VAQUERO OF THE BRUSH COUNTRY by DOBIE, J.FRANK - (first PB 1954),

Pennant, 1954. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Ed. First paperback ed. Very good condition, slight over all wear. .

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Dallas, TX: The Southwest Press, 1929. Special Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Justin C. Gruelle. Second Edition, First Printing. Hard cover large 8vo in rattlesnake skin patterned boars, brown cloth spine w/black titles. Very Good/ No DJ. Heavy edgewear, front label missing, owner name front endpaper, else Fine and unmarked. xv, 314pp inc. Appendix A and B, Index; illustrated by Justin C. Gruelle. Has material on Billy the Kid and others. Adams, Six-Guns 606.

Grosset & Dunlap Publishers. Used - Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (Pioneers, Cowboys, Texas Rangers, History) 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. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Hardcover Cloth 302 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Good. Fourth Reprint edition 1952. Elegant tan boards and green embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Previous owners address on first title page. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Edges have the usual yellowing. Pages are lightly toned. An unclipped dust jacket protected by mylar cover is discolored with age showing considerable shelf wear - tears, scrapes, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
This true story of the Texas brush range and the first cowboys, as thrilling as any tale of fiction, has become a classic in Western literature. It is the story of the land where cattle by tens of thousands were killed on the prairie and where the "Skinning War" was fought.
It is the story of the Chisholm Trail up to Abilene and the Platte and of establishing a ranch on the free grass of the Texas Panhandle, of roping elk in… Read More

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New York: Pennant Books, 1954. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Pennant Books number P51, new condensed edition, Stated First Printing October 1954, "The Story of a Man Who Helped Tame the Southwest" paperback is in Fine condition vivid colors, great color illustrations of cowboy roping a longhorn, 184 pages from te King of Western stories J. Frank Dobie, No previous owner writing, Book is in never read condition, ultra clean and rare in this condition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.

London: Hammond, Hammond & Co., 1949. 1st British . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gruelle, Justin C.. 274pp.incl.index+adverts; HB brwn.w/gilt; some rub w/wear on edges&corners; clean,tight pgs. DJ brwn.&yellow w/white-pic.cover; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; chips,tp.&bttm.spine; lt.tan; corner-cut. "This true story of the Texas brush range and the first cowboys is as thrilling as any tale of fiction." illus.

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1946. xvi, 302pp. Original publisher's cloth, dust jacket with a couple of sizable chips at top edge. Internally clean and fresh. Very good. Later edition of Dobie's first book, sketches of cowboy life in the Texas Panhandle, Colorado, and New Mexico, based in part on the life of John Young. HOWES D376 (ref). BASIC TEXAS BOOKS 44 (ref). REESE, BEST OF THE WEST 250 (note).