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The Best Western Stories of Wayne D. Overholser
by Bill Pronzini, Martin H. Greenberg, Editors
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0809311453
- ISBN 13
- 9780809311453
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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NZ$42.71NZ$29.90
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About This Item
Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1984 Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale, IL. 1984. Hardcover. First Printing by line number. Book is tight, square and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; slight bumping to cover at head and tail and tip covers; small closed tear on bottom of front cover. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright gold lettering on spine. 199 pp. A contributor to the pulp magazines of the wild west, Overholser wrote more than 100 novels and 400 stories. His study of the west gave his stories a historical background and the characters a historical reality. A collection of 16 stories in which he puts real people in a historical setting and gives them the courage to stand up with only principle for protection. A clean pristine edition.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003546
- Title
- The Best Western Stories of Wayne D. Overholser
- Author
- Bill Pronzini, Martin H. Greenberg, Editors
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0809311453
- ISBN 13
- 9780809311453
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Place of Publication
- Carbondale, IL
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Historical fiction, The Old West, Wayne D. Overholser, western fiction writing, western lawmen, violence, hangings, ranchers and nesters, Southern sympathizers and Unionists, vigilante groups, historical setting,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Historical Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Pulp magazines
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- Cloth
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