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Fearless Dave Allison, Border Lawman, a Transitional Lawman on a Transitional Frontier
by Alexander, Bob
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- first
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Silver City New Mexico; (2003): High Lonesome Books. First Edition. Octavo. Limited to 500 copies, this copy signed by the author on the title page. Allison was noted as the best gunman in Texas. He became the youngest sheriff in Texas at age 27 in 1888, was gunned down in 1923 still wearing a badge. He was a member of the Texas Rangers, Arizona Rangers, Chief of Police in Roswell, NM, personal bodyguard for Col. Green during the 1906 mining strike and much more . 285pp., bound in brown cloth lettered in gilt, spine lettering gilt. A fine bright copy in fine pictorial dust jacket. Very nice.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017157
- Title
- Fearless Dave Allison, Border Lawman, a Transitional Lawman on a Transitional Frontier
- Author
- Alexander, Bob
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- High Lonesome Books
- Place of Publication
- Silver City New Mexico; (2003)
- Keywords
- Limited edition First Edition Signed Dust Jacket Lawmen Frontier
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana;
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
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