Bell Ranch Recollections

Martha Downer Ellis

Published by Clarendon Press, Clarendon, TX, 1965

About this Item

Clarendon Press, Clarendon, TX. 1965. Hardcover. Limited Edition- unnumbered but is one of 500 copies. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good+; shallow cracking of the finish on the front spine shoulder. No DJ. Green Pyroxlin coated boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board; branding iron emblem on the front board. Ranch scenes as endpapers. 95 pp 12mo. The author is the wife of George F. Ellis, the manager of the Bell Ranch in Eastern New Mexico where they have lived for the past 20 years. This book is the third in a series of books about the Bell Ranch. It features a collection of letters from individuals who once worked on the ranch describing their more interesting experiences. Laid in is a map showing the extent of The Red River Valley Co. (The Bell Ranch) and a publisher's advance notice bifold about this book and how to order one of the 500 copies. A clean very presentable and rare book.

Seller Inventory # 017905

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bell Ranch Recollections
• Publisher: Clarendon Press, Clarendon, TX
• Publication Date: 1965
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Robert Lougheed
• Edition: Limited Edition
• Condition: Very Good +
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Regional Histories
  • Ranching, cattle ranches, farming, rural life
  • New Mexico Related