Root William A (63 results)

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Paper Back. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 149 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Cloth - Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. 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. …

Softcover. 296 pp. New Series. Volume XXI, Part 1 (April 1970). Softcover. Good condition; some color fading on covers, and light creasing on spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very good. Contents: Gunnison in the Early 'Eighties by George A. Root; A Head Hunter's Trophy by George Woodbury; The Threshing Machine for the Meeker Indian Agency, 1879 by William Shelton; The Smoky Hill Trail by Margaret Long, M.D; David Barnes, Father of Loveland by Lena Barnes Gifford; Editorial Notes pp. 202 - 236; illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 28 cm. Box number: B33.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. *May ship at extra cost due to heavy weight.* Facsimile of original edition. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Black decoration of an Indigenous man on spine. Black decorations on front cover show a horse-drawn stagecoach and three people on horseback (two Indigenous men chase after another man who looks like a pioneer, cowboy, or Pony Express rider). 6 1/2" x 9 1/4." 630 pages, complete. Many black-and-white illustrations, complete. One black-and-white map tipped in back shows the Overland Stage Route and other historical routes in the United States such as the Santa Fe Trail. List of Illustrations and Portraits in front. General Index and Roll of Honor in back. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning. Covers are virtually pristine and intact except for a few small marks and slight wear to extremities. Binding is tight. A Fine copy. This book contains a 1950 facsimile of the original 1901 edition that was authored by Frank A. Root, an American newspaper publisher, Pony Express messenger, and agent of the Post-Office Department, and edited by William Elsey Connelly, an American author. This book is about the Overland Stage Route to California; the various stagecoaches, messengers, and pathways involved in transporting mail throughout the Midwest and Western states; and other contemporary events of the time in the nineteenth century. Chapter titles: "The Overland Mail," "The Great American Desert--Home of the Buffalo," "First Daily Overland Mail," "The Overland Stage Line," "The Overland Pony Express," "Building the Pacific Telegraph and Railroads," "Excitement Over the Pike's Peak Gold Discovery," "On the Early History of Colorado," "Denver's Early Eastern Mail," "My First Trip Across the Plains," "The Platte Valley, Fort Kearney, etc.," "The Overland Stage Drivers," "Overland Freighting--New Routes," "Appointed Mail Agent at Latham," "Indian Raids, and Adventures on the Plains," "My Last Trip on the Overland Stage," "Smoky Hill Route--Butterfield's Overland Despatch," "Recollections of Early Atchison," "Sketch of OVerland Stage Proprietor," "Some of the Old Pioneers," "More About the 'Overland,'" Incidents of the 'Overland,'" Marysville and Marshall County--The Oketo Cut-Off," "Miscellaneous Happenings on the 'Overland,'" and "Retrospective.".…

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.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 256 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm ; ISBN: 1555620183; 9781555620189; 1555620175 (pbk.); 9781555620172 (pbk.) LCCN: 87-5510 ; LC: PN1998.A2; Dewey: 812/.03/09 ; OCLC: 15251940 ; stiff photographic paper wrappers ; ex-library, stamps, label ; Contents: Charles Bennett -- A.I. Bezzerides -- Irving Brecher -- John Bright -- Philip Dunne -- William Ludwig -- Nat Perrin -- Allen Rivkin -- Wells Root -- Allan Scott -- Curt Siodmak -- Catherine Turney. ; "The unforgettable stories they tell range from the hilarious to the bitter, from tales of roistering with the Marx Brothers, drunken shootouts with John Huston, and practical joking with itchcock, to murderous run-ins with Al Capone and blacklisting by the right-wing witch hunters of the McCarthy era. Togetherm their remembrances give the reader a unique and thorough look at how the screen classics of their day were conceived and took their final shape.; VG. Book. …

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Condition: Good. 4to., 215 pp., Very Good, Trade Paperback, with sun-fading, rubbing, & edge wear; minor staining on edges of text block; shelf wear. Illustrations & photographs. Map on cover by Miguel Covarrubias.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. PON ON FLYLEAF SHELF WEAR ON EDGES AND TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINE A LINCOLN LABORATORY PUBLICATION.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 630 pages + ad, frontis, illustrations, fold-out map with tears and some edge loss, original pictorial cloth, wear to edges, hinges cracked and binding loose, a good reading or research copy only, a good candidate for repair. 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. 1st Edition. Large hardcover. Stamped leatherette over boards, green and metallic red text on cover, black text on spine. Fold out map in front is missing, map in back is present and crisp. Binding tight, square, corners sharp. Pages and text clean, no writing. Previous owner's name and details in green ink on endpapers. Hint of foxing. Light shelf wear and minimal staining to covers and text block. tb/AM. …

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.

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.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Oversized Trade Paperback Format. First edition. Published quarterly. 214 pages. Perfect bound. Beautiful wrap around cover illustation by Miguel Covarrubias. Contributors include Paul Krassner, Stewart Brand, Al Young, William Pitt Root, Barry Spacks, Robert Stone; a portfolio of photographs by Judy Dater. Inside cover long poem: "Totem Protectors" by Gary Snyder and Allen Ginsberg and much more! VERY FINE. As new. All corners sharp and binding tight and square. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. All books carefully wrapped and sent boxed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Book is in near-fine condition; pages are clean and binding is tight. Dust jacket is in poor condition with chipping and browning.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Includes dust jacket. dj price-clipped and in mylar sleeve, shows minor wear and tear. pages clean.

hardcover. Condition: near fine. 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: Brand New. 149 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Library binding, with several ink stamps inside, light 2 inch stain on spine, corners a bit rubbed, endpapers toned. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1914 Hard Cover. 960 pp. A collection of numerous articles on current political and social events, along with letters to the editor, music and drama reviews, books of the month and book review sections, etc. This volume for discussion of women's suffrage, anti-trust legislation, and the United States' relationship with Mexico during the Mexican Revolution.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Spines a bit faded with some weakening of gilt titles, boards lightly soiled, ink stamp on front endpaper of fourth volume. Bindings tight and square, text clean, bright, and unmarked. 1931 Hard Cover. Complete in four volumes. viii, [2], 403, [1]; viii, [2], 431, [1]; vi, [2], 419, [1]; viii, [2], 483, [3] pp. 8vo. Essays and articles celebrating one hundred years of Rochester, New York, including contributions by various authors. The first three volumes include poems about Rochester, and the fourth the music for the Centennial Hymn composed for the occasion. Includes Volume 1: Beginnings, Volume 2: Home Builders, Volume 3: Expansion, and Volume 4: Jubilee. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Spines a bit faded with some weakening of gilt titles, boards lightly soiled, endpapers of volume three a bit foxed with top corner of front free endpaper clipped, ink stamp on front endpaper of volume four with small spot on fore edge. 1931 Hard Cover. Complete in four volumes. viii, [2], 403, [1]; viii, [2], 431, [1]; vi, [2], 419, [1]; viii, [2], 483, [3] pp. 8vo. Essays and articles celebrating one hundred years of Rochester, New York, including contributions by various authors. The first three volumes include poems about Rochester, and the fourth the music for the Centennial Hymn composed for the occasion. Includes Volume 1: Beginnings, Volume 2: Home Builders, Volume 3: Expansion, and Volume 4: Jubilee. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 630pp. Hardcover. Boards rubbed and worn but gilt title and stamped illustrations on front bright. Spine faded. Binding loose. Some foxing, mostly minor. 9" by 22" folded map bound at rear: "Showing Lines of the Great Overland Stage Route, The Santa Fe Trail, Butterfield Overland Despatch, Mormon Route of 1847, and the Leavenworth & Pike's Peak Express." The 2 right folds of map separated from the left 3 folds. …

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. 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.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED by author Frank A. Root with an inscription to his friend A. S. Hughes. Hardcover. Brown cloth with stamped designs in black and gilt. Octavo. Frontis. [xvii] 630pp with numerous illustrations and folding route map. Internal hinges starting but sound. Map separated along a vertical fold. Small historical society ink stamp and blind stamp to copyright page. Howes R434, 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 Hickock and Joseph Slade." Six Guns. Signed by Author(s).…

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.".…