First Edition. Ruth King dustjacket art and illustrations. Western set mystery not listed in Hubin involving the troubles that came to the people of Home Valley after the death of their leader, including superstition, rich rivals, and disloyal ranchers, and the attempts to salvage a new leadership. Very Good with light fading to edges in a Very Good dustjacket with shallow edge chipping and short closed tears and two barely noticeable four-inch closed tears and connective crease to front panel. Item #18633

First Edition. "An uproariously funny story of a tiny mining settlement in the West, which is shaken to the very roots by the sudden possession of a baby, found on the plains by one of its residents. The town is as disreputable a spot as the gold fever was ever responsible for, and the coming of that baby causes the upheaval of every rooted tradition of the place. Its christening, the problems of its toys and its illness, supersede in the minds of the miners all thought of earthly treasure." Basis for the 1920 black and white silent Universal Film production directed by Jacques Jaccard and starring Harry Carey and Carol Holloway. Almost Near Fine, some rubbing at lower spine end, some mild signs of wear, publisher's name flecked at spine, in incredibly scarce original publisher's printed dustjacket, Near Fine. Item #23108

First Edition stated. Remington Schuyler dustjacket art. Western adventure novel by the creator of Hopalong Cassidy. "The law of the six shooter ran the town and the gold crazed men gambled madly and robbed brazenly". Very Good or Near Fine, lower corners lightly bumped, in Good only dustjacket, lacking top inch and half of spine, shallow edge chips and wear, some splitting at rear flap edge mended at rear with archival tape, some mending at lower spine end. Item #29560

First Edition stated. Harry Beckhoff dustjacket art. Humorous western novel of a war 'with a gang of city crooks, range country bad men, and cattle rustlers'. Very Good, bit of dampstain spotting to rear cover, soiling to top page edge, in Very Good dustjacket, shallow loss at spine ends, dime sized chip at rear flap corner. Item #37594

First Edition. Western novel of the desperate attempts of Don Beltran to wrest a treasure and an old Indian idol from a peaceful scientist who has journeyed to Hermosa to excavate the Casa Perdita ruins". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket chipped at spine ends and flap corners. Item #23890

First Edition. Fictionalized biography of Sam Houston by one of the earliest Native American novelists. Near Fine bright copy in Very Good plus dustjacket, few nicks, small v-shaped closed abrasion to rear panel. Item #5685

First English Edition. Western adventure novel. This copy inscribed to Maine author Arthur Staples by Pendexter at front endpaper and with page and a half typed letter taped in at front pastedown. Letter is very detailed concerning his published stories, methodology and humor in Australian publishing. Very Good. Item #34961

Early or First Edition published without frontis. Charles Durant dustjacket art. Gun-fighting western novel. Very Good plus, few clip-outs pasted to front pastedown an front free endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, light pinkish damp stain to rear panel. Item #9432

First Edition. Clarence Rowe dustjacket art and illustrations. Early Western and Raine title to be found in original illustrated jacket. "A story of the Cattle Range. This story brings out the turbid life of the frontier with all its engaging dash and vigor with a charming love interest running through its pages". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at spine ends and few flap corners, few short closed tears, jacket less than a centimeter shorter than book as printed. Item #21951

First Edition stated. 'Feuds, fights, never ceasing action, of a lone youth's stand against a band of desperadoes on the Overland Trail'. Near Fine bright copy in Very Good dustjacket, some chipping at spine ends. Item #35770

First Edition in dustjacket with ads for Raine titles published as late as 1913. Author's uncommon second book. "In this vivid story the author has captured the breezy charm of 'Cattleland,' and brings to us the turbid life of the frontier with all its engaging dash and vigor." Basis for the 1924 black and white silent Universal Pictures film 'The Man from Wyoming' directed by Robert Bradbury and starring Jack Hoxie and Lillian Rich. Very scarce in contemporary dustjacket. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, small chip at top spine end, lower spine end with few closed tears with scotch tape shadows at verso. Item #23402