The Escapades of Frank and Jesse James

New York:: Frederick Fell Publishers, Inc., 1974. A beautiful copy. Clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny. No chips. No tears. No creases. Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. No foxing. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. 117 photos. The author personally knew the sons of Frank and Jesse James, as well as close relatives of the Younger brothers. He was highly instrumental in disproving the matter of J. Frank Dalton's claim to be Jesse James, both in Circuit Courts and the Missouri Appellate Court. Bibliographical references. Bound in the original black boards, lettered in bright white on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "Scores of rare and never-before-published photographs. Authoritative and compelling, here is the true story of the two most legendary border bandits of the Old West... Many books have been written about the infamous James Brothers. None, however, have been as authoritative, well documented and lively as this one. THE ESCAPADES OF FRANK AND JESSE JAMES contains detailed accounts of the numerous robberies and killings in which the Jameses participated. It deals with the action side of these men, taking the reader beyond the pages and hurling him into the tempestuous times in which the two outlaws and their cohorts lived and died. Illustrated with scores of rare and never-before-published photographs, and containing much new material that previous authorities have overlooked, this book transcends former works on the subject, providing a true sense of 'being there' in a way that only an historian who has devoted his life to the study of the men and their times can do. Lively, entertaining and, more important factual, this book breaks away from the pulps of the turn of the century and their successors to tell the true story of the two most fascinating and legendary folk heroes of the West. Shattering the myths and revealing them as men of flesh and blood, THE ESCAPADES OF FRANK AND JESSE JAMES will show you the two brothers as they really were -- not hardened killers, but men of high spirits and daring unmatched by any bandits to try to follow in their rampaging paths. To devotees of Western lore, this book will bring not only excitement and fun, but a revealing and often surprising glimpse of one of the most colorful eras in America's history.". 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Hard Cover. Fine condition./Fine dust jacket.. 8vo. 288pp..