Monte Walsh by Jack Schaefer, First Edition (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: About Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, Fourth Printing. Hard cover 8vo in brown marbled boards w/white cloth spine. About Fine w/ partial bookseller sticker front endpaper, else Fine and unmarked; Very Good jacket edgeworn, chipped at spine tips and corners, 3" chip at heel, now in clear protective cover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. 501pp. Uncommon signature. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Printing. Small chip to top of dust jacket spine. Paper sticker affixed to lower center front free end paper: "Submitted by Goldstone-Tobias Agency, Inc., Beverly Hills, Calif.".

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. A lovely, clean, tight and unread copy bound in brown paper-covered boards and a white woven cloth spine stamped brightly in brown and black. In a complete, pictorial dust jacket with a photo of Jack Schaefer featured on the rear panel. With the original price of $5.95 at the top of the inside front flap. There is some slight rubbing to the top and bottom of the dust jacket spine ends and a touch of wear at the corners, but no pieces missing. A small piece of clear tape, barely noticeable, has been applied at the top 1/2" of the dust jacket spine. Overall, a very handsome and collectible copy. "Monte Walsh, a good man with a horse. A man proud of his skills and of his independence, so suited to a particular way of life that he wishes no other. This is Montes story, told with affection and understanding and a sureness of touch that seems to say this is the way it really was. The story unfolds in a series of episodes, each one a small drama in itself. We follow Monte from runaway boy to trail hand, to topnotch cowhand and bronc buster, to aging saddle bum. We see in sharply drawn portraits his companions at the Slash Y, particularly Chet Rollins, his closest friend. Jack Warner Schaefer was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of an attorney. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1929 with a major in English. He attended graduate school at Columbia University from 192930, but left without completing his Master of Arts degree. He then went to work for the United Press. In his long career as a journalist, he would hold editorial positions at many eastern publications. Schaefer's first success as a novelist came in 1949 with his memorable novel Shane, set in Wyoming. Few realized that Schaefer himself had never been anywhere near the west. Nevertheless, he continued writing successful westerns, selling his home in Connecticut and moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1955. (Wikipedia) First Edition with "First Printing" stated on the copyright page.

8.75 x 5.75, cloth backed boards, 501 pp, nice copy in dw with minor fray to spine top and short edge tear on back panel, front hinge starting, FIRST ED. Review copy with publisher's slip present plus more related material.

Hardccover. Condition: Very Good to Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Solid copy in its first printing. Unmarked, tight and square. Quarter bound in beige cloth over marbled brown paper covered boards. Tan spine lightly pushed near head and some faint soiling. Price clipped jacket has some rubbing and modest wear at head of spine. Basis for film that starred Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau and Jack Palance. Scarce. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardccover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Solid copy in its first printing. Unmarked, tight and square. Quarter bound in beige cloth over marbled brown paper covered boards. Tan spine clean, fresh and sharp. First three pages twerked a bit along thier upper edge next to hinge Price clipped jacket has small chip on rear panel and moderate edgewear at spine ends. Basis for film that starred Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau and Jack Palance. Scarce. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.