JAMES ANDREW WILSON LIFE TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES The Greatest Fighter Living in Texas Written by Himself (dj subtitle): The Bravest Man Who Ever Lived in Texas)
by Wilson, James Andrew
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
-
Renton, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Gammel's Book Store, Austin, 1927, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. Gilt-stamped maroon cloth. 200pp. Illustrated with drawings. A 1962 ink gift inscription is written on the ffep. The author's close & violent encounters in timber country with guns & ax handles actually took place in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, & Arkansas. "In the summer of 1885, when I was a little more than sixteen years old, I ran away from home." Wilson says he was City Marshal of Allenscreek, Tennessee later in his career. Very scarce. Fine in even scarcer dj - the latter slightly soiled & with a couple of small chips. Rader 3686.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gene W. Baade Books on the West
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0111170
- Title
- JAMES ANDREW WILSON LIFE TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES The Greatest Fighter Living in Texas Written by Himself (dj subtitle): The Bravest Man Who Ever Lived in Texas)
- Author
- Wilson, James Andrew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Gammel's Book Store, Austin, 1927
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- TEXAS, TENNESSEE, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, ARKANSAS BIOGRAPHY, Allenscreek
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Autobiography;
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About the Seller
Gene W. Baade Books on the West
Biblio member since 2004
Renton, Washington
About Gene W. Baade Books on the West
Quality dealer of fine used and rare books, primarily on the North American frontier since 1988, but we also carry collectable books in various other fields.
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First Edition
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