GENE AUTRY and the Redwood Pirates.

UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. [Originally and first published (US) HB+ dw/dj by Whitman Publishing Company,Racine,1946.This first (UK)12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn,and authorized edition,by arrangement with original publisher,and published circa early 1950s.] FINE-. No owner inscrptn.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork illustrated paper-covered boards with blue+red lettering to front and blue,red+black lettering to non-faded spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks,tears or splits present.Clean,b/w illustrated endpapers and both hinges solid and sound and without any nicks,tears,splits or cracking.Top+fore-edges lightly toned but bright,clean with just a couple of foxing spots to either; contents bright,tight,clean near pristine - text body virtually foxing-free,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn,5- 248pp [paginated] includes separate contents+illus lists/ tables,XXII (22) chapters,19 full-page b/w illustrations by Erwin L. Hess, interspersed throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages.8th title in this series to date (1950s).See also my book ID rja898920 for an almost identical condition,UK,1st edn of this same title and also rja899020, rja899120 and rja899220 for other UK,1st edn titles from this series.
Gene Autry and his horse,Champ,find plenty of grave trouble brewing as soon as they get into the redwood country to investigate a rumor about a gang who is pirating timber in the forests along the Chicapoo River.It takes all of Gene's quick thinking and action,his indomitable courage and determination to bring this group of lawless men to justice.
The early 50s was the time for the dawning of the TV western Gene Autry,Range Rider,Annie Oakley,Hopalong Cassidy, Kit Carson,Cisco Kid and the others which slowly matured into the so-called adult TV western of the late 50s early 60s; Gunsmoke,Cheyenne,Sugarfoot,Restless Gun and dozens more.
Gene Autry [1907-1998] was an American performer who gained fame as 'The Singing Cowboy' on the radio,in movies,on television and in live theatre and rodeo performances.His career spanned some 70 years in the entertainment industry.Recording and writing hundreds of songs; he was the most successful singing cowboy,who also completed 93 movies and starred in 91 television productions.Autry was ranked among the most celebrated film stars and for years was considered the most popular Western film star.By 1940, Gene Autry was the 4th highest grossing box office attraction according to Theater Exhibitors of America.
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