Over 700 Western Books and Frontier Fiction Books
Western Books
List Z2; List E.xls
List Z2; List E.xls
LIST E( Western- Frontier) Z-2 list E add-ons
AUTHOR TITLE DESCRIPTION PRICE$ Condition LOCATION
Bonham, Frank Blood on the Land Ballantine 7, 1950, pbo; footloose son returns home to find father dead/ranch gone and violence aplenty; nice art fc & bc $4 appears & is vf-nm except has quarter-size whitish spots bottom corners of most pages from ws; also has scrape in margin of few pp ok-sh4
Bonham, Frank Last Stage West Dell FE, A186, pbo, 1959; good non-stereotyped western $4 good+; slight front cover corner crease, slight tear at spine, scratches;; right top corner front cover minor ink marks 543
Bonham, Frank Night Raid Ballantine 64, 1954, pbo; Texas 1876; temporary marshall vs murderer with treason charge $5 very good; spine/strip area wear 543
Bonham, Frank One Ride too Many Barricade, tpb, fe, nd; nice pulp re fc; 12 pulp & slick shs(1942-51)+1 Bonham remembrance + bibliography of novels published tbr nm ok-sh4
Brandt, E.N.(ed.) Saturday Evening Post Reader of Western Stories Curtis, hc, fe, 1960; no dj; 20 shs; exc selection/quality; Short, Rhodes, Wister, Richter, DeVries, Gulick, Haycox, etc.) $4 Interior story pages(11-358 are near mint); exterior is fine except small tear top of spine; fep/bep/inner front & back boards are brown-spotted with fep only showing water stain; minor im inside front board LS552
Calhoun, Chad The River Beauty Agent Brad Spear #7; Dell/Eagle 07323, 1982, pbo, mmpb; vs. riverboat pirates; erotic-flavored western 6 very good+; slight wrinkles fcront cover, edge wear 543
Capps, Benjamin Sam Chance F G Medal d1907; nd, @1965; classic, outstanding shs of going west into Texas & starting a cattle kingdom 2 fair; reading copy, crease to front cover, medium spine roll, wrinkles 493
Constant, Alberta Wilson Oklahoma Run Crowell(People’s), hc, bce, dj(fair), 1955 @; Oklahoma land rush for a “move-West” family; lovely color endpapers 5 near mint-, edge worn/pieces out/tears, dust jacket is fair LS552
Dawson, Peter Blizzard Bantam f3886; 1968, pbo; snow-blinded fem schoolteacher raped and the trail of revenge 4 very good- 543
Dawson, Peter Forgotten Destiny Leisure, mmpb, 2005; 3 1939-40 pulp nvlts tbr good to very good; 1 inch repaired tear bottom right corner front cover ok-sh4
Dawson, Peter Gunsmoke Masquerade CenterPoint, hc, fe, 2013, lpe; (restored material from censored pulp magazine Western Story 1942 7-part serial); lp$32; acid-free paper; 355pp; novel; disappeared US marshall’s replacement runs into murder & range war 4 near mint to mint for ex-library LS552
Dawson, Peter Lone Rider from Texas Leisure, mmpb, 2003; 7 pulp shs from 1936-39 2 good+; slight spine roll, edge wear 543
Dawson, Peter Rider on the Buckskin Skyhorse, tpb, 2017; fc is beautiful Remington painting sold very good; several scrapes/ scuffs to front cover/back cover + edge wear, interior/spine area are near mint n/a
Dawson, Peter The Stirrup Brand Fiive Star/Gale, hc, fe, dj; r/f Short Stories pulp magazine, a 4 part serial 1949 novel; not lpe; returning heir rides into a murder frame by Senator tbr nm..for ex-library ok-sh5
Dawson, Peter Treachery at Rock Point Dell #a148, pbo; 1957; steamboat background, returning to find a friend’s treachery sold very good to fine sold
Dawson, Peter Troublesome Range Skyhorse, tpb, 2013; re of 1941 7 part serial in pulp restored sold fine; edge wear/bumps bottom/top spine area, slight crease top right corner front cover n/a
De Vries, Marvin Frontier Ballantine 164; pbo, nd; 1952-56 nvlts re SEP/Argosy/Z Grey ? good to very good; piece out bottom spine area, magic tape inside front cover to reinforce crease, hairline crease bottom front cover, minor ink marks back cover ?
Drew, Lincoln Die in the Saddle PktBks 3063, 1956, pbo; nice Engel art fc;above average western $5 fine+; slight wear at spine 484
Everett, Wade Temporary Duty Ballantine, mmpb, pbo(4th USA & 2nd Canada ptgs); Arizona; cavalry ? good+; browning inner front cover and inner back cover ok-sh4
Estleman, Loren D Book of Murdock Forge, hc, fe, dj, 2010; Page Murdock series; fpn; Montana to Texas as minister vs. holdup gang; one of better in series $2 fair-gd; appears vf-nm but moisture exposure/water stain inside top front of dust jacket and medium damage to top right board from that, reading copy LS552
Estleman, Loren D Cape Hell Forge, hc, fe, dj, 2016; U.S. Deputy Page Murdock series; job to Mexico to stop ex-Confederate dictator $3 near mint…..for ex-library LS552
Estleman, Loren D The Long High Noon Forge, hc, fe, dj, 2015; non-series; a long running feud between 2 crisscrosses the West $5 mint- LS522
Estleman, Loren D Undertaker’s Wife Forge, hc, fe, dj, 2005; non-series; undertaker hired to disguise suicide of prominent financial figure $3 near mint…… ex-library LS552
Estleman, Loren D White Desert Forge, hc, fe, dj, 2000; U.S. Deputy Page Murdock series $3 very fine+……for ex-library LS552
Everett, Wade(Cook, Will) Temporary Duty Ballantine, mmpb, pbo re, 1981(6th ptg); Cavalry officer + fiery wife in Apache territory; 144 superb shs pp $4 very good; edge wear 543
Franklin, Tom Smonk Morrow, hc, fe, dj, 2006;; gritty, wild ride, one of a kind; 1911; Alabama; Southern/western; a low-grade main character & a fleeing 15 year old prostitute $5 mint- LS552
Frazee, Steve A Day to Die Avon t-458, 1960; US cavalry vs combined tribes; 2 viewpoints; detailed tactics. $4 vg-fine 493
Frazee, Steve He Rode Alone Faw. G.M. r2103, 1958; pbo.; mmpb; copy 2 $4 good to very good; slight spine roll, edge wear 543
Frazee, Steve Hidden Gold Leisure, mmpb, 2000 tbr mint- ok-sh4
Frazee, Steve Lawman’s Feud Lion Library # LB108, 1956, re of pbo; sheriff & 2 feuding families with 2 women’s fight for 1 man sold good+; sticker pull + minor ink marks top front cover, minor wrinkles back cover, spine wear 543
Frazee, Steve Look Behind every Hill/Big Trouble Tor, mmpb, 1990; Double Action Western #10 2; 1952-3 long pulp nvlts; one from standpoint of vanishing Indians; 188pp $4 good to very good; 2 corner crease and few wrinkles(front cover, scarpe bottom spine area 543
Frazee, Steve Tumbling Range Woman PermaBks m-3049, 1956, pbo; good bk, perhaps his best; exc fc art $5 very good; bump back cover right corner, edge wear 543
Frazee, Steve Utah Hell Guns…aka Range Trouble; strife competing for railroad contracts Lion Lib #LB69, 1956, re of pbo; copy 2; strife building and competing for railroad contracts $3 fair to good; tear st spine, medium spine roll 543
Galloway, Marcus The Accomplice Berkley, mmpb, 2007, pbo tbr very fine; slight wrinkles spine area 543
Galloway, Marcus Man from Boot Hill: Burying the Past Harper, mmpb, 2005, pbo; carver of tombstones, professional mourner, reluctant killer; above average $4 slight scratches bottom back cover 543
Gerstner, Nickolae/Anderson No Bed in Deseret Ace, mmpb, 1981, fpn; Mormons tbr near mint ok-sh4
Giles, Janice Holt Six-Horse Hitch F G Medal m1712, 1972, fpb tbr poor-fair; reading copy, major water stain front cover and inner front cover, interior story pages are very good to fine ok-sh4
Gordon, Caroline Green Centuries Bantam f1130, mmpb, 1953; fc+bc art; frontier(Cherokee Nation); accurate, detailed life of 1769 eastern frontier families going west $5 very good 543
Gorman, Ed Two Guns to Yuma Thorndike, hc, fe, lpe, 2005, novel; ex-lawman retires to Yuma but finds strife & death awaits his arrival $4 very fine to near mint; ex-library LS552
Gorman, Ed Wolf Moon Fawcett G.M., mmpb, pbo; fpn; noir; outlaw to a sheriff to a victim $5 very fine to near mint; slight hinge crease 543
Gorman, Ed/Zeltserman, D On Dangerous Ground Cemetery Dance, hc, fe, dj, 2011; western noir; 21 shs; Gorman, B Little, Crider, Bruen, Breen, Healy, Randisi, Reasoner; best by Desmond Barry $6 mint- in very good to fine dust jacket(several slight wrinkles LS552
Granger, K.R.G. Tejanos PermaBks m-3018; 1955; pbo; revenge on whites who murdered his family $4 good to very good; several hairline wrinkles top right corner front cover, minor ink marks front end page 493
Gruber, Frank Johnny Vengeance Bantam 1347; 1955; a 15 year old boy thru the years in pursuit of the 4 who murdered his parents; 118pp & more impact on reader than a current 250-pager novel $4 very good- 543
Gruber, Frank Lonesome River (reference entry: see Ride to Hell double novel entry) n/a n/a n/a
Gruber, Frank Ride to Hell aka Highwayman/Lonesome River Signet, mmpb, 2 novels; 1983; re 1955-7 tbr good to very good; major corner crease back cover, ink marks back cover, enamel chips at spine shv5
Hall, Oakley The Bad Lands Bantam, mmpb, 1988; Legends West Trilogy, book 2 tbr poor to fair; sr, wr, Magic tape spine, edw, etc; r.c. ok-sh4
Hall, Warner Untamed Dell b122, pbo, 1958; Alaska; civil engineer checking survey runs into fraud & 2 women with an agenda 3 fair-good; medium wrinkles, rubs to covers; general wear 484
Halleran, E.E.(male) Crimson Desert Ballantine 635, 1962, pbo; gun-runners, Apache reservation breakouts, torture in desert, & courtship almost terminated in death 5 nm 484
Harrison, C William Oxbow Kill Lion; mmpb, #LB123, 1956(2nd), pbo 5 near mint- 543
Haycox. Ernest Border Trumpet PktBks 301; 1945; US cavalry(perhaps best cavalry novel written) sold good; hairline wrinkles top fc; general wear; solid copy joy-s
Haycox. Ernest Long Storm Bantam a1627; 1957; Oregon during Civil War; one of his best; nice fc art 4 good+; hinge crease, minor scrapes front cover, spine wear joy-s
Haycox. Ernest Trigger Trio Ace 82401; mmpb, 1972; 2nd ptg; 2 short novels, 1 long nvlt 5 vf; some wear spine area, store stamp front end page joy-s
Hillerman, Tony(ed.) The Mysterious West Harper, mmpb, 1995; 20 shs; top authors(Pronzini, Muller, Lutz, Crider, W Reynolds, Gorman, Kaminsky); copy 2 2 generally very fine to near mint…but front cover and spine area reading crease has developed to a separation now neatly repaired with Magic tape; reading copy 543
Hoffman, Lee(fem) West of Cheyenne Dell 9477, 1970; embittered Civil War vet fights to save widow sister-in-law’s land; well done 4 near mint- 543
Holt, Gabriel Gabriel Horn Dutton, hc, no dj, 1951; frontier; exc novel, exc B Lancaster movie tbr very fine+; owners name interior(inner board) ok-sh7
Jakes, John(ed.)…WWA New Trails D/Day, hc, fe, dj, 1994; 23 new shs(E Leonard, Kelton, Shirreffs, Blevins, E Gorman, Estleman, Jakes, Nesbitt) tbr near mint to mint ok-sh5
Joscelyn, Archie Border Wolves StarBks, 1950, pbo, digest-size; 121pp(not abridged); pulpish Gross fc art tbr very fine ok-sh4
L’Amour, Louis Beyond the Great Snow Mountains Bantam, hc, fe, dj, 1999; 10 varied shs touted as “classic adventure shs collected for the first time” however some appear in other collections; mystery, western, adventure, boxing. $5 near mint LS552
L’Amour, Louis Collected Short Stories; volume 3; Frontier Stories Bantam, mmpb, 2015; 28 pulp shs tbr near mint ok-sh4
L’Amour, Louis Valley of the Sun Bantam, hc, fe, dj(lovely, Frank McCarthy), 1995; 9 frontier(west) shs $4 very fine+ LS552
L’Amour, Louis With These Hands Bantam, hc, fe, dj, 2002; 11 shs touted as “new tales collected for the first time”, but several(all ?) have been included in previous 25 collections); adventure, mystery, boxing, etc $4 near mint LS552
Leighton, Lee(Overholser,W You’ll Never Hang Me Ballantine, mmpb, pbo, 1971 1 Poor; interior is very good, front cover, back cover and spine/strip area are poor; reading copy 543
Leonard, Elmore Hombre Morrow, tpb, 2012; one of his best 5 near mint to mint 543
Lomax, Bliss(Drago, Harry Sinclair) Sagebrush Bandit Dell 942, 1957, re; bandit gang..a man at turning point and 2 women at stake 5 very fine+ 484
Lutz, Giles A Honyocker Avon h-100; mmpb; 1961; winner best western of year; pbo; good book 3 good+; several small wrinkles front cover nad back cover, hinge crease 493
May, Karl(German language)Trapper Geierschnabel Tosa Verlag(Austria), bestseller S-54; @ 1952, hc, laminated dj; German language $10 near mint- 484
May, Karl(German language)Trapper Geierschnabel Kruger Bei Tosa Verlag(Austria), bestseller S-21; @ 1950, hc, laminated dj; German language 10 near mint- 484
May, Karl(German language)Trapper Geierschnabel Am Rio de la Plata Tosa Verlag(Austria), hc, laminated dj, bestseller S-21; 1964 10 near mint- 484
McCurtin, Peter Tough Bullet/The Killers Leisure, mmpb, 1989; re 2 1970-2 pbo’s; 293 unab. Omnibus; Carmody series 7 interior is near mint, corner crease back cover and edge wear 543
McCurtin, Peter The Killers see “Tough Bullets/The Killers; n/a n/a n/a
Moberg, Vilhelm Unto a Good Land PopLib Eagle, t/f Swedish, nd, @1954; Swedish immigrants to USA frontier; 416pp 4 very good+; small sticker top front cover, bump spine/strip area shv5
Muller, M/Pronzini, B Body Snatchers Affair Forge, hc, fe, 2014; pi: Carpenter/Quincannon series; exc fc art tbr nm…for ex-library; only marking stampfront end page ok-sh4
Muller, M/Pronzini, B Crucifixion River Thomson/Gale, hc, dj, 2007; 1 short novel(new) + 7 shs 2 very fine to near mint for ex-library, some moisture exposure LS552
Muller, M/Pronzini, B Dangerous Ladies Affair Forge, hc, fe, dj, 2016; Carpenter/Quincannon: pi series tbr nm…for ex-library; only marking stamp front end page ok-sh4
Muller, M/Pronzini, B Plague of Thieves Affair Forge, hc, fe, dj, 2016; detective p.i. Carpenter & Quincannon tbr mint-; ex-library ok-sh3
Nelson, Willie/Blakely, Mike A Tale Out of Luck Center St/Hatchette, hc, fe, dj, 2008; copy 1 5 mint- LS552
Nelson, Willie/Blakely, Mike A Tale Out of Luck Center St/Hatchette, hc, fe, dj, 2008; copy 2 5 mint- LS552
O’Rourke, Frank The Last Chance; a newcomer takes advantage of an impending range war Signet, mmpb, 1982 $2 interior is good to very good, balance fair to poor, reading copy 484
Overholser, Wayne(Stevens, D) Brand 99 Dell o775, 1966, pbo tbr very fine; slight edge wear ok-sh4
Overholser, Wayne(Stevens, D) Day of Judgement Dell 1681, 1966 tbr very good to fine; front cover right corner Magic tape repair ok-sh4
Overholser, Wayne(Stevens, D) Gunlock Dell 3322, 1962 tbr very good+; hinge crease ok-sh4
Overholser, Wayne(Stevens, D) Long Trail North Dell 4941, 1972, pbo tbr fine-; edge wear ok-sh4
Overholser, Wayne(Stevens, D) Man from Yesterday Skyhorse, tpb, 2015; 174pp novel r/f 1956 4-part Ranch Romances pulp; the past can be deadly 5 near mint-…except bump bottom spine area LS552
Overholser, Wayne(Stevens, D) Tough Hand Dell 846; nd, Schulz fc 5 very fine+; nice Schulz fc art; a woman’s revenge; 3 women..two end up with the short end of the stick; 3 separate villains; one of his best 543
Pronzini, Bill Bag of Tricks Affair Forge, hc, fe, dj, 2018; detective(p.i.) Carpenter & Quincannon; a 3 case((murder, theft, fraud); exc book $5 mint- LS552
Pronzini, Bill Flimflam Affair Forge, hc, fe, dj, 2019; detective(p.i.) Carpenter & Quincannon series tbr mint- ok-sh3
Raine, William MacLeod Bucky Follows a Cold Trail PopLib 86; nd, @1937; setting 1935; proving uncle not bank robber $4 good to very good; appears very fine but tear at spine extends into edge of front cover and into 1/4 inches or less of several page margins 543
Raine, William MacLeod Steve Yeager Pop Lib, mmpb, nd; $4 very good-; front cover edgewear 2 inches near spine area, corner crease back cover 543
Raine, William MacLeod Under Northern Stars PktBks 473, mmpb, 1947; 15th overall ptg $4 good+; slight spine roll, edge wear, slight signature shift joy-s
Reasoner, James M Hawthorne Legacy PktBks; mmpb; 1994; Judge Earl Stark series tbr fine; hinge crease ok-sh4
Reese, John (Henry) Dead Eye D/Day, hc, fe, dj, 1978; Jefferson Hewitt series; detective-western; embezelment/murder leads to Canada $5 interior and cover very fine, ex-library LL552
Reese, John (Henry) Shartshooter Leisure, mmpb, 1974; western-detective series; saving a rapist; one of few pub in ppbk of this exc detective-western series; good book $6 good to very good; wrinkles spine, edge wear, interior is fine+ 484
Reese, John (Henry) Weapon Heavy Leisure, mmpb, 1974: western/detective:; p.i./manhunter Hewitt series #1; murder & fraud & Hewitt in disguise $4 interior is very good, front cover very good except 1 x 1.5 inches discoloration top left covrner, back cover major scrape 543
Roberts, J.R. Gunsmith 240: Stacked Deck Jove, mmpb, pbo, 2001 $4 mint- 543
Roberts, J.R. Gunsmith 213: Strangler’s Vendetta Jove, mmpb, pbo, 1999 $4 fine to very fine; few scratches to front cover 543
Roberts, R.M. Scout Ballantine 166, mmpb, pbo; 1956; 1878..the Bannock Indian wars $4 good to very good; slight twist spine roll, crease top back cover, bump bottom of spine area 543
Savage, Les Jr Six-Gun Bride of the Teton Bunch Barricade, tpb, fe, 1995; 8 shs; bibliography of novels $3 vf-nm..for ex-library; covers are fully laminated with library stickers underneath LS552
Sharpe, Jon Trailsman: Bayou Trackdown..#329 Signet, mmpb, 2009, pbo; Louisiana setting; pbo $3 mint- 543
Shiflet, Kenneth E The Valiant Strain Dell b126, fe, 1959; pbo; Oregon, 1855; cavalry vs Indians; McGinnis uncredited fc art; superior authenic Oregon shs $4 very good; hinge crease, rubs back cover 484
Short, Luke Debt of Honor G.K.Hall, hc, dj, lpe, 1996(@1967), re tbr near mint…for ex-library LS552
Short, Luke Man from 2 Rivers Bantam, 1974, pbo 2 fair-poor; minor Magic tape front cover repaired, major spine roll; reading copy 543
Slade, Jack Guerrilla Belmont-Tower 51105; mmpb, 1972; into a Mexican revolution tbr very ood; slight wear ok-sh4
Short, Luke Stalkers Bantam, mmpb, 1979(re of pbo); ambushed marshall, amnesia, gang mastermind hunt $2 fair-poor; tape spine/strip area, edge chips; 1 1/4 inches piece out lower spine/strip area; interior is very good; reading copy 543
Slade, Jack(house name) Lassiter: Guerilla/the Man from Lordsburg BMI/Dorchester; 1979; re 1970-2 two unab. pbo’s; 314pp; house name(unknown) tbr good to very good; edge wear, wrinkles spine area, slight spine roll ok-sh4
Slade, Jack(McCurtain, P) Lassiter: Gunfight at Ringo Junction/ …the Man from Tombstone; BMI/Leisure; mmpb, re 1970-1 omnibus; not abr.; 284pp; hb western tbr good to very good; wrinkles spine area, slight wrinkles front cover/back cover, overstickered barcode back cover ok-sh4
Slade, Jack(Flynn, Jay) Lassister: Hangman Belmont-Tower 51146; mmpb, 1977; pbo; hb; Lassister inherits a ranch $5 good+; Lassiter tries to rescue a fem hellcat from hanging 385
Slade, Jack(Flynn, Jay) Lassiter: Lust for Gold Belmont-Tower 51127, mmpb, 1977; lady bandit & gold; which he prefers? $4 good to very good; crease spine area, tiny ink marks top front cover and top front end pages, edge wear, slight spine roll 543
Slade, Jack(McCurtain, P) Lassiter: the Man from Lordsburg reference: see title “Lassiter: Guerilla/the Man from Lordsburg”; house name n/a n/a n/a
Slade, Jack(McCurtain, P) Lassiter: the Man From Tombstone Unibook, mmpb,1971, pbo; keeping black fighter alive to rob gate; house name(author); hard-boiled series $4 very good to fine except sticker pull front cover out of image area 484
Slade, Jack(Ballard, W.B.) Lassiter: the Man from Cheyenne #4; Tower 42-169, pbo, 1968, hb; house name tbr Good-; major hinge crease, medium edge wear, wrinkles front cover corner, interior is very good ok-sh4
Stevens, Dan(Overholser, W Hangman’s Mesa Monarch 135, pbo, 1959; a drifter, a revenge-driven, hardcase widow with hanged husband, & isolated wife with abusive husband=blood/violence $7 very good-; light overall wear 543
Swanson, Neil Silent Drum Bantam F1041, 1952; early frontier days; 542pp; nice art fc+bc tbr very good-; corner crease back cover + front cover, slight interior repaired shv5
Tebbel, John Touched with Fire PermaBks P222, 1953; frontier(Great Lakes/Mississipi areas); 2 French adventurers arrive determined for exploring(a la Lewis & Clark);many hardships & 2 love-against-all-odds sub-shs; good book 5 good+; wear at spine; small tear at spine top 543
Todd, Lucas Showdown Creek PermaBks m-3044, 1956; nice fc art by Tom Ryan 4 very good+; appears very fine..but small chip out of front cover at top left edge of spine area 484
Turek, Ian Francis The Frontier’s Secret Pop Lib, mmpb, 1973, pbo tbr good to very good; slight spine roll, hinge crease, few scuffs, wrinkles Joy-sh9
Various(9 authors) Funeral of Tanner Moody Leisure, mmpb, 2994, pbo; Randisi/Kelton/Jakes/Sherman/Washburn/Reasoner, etc.; 9 new shs blended to tell the life of a violent man of many faces $5 very fine to near mint, close to near mint- 543
Wall, Robert E The Inheritors the Canadians book #5; Bantam, mmpb, pbo, 1983 tbr fine to very fine; slight edge wear ok-sh9
Whittington, Harry Cross the Red Creek (reference entry: see Trouble Rides Tall omnibus) tbr n/a
Whittington, Harry Desert Stake-Out (reference entry: see Trouble Rides Tall omnibus) tbr n/a
Whittington, Harry Trouble Rides Tall/Cross the R… …ed Creek/Desert Stake-Out; Stark Hse, tpb, 2016; Whittington works index; 2 very good reads $7 ex-library 2 stamps only LS552
Wortham, Reavis Z Hawke’s Target Pinnacle, mmpb, pbo, 2019, Sonne Hawke series; Texas Rangers in modern times; autographed; $10lp $5 mint- 543
Zollinger, Norman Rage in Chupadera Forge, mmpb, 1996; sequel to Corey Lane; Corey Lane Jr. & violence in New Mexico tbr very good; edge wear, barcode back cover overstickered ok-sh4