Overland Stage California by Root Frank William Connelley (34 results)

Cloth - Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Reprint. Facsimile reprint of the 1901 self published first edition. 630 pages, plus folding map. Plain dark blue cloth covers with gold stamped title and date on spine. There are no maker markings found. Volume appears to be circa 1980s or later. Un-used and in Fine condition.

Cloth - Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. Facsimile reprint of the 1901 self published first edition. 630 pages, plus folding map. Inked name on blank front free end leaf. Volume is otherwise Fine. Price cut dust jacket shows a dime sized open tear on lower edge over top cover. Jacket shows some creasing at crown and upper corners. Dust jacket is otherwise bright and clean, and is now in a clear Brodart protective sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. minor wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1970 First Printing. Fold out map in front and back. Binding tight square, corners sharp. Pages clean, no writing. BC10A-10.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good(-). Numerous black & white illustrations, folding map. 630 pages. Thick 8vo, tan pictorial cloth, battered d.w. Columbus: Long, 1950. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book takes readers on a thrilling journey through the history of the American West, specifically focusing on the development of the overland mail service. The author, a former mail messenger himself, vividly recounts the challenges and triumphs of transporting mail across vast, untamed territories, often through treacherous conditions and perilous encounters with Native American tribes. The book delves into the evolution of mail routes, from the early monthly service to the establishment of the first daily mail, and the subsequent introduction of the Pony Express. It explores the crucial role these mail routes played in connecting the East and West, fostering westward expansion, and shaping the cultural and economic landscape of the nation. The authorââ â¢s personal experiences bring to life the struggles and triumphs of the individuals who risked their lives to connect the nation. Through a blend of historical context, personal anecdotes, and insightful observations, this book reveals the dramatic story of how the American mail system bridged the gap between the bustling East and the rapidly developing West, playing a pivotal role in the nationââ â¢s history. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Trade Edition. This is the First Printing of a REPRINT of a 1901 First Edition. Maps still attached to the half title page and back free endpaper, black and white photographs. "This splendid book is our 67th title [of the Rio Grande Press] in a continuing line which we call the Beautiful Rio Grande Classics - basic source books of American history." Ships same or next business day. Tail edge of boards are lightly rubbed; text-block: tail corner soiled soiled, head edge has tiny spots and small stain; corners and end of spine are lightly bumped. Interior is clean and bright. Heavy book, may require extra shipping. No dust jacket, boards protected with a clear cover. Ships same or next business day. ; A Rio Grande Classic; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 645 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 630 pages + ad, frontis, illustrations, fold-out map with tears and some edge loss, original pictorial cloth, interior hinges professionally repaired, minor edge wear. Howes 434, Graff 3562, Six-Guns 1897, "The original is very rare and is considered the standard history of the early stage lines. It Has some information on stagecoach robberies, Wild Bill Hickok, and Joseph Slade.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Original publisher's deluxe binding in half leather and marbled boards and endpapers, with title, authors, and vignette of Indian in gilt on spine, 630 pages, frontis, illustrations, fold-out map, rubbing to cover and edges. Rarely found in the deluxe binding, I believe this is the first copy I've handled. Information on the Overland Mail, Pony Express, Overland Stage Line, Early history of Colorado, Fort Kearny, Indian raids and adventures on the Plains, stage drivers, Butterfield Overland, etc. Howes 434, Graff 3562, Six-Guns 1897, "The original is very rare and is considered the standard history of the early stage lines. It Has some information on stagecoach robberies, Wild Bill Hickok, and Joseph Slade.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 630 pages + ad, frontis, illustrations, fold-out map, original pictorial cloth, minor edge wear, signed by the author, Sincerely and truly yours Frank A. Root The author Topeka Kansas 1904. A very nice copy! Information on the Overland Mail, Pony Express, Overland Stage Line, Early history of Colorado, Fort Kearny, Indian raids and adventures on the Plains, stage drivers, Butterfield Overland, etc. Howes 434, Graff 3562, Six-Guns 1897, "The original is very rare and is considered the standard history of the early stage lines. It Has some information on stagecoach robberies, Wild Bill Hickok, and Joseph Slade.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Facsimile Reprint Edition. Tan coated cloth, lettered/illus. in black and gilt. Facsimile reprint of original 1901 edition, 1st thus. Just a hint of rubbing at heel of spine, with former owner's address label and a National Wildlife Federation sticker mounted on front flyleaf, otherwise as issued. xviii,630 pp., illus., rear folding map. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed. First Edition. First edition. SIGNED by the author on a slip of paper affixed to the title page. Decorative brown cloth cover shows minor wear and tear, edgewear and rubbing, joints starting. Loose/torn hinges. Pages are lightly tanned with minor foxing/smudges and a few pencil marks in the margins.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Ex-library from the Topeka Public Library with the usual markings. Bound in 3/4 leather with marbled paper boards and end pages. External hinges are delicate but the binding is otherwise sound. The text remains clean with only a few scattered creases and smudges. Folding map at rear has a few creases but remains undamaged. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 630 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good-VG. Facsimile Reprint Edition. Light brown cloth, lettered in gilt and black, illus. in black. Mildly rubbed joints, spine extremities rubbed and a bit frayed with 1/4" closed tear at heel of spine, corners rubbed with minor exposure. Foxing to endpapers and text block edges, interior with scattered minor soiling, mostly clean and bright. Mended front hinge. xviii,630 pp., illus., rear folding map (nicely intact). Good or better, not quite VG. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Half-Leather. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 630 p. with foldout map at back. An authentic history from eye-witnesses of the Pony Express and Overland Stage Coach days. Backstrip on spine is in poor condition, torn with loss. Red boards worn with soiling and loss at extrems. Original binding w/ marbled end-papers. Some smudging to the text at margins, otherwise clean with a tight binding. A reading copy. Howes R434.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 1st edition. Gilt-stamped, pic cloth. 630pp. Illust. Fldg maps. Privately printed "reminiscences and authentic history of the great overland stage line and pony express from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean." Moderate wear to covers; some wear to gilt on spine; hinges professionally repaired. Near vg. 6-guns 1897, Cowan p541, Howes R434, Paher 1689, Graff 3562.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Octavo. [1], xviii, 630 pages. Illustrated. Folding map in rear. Old restoration with color patterned paper covered boards. Leather spine with gilt title and illustration. Greenish marbled end sheets. A few scuff marks to leather on the spine. Corners are worn and chipped. Front hinge broken with old dark glue stains in the gutter. The right front flyleaf is detached. Verso of map in back has an old tape repair on one of the folds. Light scattered brown spots and damp-stains to some of the text. "J. Jay Keegan" illustrated book plate on the front paste down Fair. Howes R 434; Adams 861; Graff 3562.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Brown cloth, very good. First edition. Guns 1897: The original is very rare and is considered the standard history of the early stage lines. It has some information on stagecoach robberies, Will Bill Hickok, and Joseph Slade. Dobie p. 79: A full storehouse. Basic. Howes R434: aa. Graff 3562. Cowan p. 541.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Original light brown pictorial cloth titled in gilt. Xvii, 630pp; tissued frontis, plates, portraits, folding map at rear followed by 1 page ad. Typewritten letter with handwritten additions addressed to Mr. Samuel Kline and signed by Root has been affixed to the front and rear endpage. This letter is dated Jan. 4th, 1902 and mentions several aspects about this book. Hinges cracked, scattered foxing, fraying and splitting to spine ends. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Signed by Author.

Pictorial Cloth. Condition: Good. 1st Ed xvii+630pp, frontis, illus, fld maps, pict. cloth nice 6-Guns #1897 rpt Howes R-434 Graff #3562 The classic book on early stagelines.

Hardcover. First edition in a slipcase. 630pp. Octavo [23 cm] Light brown pictorial cloth with gilt titles. Frontispiece portraits of the authors with tissue guard. Illustrated plates, portraits, folding map (at the rear). Good plus. The extremities are moderately rubbed and bumped. The rear endsheet is split along the hinge, the hinge is going, and the text block is cracked sporadically throughout. With the marbled paper covered slipcase, in very good condition, with moderate edge wear and a thin 2" long abrasion to the side panel. Adams Six-Guns, 1897. Wright-Howes, R 434. Flake 7417. According to Adams Six-Guns, "The original is very rare and is considered the standard history of early stage lines. It has some information on stagecoach robberies, Wild Bill Hickock, and Joseph Slade.".

Cloth. Condition: Very good. 1st Edition. 630 page plus fold out map at rear. Index. Illustrated with photos. Very good. (128) Howes R 434, Six-Guns 1897, Graff 3562.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. 9 1/4 tall x 6 1/4". 630 pgs with folding map at rear. Brown decorative cloth. Near fine. Very clean inside and out. Many B&W illustrations. Some light shelf wear at the extremities. First hand account of the Overland Stage and the Pony Express in the 1850's and 1860's before the railroad came.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Three quarter leather and decorative boards, very good condition. Unusual in this rare publisher's special binding. First edition. Guns 1897: The original is very rare and is considered the standard history of the early stage lines. It has some information on stagecoach robberies, Will Bill Hickok, and Joseph Slade. Dobie p. 79: A full storehouse. Basic. Howes R434: aa. Graff 3562. Cowan p. 541.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 630 pp., tissued frontis, index, roll of honor, illustrations, photographs, fold-out map. A tight unmarked very good+ copy with minor shelf wear to its edges, corners and to the top and bottom of its spine. Showing evidence of a professionally removed book plate also with the embossed stamp of the Historical Society of Montana on the title page. This book comes from the personal library of Mrs A.J. Davidson (formerly Sallie Davenport) a Montana pioneer women. It was donated by her to the Historical Society of Montana in Helena. Her husband A.J. Davidson was a very prominent Montana businessman in wagons, saddles, furs and hay. Now in a clear protective Mylar cover. This being the classic and standard history of the early stage lines. An important Montana association copy. Six-Guns #1897, Howes #434, Graff #3562. SCARCE.

Condition: Near Fine. Hbk, 1st edition, 630pp, portrait frontis, illustr throughout over 80 b+w images, 42 portraits, with fold-out map at the rear (showing Lines of the Great Overland Stage Route, the Santa Fe Trail, Butterfield Overland Dispatch, Mormon Route of 1847, and the Leavenworth and Pike's Peak Express), no dj as issued, remarkably fine embossed, gilt-and-black-decorated brown cloth boards, the barest suggestion of rubbing at the heel of the spine and a slight bump to the upper rear outer corner, otherwise clean, bright and crisp and now in custom acetate jacket, hinges tight front and rear, internally a small illegible stamp mars the front endpaper and some clue residue to the front pastedown indicates that a prev ownerÕs bookplate has been removed at some point, ese appears unread and a fine, clean, tight and unmarked text, an exceptional copy.

First edition. First edition. Thick 8vo. Original deluxe binding of three quarter leather and decorative boards; with title, authors, and vignette of Indian in gilt on spine. Decorative endpapers. xvii [1], 630 pp., frontis., preface, acknowledgments, illustrated. plates, portraits, folding map. Preface by William Elsey Connelley. Adams Six Guns #1897: "The original is very rare and is considered the standard history of the early stage lines. It has some information on stagecoach robberies, Wild Bill Hickok, and Joseph Slade." The map depicts the lines of the Great Overland Stage Route, the Santa Fe Trail, Butterfield Overland and Dispatch, Mormon Route of 1847, etc. Root was a messenger in charge of Express, and an Agent of the Post Office Department on the Great Stage Line across the plains to California. This is the best history of the famous but short-lived Pony Express, and the various overland stage operations which preceded the Pacific Railroad. Root worked for the overland stage lines for a number of years, and his recollections and records, aided by the historian William E. Connelley, are the basis for this history."--William S. Reese.Rubbing to boards and all edges. Wear to corners, spine ends, and edges of spine. Spine is sunned with all gilt in very good condition. This is the only copy of this work that we've seen in an original three quarter leather binding.likely produced for authors or publisher in very limited quantity.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1901 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 672 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 672 Root, Frank A,Connelley, William Elsey, 1855-1930.