Beamis Joan (12 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. 86 pp. with Index. Blue paper cover with black cloth tape binding on spine. Reprint Edition. Binding tight, text clean.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Second Edition. 86 pages, with index.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. Reprint. 1981 reprint, blue covers with black lettering and artwork. Tape repair at top of spine. Some reading/handling wear. No names or writing within.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Book.

Paperback. Condition: NF. 2nd Edition. Paperback in Near Fine condition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 94 pages. Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information.

Paperback. Second edition. SC published in 1971. Maroon covers with white lettering. Covers have some edge wear. Previous owner's bookplate is inside front cover and her name is written at top of first page. Book has some underlining and notes in margins. Top corner of side edge of pages has some insect damage. Also included is a letter from the Kentucky Historical Society to the previous owner about the book.; 86 pages.…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Serious JJs study. 86 pgs facts!! As New second edition. Strong cardboard covers fresh unmarked text.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1981, viii, 86pp, index. Wrps. Very light wear, inner hinges neatly reinforced, else VG. From the author's explanation: "Speculating on the possible influence of heredity on the careers of the James brothers, I became curious as to what sort of people they came from - their genealogy." In 1966 she published her findings in a booklet titled BACKGROUND OF A BANDIT - THE VIRGINIA ANCESTRY OF JESSE WOODSON JAMES. "Following the appearance of this publication, I heard, and still hear, from people of all sections of the country, mostly from those hopefully seeking confirmation of their beliefs that they are related to Jesse James. As one student of the James brothers said: `Those who are not related to the James boys, want to be and those who are, don't want to be.'" As do so many dedicated genealogists, the author spent countless hours of research and correspondence on her project, in her case, trying to learn the truth about a man who is considered a Robin Hood by some, and a ruthless killer by many others. …

Reprint edition. 8vo. Blue wrappers, [4], viii, 86 pp., note of explanation, foreword, index. Discusses the ancestry of Robert Sallee James and that of his wife, Zerelda E. Cole, the parents of Jesse James and with a brief sketch of Robert Newton "Bob" Ford, who killed Jesse. All of the James children were born in Clay County, Missouri, on a farm near Kearney. Jesse James was born on September 5, 1847. Penciled notations in the index section, covers lightly used, spine reinforced with cellophane tape, light wear to spine ends and extremities.…

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. Reprint. New, unread copy from a private collection. 1981 reprint, blue covers with black lettering and artwork.

Flexible Boards. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. [4], viii, 86pp, bound in flexible boards, with the binding and hinges tight. With a lengthy inscription to Sanford Judson Dunaway inside the front cover, signed by Joan M. Beamis. There is also a typed and signed letter from Beamis on her letterhead, addressed to Jud, dated July 18, 1975, discussing how her own family kept their secrets about the James Family, with her Dad finally spilling the beans, regarding their connections and relationship to the James boys. Mentioning "When you told me that Nanna had once confided in you of her relationship to the James boys, I realized anew how much she regarded you as a friend - that was more than she did to her own grandchildren". Signed by Author(s).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Second edition stated. No date or publisher given. Burgundy illustrated heavy card covers. No marks. About excellent with minimal wear present.