Horace Bell (230 results)

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near-fine condition softcover book, first softcover edition by OU Press, 1999. Very light evidence of reading/handling.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Item in good condition and has highlighting/writing on text. Used texts may not contain supplemental items such as CDs, info-trac etc.

Condition: acceptable. This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ"expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Gunfights and general lawlessness were common in the frontier cities of the American West. Tombstone and Dodge City are legendary. But neither saw violence approaching that of Los Angeles in the 1850s.In his Reminiscences of a Ranger, Horace Bell reports that ""midnight raids and open day robbery and assassinations of defenseless or unsuspecting Americans were of almost daily occurrence"" in southern California, a territory newly acquired from Mexico. To combat this lawlessness, in 1853 the citizens of Los Angeles formed a volunteer mounted police force known as the Los Angeles Rangers. Under the command of Captain Alexander Hope, the Rangers strove to keep the peace within the city, and they hunted down bandits and murderers in the surrounding region, including several connected with Joaquin Murrieta's band.The life of a mounted ranger appealed to Horace Bell, a civilian who later became an attorney and ran a newspaper. As John Boessenecker says in the introduction to the book, Bell's memoir is a history of early Los Angeles, an essential and highly entertaining source for this period of the California Gold Rush. With a sharp eye for detail, Bell sketches numerous pioneers, politicians, military figures, and outlaws, and he vividly describes riots and shootouts in the city streets and campaigns against Indians and bandits.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint by Arno Press. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4", 336 pages, b/w photos throughout. ex library with the usual markings, text block Near Fine. text block Near fine, the usual library stampings. b/w photos throughout (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Limited Edition, copy H19. A very good hardcover copy, reprint edition, 1965, with first flyleaf missing. Slipcase, no dustjacket.

Condition: New. pp. 381.

Condition: New. pp. 381.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft Cover. Condition: As New. First Edition. First Printing (full # line) of this new edition of a California classic, first issued in 1881, and one of the first to detail the dangerous lawless state of Southern California in the 1850s; thick 12mo; (xiii) 499pp indexed; photographic fropntispiece.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. Ten-Color Supplement Map, The World, is missing from magazine. Square, tight binding. Wraps are yellow and white with general soiling and light shelf wear. Pages clean, bright. Contents: Bowie and Sisson, "MATS: America's Long Arm of the Air"; Shor and Taylor, "Paris Flea Market: Bargain-hunter's Paradise"; Simpich and Bristol, "Changing Formosa, Green Island of Refuge"; Bumstead, "Children's Art Around the World"; Talbot, "Stalking the Great Indian Rhino"; Wentzel, "History Awakens at Harpers Ferry"; "The National Geographic Society's Newest Map"; "John Oliver La Gorce Vice-Chairman of Board, Melville Bell Grosvenor New President-Editor"; Sisson, "Freedom Flight from Hungary."; 10.0" tall. …

Condition: New. pp. 381.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo, xiv + 336pp. Illustrated with pictorial endpapers and black & white plates. Hardcover, bound in original black cloth with yellow paper title-labels to spine and cover. Top edge of text-block is dyed red. In very good condition. Firm binding and clean, unmarked, interior. No signs of porior ownership. Minor shelf-wear or rubbing to extremities, otherwise fine. Now protected in a new custom-made clear archival dustwrapper. …

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Reminiscences of a Ranger: Early Times in Southern California. Book.

Paperback. Condition: New. Gunfights and general lawlessness were common in the frontier cities of the American West. Tombstone and Dodge City are legendary. But neither saw violence approaching that of Los Angeles in the 1850s.In his Reminiscences of a Ranger, Horace Bell reports that ""midnight raids and open day robbery and assassinations of defenseless or unsuspecting Americans were of almost daily occurrence"" in southern California, a territory newly acquired from Mexico. To combat this lawlessness, in 1853 the citizens of Los Angeles formed a volunteer mounted police force known as the Los Angeles Rangers. Under the command of Captain Alexander Hope, the Rangers strove to keep the peace within the city, and they hunted down bandits and murderers in the surrounding region, including several connected with Joaquin Murrieta's band.The life of a mounted ranger appealed to Horace Bell, a civilian who later became an attorney and ran a newspaper. As John Boessenecker says in the introduction to the book, Bell's memoir is a history of early Los Angeles, an essential and highly entertaining source for this period of the California Gold Rush. With a sharp eye for detail, Bell sketches numerous pioneers, politicians, military figures, and outlaws, and he vividly describes riots and shootouts in the city streets and campaigns against Indians and bandits.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. Stated 1st Printing with complete number line. Near Fine; looks almost as new. Unclipped dust jacket, protected by mylar cover, is clean & bright with no rips or creases. Grey-blue boards with gilt-stamped titles are clean & sturdy. Binding tight. Pages clean & unmarked with no rips or creases. Quick, secure shipping with free delivery confirmation from Los Angeles bookstore. International shipping may be extra due to weight. Photos available upon request.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Reminiscences of a Ranger. Book.

hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New (now in mylar sleeve). later printing. 5 1/4 x 7 3/4", 499 pages, B/W photos.Bell's memoir is a history of early Los Angeles, an essential and highly entertaining source for this period of the California Gold Rush.

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.