Wild Cow Tales (Limited Edition Slipcover)
by Ben K. Green (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/As New
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969 Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 1974. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Limited Edition. Number 190 of 300 numbered Stated First Edition copies signed by Ben K. Green on the limitation page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine; light rubbing to spine title from acetate jacket. Acetate DJ: As New. Publisher's brown board slipcase with 190 on spine; slight edge fading; chipping on one side of opening. Original beige linen boards and spine with bright gold lettering on black leather label on spine and cowboy branding iron impression on front board. 306 pp 8vo. In thirteen stories full of rope burns and brush scratches, the author tells of the days when he made a specialty of catching wild cows. The author tells of his adventures with wild steers, sharing with readers the years he worked in thorny brush and canyon country delivering those animals that were too wily or too wild for the normal roundup. A clean pristine copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004314
- Title
- Wild Cow Tales (Limited Edition Slipcover)
- Author
- Ben K. Green (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Illustrator
- Lorence Bjorklund
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Wild cows, cattle round ups, wild steers, veterinarian, horses and cattle, ranch ponies, Ben K. Green, cowboys, ranches,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Memoirs; Autobiography; Animal Stories;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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