Publication: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924, New York
First edition. The author's first book. Gray cloth, xvii [blank], 217 pp., preface, profusely illustrated with Will James' wonderful drawings. In 1924, Will James' career as an author and artist achieved national recognition with this work, his first book. A fine compilation of stories, complemented with his drawings. "He illustrates his books. The best one is his first, written before he became sophisticated with life."---J. Frank Dobie. "His first two books, Cowboys North and South and The Drifting Cowboy are high spots, for my money."---Jeff Dykes. An "Aristocrat of the Cow Country" as described by Louis P. Merrill. Very light off-setting to the front and rear pastedown sheets, else a fine, bright, clean copy in the rare dust jacket with minor wear to the spine ends and a tiny scuff to the rear cover. A nice copy in the elusive dust jacket housed in a matching cloth slipcase with a leather label on the spine and titles stamped in gilt.
Inventory Number: 46391Sold -- Contact us