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Octavo, xvii, 332 pp. Yellow cloth, title in blue on spine and front panel. In publishers near fine dust cover (one 2 cm tear on back), $3.00 price on front flap, bright illustrations and vibrant colors. Some light toning of leaf ends but otherwise exemplary. Forward by Rupert Hughes. Signed by author to "W. B. Miller a friend indeed/ Thos. H. Rynning" at front end paper. (Six-Guns, Adams, 1924) An excellent example of this scarce signed work. First person account of the life of a Roosevelt Rough Rider, Arizona Ranger and Penitentiary warden. Acclaimed by two Arizona Governors for his service and heroism. Seller Inventory # 10029
Title: Gun Notches; The Life Story of a ...
Publisher: Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York
Publication Date: 1931
Binding: Stamped cloth
Illustrator: Signed first edition of Gun Notches: The Life Story of a Cowboy-Soldier by Thomas H. Rynning.
Condition: Near fine
Dust Jacket Condition: near fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition.
Seller: Doc O'Connor, Ft. Wright, KY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardback. 8vo. 1931. Very Good. No dust jacket. First Edition. Cloth boards with black titled front cover and spine. Minor soiling to covers. No names or marks. Seller Inventory # 010310
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Boojum and Snark Books, Kanab, UT, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Softcover, with sewn binding and covers recapitulating the dustcover issued with the hardcover binding (including the front and rear flaps, with the blurbs and price). This is very likely a softcover advance review copy before the hardcover issue (as was the pattern for several other books published by Frederick A. Stokes Co.). In addition to same date (1931) on the title and copyright pages, there is an ink stamp on the title page: "PUB'N DATE SEP 17 1931". About good (front cover starting; minor chipping, edges of covers; paper moderately toned). As of the time of this listing, this is the most affordable first edition copy with the scarce dustcover (although not removable). 8x 5 5/8 inches, 332 pp. "Thomas Harbo Rynning (February 17, 1866 June 18, 1941) was an officer in the United States Army who served with Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders during the Spanish American War. He was also the captain of the Arizona Rangers, warden of Yuma Territorial Prison, and a United States Marshal in San Diego, California." (K086). Seller Inventory # 4557
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Book has some modest toning to endpapers, an inch area of light staining to lower right of front, some modest foxing in some part of spine gutters. otherwise quite a nice copy, clean and bright, with bright yellow cloth and a tight binding. Dust jacket has chipping and wear to corners, a few closed tears at edges, light toning and modest rubbing. still presentable and now protected in a clear cover. Photos on request. Seller Inventory # 995540
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Magnus Berglund, Book Seller, Sutter Creek, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. forward by Rupert Hughes (illustrator). Yellow boards show light wear. Signed by Alfred Cohn on front yellow end papers. Inside is clean and tight. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 024064
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: K & B Books, Tucson, AZ, AZ, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 332 pp. A near fine, tight, unmarked rare soft cover copy. With the dust jacket issued on the hardcover binding and including the front and rear flaps. This is a soft cover advance review copy before the hardcover was issued. It is stamped on the title page with PUB'N DATE SEP 17 1931. Housed in a beautiful custom made clam shell slip case as photographed. Additionally, with this advance copy comes an original United States Marshal document from San Diego, CA. signed by Thomas H. Rynning. The subject of this book Thomas Rynning (1866-1941) was one of Roosevelt's Rough Riders, Captain of the Arizona Rangers, Warden of the Arizona penitentiary at Yuma, Constructor of the Florence, Arizona prison and always a frontier lawman. An excellent read about a real western lawman, his life and times and the outlaws he captured and pursued. Six-Guns #1924, Herd #1983. We consider this advance copy in the custom clam shell case to be rare! Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 004487-1
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
First edition. First edition. 8vo. Cloth, xvii [3], 332 pp., foreword. Foreword by Rupert Hughes. Six Guns 1924 says, "Scarce." "This book deals with many of the Arizona outlaws Rynning pursued while serving as an Arizona Ranger." Rynning was one of the most colorful and exciting characters of the American West. He was a cowboy, and Indian fighter, an officer in the Roosevelt Rough Riders, and penitentiary warden, as well as an Arizona Ranger. Former owner's bookplate removed from front fly leaf, else a near-fine copy in the elusive dust jacket which has light wear to the head of spine and extremities, with the rare wrap-a-round promotional band with a promotional blurb by Rupert Hughes. Much "Rough Rider" content and the nicest copy we've seen of this book in years. Seller Inventory # 38422
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Yellow cloth stamped in red, red topstain. Presentation copy inscribed by Rynning to the ffep in 1937. Edges/points frayed, spine softened/sunned. Ink marks to bottom block edge. Slightly canted, pages toned. Firm hinges and binding. Not a first; first edition was by Frederick A. Stokes. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Seller Inventory # 38398
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: K & B Books, Tucson, AZ, AZ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 332 pp. A fine, tight, sharp cornered copy with no bookplates in a bright very good + unclipped dust jacket with chipping to its upper and lower spine. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR and inscribed to U.S. district court judge Jeremiah Neterer (1862-1943) in 1935 and also signed and inscribed to another owner of this book by his widow in 1948. Additionally, laid in is a short bio. on Judge Neterer and a Thomas Rynning Memory Tribute from Bonham Brothers Mortuary in San Diego, California. The subject of this book Thomas Rynning (1866-1941) was one of Roosevelt's Rough Riders, Captain of the Arizona Rangers, Warden of the Arizona penitentiary at Yuma, Constructor of the Florence, Arizona prison and always a frontier lawman. An excellent read about a real western lawman, his life and times and the outlaws he captured and pursued. Six-Guns #1924, Herd #1983. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 004486-1
Quantity: 1 available