Inventing Wyatt Earp: His Life and Many Legends
by Allen Barra
ISBN: 0786705620
ISBN-13: 9780786705627
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Inventing Wyatt Earp: His Life and Many Legends
Allen Barra
Carroll & Graf Pub, 1998-12. Hardcover. Good. We suggest the use of priority shipping, where available. Media mail can take up to three weeks for delivery. We ship every business day. Used books may not contain original publisher materials, ie cd and infotrak ( more information) Offered by textbook recycle (United States)
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Inventing Wyatt Earp : His Life & Many Legends
Barra, Allen
New York, New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1999. Dust jacket included.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Joe Girardi Books (United States)
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Inventing Wyatt Earp: His Life and Many Legends
Allen Barra
New York & Evanston, Illinois USA: Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc., 1999 The entire story of Wyatt Earp's life - birth in Iowa to buffalo hunter, bodyguard, detective, bounty hunter, gambler, boxing referee, prospector, saloon keeper, lawman to advisor on Hollywood Westerns. Includes details on Sarah Marcus his companion of 47 years. Cover is three quarter blue cloth boards and black paper with gold colored lettering on backstrip. Dust jacket has some age toning of inside edges.. Second Printing. Three-Quarter Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Tony Greco and Associates. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . ( more information) Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (United States)
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Inventing Wyatt Earp: His Life and Many Legends
Barra, Allen
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Carroll & Graf Pubishers, 1998. 426 pp. Index, biblio, photos. Recounts in detail Earps real-life occupations as buffalo hunter, gambler, lawman, boxing referee, and saloon keeper, but also history and legend of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.. 1st Edition. Cloth with Dust Jacket. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Chiricahua Book Company (United States)
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Inventing Wyatt Earp: His Life and Many Legends
Barra, Allen
New York: Carroll & Graf Pubs.. Hardcover. 1998. 1st Edition. 8vo . Very Good+ in Fine DJ. B&W Illustrations Top corner slightly bumped The first book to tell the entire story of Wyatt Earp's astonishing life . ( more information) Offered by Chris Hartmann, Bookseller (United States)
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Inventing Wyatt Earp His Life And Many Legends
Barra, Allen
N.Y.: Carroll & Graf , 1998 426 pgs. Hb. Dj. Photos, as new NF/NF "Authoritative new biography, tells Wyatt Earp's story in all its amazing variety- a story the gunman shares with the likes of Bat Masterson, Doc Holliday, Josephine Marcus etc.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by Old West Books (United States)
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Wyatt Earp & the "Buntline Special" Myth
William B. Shillingberg
Tucson, AZ USA: Blaine Publishing Company, 1976 FIRST EDITION. Some material appeared previously in Kansas Historical Quarterly. Scholarly work debunking the myth of the special long-barrel Colt pistol reported to have been sported by Wyatt Earp in the OK Corral Days in Tombstone. Delves into history of the early Colt pistols and some of the lawmen that fancied them. Over 20 pages of photos. VG- Cover is tan stapled paper wrapper with some dampspotting of rear hinge area, 1-inch spot on front edge. Pages unmarked but have dampstaining on top edges. . First Edition. Stapled Pictorial Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . ( more information) Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (United States)
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Barra, Allen
Carroll & Graf Pub. Hardcover. 0786705620 Thankyou for looking at Bookscorner1.MAY HAVE A REMAINDER MARK . . New. ( more information) Offered by bookscorner1 (United States)
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Inventing Wyatt Earp: His Life and Many Legends
Barra, Allen
Carroll & Graf Pub. Hardcover. 0786705620 First Edition. Dust jacket has very little shelf wear. NO remainder mark. Pages are clean with NO markings, NO creases and NO dog-ears. Hardcover. . New. ( more information) Offered by Cambridge Books (United States)
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