Six (6) Jesse James Related Books. 1st item: Life and Adventures of Frank and Jesse James The Noted Western Outlaws, First Edition, by J. A. Dacus, Ph.D., 1880. Published by W. S. Bryan, St. Louis. Octavo, 384 pages including advertisement and engraved illustrations with double-sided frontispiece, hardbound in tooled green cloth covers with gilt lettering and pictorial design to covers and spine. 7 5/8" H x 5 1/2" W x 1 3/8" D. 2nd item: Train and Bank Robbers of the West, Part I & II, by Augustus C. Appler, 1882. Published by Belford, Clarke and Company, Chicago. Octavo, 287 pages including 16 engraved illustrations with two frontispieces, hardbound in tooled brown cloth covers with gilt and black lettering and pictorial design to covers and spine, brown floral front and back end papers with blue ink stamp from retailer, front end paper. 7 7/8" H x 5 7/8" W x 1 3/4" D. 3rd item: Outlaws of the Border. A Complete and Authentic History of the Lives of Frank and Jesse James by Jay Donald, 1883. Published by Coburn and Book Publishing Co., Chicago. Octavo, 520 pages with 40 engraved illustrations, hardbound in tooled blue cloth covers with gilt and black lettering and pictorial design to covers and spine, ink inscriptions from previous owner, one dated 1883, inside of front and back end paper, front end paper, brown floral front and back end papers, red edged paper. 8" H x 5 3/4" W x 1 7/8" D. 4th item: James Boys Deeds of Daring by James Edgar, 1911. Published by I. & M. Ottenheimer, Baltimore. Octavo, 182 pages with advertisements, engraved frontispiece, soft cover self wrappers with chromolithographic illustration, advertisements inside of front cover, front and inside of back cover. 7 3/4" H x 5 1/4" W x 3/4" D. 5th item: The Rise and Fall of Jesse James, First Edition, by Robertus Love, 1926. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, London. Octavo, 446 pages with lithographic frontispiece with tissue paper guard, hardbound in tooled black cloth covers with gilt lettering and pictorial design to covers and spine, black ink stamp from previous owner, front end paper. 8 7/8" H x 6 1/4" W x 1 3/4" D. 6th item: Live, Adventures and Exploits of Frank and Jesse James, no copyright. Octavo, pages unnumbered with two lithographic illustrations including frontispiece, soft cover self wrapper with chromolithographic illustration, back wrapper is missing, black colored pencil and pencil inscriptions back end paper. 7 3/8" H x 5 1/8" W x 1/2" D. Provenance: Living estate and collection of internationally known ragtime pianist and historian Johnny Maddox, Gallatin, TN. CONDITION: 1st item: Overall good condition with shelf wear, fading, scratches, stains to covers, corners bumped. Areas of loss, largest 1/4" x 1 1/2" to spine. Pages in overall good condition with toning to edges. 2nd item: Overall good condition with shelf wear, fading, scratches, stains to covers, corners bumped. Foxing spots, areas of dampstaining, toning, tears, etc. to majority of pages including illustrations. Title page is modern replacement adhered to pages with old masking tape. Numerous pieces of old white paper tape repair to some pages including page 226, back end paper, and some illustrations. Missing pp. 91-92 and pp. 163-164, including illustrations from Part II. Misprint on page of illustrations, reads 239, should be 139. 3rd item: Overall good condition with shelf wear, fading, scratches, stains to covers, corners bumped. Foxing spots, areas of dampstaining, toning, etc. to majority of pages including illustrations. Steel engraved illustrations are collated. Ink inscription from previous owner, one dated 1883, inside of front and back end paper. Brown floral front and back end papers, front end paper with 1/2" tear. 4th item: Overall good condition with areas of masking tape repairs, largest 2 1/8" x 1 1/8", tears, largest 1 3/4", scuffs, toning, etc. to wrappers. Overall toning, tears, areas of dampstaining to pages. Staples with rust. 5th item: Overall good condition with shelf wear, fading, scratches to covers, corners bumped. Majority of pages in overall good condition with toning to edges, few areas of stains. Black ink stamp from previous owner, front end paper. 6th item: Overall good condition with tears, largest 1", areas of dampstaining, toning, scuffs, etc. to front wrapper, back wrapper is missing. 1/2" x 1/2" area of loss to spine. Pages in overall good condition with toning, areas of dampstaining to edges of pages. Black colored pencil and pencil inscriptions back end paper.