New York, New York, USA: Ballantine Books, 1994 Double murder of boy king Edward V and younger brother Richard in the 15th century. Was the killer the Duke of Buckingham, Richard III, or Richard retainer JamesTyrell? Historical background of events that led Wars of the Roses. Written by the foremost living authority on the British royal family. Quarter-bound green cover with black cloth endstrip; gilt lettering on spine. NF+/NF+ minor soiling of top page ends. DJ has has edge yellowing and wrinkling. . First USA Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1989 An introduction to the modern history of the Eastern Orthodox Church in the US and the Soviet period in central and Eastern Europe. Repeats the false claim of a 1000 year-old "Russian" Orthodox Church even though Russia as a state did not exist before the 1500's. F/NF+ black leatherette hardcover with illustration of iconic figure holding book with hand held up in front with purple lined drawing of partial face in background on DJ. Trifling edgewear of DJ. Binding tight, spine straight and pages clean. No markings or folded corners. 276 pp./. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine Plus. Illus. by Willem Mineur. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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London, UK: Longmans, Green and Co., Inc., 1965 FIRST EDITION. Story of how the Pinkertons, in the pay of the Coal and Iron Special Interests, infiltrated the secret society of Irish coal miners called the Molly Maguires. While not a labor union nor defenders of all miners or working men, and they were no saint or angels. As neither were the mine operators. They however did have enought influence that the coal owners were not able to implement industry-wide pay cuts in the Pennsylvania coal region until the power of the Mollies was broken. G+/G- green hardcloth cover with gilt lettering on spine. Interesting reports of the squalor and poverty of life in the Pennylvania Appalachians in the 19th Century. Cover has moderate edge soiling. Page ends have slight age toning. Pages have no markings or undelining. Binding tight spine straight. Dust jacket is intact. Shows moderate yellowing, soiling, rubbing and scuffing. Moderate edge wear and tattering. Dampstaining and cracking of hinges. . First Edition. Cloth. Good Plus/Good Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York, New York, USA: Vintage Books div of Random House, 1998 Reprint (1993, Spain) A classic hard boiled detective tale with puzzles, The Three Musketeers, devil workshop, occult practices and swash-buckling derring-do. An international murder mystery set in Madrid, Toledo and Paris. Starts when a Book Detective (a mercenary hired to hunt down rare editions for wealty unscrupulous clients) is brought in to authenticate a fragment of an original manuscript of Dumas's The Three Musketeers left behind at a murder scene. VG+ Book has edge, cover hinge, and corner wear and slight folded corners. Pages unmarked. Spine straight.. Ninth Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Ernst Haas & Jerry Bauer. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Norman & London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1983 Accounts of 600 gunfights by 255 of master Gunfighters, set against their proper background and stature. Wild Bill, Billy the Kid, Billy Breakenridge, Tom Horn, Curly Bill Brocius, Bill Longley, Bass Outlaw, Sam Bass, Black Jack Ketchum., etc, etc,. Red leather-feel cloth cover; Near Fine copy with slight soiling of page edges. Dust jacket Good + with slight tattering, soiling and moderate yellowing of edges. Many Illustrations and photos. . Sixth Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . (more information)

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Washington, DC, USA: China Aid Association, Inc. , 2006 A quarterly pulication dedicated to examining and documenting the state of religious persecution by the Chinese government from a legal standpoint. Sort of like the old Soviet Russian suppressed samizdat Chronicle of the Lithuanian Catholic Church if it had been written by lawyers. Printed in both English and Chinese. NF condition Blue softcover is sound with slight corner wear and marking of front. Binding tight, pages unmarked. . First Edition. Pictorial Wrapper. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Sunnyside, Washington USA: BJS Brand Books, 1993 SIGNED; FIRST EDITION. Slightly misleading titles for both stories.The Moscow raid was in Idaho and the Roslyn Bank in Washington. A story of treachery and derring do. In 1892 the McCarty gang led by Diamond Dick fearllessly robbed the gold boomtown Roslyn Bank owned by Ben snipes-the Cattle King of the Northwest-of nearly $100,000 in broad daylight. Through the treachery of 2 women they were caught. Through the treachery of a lawyer they got away. The Moscow Raid story ends book on a humorous note. "nuff said ! Signed and Inscribed to Paul (Montgomery) by Author on title page. Very good copy, notwithstanding the age toning on spine. Maps and illustrations. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Stapled Paper. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press. (more information)

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Los Lunas. New Mexico, USA: Flying Eagle-Thunderhawk Enterprises, 1995 SIGNED; FIRST EDITION. Riveting portrayal of the harrowing lives of men and women from pre-Civil War days to the 1963 murder of Eunice Kelly of New Mexico State University. Some material previously published or taken from contemporary newspaper accounts. Incl. Oregon's Blue Bucket gold mine, child kidnapper Claude Piersol, Boxing champion Stanley Ketchel, Cattle rancher Ben Snipes. Inscribed to "Paul" (Montgpmery). Fine copy, notwithstanding the small dampstaining of pages near spine. Maps and illustrations. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Denton, Texas, USA: University of North Texas Press, 1996 FIRST EDITION, First Printing. The entire story of John Wesley Hardin's life - birth in Texas to his death in El Paso in 1895 with particular attention to the shooting of Deputy Sheriff Charley Webb. Known to Bill Longley, Jesse James, Wild Bill Hickok and Ben Thompson. Killed 42 men, the first at age 15. Book has yellow cloth boards in NF/NF condition. Illustrated with blue endpapers. Dust Jacket and cover have sslight age toning of edges.. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by R. G. McCubbin Collection. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . (more information)

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Athens, Ohio, USA: Sage Books Swallow Press Ohio University Press , 1984 Bill Mitchell alias Baldy Russell. The story of 30 years of living the life of an outlaw - following the tragic feud between the Mitchell and Truitt families. Hiding under an alias, but trying to live an ordinary life. NF+ Orange soft cover with slight soiling of edge papers. First Trade Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York & Chicago, USA: The Free Press (Macmillan), 1989 The only successful assasination of a leading Nazi: Heydrich, the Butcher of Prague and Hitler's likely successor. Carried out by Czech agents, it led to ferocious reprisals against Czechs and Jews and the obliteration of the town of Lidice and the end of Czech partisan resisitance. Reconstructed from eyewitness accounts and archival materials. Many photographs. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Slight yelowing on edges of dust jacket. Possible BCE. DJ has age toning of edges and dampstaining of top edge. . First USA Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition. (more information)

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Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA: Leather Stocking Books/ Pine Mountain Press, 1984 SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Intro by Harold Preece. Frank Canton, Doc Holliday, Tom Horn, John King Fisher, Henry Starr, Photos and illustrations. Trade Paperback hows edge wear and yellowing. Author presentation to Paul Montgomery on half title page. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Eugene E. Ruble . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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West Allis, Wisconsin, USA: Leather Stocking Books/ Pine Mountain Press, 1981 Famed Alabama Robin Hood of Train Robbers. Only one to ever pull off a train heist singlehandedly. Photos and illustrations. Brown hardcover with gold letting on spine. Dust jacket shows edgewear and a few dampspots. Author presentation to Paul Montgomery on front flyleaf . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Washington, DC, USA: Prison Fellowship Ministries, 1987 FIRST EDITION. Collection of dramatic accounts ofproven prison reformand lasting inmate rehabilitation. Examines the depth of the crisis stemming from years of conservative right wing Republican failed punitive policies. By former right wing felon. Includes Programs for prison ministries. F/F white hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Illustration of right profile of Colson on front board. Binding tight and spne straight. Pages have moderate yellowing, else clean and unmarked. . First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine Minus/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Private Press. (more information)

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London, UK: Leo Cooper , 1996 Fiorst UK Edition. His fate unknown since the fall of the Third Reich in 1945, the author has tracked down over 50 years worth of rumors, claims and counter-claims until the German authorities officially declared him dead in 1973. Photographs. Black and purple front cover with Eagle and swastika above flames and side profile of subject. . Revised Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. Illus. by Roni Wilkinson. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Garden City, New York, USA: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1965 History of America's oldest secret society for organized mayhem dedicated to promoting the rule of America by the "native-born" white Protestant. From its beginnings in the Reconstruction South to its spread to all 50 states. G-/VG+ Blue cloth hardcover with argent lettering on spine. Slight edge and corner wear. Maps on endpages - front endpage taped. Binding weakened at several locations. All pages intact and unmarked except for usual library markings. Pocket glued in on rear fly page. Bottom page ends drawn on. DJ in Mylar protective cover and inexcellent condition except for llibrary labels on rear and spine. Excellent reading copy.. First Edition. Cloth. Good Minus/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Tom Huestis; UPI Photo. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. (more information)

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London, UK: Reed International Books Ltd. , 1995 Reprint (1960, Hutchinson & Co.) Another case of Black Magic, Soviet Intrigue and the "International high priesthood of the Satanic Church". So when Teddy Mordern is ritually murdered and the peace of the world is threatened by Soviets who have harnessed Occult Powers, what else is a young attractive widow to do but Submit to Satan and infiltrate the Diabolical Brotherhood of the Ram to avenge his murder? Fun reading for horror and murder mystery story fans. NF- black softcover with slight edge and corner wear. Man's head in red with black bowler hat. Gilt lettering on front and spine.. First Publisher's Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Herb Schwartz. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. (more information)

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New York, New York, USA: Facts on File Publications , 1985 FIRST PRINTING by this publisher. Reprint (1983). Well-researched and thoughtful manual that documents the real nature and performance of policing. Describes methods and techniques of the art of policemanship. Many useful street tested tips and tricks of the trade. A how to guide for the rookie, a reference for the streetwise peace officer. . First Thus. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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Norman & London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1996 The entire truth of Virgilt Earp's life and exploits taken out of the shadow of his younger brother, Wyatt. Fleshes out his life after the O.K. Corral in California, Nevada and other states. Footnotes. Many photos and maps. Blue softcover with photo of Virgil and illustration of shooting at O.K. Corral. Book has has some age toning and minor soiling of of edges. Else binding tight, spine straight, pages clean and unmarked. 255 pp. . First Paperback Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Minus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . (more information)

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New York & Evanston, Illinois USA: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1974 FIRST EDITION. A Biography of Crazy Joe Gallo, the man who became a celebrated criminal Mafia leader of his day. Describes his passonate-compulsive love life. Self Portrait on DJ cover. VG black cloth hardcover with argent lettering. Side deckle edged. minor staining and yellowing of edges. Spine watermarked. Red endpapers. VG- DJ has minor rubbing and edge wear. Several small rips on corners. Light age toning of edges. Minor dampstaining on bottom and less on top of spine paper. 450 pages.. . First Edition. Buckram. Very Good/Very Good Minus. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . (more information)

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Chicago-New York: Contemporary Books, Inc., 1988 FIRST EDITION. Rumbelow, a city of Rumbelow, analyzes each hypothesis about who Jack the Ripper was with facts, figures & background. NF-/VG Slight yellowing of pages and edges of dust jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Minus/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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College Station, Texas, USA: Creative Publishing Company, 1992 LIMITED EDITION of 1500 copies. First Edition First Printing. A biography of Harry Longabaugh, Sundance Kid. Author traces the life of this desperado from his roots in eastern Pennsylvania to his death, which author believes to have been in Bolivia. Includes new info from a family diary and family photographs. Hiram Bebee who author does not believe to be Sundance. Red cloth hardover in Fine condition, 224 pages, many b+w photos and illustrations. Endpapers have photos. DJ has some edge yellowing and dampstaining.. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York and Toronto,: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1971 Part of The American Trails Series. A harrowing account ot the road to gold in Montana that lasted only six years. Blazed by John Bozeman and John Jacobs in 1863; three army forts were built in 1866 and abandoned to the enraged Sioux Nation in 1868. VG- Black cloth boards with gilt lettering on front, rear and spine. Book's page edges have some dampspotting. Front board has scuffing lines & 4"white paint mark. Slight wear of spine edges. Top page edges red-dyed. Maps on front fly pages. Many photos and illustrations. Binding tight, spine straight and pages unmarked. 367 pp.. First Edition Second Printing. Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by [Leo and Diane] Dillon. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Aberdeen, Soth Dakota, USA: Midstate Printing, Inc. , 1988 Second work of this author published in limited quantity of 250 hardcover copies in the First Printing. SIGNED; FIRST EDITION. No Second Printing known. A biography of David Barnabas Lant, son of Mormons and notorious outlaw in the waning days of the Western Frontier who mysteriously vanished, never to be found. Black and white photos and bibliography. Author signature on title page. Cover is a rich brown textured cloth, with gilt lettering on spine. There is a faint line that runs across the entire length of the cover about one inch from the bottom, likely a binding defect and two half moon indentations, smaller than a dime near the rear hinge, both defects noticeable only on closer inspection. Dust jacket is as new, covered in a protective clear wrapper. Faint dampspots on top and bottom book edges . Signed by Author. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately Printed. (more information)

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Cleveland & New York, USA: The World Publishing Company, 1966 True story of the infamous Sam Sheppard murder trial written by himself. Intro by his attorney, F. Lee Bailey. G- condition orange cloth cover with gilt lettering on front and on sun-faded spine, No underlining, writing or highlighting of pages. Orange-dyed top and side page ends. Spine and bottom board edges and top corners have dampstaining that extends to inside endpages. Excellent reading copy. 329 text pages. . Third Printing. Cloth. Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Norman, Oklahoma, USA: University of Oklahoma Press, 1963 FIRST THUS. Vol. 23 in The Western Frontier Library. intro by Philip D. Jordan. Reprint (1850). A 19th century bestseller first published in Chicago by W.W. Danehower. Reprinted at least 11 times by 1900 and serialized in several newspapers. Memoirs of a pioneer Bounty Hunter on the lawless plains of the upper Mississippi Valley of Illinois and Iowa. Lawless, mainly, by law. A law passed by the legislature of the State of Illinois. Where others were powerless to stop them a small, rough, tough gunman from Indiana moves his family to Iowa and decides to help clean up the God-fearing Haven of Wild and Wicked Outlaws, the Mormon Capital, the City of Nauvoo, Illinois. A state within a state by act of law. Five illustrations. VG/G Brown marbled hardecover with gilt lettering on spine. Binding tight with minor edge soiling and spotting of end- and flypages. Very slight corner and spine edge wear. Pages unmarked. DJ intact. Some dampspotting, rubbing and scuffing; creasing at folds. Spine sun darkened and spotted. Two small tape marks. Tiny tear at hinge. Price corner clipped.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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Iola, Wisconsin, USA : Western Publications, 1983 FIRST EDITION. First Printing. A biography of Harry Longabaugh, Sundance Kid. Author traces the life of this desperado from his roots in eastern Pennsylvania to his death, which author claims was in a Utah prison.. Fresh information about Hiram BeBee who author claims to be Sundance. VG+ trade paperback, 153 pages, many b+w photos and illustrations, Book has some edge yellowing and rubbing wear, one 1/4 inch tear at spine corner.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (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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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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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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