first edition
El Paso; TX (1984)
by Williams, Ben F. And Teresa Ivin
El Paso; TX (1984): Mangan Books. First Edition. Octavo. Signed by Teresa Williams Irvin. 287(1)pp. Williams tells about John Slaughter and the tumultous period between 1890 and 1912. He bailed soldier-of-fortune Emil Holmdahl out of a Parral jail where he was being held for stealing the head of Pancho Villa. Williams teamed with Bill Greene, Jr., and Alfonso Morales to purchase the Palomas Ranch, the largest spread in North America at 2,270,000 acres. Bound in brown leather like-cloth lettered in gilt, spine lettering gilt, endpapers are maps. Near fine.
(Inventory #: 028981)