New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1930. First Edition. Presentable copy of Brand's much-loved western novel, and one of the defining titles of the genre. Basis for three notable film adaptations: Benjamin Stoloff's 1932 version, starring Tom Mix and Zazu Pitts, George Marshall's 1954 film with Audie Murphy and Mari... More about DESTRY RIDES AGAIN
New York: Random House, [1975]. First Edition Thus. Reissue of Doctorow's first novel originally published in 1960 by Simon & Schuster, the basis for Burt Kennedy's 1967 western film, starring Henry Fonda, Janice Rule, Warren Oates, and Aldo Ray. Doctorow, Vonnegut, and their families were friends and members of the... More about WELCOME TO HARD TIMES - INSCRIBED TO KURT VONNEGUT & JILL KREMENTZ
New York: The Hobart Company, 1903. First Edition. Western novel about the adopted daughter of a U.S. Cavalry Major, suspected of being a spy and disclosing government secrets to the Sioux. Basis for the 1925 silent film of the same name, directed by Ben F. Wilson. First Printing. Octavo (19cm);... More about A DAUGHTER OF THE SIOUX: A TALE OF THE INDIAN FRONTIER
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1963. First Edition. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author's second novel, the second volume in his Texas Trilogy, and basis for the 1974 Sidney Lumet film Lovin' Molly. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); beige linen, with titling and decorative elements stamped in black and red on spine... More about LEAVING CHEYENNE - INSCRIBED
Woodstock & New York: The Overlook Press, 2003. First Edition Thus. First Printing. A Fine copy bound in plain white wrappers, printed in red. This is the Uncorrected Proof Copy of the 2003 reissue by The Overlook Press. Though the original edition of True Grit went into at least four... More about TRUE GRIT - UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY
Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society Publishers, Ltd., 1965. First Edition. Pseudonymously written story for young readers, recounting the journey of a 12-year-old girl on the trail of a band of Apaches who have kidnapped her mother. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); gray cloth, with titles stamped in dark brown on... More about DAUGHTER OF THE TEJAS