Featured in this lot is this Wyatt Earp owned 1926 first edition "The Mesa" by Charles Alden Seltzer and was housed in the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. The book comes with an original museum tag that reads as follows: 1926 book owned by Wyatt Earp - given to their good friend, John Parks by Josephine. The Mesa by Charles Alden Seltzer, published in 1927, is a Western novel that reflects Seltzer’s reputation as one of the early masters of frontier storytelling. Known for his vivid depictions of the American West, Seltzer crafts a tale set against the harsh landscapes of mesas and deserts, where themes of justice, survival, and rugged individualism unfold. Like much of his work, the novel combines action, romance, and moral conflict, capturing both the dangers and the stark beauty of frontier life. The Mesa stands as part of Seltzer’s larger body of Western fiction that helped popularize the genre in the early 20th century. The condition of this book is preserved with some wer to the cover and damage to the outside spine with some repairs to book in whole with browning to the pages consistent with age but otherwise shows a preserved condition. The measurements of this book is 7 5/8" x 5 1/4". The collective weight of this book is 12oz. E-027