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WISTER, Owen (1860-1938). The Virginian. A Horseman of the Plains. New York: Macmillan, 1902.
8o. Illustrated by Arthur I. Keller. Original tan cloth; ORIGINAL PRINTED DUST JACKET (some light wear, reinforced on verso at hinges and spine); red quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: The Hon. J. William Middendorf II (his sale Christie's New York, 17 May 1989, lot 250).
FIRST EDITION. "Although a novel, this book probably created more impressions of what a cowboy was like--even among cowboys--than any other work, fact or fiction. Its popularity is attested to by sales of over two million copies" (Reese Six Score 116). Dobie p. 124; Graff 4725; Merle Johnson High Spots p. 81. VERY SCARCE IN THE DUST JACKET.
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FIRST EDITION. "Although a novel, this book probably created more impressions of what a cowboy was like--even among cowboys--than any other work, fact or fiction. Its popularity is attested to by sales of over two million copies" (Reese Six Score 116). Dobie p. 124; Graff 4725; Merle Johnson High Spots p. 81. VERY SCARCE IN THE DUST JACKET.