Great Diamond Hoax and Other Stirring Incidents in the Life of Asbury Harpending. Edited by James H. Wilkins. With Foreword by Glen Dawson by WILKINS James H. (Ed) - 1958

The James H. Barry Co., 1913. Hardcover. Good. .

University of Oklahoma Press, 1958. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1958. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 5 x 7 1/2, 211 pgs, b&w photos. First published in 1913, Harpending's "whole truth" about the Diamond Mine Swindle of the early 1870s in California and other escapades that led to that incident. A Western Frontier Library edition. Foreword by Glen Dawson.

Hardcover. Very good. University of Oklahoma, 1958, 1st printing, 211 pages, hardcover in a very good unclipped dust jacket, no owner's mark or underlining, tight and square, light wear on protected jacket.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1958. 1st ptg.. hardcover. Book: Very Good/DJ: Very Good. 12mo.. Western Frontier Library. 211 pp. 5 x 7 3/4. Blue patterned boards, stamped in black and gold on spine. Mostly light blue dj. No markings noted.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1958. 1st ptg.. hardcover. Book: Very Good/DJ: Very Good. 12mo.. Western Frontier Library. 211 pp. 5 x 7 3/4. Blue patterned boards, stamped in black and gold on spine. Mostly light blue dj. No markings noted.

Jan 01, 1958. Very good. First Printing, 1958, Univ. of Oklahoma, Western Frontier Library, a nice used hardcover, no dj, gift inscription.

San Francisco: The James H Barry Co, 1913. First edition. Hardcover. Good/no jacket, as issued. wear to spine tips and corners, covers rubbed, previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Octavo. Hard Cover. The diamond hoax of 1872 was a swindle in which a pair of prospectors sold a false American diamond deposit to prominent businessmen in San Francisco and New York City. It also triggered a brief diamond prospecting craze in the western USA, in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado.Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

San Francisco: Barry, 1913. hardcover. Book: Good. 8vo.. 283 pp. 5 5/8 x 8. Pale blue cloth covered boards, stamped in gold on front and spine. No dj. Cloth a bit edgeworn; corners frayed and cloth at hinges starting to tear. Ex college lib.

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press., 1958 First printing of this edition. 211 pp. Remainder stripe on top edge, minor spine lean. Jacket is price clipped with some light rubbing.