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564. Abril, Ben. Images of a Golden Era. Paintings of Historical California. [6], 7-125 pp. Illustrated with fifty-one color plates and several black and white illustrations. 8-1/2x11, blue leatherette with gilt spine and cover titles, matching slipcase. Limited edition of 125 copies. Glendale: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1987. Signed by the author/artist with an original 6x8 oil painting of Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo on archival board laid in. Ben Abril's work is represented in seven museums. The Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History has featured two exhibits of his paintings. Fine condition. (400/700).
565. Ainsworth, Ed. Painters of the Desert. [1], 2-111 pp. Twelve color plates and numerous black and white illustrations from various sources. 13x9-3/4, orange cloth with gilt spine and cover titles, pictorial dust jacket. First edition. Palm Desert: Desert Magazine, 1960 . Signed and dated inscription by the author on the half-title. Ainsworth writes about thirteen desert artists including Maynard Dixon, Jimmy Swinnerton, Carl Eytel, Don Perceval and Bill Bender among others. Very minor wear of dust jacket - otherwise in fine condition. (150/250).
566. [Anschutz Collection] Cunningham, Elizabeth. Masterpieces of the American West. Selections from the Anschutz Collection. Introduction by Charles C. Eldridge, director, National Museum of Art. [176] pp. Illustrated with 128 color plates. 11x8-1/2, pictorial wrappers. No place: Anschutz Collection, [1983]. Laid in is an invitation to a preview of the exhibit at the Fresno Metropolitan Museum and a schedule of events planned for the exhibition. This is the exhibition catalog with superb color plates. Fine condition. (50/80).
567. [Bierstadt, Albert] Hendricks, Gordon. Albert Bierstadt, Painter of the American West. [6], 7-360 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. 10-1/2x11-1/4, red cloth with gilt spine title and blind-stamped facsimile signature on front cover, pictorial dust jacket.New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. no date. Fine condition. (100/150).
568. [Bodmer, Karl] Karl Bodmer's America. Introduction by William Goetzmann. Biography by Wiliam J. Orr. Annotations by David C. Hunt and Marsha V. Gallegher. [6], vii-viii, [6], 3-376 pp. Three hundred fifty-nine plates in color and black and white from Bodmer's art and numerous other illustrations from various sources. 12x12, navy blue linen with gilt spine titles and facsimile signature of Bodmer on the cover, pictorial dust jacket. No place: Joslyn Art Museum and University of Nebraska Press, [1984]. Fine condition. (100/150).
569. [Borein, Edward] Borein's West. Edited by Edward S. Spaulding. [7], 2-10, [144] pp. Illustrated with frontispiece portrait in color and 142 pages of black and white Borein sketches. 11x8- 1/4, beige linen with spine and cover titles and illustrations in black, pictorial dust jacket. First edition. [Santa Barbara: Edward Borein Memorial, 1952]. Fine condition. (100/150).
570. [Borein, Edward] Davidson, Harold. Edward Borein, Cowboy Artist. The Life and Works of Edward Borein 1872-1945. [13], 12-189 pp. Frontispiece color portrait and 25 unpaginated color plates containing 34 illustrations; numerous black and white illustrations from photographs and from Borein art. 12-1/4x8-3/4, full green leather with gilt spine title and facsimile Borein signature on cover, decorative slipcase with gilt-printed leather label. Limited first edition of 350 copies. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1974. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Inserted extra color plate in front of the volume. Fine condition. (150/250).
571. [Borein, Edward] Davidson, Harold. Edward Borein, Cowboy Artist. The Life and Works of Edward Borein 1872-1945. [11], 12-189 pp. Frontispiece color portrait and 24 unpaginated color plates with 34 illustrations and numerous black and white illustrations from photographs and Borein art. 12- 1/4x8-3/4, red linen with gilt spine titles and facsimile Borein signature on cover, pictorial dust jacket. First edition. Garden City: Doubleday & Cmpany, 1974. Fine condition. (70/100).
572. [Borein, Edward] Galvin, John. The Etchings of Edward Borein. Compiled with the assistance of Warren Howell in collaboration with Harold G. Davidson. [6], i-vi, [267] pp. Frontispiece portrait of the artist and reproductions of 318 Borein etchings. 12x9, brown cloth with gilt spine and cover titles, printed dust jacket. First edition designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy.San Francisco: John Howell - Books, 1971 . Fine condition. (100/150).
Fine copy of the Panama-Pacific Exposition Art in California
573. [California Art] Art in California. A Survey of American Art with Special Reference to Californian Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Past and Present, Particularly as those Arts Were Represented at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. [17], 22-183, [2] pp. Illustrated with 332 unpaginated plates and eleven diagrams of the architecture of the Palace of Fine Arts. 11-1/2x8, beige cloth and tan boards with paper spine label and stamped cover title, matching slipcase. First edition.San Francisco: R. L. Bernier, Publisher, 1916 . Probably the most sought-after by-product of the 1915 San Francisco Panama-Pacific International Exposition. One inconspicuous scuff of slipcase - otherwise in very fine condition. (600/900).
574. [California Art] Van Nostrand, Jeanne. The First Hundred Years of Painting in California, 1775-1875 with Biographical Information and References Relating to the Artists. [6], ix-xxii, [2], 135 pp. Illustrated with forty-two color and black and white plates. 12-1/4x9-1/4, blue cloth with gilt spine and cover titles, printed dust jacket. First edition. San Francisco: John Howell - Books, 1980. Publication announcement and presentation/greeting card addressed to Dr. and Mrs. Roger K. Larson from Antoinette and Warren Howell laid in. Fine condition. (100/150).
575. [California Art] Vincent, Stephen [Editor] O California! Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century California Landscapes and Observations. Preface by Kevin Starr. [5], vi-xxviii, [1], 2-271, [1] pp. Illustrated with 109 color plates. 12x10, green cloth with gilt spine and cover titles, pictorial dust jacket. First printing. San Francisco: Bedford Arts Publishers, [1990]. Laid in are several publication announcements including the original elaborate, volume-size color folder with a color plate of a William Keith painting. Fine condition. (60/90).
576. Carlson, Raymond. [Editor] Gallery of Western Paintings. [4], 85, [1] pp. Illustrated with fifty-seven full-color plates from paintings by various artists and twenty black and white drawings by Ross Santee. 12x9, red linen with spine titles in black and white and paper illustration in color on front cover. First edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Book company, Inc., [1951]. Fine condition. (60/90).
577. De Grazia, Ted and George Kew. De Grazia Chiaroscuro. Photographic Studies by George Kew. [32] pp. Illustrated with thirty-one black and white plates from photographs by George Kew. 14x11, pictorial wrappers without title. Limited edition of 1,000 copies. Tucson: Photocenter, 1963. Unique copy. Signed by the artist and the photographer. This copy presented to Lawrence Clark Powell with an elaborate full page inscription on front blank flyleaf replete with drawings by De Grazia, including one large drawing on the wrapper verso of Christ on the cross. The inscription tells of the artist's plans for painting the stations of the cross for the Newman Center at the University of Arizona in Tucson. The book presents photographs of De Grazia and his work with captions by the Tucson photographer, George Kew. Slight rubbing of wrappers - otherwise in fine condition. (300/500).
578. [Dixon, Maynard] Burnside, Wesley M. Maynard Dixon, Artist of the West. [6], ix-xvi, [2], 3-237 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. 10-1/2x13, tan cloth and leatherette with gilt spine title and blind-stamped cover ornament, pictorial dust jacket. First edition. Provo: Brigham Young University Press, [1971]. This work is valued especially for its extensive catalog of Maynard Dixon paintings, illustrated books and illustrations in periodicals. Fine condition. (100/150).
579. [Dixon, Maynard] Hagerty, Donald. Desert Dreams. The Art and Life of Maynard Dixon. [7], viii-xxvii, [1], 272 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. 12x10-3/4, blue paper-covered boards with gilt spine and cover titles, pictorial dust jacket. First edition. Layton: Gibbs Smith, Publisher, [1993]. The most comprehensive work on the subject with superb reproductions of over 200 works by Maynard Dixon. Fine condition. (80/120).
580. [Dixon, Maynard] Dixon, Maynard. Images of the Native American. [3], 4-96 pp. Illustrated with forty color plates and two black and white plates from Maynard Dixon's art. 11x8-1/2, white cloth with blind-stamped spine and cover titles, matching slipcase with blind-stamped Maynard Dixon logo. First edition. San Francisco: California Academy of Sciences, [1981]. Lavish keepsake issued with the 1981 exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Fine condition. (80/120).
581. [Dixon, Maynard] Percival, Don. Maynard Dixon Sketch Book. Foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell. c. [140] pp. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait by Ansel Adams and numerous drawings and sketches by Maynard Dixon. 11x8-1/2, brown boards and black cloth spine with gilt spine title and cover ornament [Maynard Dixon logo] printed in black, printed brown dust jacket. Flagstaff: The Northland Press, 1967. Minor scuffing of dust jacket - otherwise in fine condition. (80/120).
582. [Dixon, Maynard] Strobridge, Ida Meacham. The Land of Purple Shadows. [13], 2-133, [1], [6 blank], [8 adv.] pp. Illustrated with three full-page drawings by Maynard Dixon. 8-1/4x6-1/2, pictorial wrappers with cover title. Limited edition of 1,000 copies. Los Angeles: The Artemesia Bindery, 1909. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Wrappers chipped, half-title page loose, title page wrinkled - otherwise in good condition. (80/120).
583. Dykes, Jeff. Fifty Great Western Illustrators. A Bibliographic Checklist. [6], vii-xiv, 457, [1] pp. Numerous illustrations in color and black and white. 11x9-1/2, black cloth with silver spine and cover ornament, pictorial dust jacket. First printing. Flagstaff: Northland Press, [1975] . Indispensable reference work for any western book or art collector. Fine condition. (100/150).
584. Earle, Eyvind. The Complete Graphics of Eyvind Earle and Selected Poems and Writings, 1940-1990. [1], 2-365 pp. Illustrated with 160 color plates from Eyvind Earle silk screen paintings. 12-3/4x10, black linen with white spine title and cover ornament by Earle and facsimile signature, pictorial endpapers, pictorial dust jacket. First edition. Los Angeles: Robert Bane Editions, [1991]. Signed by Earle on the publisher's page. Laid in is an elaborate brochure advertising the book on Eyvind Earle's Christmas card art. Fine condition. (80/120).
585. [Gilcrease Institute Collection] Rossi, Paul A. and David C. Hunt. The Art of the Old West from the Collection of the Gilcrease Institute. [6], 9-335, [1] pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white from art in the Gilcrease collection. 12-1/4x9-1/2, coarse beige cloth with gilt spine title and cover illustration printed in brown, pictorial dust jacket. First edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. Sumptious volume with illustrations that richly illuminate the history of the West. This book has been reprinted by another publisher in a cheaper format. Fine condition. (80/120).
586. Hughes, Edan Milton. Artists in California, 1786-1940. [13], 12-533 pp. 11x8-1/2, green cloth with gilt spine title on black panel, pictorial dust jacket. First edition. San Francisco: Hughes Publishing Company, [1986]. The defining work on the subject of early California artists, this volume contains over 6,600 biographical sketches. An invaluable reference work. Fine condition. (100/150).
587. [Johnson, Frank Tenney] McCracken, Harold. The Frank Tenney Johnson Book, a Master Painter of the Old West. [7], 8-207 pp. Illustrated with fifty-seven full color unpaginated plates and numerous black and white illustrations from various sources. 13-1/4x10, red cloth with gilt spine and cover titles and cover illustration in color, pictorial endpapers, pictorial dust jacket. Collector's edition. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1974. Handsome volume with superb illustrations. Fine condition. (70/100).
588. [Keith, William] Cornelius, Brother, F.S.C., M.A. Keith, Old Master of California. Two volumes: [6], vii-xix, [3], 631; [8], ix-xi, [1] 296 pp. Vol. 1 Illustrated with sixty-one unpaginated plates with 200 illustrations; ten plates in full color. Chapter heading illustrations by Brother Cornelius. Vol. 2 illustrated with 29 unpaginated plates with 52 illustrations; seven plates in full color. 91/4x6, beige cloth with gilt spine titles on black panels, pictorial dust jackets, designed by Brother Cornelius. Vol.1: New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1942]. Vol.2: [Fresno: Academy Library Guild, 1956]. Minor nicking of dust jacket of Vol. 1 - otherwise in fine condition. (200/300).
589. Killion, Tom. The Coast of California. [4], 5-78, [2] pp. Illustrated with color plates of fifty-four wood and linoleum block prints by Tom Killion. 11-1/4x12, white cloth and decorated boards with gilt spine title and cover title printed in brown, pictorial dust jacket. First edition. Boston: David R. Godine Publisher, [1975]. Signed by the author/artist. With an extra Larson bookplate designed by Tom Killion laid in. Fine condition. (50/80).
590. Killion, Tom. Fortress Marin. [58] pp. Illustrated with seventeen original linocuts by Tom Killion. 10-3/4x8, cloth backed boards with paper cover label. Limited edition of 240 copies hand printed on Japanese paper at the Quail Press by the author. Santa Cruz: Privately printed, 1977. This was the book that first called my attention to this young artist who made prints that were reminiscent of the wood block prints that my wife and I had grown to enjoy when we lived in Japan for a year. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine condition. (200/300). Dong Kingman book with original drawing and introduction by William Saroyan
591. [Kingman, Dong] Gruskin, Alan D. The Water Colors of Dong Kingman and How the Artist Works. Introduction by William Saroyan. [8], 9-136 pp. Illustrated with seven color plates and approximately 100 reproductions of paintings and photographs in black and white. 10x7-1/2, white linen with gilt spine and cover titles, pictorial dust jacket. First edition. New York: Studio Publications, Inc./Thomas Y. Crowell Company, [1958]. Inscribed, dated [1958] and signed by the author with an original drawing on the half-title. Modest dust jacket wear and soiling - otherwise in fine condition. (150/250).
592. [Kingman, Dong] Kingman, Dong and Helena Kuo Kingman. Dong Kingman's Watercolors. [6], 7-143, [1] pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. 12x9, red linen with silver spine title, pictorial dust jacket. First printing. New York: Watson-Guptil Publications, [1980]. Signed by the artist on the front free endpaper. Text by his wife. Fine condition. (80/120).
593. [Landacre, Paul] Lehman, Anthony L. Paul Landacre: a Life and a Legacy. [8], 11-198, [1] pp. Illustrated with numerous wood and linoleum engravings by Paul Landacre and photographs from various sources. 9-1/4x6, black cloth and decorated boards with gilt spine title, decorated endpapers. First edition printed by Richard Hoffman, Van Nuys, California. Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1983. An aesthetic exposition of the life and artistry of this Southern Californian who [like several others represented in this collection] overcame physical disabilities to excel in his work. Fine condition. (60/90).
594. Landacre, Paul. California Hills and Other Wood Engravings by Paul Landacre from the Original Blocks. [38] pp. Illustrated with fourteen wood block prints by Paul Landacre. 12-1/2x9- 1/2, decorated boards with illustrated paper cover label. Limited first edition of 500 copies. Los Angeles: Bruce McCallister, 1931. Stunning plates that are actual wood block prints. Few small areas of decay of the decorative paper covering the boards and the paper cover label - otherwise in near-fine condition with plates in superb condition. (1000/1500).
595. [Lea, Tom] Lea, Tom. A Picture Gallery. Paintings and Drawings by Tom Lea. One volume of text and a portfolio: [7], viii-xiii, [3], 3-160, [1] pp.; portfolio of 12 color plates and 35 black and white plates with title page. Numerous black and white reproductions of Tom Lea paintings and drawings in text volume. Text 11x8-1/2; portfolio 15-1/2x11, brown and beige cloth with gilt spine titles, cloth-covered slipcase with printed label. First edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, [1968]. Fine condition. (100/150).
596. [Lea, Tom] Lea, Tom. Western Beef Cattle. A Series of Eleven Paintings by Tom Lea Depicting the Origin and Development of the Western Range Animal. [4], v, [5], 3-34 pp. Eleven plates, color title-piece and miscellaneous deco-illustrations by Tom Lea. 12-1/2x9-1/2, brown cloth with spine and cover titles in darker brown, cloth-covered slipcase with pictorial paper spine label. Limited edition of 850 copies. [Austin]: Encino Press, [1967]. Fine condition. (100/150).
597. McCracken, Harold. Portrait of the Old West with a Biographical Checklist of Western Artists. [18], 19-232 pp. Thirty-three color plates with thirty-nine illustrations, thirty-two black and white plates with forty-six illustrations plus numerous black and white illustrations throughout the text. 10-3/4x8, green cloth with spine and cover titles and ornament printed in white, pictorial dust jacket. First edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., [1952]. Fine condition. (80/120).
598. [Moran, Thomas] Two books: 1) Bassford, Amy O. [Editor]. Home Thoughts from Afar. Letters of Thomas Moran to Mary Nimmo Moran. Introduction and notes by Fritiof Fryxell. [3], iv-xv, [1], 152 pp. Numerous black and white illustrations from Moran paintings and various other sources. 9- 1/4x6, gray-green cloth with gilt spine title, pictorial dust jacket. Limited first edition of 1,000 copies. East Hampton: East Hampton Free Library, 1967. 2) Wilkins, Thurman. Thomas Moran, Artist of the Mountains. [6], vii-xvi, [2], 3-315, [1] pp. Illustrated with forty unpaginated black and white plates and eight color plates from paintings by Thomas Moran. 9x6, green cloth with spine title and decorative rules in white, pictorial dust jacket. First edition. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, [1966] . Both volumes in fine condition. (100/150).
599. [O'Keeffe, Georgia] Cowart, Jack and Juan Hamilton. Georgia O'Keeffe. Art and Letters. Edited by Sarah Greenough. [5], vi-ix, [1], 2-306, [1] pp. Illustrated with 120 color plates from Georgia O'Keeffe's paintings and several black and white illustrations from photographs by her husband, Alfred Stieglitz. 12-1/2x9-3/4, white cloth with spine title printed in gray, pictorial dust jacket. New York: New York Graphic Society Books, [1987]. Published in paperback by the National Gallery of Art and in hardback by New York Graphic Society Books for an exhibition of Georgia O'Keeffe's paintings at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D. C. followed by Chicago, Dallas and New York. Fine condition. (80/120).
600. Phillips, Tom. The Sketches of Tom Phillips. Foreword by Don Ornduff, former editor of the American Hereford Journal. [6], vii-xviii, 188 pp. Profusely illustrated with Tom Phillips' sketches. 11x14-1/4, pebbled cloth with front and back panels covered with branded Hereford calf skin. First, limited edition of 250 copies. Kansas City: The Lowell Press, [1971]. Signed by Tom Phillips and Don Ornduff on the verso of half-title page. Original pencil sketch by the artist bound in as frontispiece. Laid in is an 11x14 color print of a Tom Phillips painting [#229/1000] and an invitation to a reception for the artist at the Blaine Wilson Gallery in Fresno. Phillips was art director for the American Hereford Journal as well as a prominent western artist. Fine condition. (300/500).
601. Point, Father Nicolas. Wilderness Kingdom. Indian Life in the Rocky Mountains: 1840-1847. The Journals and Paintings of Nicolas Point, S. J. Translated and introduced by Joseph P. Donnelly, S. J. [6], vii-xiii, [1], 274 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. 12x9, blue cloth with gilt spine title, pictorial dust jacket. Second printing. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, no date. Laid in is the cover of the April 10, 1972 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association with reproduction in color of two Father Point paintings together with the cover story. Fine condition. (100/150).
602. Remington, Frederick. Bookplate. Ex Libris, Frederick Remington. Illustrated with a Remington drawing of a steer skull and Remington signature. 4-1/2x3, tipped to 7x5 mount and slipped in standard plastic frame with glass. Bookplates of western author Kenneth Johnson and Western Americana collector Roger K. Larson and an 18 cent Frederick Remington stamp glued to the back of the mount. Fine condition. (80/120).
603. Remington, Frederick. Frederick Remington's Own West. Edited and introduced by Harold McCracken. [6], 7-254 pp. Illustrated with numerous Remington drawings. 10x6-3/4, tan cloth with gilt spine title and facsimile Remington signature on cover, pictorial dust jacket. First edition. New York: The Dial Press, 1960. Frederick Remington was an author as well as artist. McCracken has gathered the best of Remington's writings with their illustrations for this anthology. Fine condition. (80/120).
604. Remington, Frederick. Frederick Remington's Own West. Edited and introduced by Harold McCracken. [6], 7-254 pp. Illustrated with numerous Remington drawings. 10x6-3/4, tan cloth and brown boards with gilt spine title and facsimile Remington signature on cover, pictorial dust jacket. New York: Promontory Press, no date. Promontory Press reprint inscribed, signed and dated by the editor, Harold McCracken. Fine condition. (70/100).
605. Remington, Frederick. Pony Tracks. [9], viii, [2], 269, [2] pp. Seventy paginated plates from illustrations by the author. 8-3/4x5-3/4, orange cloth with gilt spine and cover titles and ornaments in color. First edition. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1895. First few pages loosening with partial separation of front blank flyleaf from binding, very light soiling of covers - otherwise in near-fine condition. (200/300).
606. [Remington, Frederick] Hanson, Irwin W. 101 Frederick Remington Drawings of the Old West. [3], 2-203, [2] pp. Illustrated with 101 black and white drawings of the artist. 11x8-1/2, brown cloth with gilt spine title and cover ornament, pictorial dust jacket. Third printing. Willmar [Minnesota]: Color Press, 1969. Fine condition. (50/80).
607. [Remington, Frederick] Hassrick, Peter. Frederick Remington Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture in the Amon Carter Museum and the Sid W. Richardson Foundation Collections. [6], 7- 218 pp. Illustrated with 94 plates of Remington art in the Amon G. Carter and Sid Richardson collections. 12x13-1/4, white cloth and brown boards with gilt spine title and cover illustration, pictorial dust jacket. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., [1973] . These two collections were formed by two self-made Texas multimillionaires who, though friends, vigorously competed with each other for the best Remington collection. The two collections were figuratively [so to speak] joined in this publication by the daughter of Amon G. Carter with the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art receiving top billing, of course. Fine condition. (80/120).
608. [Remington, Frederick] Jackson, Marta. The Illustrations of Frederick Remington. Commentary by Owen Wister. [4], 5-192 pp. Profusely illustrated with black and white Remington drawings. 8-1/2x10-3/4, red cloth with gilt spine title, pictorial dust jacket. New York: Crown Publishers, no date. Fine condition. (50/80).
609. [Remington, Frederick] McCracken, Harold. The Frederick Remington Book. A Pictorial History of the West. [9], 10-284, [1] pp. Profusely illustrated with Remington art. 13-1/4x10-1/4, green cloth with gilt spine titles and Remington facsimile signature on front cover. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., no date. Fine condition. (50/80).
610. [Remington, Frederick] McCracken, Harold. Frederick Remington, Artist of the Old West with a Bibliographical Check List of Remington's Pictures and Books. [6], 157 pp. Forty-eight unpaginated color plates, sixteen unpaginated black and white plates, and numerous illustrations from various sources scattered in the text. 12x9, black cloth with gilt spine title on red panel and facsimile Remington signature on cover. First edition. Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, [1947]. Modest scuffing and slight chipping of dust jacket. Volume in fine condition. (100/150).
611. Russell, Charles. Trails Plowed Under. Introduction by Will Rogers. [4], v-xx, [2], 211 pp. Illustrated with ten inserted plates [five in color] and numerous drawings in the text by the author. 10x7, orange, pebble cloth with gilt spine and cover titles. First edition. Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1927. Fine condition. (80/120).
612. [Russell, Charles M.] McCracken, Harold. The Charles M. Russell Book. The Life and Work of the Cowboy Artist. [8], 7-236 pp. Thirty-five color plates and more than 150 black and white illustrations made from Russell's art. 13x10-1/4, brown cloth with spine titles and cover ornament in black and gilt, pictorial dust jacket. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., no date. Laid in are 1) an original 8x10 photograph of Russell in his studio, 2) a presentation slip inscribed and signed by the author [McCracken] and 3) a U.S. Post Office broadside for the Charles M. Russell commemorative stamp with one of the stamps tipped to the broadside [by the blank stub only - stamp pristine]. Fine condition. (80/120).
613. [Russell, Charles M.] Renner, Frederick G. Charles M. Russell Paintings Drawings, and Sculpture in the Amon G. Carter Collection. A Descriptive Catalogue. [6], v-xvi, [2], 3-148 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. 11-1/4x11, charcoal cloth with gilt spine title, pictorial dust jacket. Third printing by the University of Texas Press, Austin and London. Fort Worth: Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, [1972]. Fine condition. (60/90).
614. Samuels, Peggy and Harold. Contemporary Western Artists. [4], 608 pp. Profusely illustrated with black and white portraits of the artists and color plates of their art. 11x9, tan cloth and boards with gilt spine title, pictorial dust jacket. No place: Privately published, [1982]. Biographical sketches, portraits and examples of the work of more than 1,000 contemporary western artists. Superb illustrations. Fine condition. (60/90).
615. [Schreyvogel, Charles] Horan, James D. The Life and Art of Charles Schreyvogel, Painter- Historian of the Indian-Fighting Army of the American West. [8], 62 pp. Illustrated with frontispiece portraits, 35 unpaginated color plates [rectos only], 13 unpaginated plates from platinum prints [rectos and versos], 37 unpaginated plates from gravure prints, four pages of miscellaneous illustrations from photographs and numerous black and white illustrations in the text. 11-3/4x16, red and tan cloth with gilt spine title and facsimile signature on cover, pictorial dust jacket. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., no date . Contains the first comprehensive annotated listing of Schreyvogel's art. One tear and chip on top front edge of dust jacket - otherwise in fine condition. (80/120).
616. Steber, Rick, Don Gray and Jerry Gildemeister. Traces. 212 pp. Illustrated from numerous black and white drawings and paintings in color by artist Don Gray and from photographs by photographer, Jerry Gildemeister. 9x11-1/2, tan paper-covered boards with spine and cover titles in dark brown and cover illustration in color, endpaper maps. Limited edition of 1500 copies. Union, Oregon: The Bear Wallow Publishing Company, 1980. Signed by the author, artist and photographer on the limitation page in the front of the book. This book offered a real puzzle as to how it should be classified since it is a unique union of fiction, fact, art and photography. The latter two are so skillfully accomplished that it is sometimes difficult to be sure which medium is being employed in the illustrations. The book is all about the Oregon trail and each chapter begins with a fictional account of a fictional family making that journey written by the author, Rick Steber. It is followed by reminiscences taken from interviews of the last survivors of the last wagon travelers of the Oregon trail. Fine condition. (100/150).
617. Taft, Robert. Artists and Illustrators of the Old West, 1850-1900. [9], x-xvii, [5], 400 pp. Ninety black and white illustrations on 36 unpaginated leaves at the back of the book. 9-3/4x6-1/2, orange cloth with gilt spine title and cover ornament, endpaper maps. First edition. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. Fine condition. (150/250).
618. Van Nostrand, Jeanne and Edith M. Coulter. California Pictorial. A History in Contemporary Pictures, 1786 to 1859 with Descriptive Notes on Pictures and Artists. [4], v-ix, [4], 4-159, [2] pp. Illustrated with ten plates in color and fifty-nine in black and white. 12-1/4x9-1/4, beige linen with spine and cover titles in red. First edition. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1948 . Adroit amalgamation of art and history. Fine condition. (100/150).
619. [Yosemite Art] Robertson, David. West of Eden. A History of the Art and Literature of Yosemite. [4], v-xviii, 174 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white from various sources. 8-1/2x11, gray cloth with cover title in black with red rule and spine title in black on red background, pictorial dust jacket. First edition. No place: Wilderness Press and Yosemite Natural History Association, [1984]. Fine condition. (70/100).
620. [Yosemite Art] Robertson, David. Yosemite As We Saw It. A Centennial Collection of Early Writings and Art. [8], 9-100, [4] pp. Illustrated with 24 plates in color and black and white from early paintings and drawings of Yosemite. 10x9-1/4, red cloth with blind-stamped spine title, pictorial dust jacket. First edition. [Yosemite]: Yosemite Association, 1990. Fine condition. (60/90).