Encyclopedia of Western Gun-Fighters by O'Neal, Bill - 1980

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1980. Second Printing. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author on half title page in Black ink. Inscription reads, "To the Swaffords, I hope you can find your favorite westerners within these pages. Happy reading! Bill O'Neal 10-13-81". This encyclopedia concentrates on the years between the end of the Civil War and the turn of the century. It provides a compilation of facts, sifted from myths, folklore, and outright lies, about the lives and deaths of 255 men, both the famous and the all but forgotten. The book also includes detailed accounts of the almost six hundred gunfights these men took part in. Book and text bright and clean. Appears unread. Dust jacket is bright. Dust jacket has small tears slong the top edges the front cover, back cover, and spine panel. Half inch tear along top edge of back cover. Dust jacket protected in Mylar. Ships same or next business day. ; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 386 pages; Signed by Author .