New York: Harper & Brothers, 1923. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. Dunton, W. Herbert. A relatively early novel by the first great master of the Western genre, a story of brotherly rivalry turned to hatred as well as a romantic adventure in a western setting. First Printing, First Edition. 419 pages in red cloth boards with western pictorial design on the front cover in black. All three illustrations, including the frontispiece, are present and in good condition. Boards' spine ends lightly bumped and worn, other minor surface wear. Front pastedown shows some staining and two small cracks at the hinge but hinge is intact and strong. Previous owner's last name on fep, light foxing on text edges, o/w boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square. No dustjacket but o/w a collectable copy.

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On May 12 2020, a reader said:

For those of us who are nearing senior citizen age, there is no greater novelist of the West than Zane Grey. And indeed for the younger set, this book will probably not appeal to them, for it is long, and tedious at times. But the descriptions of the desert and of the times and of the people who Wansfell encounters in his search for self and for redemption over the "killing" of his brother are enough to counter the slowness of the novel. And yes, the book may seem dated in its style and colloquial language the characters use, but that is exactly how Zane Grey heard people speak when he encountered them in his travels in the West. I have been a Zane Grey fan for over 40 years, and purchase every "new" book which is published, including those about the man, and it is easy to see that Wanderer of the Wasteland is autobiographical in nature--his life's story, his struggles, his losses, his journey of self discovery as to what the desert meant to him, and how nature and environment shapes lives. Don't dismiss this novel as "just another romance" by Zane Grey, but embrace it for what it was intended to be Zane Grey's Masterpiece--a story to be taken into one's own heart and used to reflect on one's own life. But even if you don't want to do that, this is still a book one can enjoy simply for the adventure.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005349
Title: WANDERER OF THE WASTELAND
Author: Grey, Zane
Illustrator: Dunton, W. Herbert
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1923
Keywords: WESTERN, FIRST EDITION, COLORADO RIVER, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, ADVENTURE,
Bookseller catalogs: Adventure; California; Historical Novel;

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