THE GREAT DIAMOND HOAX.; And Other Stirring Incidents in the Life of Asbury Harpending by Wilkins, James H., editor - 1958

The James H. Barry Co., 1913. Hardcover. Good. .

Hardcover. Very good. University of Oklahoma, 1958, 1st printing, 211 pages, hardcover in a very good unclipped dust jacket, no owner's mark or underlining, tight and square, light wear on protected jacket.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1958. 1st ptg.. hardcover. Book: Very Good/DJ: Very Good. 12mo.. Western Frontier Library. 211 pp. 5 x 7 3/4. Blue patterned boards, stamped in black and gold on spine. Mostly light blue dj. No markings noted.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1958. 1st ptg.. hardcover. Book: Very Good/DJ: Very Good. 12mo.. Western Frontier Library. 211 pp. 5 x 7 3/4. Blue patterned boards, stamped in black and gold on spine. Mostly light blue dj. No markings noted.

James H. Barry Co, 1913. Good. Wilkins, James H. Great Diamond Hoax and Other Stirring Incidents in the Life of Asbury Harpending. San Francisco: James H. Barry Co, 1913. First edition. 283pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Turquois cloth with gilt stamping. Book condition: G. Rubbing to edges. Soiling to spine and extremities. Bumping to top edges of cover. Binding gently shaken.

Jan 01, 1958. Very good. First Printing, 1958, Univ. of Oklahoma, Western Frontier Library, a nice used hardcover, no dj, gift inscription.

San Francisco: The James H Barry Co, 1913. First edition. Hardcover. Good/no jacket, as issued. wear to spine tips and corners, covers rubbed, previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Octavo. Hard Cover. The diamond hoax of 1872 was a swindle in which a pair of prospectors sold a false American diamond deposit to prominent businessmen in San Francisco and New York City. It also triggered a brief diamond prospecting craze in the western USA, in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado.Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

San Francisco: Barry, 1913. hardcover. Book: Good. 8vo.. 283 pp. 5 5/8 x 8. Pale blue cloth covered boards, stamped in gold on front and spine. No dj. Cloth a bit edgeworn; corners frayed and cloth at hinges starting to tear. Ex college lib.

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press., 1958 First printing of this edition. 211 pp. Remainder stripe on top edge, minor spine lean. Jacket is price clipped with some light rubbing.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. VG/G, used, hc, ix-xix, 211 pages. Interior clean, except for blacked out former owners info at top of the front paste-down, pages near bright, binding tight. Edge wear to corners and the head and tail of the spine, small tear at top edge of the lower near the fold-over., no chips. Vol. 10 of "The Western Frontier Library" series. States "first printing