Lone Cowboy, My Life Story. Illustrated Classic Edition

WILL JAMES

Publication: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932, New York

First Illustrated, Classic, edition. First state. 8vo. Cloth with the book's cover a color picture pasted to the front cover, as originally issued, front and rear endpapers depict a chase scene done in full color, xi [3], 431 [3] pp., illustrated with 98 black & white drawings and 8 full color pictures including the frontispiece all by the author. A splendid and rare copy of this popular author's autobiography. A fine, bright and tight copy with the rare original transparent glassine wrapper with the two paper flap folds present, one detached and laid-in. This copy is housed in the original presentation carton which has the front cover designed label pasted-on and it has a bit of light wear to the edges but is solid and strong.This first state edition, complete as issued by the publisher, is the most difficult item for a collector to obtain, if ever as we know of only two other copies in private collections. You may find another copy as fine as this one, but none better.

Inventory Number: 46760