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London, UK: The English Westerners' Society, 1977 FIRST EDITION. The Brand Book Vol. 19 Nos. 3 and 4. April-July 1977. One photo from US Army Signal Corps Contains General Godfrey's account of an incident near Wounded Knee in 1890 including testimony of the Kent-Baldwin Inquiry. NF- stapled glossy paper with moderate age toning and soiling of spine and cover. Pages unmarked and clean. . First Edition. Stapled Paper. Near Fine Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . more information

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Middletown, Connecticut, USA: Xerox Education Publications , 1978 Reprint (Franklin Watts). Unidentifies creatures that inhabit the lakes, forests, mountains, and swamps of the US and Canada. Ogopogo of Canada, Sea Serpent of Lake Monona, Wisconsin, etc. Trade paperback in G condition. Soiling of cover and agetoning of pages. . First Paperback Printing. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Nicholas Krenitsky. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Snowmass, Colorado, USA: Emma Walling, 1994 SIGNED; FIRST EDITION. A compilation of re-typed articles from 19th century Colorado newpapers about Doc Holiday. Appears self-published and hand bound. Bound in errata page. Very light wear on covers, crease in upper corner, a few bent corners of inside pages. Author signature and checkmarks on errata page. Illustration of subject on inside back fly page. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Kollene Sublette. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Privately Printed. more information

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New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company , 1995 A Main Selection of History Book Club. The biography of General Robert Edward Lee. A story of triumph: from clearing his family name, engineering triumph over the Mississippi River, triumph in love and marriage, and military triumphs on the field of battle. Triumphing over the defeat of the South to become a unifying national symbol of heroism. Pages are unyellowed and have no underlinings or highlighting. Two toned black cloth hardcover in Fine condition. Dust jacket is NF with slight yellowing os edges only visible from inside; no rips or tears. . Fourth Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Walter Harper . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Weathervane Bpoks Div of Barre Books , 1971 The story of Moonshine, how it grew, why it grew, and how it survived. From the discovery of distillation brought by the Moors to Spain, blossomed in Ireland, and rooted in the hills of Kentucky and woodlands of southern Indiana. Also the saga of the revenue men, particularly Big Six Henderson who brought compassionate Law to the Appalachian Mountains and it's foothills. NF- condition with moderate page yellowing. DJ is G with some yellowing, rubbing and edge wear. Chip on top spine edge and two small tears in center spine. Includes recipes, tips and instructions.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine Minus/Good. . more information

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Caldwell, Idaho USA : The Caxton Printers, Ltd. , 1989 " Techinical Notes, too, on Leather Slapping as a Fine Art, gathered from many a Loose Holstered Expert over the years", Gun-fighting equipment and fast-draw techniques clearly illustrated. Forward by Eugene Manlove Rhodes. nearly a score of master Gunfighters against their proper background and stature. Wild Bill, Billy the Kid, Billy Breakenridge, Tom Horn, Curly Bill Brocius, Bill Longley, Bass Outlaw, Sam Bass, General Lee Christmas, etc, etc,. Grey cloth cover; Near Fine copy with slight soiling of page edges. Dust jacket Good with slight tattering and beginning to crack at seams; moderate yellowing of edges. Illustrated endpapers. . Thirteenth Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. Illus. by Rose Collection, San Antonio . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . more information

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San Francisco, California, USA : North Point Press, 1984 An in depth study of the personalities of Custer and the other federal and Indian leaders, Lt. Calhoun, Chief Gall, Crazy Horse, Wooden Leg. Photos and illustrations, maps of both Big Horn Campaigns on endpapers. Tan boards with brown cloth backstrip. Gilt lettering on spine and gilt design of Custer's personal flag on front. Book in NF conditon shows slight soiliing of page edges. One stain on front end paper. DJ in VG+ condition with edge yellowing and one small impression on spine. Sewn bindings and acid free paper. . Sixth Printing. . Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Leonard Baskin. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Norman & London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992 Reprint (Originally published in 1948). A social history of the colonizing of the Southern Frontier from the first mountain crossings, the rise of plantation life to the Civil War. Includes sections on Women as Pioneers and Slaves as Pioneers. Forward by John D.W. Guice. Green softcover. Fine copy. Illustrations. . . First Trade U. of Ok Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . more information

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Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 1993 FIRST THUS. Reprint ( 1929, Eden Publishing House, St. Louis) Crime, Criminals and Marshalls in Oklahoma Territory from '93 thru Statehood in 1907. Outlawry in the Hell's Fringe (imaginary) border between the new Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory. Gangs like the Doolins and Daltons and outlaws like Rolla Knapp , Dick Yeager and Cattle Annie. Good reading for fans of the outlaw. Also Rose of Cimarron and Osage Chief Bacon Rind. Intro by Gary L. Roberts. VG+ Book has a few stainspots on page edges. Agetoning of page edges and surface scuffing. Rear top corner bent. . First Thus. Trade Paperback. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by W. Herbert Dunton. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Boulder, Colorado USA: Johnson Publishing Company, 1991 FIRST PRINTING. Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. As told to authors father and uncles/aunts. Also Butch Cassidy, Sundance Kid, Elzy Lay, Ben Kilpatrick, Flat Nose George Currie, Hole in the Wall Gang. Some dampstaining at bottom of spine area. Trade paperback has moderate scuffing, soiling and wear of cover and page edges. Sun fading of backstrip. Ink marks on front cover. Pages clean and unmarked; spine straight. . First Trade Paperback Printing. Trade Paperback. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Molly Gough . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1951 FIRST EDITION. First book of Mason's noted Civil War Trilogy. A descriptionm of the South's early efforts to create a Navy, certain naval battles of the first year of the War Between the States. Recounting the efforts of Confederate Naval Secretary Stephen Mallory to find ships and guns for the former Federal naval officers to float a Southern Navy. Divided into 4 books covering activity on the Chesapeake, Mississippi, in Richmond and of the Ironclads. Pages are clean though slightly yellowed. Binding is starting to seperate at front and back. Edgewear on spine of cover, also on top and bottom edges. Blue printing on grey cover, anchor, stars and oak cluster decoration on front.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: Konecky & Konecky, 1990 A True Narratve of the Capture of Fanny Kelly by the Indians in 1864. Incl. illustrations. A reprint originally published in 19th century amid charges of plagiarism. Nice account of life among the Santee Sioux on the Great Plains just before it disappeared. Descriptions of religious celebrations, dwellings and food preparation. A summary of the history of the times and the area in the prologue. Book in fine conditon. Dust jacket near fine, shows slight yellowing of edges only visible on inside. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Irving Freeman. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: Citadel Press, 1973. A True Narratve of the Capture of Fanny Kelly by the Indians in 1864. Incl. illustrations. A reprint originally published in 19th century (1871, Mutual Publishing Co., Hartford, Conn.) amid charges of plagiarism. [Also Corinth Books in 1962] Nice account of life among the Ogalala (Santee) Sioux on the Great Plains just before it disappeared. Descriptions of religious celebrations, healing plants, dwellings and food preparation. A summary of the history of the Captured by Indians genre in the Introduction by Jules Zanger (U. of Chicago & IIT). A complete and exact reissue of the original edition including original illustrations. Book in VG conditon, shows scuffing and rubbing wear and slight wear and yellowing of edges. . First Thus. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Gary Friedman. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: The Macmillan Company, 1937 Memoir of remarkable life of authors grandmother, one of the first respectable women to reside in Virginia City, Nevada - home of the Comstock Lode mines. Once made Mark Twain sleep in the kitchen. G- condition ex-library copy with blue cloth boards with fading and wear marks. Top page ends dyed blue. Side deckle edged with stain at bottom corner. Spine faded and edges rubbed. End papers foxed. Spine straight and hinges tight. Pages slightly age toned but very readable, unmarked except for usual library markings and perforations. Thumbprints on pp. iv and v. Pocket and checkout paper glued onto back endpaper. Label with history from 1882 to 1922 of New Haven, CT Free Public Library glued on front end paper (included free).. Fourth Printing. Cloth. Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Henry Z. Walck Inc. , 1995 FIRST EDITION. Without this book any account of the American Revolutionary war is only plete. An account ow what was going on in some other place in the world while American Colonies were signing their Declaration of Independece, July 2nd to 4th, 1776. Fr+ Book has blue boards with map of world on front cover, in else very good plus conditon. Slight soiling of page edges. Usual library markings and glued-in pocket on rear endpage. Binding tight, spine straight and pages clean and unmarked. Rear free page missing. Great reading copy. 99 pp.. First Edition. Cloth. Fair Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Denver, Colorado, USA: Sage Books- Alan Swallow, 1956 FIRST EDITION. Early histories of the administration of justice in the American West, Committees of Vigilance. 25 Illustrations plus maps. Previously undiscovered early records of 1st Judicial District of Colorado Territory. First records of Civil War treason cases, earliest mining discoveries, and building of the railroads. Marriage and divorce records, stagecoach dynasties, and other prominent individuals. Illustrations and maps. Illustrated endpapers. G+/VG- Full tan cloth hardcover. DJ protected in Bro-dart mylar cover taped to endpapers. Far less than usual library marks on this ex-Denver library book. Dewey numbers on spine, price inked on Acknowledgements page and red name stamp on bac index page. No taped in user pockets or any other markings. P. 13 loose and taped in. No copyright page, possibly missing. . First Edition. Cloth. Good Plus/Very Good Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Dell Publishing, 1990 Reprint (1978, Delacorte Press) Dramatic novel based on oral history of the Apache Nation, events leading to conflicts with European invasions, culminating in the rise of Geronimo and a last desperate struggle to survive genocide. NF+ creme illustrated softcover with bluestripes with red diamonds and photo of Geronimo on wood grain background. Has trifling edge soiling. . . First Thus. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . more information

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New York, New York, USA: Grosset & Dunlap, 1943 !2th book in authors Lone Ranger series. Rousing Novels of the West for the juvenile at heart. Illustrated tan cloth cover with corner and edge wear. Front board is taped to spine. End pages illustrated with cowboy scene but hinge is taped in front with owner presentation and one lone library mark. The only other library mark is on the spine. No pockets or other glue-ins. Bindings at rear end page are weak, taped on exterior only with black and red tape. Spine edges worn away 1/8 inch off top and 1/4 inch off bottom edges. Very slight foxing of pages. Text intact. Good Reading copy. . Unlisted. Cloth. Good Minus/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Bonanza Books Div. Of Crown Publishers Apparent 6th Printing by this publisher with no clear date. Copyright 1948 by authoress. Apparent reprint from a previous edition by Fountainhead Publishers, Inc. though no date given. Scarce by this publisher. Extensive chronicling of the history of Salem. Massachusetts, antecedents and environs from the year 1000 to 1948. Book is dedicated to Essex Institute Centennial, 1848-1948. 129 pp. 24 Illustrations. Forward by Russell Leigh Jackson. VG Book is a light blue hardcover fading to green at edges and spine. Black lettering on spine. Actual dimensions 8 1/4 " x 5 5/8 ". Small amount of age toning of page edges and endpages. Else pp. clean, intact and unmarked. Binding tight and spine straight. Photo of The Witch House. . Sixth Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Essex Institute Collections. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Fresno, California, USA: Saga-West Publishing Company, 1964 SIGNED - FIRST EDITION, First Printing. Intro by William B. Secrest. Wistfully retold stories of life in the town of Hornitos before and after the California Gold Rush of 1849 in the Mother Lode Country west of Yosemite National Park. Map, photos and illustrations. VG- with slight soiling of covers and some edge yellowing. Pages clean and unmarked. Spine taped. Signed by William Secrest on title page. Book also has a mass-reproduced signature of F. Salazar on last page. 32 pp.Note: We also have available "Joaquin: Bloody Bandit of the Mother Lode; The Story of Joaquin Murrieta" by W.B.Secrest wihich is also set in Hornitos, California.. Signed by Author. Limited. Stapled Paper. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Victoria, Texas, USA: Crossroads Publishing Co., 1984 A now scarce account of a 13 day murderous crime spree including an escaped convict and his three sons in the 1970's in New Mexico, Colorado, and Arizona. VG- White softcover has three bullet casings and map of Arizona. Cover has yellowing of edges and sun fading of spine. Thumbnail sized stain on rear cover. binding seperated at p. 156. Many b/w photos and illustrations. . . Second Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Beverly A. Potts; Mike Badough. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Mesa, Arizona USA: Frank H. Slaven, Jr., 1996 SIGNED; FIRST EDITION. A genealogical examination by a collateral descendant of the famous western Cattle Baron to clear the myths of the "Outlaw" Bill reputation foisted on him by Charles A. Siringo. Forward by Bob Boze Bell. Book shows minimal wear and some age toning of edges. Few spots on back inside cover. Signed by Illustrator/author/publisher.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Frank H. Slaven, Jr.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Privately Printed. more information

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Norman & London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1993 FIRST EDITION. From Robin Hood and Blackbeard through John Dillinger and D.B. Cooper. Examines the continuing fascination of the American public with the larger than life myths of the smaller than expected lowlifes that capture popular imagination. Black cloth hardcover in Fine conditon. NF Dust jacket has edge yellowing. Printed on alkaline paper. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Bill Cason Edge Yellowing. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: Grosset & Dunlap, 1930 Likely not First Edition, but copyright 1930. Life of Frank Tarbeaux Swindler, Gambler and Gunfighter, friend of Wild Bill Hickok and Frank and Jesse James, Frank Harris, house guest of Oscar Wilde and the King of Hawaii. First European native of Colorado. Very Good copy. Orange cloth hardboard clean and bright colored. Top page ends dyed green. Very little edge wear or corner bumping; some age toning of pages and spine. Owner book plate and #53 on front end paper. Bibliography.. Seventh Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. . more information

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Surrey, BC Canada and Blaine, WA USA: Hancock House Publishers, 1990 Escapades of a 1920's bank robbing gangs along the Canada-US border and a final hunt for buried treasure. Smiling Johnny Reid and Arthur Davis. Written from a Canadian perspective. Tight copy with peach colored cover, marred only by age toning of edges. . First Trade Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Norman, Oklahoma, USA: University of Oklahoma Press, 1984 FIRST EDITION. Amazing tale of National Renaissance as Crow nationals in Montana use the revival of the Sun Dance ceremony as a catalyst for reassertion of national cultural identity in 1941. A ceremony that had not been enacted since 1875 and had to be learned from Shoshonis in Wyoming. AN/NF- condition. Black hardcover with argent lettering on spine. Canary end papers. Many photographs and diagrams. Yellow DJ has illustration of Indian standing under pole with buffalo skull holding piece of fur between teeth. Minor edge tattering. Top front hinge has 2 inch tear, taped. Half inch rip at rear top flap hinge. Backstrip sunfaded. 348 pp. Photo may not reflect actual condition of book. . . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Near Fine Minus. Illus. by Gladys Laubin . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: Dover Publications, 1985 True Narratves of Capture by the Indians. Anthology originally published in 1961. Accounts of grisly tortures, bloody conflicts, miraculous escapes, adoptions, loyalty and grief at partings. Everyday life among the native peoples including descriptions of religious celebrations, love, marriage, witchcraft and burial rituals. A summary of the history of the times in the introduction. Softcover Book in VG+ conditon, shows slight yellowing of edges, creases of two corners. . First Trade Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Irving Freeman. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Norman & London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992 FIRST EDITION. The unvarnished story of the Lincoln County (NM) War and Billy the Kid. Told from standpoints of Murphy-Dolan and Tunstall-McSween factions and the Hispanic townspeople of Lincoln. F/NF book. Boards covered in attractive burnt orange cloth. DJ has some yellowing of edges and folded corners of inner folds. Pages tight and readable. 83 photos and 3 maps.. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. . more information

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Norman, Oklahoma, USA: University of Oklahoma Press, 1984 FIRST EDITION. History of Southern Kansas and Indian Territory (Oklahoma) from 1871-1890. Edited with intro and notes by Richard Lane. Reprint (1890) First hand account of Caldwell, Kansas during its fun days as a cattle terminal on the Chisholm Trail. Pat Hennessey Tom Smith, Talbert Raid, Billy the Kid, Medicine Lodge Bank robbery by Ben Wheeler and Henry Brown. Good reading for fans of the outlaw. Mustard Yellow cloth cover. Book printed on alkaline paper. Dust jacket has some yellowing, edge rubbing. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Simon & Schuster, 1966 Wonderful collection of articles, stories, and provocative exposes from The National Police Gazette. Accompanied by the original unsurpassed woodcut artwork that brought terrific realism to the forefront of news reporting and were in their technical innovation the wonder of the world, Covers the era of glorified Gilded Age of the 19th century from 1878-1897. Belles of the Bowling Alley, Recruiting for Sin's Army, Kilrain and Sullivan, Jaguarina, A Bovine Duel etc. Intro by Tom Wolfe. VG+/P Quarter-bound red paper with bone cloth spine cover with scarlet metallic lettering on front and spine. Edge yellowing and soiling of pages and cover. DJ text intact, moderate age yellowing and embrittlement of glossy paper. About a dozen taped tears of one inch size or more. Both fold-ins have several creases each. 2-inch chip of cover at rear fold. . . Second Printing. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Poor. Illus. by Paul Bacon . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Wheaton, Illinois,and Franklin, Tennessee : Crossway Books and Adroit Press, 1992 Comprehensive and enlightening survey of the Populist phenomena of Ross Perot, the man who stumbled and fell inches from the finishing line in the race for the White House. Written over 15 years ago, but still worth reading today. Written from an alarm-rasining right-wing Christian Neo-Con perspective. VG+ softcover with illustration of Ross Perot with rmicrophones on front. Slight edge wear and scuffing of cover. Slight creases at front hinge and spine. Pages unmarked, no underlining or highlighting. Price label on rear cover. 148 pages. . First Edition First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by S. Neil Fujita. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago, Illinois, USA: Abraham Lincoln Book Shop -Americana House, 1990 Reprint from 1940 edition. True Story of the murder of President Abraham Lincoln with numerous illustration and a new intro by William Hanchett, noted Lincoln scholar. Extensive section on John Wilkes Booth, Secretary of War Stanton and a notorious Rebel spy, Mrs. Rose Greenhow. Blue cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. NF+ because of price inked on front endpaper. DJ in NF condition with slight yellowing and staining of cover paper edges. First Thus. Cloth. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine. Illus. by Miller-Williams Associates. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Glendo, Wyoming, USA: High Plains Press , 1993 FIRST EDITION. Six men using the power of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association to hide their Lynching of their competition to maintain their abuse of public lands for profit. Witnesses to the murder of Ellen Watson (afterwards libeled with the name of Cattle Kate) and husband Jim Averell disappeared or died mysteriously. No perpetrator or accomplice was punished. 368 pages with maps and photos. The story that would not die. NF+/NF+ Book has dark rose-colored cloth boards with gilt letteing on spine with triflingpage edge soiling. Dust Jacket has trifling age toning of edges. . . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1966 FIRST EDITION. The story of the President's Cabinet and its role in US history. Book is library (Blessede Sacrament School, Gary, Indiana) discard with usual library markings; pages are unyellowed and have not underlinings or highlighting. Many b/w illustrations. G+/VG- White cloth cover has illustration of cabinet in blue ink. Blue endpages show considerable bleaching but no rips or tears. Glued-in library pocket on rear fly page. Two small blue water stains on bottom of p. 160 - apparently bleedover from adjacent flypage. Binding tight, spine straight. Dust jacket has plastic mylar cover; no rips or tears. label near bottom of spine. Same Illustration on DJ front as on front cover. 160 pp.. First Edition. Cloth. Good Plus/Very Good Minus. Illus. by Leonard Everett Fisher. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Fort Worth, Texas USA: Texas Christian University Press, 1994 SIGNED - FIRST EDITION. Four Marlow brothers were charged with rustling and murder. Two were betrayed by law officials and allowed to be ambushed. Two escaped, but were caught for trial in Dallas where they had to be deputized for their own protection. Book has brown cloth boards with gilt letteing on spine in Fine condition. Dust Jacket has age toning of edges. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Barbara Whitehead. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Rodeo, New Mexico, USA: Historical Research Associates, 1996 SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Scarce. The entire truth of Wyatt Earp's early American ancestors from 1680 to Wyatt's birth in 1848 in Monmouth, Illinois. Author was longtime family friend. Footnotes. Many family photos. Stapled Pictorial Cover has some age toning of edges.. First Edition. Stapled Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . more information

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Rodeo, New Mexico, USA: Historical Research Associates, 1996 SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Scarce. Previously unpublished material. Childhood and youth of Wyatt Earp's wife Josephine Sarah Marcus. Author was longtime family friend of the Earps. Footnotes. Many family photos. Stapled Pictorial Cover has some age toning and rubbing of edges.. First Edition. Stapled Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . more information

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Norman, Oklahoma, USA: University of Oklahoma Press, 1980 Probably the most dangerous man in Texas, New Mexico or Oklahoma. Killed at least 18 men starting with his own grandparents when he was 8 yrs. old. VG Book has some age toning on edges and slight soiling. Binding tight.. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Stillwater, Oklahoma: Barbed Wire Press, 1992 SIGNED FIRST EDITION. The Rise and Fall of the Vicious Martins. Brothers Will and Sam Martins' 4 year trail of robbery and murder across Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico from 1899 to 1903. 122 pages with photos and newspaper clippings. Book in F condition, one small smudge on Contents page. Dust Jacker has one nick on front and several light creases on back. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by L.A. Smith . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Austin, Texas, USA: Eakin Press, 1988 FIRST EDITION. Somewhat scarce. Definitive account of the life and times of Bill Tilghman: a frontier scout, buffalo hunter, movei maker and extraordinary policeman. Lawman in the wild heydey of the West, Morgan and Wyatt Earp, W.C. Smith, Robert Owens, Harry McCarty, and Chris Madsen. Huge section of photos. NF Brown cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine. Slight soiling of top page edges. Brown end papers; front end paper has a 3/4" missing triangle of paper due to binding glue down error. Dust jacket has minor edge wear on and yellowing on spine, folds and edges. Backstrip is age tanned and dampstained. Two wet-glass stains on front cover with other light dampstaining. Else intact. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Norman & London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1990 Good reading for fans of the outlaw. Historical account of the Bandit Queen of the West. VG Soft Cover with /bw photo of woman in Cowboy hat.. Slight wear and yellowing of edges. Binding tight, spine straight, pages clean and unmarked. Over 30 illustrations. 324 pp. . First Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Stillwater, Oklahoma: Barbed Wire Press, 1990 Author reconstructs all the places and settlers of this vanished town to set the stage for the climax of Sept. 1, 1893, when a posse of Marshalls tried to surprise and capture Bill Doolin and the Wild Bunch. Many photos and illustrations. Brown cloth hardtcover with gilt lettering on front and spine in F condition. Town maps on endpapers. DJ in VG condition has some edge yellowing and tattering. . . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by L. A. Smith . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Racine, Wisconsin, USA: Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1978 An illustrated full color comic book history of the flying saucer controversy. More than 60 true stories of sightings - evidence - contact! G book has moderate cover scuffing and edge wear.Two creases in rear cover and wetstaining on top rear and spine. Staining of inside covers and title page. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, though moderately age-toned. Jonas Salk School library discard. Rear inside cover has address stamp, the only library marking. 224 pp. Illustrated cover has 3 figures meeting an Alien with City-in-Bubble floating overhead. . Seventh Printing. Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Austin, Texas, USA: Eakin Press, 1990 FIRST EDITION. A compilation of Texas orneriness throuhout 19th century history. A catolog of incidents demonstrating the Three F's of "Baja Oklahoma": Feuding Fussing and Fighting. Navy blue cloth cover with gold lettering on spine. Dust jacket shows age toning on top and bottom edges. Many illustrations. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Don Moore . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago, Illinois, USA: The Swallow Press Incorporated , 1978 FIRST EDITION. Early histories of the administration of order and law in the Niobrara Valley of Nebraska Committees of Vigilance. Featuring Kid Wade and Doc Middleton. Beginning of Populist Party. First hand account of murder of Crazy Horse. Personal accounts of 98-year old former vigilante. NF-/ G+ Full tan cloth with blindstamped swallow on front cover; Minor soiling of top page ends and stain on bottom spine edge. DJ intact with insignificant edge wear; does have rubbing, scuffing, staining and soiling. Spine sun-faded. Price corner clipped. 43 photos, 9 maps including endpapers, 365 pp. . First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine Minus/Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Porterville, California, USA: Edwards Book Publishing, 1988 FIRST EDITION. Life of Jim McKinney from his birth in Jerseyville, Illinois, to violent death in Bakersfield, California. Many Illustrations. He was a gambler, procurer, heavy drinker and all around Bad Guy. Many Illustrations. Subject of one of the last horseback pursuits in the West. Many illustrations. Lithographed portrait on frontispiece. Many Illustrations. Red cloth hardcover with gilt lettering on front and spine. Almost Near Fine condition with minor age toning of page edges and one silver dollar size waterstain of lower right front cover. DJ in good physical condition but considerabel yellowing of edges and folds. Also has dampstaining on and around backstrip. Totally legible, minimal edgewear and no rips or tears. Oh , yeah, lots of photos and illustrations ! . . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine Minus/Good. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press. more information

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College Station, Texas, USA: Creative Publishing Company, 1995 LIMITED EDITION. (Scarce) One of only 800 copies. The Early West Series. First Edition First Printing. Comparison accounts from newpapers all over the country in Obituaries and reports of his death published within hours of his slaying. Shows how the legend began and grew right from the moment of his demise. Illustrated endpapers. Brown cloth hardcover in Fine condition. Spine and Pages tight and readable. DJ in G condtion. Normal rubbing and scuffing, some edgewear and age toning. Some wetstaining of rear cover and edge areas. Several bare spots. Spine has stains, spots and sun darkening. Many Photos, bibliography and illustrations. . . Limited. Cloth. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . more information

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA: Paragon Publishing , 1990 FIRST EDITION. Extensive genealogical research proves that early pioneer preacher was grandfather of Selden Lindsey. Includes tales of Choctaw Bill, death of Bill Dalton, and Wyatt Earp. G conditon softcover, white with mustachioed cowboy on front. Some edge spotting and slight dampstaining of pages, else pages unmarked. UPC label on back cover. Slight spine wrinkling. Lower Front hinge area taped and first letters of text partially rubbed off (lower front cover only.). Binding tight, spine straight.. First Edition First Printing. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately Printed. more information

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London, UK: Longmans, Green and Co., Inc., 1967 FIRST EDITION. Enthralling life story of a pioneer miner. As a small boy taken by his stepfather, a brother of Buffallo Bill, to prospect for gold in the Sierra Madres in Mexico. Thirteen years later they lost their mine and a million dollars in assets in the fighting of the Mexican Revolution. They were imprisoned and became an object of international tension between the US and Mexican governments until they were released to General Pershing in 1916 at El Paso. NF/VG+ Black cloth hardcover; gilt lettering on spine. Minor soiling of page ends. DJ has some yellowing of edges and one-inch tear of rear hinge. . First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Athens, Ohio, USA: Swallow Press Ohio University Press, 1989 Everything you ever wanted to know about cowboy, scout, army, indian, treasure and Western true adventure stories but were afraid to ask. Illustrated. Brown Softcover. NF+ Some scuffing and agetoning at edges. Binding tight, spine straight, pages cleand and unmarked. Cowboy on bucking bronco on front. . Second Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Charles M. Russell, Charles Belden. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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