[4 Titles] Riders of the Stars, a Book of Western Verse; Song of the Outlands, Ballads of the Hoboes and Other Verse; Songs of the Trail; Songs of the Lost Frontier

Knibbs, Henry Herbert

Published by Houghton and Mifflin 1916; (1919?); 1920;, Boston & New York, 1916

About this Item

Moderate rubbing, edgewear to covers of Riders of the Stars; rubbing to leading corner tips of Songs of the Trail with a bit of toning to top edges of covers; Lost Frontier with tiny pinpoint dent lower edge front cover and light tanning to edges; Outlands is fine. ; Cloth backs and paper over boards; spines lettered in gilt. Songs of the Trail illustrated by Harold Cue. All are First Editions except for Song of the Outlands with no date on title page, but (1914?) in pencil by previous owner. Riders Of the Stars with a note in pencil on front endpaper "Grace Hebard's Copy" and her holograph signature dated June 1918. Hebard was an American historian, suffragist, scholar, writer, political economist, and noted University of Wyoming educator. Lost Frontier with a color illustrated bookplate on the front pastedown: "Western Americana Collection of R. F. McGraw."; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; Though he was never a working cowboy, Henry Herbert Knibbs was imbued with a love of the west and western themes, expressed in his cowboy poems and stories.

Seller Inventory # 12521

Bibliographic Details

• Title: [4 Titles] Riders of the Stars, a Book of Western Verse; Song of the Outlands, Ballads of the Hoboes and Other Verse; Songs of the Trail; Songs of the Lost Frontier
• Publisher: Houghton and Mifflin 1916; (1919?); 1920;, Boston & New York
• Publication Date: 1916
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good