Edith Patton Oliver (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. 1st Edition. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ is tattered with numerous large chips and tears. Brown cloth boards underneath the clean and show only minor edge wear/bumps. The internal binding is good and text pages are tight, no signatures or bookplates, no handwriting found. The text pages are clean but the end pages do show some spotting and foxing. The second front end page is stamped in the corner "This book is given to your library in the hope that your pupils were read it, to understand what early pioneers had to overcome in building this country of ours.". Even though this notice, presumably from the author, states the book was given to a library, there are no library markings present.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Mild soiling and light foxing to edges of text block. Tan dust jacket with map design and brown lettering on cover and spine. Jacket is wrapped in mylar and is in fair condition. Front flap is completely detached; significant chipping and creasing to edges; wear along folds. Tight binding and clean interior. Previous owner's name is written in red ink on front flyleaf. Includes a small section of monochrome photos and illustrations as well as a map design on endpapers. This book shares the story of the author's pioneer mother, recounting her family's westward travels, which were mostly in covered wagons. Their journey began in Canada and ended in New Mexico with many stops in between. ; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; 320 pp.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st Ed., 320 pp., frontis., plates, endpaper maps, dj, nice. Nebraska pioneer life in th 1870's, mention of Custer, Sioux, etc. Buffalo Bill Cody in 1876, to Colorado, the Tabors, New Mexico in the late'80's, ranching, Apaches, Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, etc.Not in Adams Guns. …

hardcover. Condition: Good. Broland Publishing, Oak Brook Ill., c.1967, 8vo., cloth, 320pp., re Anna May Patton, Iowa, Nebraska & Colorado pioneer. signed inscription by author, VG- $.