The Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace, the Texas Ranger and Hunter (Classics of the Old West) by Duval, John C - 1983-01-01

Time Life Books, Inc.. 1983 reprint, Brown Leather hardcover, POOR/-- Printed without DJ?, gold gild Back one third of book shows water damage, does not sffect the print, , CLASSICS OF THE OLD WEST, 291 Pages, ISBN 0-8094-4370-8

Time-Life Books, 1983. Hardcover. Good.

Time-Life Books, January 1983. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. Very good condition. May show some signs of use/age/shelf wear/creasing. No writing, or tears.

Time-Life Books, 1983. imitation_leather. Very Good. 8x5x1.

Leather bound reprint of the original 1871 edition

Time-Life Books, 1983. Reprinted from the 1871 edition. With Portrait and Engravings. Leather, embossed with gilt letters. All edges gilt. Decorative endpapers. Yellow ribbon marker. Fine.. Hard Cover. Fine.

Time-Life Books, 1983-01-01. Imitation Leather. Like New.

Alexandria, Virginia: Time Life Books, 1983. A gorgeous, pristine copy. New condition. No previous owner's name. Not a remainder. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. Fresh and crisp, obviously never read. Handsomely bound in full, brown leatherette that is gilt stamped, and embossed with a western motif/ longhorn design. A silk ribbon page-marker is sewn into the headband. All edges gilt. Attractive marbled endpapers. Illustrated with portrait and engravings. A volume in the Classics of the Old West series. Biography of William Alexander Anderson (Big-Foot) Wallace, who was born in Virginia in 1816. According to John H. Jenkins [Basic Texas Books 50]: "This is a well-written account of a fascinating Texas Ranger and hero... The work divides naturally into three parts: Wallace as hunter and Indian fighter; Wallace on the Mier Expedition; and Wallace's trip home to Virginia. The first part (28 chapters) contains Wallace's first-person narrative of… Read More

1983. 1983 Duval, John THE ADVENTURES OF BIG-FOOT WALLACE, THE TEXAS RANGER AND HUNTER Classics of the Old West Time-Life Books, c1983 291pp, black and white illustrations A Facsimile of the original 1871 edition Embossed leather stamped in gold, marbled paper end pages, all edges gilt, ribbon marker Publisher's single sheet and unused bookplate laid-in A few small scratches in the gilt on the outer edge of the textblock, else fine bright unread leatherbound hardcover.

Alexandria, Virginia: Time Life Books, 1983. A beautiful copy. Fine condition. Bright, clean, square, and tight. No corner bumps. No owner's name. Not a remainder. Fresh and crisp, apparently never read. The binding on this copy is GENUINE LEATHER, superior to the cheaper leatherette (imitation leather) found on some later printings. Although at first glance, leatherette can look a lot like leather, it does not age as gracefully in the long run. Laid-in is the publisher's introductory letter, which says in part: "This leather-bound volume..." There is also a statement printed in the book on a preliminary page: "This volume is bound in leather." [These references to leather were later removed for the leatherette copies]. The binding is gilt stamped, and embossed with a handsome western motif (including rising sun, longhorn steer, tomahawk, and six shooter/bullets). A silk ribbon page-marker is sewn into the headband. All edges gilt. Attractive marbled… Read More