Last of the Vaqueros

Fresno, CA: Academy Library Guild, 1960. 1st edition. Good/Fair. Book has scraping on upper front corner, lower spine & lower front panel near gutter, some wrinkling to spine, some wear to corners, former owner signature & date on obverse of FFE, some bending to upper page corners. DJ has chipping & wear to corners (Front corners especially), wear, chipping & wrinkling to spine, chipping & closed tears to edges, darkening to spine, staining to inside, mostly on spine and near folds. Illustrated with line drawings and photos, Illustrated end-papers. Includes footnotes and appendix (long list of vaqueros - both Paisano and Anglo - plus shorter lists of chuck wagon cooks and women riders). Chapters on the ancient history of vaqueros, horses, riders, lore and legends. Unique book, fairly rare, still in serviceable condition. Book and dust jacket have been roughly handled and exposed, at some point, to water.