Marquis De Mores : Emperor of the Bad Lands de De Mores, Marquis) Dresden, Donald - 1970

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. Original price of $5.95 is still present on the front flap. DJ is quite worn and spotted along with numerous tears and large chips missing. Red cloth boards underneath show minor edge toning along with corner bumps/wear. Lower right corner on front board is the worst. Interior binding is good and text pages are tight. No signatures or bookplates present, no remainder marks. Only handwriting found in the book is on the front end page where "ooo" is written in pen along the top edge.

University of Oklahoma, 1970. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Slight browning to jacket. .

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1970. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 282 pages, illustrations, map, INSCRIBED by the grandson of the subject. "Violence-marked career of a Frenchman who tried to carve an empire out of the Badlands in the 1880s." Medora-Deadwood Stage Line, rustling, ranching, Deadwood, Wild Bill Hickok, outlaws, lawmen, etc..

First USA printing. Book has minor creasing to the top and bottom of the spine. Unclipped DJ has slight chipping to the spine edges and a one inch closed tear to the bottom spine corner. There is a bookplate attached to the front endpaper. This is the first complete account in English of the violence-marked career of the audacious Frenchman who tried to carve an empire out of the Bad Lands of Dakota Territory in the 1880's. Young, aristocratic, brilliant, and idealistic, de Mores was a seigneur in the grand style. In his ambitious, imaginative mind, money-making and high adventure went together, and the Old West afforded a matchless opportunity to apply all his resources.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of Oklahoma Press, 1970-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!