Mean As Hell by Dee Harkey 1948 1st Edition and similar items

MEAN AS HELL by Dee Harkey Univ. of New Mexico Press, 1st Edition, 1948 Condition: VG+ to NF in Good dust jacket Dee Harkey was a peace officer in the wild West from 1882 to 1911. This is a narrative of his own personal experiences., the story of how people lived in the "wide open spaces", a story of thieves, murderers, cattle rustlers, pioneers and, of course, peace officers. 223 pages, with line drawings by Gene Roberts. This is the second state of the first edition -- 4 pages have been rebound to correct printing errors (the first state was pulled from distribution to do this). Covers are just slightly bowed, cover corners have slight wear and a name is written on the ffep. Otherwise, the binding is secure and the mostly white pages have no wear, writing or markings. The dust jacket has a piece out tear at the spine bottom and left bottom of the front; there is a smaller piece out tear at the spine top, as well as wear at the folds, a tear at the front right and light wear along the edges. The front flap is not price clipped.