King of Hualpi Valley

Grinstead, J.E.

Verlag: Wells Gardner, Garton & Col, LTD, 1949

Beschreibung

Possible first edition hardcover in lightly marked blue cloth covered boards with bumped spine ends, tips still sharp showing color loss only. Approx half of the light blue printed title and author's initials is rubbed off the backstrip. 187 pp block is tight, hines are fine, there is moderate soil & foxing on endpapers and edge of page block. Pages show a light wrinkle at upper fore-edge of first 1/3 of the book. There are no weird or musty smells. The Un-clipped dust wrapper shows a tiny chip to head of moderately soiled rear panel with its white and red check background and list of 7 other western novels available by this publisher. Inside of jacket is loaded with other offerings as well. Jacket has tiny rubs/ really just color loss at four corners, 4 tips and along the four folds (flap folds, backstrip to panel folds etc.) Book displays a narrow illustration of a wrangler on foot holding his smoking gun on the spine and a cowboy in black hat on the front riding a pinto, shooting at a rattlesnake. Book now in a new, removable, protective mylar sleeve Gibson Wayne, cattleman, finds himself with sufficient capital to start a large independent cattle kingdom. Looking about, he discovers that the great grazing ranges of Texas have already been preempted by the feudal barons of the cattle industry. Gathering a thousand head of choice stock and calling about him a dozen cowpunchers, he sets out on a long trek to the far Northwest where ample ranges can be had for the taking. Across blistering sands and lush valleys, through the country of the Comanche and the Apache, they fight their way onward to the land of promise. Finally the goal is reached, the land won. Then begins the battle to establish their supremacy and the rule of honest dealing. Wayne prospers, wealth comes to him in a constant flow from the increasing herds in the broad Hualpi Valley and he is king in fact over all the surrounding country. He grows older in peace and comfort - - then the first great threat to his sovereignty arises! How Gibson Wayne achieves final victory is a story of endless surprises and rapid-fire action. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers R46375

Bibliografische Details

Titel: King of Hualpi Valley

Verlag: Wells Gardner, Garton & Col, LTD

Erscheinungsdatum: 1949

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good