Here is an amazing set of antique books about the wild west. O’Henry’s brilliant works presented in gorgeous leather bindings. Extremely well preserved. Each volume contains a frontis protected by tissue and several plates.
This set includes the following titles:
- Heart of the West
- The Gentle Grafter
- Rolling Stones
- The Trimmed lamp
- The Voice of the City
- Roads of Destiny
- Strictly Business
- Sixes and Sevens
- Options
- Cabbages and Kings
- The Four Million
- Whirligigs
Famous for the short story, O. Henry wrote with realistic detail based on his first hand experiences both in Texas and in New York City. In 1907, he published many of his Texas stories in The Heart of the West, a volume that includes “The Reformation of Calliope,” “The Caballero’s Way,” and “The Hiding of Black Bill.” Another highly acclaimed Texas writer, J. Frank Dobie, later referred to O. Henry’s “Last of The Troubadours” as “”the best range story in American fiction.”
This set is available on eBay with a buy it now price of just $875. Also make sure to take a look at some more antique books from the wild west era.
Easton Press MASTERPIECES OF THE WILD WEST 6 vols Virginian Big Sky Shane Ox-Bow
$2195.0
1860 WILD LIFE IN THE OLD WEST AMERICAN INDIANS PIONEERS BUFFALO GOLD CALIFORNIA
$995.0
Frederick . Weir Gerstaecker / WILD SPORTS In The FAR WEST Translated 1st 1854
$914.25
HEROES OF WILD WEST – Easton Press – MOST SEALED
$599.95
Easton Press HEROES OF THE WILD WEST 5 vols BUFFALO WILD BILL DAVY CROCKETT
$565.0
William Hamilton Maxwell / Wild Sports Of The West With Legendary Tales 1833
$550.0
1887 McLoughlin Bros Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Huge Folio in Color
$525.0
William H Rideing: A-Saddle in the Wild West. 1879. First edition.
$500.0
1855 Stansbury Expedition Great Salt Lake UTAH Mormon Polygamy Geology Wild West
$499.0
Easton Press Heroes of the Wild West, 5 Volumes, Crockett, Boone, Buffalo Bill
$489.99
1870 George Catlin Life Among INDIANS Wild West Native American Buffalo Hunting
$399.0
EASTON PRESS 4 Heroes of the Wild West Set CROCKETT Boone KIT CARSON Wild Bill
$374.95
Antique Vintage 1887 Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Book McLoughlin Bros ULTRA RARE
$367.2
The Wild West of Tasmania – Silver Fields of Zeehan & Dundas by Wilberton Tilley
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Wild Sports in the Far West – Frederick Gerstaecker – Routledge 1854
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1897 Life Story Kit Carson’s Wild West Book Dewitt C Peters
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