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Unless otherwise indicated, all books in this list are in sound, usable condition ("very good"), in the original cloth binding and are 8vo. (approximately 6" X 9" in size.) Most are not new; however, previous owners' names, bookplates, stamps and other marks of ownership are not noted unless such markings are disfiguring. Bindings on older books will usually show normal signs of wear and use relative to the age of the book. Excessive wear or damage is noted in the description. Books whose condition is above average are also noted.
704011
Wichita Century: A
Pictorial History of Wichita, Kansas 1870-1970,
by R. M. “Dick” Long. Published by The Wichita Historical Museum association,
Wichita, KS in 1969. Index, illus., b&w and color photos, maps, red buckram,
4to., VG condition, 272 pp. Inscription on fep. Those pictured are identified in
most photos. $45.00
602029 The Census of The Territory of Kansas February, 1855 with Index and Map of Kansas Election Districts in 1854. Published by the Bookmark, Knightstown, IN, 1973. 2nd printing. Index, map, softcover (soiled), 8vo., 38 pp. Originally published in Report of the Special Committee Appointed to Investigate the Troubles in Kansas in 1858. A list of voters in 1855 and the place they lived in prior to coming to Kansas. $20.00
404008M Sod-House Days: Letters from a Kansas Homesteader 1877-78, by Howard Ruede. Published by Cooper Square Publishers, New York, 1966. Index, illus., orange cloth, 8vo., 248 pp. VG condition. Excerpts from a series of letters written by Kansas Homesteader Howard Ruede between 1877 and 1878. Reude was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1854 and went to Kansas at the age of 23. His letters chronicle his experiences and include many references to fellow homesteaders. $20.00
401020 Ghost Settlement on the Prairie; A Biography of Thurman, Kansas, by Hickey, Joseph V. Published by University Press of Kansas,1995. Index, notes, photos, maps, brown cloth (1 corner bumped), dj., 8vo., 320 pp. VG condition. Thurman, now a ghost town, was located 4 miles southeast of Matfield Green, in Chase County, Kansas. The author traces this once prosperous farming and ranching settlement from its birth in 1874 until its demise in 1944. $20.00
311015
History of Kansas Newspapers: A History
of the Newspapers and Magazines Published in Kansas from the Organization of
Kansas Territory, 1854, to January 1, 1916 . . ., by Connelley, William E.
Published by Kansas State Historical Society and Department of Archives, Topeka,
KS, 1916. Extensive index, ports, exlib., with numerous
interior marks and card pocket, blue cloth, 8vo., 373 pp. Interior VG except
rear feps are torn where the pages were previously stuck together.
Includes extensive biographies of newspaper owners and editors and lists of
newspapers with their printing histories, arranged by county. $50.00
311016
Faded Dreams, More Ghost Towns of Kansas,
by Fitzgerald, Daniel C. Published by University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, KS,
1994. Index, biblio., notes, photos, maps, maroon cloth,
8vo., 318 pp. VG condition. More than 100 ghost towns from
around Kansas. The author's 5th
book on the subject. $17.50
311018
The Cattle Towns: A Social History of the
Kansas Trading Centers, Abilene, Ellsworth, Wichita, Dodge City and Caldwell,
1867 to 1885, by Dykstra, Robert R.Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York,
1968. 1st edition. Index, photos, maps, cloth, dj., 8vo.,
386 + x pp. VG condition. $35.00
311019
Medicine Lodge: The Story of a Kansas
Frontier Town, by Yost, Nellie Snyder. Published by The Swallow Press,
Chicago, 1970. 1st edition, 1st printing. Index, notes, photos, map, cloth, dj.,
8vo., 237 pp. VG condition. $27.50
311020
Kansas Monks: A History of St. Benedict's
Abbey, by Beckman, Peter. Published by Abbey Student Press, Atchison, KS,
1957. Index, photos, endpaper maps, black cloth, 8vo., 362 pp. VG condition.
Author signed. $42.50
906525 [By a Member of the Community]. History of The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Kansas. Hudson-Kimberly: Kansas City, 1898. 507 pp. photos, folding view. 8vo. VG. cloth; inner hinge cracked; cover spotted. . History of this Catholic religious order in Kansas from the 1850s. Contains a special chapter on the Order in Montana. $45.00
407064M The Half Not Told: The Civil War in a Frontier Town [St. Joseph, Missouri], by Prestron Filbert. Published by Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA, 2001. 1st edition. Index, notes, illus., map, Orange cloth with black spine, dj., 8vo., 209 pp. As-new condition. The story of St. Joseph, Missouri during the Civil War drawn from letters, memoirs, and contemporary accounts. Written from the prospective of a microhistorian, the author constructs a portrait of a frontier town during the Civil War, torn between its familial and ideological ties to the South and its emerging business ties to the North. $22.50
310011 Colonial Saint Louis, Building a Creole Capital, by Peterson, Charles E. Published by Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, MO, 1949. Illus., photos., maps, extensive footnotes, softcover, corners bumped, 8vo., 67 pp. Interior VG condition. Signed by the author. Peterson (1906- ) is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and the originator of the National Park Service's Historic American Buildings Survey in 1933. He was a charter member of the National Trust for Historical Preservation and a founding member of the Association for Preservation Technology and has supervised countless restoration projects throughout the United States. In the 1950s, he led the revitalization of the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia. Copies of this important monograph on Creole architecture are quite elusive. $50.00
211002 A History of Missouri Volume I: 1673-1820, by Foley, William E. Published by University of Missouri Press, Columbia, MO, 1971. Index, tan cloth, 8vo., 237 pp. Covers stained, corners bumped. Covers the period prior to statehood. $12.50
211039 The History of Goodman, McDonald County, Missouri, by Cook, Blanche and Cheryl. Published by McDonald County News-Gazette, Pineville, MO, 1978. Illus., photos., adverts, soft covers, 4to., 126 pp. Owner's stamp and red ink marks on cover and fep., covers soiled. History through 1964. Many photos of residents, most identified. A 2-page letter from one of the authors is laid in. $15.00
211227 Original Land Entries for Callaway County, Missouri. Published by The Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society, Fulton, MO, 1986. 1st edition. Index, maps, blue buckram, 4to., 116 pp. Owner's stamp and red ink notation on inside front cover, a few red ink marks inside. Errata sheet pasted in. The entire book consists of maps by township and range, with names of owners and date written in. $25.00
906032, Coyle,
Elinor Martineau, Saint Louis Portrait
of a River City, The Folkestone Press, Saint Louis, 1970, 176 pp., 2nd
edition, 4to., photos, Cloth, dj., VG condition.
$17.50
906721, Taft, William H., Missouri Newspapers, University of Missouri, Columbia, 1964, 428 pp., 1st edition, 8vo., index, notes, appendices, cloth, dj., Fine condition. History of the development of newspapers in the state. A useful reference for the researcher. $30.00
410011 Singing Cowboys and All That Jazz: A Short History of Popular Music in Oklahoma, by William W. Savage, Jr. Illustrated by Rebecca Bateman. Published by University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, 1983. 1st edition. Index, illus., red cloth, dj., 8vo., 185 pp. VG condition. The author examines the history of popular music in Oklahoma, including the early development of American jazz in the state. $20.00
906505, Mathews, John
Joseph, Wah'KonTah: The Osage and the White Man's Road, University of
Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1932, 359 pp., 8vo., illus, cloth, light cover soil,
Chronicles the white man's expansion into Indian Territory and the effect on
the Osage.
$30.00
906367, Bristow, Joseph Quayle, Tales of Old Fort Gibson: Memories Along the Trail of Yesterday of the Oklahoma Indian Territory and the Old South. Exposition, New York, 1961, 247 pp., 1st edition, 8vo., appendix, cloth, worn dj., VG condition. Reminiscences of life in Ft. Gibson and the Oklahoma Indian Territory at the turn of the century. $30.00
108350 The Poles in Oklahoma, by Richard M. Bernard. Published by the University of Oklahoma Press as part of the Oklahoma Image Project, Norman, 2nd printing, 1980.
Notes, illus., photos, maps, stiff wraps (a bit scuffed), 8vo., 90 pp. Remains of old price sticker on inside front cover. $17.50