New York: Bantam Books, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good to Near Fine. Vintage paperback, Bantam N7568; L'Amour's western adventure novel is set in the early 1800's, when there were still more buffalo than cattle, more trappers than cowboys, and features Ronan Chantry, an easterner with one of the first breech-loading rifles; Paperback Original, True First Edition, First Printing; text is clean, square, tight, lightly age-tanned in pictorial wrappers showing a minimum of creasing, surface and edgewear.

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It began with gold that had once belonged to Montezuma. Stolen and cached in a church in Mexico, it was recovered by two army officers who fled north for the French settlements. Along the way one stabbed the other to death. The remaining officer was eventually killed by Plains Indians, but he buried the treasure just before he died. Now Ronan Chantry, a handful of trappers, and an Irish girl whose father was killed after telling her a few vague landmarks are searching for the lost treasure. But they are not alone. The girl's uncle, Rafen Falvey, wants it, too. Like Chantry, he is well educated, bold, and determined. Under different circumstances the two men might have been friends. But in all likelihood it wouldn't have made any difference. When it comes to gold, even friendship doesn't keep men from killing each other.From the Paperback edition.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001835
Title: THE FERGUSON RIFLE
Author: L'Amour, Louis
Format/Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good to Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1973
Keywords: WESTERN, FIRST EDITION, PLAINS STATES, 19TH CENTURY, VINTAGE PAPERBACK
Bookseller catalogs: Adventure; Vintage Paperback; Western;

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H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.

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Mass Market: Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
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