A Rebel for a Horse
by [Larry McMurtry Collection] C. W. Thurlow Craig
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Slight spine lean; extremities gently rubbed, soiled, and edgeworn; light uniform toning throughout; jacket toned and torn, with
- Seller
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Addison, Texas, United States
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About This Item
C. W. Thurlow Craig. A Rebel for a Horse. London: Arthur Barker Ltd., 1934. First edition.
Octavo. 320pp. Illustrated. Publisher's brown cloth, stamped in black to spine, original unclipped dust jacket.
Legendary adventurer Charles William Thurlow Craig, a Welshman and Royal Navy veteran, left England in 1922 for South America, where he successfully pursued an extraordinary life as a gaucho, cattleman, war revolutionary, and notorious lothario, later becoming a bestselling author.
From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate.
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- Bookseller
- InkQ Rare Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 156
- Title
- A Rebel for a Horse
- Author
- [Larry McMurtry Collection] C. W. Thurlow Craig
- Book Condition
- Used - Slight spine lean; extremities gently rubbed, soiled, and edgeworn; light uniform toning throughout; jacket toned and torn, with
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- Cowboys, Memoir, Horses
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