTON, dated Fort Laramie, October 7, 1920. It is not signed, but includes some fine reflections on the old days, "I have not seen a yoke of oxen for ten years. Last winter while coal was scarce and weather was cold I cut up the last of my big bull wagons and burnt them, as they were useless." A fine triple association copy of a scarce & desirable book. Moderate wear to cover extremities. Vg. Rader 1922, 6-guns 1017. Very Good. Hardcover. (#0303071) $196.83
1471. Hopkinson, Deborah (Signed). Michelle. New York: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 2009. First Edition. ISBN: 0061827398. Book. 4to pictorial hardbound. 32 pp. A children's book featuring Michelle Obama richly illustrated by A. G. Ford. Signed by Hopkinson and dated "2009". Fine, like new in dj. As New in New dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#P3064) $19.37
1472. Hopkinson, Deborah. STAGECOACH SAL (Signed) Inspired by a True Tale. New York: Hyperion, 2009. First Edition. ISBN: 1423111494. Book. Oblong pictorial hardbound. 26 pp. Signed & dated 2009 by Hopkinson. A children's illustrated book, "fictional story based on the life of Delia Haskett Rawson," possibly the "first woman to carry the U.S. mail by stagecoach in California." Fine, like new in dj. As New in New dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1003067) $22.26
1473. Hopper, John. Cowboys Complete Saddle Making. Jackson Hole: Chahala's Pub, 1982. First Edition. ISBN: 0960974202. Book. Gilt-stamped 4to simulated leather hardbound. 376 pp. Elaborately illustrated with photos & drawings. Glossary. Former owner's info on front & back pastedowns. Sheet of printer's corrections & other info taped (3 pieces) inside front cover to form a kind of fly leaf. Hopper is a Wind River Arapahoe. Printed into the book is a letter from Lacee Harris, Univ. of Utah Native American Affairs Advisor, who says, "Mr. Hopper is one of the vanishing breed -- a true craftsman of the old school that takes pride in all his work."... "The steps outlined and procedures spoken of are steps of a master craftsman." Chapters, besides on saddle-making, are on chaps, saddle bags, pack equipment, hunting equipment, halters & bridles, hobbles, breast collars, bronc saddles, etc.. Fine in slightly worn, complete dj with some short edge tears. Previous owner has reinforced a couple of dj corners with tape. We have decided not to try to remove it. Rare. Very Good+ in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0811085) $688.50
1474. Horan, James D. ACROSS THE CIMARRON Marshal George Bolds Own Story of His Life and Adventures in the Cow Towns of the Wild West. Crown, NY, 1956, 1956. First Edition. Book. Cloth & boards. 391pp. Illustrated with vintage photos. Frontispiece portrait of Bolds. The subject of this account was involved in a lot of activity in old SW Kansas, the Panhandles, & old Oklahoma & Indian Territory. Near fine in dj. Tiny spot on a couple of early pages. Surprisingly uncommon in the 1st edition & in this condition. 6-guns 1024, Herd 1062. Near Fine in Near Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0711183) $40.00
1475. Horan, James David. THE AUTHENTIC WILD WEST: The Lawmen. Crown, NY, 1980, 1980. First Edition. ISBN: 0517541769. Book. 1st printing. 4to cloth. 309pp. Illust. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Includes a chapter on Bill Tilghman; also Bat Masterson, William Wallace, Teddy Roosevelt, Bear River Tom Smith, Charles Siringo, Wyatt Earp & the O.K. Corral. Nice Introduction on Buffalo Hunters,Cattlemen, & Homesteaders. Fine in dj with tiny edge tears. Fine in Near Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0711184) $27.50
1476. Horan, James David. THE AUTHENTIC WILD WEST: The Outlaws. Crown, NY, 1987, 1987. ISBN: 0517531003. Book. 3rd printing. 4to cloth. 312pp. Illust. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Material on the Daltons, Reno Gang, James & Younger Gang, Wild Bunch, Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid, Etta Place, Tiburcio Vasquez, Sam Bass. Fine in dj with small corner tear. Fine in Near Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0711185) $12.50
1477. Horgan, Paul. THE SAINTMAKER'S CHRISTMAS EVE. NY: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1955. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth & bds. 112pp. Illustrated by Horgan. A "Dramatic Fable" set in the Upper Rio Grande long ago. Good reading copy. Front cover mottled in color; back paste down with owner's sleeve / residue patches from something glued on. Dj vg. Very Good in Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1209071) $7.50
1478. Horgan, Paul. GIVE ME POSSESSION. Farrar, Straus, & Cudahy, NY, 1957., 1957. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. 267pp. Vg, no dj. Very Good. Hardcover. (#FTR114) $6.26
1479. Horgan, Paul. HUMBLE POWERS (signed by Horgan's aunt, with original Horgan photo). Macmillan, London, 1954., 1954. First Thus. Book. 1st British edition. Cloth. 226pp. Laid into corner photo mounts on ffep is b/w snapshot photo of Horgan with his aunt, Marie Rohr, & her godchild, Susie Werth. Gift inscription is written by Ms. Rohr to Isabelle Hinsdale above & below photo. Not signed by Horgan, however. This title is a combination of three short stories: The Devil in the Desert, One Red Rose for Christmas, & To the Castle. Fine in slightly edge worn dj with two small chips & couple of short tears. Very scarce. Fine in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#FTR091) $145.80
1480. Horgan, Paul. TRACINGS A Book of Partial Portraits. FSG, NY, 1993., 1993. First Edition. ISBN: 0374278598. Book. 1st printing. Cloth & boards. 260pp. The veteran writer's essays on various famous persons in art & music, Paul Horgan, Vachel, Lindsey, Frieda Lawrence, Somerset Maugham, Peter Hurd, Michelangelo, St ravinsky, et. al. Fine in pc dj. Fine in Near Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#FTR192) $5.36
1481. Horn, Maurice. COMICS OF THE AMERICAN WEST. South Hackensack, 1978., 1978. First Thus. ISBN: 0883170485. Book. 1st paperback edition. 4to pict wraps. 224pp. Many illustrations in b/w, but with several color plates. Extensive text includes chapters on "A Short History of the Western Strip" & "Westerns around the World." Vg. Unusual. Very Good. Paperback. (#9601070) $8.20
1482. Hornaday, William T. CAMP-FIRES IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES. NY: Charles Scribners Sons, 1906. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Pictorial gilt-stamped cloth. 353pp. Illustrated by John M. Phillips. Index. The hinges have been professionally repaired & binding tightened. fos of H. L. Stimson in 1906 on ffep. Because of where I purchased this copy years ago (Wash., D. C.), this could very well have been the Stimson who was Sect'y of State (Hoover) & Sect'y of War (Roosevelt, 2nd term) & who had many other positions and honors. Looking at several autographs of Stimson leads me to believe so. Near fine. "A classic account of a zoological expedition ... Includes as well much on big game hunting in British Columbia. Whale 632. Near Fine. Hardcover. (#1402068) $230.00
1483. Hornaday, William T. CAMP-FIRES IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. Book. 2nd printing. Gilt-stamped pictorial cloth. 353pp. Illustrated with photos by John M. Phillips. Index. t.e.g. Tiny ink stamp of Wm. Terrell & Co. Toronto lower left corner of ffep. Other than a small smudge (or perhaps foxing spot) on middle of ffep & larger one on rear paste down, this is far & away the best & brightest copy of this title I have seen or handled. Virtually no wear; no hinge weakness or cracks (often found in this weighty book). No dj, & we've never seen one. Fine. Whale 632. Fine. Hardcover. (#1204063) $165.08
1484. Horses). SMALL FARMER'S JOURNAL featuring Practical Horsefarming. Small Farmer's Journal, Sisters, Oregon, Summer 2003, 2003. First Thus. Book. Large 4to pictorial wraps. 127pp. Very lavishly illustrated with b/w photos & other illustrations. Some are vintage drawings of old equipment, lithos of farm animals, oxen, poultry, etc.. One color plate in back. A neat publication with all kinds of detailed articles for farmers, especially those who farm with horses. Fine. Fine. Paperback. (#0611065) $11.48
1485. Hosmer, J. Allen. A TRIP TO THE STATES by the Way of the Yellowstone and Missouri With a Table of Distances. Bozeman: Montana State Univ, 1962. Facsimile reprint. Book. Small, 12mo printed wraps. 82pp. First published in 1867, & the 2nd book printed & published in Montana Terr. Publisher's complimentary slip laid in. Fine. Howes H662. Fine. Paperback. (#1302061) $32.52
1486. Hotchkiss, Mary L. THE OLD SHEEPSKIN COAT. NY: Vantage, 1957. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. 152pp. A fictional account of three Union cavalry veterans who trek from New Mexico to Oklahoma & make the run into the Cherokee Strip. Near fine in chipped & rough dj. Scarce. Near Fine in Fair dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1307066) $20.01
1487. House, Boyce. COWTOWN COLUMNIST Human Interest Stories of Texas (Signed). San Antonio: Naylor, 1946. First Edition. Book. Silver-stamped cloth. 275pp. Index. Signed by House on half-title. Interesting-looking book by the chronicler of Texas anecdotes. Near fine in slightly chipped dj. 6-guns 1040. Near Fine in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1011069) $32.01
1488. House, R.C. THE OFFICIAL PRICE GUIDE TO OLD WEST COLLECTIBLES. New York: House of Collectibles, 1994. First Edition. ISBN: 0876379021. Book. Pictorial wraps. 273pp. Illust. Bibliography. 56pp section in back referencing appropriate museums. Prices outdated, but still useful. Fine. Fine. Paperback. (#0903076) $10.12
1489. Houston, C. Stuart (Ed.). ARCTIC ARTIST The Journal and Paintings of George Back, Midshipman with Franklin, 1819 - 1822. McGill-Queen's Univ. Press, Montreal, 1994, 1994. First Edition. ISBN: 0773511814. Book. Royal 8vo cloth. 403pp. Appendices. Notes. Index. Illustrated with the fine watercolors & drawings of Back. The midshipman - artist accompanied the star-crossed Sir John Franklin on his two overland expeditions. This is an account of the first one, from Great Slave Lake to the mouth of the Coppermine River, & eastward. Fine. The dj has a couple of creases on the flaps & a short tear at the bottom of the backstrip. Very Good in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0502074) $31.16
1490. Houston, Pam. SIGHT HOUND (Signed). Norton, NY, 2004, 2004. ARC. Book. Advance Reading Copy. Pictorial trade wraps. 342pp. Signed by Houston. The well-known author of Cowboys Are My Weakness has written her first novel, about how a Wolfhound teaches "'his human' that love is stronger than fear." Dante (the dog) is a "catalyst for change" in other lives. Fine. Fine. Paperback. (#0505079ARC) $16.40
1491. Houston, Pam. SIGHT HOUND (Signed). Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton, NY, 2004, 2005. ARC. ISBN: 0393058174. Book. Advance Reading Copy. Pictorial trade wraps. 342pp. Signed & dated by Houston. Unique copy as Houston also wrote in it, "The first galley of Sight Hound ever signed!" The publisher's description says, "The is the story of a woman, Rae, and her dog, Dante, a wolfhound who teaches 'his human' that love is stronger than fear... Dante is the catalyst for change in other characters as well, and they step forward with their narratives..." The accomplished & award-winning short story writer's first novel. Fine condition. Fine. Paperback. (#5001051ARC) $60.75
1492. Houston, Pam. WALTZING THE CAT (Signed). Norton, NY, 1998, 1998. First Edition. ISBN: 039302749X. Book. 1st printing. Cloth & boards. 288pp. Signed & dated by Houston in the year of publication. "eleven linked fictions featuring a peripatitic photographer." "... more (stories) from the woman with a penchant for the laconic men of the West." Fine, as new in dj. As New in New dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0401072) $16.40
1493. Houston, Pam. COWBOYS ARE MY WEAKNESS (Signed) Stories. NY, 1992., 1992. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth & decorated boards. 171pp. Signed by Houston. Fine in fine dj. Fine in Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#9908109) $98.42
1494. Houts, Marshall. FROM GUN TO GAVEL The Courtroom Recollections of James Mathers of Oklahoma. Wm. Morrow, NY, 1954, 1954. First Edition. Book. Cloth. 246pp. Endpaper maps. Mathers came to Oklahoma Territory in 1896, & practiced also in Indian Territory. When ... "he began practicing as a county attorney, he inherited 322 murder cases." Some info on the Daltons, Judge Parker, et. al.. This is a well-written & interesting memoir. Now uncommon in this condition. Fine in pc dj. Fine in Near Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0711186) $40.00
1495. Howard, Mary.