The Longhorns

J. FRANK DOBIE

Other works by J. FRANK DOBIE

Publication: Little, Brown and Company, 1941, Boston

First Trade Edition. 8vo. Decorated cloth, xxiii [1], 388 pp., introduction, illustrated, notes, index. Numerous illustrations by Tom Lea. Dobie, "tells of the Spanish conquistadors, who brought their cattle with them; of ranching in the turbulent colonial times; of the cowboy, whose abandon, energy, insolence, and pride epitomized the booming West. He writes of terrifying stampedes, titanic bull fights on the range, ghost steers, and encounters with Indians." "Dobie's book not only gives a history of cattle introduction into the western hemisphere but the history of cattle drives, the nature of the beast that made the longhorn so popular. He does this through gathered anecdotal information in the cowboys' and cattlemen's own language. The book is replete with terms, slang, uses of longhorn 'parts,' connections with Native Americans, comparisons of traits of longhorns and buffalo, as well as more 'modern" cattle.'" Six Score 32 says," One of the true classics of Range Cattle Literature."

This copy is from the library of Dorothy and Clinton Josey with their neat bookplate affied to the front pastedown sheet and their penciled inventory notations on the rear pastedown sheet. This copy is inscribed on the front free fly leaf "Branded with good will for Dorothy & Clinton Josey. J. Frank Dobie " and three inked brands beneath his signature, and also signed by Dobie on the half title page, and by Tom Lea on the title page beneath his original mural of "The Stampede."

Fine, bright copy in a bright lightly rubbed dust jacket with small chips to the head of spine and tiny nicks, chips and closed tears to the extremities. An exceptional copy of a desirable book.

Inventory Number: 53956