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New York and London: Prentice-Hall General Reference, 1993 Gripping narrative of the multi-century struggle for survival. Each chapter focuses on a particular war or period. Biographies of native and colonizer leaders, maps ot tribal locations and battle campaigns, historical drawings and photos. Extensive chronology and bibliography. Tan paper hardcover with gilt lettering on cloth backstrip. NF book with minor edge soiling/staining and very slight fading of backstrip. NF Dust jacket with minor wear and edge toning.. Third Printing. Half-Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Jules Tavernier. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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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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New York, New York, USA: Pocket Books, 1970 Reprint (Trident Press, 1969) SpelI- Binding Account of Witchcraft and Murder in the German Pennsylvania Deutsch ("Dutch") coal region in the early part of the 20th century. Interesting reports of life and legal practice in the Pennylvania Appalachians. G+ canary softcover. Cover has minor + edgewear and surface soiling. Red-dyed Page ends. Pages have minor yellowing. Two crack marks on spine. Corner folding of covers and p.55. "Lament for the Molly Maguires" by same author also available .. First Publisher's Printing. Cloth. Good Plus/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" 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. They were no saints or angels; as neither were the mine operators. While not a labor union nor defenders of all miners or working men they did have enough protecting 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. "Hex" by same author also available .. 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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New York, New York, USA: Paperback Library Div. Of Coronet Communications, Inc., 1970 FIRST PRINTING. Translated by Herma Briffault. Reprint ( 1968, Eitions Bernard Grasset, France) An account of real evil and horror by examining the stories of three very different witches. Based on historical records. VG- condition softcover illustrated with woodcut of three women in a surreal forest. Yellow-dyed page edges. Minor edge wear and soiling. Moderate agetoning of pages. Spine has sveral wrinkles 349 pp. Binding tight, spine straight, pages unmarked with no underlinings.. First USA Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" 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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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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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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Fairfax, Virginia, USA: Patrick Henry Center (?), 2003 SIGNED-FIRST EDITION. A look in the mirror at all that has gone wrong with this government and politics in this country since the Clinton administration. Publisher not clear as DJ claims Allegiance Press, Inc. of Washington, D.C. AN/F black plain paper-board hardcover with gilt-lettering on backstrip and front. Cover has dour-faced squinting man on steps of Capitol building with title in RED letters. . Signed by Author. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/As New. Illus. by Aldo Tutino. 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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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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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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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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Chicago, Athens USA: Sage Books Swallow Press Ohio University Press , 1983 The story of the range cattle industry from 1843 when the Olives appear in Texas until the death of Isom Prentice Olive in 1886 in Colorado. Copiously illustrated and annotated. Cover art was painted specifically for this book by famed Arizona artist George Phippen. F/VG+ Blue cloth cover with gold letters. Some rubbing of backflap. . Second Printing. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by George Phippen. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Boston, Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1974 The dramatic if not Cassandra-like proceedings of the 1974 Conference on Industrial Concentration of Columbia Law School. Its causes and very very dire consequences. A white softcover book in VG- condition with blue squares and purple dots on front. Moderate soiling and dampstaining of edges. Two fold marks on front cover. Spine fully sound. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Ink stamp on side page edges. 470 pp.. Sixth Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Ellen Clancy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Reading, Massachusetts, USA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. , 1996 FIRST EDITION. A biography of Adolph Hitler focusing on the crucial month of January 1933. Reconstructed from eyewitness accounts, his personal diaries and archival materials. Examines not only how he emerged as German Chancellor, but also speculates on the alternatives if he had failed. Many photographs. Quarter-bound red cover with black cloth backstrip; argent lettering on spine. Red DJ has photo of Hitler with first raised. Book in As New Condition. First Edition First Printing. Quarter-bound. As New/As New. Illus. by Robert Dietz . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Garden City, New York, USA: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc., 1949 Revised De Luxe Edition. Everything you ever wanted to know about running a business, legal, accounting, banking, National Flag Code, Agriculture (Tables of how many bushels of grain in a load), Lumber and nail sizes, brick work, Ready Reckoner Tables. F/P quarter-bound green cloth cover with tan cloth backstrip. Dust jacket Poor with bottom half of sides and spine missing. slight tattering, soiling and moderate yellowing of edges of balance and inner folds. Taped. Many Illustrations and photos. . Fourth Printing. Quarter-bound. Fine/Poor. Illus. by Edward Ratcliffe. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . more information

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London, UK: Heath Cranton Limited, 1934 The author was a civil engineer who was Shanghaied in San Francisco for a voyage via Mexico to Chile, Australia and Fiji. His vessel a four-master and his narrative: "barbarous, exciting,and humorous". Owners initials dated 1945 on inside first page. Illustrated by 4 drawings. First cheap edition of 1934 (first publisihd in 1925) issued "at a price commensurate with the pockets of those humbler followers of the briny". Red cloth cover, black lettering, with some water marks and front cover slightly warped. Pages age yellowed, spine undamaged, Glue loosened between 1st and 2nd page. otherwise excellently readable copy. Few Copies Available. . Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York & Evanston, Illinois USA: Duell, Sloan And Pearce, 1949 Scarce FIRST EDITION. The story of the James Boys with local flavor collected from neighbors, a house servant, former member of the gang and surviving family members and descendants. Photo of Mother of James Boys on back dust jacket. Dust jacket is covered in plastic, front of jacket missing, spine back of jacket with photo and both flaps intact. . First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London, UK: William Heinemann Limited, 1964 FIRST EDITION. SCARCE. A macabre account of the 30-year period in English history of the "resurrection" men or professional grave robbers and the medical professionals who employed them, with all the moral and medical controversy. Compiled from contemporary pamphlets, newspapers, books and medical jourmals. NF/NF green cloth book with gilt lettering on spine. Very slight shelf and corner wear. Owner signature on front free page. DJ has slight edge wear and sunfading of backstrip. Protected in mylar cover. Illustration of man with handcart in yellow field above a set of grave clothes in a brown field. (Proceeds will help support implementation of a National Single-Payer Health Insurance program for US). 7 b/w illustrations.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Royal College of Surgeons of England. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Tucson , AZ USA: University of Arizona Press, 1987 FIRST EDITION. Author challenges popular views of one of the best known and maligned names in Western Lore. Based on 20 years research in historical archives and Ringo family interviews. From his birth in Greenfork, Indiana, up to his part in the Hoodoo War of Texas to his death in Tombstone, Arizona, where he encounters the Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, Bat Masterson, Curly Bill Brocius and Buckskin Frank Leslie. Maps and illustrations. Includes only photo of Ringo ever published. Book in Near Fine condition with Very slight edge soiling. Red cloth cover with argent lettering on spine. DJ is NF-has slight age toning on edges and price corner is clipped. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Penguin Books Inc., 1984 Twin volume Old French Chronicles. Includes Vellehardouins's Conquest of Constantinople: an authoritative and fairly objective history of the 4th Crusade which instead turned into a war on the also Christian Orthodox Church. Joinville's Life of Saint Louis is an intimate and vivid record of the author's experiences of a later Crusade including accounts of the customs of the East. Inspired by memories of his beloved King Louis. G+ black softcover with illustration of castle, rowing ship and manuscript. Trifling edgewear. Rubbing/scuffmarks about one-inch in size on front cover. pencilled price mark on front fly page. Binding tight, spine straight and pages clean. No markings or folded corners. . Eleventh Printing. Trade Paperback. Good Plus/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1975 "The Mystical Origins of Nazism and the Search for the Holy Grail". Revealing the strange dark and mystical cullts and occult forces which lay behind the rise of the Third Reich. How the Nazis rose from the ancient Catharist tradition and the occult Thule Society. Translated by Lewis Sumberg. Co-authored by Jean Angelini and Michel Bertrand. 306 pages VG white softcover Book with red swastika with snakes entwined. Minor edge wear and surface scuffing, rubbing and soiling. Spine has single crack line, else spine straight and binding tight. Spine bumped at bottom edge. 1/2 inch split at bottom front hinge. Very slight agetoning of pages which are else clean with no markings.. First Publisher's Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Norman & London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1988 Comprehensive Accounts of 9 Lawmen and outlaws in the wild heydey of Old California, Kid Thompson, Ben Thorn, John C. Boggs, Curly Smith, Hugh Bunty Owens, Billy Breakenridge, George Ranney, Plott Thorn and Katie Kincade. NF red leather-feel hardcover with gilt lettering on spine has bumped bottom edge. . NF Dust jacket has minor edge yellowing. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Norman, Oklahoma, USA: University of Oklahoma Press, 1983 FIRST EDITION. In the conquest of the West Indies and New Spain dogs played a crucial role, second only to that of the horse. The Spaniards brought specially bred and cultivated European dogs that were used as lethal weapons of war and terrorism. Breeds include mastiffs, greyhounds, alans, wolf hounds, lurchers and whippets. Gorgeous looking book in a glossy rich burgundy hardcover with gilt lettering on the backstrip. Yellow endpapers. Very, very slight edge soiling and 2 almost unnoticable dampspots on front end paper. Copiously illustrated, 17 maps. DJ has small amount of edge and spine yellowing and back flap fold is creased, starting to split. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Bantam Books, 1959 Reprint (1946, Alfred A. Knopf) Horror-filled account of the dropping of the Atom Bomb on a civilian tarrget in Japan during WWII. Based on interviews with survivors. Written while the ashes were still warm. G softcover with mushroom cloud on gold background. Moderate edge wear and surface scuffing. One-inch split at bottom front hinge. Moderate page age toning but no markings. Binding tight.. Sixth Printing. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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