This book is a little bit different than the others. From the famous, such as billy the kid and the wild bunch, to the lesserknown but still colorful and wicked charles brown and bud stevens, it compiles the stories of the most notorious blackhat wearers of a notorious age. True stories of outlaws on the edge, first edition at. This one has a banner at the top with the name of the book in gold. This book is big and packed full of info, well worth the price. Howard pyle they talked it over with me sitting on the horse print for sale. Its wilderness notwithstanding, the wild west was not. Old west books in legends of americas style, we carry a wide collection of old west books about the people, places, and events of the wild west era. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions. Lot of the old west 26 volume complete set timelife. True stories of outlaws on the edge, first edition erin turner on.
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In legends of americas style, we carry a wide collection of old west books about the people, places, and events of the wild west era. Badasses of the old west and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Collection includes all 26 hardcover volumes and was published in the 1970s. Adventures with indians and game, or, twenty years in the rocky mountains classics of the old west by william alonzo allen the authentic life of billy the kid by pat f. Titles in the collection include the fortyniners, the texans, the indians, the gunfighters, and many more. Make sure that the copy you have matches the copy that is. And its a good book for the people already immersed in the subject, who can enjoy the great language or even to fill a want in some aspects of western life.
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Published by hallmark childrens editions, kansas city, missouri, mo printed in. A collection of ten books from the old west series by timelife books edited by ezra bowen. Complete set has 27 volumes, each in a slipcase with the spiralbound recipe book 54 books in all. The writing style is impeccable and the uniformity of the books is amazing. For example, search by the authors name, signature, degree of rarity or collection history.
Top 10 deadliest native american tribes thetoptens. Badasses of the old westbrings together thirtysix tales of the worst and best robbers, rustlers, and bandits who shaped the history of the wild west in one compelling volume. I have read 3 of them, cover to cover, and am currently reading another. She ran her ships with an iron fist and took no shit and was super successful, to the point that the chinese government sent out an armada to stop her. She was a chinese prostitute who married a pirate and took over his fleet when he died. Each book focused on a different topic, such as cowboys, american indians, gamblers and gunfighters. To determine the true market value of a book, or any other collectible item, an appraisal may be necessary. Do you have an old or antiquarian book and would like to know its value.
A frenchcanadian soldier, he fought in both ww2 and the korean war. The easiest way to know how much your copy of a book is worth on the open market is to check on how much similar copies are currently being offered for. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Timelife books the old west series complete 26 volume set book. Common books like the works of william shakespeare, prayer books, bibles and encyclopedias were printed in huge quantities during the victorian era and usually have little value. And, if you love old west books, you might also want to take a look at our huge collection of vintage western magazines. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Just because a book is old doesnt mean that its automatically valuable. The weird wild west is an anthology of fantastic stories of the wild. The dust jacket is both the most decorative part of a book, and the most delicate. See more ideas about old west outlaws, old west and wild west. The more rare, vintage and antique books you touch and see and feel, the better acquainted you will become with the real deal.
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Books that are often liked by rule breakers, underdogs and badasses. Old west by time life abebooks shop for books, art. From the famous, such as billy the kid and the wild bunch, to the lesserknown but still colorful and wicked charles. A missing dust jacket, or a dust jacket that is in poor condition, can cut a collectible books value more than 50 %, and make it harder to find a buyer. We have been in business since 1997 and specialize in books on the american west, custer, military, civil war, indian wars, cowboys, cattle industry, fur trade, lewis and clark, travel and exploration. That old book in your attic may not be worth much to you, but it might be worth a lot to a potential buyer. Appraising collectible books littera scripta your old books. Time life books the old west series buyers choice of title you pick read. The american west in popular culture by richard aquila collections fiction and nonfiction shorts. Now, for the first time ever, fans can experience the entire collection of fantastically controversial cover art from series artist and cocreator darick robertson.
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