Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1971. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed, dated 6/15/74 with inscription on front free end paper. Kelton's early award-winning novel of real ranching in real Texas. 1st Ed., Later Printing. 227 pp. Clean and crisp copy - has slight right lean. Also slight edge wear. Spine has a few very faint spots. Bottom page edge has a tiny faint spot. Dust jacket has price intact. Dust jacket spine is sun-affected (darker than front & back) with edges of the front panel slightly affected as well. Edges show light wear, whilee top edge of spine has light chipping/creasing. Front flap fold has creasing, and cream color of rear panel shows veryminor rubbing/soiling. Now in protective cover.

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On Apr 9 2020, a reader said:

"The Canadian River cowboy strike of 1883 really happened. Maybe not exactly like the way Elmer Kelton tells it, but close enough. One of Mr. Kelton's finest books."

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Bookseller: Texas Star Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 009588
Title: The Day the Cowboys Quit (SIGNED)
Author: Kelton, Elmer
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Doubleday & Co., Inc.
Place of Publication: Garden City, New York
Date Published: 1971
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: TEXAS AUTHORS, WRITERS, FICTION, OLD WEST, RANCHING
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction; Fiction - Western;

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