Crawford john wallace (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: Good. WITH A LENGTHY INSCRIPTION IN THE FORM OF AN ORIGINAL POEM SIGNED BY THE POET SCOUT CAPTAIN JACK CRAWFORD - Octavo, 7-1/2 inches high by 5 inches wide. Green cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & spine. The covers are heavily rubbed with some of the coloring scratched away. 152 pages, with the text printed in brown, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. The front hinge is cracked and the top corners of the last several pages are creased. Good. First edition.Though 'Vol. 1" appears on the spine, we have found no evidence that any subsequent volumes were ever published.Inscribed in ink on the front endpaper by John Wallace "Captain Jack" Crawford with an original 20-line manuscript poem, signed "J.W. Crawford ('Capt. Jack') New Year 1911".Known as the Poet Scout, John Wallace "Captain Jack" Crawford (1847-1917) was a civilian scout with the 5th Cavalry Regiment during the Great Sioux War of 1876. He joined Brig. General George Crook's command after Custer's defeat and death at Little Big Horn and served as war correspondent for the Omaha Bee. Routinely carrying dispatches along the highly perilous route of 400 miles to Fort Fetterman, he is remembered by his friend Buffalo Bill Cody for delivering not only a letter from General Sheridan but also a full bottle of whiskey. It was, however, his daring 350 mile ride to deliver news to the New York Herald of General George Crook's victory over Chief American Horse at the Battle of Slim Buttes that made him a national celebrity. Subsequently scouting in New Mexico, he then served as a special agent for the U.S. Justice Department for four years before taking to the lecture circuit, gaining in popularity as the "Poet Scout" entertaining audiences of thousands in music halls and on stages throughout the country.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. 3 volumes recently rebound in dark blue cloth. All three volumes with handsome new bindings, with endpapers. Textblocks good and tight. First volume has an undated gift inscription on the first blank page. Folding map present at the beginning of the first volume. Engraved title page followed by printed title page dated 1836. 12 plates with tissue guards. 368 pages. Second volume has 416 pages and 14 plates. Third volume has 461 pages and 9 plates. A scarce and detailed set of observations about China and Chinese life. Please email with questions or to request photos. If you see a photo beside this listing, please be aware that it's an ABE Stock Photo (whatever that is) and not a photo of this book.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1932 pre-Code film, showing director Edmund Goulding with cameraman William Daniels and a camera crew, capturing a scene with Wallace Beery and Joan Crawford. National Film Archive stamp and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1930 play by William A. Drake, which was based in turn on the 1929 novel by Vicki Baum, about a plush hotel in Berlin with a varied collection of residents-a baron, a prima ballerina, a stenographer, a dying man, and a businessman. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, lightly age toned, with wear to the finish on the bottom right corner of the recto. National Film Registry.…

Zustand: Very Good-. New York: Outing Publishing Company, 1908. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's sage green pictorial cloth stamped in white, pale blue, and gilt; ix,[1],314,[6]pp.; photographic frontispiece, twenty-five (25) leaves of plates. Moderate rubbing to cloth margins, most notably at spine foot, spine panel toned and gilt dulled, rear cover faded at margins with some white paint (?) residue, textblock rather shaken in binding with leaf facing p. 112 separated but present. A Good to Very Good, still quite presentable copy overall. Inscribed and signed on front free endpaper by the two subjects of this earthy profile: "Yours truly / J.W. Crawford / Capt. Jack" and "With compliments of 'the Last of the Plainsmen' CJ Jones." Below these the author has added "And the author / Zane Grey.".…

Pamphlet. Zustand: very good. 1p, single fold, printed on both sides. A very good copy, lightly soiled and creased. Signed by Captain Jack Crawford, known as "the poet scout." Crawford (1847-1917) was an adventurer, educator, author, and master storyteller of the Wild West. The piece contains three of Captain Jack's poems and a toast to absent comrades and brothers. Scarce.…