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Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. .A view into the smoke filled saloons, brothels, and gambling halls of those who prospered or perished among the pasteboard pirates, pimps, etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 188 pages, illustrations. A look at the life of saloons and gambling in the west, and the measures communities took to collect taxes, enforce the law, and limit activities.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Hardcover. Explains how taxation was used to control and manipulate what some called "this evil in our midst." In telling the story of Joe Lowe and his place in frontier history, they also focus on the measures taken by city councils to extract cash from the "locusts of lechery" in an effort to curtail their activities." ; 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 "; 188 pages. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 12mo. volume. B&W illustrations. As new in as new DJ. Pages: xviii, 188.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 188 pages, illustrations. A look at the life of saloons and gambling in the west, and the measures communities took to collect taxes, enforce the law, and limit activities.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Univ of Oklahoma Pr October 1989 Binding: Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. 188 pages, illustrations. A look at the life of saloons and gambling in the west, and the measures communities took to collect taxes, enforce the law, and limit activities.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. University of Oklahoma Press, 1989. In original publisher's shrink wrap. Hardcover. New/New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Stated First Edition. As New. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and facsimiles. The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover and is not clipped. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. No names or marks in the text. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation in a heavy cardboard box. Fine condition in fine dust jacket. Selling Used and Rare books online since April 1998 and from our bookstore in the heart of the Bluegrass since 1984.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo.; xviii, 188 pages.

Hardbound. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition, so stated. Description: The jacket portrait painting is by William Clark Ellington, Jr. Includes a few black and white illustrations. Joseph Lowe mustered out of the Union Army and headed west after the Civil War. This story of Rowdy Joe Lowe is also a view into the saloons, brothels, and gambling halls of the frontier West. BINDING/CONDITION: black boards with red and white spine text; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket. bibliography, index. 8vo (8.25 inches tall). 188 pages.

Hardbound. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition, so stated. Description: The jacket portrait painting is by William Clark Ellington, Jr. Includes a few black and white illustrations. Joseph Lowe mustered out of the Union Army and headed west after the Civil War. This story of Rowdy Joe Lowe is also a view into the saloons, brothels, and gambling halls of the frontier West. BINDING/CONDITION: black boards with red and white spine text; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket. bibliography, index. 8vo (8.25 inches tall). 188 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 188 pp., index, bibliography, notes, photographs. A fine unread copy in a fine bright dust jacket. This is the story of a frontier gambler who found his share of trouble where ever he went. Well researched and written. COLLECTOR QUALITY.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. A view into the smoke-filled saloons, brothels, and gambling ""hells"" of the frontier WestJoseph Lowe attracted trouble the way a magnet draws iron. Eventually this strange talent cost him his life, but not before he had made his mark in a good many towns of the frontier West. ""Rowdy Joe,"" folks called him. He was every bit of that and more.The life that earned him his nickname began after the Civil War, when he mustered out of the Union Army and went West. He apparently worked as a mule skinner and at other jobs before getting into the entertainment business - saloons, dance halls, gambling parlors, brothels - at Ellsworth, Kansas.In this book the authors explain how taxation was used to control and manipulate what some called ""this evil in our midst."" In telling the story of Joe Lowe and his place in frontier history, they also focus on the measures taken by city councils to extract cash from the ""locusts of lechery"" in an effort to curtail their activities.Communities that employed police to enforce local ordinances and state laws found that enforced taxation was not only less deadly than the six-shooter, but more productive. Harsh fines could be imposed for ""soliciting"" or running a saloon or ""house"" without a license, and in this manner the city benefited from revenue paid for the privilege of remaining in business. Some like Lowe refused to pay, but invariably they met defeat.When things got hot in Kansas, Joe tried Texas, and then Colorado. It was in Denver that Joe got drunk once too often, repeatedly antagonized a former policeman, and was shot and killed.Rowdy Joe Lowe is a view into the smoke-filled saloons, brothels, and gambling ""hells"" of those who prospered or perished amongst the pasteboard pirates, pimps, or other characters of the frontier West.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. xviii, 188 pages, b/w ills, bibliography, index. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. The book is a 'view into the smoke-filled saloons, brothels, and gambling 'hells' of those who prospered or perished amongst the pasteboard pirates, pimps, and other characters of the frontier West'. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Ed xviii+188pp, photos, index, dj nice A nice contribution to outlaw literature and as with all Rosa's works, well researched.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. (1989). First edition. Fine in a fine, illustrated dust jacket. This scrupulously researched, carefully annotated biography of the gambler and saloonkeeper affords a fascinating view into the frontier world of smoke-filled brothels, bars, and gambling houses. Illustrated with photographs, indexed.

Condition: New. In.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR and dated October 30, 1989 on front endpaper with dedication to Paul and Penny Dalton. Red title on black boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good + copy. Dustjacket is complete with crease to front. A biography of the gambler, saloon and brothel keeper, Joseph Lowe, friend of Bat Masterson which provides great insight into the times. 16 Illustrations. *** NOT EX LIB *** D4B Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

First edition. 8vo. Cloth, xviii, 188 pp., preface, acknowledgments, introduction, illustrated, bibliography, index. Splendid biography of the man who attracted trouble the way a magnet attracts iron. Originally from Illinois, Joseph Lowe and his wife Katherine moved to Kansas following the Civil War. In 1871, the couple moved to Newton, Kansas, where they set up a saloon and brothel. In 1872, Kate went off with a gunman to visit a competing brothel. Joe found out and shot the man. The controversy forced the pair to relocate to the Wichita area where they bought another saloon in Delano, Kansas. This business venture that at first was extremely profitable. On October 27, 1873, Lowe shot and killed fellow saloon owner Edward "Red" Beard after Beard stormed into his saloon shooting at one of Lowe's "girls." After numerous complaints of cheating and under-handed card deals, Lowe's business began to suffer. The couple moved to Texas, occasionally working in saloons in numerous towns until on February 11, 1899, Lowe was drunk in the Walrus Saloon in Denver, Colorado. He began insulting policeman E.A. Kimmel, who drew his pistol ad killed Lowe. Rowdy Joe Lowe is a view into the smoke-filled saloons, brothels, and gambling halls of the old west. Fine in dust jacket.

First edition. 8vo. Cloth, xviii, 188 pp., preface, acknowledgments, introduction, illustrated, bibliography, index. Splendid biography of the man who attracted trouble the way a magnet attracts iron. Originally from Illinois, Joseph Lowe and his wife Katherine moved to Kansas following the Civil War. In 1871, the couple moved to Newton, Kansas, where they set up a saloon and brothel. In 1872, Kate went off with a gunman to visit a competing brothel. Joe found out and shot the man. The controversy forced the pair to relocate to the Wichita area where they bought another saloon in Delano, Kansas. This business venture that at first was extremely profitable. On October 27, 1873, Lowe shot and killed fellow saloon owner Edward "Red" Beard after Beard stormed into his saloon shooting at one of Lowe's "girls." After numerous complaints of cheating and under-handed card deals, Lowe's business began to suffer. The couple moved to Texas, occasionally working in saloons in numerous towns until on February 11, 1899, Lowe was drunk in the Walrus Saloon in Denver, Colorado. He began insulting policeman E.A. Kimmel, who drew his pistol ad killed Lowe. Rowdy Joe Lowe is a view into the smoke-filled saloons, brothels, and gambling halls of the old west. Fine in dust jacket.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!