Western History - Joe The Book Guy

Philmont: A History of New Mexico’s Cimarron Country

Author: Murphy, Lawrence R. (1942-) Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Pub Date: 1972 Binding: Paperback Condition: Good. Binding tight. No marks, tears, bends or folds. Some light edge and corner wear. Notes: “Cimarron Country” is a rough description of an area centered around Cimarron, New Mexico–northeastern New Mexico, plains on the east side, mountains…

Richard Wetherill: Anasazi

Author: McNitt, Frank (1912-1972) Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Pub Date: 1957 (First edition) Binding: Hardcover Condition: Fair to Good. Binding tight. No tears, bends or folds. Previous owner’s bookplate on inside front board. Without dust jacket. Some edge and corner wear. Spine sun-faded. Notes: Wetherill (1858-1910) discovered Cliff Palace (Mesa Verde), Keet Seel…

Bent’s Old Fort: An Archeological Study

Author: Moore Jr., Jackson W. Publisher: State Historical Society of Colorado and Pruett Publishing Pub Date: 1973 Binding: Hardcover Condition: Good. Binding tight. No marks, tears, bends or folds. Without dust jacket. A few small spots to both front and rear boards. Santa Fe Trail map endpapers. Includes fold-out chart of ceramic and clay pipe…

Aztecs, Moors, & Christians: Festivals of Reconquest in Mexico and Spain

Author: Harris, Max Publisher: University of Texas Press Pub Date: 2000 Binding: Hardcover Condition: Good. Binding tight. No marks, tears, bends or folds. Without dust jacket, as issued. Appears unused. Notes: The “puzzling and enduring passion” of both Mexicans and Spaniards for festivals of moros y cristianos, mock battles between Spanish Christians and Moors or…

Yellowstone–Its Underworld: Geology and Historical Anecdotes of Our Oldest National Park

Author: Bauer, C. Max Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Pub Date: 1955 (reprint edition) Binding: Paperback Condition: Fair to Good. Binding tight. No bends or folds. One approx. 1/4″ split at lower rear spine edge. Edge and corner wear. Previous owner’s bookplate on ffep. Notes: Supervolcano? We don’t need no stinking supervolcano!

Catlin and His Contemporaries: The Politics of Patronage

Author: Dippie, Brian W. Publisher: University of Nebraska Press Pub Date: 1990 (First edition) Binding: Hardcover Condition: Book: Good to Very Good. Binding tight. No marks, tears, bends or folds. Gilt on spine still crisp, easily readable. Appears untouched. Dust Jacket: Good. One area of wear at the head of spine. In mylar. Notes: Catlin…

Hoover Dam: An American Adventure

Author: Stevens, Joseph E. Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press Pub Date: 1988 (6th printing) Binding: Paperback Condition: Good. Binding tight. No marks, tears, bends or folds. Light edge and corner wear. Notes: An excellent history of this greatest of American dams, and perhaps the most famous dam in the world. Not the biggest, but arguably…

Historical Atlas of Arizona

Authors: Walker, Henry P. and Bufkin, Don Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press Pub Date: 1980 (Second printing) Binding: Paperback Condition: Fair. Binding tight. No tears. Previous owner’s name, date, and locational information on ffep. Lower rear cover corner has approx. 1/8″ bend. Cover wear both front and back. Upper rear cover edge has some sun-fading…

Richard Wetherill: Anasazi: Pioneer Explorer of Southwestern Ruins

Author: McNItt, Frank Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Pub Date: 1983 Binding: Paperback Condition: 3 copies. Copy 1: Good. Binding tight. No marks, tears, bends. Slight scuffing to text block. 1983 edition, 4th paperback printing. Copy 2: Fair. One inch crease to top corner of cover, scuffing, light bumping to edges, binding creased. No…