The Brave Cowboy. An Old Tale in a New Time. by Abbey, Edward - 1957

New York: Derby & Jackson, 1860. First Edition, First Printing . Embossed Cloth, Gilt. Very Good +. 7 7/16" Tall. 416 Pp. Original Binding Of Blindstamped Purple Cloth, Gilt Title On Spine. Cloth Worn With Some Fraying At Top And Bottom Of Spine, Gilt Strong But Not Brilliant. A Few Small Faint Waterspots On Covers, Spine Faded To Tan, Covers Somewhat Faded But Still Purplish. Original Yellow Endpapers Are Immaculate Except For A Small Personal Ownership Label (E. Peeter Mauk Jr.); Hinges Tight. Contents Fresh And Immaculate. Sue Petigru Bowen Published Her Novels, All Set In The Deep South, Just Before The Civil War. Bowen Deals With The Fashionable World Of Resorts And Balls And With The Maturation Of Young Girls Into Womanhood. Her Male Characters Are Charming But Weak And Untrustworthy, And Her Novels Have Didactic Rather Than Happy Endings. The Vision Of Young, Trusting Girls Destroyed Or Embittered Through Their Experiences With Men Haunts Her Novels. Scarce.

New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1953. First Edition [stated] . Brown Cloth, Green Boards. Very Good +/Very Good DJ. Willy Mucha Jacket Design. O'brian's Second Book. "First Edition" Stated On Copyright Page; This American Edition Precedes The First British Printing, Published As "The Frozen Flame". Book Virtually Unworn, Although Spine Is Bumped For 1/8" At Top And Bottom. Edges Of Green Boards Are Age Darkened For 1/8" At Bottom, And To A Lesser Degree For A Greater Depth At Top And Side Edges. Jacket Is Near Complete With Tiny Loss At Corners And A Few Tiny Nicks At Top Of Spine: Flaps Are Bright And Unclipped, Front Panel Shows Some Light Dust, Wear With Slight (1/16") Loss Of Paper At Tips, A 1/4" Closed Tear Along Bottom Edge; Spine Is Unfaded, With Slight Dustiness, Slight Wear At Bottom, Tiny Chips At Top With Almost No Loss Of Paper; Rear Panel Has Dustiness, A 1" Closed Tear Along Bottom Edge, And Associated 1" Wrinkle.

Sausalito, Contact Editions, 1961, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. With comment from various sources selected by Evan S. Connell, Jr.," profusely illustrated with photos by Jerry Stoll, inspired by Edward Steichen's Family of Man, most of the photos were taken during a six-month period near Telegraph Hill in San Francisco, this copy Inscribed by both Stoll and Connell, scarce. Very good.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. First edition / First printing. Gray cloth. Fine in near fine dust jacket with slight wear. Fresh clean copy, gray boards have no fading and sharp corners. The author's third book and one of his best. Winner of the 1979 John Burroughs Medal for a distinguished work in the field of Natural History. National Book Award Finalist. Lannan Literary Award. Guggenheim Fellowship.

In this book Henry Miller portrays his love for Big Sur by telling stories of the people who he has met there.

New York: Derby & Jackson, 1860. First Edition, First Printing . Embossed Cloth, Gilt. Very Good +. 7 7/16" Tall. 416 Pp. Original Binding Of Blindstamped Purple Cloth, Gilt Title On Spine. Cloth Worn With Some Fraying At Top And Bottom Of Spine, Gilt Strong But Not Brilliant. A Few Small Faint Waterspots On Covers, Spine Faded To Tan, Covers Somewhat Faded But Still Purplish. Original Yellow Endpapers Are Immaculate Except For A Small Personal Ownership Label (E. Peeter Mauk Jr.); Hinges Tight. Contents Fresh And Immaculate. Sue Petigru Bowen Published Her Novels, All Set In The Deep South, Just Before The Civil War. Bowen Deals With The Fashionable World Of Resorts And Balls And With The Maturation Of Young Girls Into Womanhood. Her Male Characters Are Charming But Weak And Untrustworthy, And Her Novels Have Didactic Rather Than Happy Endings. The Vision Of Young, Trusting Girls Destroyed Or Embittered Through Their Experiences With Men Haunts Her Novels. Scarce.

New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1953. First Edition [stated] . Brown Cloth, Green Boards. Very Good +/Very Good DJ. Willy Mucha Jacket Design. O'brian's Second Book. "First Edition" Stated On Copyright Page; This American Edition Precedes The First British Printing, Published As "The Frozen Flame". Book Virtually Unworn, Although Spine Is Bumped For 1/8" At Top And Bottom. Edges Of Green Boards Are Age Darkened For 1/8" At Bottom, And To A Lesser Degree For A Greater Depth At Top And Side Edges. Jacket Is Near Complete With Tiny Loss At Corners And A Few Tiny Nicks At Top Of Spine: Flaps Are Bright And Unclipped, Front Panel Shows Some Light Dust, Wear With Slight (1/16") Loss Of Paper At Tips, A 1/4" Closed Tear Along Bottom Edge; Spine Is Unfaded, With Slight Dustiness, Slight Wear At Bottom, Tiny Chips At Top With Almost No Loss Of Paper; Rear Panel Has Dustiness, A 1" Closed Tear Along Bottom Edge, And Associated 1" Wrinkle.

Sausalito, Contact Editions, 1961, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. With comment from various sources selected by Evan S. Connell, Jr.," profusely illustrated with photos by Jerry Stoll, inspired by Edward Steichen's Family of Man, most of the photos were taken during a six-month period near Telegraph Hill in San Francisco, this copy Inscribed by both Stoll and Connell, scarce. Very good.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. First edition / First printing. Gray cloth. Fine in near fine dust jacket with slight wear. Fresh clean copy, gray boards have no fading and sharp corners. The author's third book and one of his best. Winner of the 1979 John Burroughs Medal for a distinguished work in the field of Natural History. National Book Award Finalist. Lannan Literary Award. Guggenheim Fellowship.

In this book Henry Miller portrays his love for Big Sur by telling stories of the people who he has met there.