Hunter Marvin Compiled Edited (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint Edition. Good/none, used, 2nd pb printing, illustrated stiff paper wraps, v-xxx, 1085pp. Interior clean, no marks, binding tight. Shelf rubbing to wraps, no chips or tears, corners slightly thumbed.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 4th printing of this edition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Reprint. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book is in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright.

Blue Cloth. Condition: Light Corner and Edge Wear. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Second Edition, Revised. Two volumes in one. Published under the dirtection of George W. Saunders, whose portrait serves as the frontispiece. "Interesting sketches of early cowboys and their experiences on the range and on the trail during the days that tried men's souls." Illustrations through the text material. 1044pp. See the following citations: Howes H-816, Graff 2020, Six-Guns 1084, Herd 1103, Basic Texas Books 99. Size: Thick Demy Octavo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. . . . . 8vo, hardcover. No dj. Good condition. Ex-library copy, rebound in library buckram. Pulp paper contents age-toned as expected, free of marking or writing - also free of interior library stamping. 498 pp., illus. Scarce original first printing of this seminal Wesrern Americana/Texana title. 19th, American, Century, Exploration, History, Native, Southwest, Western,

[TEXAS]. First edition. 8vo. Volume I. 8vo. Pictorial cloth, 498 pp., frontispiece, portraits, advertisement. "Published under the direction of George W. Saunders, President of the Old Trail Drivers Association. This first volume was exhausted before the second volume appeared; therefore it was reprinted in 1924 with some revisions and additions in an edition of 500 copies with a "second edition" imprint.In spite of the crudeness of the two volumes, they are perhaps the most important single contribution to the history of cattle driving on the Western trails."--Ramon Adams. In SIX-GUNS.Ramon Adams refers to the original edition as "rare" and the 1924 "second edition" as scarce. "This compilation is the essential starting point for any study of Texas trail driving days."--John Jenkins. "Absolutely the best source there is on the cattle trail"--Walter Prescott Webb. "This vast complication of original accounts by old trail drivers is one of the best cattle books, and the largest collection of first hand narratives of the range cattle industry."--Bill Reese. A rare and important work. This first volume has been re-cased with the original covers laid-down and internal spine channels have been reinforced else a near fine, tight and clean copy in the original dust jacket with small chips to the spine ends and spine panel with light wear to the corners and extremities. A nice tight and attractive copy.

[TEXAS]. Second edition revised. Deluxe edition limited to 100 copies of which this copy number 10, Signed by George W. Saunders, President of "The Old Trail Drivers Association." Two-tone quarter gray cloth and light blue cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the spine, top edges gilt, xvi, 1044p., frontispiece (portrait). illustrated from photographs, portraits, foreword, two volumes in one. "Published under the direction of George W. Saunders, President of the Old Trail Drivers Association." "These are the chronicles of the trail drivers of Texas . those rugged men and, sometimes, women who drove cattle and horses up the trails from Texas to northern markets in the late 1800s. Gleaned from members of the Old Time Trail Drivers' Association, these hundreds of real-life stories . some humorous, some chilling, some rambling, all interesting . form an invaluable cornerstone to the literature, history, and folklore of Texas and the West." This edition is preferred by many collectors and scholars because it combines all the accounts found in the original Volumes 1 and 2, and the first revised issue of Volume 1. This edition also contains 9 additional accounts not found in any earlier editions. ".Perhaps the most important single contribution to the history of cattle driving on the Western trails."---Ramon Adams. "This compilation is the essential starting point for any study of Texas trail driving days."---John H. Jenkins. "Absolutely the best source there is on the cattle trail."---Walter Prescott Webb. "This vast compilation of original accounts by old trail drivers is one of the best cattle books and the largest collection of first hand narratives of the range cattle industry."---Bill Reese. An important work. A Merrill Aristocrat of the Cow Country. An amazing copy still protected with the original unprinted glassine dust jacket and a fine, virtually unused copy of a book that rarely comes to market. This is the nicest copy we have ever handled and it is housed in a two-tone quarter leather and cloth clamshell case with titles stamped in gilt on the spine. An exceptional copy.