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193751015N.P.: Privately printed n.d. ca 1937. 1937. First edition. 8vo. Printed wrappers 61 pp. frontis. double column stapled. Six Guns 580 says "This interesting and little-known book contains material on the Taylor-Sutton feud the hanging of Bill Longley and the capture and killing of John Wesley Hardin as well as many other crimes in Texas." The author was at one time Chief of the Austin Detective Bureau Austin Texas and in this booklet tells of his years of experiences as a Texas Ranger. Fine unread copy. Housed in a cloth clamshell case with titles stamped in gilt on the front cover and spine. Privately printed, n.d. (ca 1937). hardcover
197051319Austin: Western Publications Inc. 1970. 1970. First edition thus. Quarto. Story originally published privately in 1937 this edition appears in OLD WEST magazine Winter 1970 Vol. 7 No. 2 Whole No. 26. Color pictorial wrappers triple column 69 -96 pp. illustrated portraits map. This article contains photographs of famous Texas Rangers Bill Longley whose legal hanging was witnessed by Delony in Giddings Texas two Texas governors and noted gunmen of Texas. The original first edition does not contain illustrations. Six Guns 580 says "This interesting and little-known book contains material on the Taylor-Sutton feud the hanging of Bill Longley and the capture and killing of John Wesley Hardin as well as many other crimes in Texas." The author was at one time Chief of the Austin Detective Bureau Austin Texas and in this booklet tells of his years of experiences as a Texas Ranger. Additional stories include "The Ordeal of Old Smith" by Alson J. smith; "Riding the Hounds Prairie Style" by Walt Coburn; "The Frenchmen's Colorado Gold" by Maurice Kildare; "Black Hills Stockade" by Mildred Fielder; "Bonanza in the Santa Ritas" by James A. Long; etc. A very good copy. Western Publications, Inc., 1970. unknown
