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THE GREAT DIAMOND HOAX.; And Other Stirring Incidents in the Life of Asbury Harpending by Wilkins, James H., editor - 1958
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THE GREAT DIAMOND HOAX.; And Other Stirring Incidents in the Life of Asbury Harpending
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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.
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The Great Diamond Hoax and Other Stirring Incidents in the Life of Asbury Harpending. Edited By James H. Wilkins, With a Foreword By Glen Dawson
by Dawson, Glen Harpending, Asbury; Edited By Wilkins, James H.; Foreword
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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.
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Great Diamond Hoax, The: And Other Stirring Incidents
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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.
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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.
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James H. Barry Co, 1913. Good. Wilkins, James H. Great Diamond Hoax and Other Stirring Incidents in the Life of Asbury Harpending. San Francisco: James H. Barry Co, 1913. First edition. 283pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Turquois cloth with gilt stamping. Book condition: G. Rubbing to edges. Soiling to spine and extremities. Bumping to top edges of cover. Binding gently shaken.
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The Great Diamond Hoax and Other Stirring Incidents in the Life of Asbury Harpending (the Western Frontier Library)
by James H. Wilkins
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Jan 01, 1958. Very good. First Printing, 1958, Univ. of Oklahoma, Western Frontier Library, a nice used hardcover, no dj, gift inscription.
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The Great Diamond Hoax: And Other Stirring Incidents In The Life Of Asbury Harpending
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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.
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Great Diamond Hoax, The, And Other Stirring Incidents In The Life
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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.
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The Great Diamond Hoax. and Other Stirring Incidents in the Life of Asbury Harpending
by Harpending, Asbury. Edited By James H. Wilkins With A Forward By Glen Dawson
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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.
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The Great Diamond Hoax and Other Stirring Incidents in the Life of Asbury Harpending
by Edited By James H. Wilkins
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Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. VG/G, used, hc, ix-xix, 211 pages. Interior clean, except for blacked out former owners info at top of the front paste-down, pages near bright, binding tight. Edge wear to corners and the head and tail of the spine, small tear at top edge of the lower near the fold-over., no chips. Vol. 10 of "The Western Frontier Library" series. States "first printing
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