Four First Edition Billy the Kid Books

$400.00

Collection of Four First Edition Billy the Kid Books

Sold as a group

$400.00

The Death of Billy the Kid, John W. Poe, Houghton and Mifflin, First Edition, 1933
Billy the Kid, The Trail of a Kansas Legend, W.E. Koop, 250 of 250 copies privately printed, 1965
Billy the Kid, The Bibliography of a Legend, J.C. Dykes, University of New Mexico Press, 1952, signed presentation copy by the author
The Real Billy the Kid, with New Light on the Lincoln County War, Miguel Antonio Otero, First Edition, 1936

This group of four books represents a serious collector's assembly of primary Billy the Kid literature, including two first editions, a rare privately printed run of 250 copies, and a signed presentation copy of Dykes's bibliography. The Dykes bibliography is the foundational reference work for Billy the Kid collecting, and a signed presentation copy from the author is an uncommon find. Together these four volumes cover the major dimensions of Billy the Kid scholarship and documentation from the 1930s through the 1960s, representing decades of serious engagement with one of the most mythologized figures in American history.

We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.

Collection of Four First Edition Billy the Kid Books

Sold as a group

$400.00

The Death of Billy the Kid, John W. Poe, Houghton and Mifflin, First Edition, 1933
Billy the Kid, The Trail of a Kansas Legend, W.E. Koop, 250 of 250 copies privately printed, 1965
Billy the Kid, The Bibliography of a Legend, J.C. Dykes, University of New Mexico Press, 1952, signed presentation copy by the author
The Real Billy the Kid, with New Light on the Lincoln County War, Miguel Antonio Otero, First Edition, 1936

This group of four books represents a serious collector's assembly of primary Billy the Kid literature, including two first editions, a rare privately printed run of 250 copies, and a signed presentation copy of Dykes's bibliography. The Dykes bibliography is the foundational reference work for Billy the Kid collecting, and a signed presentation copy from the author is an uncommon find. Together these four volumes cover the major dimensions of Billy the Kid scholarship and documentation from the 1930s through the 1960s, representing decades of serious engagement with one of the most mythologized figures in American history.

We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.