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PIONEER ARTISTS OF TAOS
by Laura M. Bickerstaff
Sage Books: Denver, Colorado, 1955
First Edition
SIGNED BY TWO ORIGINAL
FOUNDERS OF THE TAOS ARTIST COLONY:
Bert G. Phillips
Ernest L. Blumenschein ("Blumy")
Also, signed by the author, Laura M. Bickerstaff
Superb association copy!
Original maroon cloth binding with black print on cover and
spine; 93 pages; illustrations.
Fine in fine dust jacket.
Price: $850.00
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EL GRINGO; OR, NEW MEXICO AND HER PEOPLE
By W. W. H. Davis
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1857, 1st
edition
Original cloth; spine professionally reinforced; yellow
endpapers; 432 pages; all 13 plates present. Pages are clean and fresh; no
foxing; rubbing to endpapers. Overall condition: very good plus.
From PREFACE: "This volume is mainly written from a diary
the author kept during a residence of two and half years in New Mexico, and the
matters contained in it are either drawn from careful personal observation, or
other reliable sources. The historical portions are almost wholly obtained
from official records in the office of the Secretary of the Territory at Santa
Fe, and may be relied upon as correct ...."
"... The beautiful drawings that adorn the work
were executed by Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Eaton, U.S.A., on duty in that
territory, and F.A. Percy, Esg., of El Paso, Texas, to whom I am much indebted
...."
Chapters include: "Trip Across the Plains,"
"Historical Sketch of New Mexico," "The Pueblo Indians,"
"Santa Fe, with some account of the Manners and Customs of the
People," "Winter in Santa Fe," "Riding the Circuit,"
and "Trip to the Nabajo Country."
$275.00
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Signed by Blanche Grant
TAOS
INDIANS, by Blanche C. Grant, 1925, stated, "First
Edition." Published in Taos, New Mexico; printed by Santa Fe New
Mexican Publishing Corporation. Book is in its original tan wrappers;
square-bound; black print and illustration on front cover; 128 pages.
SIGNED BY BLANCHE C. GRANT on title page. Various half-tone photographs
printed on coated paper. Condition of book: covers show light wrinkling
and wear, however, no serious flaws; pages are bright and clean. Overall,
very good. $150.00
Grant, Blanche C. TAOS TODAY, 1925, first
edition, Taos, New Mexico. Original aqua-colored stiff wrappers; 54 pages,
plus enamel-coated plates. Condition: bumped corners; light aging around
edges; some soiling on back cover; pages are fresh and bright; very good. $65.00
Grant, Blanche C. WHEN OLD TRAILS WERE NEW:
The Story of Taos. The Press of the Pioneers, Inc., New York, 1934, first
edition. Book is in its original blue cloth binding with gold embossing on
front cover and spine; 344 pages; no dust jacket. Condition: binding is
strong; spine is faded; pages are clean, bright; all plates present. $40.00
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LAS
VEGAS, NEW MEXICO --- THE TOWN THAT WOULDN'T GAMBLE, by Milton W.
Callon, published by Las Vegas Daily Optic, The Las Vegas Publishing Co., Inc.,
Las Vegas, New Mexico, 1962. Number 1066 of 1500 copies in the first
edition. Book is in its original brown cloth binding with black print on
front cover and spine; 352 pages; maps on endpapers; dust jacket. Binding
is strong and tight; pages are clean and bright. Dust jacket shows some
wear around, and some light fading; price-clipped; otherwise, very good.
Overall condition of book and dust jacket: very good. Numerous half-tone
photograph illustrations. Price:
$95.00
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Murphy, Lawrence R., Introduction and Notes.
INDIAN
AGENT IN NEW MEXICO: The Journal of Special Agent W.F.M. Arny, 1870.
Stagecoach Press, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1 of 750. Southwestern Series
Number 5. Book is in its original brown cloth binding with gold embossing
on spine; 62 pages; tipped on frontis illustration; price-clipped dust
jacket. Dust jacket has some fraying at top of spine, otherwise, very good
plus condition. Overall condition of book: near fine; bright, fresh, clean
pages. Price:
$35.00
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KIN AND CLAN
Address delivered by Adolph F. Bandelier
Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1882
Signed by archaeologist and historian R.E. Twitchell (Ralph
Emerson Twitchell); bookplate of Twitchell on protective front wrappers)
(Later, Vice-President of New Mexico Historical Society;
author of THE MILITARY OCCUPATION OF NEW MEXICO, 1846 - 1851)
Original green printed wrappers; 8 pages
ADDRESS OF MR. ADOLPH F. BANDELIER, Of the Archaeological
Institute of America, Delivered in "The Palace," Santa Fe, N.M., April
28th, 1882
Santa Fe, New Mexico: New Mexican Print, 1882
$70.00
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Signed by Paul Horgan
With original elaborate drawings by Horgan on end papers
THE
HABIT OF EMPIRE, by Paul Horgan, Harper & Brothers, New York
and London, 1939, first edition in dust jacket, inscribed by Paul Horgan to
Helen Bell Harris. Also, landscapes by Peter Hurd, with an original
landscape by Peter Hurd on front flyleaf, signed by "The
Captain-General." Book is in its original gray cloth binding with
green and black lettering on front cover and black lettering on spine.
Strong, tight binding; pages are clean, bright, and fresh; 114 pages. Book
is in its original dust jacket, price-clipped, edges worn, toe and head of spine
chipped, repaired tear on back. Overall, book and dust jacket are in very
good condition.
$750.00
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Inscribed by Erna Ferguson Drawing by Peter Hurd
MURDER
& MYSTERY IN NEW MEXICO, by Erna Ferguson, Merle Armitage
Editions, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1948, stated, "First
Edition." Inscribed by Erna Ferguson. Book is in its original
black cloth binding with gold-embossing on cover and spine; 204 pages, with
half-tone photographs; price-clipped dust jacket. Book is in near fine
condition, with bright and clean pages; dust jacket is very good plus, with a
light bit of edgewear. Maps on endpapers and flyleafs. Nine true
tales of murder in New Mexico. Price:
$50.00
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LANDMARKS
OF NEW MEXICO, by Edgar L. Hewett and Wayne L. Mauzy, 1940,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, Publication of University of New Mexico Press and the
School of American Research, part of the Handbooks of Archaeological
History. First edition in dust jacket. Book in original blue cloth
binding with gold-embossing on front cover and spine; indexed; 200 pages.
Coated paper with numerous half-tone illustrations. Pages bright and
clean. Dust jacket shows very little wear, very good plus to near fine
condition. Book, overall, is in very good plus to near fine
condition. Bookplate of Muriel V. Sibell on front endpaper; signature of
Muriel S. Wolle (author of STAMPEDE TO TIMBERLINE, 1949) in pencil on front
flyleaf. Price:
$50.00
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THE HISTORY OF THE MILITARY OCCUPATION OF THE TERRITORY
OF NEW MEXICO, from 1846 to 1851 by the Government of the United
States together with Biographical Sketches of Men Prominent in the Conduct of
the Government During that Period. By Ralph Emerson Twitchell,
Vice-President New Mexico Historical Society. Denver, Colorado: The
Smith-Brooks Company, Publishers, 1909. First edition, Inscribed by
Twitchell. $175.00
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Calvin, Ross, PH.D. SKY DETERMINES: An Interpretation of
the Southwest. New York: The MacMillan Company, published April, 1934,
first edition. Book is in its original gray cloth binding with red print
on front and spine; 354 pages; dust jacket; indexed; illustrations. Book
is near fine condition, with few, if any signs of age or wear. Dust jacket
has some edge wear, a chip to toe of spine, and some light soiling; overall,
very good. a "beautifully strange story of New Mexico
...." Price:
$35.00
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Signed by former Governor of New Mexico
Otero, Miguel Antonio (former Governor of New Mexico). MY LIFE ON
THE FRONTIER, 1864 - 1882: Incidents and Characters of the Period
when Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico were passing through the last of their
Wild and Romantic Years. Illustrated by Will Shuster. 1935: The
Press of the Pioneers, New York, 1st limited edition. Copy No. 514 of
750. Book is in its original tan cloth binding, with brown printing on
cover and spine; 293 pages; indexed; no dust jacket. Condition: good plus;
some soiling to covers; front flyleaf clipped; otherwise, spine is strong and
pages bright. Price:
$45.00
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