1251. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Colmor, New Mexico Story. Pep,
Texas, 1967. 20 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine, signed
by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). Passing mention
given to the fact that the area is good ranching land and there are a few ranches
around the now abandoned community. $30.00
1252. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Columbus, New Mexico Story. Pep,
Texas, 1966. 22 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine, signed
by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). Although without
doubt the biggest thing to come to Columbus was the Pancho Villa raid of 1916,
the community is rooted in ranching, and the author refers to local ranches
such as the Palomas Land & Cattle Company, the P.O.L. Ranch, and the Stiles
Ranch. $40.00
1253. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). Dave Rudabaugh, Border Ruffian. [Denver:
World Press, 1961]. viii, 200 pp., frontispiece, plates. 8vo, original yellow
cloth. Very fine in d.j. Signed by author.
First edition. Guns 2095: “Only biography to date
of this outlaw companion of Billy the Kid.” Like so many other famous and infamous
men of the West, Dave Rudabaugh was a cowboy before abandoning that pursuit
for more nefarious enterprises. $110.00
1254. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Dawson, New Mexico Story. Pantex,
Texas, 1961. 20 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine, signed
by author.
First edition. Named for Dawson’s Ranch, bought out of Maxwell’s
Land Grant, the town quickly turned to mining as its major enterprise. $35.00
1255. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Dawson, New Mexico Tragedies.
Pep, Texas, 1964. 20 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine,
signed by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). $35.00
1256. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Deming, New Mexico Story. Pantex,
Texas, 1962. 20 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine, signed
by author.
First edition, limited edition (500 copies). Lists prominent
cattlemen at the turn of the nineteenth century and mentions problems with cattle
rustlers. $35.00
1257. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Des Moines, New Mexico Story.
Pep, Texas, 1965. 20 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine,
signed by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). The town was
established in 1887 as a cattle stop on the Colorado & Southern Railroad.
$35.00
1258. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). Desperadoes of New Mexico. [Denver:
World Press, 1953]. xv [1] 320 pp., photoplates. 8vo, original yellow cloth.
Very fine in d.j. Signed by author.
First edition, limited edition (#333 of 800 copies). Campbell,
p. 69: “Interesting, readable, valuable.” Guns 2095: “Covers practically
all the well-known outlaws of New Mexico. The author tells some things that
do not appear in other books on the subject.” Outlawry in New Mexico was often
synonymous with range wars and cattle rustling. $140.00
1259. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Duke City: The Story of Albuquerque,
New Mexico, 1706-1956. [Pampa, Texas: Pampa Print Shop, 1963]. [6] xiii
[1] 267 pp. 8vo, original yellow cloth. Very fine in lightly chipped d.j. Author’s
signed presentation inscription to Mrs. Oliver F. Jordan, with her Western-theme
bookplate on front pastedown.
First edition. Guns 2097: “A chapter entitled “The
Law—Both Sides” deals with some of the outlaws and gunmen of Albuquerque, including
Baca and Clay Allison.” Albuquerque is the center of a large area of sheepraising,
and this is discussed by the author. Also has early newspaper history, including
that of The New Mexico Stockman, and discusses livestock at the state
fair. $70.00
1260. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Duke City: The Story of Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1706-1956. [Pampa, Texas: Pampa Print Shop, 1963]. Another copy. Very fine in lightly chipped d.j. Signed by author. $65.00
1261. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Elida, New Mexico Story. Pep,
Texas, 1966. 22 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine, signed
by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). Before there
was a town, there was ranching in Elida: “Chisum’s cowboys rode the range where
houses now stand.” (p. 3). Also mentions prominent cattleman William P. Littlefield,
and Dee Harkey, author of Mean As Hell. $35.00
1262. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Elizabethtown, New Mexico Story.
Dumas, Texas, 1961. 19 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine,
signed by author.
First edition, limited edition. Guns 2098: “Has some
mention of Clay Allison, Wall Henderson, and other gunmen of the period.” $35.00
1263. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Folsom, New Mexico Story. Pantex,
Texas, 1962. 20 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine, signed
by author.
First edition, limited edition. Guns 2099: “Has some
material on William Coe, the outlaw, and on Black Jack Ketchum.” The Folsom
anthropological discovery was made by the foreman of the XYZ Ranch. Also mentions
the bad blood between William Coe and Charles Goodnight. $35.00
1264. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). Fort Bascom, Comanche-Kiowa Barrier.
[Pampa, Texas: Pampa Print Shop, 1961]. [4] v [1] 224 pp. 8vo, original yellow
cloth. Very fine in slightly worn d.j. Author’s signed presentation inscription
to Mrs. R. A. Hulcie Sullivan.
First edition, limited edition (500 copies). Guns
2100: “Has material on Clay Allison, Chunk Colbert, Davy Crockett, Jim Courtwright,
Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, Gyp, Joe, Jim, and Mannen Clements, Billy the Kid,
and others.” Tate, Indians of Texas 2966: “Begins with a chapter on Kit
Carson’s 1864 victory over the Comanches and Kiowas at Adobe Walls, then moves
into the 1867-1868 campaigns on the Southern Plains, culminating in the Battle
of the Washita.” Includes chapters on “Comancheros and Rustlers” and “The Bell
Ranch.” $90.00
1265. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). Fort Bascom, Comanche-Kiowa Barrier. [Pampa, Texas: Pampa Print Shop, 1961]. Another copy. Very fine in d.j. Signed by author. $85.00
1266. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Fort Conrad, New Mexico Story.
Dumas, Texas, 1961. 19 pp. 8vo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine,
signed by author.
First edition, limited edition. The fort was created in part
to guard the remudas of the garrisons at El Paso, Dona Ana, and Socorro.
$35.00
1267. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). Fort Stanton. [Pampa, Texas: Pampa
Print Shop, 1964]. [6] iv, 263 pp. 8vo, original yellow cloth. Very fine in
d.j. Signed by author
First edition, limited edition (500 copies). Guns
2101: “History...from Civil War days to the present. There is much on the Lincoln
County War and Billy the Kid.” $80.00
1268. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). Fort Union, New Mexico. N.p. [1953].
xiii [1] 305 pp., photoplates. 8vo, original yellow cloth. Very fine in d.j.
and slipcase. Author’s signed presentation inscription to Mrs. Troy Smith. Western-theme
bookplate of Mrs. Oliver F. Jordan.
First edition, limited edition (500 copies). Guns
2102. Rittenhouse 533: “First book-length work on the history of Fort Union.”
Tate, Indians of Texas 2967. Mentions in passing various ranching enterprises
as they concerned the fort. $110.00
1269. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). Fort Union, New Mexico. N.p. [1953]. Another copy. Very fine in rubbed d.j. Signed by author. $95.00
1270. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The French, New Mexico Story. Pantex,
Texas, 1962. 20 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine, signed
by author.
First edition, limited edition (500 copies). Briefly mentions
various ranching concerns of the area. $35.00
1271. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Galisteo, New Mexico Story. Pep,
Texas, 1965. 20 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine, signed
by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). Briefly mentions
cattle and sheep operations in the area. $35.00
1272. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Glorieta, New Mexico Story. Pep,
Texas, 1965. 22 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine, signed
by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). Mentions the
ranches of the area in the context of the Civil War battle of Glorieta Pass.
$35.00
1273. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Golden, New Mexico Story. Pep,
Texas, 1964. 20 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine, signed
by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). Peripheral mention
of the cattle herds of the early governors. $35.00
1274. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Grady, New Mexico Story. Pep,
Texas, 1968. 22 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Slight spotting
to lower cover, else fine, signed by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). The townsites
of this area of eastern New Mexico were originally bought out of the large holdings
of cattlemen. $25.00
A Reese “Six Score” Title
1275. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Grant That Maxwell Bought. [Denver:
The World Press, 1952]. [8] 256 pp., photographic illustrations, folded map
(Map of the Beaubien and Miranda or Maxwell Grant in Colorado and New Mexico,
patented May 19, 1879) in pocket on rear pastedown. 4to, original blue cloth.
A few mild stains to binding, otherwise very fine, signed by author.
First edition of author’s first book, limited edition (#69
of 250 copies). Campbell, p. 191. Dobie, p. 109. Guns 2103: “Very rare.
The limited edition was immediately sold out and is now very rare. In a chapter
on Clay Allison the author tries to correct some of the legends.” Herd 2149.
Howes C892. Reese, Six Score 102: “The Maxwell Land Grant at one time
comprised a large portion of New Mexico, and its history inevitably involves
much concerning land and cattle. Father Stanley’s work...deals extensively with
the history of the area, with emphasis on personalities.” Wynar 161. By industry,
luck, and trading, fur trapper and trader Maxwell in 1864 became the sole owner
of the legendary grant of approximately 1,777,000 acres, said to be the largest
single tract owned by any one individual in the United States. “After coming
into possession of the land grant [Maxwell] was regarded as being the richest
man in the region, living like a feudal lord in a mansion he had built at Cimarron....
He possessed vast herds of sheep and cattle, married the aristocratic Señorita
Luz Beaubien, and sired a half dozen offspring” (McLoughlin, Wild & Woolly,
pp. 110-11). $935.00
1276. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Hillsboro, New Mexico Story.
Pep, Texas, 1964. 20 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine,
signed by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). Mentions the
rustling activities of Toppy Johnson. $35.00
1277. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Inez, New Mexico Story. Pep,
Texas, 1967. 20 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine, signed
by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). Mentions the
range wars—fought both in court and with six-shooter—that were waged between
the pro-fence farmers and the anti-fence ranchers. $35.00
1278. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). Jim Courtright: Two Gun Marshal of Fort
Worth. [Denver: World Press, 1957]. xii, 234 pp., portraits, photographic
illustrations. 8vo, original grey cloth. Very fine in d.j. Signed by author.
First edition, limited edition (#457 of 500 copies). Guns
2104. Like many of the accounts of lawmen and outlaws of the West, Courtright’s
story unfolds against the backdrop of cowboys, cattlemen, and range wars. Courtright
was a wizard with his six-shooters and one of that rare breed of ambidextrous
gunslingers. In the 1880s Courtright worked as foreman on the New Mexico ranch
of General A. Logan, in a region where the range was being overrun by nesters.
$85.00
1279. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Johnson Mesa, New Mexico Story.
Pep, Texas, 1965. 22 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine,
signed by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). The area was
named for Elijah Johnson, who moved west from Texas after the Civil War to try
his luck as a cattleman. $35.00
1280. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Kenna, New Mexico Story. Pep,
Texas, 1966. 23 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine, signed
by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). Kenna was home
to Bob Crosby, a world-champion cowboy known as “The King of Cowboys.”
$35.00
1281. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Kingston, New Mexico Story. Pantex,
Texas, 1961. 20 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine, signed
by author.
First edition, limited edition. Guns 2105. “In 1883
Kingston was the hotbed of rustler activity” (p. 6). Toppy Johnson and the Kinny
Gang drained the herds of Kingston area ranchers, and much of this volume deals
with efforts to control their activities. $35.00
1282. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Lake Valley, New Mexico Story.
Pep, Texas, 1964. 20 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine,
signed by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). Guns
2107: “Contains some information on Jim McIntire and Jim Courtright.” Jim McIntire,
author of Early Days in Texas and for a time a cowboy with the Loving
outfit, lived in Lake Valley. $35.00
1283. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Lamy, New Mexico Story. Pep,
Texas, 1966. 20 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Fine, signed by
author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). Guns
2108: “Early Lamy was noted for its lawlessness. There is material on robberies,
horse stealing, Ike Stockton, Joel Fowler, the Ketchums, and others.” Mentions
various cattle and sheep enterprises in the area from the mid-1600s to the mid-1900s.
$35.00
1284. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Las Vegas, New Mexico Story.
[Denver: The World Press, 1951]. xi [1] 340 pp., frontispiece, plates. 8vo,
original green cloth. Light shelf wear, closed tear to back flyleaf, otherwise
fine in worn and torn d.j.
First edition, limited edition (500 copies). Guns
2109: “Has a chapter on Vicente Silva and another on outlaws and lawlessness.
His account of the of the capture of Billy the Kid and Rudabaugh at Stinking
Springs is quoted from the Las Vegas Optic.... There is good material
on Doc Holliday and many others of Las Vegas’ lawless days.” Mentions ranching
activities in the area. $165.00
1285. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Lincoln, New Mexico Story. Pep,
Texas, 1964. 26 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine, signed
by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). Guns
2110: “A story of Lincoln County and its troubles.” $40.00
1286. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Loma Parda, New Mexico Story.
Nazareth, Texas, 1969. 22 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very
fine, signed by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). Mentions various
ranching enterprises through the years, among them the miniature range war of
John Hittson, once a partner of John Chisum. $35.00
1287. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Manzano, New Mexico Story. Pantex,
Texas, 1962. 19 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine, signed
by author.
First edition, limited edition (500 copies). Mentions cattle
rustling and the assassination of Charles G. Kusz, a newspaperman who purportedly
was about to expose the rustlers. $35.00
1288. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Melrose, New Mexico Story. Pep,
Texas, 1965. 20 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine, signed
by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). Briefly mentions
ranching enterprises in the region. $35.00
1289. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Miami, New Mexico Story. Pep,
Texas, 1964. 20 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine, signed
by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). Information
on the Miami Ranch. $35.00
1290. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Milnesand, New Mexico Story.
Pep, Texas, 1968. 23 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine,
signed by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). Mentions the
Bob Crosby Ranch, the Flying M Ranch, and the once vast DZ Ranch. $35.00
1291. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Mogollon, New Mexico Story. Pep,
Texas, 1968. 23 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Fine, signed by
author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). Guns
2111. Briefly mentions cattle rustling activities in the area. $35.00
1292. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Mosquero, New Mexico Story. Nazareth,
Texas, 1970. 24 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine, signed
by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). Mentions cattle
ranching activities on the open range before the town was incorporated. $35.00
1293. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Nambe, New Mexico Story. Pep,
Texas, 1966. 20 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine, signed
by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). Briefly mentions
sheepraising of the pueblo. $35.00
1294. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). No Tears for Black Jack Ketchum.
[Denver: World Press, 1958]. x, 148 pp. 12mo, original black wrappers. Very
fine, signed by author.
First edition, limited edition (#145 of 500 copies). Guns
2112. Black Jack Ketchum was another outlaw who got his start riding the open
range as a cowboy. $110.00
1295. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). Notes on Joel Fowler. Pep, Texas,
1963. 19 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very fine, signed by author.
First edition, limited edition (500 copies). Guns
2113: “Gives some highlights on Fowler’s life, his murder of James Cale, and
his own lynching.” Joel Fowler was an eccentric, Shakespeare-quoting, ranch
owner of the Gallinas Mountains of New Mexico, who strayed to the other side
of the law. $35.00
1296. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). One Half Mile from Heaven; or, The Cimmaron
Story. [Denver: World Press, 1949]. [8] 155 pp., illustrations. 8vo, original
grey pictorial wrappers. Very fine.
First edition, limited edition. Guns 2114: “Contains
much material on Clay Allison and other gunmen of Cimarron.” Has information
on ranching enterprises throughout the history of the region and the Maxwell
Land Grant. $275.00
1297. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). El Potrero de Chimayo, New Mexico.
Nazareth, Texas, 1969. 22 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very
fine, signed by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). Has information
on sheepraising as it pertained to Native American weaving: “Sheep and goats
were to the New Mexican what steers were to be to the Texan” (p. 15). $35.00
1298. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). [The Private War of] Ike
Stockton. [Denver: World Press, 1959]. x, 169 pp. 8vo, original yellow cloth.
A few small spots to covers, otherwise fine in d.j. Signed by author.
First edition, limited edition (#19 of an unstated number
of copies). Guns 2116: “Includes the life of Stocktons, bad men of the
first order, the story of the Colfax County War, and an account of the San Juan
County War and touches on the Lincoln County War.” Wynar 7006. $140.00
1299. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Puerto de Luna, New Mexico Story.
Nazareth, Texas, 1969. 22 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Very
fine, signed by author.
First edition, limited edition (400 copies). Mentions sheepraising
activities in the area. $35.00
1300. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis
Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Questa, New Mexico Story. Pantex,
Texas, 1962. 20 pp. 12mo, original yellow wrappers, stapled. Fine. Author’s
unsigned presentation copy to Mrs. Oliver Jordan, with her Western-theme bookplate
inside upper cover.
First edition, limited edition (500 copies). Peripheral mention
of sheepraising activities. $35.00
1301. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). The Questa, New Mexico Story. Pantex, Texas, 1962. Another copy. Fine, signed by author. $35.00
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