![3733029] Frontier Forts of Texas. [Inscribed by future Texas governor William P. Clements, Jr.]....](/pictures/thumb/3733029_1.jpg?v=1679605655)
First edition. Study of eight forts erected between the Red and Rio Grande Rivers after the Mexican-American War, with a full-page color illustration of each..... Read More about Frontier Forts of Texas. [Inscribed by future Texas governor William P. Clements, Jr
![3733028] Riders across the Centuries, Horsemen of the Spanish Borderlands. (Signed). Jose...](/pictures/thumb/3733028_1.jpg?v=1679512179)
First trade edition, first issue of this “greatly improved” extension José Cisneros’ earlier book, Riders of the Border (1971). Signed by Cisnersos and West. One..... Read More about Riders across the Centuries, Horsemen of the Spanish Borderlands. (Signed
![3733027] Texas Rangers along the Rio Grande, 1910-1919. John Busby McClung](/pictures/thumb/3733027_1.jpg?v=1679605655)
Ph.D. dissertation submitted to Texas Christian University, written under the supervision of Texas historian Ben H. Procter. Includes much on Mexican-American border troubles, bandits, and..... Read More about Texas Rangers along the Rio Grande, 1910-1919
![3733026] Texas County Sheriffs. [Limited Edition; Signed]. Sammy Tise](/pictures/thumb/3733026_1.jpg?v=1679605654)
First Edition, limited to 2000 copies, and signed: “With very best wishes, Sammy Tise.” County-by-county listing of sheriffs with service data and or brief biographies..... Read More about Texas County Sheriffs. [Limited Edition; Signed
![3733011] West Point Fifty Years Ago. An Address delivered before the Association of Graduates of...](/pictures/thumb/3733011_1.jpg?v=1676088493)
An address delivered by Francis Henney Smith (1812–1890) who had graduated from West Point years earlier. Smith served as the first Superintendent of the Virginia..... Read More about West Point Fifty Years Ago. An Address delivered before the Association of Graduates of the U.S....
![3733009] [Association Copy] West Point Life: An Anonymous Communication, Read Before a Public...](/pictures/thumb/3733009_2.jpg?v=1674689658)
Entirely in verse, West Point Life: An Anonymous Communication, Read Before a Public Meeting of the Dialectic Society… “details the intense social life at West..... Read More about Association Copy] West Point Life: An Anonymous Communication, Read Before a Public Meeting of...
![3732929] [Charles Bukowski, et al.] Holy Doors. An Anthology of Poetry, Prose & Criticism....](/pictures/thumb/3732929_1.jpg?v=1679504850)
First edition, first printing. Articles, critical essays, an interview of Deena Metzger, letters by poets, short stories and poetry. Contributors include editor/publisher William J. Robson..... Read More about Charles Bukowski, et al.] Holy Doors. An Anthology of Poetry, Prose & Criticism
![3732616] An Apology for the Bible, in a Series of Letters addressed to Thomas Paine, Author of a...](/pictures/thumb/3732616_1.jpg?v=1674689650)
First edition of Bishop Watson’s bitter attack against the second part of Paine’s Age of Reason and deism. Watson’s defense of the Bible was widely..... Read More about An Apology for the Bible, in a Series of Letters addressed to Thomas Paine, Author of a Book...
![3732602] [Michigan Tramp Art] Charter for Lincoln Camp No. 3747 Modern Woodman of America, Derby,...](/pictures/thumb/3732602_1.jpg?v=1674689647)
Over three feet tall, a spectacular tramp art frame with elaborate decorations. Within this frame is the 1896 charter for Lincoln Camp No. 3747 of..... Read More about Michigan Tramp Art] Charter for Lincoln Camp No. 3747 Modern Woodman of America, Derby, Michigan
![3732067] The Ceremony and Other Stories by Weldon Kees. [Limited edition]. Weldon Kees, Dana Gioia](/pictures/thumb/3732067_1.jpg?v=1674689646)
Collection of six short stories by Weldon Kees, important American poet, painter, novelist, and musician. With an introduction by poet and critic Dana Gioia who..... Read More about The Ceremony and Other Stories by Weldon Kees. [Limited edition
![3731857] Archive of 254 Vietnam War snapshot photographs by a soldier serving in the 554th...](/pictures/thumb/3731857_1.jpg?v=1674689644)
A visual survey of military and civilian life kept during the Vietnam War by an American soldier-amateur photographer. This young man served in the 554th..... Read More about Archive of 254 Vietnam War snapshot photographs by a soldier serving in the 554th Engineer...
![3733086] A Naval Biographical Dictionary. Compromising The Life and Services of Every Living...](/images/noimage-req.png)
A very handsome copy of this monumental biographical work; here bound in the nineteenth-century as two volumes. “O’Byrne was scarcely out of his teens and..... Read More about A Naval Biographical Dictionary. Compromising The Life and Services of Every Living Officer in...
![3733082] [West Point:] Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the...](/pictures/thumb/3733082_1.jpg?v=1675728441)
This review of the affairs at West Point, the United States Military Academy contains Brigadier General J.G. Swift’s report on the academy and a letter..... Read More about West Point:] Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the probable of...
![3733078] Official Register of the Officers and Cadets of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point,...](/pictures/thumb/3733078_1.jpg?v=1675984062)
Register or handbook for the United States Military Academy at West Point issued in 1856. Includes lists of cadets arranged by class and by “order..... Read More about Official Register of the Officers and Cadets of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York....
A well-illustrated and simply-told narrative for children of the events of the American Revolution as interpreted by Samuel G. Goodrich, here writing under the pseudonym..... Read More about The Story of the American Revolution. Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes with Numerous...
![3733025] Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas....](/pictures/thumb/3733025_1.jpg?v=1674695193)
Fourth and best edition of this massive biographical overview of prominent men of Texas during the late nineteenth-century and described by Jenkins as an “essential..... Read More about Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas. [Martin...
![3733018] Report of a Visit to Some of the Tribes of Indians, Located West of the Mississippi...](/pictures/thumb/3733018_1.jpg?v=1675984061)
First edition. Wagner-Camp 96-1 “Lang and Taylor were members of the Society of Friends who visited the Indians recently moved from east of the Mississippi..... Read More about Report of a Visit to Some of the Tribes of Indians, Located West of the Mississippi River
![3733014] [West Point] General Orders, No. 53. Ward Department, Washington, April 23, 1911. United...](/pictures/thumb/3733014_1.jpg?v=1675728439)
General orders signed in type by Leonard Wood, Major General, Chief of Staff, outlining 11 character, moral and educational requirements for cadets at West Point..... Read More about West Point] General Orders, No. 53. Ward Department, Washington, April 23, 1911
![3733013] [West Point] Book of Results of the Willet Stained Glass and Decorating Company of...](/pictures/thumb/3733013_1.jpg?v=1677272834)
A scarce publication that serves as part catalog, part advertisement and part testimonials extolling the virtues of the Willet Stain Glass and Decorating Co., of..... Read More about West Point] Book of Results of the Willet Stained Glass and Decorating Company of Philadelphia,...
![3733012] Description of the Sanctuary Window West Point Military Chapel. The Company](/pictures/thumb/3733012_1.jpg?v=1677272834)
Well-illustrated, a scarce publication that serves as a guide to the memorial windows at West Point, as commissioned by the United States Military Academy, and..... Read More about Description of the Sanctuary Window West Point Military Chapel
![3732995] 45-Caliber Law. The Way of Life of the Frontier Peace Officer. [Library of Raymond L.J....](/pictures/thumb/3732995_1.jpg?v=1675728439)
“One of a series of short books by various authors, this one deals mostly with law-enforcement officers from marshals to sheriffs to the Texas Rangers..... Read More about 45-Caliber Law. The Way of Life of the Frontier Peace Officer. [Library of Raymond L.J. Riling
![3732908] Large signed 1914 photograph of Pietro Frosini playing an accordion. Pietro Frosini](/pictures/thumb/3732908_1.jpg?v=1674263192)
A sizable portrait photograph of this Sicilian virtuoso accordionist, one of the first to be recorded on an Edison cylinder record and a staple on..... Read More about Large signed 1914 photograph of Pietro Frosini playing an accordion
![3732610] 1896 Souvenir Tintype Photograph from Sutro Baths, San Francisco, California....](/pictures/thumb/3732610_1.jpg?v=1674243911)
April 1, 1896 souvenir tintype from a visit to the Sutro Baths in San Francisco, the world’s largest indoor swimming pool which had just opened..... Read More about 1896 Souvenir Tintype Photograph from Sutro Baths, San Francisco, California
![3732377] A ‘New Yorker’ Experience. (Signed). Weldon Kees](/pictures/thumb/3732377_1.jpg?v=1674243909)
This example signed by poets Donald Justice and Dana Gioia who gave a reading of Kees’ poetry and by the wood engraver, Michael McCurdy who..... Read More about A ‘New Yorker’ Experience. (Signed
![3731943] Official Drawing of the Louisiana State Lottery ... Drawn at New Orleans, on Tuesday,...](/pictures/thumb/3731943_1.jpg?v=1674243905)
A rare and ephemeral New Orleans-printed broadside advertising this Reconstruction Era lottery. The commissioners are identified in the broadside as “G.T. Beauregard” and “J.A. Early”..... Read More about Official Drawing of the Louisiana State Lottery ... Drawn at New Orleans, on Tuesday, June 17th,...
