Cowboys Of The Wild West. A Graphic Portrayal Of Cowboy Life On The Boundless Plains Of The Wild West, With Its Attending Realistic And Exciting Incidents And Adventures

HARRY HAWKEYE

Publication: I & M Ottenheimer, Publishers, 1908, Baltimore

First edition. 8vo. Original pictorial color wrappers, 189 pp., plus 3 pp. of advertisements, introduction, illustrated, advertisements. "Harry Hawkeye" is the pseudonym of Paul Emilius Lowe. Also published at the same time and in the same format in New York by L. Lipkind in 1908. "Fred White Sr. notes that this edition was no doubt sold on railroad trains and stations and printed on the cheapest newsprint, a miracle it survived." Chapters include The Kow King's Ranch, The Cattle Thieves, Chasing The Cattle Thieves, Battle With The Cattle Thieves, Captured By The Bandits and Rescued By The Cowboys, Fight With The Indians, The Prairie Fire, etc. Tal Luther listed a copy in 1976, no other records listed since that time. Signatures are tight but moderate wear to the spine, small chips to fore-edges of the rear cover, with front cover intact, else a good+ to very good copy of a rare book.

Inventory Number: 41821