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The Trail Drivers Of Texas. J. MARVIN (COMPILED AND EDITED BY). HUNTER

The Trail Drivers Of Texas.

J. MARVIN (COMPILED AND EDITED BY). HUNTER

Other works by J. MARVIN (COMPILED AND EDITED BY). HUNTER

Publication: Argosy-Antiquarian Ltd, 1963, New York

First edition thus. One of ninety-seven copies specially bound in quarter leather and decorated boards and numbered, of which eighty-five are for sale. This is copy number 91 and signed by Harry Sinclair Drago, who provided the new introduction. Two volumes. Volume I: xxviii, 549pp., illustrated; Volume II: 549-1070pp., Illustrated, Index. "This vast compilation of original accounts by old trail drivers is one of the most interesting works on the range cattle industry. It is certainly the most extensive collection of firsthand narratives gathered by the indefatigable Hunter, and must rank as among the most important of cattle books."--Bill Reese, The Best Of The West 241. A very small, slight scuff on spine of Volume 1 and a very slight bump to lower fore-corner of slipcase, else a fine, bright set in original slipcase, as issued.

Inventory Number: 53729
$400.00