Stanley, Father Stanley Crocchiola (15 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Privately Published, August, 1966. Booklet, 20 pp. Limited to 400 copies (unnumbered). Signed by F. Stanley on inside of front cover. In very good condition. Yellow paper covers with red lettering on front. Hint of fading/aging along spine. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages unmarked with a few light age spots near staples at center of booklet. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. One of the few histories of the town of Bethel, New Mexico, originally established ten miles west of Portales, in Chaves County. Settled in 1901 by a group of families from Lockney, Texas, Bethel is one of the oldest of the community settlements. Many of the first homesteaders here were members of the Church of Christ, and their minister, S. W. Smith, came to the new settlement with them. These early settlers immediately set about building a church and school, boasting of having one of the few two-teacher schools in the county. The land in the vicinity was occupied and settled as a farming and ranching community under the Homestead Laws. Father Stanley Francis Louis Crocchiola (1908 - 1996) was a Franciscan friar and grass roots historian who wrote under the pen name F. Stanley. He was passionate about the Wild West and developed a keen interest in the often ignored people and communities in the southwestern parishes where he began serving soon after his ordination in 1938. Beginning in 1948, he wrote over 170 books and booklets that chronicled the history of many towns in the Texas Panhandle and New Mexico. Although penniless he often financed his own printings. Never tiring in his passion, he spent his vacations in small western towns gathering research materials for his books. A big part of Father Stanley's research was done by visiting the older residents of the communities he wrote about. His series of books on small towns in New Mexico which were often limited to a few hundred copies are now quite collectible and can be easily recognized by their bright yellow covers with red lettering.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Privately Published, February, 1967. Booklet, 23 pp. Limited to 400 copies (unnumbered). Signed by F. Stanley on inside of front cover. In very good condition. Yellow paper covers with red lettering on front. Hint of fading/aging along spine. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages unmarked with a few light age spots near staples at center of booklet. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. One of the few histories of the town of Arch, now a ghost town, located on Highway 88 southeast of Portales, New Mexico. The town was founded in 1880 by a group of ranchers and miners. The town's population peaked at around 200 people in the early 1900s, but it began to decline as the mines played out. The booklet includes some of the last known records of the inhabitants of Arch during the mid-1960's. Father Stanley Francis Louis Crocchiola (1908 - 1996) was a Franciscan friar and grass roots historian who wrote under the pen name F. Stanley. He was passionate about the Wild West and developed a keen interest in the often ignored people and communities in the southwestern parishes where he began serving soon after his ordination in 1938. Beginning in 1948, he wrote over 170 books and booklets that chronicled the history of many towns in the Texas Panhandle and New Mexico. Although penniless, he often financed his own printings. Never tiring in his passion, he spent his vacations in small western towns gathering research materials for his books. A big part of Father Stanley?s research was done by visiting the older residents of the communities he wrote about. His series of books on small towns in New Mexico which were often limited to a few hundred copies are now quite collectible and can be easily recognized by their bright yellow covers with red lettering.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Privately Published, June, 1965. Booklet, 20 pp. Limited to 400 copies (unnumbered). Signed by F. Stanley on inside of front cover. In very good condition. Yellow paper covers with red lettering on front. Hint of fading/aging along spine. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages unmarked with a few light age spots near staples at center of booklet. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. A brief history of the town of Galisteo, New Mexico. Father Stanley Francis Louis Crocchiola (1908 - 1996) was a Franciscan friar and grass roots historian who wrote under the pen name F. Stanley. He was passionate about the Wild West and developed a keen interest in the often ignored people and communities in the southwestern parishes where he began serving soon after his ordination in 1938. Beginning in 1948, he wrote over 170 books and booklets that chronicled the history of many towns in the Texas Panhandle and New Mexico. Although penniless he often financed his own printings. Never tiring in his passion, he spent his vacations in small western towns gathering research materials for his books. A big part of Father Stanley's research was done by visiting the older residents of the communities he wrote about. His series of books on small towns in New Mexico which were often limited to a few hundred copies are now quite collectible and can be easily recognized by their bright yellow covers with red lettering.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Privately Published, April, 1967. Booklet, 23 pp. One of 400 unnumbered copies. Signed by F. Stanley on inside of front cover. In very good condition. Yellow paper covers with red lettering and design on front. Light aging and soiling to edges of covers. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages lightly aged. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. One of the few histories of Rogers, New Mexico, an unincorporated community in Roosevelt County, New Mexico. The community was founded in 1908 by Andrew J. Maxwell, a minister who moved to the area from Rogers, Arkansas. Maxwell named the new settlement after his hometown. The community grew slowly at first, but it began to expand in the early 1920s, when the Santa Fe Railroad built a line through the area. Rogers reached its peak population in the 1930s, when it had a population of around 200 people. However, the community began to decline in the 1940s, as people moved away to find work in other places. Father Stanley Francis Louis Crocchiola (1908 - 1996) was a Franciscan friar and grass roots historian who wrote under the pen name F. Stanley. He was passionate about the Wild West and developed a keen interest in the often ignored people and communities in the southwestern parishes where he began serving soon after his ordination in 1938. Beginning in 1948, he wrote over 170 books and booklets that chronicled the history of many towns in the Texas Panhandle and New Mexico. Although penniless he often financed his own printings. Never tiring in his passion, he spent his vacations in small western towns gathering research materials for his books. A big part of Father Stanley's research was done by visiting the older residents of the communities he wrote about. His series of books on small towns in New Mexico which were often limited to a few hundred copies are now quite collectible and can be easily recognized by their bright yellow covers with red lettering.

paperback. Condition: Good. Privately Published, March, 1972. Booklet, 22 pp. One of 400 unnumbered copies. In good+ condition. Yellow paper covers with red lettering and design on front. Very light aging and soiling to edges of covers. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages browned with age but otherwise clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. A brief history of the town of Gladstone, New Mexico, founded in 1880 by William H. Harris, an Englishman, who hoped to set up a Utopian religious community called "Gladstone Colony". He named it in honor of William Ewart Gladstone, a Liberal politician and the British Prime Minister at the time. A fair number of settlers came to Gladstone, but many left disillusioned shortly thereafter. The town's population peaked at around 200 in the early 1880s, but it declined steadily thereafter. The town's history is a reminder of the many utopian communities that were founded in the American West in the 19th century. These communities were often short-lived, but they left their mark on the landscape and the people who lived there. Father Stanley Francis Louis Crocchiola (1908 - 1996) was a Franciscan friar and grass roots historian who wrote under the pen name F. Stanley. He was passionate about the Wild West and developed a keen interest in the often ignored people and communities in the southwestern parishes where he began serving soon after his ordination in 1938. Beginning in 1948, he wrote over 170 books and booklets that chronicled the history of many towns in the Texas Panhandle and New Mexico. Although penniless he often financed his own printings. Never tiring in his passion, he spent his vacations in small western towns gathering research materials for his books. A big part of Father Stanley's research was done by visiting the older residents of the communities he wrote about. His series of books on small towns in New Mexico which were often limited to a few hundred copies are now quite collectible and can be easily recognized by their bright yellow covers with red lettering.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Privately Published, April, 1967. Booklet, 20 pp. One of 400 unnumbered copies. Signed by F. Stanley on inside of front cover. In very good condition. Yellow paper covers with red lettering and design on front. Light aging and soiling to edges of covers. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages lightly aged. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. One of the few histories of the town of Inez, New Mexico, a town once located in Roosevelt County, off of Highway 18, twenty miles south-west of Portales. It was at one time an important settlement of the county, with the first post office being established there on February 28, 1908. The town has completely disappeared. Father Stanley Francis Louis Crocchiola (1908 - 1996) was a Franciscan friar and grass roots historian who wrote under the pen name F. Stanley. He was passionate about the Wild West and developed a keen interest in the often ignored people and communities in the southwestern parishes where he began serving soon after his ordination in 1938. Beginning in 1948, he wrote over 170 books and booklets that chronicled the history of many towns in the Texas Panhandle and New Mexico. Although penniless he often financed his own printings. Never tiring in his passion, he spent his vacations in small western towns gathering research materials for his books. A big part of Father Stanley's research was done by visiting the older residents of the communities he wrote about. His series of books on small towns in New Mexico which were often limited to a few hundred copies are now quite collectible and can be easily recognized by their bright yellow covers with red lettering.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book and dust jacket very good. Signed by author. First edition. Guns 2095: This is the only biography to date of this outlaw companion of Billy the Kid. . Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Both book and dustjacket are near fine. First edition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Joe Apache (illustrator). 1st Edition. RARE.FIRST EDITION. Has the Imprimatur of Edwin V. Byrne, D.D. Archbishop of Santa Fe. "Dedicated to The Boys who lost their lives in World War II Wherever they may lie, There is a little Bit of Raton." Compiled by F. Stanley for the Raton Historical Society Members: Miss A.E. Shuler; Mrs. E. Long; Mrs. C. Riddle; Mrs. K. Riddle; Carl Riddle; Kenyon Riddle; Jay T. Conway; F. Stanley. Footnotes, Bibliography. Seventeen chapters include: Willow Springs; Two Gun Days and Hangings; Newspapers; Churches; Railway Stroke of 1894; Spanish American War and World War I; County Seat Fight; Thumbnail Sketches-Early Pioneers. Structurally sound but rippled throughout with a 3 inch clean tear along top of front spine and 2 inch at bottom front spine. A previous owner has written her name and Springer [I think] N.Mex on front cover; first blank page and back cover. Some soiling especially to the top edge of front cover and a few of the pages. Nothing intrudes onto the text which is easily read. This is a carefully research presentation and more in depth than most of "F. Stanley's" publications. If purchased for a Raton Museum, I will give a discount. We value our customers: My husband packs each book with the greatest care with over 800 books mailed with no report of damage. No questions asked, full refund if you return the book in the same condition as sent within 30 days of purchase. (Has never happened, but we never say never.) Complementary USPS tracking number sent to your email address. All our books are stored in acid-free, archival-quality polypropylene covers. International shipping is charged at the exact cost. Please email if you would like pictures of this book. Thanks for looking. Requests, comments, and questions are welcomed and answered typically within hours. (This is the true original,) 1/4.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Cloth, dust jacket, a fine copy. Signed by author. First edition. Limited edition of which this is copy number 17. Guns 2116: "This book is largely made up of excerpts from other books and newspapers. It includes the life of the Stocktons, bad men of the first order, the story of the Colfax County War, and an account of the San Juan County War and touches on the Lincoln County War. He repeats the statement that Billy the Kid was a pallbearer at Tunstall's funeral.". Signed by Author.

1956 Stanley, F(Father Stanley Crocchiola) CLAY ALLISON Denver, CO: World Press Inc, c1956 236pp bibliography 8vo Signed by the author on first free epage As new unread, flawless copy in near fine d/w (spine panel sunned, one short tear).

xii, 418 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket. First edition; No. 261 of 500 copies. Bookplate; otherwise a fine copy in a near fine jacket. Signed by F. Stanley on the front free endpaper.

Cloth. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE+. *FIRST EDITION*. LAID IN ARE 2 ORDER FORMS FROM A NY BOOK SHOP DATED 01/29/57 AND 02/11/57 SENT TO "WORLD PRESS", STANLEY'S PUBLISHER. ASO LAID IN ARE STANLEY'S HAND WRITTEN AND SIGNED RESPONSE TO EACH OF THESE ORDERS ON HIS PERSONAL STATIONARY (WITH A WESTERN PICTORIAL SCENE IN THE CORNER). DUST JACKET HAS SLIGHT TONE ON SPINE AND IS IN A PROTECTIVE PLASTIC COVER. NO CHIPS, RIPS, SOIL, PRICE CLIP, CREASES, BUMPS, FRAYING, RUB, TAPE, INK, LEAN. AN EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN STRONG TIGHT COPY. AS GOOD AS IT GETS. SCARCE IN ANY CONDITION, RARE IN THIS CONDITION. UNIQUE WITH LAID IN SIGNED LETTERS. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

First edition. First edition. Quarto. Limited to 250 copies of which this is copy 106. Signed by Father Stanley. Original blue cloth, gilt stamping on front cover and spine, [8], 256 pp., foreword, numerous illustrations from old photographs, bibliography, double columns, map in pocket at rear. An outstanding work, the author's first book, and is the rarest of works by Father Stanley. A thoroughly researched history of the Maxwell Land Grant, a vast tract of land comprised of almost 2,680 square miles in New Mexico and Colorado. Rather than rely on heresay, Stanley examined historic documents and court records, forming an interesting history of this vast and controversial tract of land. Includes much information on the towns, the railroads, Indians on the grant, Lucien Maxwell, Carlos Beaubien, Guadalupe Miranda, Gov. Manuel Armijo, Gen. O. P. McMains, Clay Allison, and many others. In his foreword Stanley says, "Because of this bit of land a Supreme Court Justice almost lost his life; a president of the United States wanted to horse-whip a man; a minister was looked upon as a killer; a cattle man became a killer; vigilantes rode into the night burning and killing; and the Anti-Grant War was waged in two states taking more lives than the Lincoln County War that brought Billy the Kid his fame." "This limited edition was immediately sold out and is now very rare. In a long chapter on Clay Allison the author tries to correct some of the legends about that notorious gunman."--Ramon Adams. Herd 2149 says "Rare." Map of the Beaubien and Miranda or Maxwell Grant in Colorado and New Mexico enclosed in a pocket affixed to the rear pastedown sheet. Lightly sunned on the spine else fine, bright, tight copy housed in a cloth slipcase with leather spine label and titles stamped in gilt. A bright, attractive copy of an elusive book.

First edition. First edition. Quarto. Limited to 250 copies of which this is copy 13. Signed by Father Stanley. Original blue cloth, gilt stamping on front cover and spine, [8], 256 pp., foreword, numerous illustrations from old photographs, bibliography, double columns, map in pocket at rear. An outstanding work, the author's first book, and is the rarest of works by Father Stanley. A thoroughly researched history of the Maxwell Land Grant, a vast tract of land comprised of almost 2,680 square miles in New Mexico and Colorado. Rather than rely on heresay, Stanley examined historic documents and court records, forming an interesting history of this vast and controversial tract of land. Includes much information on the towns, the railroads, Indians on the grant, Lucien Maxwell, Carlos Beaubien, Guadalupe Miranda, Gov. Manuel Armijo, Gen. O. P. McMains, Clay Allison, and many others. In his foreword Stanley says, "Because of this bit of land a Supreme Court Justice almost lost his life; a president of the United States wanted to horse-whip a man; a minister was looked upon as a killer; a cattle man became a killer; vigilantes rode into the night burning and killing; and the Anti-Grant War was waged in two states taking more lives than the Lincoln County War that brought Billy the Kid his fame." "This limited edition was immediately sold out and is now very rare. In a long chapter on Clay Allison the author tries to correct some of the legends about that notorious gunman."--Ramon Adams. Herd 2149 says "Rare." Map of the Beaubien and Miranda or Maxwell Grant in Colorado and New Mexico enclosed in a pocket affixed to the rear pastedown sheet. Former owner's inked name and date on front free fly leaf else fine, bright, tight copy housed in a cloth slipcase with leather spine label and titles stamped in gilt. A bright, attractive copy of an elusive book.