Bad Blood
The Life and Times of the Horrell Brothers
by Frederick Nolan
ISBN: 0935269169
ISBN-13: 9780935269161
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: True West Pub Llc
Published date: 1995
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.25 pounds
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Bad Blood: The Life and Times of the Horrell Brothers
Frederick Nolan
Stillwater, Oklahoma: Barbed Wire Press, 1994 FIRST EDITION. As fine a bunch of gun-toting trouble makers as you could find anywhere in the West. A minor war sure to break out wherever they went, whether in Texas or Lincoln County, New Mexico. Book in fine condition, cover is black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Dust jacket has small edge rips and age toning only visible on obverse side. Colors bright and cheerful. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Good. Illus. by Kelly A. Reid. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (United States)
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