They Outrobbed Them All
The Rise and Fall of the Vicious Martins
by Glenn Shirley
ISBN: 0935260080
ISBN-13: 9780935260083
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: True West Pub Llc
Published date: 1992
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Shooting Star: A Biography of John Wayne
Maurice Zolotow
New York, New York, USA: Simon & Schuster, 1974 403 pages with many family and celebrity photos. A candid story of the famous Hollywood star John Wayne including his romantic interests. Up to 1974 he stared in 17 of the top 100 films. Book has blue cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. Deckle edged side pages. VG+ condition . Minor edge wear and some dampstaining of back and fly pages. Dust Jacket has all parts intact. Age toning of backstrip,edges,and folds, some edge tattering and a taped rip in back flap. Some dampstaining and rubbing as well. Book Club Edition. . . Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Good Minus. Illus. by David Sutton. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition. ( more information) Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (United States)
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They Outrobbed Them All: The Rise and Fall of the Vicious Martins
Shirley, Glenn
Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.A.: Barbed Wire Press, 1992. "For all the attention they received while alive, however, the Martin gang and their exploits escaped the attention of historians for almost ninety years. Here for the first time is their violent tale, thoroughly researched and expertly told by one of the finest historians of the Old West." This book has 122 pages and is illustrated throughout. The book is a SIGNED copy from the author, Glenn Shirley.. ISBN: 0-935260-08-0. Signed by Author. Not Given. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Oklahoma Gangs, the Martin Family, Oklahoma Outlaws. ( more information) Offered by Glued To The Tube Books (United States)
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The Fighting Marlows
Glenn G. Boyer
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) Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (United States)
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THEY OUTROBBED THEM ALL: The Rise and Fall of the Vicious Martins
Shirley, Glenn
Barbed Wire, Stillwater, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Silver-stamped cloth. 122pp. Illust. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Maps. "From 1899 until 1903, brothers Sam and Will Martin blazed an inglorious trail of highway robbery and murder across Oklahoma Territory." Another fine book from the pen of historian Shirley. Fine, like new in dj.Book. ( more information) Offered by Gene W. Baade Books on the West (United States)
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They Outrobbed Them All The Rise and Fall of the Vicious Martins
Shirley, Glenn
Stillwater Oklahoma: Barbed Wire Press, 1992 121 pages, illustrations, SIGNED by the author. "The Martins brothers ranged across Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado and the Texas Panhandle from 1899 until 1903." . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by Old West Books (United States)
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They Outrobbed Them All
Glenn Shirley
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) Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (United States)
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