A Lean Year And Other Stories (Western Literature Series) by Robert Laxalt - 1994-05-01

University of Nevada Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

University of Nevada Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of Nevada Press, May 1994. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. Pencil marking to front flyleaf. Clean and bright. Possible light wear.

Reno, NV: University of Nevada Press, 1994. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. AS NEW IN DJ.

Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press (1994).. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Cloth. xiii, 188 pages. Wrinkling to rear panel of jacket. A clean, attractive copy.

Reno. 1994. University of Nevada Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0874172411. 189 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Richard Hendel. keywords: Literature America Nevada. FROM THE PUBLISHER - In this collection of sixteen short stories, Robert Laxalt evokes the Nevada of the 1950s with illuminating insight. Written when Laxalt was in his twenties, the stories are as fresh as if they were penned yesterday. Humanity good and bad, humor and cruelty, satire and adventure are found in these early stories of a Nevada poised on the brink of change. In the lead story, Cowboy Clint Hamilton laments that the town is ‘getting more like a big city every day' as the traditional gambling joints of earlier times give way to the gaudy casinos that will soon become modern glitz. In another story, set in the remote rangelands of northern Nevada where livestock is king, Old Button can only fantasize about being ‘the best buckaroo that ever lived'. On a Paiute Indian reservation only… Read More

Reno, Las Vegas, London: University of Nevada Press, 1994. NEW in a NEW dust jacket. Near PERFECT condition. The jacket shows just a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear (like you sometimes find in any new book store). NO chips, tears or fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. First printing of the First Edition with complete number row (987654321) on the copyright page. Bound in the original gilt-stamped red cloth. From the dust jacket: "In this collection of sixteen short stories, Robert Laxalt evokes the Nevada of the 1950s with illuminating insight. Written when Laxalt was in his twenties, the stories are as fresh as if they were penned yesterday. Humanity good and bad, humor and cruelty, satire and adventure are found in these early stories of a Nevada poised on the brink of change. In the lead story, Cowboy Clint Hamilton laments that the town is 'getting more like a… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of Nevada Press. Used - Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.