Published by University of Nebraska Press, 1987
ISBN 10: 0803281501 ISBN 13: 9780803281509
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Published by Caxton Printers, Caldwell, ID, 1935
Seller: Bartleby's Books, ABAA, Chevy Chase, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. 396 pp. Illustrated from photographs, plates, one folding, portraits. "Of all the Indian fighters, army scouts, and frontiersmen produced by the old West . none were better known in their day than Moses E. Milner, famous from Missouri to the Pacific as âCalifornia Joe'" (preface). Howes M-635. Original gilt-stamped decorated green cloth. Small paper label on spine, else very good.
Published by Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, ID, 1935
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good +. 1st Edition. 396 pages. Index. Illustrated. Covers are flecked from insect damage; front free endpaper also shows insect damage. Good plus in green cloth with gold stamping. (158).
Published by The Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, 1935
Seller: Kevin T. Ransom- Bookseller, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. First Edition. 8vo. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering & design. 396pp. B&w illustrations. Slight spine cock. Covers edge-worn, with cloth just worn through at corners and top & bottom of spine.
Published by Caxton Printers, 1935
Seller: Jen's Books, Douglas, WY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition First Printing. Also Contains An Authentic Account Of Custer's Last Fight By Colonel William H. C. Bowen, Bright Green Cloth With Slightest Of Edge Rubbing, Bright Gilt Title And Decorative Of A Scout On Cover, Gilt Title Etc On Spine, Interior With No Marks, Triny Name In Ink Bottom Of Inside Front Cover, Square And Solid Binding, Nice Copy!. no.
Published by The Caxton Printers, Ltd, Caldwell, Idaho, 1935
Seller: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
by Colonel William H. C. Bowen, formerly of the United States Army. Pp. 396, frontispiece, plus 25 plates (one folding), bibliography, appendices, reference notes, source material, index; cr. 8vo; dark green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, edges of boards a trifle rubbed and fore-corners slightly bruised, the spine faded and gilt dulled, with faint signs of sticker removal from centre of spine; bookplate of J. W. Heming and bookseller's sticker (plus signs of removal of sticker) on upper pastedown, another owner's ink stamp on upper free endpaper, inked catalogue number at head of Contents page (also on the bookplate), the endpapers slightly offset, a few small ink marks, a little light foxing and occasional faint soiling; The Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, Idaho, 1935. First edition. *Moses Embree Milner (1829-1876), known as 'California Joe', was a miner and frontier scout who served with General Custer. Includes a casualty list of troops at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
Published by The Caxton Printers. Ltd., Caldwell, Idaho, 1935
Seller: Cat House Books LLC, Pensacola, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. From the DJ, "He fought in the Mexican War with General Kearny; he joined the gold rush to California in 1849; he fought with Kit Carson at Adobe Walls; he scouted for Custer at the Battle of the Washita, and with Crook in Wyoming." Primary source for Col. William H. C. Bowen's "Authentic Account of Custer's Last Fight. (xix) 396 pages. Illustrations, including frontis from photograph of California Joe.Appendix. Index. Illustrated cloth with gilt cover and spine-titling. A near fine copy with just very light shelf wear at the tips of the spine and the edges near the lower corners. DJ is worn with large piece missing along the front eliminating most of the title and the authors. For references see: Howes M635; Six-Guns #1507 - "Rich in information about Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok.", Luther: Custer High Spots 151, Paher: Nevada 1295 This is a book that fits in any collection on the fur trade, Indians or Custer.
Published by Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, ID, 1935
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 396 pages. Index. Illustrated. Dust jacket is in two pieces with the back panel detached; the backstrip panel shows evidence of tape repair and the top 2" is missing and there is a large chip at the bottom, 1" x 1 1/4. The book covers are very clean and bright with light darkening to the endpapers from the dust jacket. Very good plus in a good dust jacket. (131).
The Caxton Printers, Ltd. Caldwell 1935. 1. edition. 396 pages. Illustrated in b/w. Orig. green cloth in protective mylar wrappers. Gilding slightly faded on spine. Very light signs of use. Near fine / Fine mylar wrappers.
Published by Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, ID, 1935
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo; 396 pages; Dust jacket has about the upper third missing on the spine. That means the title is not present. A piece of paper has been worked in to fill the space. Also has minor rubbing and chipping to it. It is a scarce title in jacket.
Published by University of Nebraska Press, 1987
ISBN 10: 0803231210 ISBN 13: 9780803231214
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.
Published by Caxton, Caldwell, Idaho, 1935
Seller: Juniper Point Books, Round Lake, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Decorative Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. 396pgs, gilt cover, beautiful copy of very scarce item.
Published by Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, ID, 1935
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo; 396 pages; Very minor wear to covers. Dust jacket with some light rubbing, chipping and wear.
Published by Caxton, Caldwell ID, 1935
Seller: T. A. Borden Books, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. Very Good in chipped & worn DJ (front picture/rear text intact) ; Silverfish flecking on cloth, light endpaper foxing, contents nice. ; Howes M-635, etc.
Published by The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1935., Caldwell, 1935
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. First edition. 8vo. Original green cloth with titles and decorations stamped in gold gilt on the front cover and spine, 396 pp., author's preface, Introduction by Franklin W. Hall. Introduction by the late Colonel William H. C. Bowen, frontispiece (California Joe in the Black Hills, 1875), illustrated, portraits, appendix, index. The story of Moses E. Milner, famous from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean as "California Joe." He ranked with such men as Kit Carson, Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill Cody, Captain Jack Crawford, the North Bothers, Billy Comstock, Jack Corbin, and Charley Reynolds, but to the present generation he is scarcely more than a name. "California Joe" was one of the greatest scouts in all the West and was a mountain man, Mexican War veteran, Forty-niner, Oregon pioneer, gold-seeker in California, Idaho, and Montana, Indian fighter, and army scout. The authentic account by Colonel William H. C. Bowen of "Custer's Last Fight" provides his first-hand account of the battle. Six Guns 1507 says "Scarce." "Rich in information about Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok." A fine, bright copying dust jacket. Scarce dust jacket has 1.5" repaired closed-tear to bottom edge of front cover, and has been internally reinforced with tape along all edges and folds. Original promotional Bookmark by Caxton Printers is laid-in.
Published by Caxton, Caldwell, 1935
Seller: Gene W. Baade, Books on the West, Renton, WA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Gilt-stamped cloth. 396pp. Illustrated with photos & portraits. Author's Preface, two Introductions (Franklin Hall & Col. Wm. Bowen), Bibliography, Appendix (Custer Battlefield Nat'l Cemetery & Casualty Lost of the Battle of the Little Big Horn), Appendix Reference Notes, Source Material for Appendix. Also, "Custer's Last Fight" by Col. Bowen. Tipped in following the title/copyright leaf is a nearly full page informative presentation written in ink from Forrest to bookseller/collector Jerome Peltier, dated in 1956. Laid in is a brief 1956 TLS on Forrest's Observer Pub Co (Washington, Pennsylvania) letterhead & with printed mailing envelope from Forrest to same recipient re autographs. "Of all the Indian fighters, army scouts, and frontiersmen produced by the old West of three-quarters of a century ago, none were better known in their day than Moses E. Milner, famous from the Missouri to the Pacific as "California Joe." The number of famous frontiersmen & army notables he actually knew is amazing. Trace of wear to extremities. Near fine in complete, if slightly to moderately worn dj. Howes M635, 6-guns 1507, Luther 151.
Published by The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1935., Caldwell, 1935
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. First edition. 8vo. Inscribed on the front free fly leaf "To Mr. William MacLeod Raine, In deep appreciation for your courtesy and help with my Pleasant Valley manuscript, and with my best wishes. Sincerely, Earle R. Forrest, Washington, Pennsylvania, May 24th, 1935." William MacLeod Raine was a noted author and historian of Western Americana. Also on the front pastedown sheet is the stamped name and address of Fred and Jo Mazzula, Denver, Colorado noted authors and historians of Western Americana. Original green cloth with titles and decorations stamped in gold gilt on the front cover and spine, 396 pp., author's preface, Introduction by Franklin W. Hall. Introduction by the late Colonel William H. C. Bowen, frontispiece (California Joe in the Black Hills, 1875), illustrated, portraits, appendix, index. The story of Moses E. Milner, famous from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean as "California Joe." He ranked with such men as Kit Carson, Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill Cody, Captain Jack Crawford, the North Bothers, Billy Comstock, Jack Corbin, and Charley Reynolds, but to the present generation he is scarcely more than a name. "California Joe" was one of the greatest scouts in all the West and was a mountain man, Mexican War veteran, Forty-niner, Oregon pioneer, gold-seeker in California, Idaho, and Montana, Indian fighter, and army scout. The authentic account by Colonel William H. C. Bowen of "Custer's Last Fight" provides his first-hand account of the battle. Six Guns 1507 says "Scarce." "Rich in information about Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok." A fine, bright copy in the scarce and bright, lightly used dust jacket with minor wear to the extremities.