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The Vigilantes of Montana, or Popular Justice in the Rocky Mountains
by Dimsdale, Thomas Josiah
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Omaha, NE: The Legal Classics Library. Fine with no dust jacket. 2012. Reprint. 1. Leather. Publisher's full red leather accented with embossed gilt covers, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering or decoration in each compartment, a.e.g., marbled endpapers, satin ribbon marked sewn in. "Perhaps no book excells Dimsdale's in presenting the picture of the lawless conditions that characterized the mining camps of the Rocky Mountain country. The author was editor of the Virginia City Montana Post and a participant in the extraordinary campaign against lawlessness" (Adams). Includes biographical sketches of Henry Plummer, Boone Helm, George Ives, Aleck Carter, Bill Bunton, Cyrus Skinner, Bill Hunter, Stephen Marshland and James Daniels. [Graff 1086; Howes D345] "Textually the most important book ever printed in Montana." The original publication in 1866 was the first book published in Montana and was based on a series of articles Dimsdale had written for the Montana Post in 1865. . Former owner's printed bookplate, else pristine, unmarked, tight, square and clean. FINE. . The Legal Classics Library Series. B&W Photographs. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 290 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18451
- Title
- The Vigilantes of Montana, or Popular Justice in the Rocky Mountains
- Author
- Dimsdale, Thomas Josiah
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Reprint. 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Legal Classics Library
- Place of Publication
- Omaha, NE
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- Leather, Law, American History, Americana, The West
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Raised Band(s)
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Bookplate
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Jacket
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