A Texas Cow Boy (Cowboy) or Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony.

Virginia: Time Life. As New with no dust jacket. 1980. Reprint (Time-Life Facsimile Edition). Hardcover. 0809435683 . From the prestigiously-bound Time-Life series "Classics of The Old West". A 1980 Facsimile reprint of the First edition of 1885, it preserves the historical authenticity including typographical errors and printing irregularities. Hardback in brown leather boards (Time-Life actually state that these bindings are Leather, but they look more like 'leatherette' to me - but presumably the publishers know what they are talking about? ) with Bright Gilt titling to the front cover and spine. The front cover has a blind-stamped illustration to the lower third of the cover, which is a uniform illustration on all these 'Classics of the Old West' series and has the Title 'Classics of the Old West' picked out in gilt. 3 raised bands on the spine with gilt titling and a blind stamped decoration of a saddle to the lower half of the spine. (Unread/Unused and As New). Silk headbands and a yellow-gold ribbon bookmark. As New/No Jacket. All page fore-edges bright Gilt. This is a Lovely Facsimile reprint. No Inscriptions or Marks. Marbled endpapers. (xii) + 316 pp. A full Colour Title Page depicting a Texas Cowboy / "Cow Puncher" on a horse, opposite a full page colour illustration of 'Representation of Life in a Cow Camp' - oddly here the usual positioning of Title and Frontispiece have been reversed. Presumably as in the original book. ? . With a couple of small but full page b/w engravings in the rest of the book. Complete with the original integral yellow ribbon bookmark, the loose leaf 'details of the book', and the specially provided Time Life 'Ex Libris' bookplate provided as a loose leaf for the new owner to use. I currently have about 5 other 'Classics of The Old West' books in a uniform binding in the same series - please enquire if interested. Almost all in a similar condition. An Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright 'As New' copy. Looks unread. "This is one of the first written accounts of life as a Cowboy. It is an exciting story, told in plain language and reflecting the values, as well as all the prejudices, of its day." ; Classics of the Old West; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .