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Roswell, NM: First National Bank of Roswell, 1981. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Third Edition, First Printing; orig. pub. 1930. Hard cover 12mo in brick red cloth w/gold titles. Fine/No DJ, as issued. 47pp, illustrated in antique photos.

Self-Published, 1960T. hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. No publication date listed. No DJ.

"Early Days of a Cowboy on the Pecos" by James F. Hinkle. Foreword by J.H. Rhea, President First National Bank of Roswell. This 1982 edition of 5,000 was underwritten by the bank as a courtesy for their customers. Newspaper article (Roswell Daily Record) dated June 3, 1990 laid in. This small book rated in Very Good condition with "First National Bank 2-3-82" stated on the front free end-paper.

Roswell NM: 1st National Bank of Roswell, 1981. Hardcover. VG. 47pp, illus, med brown cloth with gilt on spine and face. New introduction with additional family history "... one of the absolute best accounts of ranching and living along the Pecos in the early days. New Mexico..",

Roswell, NM: First National Bank, 1981 First National Bank, Roswell, NM. 1981. Hardcover. Stated 3rd Printing of the 1937 original. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ as issued. Brown cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on spine and front board. 47 pp 12mo. "This is the best account of ranching along the Pecos I have encountered in years of reading in the field. Jim Hinkle has told me more in a few pages than others in whole windy volumes. He swings a neat tight loop of words. throw the big books away. This little one tops them all". A clean pristine copy.

Roswell, Nm: First National Bank of Roswell, 1981. 3rd Edition Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 47pp.; HB burntorange w/gilt; slight rub w/clean,tight pgs. Ranching life along the Pecos.

No Place: No Publisher, no date, third printing Duodecimo (7.0 in. by 5.25 in.); 47pp.; signed and dated by J. H. Rhea, introduction; fine hardcover; crisp; clean; bright..

N.p.. Hardcover. Fine. 3rd printing. 12mo gilt-stamped cloth. 47pp. Illust. Facsimile of limited Stagecoach Press edition, which was a reprint of one of the rarest of pamphlets on ranching. Intro by president of the First N at'l Bank of Roswell. Fine. 6-Score 58, Herd 1041, Dykes Kid 245. N.d.

Roswell, New Mexico: First National Bank of Roswell. Fine with no dust jacket. Third Edition. Hardcover. Third edition printed circa 1970s by the bank where Hinkle was once president. Orange cloth boards with gilt imprint. An introduction by J. H. Rhea. Brief but informative account of late 1800s cowboy life from the Pecos Valley near Roswell, New Mexico. 1937 edition as Howes H 507. ; B&W Photographs; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 47 pp .

(Roswell): 1st National Bank. Hardcover. As New. 3rd printing. 12mo gilt-stamped cloth. 47pp. Illust. Facsimile of limited Stagecoach Press edition, which was a reprint of one a rare pamphlet. Intro by president of the First Nat'l Bank of Roswell. Hinkle arrived in Lincoln County, New Mexico, in 1885 with "a trail herd of 800 cattle..." He was eventually elected to the territorial senate, & was "Roswell's first full term mayor." Fine 6-Score 58, Herd 1041, Dykes Kid 245. n.d.

Santa Fe, New Mexico: The Stagecoach Press. Near Fine. 1965. Hardcover. First Edition thus, limited to 550 copies. From the Introduction, "Early Days of a Cowboy on the Pecos is an unusual little book, for it is recognized by many historians and researchers as an outstanding chronicle of ranch work and life in the southwest before the turn of the century." Author orginally came to New Mexico in 1885. The first edition of this book was published in 1937, this is a limited edition reprint. Slight slant to spine. Minor edge wear. Tiny bump on spine head. Small tan stains on edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. No dust jacket. Boards protected in archival cover. Ships same or next business day. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 47 pages .

Roswell: Privately printed, 1937., 1937. First edition. First edition. Printed wrappers, 35 pp., 7 illustrations. "The experiences of a New Mexico cowboy, written by a man who later became governor of the state. A very rare book, it is said to have been issued in an edition of only 35 copies."---Ramon Adams. "One of the rarest of all pamphlets on ranching....Hinkle was for a time Governor of New Mexico (1923-25), and was long a prominent rancher in southwestern New Mexico. Although brief, this little pamphlet conveys the flavor of the range with great flair."---Bill Reese. Light, general, dusty-soiling, very slight bump to upper fore-corner, and a tiny quarter-inch chip to top edge of rear wrapper. Very good-near fine.

Hinkle, James F. Early Days of a Cowboy on the Pecos. Roswell: Privately Printed. 1937. White printed wraps. Illustrated. 35 pp. About fine.
Reese, Six Score 58. Campbell 101 #47. Adams, Herd 1041: "Rare." Howes H507. Graff 1898. Dykes, Billy the Kid 245. "The experiences of a New Mexico cowboy, written by a man who later became Governor of the state. A very rare book. Said to have been issued in an edition of only thirty-five copies." -- Adams. "One of the rarest of all pamphlets on ranching. Only 35 copies were printed, ... However, Dudley Dobie stated in a 1981 book catalogue that Gov. Hinkle had told him that 300 copies were printed, although none were sold. The rarity of the item in the marketplace would support the smaller number. It is possible, of course, that the bulk of a larger edition was destroyed. Hinkle was for a time Governor of New Mexico (1923-25), and was long a prominent rancher in southwest New Mexico. Although brief, this little pamphlet conveys the flavor of the range with a… Read More

Roswell: Privately printed, 1937., 1937. First edition. First edition. Printed wrappers, 35 pp., 7 illustrations. "The experiences of a New Mexico cowboy, written by a man who later became governor of the state. A presentation copy of the extremely rare first edition of James F. Hinkle's Pecos cowboy history, inscribed by him to Roswell, New Mexico, businessman H.D.O. Hammond on the inside of the front wrapper. Hammond is mentioned briefly in issues of the ROSWELL DAILY RECORD as a director of the Roswell Building and Loan Association. One of only thirty-five copies printed, and one of the key cattle rarities. James Hinkle arrived in Lincoln County, New Mexico, in the late 1880s with a trail herd of 800 cattle that he helped drive from Toyah, Texas. He opens his text by relating that "While this is more or less personal, still it is in a way history of the old cattle days never to return." The photographs interspersed throughout picture the CA Ranch in 1886, cowboys out on the… Read More