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Gunfighters, Highwaymen, and Vigilantes: Violence on the Frontier
by McGrath, Roger D
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Traverse City, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley: University of California Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. The author examines some of the most "colorful characters and exciting events" in the old west." "The trans-Sierra frontier was unmistakably violent and lawless..." Original black cloth publisher's covers with gilt spine lettering. There is a previous owner's Christmas inscription on the verso of the front free end paper dated 1986, else this is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book. The dust jacket is price clipped, has a crease in the front inside flap, and a bit of light rubbing at the bottom edge of the rear panel, else it has no chips or tears. ; B&W Photographs, Map; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 291 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Peninsula Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21241
- Title
- Gunfighters, Highwaymen, and Vigilantes: Violence on the Frontier
- Author
- McGrath, Roger D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Western Americana, Criminals, Violence, Old West, Gunfighters
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peninsula Books
Biblio member since 2023
Traverse City, Michigan
About Peninsula Books
Peninsula Books has been providing fine and rare books to collectors, institutions and the book trade since 1980. We have a select general stock of books and specialize in Americana in its many forms. We welcome your inquiries and are always happy to answer any questions about our books. Email is usually the quickest way to have your questions answered.
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Price Clipped
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