Longhorn Trail Drivers Being a True Story of The Cattle Drives of Long Ago [SIGNED, FIRST EDITION.FOR HIS FRIENDS]
by Frank M. King; King, Frank
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cody, Wyoming, United States
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About This Item
U.S.A.: Self Published, 1940. Book. Illus. by Uncredited. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. SIGNED, FIRST EDITION. SIGNED/AUTOGRAPHED with King's handwritten "Cowhand Author" under his signature (NO inscription) on frontispiece. FIRST EDITION (stated), "This First Edition Privately Published for His Friends by the Author 1940". Collectible. Pub. "This First Edition Privately Published for His Friends by the Author 1940". Hardcover: Good. Gilt on burgundy-maroon cloth with leather texture/appearance over boards. Book has bumping, edgewear, rubbing, wear at spine ends and tips, dent/crease at lower back corner tip region. Binding is intact but loose. Cocked. Issued without Dust Jacket. Contents: Clean. Light toning. Markings: NONE located on page flip. 272 pp. Illustrated with B&W photographs, prints, drawings. Illustration front endpaper. Map back endpaper has pending hinge exposure. No unpleasant odors detected. Try as we might, to be careful with our listings, sometimes minor things slip by. Photos available upon request. Dependable seller. Satisfaction guaranteed. Carefully packaged. Prompt shipping includes USPS Tracking and Insurance. ac660.
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- Bookseller
- Ate Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000336
- Title
- Longhorn Trail Drivers Being a True Story of The Cattle Drives of Long Ago [SIGNED, FIRST EDITION.FOR HIS FRIENDS]
- Author
- Frank M. King; King, Frank
- Illustrator
- Uncredited
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Self Published
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1940
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- ac660; Animal - Cattle, Cow, Bull, Longhorn; Cattle Drive; Texas, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico; Western Americana; Cattle Ranching; Cowboys; King Ranch; Western; Frank M. King; King, Frank; Signed, Autographed; First Edition; Privately Printed
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Cody, Wyoming
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- Hinge
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- Spine
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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