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Showdown: Western Gunfighters in Moments of Truth
by Toepperwein, Herman
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0890520135
- ISBN 13
- 9780890520130
- Seller
-
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Austin, Texas: Madrona Press, 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Shaw, Charles. Signed on half-title page by both author, Toepperwein, and illustrator, noted and prolific Texas artist, Charles Shaw. Oblong format, 9-1/4"W X 8-1/4"H. 101 pp. Short articles about notorious gunfighters, each illustrated by Shaw. Book has slight right lean black cloth boards have very slight warp. Bright, crisp and clean copy. Dust jacket is heavy quality paper - bright red with black print and yellow and black graphics. Light rubbing shows on flap folds and hinges. Edges have a little chipping wear, and top of front panel has two closed tears, one 1/2" and the other 1-1/4" tear. Rear panel has 1/4" closed tear on bottom edge. Now in protective cover. Nice copy and signed by both author and illustrator.
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- Bookseller
- Texas Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009989
- Title
- Showdown: Western Gunfighters in Moments of Truth
- Author
- Toepperwein, Herman
- Illustrator
- Shaw, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0890520135
- ISBN 13
- 9780890520130
- Publisher
- Madrona Press
- Place of Publication
- Austin, Texas
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Old West, Western History, Gunfighters
- Bookseller catalogs
- Texas Lore;
Terms of Sale
Texas Star Books
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About the Seller
Texas Star Books
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Fort Worth, Texas
About Texas Star Books
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- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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