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The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard
by Elmore Leonard
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About This Item
New York : William Morrow , 2004. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 9" by 6". Jane S. Kim. A first edition of this collection of Western stories by Elmore Leonard. A first edition, first printing of the work, with complete numberline. In the original publisher's hardback binding with original unclipped dust wrapper. Includes a map created by Jane S. Kim. This work is a collection of Western stories by prolific author Elmore Leonard. Leonard is an American novelist, writer and screenwriter. While most of his earlier works are Westerns, he went on to write crime fiction and thrillers, many of which were then adapted into films. This charming collection of his work has been put together by Gregg Sutter, a researcher for Leonard, and includes colourful end papers featuring the cover designs of the featured stories and magazines they featured in. In the publisher's original hardback binding with original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally in excellent condition with some very minor bumping to the tail of the spine only. The wrap is in lovely condition. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine
Synopsis
No one is more evocative of the dusty, gutsy hey-day of the American West than Elmore Leonard. And no story about a young writer struggling to launch his career ever matched its subject matter better than the tale behind Leonard's Western oeuvre.In 1950, fresh out of college -- having written two "pointless" stories, as he describes them -- Leonard decided he needed to pick a market, a big one, which would give him a better chance to be published while he learned to write. In choosing between crime and Westerns, the latter had an irresistible pull -- Leonard loved movies set in the West. As he researched deeper into settings, Arizona in the 1880s captured his imagination: the Spanish influence, the standoffs and shootouts between Apache Indians and the U.S. cavalry ...His first dozen stories sold for 2 cents a word, for $100 each. The rest is history.This first-ever complete collection of Leonard's thirty Western tales will thrill lovers of the genre, his die-hard fans, and everyone in between -- and makes a terrific study of the launch of a phenomenal career.From his very first story ever published -- "The Trail of the Apache" -- through five decades of classic Western tales, The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard demonstrates again and again the superb talent for language and gripping narrative that has made Leonard one of the most acclaimed and influential writers of our time.
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 872Z19
- Title
- The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard
- Author
- Elmore Leonard
- Illustrator
- Jane S. Kim
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Western First Edition Elmore Leonard First Edition
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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