Lead Steer And Other Tales.

JACK M. POTTER

Publication: Leader Press, 1939, Clayton

First edition. 8vo. Inscribed by the author. Stiff pictorial wrappers, [6], 116 [2] pp., foreword, illustrated. Foreword is "Belling the Lead Steer" by J. Frank Dobie. Illustrated with drawings including the front cover by H. D. Bugbee and from photos. A collection of Southwestern cowboy stories, first published in 1939 by Leader Press in Clayton, New Mexico. The book offers a firsthand glimpse into the life of a trail driver during the early 20th century. Potter, who was a rancher and cowboy himself, shares his experiences and adventures, providing readers with authentic narratives from the American Southwest. Herd 1822 says, "Scarce." Inside hinges professionally reinforced, three small closed tears to fore-edge of front panel, else near fine copy housed in a cloth clamshell case.