THE VIRGINIAN: A Horseman of the Plains
by Wister, Owen
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
The novel that inspired a century of Westerns...Signet is proud to present a special centennial edition of The Virginian, a novel featuring the first fully realized cowboy hero in American literarture—a near-mythic figure whose idealized image has profoundly influenced our national consciousness.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75203
- Title
- THE VIRGINIAN: A Horseman of the Plains
- Author
- Wister, Owen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- Literature, Westerns, Wyoming, Cattle Industry, Cowboys
Terms of Sale
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