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Hands Up; or, Twenty Five Years of Detective Life in the Mountains and on the Plains, Reminiscences by General D.J. Cook, Chief of the Rocky Mountain Detective Association A Condensed Criminal History of the Far West
by Cook, D. J
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Seller
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ST. Robert, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Denver CO: Republican Publishing Co., 1882. Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. First Edition. Original gilt pictorial brown cloth, spine gilt, slightly cocked, a bit sunned and stained, corners bumped, spine ends worn, new endpapers. 285 pages, frontis, illustrations, light to moderate soiling throughout. Edges of original half title chipped, final four leaves of text and final plate with chips and tears to edges, overall a better than good copy of a rare title. Cook arrived in Colorado during the 1859 gold rush. He was a soldier, city marshal of Denver, sheriff of Arapahoe County, U.S. Marshal, Major General of Colorado Militia, founder and chief of the Rocky Mountain Detective Association. This exceptionally rare first edition of this important outlaw book, said to have been used as gun wadding during the Ute War. Many tales of murder, robbery, and mayhem, all illustrated with wonderful primitive woodcuts. The numerous plates shows all manner of western violence, including robberies, murders, arrests, hangings, and more. "The book was originally published in wrappers to be sold on trains by newsboys. It was reprinted the same year bound in cloth with the design made from a photograph of Wild Bill's hands and his scalping knife. The knife was said to have formerly belonged to Wild Bill Hickok and to have been given to Cook." A rare item with only the Graff copy listed with the original wraps. Six-Guns 483, Howes C728, Graff 862, Rader 905, Adams One-Fifty 34, Eberstadt, "An important and rare contemporary account of western outlaws and their crimes by the man who brought them to justice.".
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- Bookseller
- Old West Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021623
- Title
- Hands Up; or, Twenty Five Years of Detective Life in the Mountains and on the Plains, Reminiscences by General D.J. Cook, Chief of the Rocky Mountain Detective Association A Condensed Criminal History of the Far West
- Author
- Cook, D. J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Republican Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Denver CO
- Date Published
- 1882
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Outlaws, lawmen, ranching, cowboys, cattle drives, detectives, ranching, cattle, Colorado
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Old West Books
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ST. Robert, Missouri
About Old West Books
Old West Books specializes in rare, out-of-print books on the American West. Books are shown by appointmnet only. Catalogs are issued 3 times each year.
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