A Vaquero of the Brush Country by J. Frank Dobie - 1954

Dallas, TX: The Southwest Press, 1929. Special Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Justin C. Gruelle. Second Edition, First Printing. Hard cover large 8vo in rattlesnake skin patterned boars, brown cloth spine w/black titles. Very Good/ No DJ. Heavy edgewear, front label missing, owner name front endpaper, else Fine and unmarked. xv, 314pp inc. Appendix A and B, Index; illustrated by Justin C. Gruelle. Has material on Billy the Kid and others. Adams, Six-Guns 606.

pennant book, , (first PB 1954), . P-51, very good , true western novel, paperback,

Grosset & Dunlap Publishers. Used - Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (Pioneers, Cowboys, Texas Rangers, History) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

pennant book, , (first PB 1954), . P-51, near fine true western novel, paperback,

pennant book, , (first PB 1954), . P-51, near fine, unread true western novel, paperback,

New York: Pennant Books, 1954. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Pennant Books number P51, new condensed edition, Stated First Printing October 1954, "The Story of a Man Who Helped Tame the Southwest" paperback is in Fine condition vivid colors, great color illustrations of cowboy roping a longhorn, 184 pages from te King of Western stories J. Frank Dobie, No previous owner writing, Book is in never read condition, ultra clean and rare in this condition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.

Little, Brown and Co, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. 1957 printing. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Hammond, Hammond & Co., 1949. 1st British . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gruelle, Justin C.. 274pp.incl.index+adverts; HB brwn.w/gilt; some rub w/wear on edges&corners; clean,tight pgs. DJ brwn.&yellow w/white-pic.cover; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; chips,tp.&bttm.spine; lt.tan; corner-cut. "This true story of the Texas brush range and the first cowboys is as thrilling as any tale of fiction." illus.

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1946. xvi, 302pp. Original publisher's cloth, dust jacket with a couple of sizable chips at top edge. Internally clean and fresh. Very good. Later edition of Dobie's first book, sketches of cowboy life in the Texas Panhandle, Colorado, and New Mexico, based in part on the life of John Young. HOWES D376 (ref). BASIC TEXAS BOOKS 44 (ref). REESE, BEST OF THE WEST 250 (note).

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1936. Hardcover. Illustrations by Justin C. Gruelle. 8vo. Tan cloth with blue lettering. xvi, 302pp. Frontispiece, line drawings, map endpapers. Very good. Spine faintly sunned; cowboy-theme bookplate on front flyleaf. Handsome and tight first reprint edition of Dobie's first book (1929), "Partly from the Reminiscences of John Young," a south Texas cattle man. Characterized by Jenkins as "a lasting contribution to the literature of the Texas range." BASIC TEXAS BOOKS 44 (D). GRAFF 1100. RAMPAGING HERD 696. SIX SCORE 44.