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Denver: World Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1957. Second Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover in dust jacket. 8vo. Second printing. Book is solid and clean in black boards with bright gilt figure on front and bright gilt tile on spine. Unclipped dust jacket is intact, with surface rubbing and a spot of sticker lift on front. The life and death of Jim Courtright, "Fort Worth's first gangster. " Photo illustrations. 234 pp. In protective Mylar. .

World Press,, 1957. hardcover. Good. . Dust jacket and edges shows shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.

World Press, 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. Second printing, near fien hardcover shows some very light wear includign touch of pencil shadow at top of front endpaper, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows rubbing and moisture staining. 234 pages with black & whites. Solid copy in jacket of this work, "compiled from years of authentic facts that gives Courtright's rise from childhood to his spectacular death, and also contains history, bibliography.." and more.

Denver: Published/Printed by the author, 1957. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ. Originally published in 1887. 5 /2 x 8 1/2, 234 pgs, b&w historical photos. Story of the man some said was a good lawman and others described as Fort Worth's first gangster. Killed by Luke Short in a gunfight, the result of a personal squabble in 1887.

Denver, CO: World Press, Inc, 1957. Second Printing. very good, fair. 234, illus., bibliography, DJ scuffed and discolored, small hole in front DJ, small tear in rear DJ.

Denver: Author 1957, 2nd Printing. (Cloth) 234pp. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket. Wrapper shows light rubs..

Denver, CO: World Press, Inc., 1957. Second Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 234pp.; HB dk.blue w/silver; corners&edges rubbed; faded green bttm.foredge; clean,tight pgs. DJ red w/white-photo cover; rubbed&worn w/spine sunned. Biography of lesser-know character who figured importantly in frontier history. photos

Denver, Colorado: World Press, 1957. First Edition, Limited No. 446 of 500 copies. SIGNED by the author. 8vo. 234 pp. Illustrations. Gray cloth with blue lettering in yellow illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy with a hint of wear to dustjacket; not faded as is common with this title. The biography of Timothy Isaiah Courtright (1848 - 1887), Sheriff in Ft. Worth, Texas from 1876-1879. In 1887, he was killed in a shootout with gambler and gunfighter Luke Short. Before his death, people feared Courtright's reputation as a gunman, and he successfully reduced Ft. Worth's murder rate by more than half, while reportedly extracting protection money from town business owners.

Denver: World Press, 1957. Limited/Numbered. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Ltd to 500 copies, this being #8. Cloth. 234pp. Illus. Bibliography. Signed by Stanley under the limitation statement. Fine in fine dj. 6-guns 2104.

World Press, 1957. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine copy in dust jacket. Signed by author. First edition. Limited to 500 copies, this is copy number 30. Guns 2104: "The author devotes quite a few pages to Sam Bass, telling about his Texas train robberies and other activities. I fail to understand why so much space in a book about Courtright should be devoted to Bass, because Courtright's only connection with the outlaw was to join a posse trying to 'hole him up.'

Denver: World Press, 1957. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Second edition. Fine in a very good price-clipped dustwrapper with a moderate chip to the crown. Signed by the author.