Monte Walsh

Softcover, First Paperback Edition 1970 Pocket Books 442 pages. Good+, in illustrated wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear and a few scratches to covers, only flaws are a small damp stain to top edge of text block at the rear (does not affect reading of the text) and a slight shelf lean. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean with the exception of the above mentioned flaw. Monte Walsh is a classic Western, maybe the best ever written, and deserves to be read even by those who are not normally taken by the genre. It is a beautifully crafted period piece, describing the West and its cowboys during a time when it was in transition to modernity. But at its heart, it really is about those simple yet enduring themes: friendship, honor and duty. From Shaefer's elegant descriptions of the land, to his careful, humorous, and at times poignant portrayals of his characters, the book is a beautifully crafted masterpiece. Highly recommended to all lovers of Western Fiction. LOC SSS-32.