MEAN AS HELL. by HARKEY, DEE - 1948

1948. First edition. [NEW MEXICO]. HARKEY, DEE. MEAN AS HELL. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1948. First edition, first issue. 8vo. Dark blue cloth with red stamping on cover and spine, orange end-sheets with maps, xvi, 223 pp. [1], illustrated, index. Line drawings by Gene Roberts. Adams One-Fifty 67 says, "A most interesting account of lawlessness in New Mexico. Soon after the book was released to dealers, the publishers recalled all unsold copies, or asked dealers to black out the word 'outlaw' after the name Les Dow in the index on page 220, and they also added an errata slip on preliminary page xv, correcting the name Ace Christman on pages 110, 116, and 219 to U.S. Christman. There was no new edition printed for this purpose. In the next printing, however, these corrections were made in the text. The first printing may be identified by these errors." Fine copy in fine pictorial dust jacket. SIX GUNS 922. HERD 993. ADAMS 150 67.