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Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Press, 1968. Second Impression. Hardcover. In quite good condition./VG Very Good. Jumbo demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], full gilt-embossed duff-coloured cloth with mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. xii, 466, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones, colour plates &ct. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Googlebooks notes: "Vardis Fisher and Opal Laurel Holmes bring together the stories of all of the remarkable men and women and all of the violent contrasts that made up one of the most entrhalling chapters in American history. Fisher, a respected scholar and versatile creative writer, devoted three years to the writing of this book."

Caldwell, Idaho, USA: Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1968. CG1 - DJ is mylar protected. A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear primarily in the form of some light foxing on the outside paper edges. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus it is price clipped. A book in the New History veign that seeks to dispel many of the fraudulent Hollywood myths that have come to be associated with the history of mining in the early American West. This book considers the gold rushes, life in the camps, crime and justice, and the special situations and unique events that came out of this period. Heavily illustrated with black and white photographs. Endnotes, illustrations, indexed, 466p. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

CAXTON PRINTERS,INC, 1968 HARDBACK BOOK IN NEAR FINE CONDITION,DUST JACKET IS VERY GOOD TO NEAR FINE,FIRST PRINTING MAY,1968,SECOND PRINTING AUGUST 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Caldwell: Caxton Printers, 1968. First edition. Cloth with gilt titles and decoration. A very good+ copy, light foxing on half-title and along fore edge, in a near fine dust jacket.. xiii, 466 pp. Illus. with 227 b/w photos and drawings. 4to.

Idaho: Caxton Press, 1968. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket.. Caxton Press, 1979, 4th printing, 466 pages, oversize hardcover in a bright unclipped jacket, no owner's mark or underlining, light wear

Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, Ltd.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. Third printing. Black and white photographs. This book "brings you all the remarkable men and women, all the fascinating ingredients, all the violent contrasts brought together by chance in one of the most enthralling chapters in the history of our country." Ships same or next business day. Text-block head edges and tail corner are soiled, tail corner of boards are very slightly rubbed. Dust jacket have minimal shelf and edge wear protected in an archival cover. Heavy book, may require extra shipping. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 466 pages .

Caldwell: Caxton, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 1st printing. 4to cloth with gilt-stamped image of miner & donkey on lower front cover. 466pp. Illust. Notes. Index of Illustrations. Selected Bibliography. Index. If your bookseller were to pick a half-dozen best general survey books on Western mining, this would be right there at the top. Fine in dj with some stain inside the dj not affecting outside of dj.

Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers , 1979. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book is divided into four parts: PART I: The Gold Rushes: Fact or Fiction: The Blend of History and Legend; Gold: What It Is and Where It Is Found; The California Gold Rush; The Overland Journey; Other Gold Rushes. PART II: Life in the Camps: The Camps and Their People; Transportation; Food, Clothing, and Lodging; Camp Culture; Entertainment; Girls of the Line; Sports; Camp Angels. PART III: Crime and Justice: Some Problems in the Camps; Race Prejudice; Crime and Frontier Justice; Frontier Judges; Lawyers, Juries, and Jails; Bad Men; The Vigilantes. PART IV: Special Characters and Situations: Rages to Riches and Riches to Rags; Display of Wealth; Four Adventuresses; Brave Men and Cowards; Duels; Feuds; Hoaxes; Tall Tales and Lost Treasures. Contains over 250,000 words of text and illustrated with nearly 300 pictures, many of them photographs. Fourth Printing.

Caldwell, Id, 1968. xiii,466pp. Photographic illus. Half title. Large, thick quarto. Gilt decorated cloth. Very fine, in dust jacket. Second printing, signed by the authors on the half title. A vivid picture of life and mining practices in that period.

Caldwell ID: Caxton Printers, Ltd.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. An account of the West covering four apects of life: the Gold Rushes, camp life, crime and justice, and the stories that became tales and legend. Signed by both authors. 466 pp. Owner's name on fep. Jacket has small tears and small piece of tape on back top of spine. Jacket is in Brodart jacket protector. All dust jackets are in Mylar acid-free protectors.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Signed by Author .

Caldwell: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1968., 1968. First edition. First edition. Thick quarto. Cloth, xiii [3], 466 pp., A Note To The Reader, acknoweldgments, profusely illustrated with nearly 300 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. "The most complete treatise of early mining in the west that I have examined. As good historians, they correct some of the false history that has been written about this subject. They deal with such California outlaws as Tom Bell, Joaquin Murieta, Tiburczo Vasquez, Black Bart, Three-Fingered Jack Garcia and Jack Powers. They have some material on the Montana vigilantes, including material on Henry Plummer, Boone Helm, Joseph Slade, and others. They also touch upon Billy the Kid, Wild Bill Hickok, Soapy Smith, Bob Ford, Jack McCall, and Jesse James. Among the noted females they include Calamity Jane, Cattle Kate Watson, and many of the better known prostitutes of the west. They go to some length to correct some of the drivel that has been written about Wyatt… Read More

Signed by Fisher and Holmes. Full brown cloth covered boards, gilt decoration of prospector and burro on front board, gilt lettering on spine, profusely illustrated. An examination of the gold rushes, life in the camps, crime and justice, and special characters and situations. Fine in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has two very small closed tears and wrinkle to head of spine and two scratches to rear panel.