Walker Ardis (85 results)

Condition: New.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. This work tells the story of the Kern River gold rush in California in 1850. The author was born and raised in the Kern River Valley, a member of the famed "shootin' Walkers" clan, and candidly recounts their exploits, some good and some bad. Illustrations and an index are included. The endpapers serve as maps.This copy is clean and solid. …

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 8vo. 71p. Profusely illustrated with 20 black and white captioned photos and one black and white map. Yellow wrappers with a brown and white photo on the front cover and yellow letters on the cover and the spine. Small black and white photo of the author on the rear panel. Just touches of wear to the extremities, covers clean and bright, all photos and map in fine condition, small rubbed spot on the rear panel, else fine with no internal markings. This is a series of sketches of the Kern River Valley over the past century. It includes narrative on the mines--of the Big Blue, discovered by a Cherokee Indian, Lovely Rogers, and his mule. Other vignettes describe early houses, tell of the pioneer families, of the gunfights, the dance hall girl and the Chinese miners, as only a native son of the valley could express this lore. " Adis M. Walker was born in the old mining camp of Keysville around the turn of the century. A descendant of two of the oldest pioneer families of California, the study of the history of his native state has been a life long interest. He left Kern River Valley to study electrical engineering, graduating from USC with honors, then went east to follow his profession. But the call of the Kern was too great and he returned to Kernsville in the mid '30s. Devoting himself to his two major interests, writing and conservation, he has become well known in both fields. Walker was one of the founders of the Kern County Museum and has served for several terms on the Board of Directors. He has served twice as president of the Kern County Historical Society and once for the Death Valley 49ers. He also served a term as a member of the Kern County Board of Supervisors. Recently he has devoted much time to the problem of the Kern Plateau Wilderness, a pressing conservation situation. His writings include "Sierra Prologue" and "Francisco Garces--Pioneer Padre of the Kern." [from the rear panel] This is a must have for anybody interested in Kern County or the Kern River Valley and written by an expert historian.…

Stapled Wraps. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Offered is a first edition, first printing of "Theodore R. Goodwin: Three Views" written by Ardis Walker, Horace Albright, and Ron Miller and published in 1978 by The Death Valley Forty-Niners out of Los Angeles, California. A left-stapled booklet measuring 6" by 9" and containing 24 internal pages. As stated on the title page, "Keepsake No. 18 - Published for the 29th Annual Death Valley '49ers Encampment, November 9 to 12, 1978 Death Valley, California." With eight photographs, including portrait frontispiece of Mr. Goodwin. Staples lightly age-rusted; light, quarter-sized water spot to upper right corner of front cover and first few inside pages; light water spot to lower left corner of rear cover.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Textured brown boards with tipped-in title illustration on cover above the words "Poems in Prose by Ardis Manly Walker" printed in gilt. Gilt text on spine. No dust jacket as issued. Boards are clean and sharp. Text block is clean and spine is tight. Signed by author on limited edition page at rear--8 of 250 copies. Addressed to "Jim and Kathy." "The text of West from Manhattan has been set in Linotype Garamond; chapter headings are in Caslon No. 3; both faces 12 pt. The three tipped-in illustrations, title-page art and initial decorations are reproductions from woodblocks drafted and cut by Kirk Martin. Bound by National Bindery, Pomona, California." A work of prose poetry moving from Manhattan to the deserts of California. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 107 pp; Signed by Author. Illustrated by Martin, Kirk (illustrator). …

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Fair: The book may have considerable folding, marks or wear to covers or other defects but is in good readable condition. Paperback with staple binding. 63 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Clean, crisp hardcover in near fine condition; faintly stained fore-edge. Good plus DJ with mild age-toning, rubbing at sunning. SIGNED by the author. Cullimore, Joan (illustrator).

Stapled wraps. Condition: Very good. 43p. 2nd printing (1972) Scrapes on front. B&w map. Recounts Manly's pioneer journey to California in 1949, with focus on the travel to Death Valley and Manly's rescue of his traveling party. (8-1/2"x5-1/2").

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1990 second printing, hardcover with dust jacket. Fine, very good. Books is like new. Dust jacket has only a bit of edge rubbing, mostly along top edge. Residue from an old price sticker in bottom left corner of back cover.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by DEATH VALLEY '49ers, Inc., 1962. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good. Covers have shelf wear.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st Ed - Ltd. to 700 175pp, illus, index, mapendpapers, dj vg+ Good coverage of the Kern River diggings, chapters on Joseph Redford Walker, James Capon Adams, Ashbury Harpending, Tiburcio Vasquez, etc. Too late for 6-Guns.

Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Ardis Letey (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Limited. ---- 1/1000 copies, autographed by both Walker and Luthey on title page ---- [some foxing; text-block is detached from surrounding covers; paired haiku-photograph pages are detaching from the backing, so some are loose; complete] Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. B&w plates (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Limited Edition set each number 446 of 500. Both books are flat signed on the Limited Edition page. Printed by Grant Dahlstrom at The Castle Press on Carnival paper using Zapf Aldus type. Both books enclosed in a slip case. Linen cover with an illustration on the front cover of each book. Final page of each book has a fold out illustration. Purcell, Roy E. (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1964 first edition Inland Printing / Death Valley '49ers (Death Valley, California), 6 x 9 inches tall stapled paperbound pamphlet in green printed covers, 12 pp. A very good to near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce biography. Standard shipping orders upgraded free to First Class. ~SP40~ An historical monograph issued for the 1964 Death Valley 49er Encampment, relating the life of Ralph Palmer Merritt (1883-1963), who served as president and managing director of the Sun Maid Raisin Growers from 1923-28, project director for US War Relocation Authority at Manzanar War Relocation Center, from 1942-1946 and University of California Regent, from 1923-30. As a director of the Death Valley '49ers, he helped spearhead the effort to create the museum in Death Valley.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Yellow-Back Edition (1,000 copies). The decorated front cover has two small stains, otherwise a very nice copy without any flaws. 6 X 9" 175 pages, published 1970. After the rich Northern Placer diggings of 1848 and 1849 began to play out, J. Ross Browne, the great early California mining expert and historical reporter, stated : "The year 1850 was marked by the first of a multitude of 'rushes' or sudden migrations in search of imaginary rich diggings." In 1860 he sketched the two woodcuts used on the covers of this book to caricaturize the Kern River rush. The front cover shows the men riding to the mines in stage coach and trudging back home practically shoeless on the back cover. Author Ardis Manly Walker, poet, historian and raconteur, met a unique need to preserve the rich historical heritage of the Kern River Diggins. Born in 1901, he was fortunate to know many of the characters in this book. 34 drawings by eminent Western artist Katherine F. Clarke, end page maps. Katherine F. Clarke (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Wear and tear on the covers. Text is clean and unmarked. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. No dust jacket included with this book. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. good +. 74p. Endpaper foxed along hinge, jacket spine sunned with a small chip to top front and tear on bottom back. Originally published in 1946 by Kern County Historical Society and the County of Kern through its Chamber of Commerce. Garcés was an 18th-century Spanish Franciscan missionary and explorer in what is now Baja California, Arizona, and California. He was known for discovering the route from Needles, California, crossing the desert over the Tehachapi Mountains to the San Joaquin Valley. B&w illustrations and photographs. (9-1/4"x6-1/4").…

Condition: Very Good. Minor wear and stains.

PAPERBACK. Condition: Fine. B0006D0TG6 Inscribed by author in 1965. Pamphlet style (staple bound).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Signed by both authors on title page. Very good loose-page paperback that is encased in a paper folder/slipcase. Glossy heavy weight paper. No markings to pages. Some wear to folder/slipcase that also has some scuff marks and is creased on the spine and right side of the front cover. Sierra Nevada, Mojave Desert and nearby images. ; 11.25 x 9 x 0.50 inches; Signed by All Authors.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Signed by both authors on title page. Very good loose-page paperback that is encased in a paper folder/slipcase. No markings to pages. Moderate wear to folder/slipcase that also has some scuff marks and is creased on the spine and right side of the front cover. Sierra and Mojave Desert images. ; 11.25 x 9 x 0.50 inches; Signed by All Authors.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 5 books: Death Valley in '49, Manly, William Lewis, Borden, 1949, 523p, hc no dj, boards bumped/scuffed, clean text, solid binding, binding threads visible inside back hinge + DEATH VALLEY AND MANLY - SYMBOLS OF DESTINY. ARDIS MANLY WALKER. DESERT MAGAZINE, PALM DESERT, 1962. 43p. stapled paperback pamphlet, covers bumped/scuffed, binding tight, text clean/unmarked + The Bighorn of Death Valley. Ralph E. And Florence B. Welles . National Park Service, 1961. 242p, trade paperback, covers bumped/scuffed, binding tight, text clean + Death Valley's Victims. A Descriptive Chronology 1849-1977 (ISBN: 0930704002 / 0-930704-00-2) Cronkhite. Daniel, Sagebrush Press, 1977, 54p, trade pb, covers bumped/scuffed/creased, clean text, solid binding, SIGNED/INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR + TALL TALES OF DEATH VALLEY. Jen Johnson (ed.) self published. 2008. 96p trade paperback, covers clean/square, binding tight, text clean/unmarked, near fine condition30.00 for all OR BEST OFFER. …

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. None. 1st American Edition. Story of the Kern River Rush, told by a descendent of Joseph Reddeford Walker, after whom Walker Pass is named. Illustrated . One of 700 copies, signed & inscribed by rhe author. Size: 8vo. Katherine F. Clarke (illustrator). Yes.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 74 Photographic Plates. Brown Cloth, Gilt, With Paste-On Cover Illustration. Inscribed To Actress Doris Roberts From Staff Of A Tv Station. Near Fine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by La Siesta Press, 1966. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good. Covers have shelf wear.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Inland Printing and Engraving Company, 1961. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good. Covers have shelf wear.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by DEATH VALLEY '49ers, Inc., 1954. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good. Covers have shelf wear.

Hardcover. 175pp Very good plus condition with text clean & binding tight without dust jacket.