126. Vengeance Trail. New York: Dodge Publishing Company, (1942).
First Edition. Western adventure novel of an outlaw who seeks revenge against the man who sent him to prison. Very Good in Very Good but edge chipped dustjacket. Item #37546
First Edition. Western adventure novel of an outlaw who seeks revenge against the man who sent him to prison. Very Good in Very Good but edge chipped dustjacket. Item #37546
First English Edition. Western set romance and adventure novel of ranch life and "a million dollars in unexploited water-rights". Near Fine, some foxing to page edges, in Very Good dustjacket, two inch closed tear at lower front panel. Item #29723
First Edition. Western set romance and adventure novel of ranch life and "a million dollars in unexploited water-rights". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, small chip at top spine end. Item #39757
First Edition. R. R. dustjacket art. Western genre novel set in a mining town around San Francisco, of a zealous young parson who inadvertently wins title to the local gambling house and is morally corrupted. Basis for the 1941 Paramount black and white talking film directed by William McGann and starring Charles Ruggles and Ellen Drew. Near Fine in Good to Very Good dustjacket with centimeter deep chipping to spine ends and unfortunate large abrasion to rear panel which has lifted away most of the lettering at the center of the panel. Item #15483
First Edition. R. R. dustjacket art. Western genre novel set in a mining town around San Francisco, of a zealous young parson who inadvertently wins title to the local gambling house and is morally corrupted. Basis for the 1941 Paramount black and white talking film directed by William McGann and starring Charles Ruggles and Ellen Drew. Near Fine but for "Office Copy" stamped at top page edge, in Very Good dustjacket, small internal chip at lower front panel, some nicking and wear. Item #27354
First Edition. R. R. dustjacket art. Western genre novel set in a mining town around San Francisco, of a zealous young parson who inadvertently wins title to the local gambling house and is morally corrupted. Basis for the 1941 Paramount black and white talking film directed by William McGann and starring Charles Ruggles and Ellen Drew. Very Good, bit of discoloration at fore-edge of front cover, in Near Fine dustjacket but for vertical crease at spine. Item #32403
First English Edition. Adventure novel of John Stuart Webster, mining engineer, and his involvement in a Mexican mine claim. Set partially in California. Basis for a lost 1918 American silent romance film directed by Oscar Apfel and produced by Paralta Plays. It starred J. Warren Kerrigan and Lois Wilson, A scarce edition of this cheaply produced book. Very Good, some drip spots to cloth, first page signature a bit loose, in Very Good dustjacket. Item #31120
First Edition. Politzer dustjacket art. Story of a biased justice in the West when a six-shooter gets into a fight with a rich philanderer and tries to clear his name of his guilt. Very Good with spine faded in a Very Good dustjacket with foxing to inside of jacket, and a dime-sized closed tear to lower spine corner of rear panel, short tears to front flap corners. Item #17805
First Edition. Uncommon title by LeMay. Story of brothers pitched against each other in a rancher feud, which he rewrote as a screenplay, for the 1950 technicolor LeMay-Templeton Picture, “The Sundowners,” directed by George Templeton and starring Robert Preston, Robert Sterling, and Chill Wills. Near Fine with ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, in a Very Good dustjacket, with few short closed tears and light edge wear, few small, light stains to rear panel. Item #19501
First Edition. Western Adventure novel. Novel intended for young adults. Very Good with rear hinge cracked in Very Good dustjacket with light chipping to spine ends, shallow chipping to front edges and rear top edge. Item #16547
First Macaulay Edition. Humorous western novel of a Wyoming cow-puncher who has a weakness for women. Very Good, short tear at lower edge of index page, in Very Good dustjacket, corner of front flap torn away (price-clipped?), some shallow edge chips. Item #34863
Second Edition" slug at half-title, with First Edition plates. Gayle Hoskins cover and dustjacket art and illustrations. Western adventure and mystery novel with a female protagonist who is depicted at frontis holding a gun, with the caption "the first cartridge had jammed and every other chamber was filled". Includes chapter titles: Crowheart's First Murder Mystery and The Dago Duke and Dan. Not found in Hubin (2001 edition). Near Fine bright copy in Very Good dustjacket but for some dampstaining to flap edges and triangular chip less than an inch deep at its peak at lower spine end. Item #9528
First Edition, Advance Reading Copy with review slip laid in. Ronald Wing dustjacket art. A grim western novel of murder, greed, and gold. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #7084
First Edition. Parkhur dustjacket art. Arizona set western adventure novel in which a Detective Agency steps in where the law fails. "As detective and as the new chief of the vigilantes, Jerry tracks his enemies through further murders, thefts, and gun scrimmages, escapes lynching, is ambushed in a saloon, searches out clues, discovers the secrets of a bullet with a microscope..." A scarce title. Very Good but for chip to cloth at upper rear spine edge, in Very Good price-clipped dustjacket, couple small chips at spine ends. Item #30688
First Edition. "A thrilling, red-blooded tale of a picturesque character against the background of hell-roaring towns where men drank, quarreled, killed and went about their business. Gordon Lillie, as Pawnee Bill, the hero of countless men and boys of this and past generations, stood in the doorway of the restaurant in Caldwell one Saturday afternoon. Before him were cattle thieves, horse thieves, Indians, desperadoes, women with hard eyes and painted cheeks. He stood on the threshold of a career that was to be one of the most colorful and stirring in the annals of the glamorous Southwest." A very uncommon title to be found in dustjacket. Near Fine but for mild cocking, in Very Good dustjacket, some wear at front spine edge, shallow chipping at lower spine end. Item #22008
First Edition. 'The citizens of Cougar were whipped, bent under the slave lash of a murderous organization known as the Black Riders''. This copy inscribed and signed by the author at front free endpaper. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Item #37312
First Edition. Original yellow cloth, lacking jacket. This copy nicely inscribed and signed at front endpaper by author to 'Mom and Dad Brown'. His parents? Uncertain. An uncommon title. Good, cloth soiled, cocking. Item #34926
First Edition. Original yellow cloth, lacking jacket. This copy nicely inscribed and signed at front endpaper by author to his son Wallace. An uncommon title. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket, some tiny chips and closed tears. Item #37314
First Danish Edition. A European translation of this western novel with great inscription by the author at front endpaper: "For Christopher Allan MacDonald / This Ducth translation / of "Comanche Scalp" / which I dedicated to / you, (in the American edition.) / affectionately, / Allan / (William Colt MacDonald) / 1/15/57 / Hi, Matador!". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #20510
First Edition. Western adventure novel of a football star from the East who falls in love with the daughter of his family's arch enemy. Very Good, modest cocking, stamped 'Harpers' at top and lower page edge, in Very Good dustjacket, dime sized chip at top spine end and front panel. Item #32872
First Edition. Western adventure novel of a father and son crime duo. Very Good, webbing showing at rear inner hinge, in Good only dustjacket, darkened at spine, scotch tape mends to verso of spine, chipped at spine ends and flap corners, closed tears at edges. Item #25329
First Edition. Western adventure novel of a father and son crime duo. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Item #35662
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. Exciting story of a lawyer who returned to Mesa Junction to visit a dying friend, only to find himself amidst a range war. Good plus, with covers rather damp-stained and ownership markings to front free endpaper, in a Good dustjacket with shallow chipping to top spine end, some minor bleeding of front covers to verso of jacket. Item #18713
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