John Wesley Hardin, Texas Gunman

Lewis Nordyke

Verlag: William Morrow & Co., New York, 1957

Beschreibung

Very good condition used 1957 First Edition Hardback with intact Dust Jacket. Published by William Morrow & Co., New York. Author: Lewis Nordyke. Jacket Illustration: Norman Sunshine. Approx dims: 215mm h x 150mm w x 30mm d. Intact clean condition dust jacket and spine with creasing and rubbing to edges and signs of handling. Tanned back cover. DJ spine with slight fraying to top and bottom. DJ within protective Mylar sleeve. Dust Jacket over very good condition blue/black spine boards. 278 clean, slightly tanned pages of English text with one b&w map, no inscriptions. Page ends slightly tanned. Image shown is actual book for sale. Synopsis: American journalist and author Lewis Thaddeus Nordyke's (1905-60), biography of the American gunman and outlaw John Wesley Hardin (1853-95). The son of a Methodist preacher, Hardin got into trouble with the law from an early age. He killed his first man at age 14, he claimed in self defense. Pursued by lawmen for most of his life, he was sentenced in 1877 at age 24 to 25 years in prison for murder. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1597148558960

Bibliografische Details

Titel: John Wesley Hardin, Texas Gunman

Verlag: William Morrow & Co., New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1957

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good

Auflage: 1st Edition