They Came To Cordura

New York: Random House, [1958]., 1958. First edition. First edition. Author's second book. Presentation inscription on the front free fly leaf: "For ---- & ---- - / Whose hospitality would have / been welcome on the way to / Cordura - just as it is now! / With affection & best wishes -- / Gordon Swarthout." Fine in… Read more about this item

London: Heinemann, 1958. A story based on the abortive American Punitive Expedition of 1916 led into Mexico to chastise the famous revolutionary and bandit Francisco Villa. (It was during this campaign that the last cavalry charge was made by the US Army.) Although the episodes have an authentic and documentary flavour, the story is the timeless one of human behaviour… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1958. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Very Good. Octavo. Source of the movie starring Gary Cooper and Rita Hayworth. A fine, unused copy, in a very good dust jacket.

Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, 1974-08-12. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Ex-Library. Hardcover/Hardback. Original dust cover laminated on front cover. Well read copy with some spine wear but very useable.

New York: Random House, 1958. First Edition. Fine+/Fine. First printing stated on copyright page. In original, unclipped ($3.50), jacket in protective sheet. Small chip at head of spine. Cream cloth over boards (archival cloth in appearance) with red lable and gilded lettering on spine. Label a little chipped, otherwise the exterior appears as new. Top edge stained red… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Neat owner name, rear hinge starting, binding slightly cocked, spine lightly tanned, still very good in a very good dust jacket with an abrasion/label remnant on the spine, a touch of foxing and light edgewear. Signed by the author on a label affixed to the first page… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1958. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine price-clipped dustwrapper. Basis for the 1959 Robert Rossen film featuring Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, Van Heflin, Tab Hunter and others. Cooper, in one of his final roles, plays a military "coward" given the task of choosing "heroes" and writing awards for them (Swarthout's function during WWII).… Read more about this item

London: Heinemann, 1958. Hardcover. Heinemann 1958 publication; first UK, with two jackets - the Special Film Edition version, with Gary Cooper and Rita Hayworth, and the W. Langhammer-designed Book Society Choice version, depicting a desert scene. Each jacket is unclipped, slightly marked and a little worn, with the occasional nick - the Book Society Choice version a little more worn,… Read more about this item

Signet. Good. 1959. (Film/TV tie-in). Paperback. 0451146581 . (cover & spine wear) (edge wear) (good reading copy only) (photo on front cover & film credits on back cover) (Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth) (1st. Signet printing - July 1959) .

New York: Random House, 1958. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First printing.. New York: Random House, 1958. Stated First Printing. Near Fine/Very Good+. Clean beige buckram cloth boards with brown title box, gold lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 213… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1958. Stated First printing. HC w DJ. MV VG/Fair. Cream linen cloth, gilt spine titling in red field, toning to edges, FO ink stamp to FFEP, unmarked, binding sound. Unclipped DJ ($3.50) heavily edgeworn w nicks/chips, loss to tips, extremities rubbed, sale stickers to front, tears, now in Brodart. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to… Read more about this item

Heinemann, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1958. First Edition. 249 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Tape marking and paper worn away to endpapers and pastedowns. Water staining to text block edges. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Creasing to spine. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears… Read more about this item

Heinemann, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1958. First Edition. 249 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Light foxing and tanning to pages and text block edges with mild creasing to gutters. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering is slightly darkened. Clipped dust… Read more about this item

Heinemann & The Book Society, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The dust jacket is slightly shelf rubbed and edge worn with some short tears. It will still look good in cellophane. … Read more about this item

Pan Books, UK, 1960. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. 187 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Books, UK, 1960. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned. Previous owner's name in ink. *** Quantity Available: 1.… Read more about this item

New York: Random House. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket; Spine slightly cocked. DJ: Edgewear, . lightly chipped.. 1958. First Printing. Hardcover. Boards: linen bound, brown & gilt title on spine. SIGNED w/ INSCRIPTION. In clear protective wrapper. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 213 pages; Signed by Author .

NEW YORK NY: RANDOM HOUSE. NF/NF. PUB 1958. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. ISBN: AUTHOR'S SECOND NOVEL ABOUT THE U.S. MILITARY'S 1916 ABORTIVE PUNITIVE. ISBN: EXPEDITION AGAINST PANCHO VILLA. BOOK IS ABOUT FINE BUT FOR SOME LIGHT TANNING OF THE WHITE SPINEPANEL. D.J. IS ALSO FINE BUT FOR LIGHT SUNNING OF THE SPINE PANEL. ANEXCELLENT COPY OF A SCARCE BOOK BY… Read more about this item

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New York: Random House, 1958. Author's second novel, based on the Punitive Expedition against the Mexican revolutionary Panch Villa. Made into an excellent film with Gary Cooper and Rita Hayworth. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition (stated First Printing). Light tan linen cloth binding; titling on the spine inbrick red and gilt. Clean text; 213 pages.… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1958. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First printing.. New York: Random House, 1958. Stated First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good+. "First Printing" stated on copyright page, in original unclipped jacket. Clean beige buckram cloth boards (very slight hint of age-toning) with brown title box, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square,… Read more about this item