I have a broad general inventory, including a large section of books on the West and Southwest, and books by and about American Indians.
I have been an English teacher and a librarian, and now a bookseller since 1998. I was trained by an old time bookseller and have attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar. I live on ten acres in high desert country in a remote corner of northeastern California - in a county with no parking meters or stop lights and only one bookstore. So I travel to buy books, attend book fairs, and stay in touch with the greater book buying and selling world.
1st thus. 278pp, (5.75 x 8.5 inches), b&w photos. VG+/no DJ. Hardcover, red cloth covers, gilt lettering, bright, crisp, tight, a few smudges on page edges. Barcode label on front endpaper, copyright page stamped "Library of Congress Copyright Office, Jan 22 1996" in red ink. Introduction by James A. Clifton, foreword by Irvin S. Cobb. Originally published in 1928, purported to be recollections of the author's Indian heritage, later proven to be fabrications.
1st edition. 122pp, b&w ilustrations, fold out example of advertising copy. VG+/ no DJ. Hardcover, maroon cloth with gilt decoration and spine titles. One corner bumped at the tip, corners and tail of spine barely rubbed. Pages yellowing, but otherwise contents clean and tight. Owner's name in pencil on ffep.
1st edition, 1st printing. 48pp, (7.25 x 9.25 inches), color illustrations, artists' biographies, bibliography. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover with dust jacket. Bright, tight, crisp, no markings. DJ has a trace of rubbing to upper edge, no chips or tears.
Description: Unpaginated but 32pp, oblong (9.5x9 inches), map, color illustrations by the author. VG/ no DJ. Hardcover, glossy illustrated boards, very light rubbing to covers, a little chip at tail of spine. Contents tight and crisp, no markings. The text of the song "Home on the Range, " with lovely soft paintings of Western scenery and animals. Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Urbana: University of Illinois Press, (1986).
Date published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780252014079ISBN:0252014073
Description: 1st Illini Books edition stated. 235pp, (6x9 inches), notes with each chapter, index. Near Fine in wrappers (softcover). Top corner has a little bump, otherwise everything clean, crisp, tight, no markings. Appears never read. Read More
Edition: UK edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: (Santa Fe): Clear Light Publications, (1986).
Date published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780940666023ISBN:0940666022
Description: 1st edition, 1st printing. 88pp, oblong (10 x 8.5 inches), color photos, introduction by Howard Bryan. Fine/NF. Hardcover with just jacket. Book is crisp and bright, corners sharp, no markings. DJ has a tiny rubbed spot at the base of the spine, and a trace of wear to the lower edge of front panel. Collection of big beautiful photos of people and places in NM. Read More
Description: 286pp, 8vo, tables, methods, notes, index. VG/VG. Hardcover with dust jacket. Top page edges soiled, a small bump to edge of back cover. Otherwise book is crisp and tight, corners sharp, spine straight, no markings or creases. DJ has light edgewear with tiny chips, short tears (longest is 1 inch), and a scrape on the rear flap crease. Read More
Description: Signed by Author 1st edition. 282pp, 8vo. Fine/NF. Hardcover with dust jacket. Corners sharp, spine straight. Small Santa Fe)bookstore label, otherwise contents tight and bright, no markings. DJ sunned, but clean and crisp, no chipping, creases or tears. SIGNED by the author on the title page. An unlikely romance set in Santa Fe, at the race track and in the world that goes with it. Read More
Description: 1st edition. 190pp, mass market paperback. VG in wrappers (softcover). Spine slanted, light creasing to spine, otherwise everything is tight and clean, no markings. Laser Books #53. Cover art by Kelly Freas. Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Minneapolis: New Rivers Press, (1997).
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780898231793ISBN:0898231795
Description: Signed by Author xvii, 435pp, (6x9 inches). VG in wrappers (softcover). Page edges barely soiled, corners of front cover starting to curl at the tips. Contents clean, crisp, tight, no spine crease. Collection of travel essays by various authors. SIGNED and inscribed by Christine Japely on the title page, referring the reader to her piece on Saudi Arabia. There is also a sticky label on front cover from the person to whom the book is signed, with a note as he passed it along to another friend, ... Read More
Description: 48pp, (8x11.5 inches), b&w photos, drawings, map, bibliography. Very Good condition in blue wrappers (soft cover). Light rubbing to edges of covers, a little scrape at tail of spine, corners very lightly bumped. Contents crisp and tight, no creases, no markings. A look at primitive water transport, effects of having to carry water, division of labor, alternative technologies, case study of water transport in Kenya. Read More
Description: Ex-library, but no pocket, only one name stamp and no external library markings. First printing of the hardcover library edition. 130pp, (6x9 inches), b&w photos, bibliography, index. Excellent condition except for library name stamped on the front endpaper. Crisp and tight, no other markings. Read More