Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A. University of New Mexico Press 1973 First Edition/First Printing Hardcover Fine in Very Good + jacket Book. Signed by Author(s) A square solid tight clean unread copy. The PC jacket has some light rubbing wear, some light soil, some lightish edge wear and two closed tears. First state jacket with a single image on the rear panel. Nice copy semi-rough jacket. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND WILL NORMALLY SHIP NEXT DAY.

Albuquerque University of New Mexico Press 1973 First Edition Paperback Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket 0826303064. Mylar protected dustjacket is first state. Stated first edition.; 8.25" tall.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, Date: 1973. Very Good/Very Good. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1973. First Edition (stated), in *correct* first state dust jacket with two photos to rear (see below). Signed twice by Hillerman, presumably from the style at two different dates, without inscription on front free endpaper and on half title. Octavo; [viii], 147pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $5.95 price intact. Boards in muted mustard cloth with black lettering. Jacket rubbed at corners, with a but of dulling to spine and very shallow chipping at head. Boards are clean and square. Front board opens easily with a tiny superficial split to paper at head of gutter. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. The received wisdom, passed down from Louis A. Hieb's standard Hillerman bibliography, has generally given priority to the single-photo jacket and brownish endpapers, but a 2013 blog article "The Great Taos Bank Robbery: The Mystery of its Two States (published later in the May-June 2015 issue of Firsts Magazine) claims this priority is flipped, with corroboration from the book's jacket designer Dan Stouffer via fellow bookseller Marvin McIntyre of McInBooks. Stouffer wrote to McIntyre: "You had asked about the first edition of The Great Taos Bank Robbery, so I checked mine and there are two illustrations on the back of the jacket. A photo of Las Trampas (I think) and my Shiprock illustration below. I know this is the first one, because the bindery ...

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, Date: 1973. Very Good/Very Good. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1973. First Edition (stated), in *correct* first state dust jacket with two photos to rear (see below). Signed twice by Hillerman, presumably from the style at two different dates, without inscription on front free endpaper and on half title. Octavo; [viii], 147pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $5.95 price intact. Boards in muted mustard cloth with black lettering. Jacket rubbed at corners, with a but of dulling to spine and very shallow chipping at head. Boards are clean and square. Front board opens easily with a tiny superficial split to paper at head of gutter. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. The received wisdom, passed down from Louis A. Hieb's standard Hillerman bibliography, has generally given priority to the single-photo jacket and brownish endpapers, but a 2013 blog article "The Great Taos Bank Robbery: The Mystery of its Two States (published later in the May-June 2015 issue of Firsts Magazine) claims this priority is flipped, with corroboration from the book's jacket designer Dan Stouffer via fellow bookseller Marvin McIntyre of McInBooks. Stouffer wrote to McIntyre: "You had asked about the first edition of The Great Taos Bank Robbery, so I checked mine and there are two illustrations on the back of the jacket. A photo of Las Trampas (I think) and my Shiprock illustration below. I know this is the first one, because the bindery ...

ISBN10: 0826303064, ISBN13: 9780826303066, [publisher: University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque] Hardcover First Edition Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1973. First Edition (stated), in *correct* first state dust jacket with two photos to rear (see below). Signed twice by Hillerman, presumably from the style at two different dates, without inscription on front free endpaper and on half title. Octavo; [viii], 147pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $5.95 price intact. Boards in muted mustard cloth with black lettering. Jacket rubbed at corners, with a but of dulling to spine and very shallow chipping at head. Boards are clean and square. Front board opens easily with a tiny superficial split to paper at head of gutter. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. The received wisdom, passed down from Louis A. Hieb's standard Hillerman bibliography, has generally given priority to the single-photo jacket and brownish endpapers, but a 2013 blog article "The Great Taos Bank Robbery: The Mystery of its Two States (published later in the May-June 2015 issue of Firsts Magazine) claims this priority is flipped, with corroboration from the book's jacket designer Dan Stouffer via fellow bookseller Marvin McIntyre of McInBooks. Stouffer wrote to McIntyre: "You had asked about the first edition of The Great Taos Bank Robbery, so I checked mine and there are two illustrations on the back of the jacket. A photo of Las Trampas (I think) and my Shiprock ...
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Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, Date: 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Sold as a pair. 147pp. Octavo [21 cm] "True" first state: Grayish yellow cloth over boards (two photos on rear of dust jacket). Second state: Yellowish gray cloth over boards (one photo on rear of dust jacket. Both books in very good or better condition, with contemporary gift inscriptions on the front endpapers. Both jackets are price-clipped. The edges are lightly chipped (largest chip measures 1/2 " wide by 1/4" deep), and the spine of the "second" state jacket is a bit faded. Ernie Bulow's copies of Hillerman's first book of non-fiction, a collection of nine essays about life in New Mexico. Paired with the books is a very interesting copy of a typed article titled "The Great Taos Bank Robbery- The Mystery of its Two States" by Bob Maddox of Squid Ink Books (Tucson, Arizona, November 2013) which turns the previously accepted order of the two states on its head. Maddox's article was published in May-June 2015 issue of 'Firsts Magazine.' Louis A. Hieb published a the definitive bibliography of the Hillerman's works (published between 1970-1989) titled 'Tony Hillerman: From Blessing Way to Talking God, A Bibliography' (Press of the Gigantic Hound, Tucson, 1990). Maddox points out that, in his bibliography, Hieb (p. 59-60) describes the two states of 'The Great Taos Bank Robbery' as follows: "Binding: Two issues exist which have identical cover and spine lettering but differ with ...

University of New Mexico Press. DJ in archival cover. Price clipped, two photos on the back. Stated first edition. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Date: 1973. 1973. University of New Mexico Press ISBN 0826303064 9780826303066 [US]

ISBN10: 0826303064, ISBN13: 9780826303066, [publisher: University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM] Hardcover First Edition Sold as a pair. 147pp. Octavo [21 cm] "True" first state: Grayish yellow cloth over boards (two photos on rear of dust jacket). Second state: Yellowish gray cloth over boards (one photo on rear of dust jacket. Both books in very good or better condition, with contemporary gift inscriptions on the front endpapers. Both jackets are price-clipped. The edges are lightly chipped (largest chip measures 1/2 " wide by 1/4" deep), and the spine of the "second" state jacket is a bit faded. Ernie Bulow's copies of Hillerman's first book of non-fiction, a collection of nine essays about life in New Mexico. Paired with the books is a very interesting copy of a typed article titled "The Great Taos Bank Robbery- The Mystery of its Two States" by Bob Maddox of Squid Ink Books (Tucson, Arizona, November 2013) which turns the previously accepted order of the two states on its head. Maddox's article was published in May-June 2015 issue of 'Firsts Magazine.' Louis A. Hieb published a the definitive bibliography of the Hillerman's works (published between 1970-1989) titled 'Tony Hillerman: From Blessing Way to Talking God, A Bibliography' (Press of the Gigantic Hound, Tucson, 1990). Maddox points out that, in his bibliography, Hieb (p. 59-60) describes the two states of 'The ...
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ISBN10: 0826303064, ISBN13: 9780826303066, [publisher: University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM] Hardcover First Edition Sold as a pair. 147pp. Octavo [21 cm] "True" first state: Grayish yellow cloth over boards (two photos on rear of dust jacket). Second state: Yellowish gray cloth over boards (one photo on rear of dust jacket. Both books in very good or better condition, with contemporary gift inscriptions on the front endpapers. Both jackets are price-clipped. The edges are lightly chipped (largest chip measures 1/2 " wide by 1/4" deep), and the spine of the "second" state jacket is a bit faded. Ernie Bulow's copies of Hillerman's first book of non-fiction, a collection of nine essays about life in New Mexico. Paired with the books is a very interesting copy of a typed article titled "The Great Taos Bank Robbery- The Mystery of its Two States" by Bob Maddox of Squid Ink Books (Tucson, Arizona, November 2013) which turns the previously accepted order of the two states on its head. Maddox's article was published in May-June 2015 issue of 'Firsts Magazine.' Louis A. Hieb published a the definitive bibliography of the Hillerman's works (published between 1970-1989) titled 'Tony Hillerman: From Blessing Way to Talking God, A Bibliography' (Press of the Gigantic Hound, Tucson, 1990). Maddox points out that, in his bibliography, Hieb (p. 59-60) describes the two states of 'The ...
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Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, Date: 1973. First printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. In first or second state dust jacket with two photos on rear panel (we have had correspondence in the past with a fellow in New Mexico who styles himself a Hillerman expert and says the second state jacket is actually the first state jacket and he can prove it, so let's just say we're leaning toward first state), fine in very good jacket with light wear, a couple short tears hidden by jacket protector, a couple accidental pen marks to rear flap. Inscribed to Lloyd Hackler, "my old friend, campadre, and the world's best reporter." In the 1960s, before moving into prominent positions in Washington, Hackler was an editor and reporter on at least two NM papers, the Santa Fe New Mexican and Alburquerque Journal. 1973. University of New Mexico Press ISBN 0826303064 9780826303066 [US]

University of New Mexico Press, Date: 1973-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Very Good. Stated First edition. Dust jacket is rubbed, chipped, faded, missing pieces and has a moisture ring on the front. Book is clean and binding is tight. 1973. University of New Mexico Press ISBN 0826303064 9780826303066 [US]

Albuquerque, NM University of New Mexico Press 1973 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good jacket Book Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket ( 2 images on back). Price-clipped DJ has a small area of White-Out on front flap. Jacket spine is very mildly sunned and has a tiny chip at heel. No tears.

ISBN10: 0826303064, ISBN13: 9780826303066, [publisher: University Of New Mexico Press] Hardcover octavo. 147pp A very nice copy in an equally nice "(unclipped) dust jacket. A bit of sun-fading to front of jacket near edge. In a mylar wrapper.
[St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]
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ISBN10: 0826303064, ISBN13: 9780826303066, [publisher: University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM] Hardcover First Edition Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket ( 2 images on back). Price-clipped DJ has a small area of White-Out on front flap. Jacket spine is very mildly sunned and has a tiny chip at heel. No tears.
[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]

ISBN10: 0826303064, ISBN13: 9780826303066, [publisher: University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico] Hardcover First Edition Stated First Edition. Light Bumping To The Back And Upper Front Corners. The Jacket Has Minor Wear And A Sunned Spine. It Also Has Two Tiny Tears At The Top Of The Spine. One At The Upper Front Flap Fold And One At The Lower Back Flap Fold. First State Jacket With Single Illustration On The Back. Unclipped Price Of $5.95.
[Woodlawn, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]

ISBN10: 0826303064, ISBN13: 9780826303066, [publisher: University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico] Hardcover First Edition Stated First Edition. The Book Is Bound In Tan Cloth With Black Lettering On The Front And Spine. The Jacket Has Two Photos On The Back, Thus Later State. The Book Has One Page With A Corner Crease. No Ownership Information Present. The Jacket Has Light Wear And A Few Short Edge Tears. Light Sunning To The Back. Price Clipped. Hint Of Darkening To The Spine.
[Woodlawn, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, Date: 1973. First Edition. First Edition. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. An impeccable copy. 1973. University of New Mexico Press ISBN 0826303064 9780826303066 [US]

Albuquerque University of New Mexico Press 1973 First edition. Hard cover Fine in very good dust jacket. small tear in top of dust jacket 147 p. illus. 21 cm. Includes Illustrations. Contents: The great Taos bank robbery. --The Navajo who had so many friends he couldn't get no wire strung. --The very heart of our country. --The mountain on the guardrail at Exit 164B. --We all fall down. --The messenger birds. --The conversion of Cletus...

ISBN10: 0826303064, ISBN13: 9780826303066, [publisher: University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexco] Hardcover First Edition 147 Pages. Tan boards with black lettering and decorations to front and spine. Very light rippling to bottom edge of back board. Barely noticeable. There are two half-inch closed tears to the cover. One at the top of the spine and another to the lower spine area. The $5.95 flap price is not clipped. What is New Mexico? Of the many writers who have tried to answer that question, we think Tony Hillerman comes closest to answering it without romanticizing this desert country. He is not a historian, not a guidebook-writer; his book, as he says, is "not intended to convert the Lubbock-Jersey City philistia, or to please any chambers of commerce." The essays that make up The Great Taos Bank Robbery tell of a wide variety of incidents, characters, and places that "offer insights into the mystique of this high, dry tag-end of the American Rockies." We hope, with the author, that one could send it away to a literate friend and have him understand a little better the hold this country has on many who live here. Among the tales and sketches in this book are "The Great Taos Bank Robbery"-an examination of the nature of Taos, as exposed by the community's reaction to the efforts of a pair of inept bad men to rob the First National Bank and to the subsequent comic opera manhunt. "The Very Heart of Our ...
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University of New Mexico Press, Date: 1973-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1973. University of New Mexico Press ISBN 0826303064 9780826303066 [US]

ISBN10: 0826303064, ISBN13: 9780826303066, [publisher: University of New Mexico Press] Hardcover New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.8
[North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]

ISBN10: 0826303064, ISBN13: 9780826303066, [publisher: University of New Mexico Press] Hardcover New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]

ISBN10: 0826303064, ISBN13: 9780826303066, [publisher: Brand: University of New Mexico Press] Hardcover
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]

ISBN10: 0826303064, ISBN13: 9780826303066, [publisher: University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque NM] Hardcover First Edition Hard cover with dust jacket. Book in very good + condition with very light shelf wear to top and bottom of spine, barely perceptible lean to spine, top edge of pages with some light dust and spotting, free front endpaper with sticker from previous owner, otherwise fine with very little use, age or wear, very clean and tight interior. Jacket very good with shelf wear to top edge including one small chip missing from back wrap, a couple small chips at top of spine, tiny chip at top corners of folds, very light shelf wear to bottom edge and edges of folds, very lightly chipped at bottom back, medium small stain lightly noticible at bottom front, very lightly discolored at front fold visible mostly from interior of jacket, light sunning to interior of folds, spine a bit soiled by dust, otherwise fine, with good color, protected with mylar.
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]
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Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press (1973).. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First state with single image on rear panel of jacket. Full cloth. 147 pages. Illustrated. Dust jacket has a chip to front panel. Contents clean and tight. "...nine extraordinary, true tales of daily life in New Mexico, including the comical title story, about a bank holdup in Sante Fe that never was. University of New Mexico Press (1973). ISBN 0826303064 9780826303066 [US]