Steele Melba (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches with some 81 pages. Bound in rust cloth with gilt spine lettering. Illustrated with photos. Biography of Preston Steele who was the man of many parts in the title. Perhaps his most notable achievement was the building of a herd of Texas Longhorn cattle in Colorado. In the original dust wrapper with a front flap price of $6.95. Book with slight wear; previous owner name at front; previous owner blind stamp on rear free end paper. Wrapper with slight wear. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE,

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition SIGNED on front free endpaper. This book "is the story of the life of Preston Steele. It is a story of cowboy life that will interest everyone who ever rode a horse; it is also the story of the trials and tribulations and rewards of twenty-five years as a game warden, and of the thrills of the old days in the majestic Grand Canyon." Ships same or next business day. Slight slant to spine. Minimal edge wear. Tiny bumps on bottom corners and spine ends. Very faint soiling to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minor edge and shelf wear. Faded on spine. Faint rippling on back cover. Tiny tear and damp stain on head edge of back cover. Tiny tear on bottom right corner of front cover. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 81 pages; Signed by Author.