27 Years a Mavrick or Life on a Texas Range by James, W. S - 1968

Austin, TX: Steck-Vaughn Co.. Very Good + in Very Good- jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Facsimile reprint of the first edition (1893). Very Good Plus Book, Very Good minus dust jacket, now protected by archival mylar cover; interior pristine. Author wrote book in 1893 to dispell some of the myths about the cowboy. Book has minor rubbing to gilt lettering; dust jacket has small rub marks on spine and edge of front and back covers. Overall a very nice book. 232pp, illustrations throughout. Guaranteed satisfaction; booksellers since 1982. . Very Good. Blue Cloth. Facsimile Reprint. 1968.

Chicago: Donohue & Henneberry, Publishers, Printers and Binders, [1893]., 1893. First edition. First edition. 8vo. This is the rare, true first edition, and not to be confused with "Cowboy Life In Texas or 27 Years A Mavrick" which is the 2nd edition. Original navy blue cloth with titles and bull head on front cover and spine stamped in gold gilt, title and bull head stamped in blind on the rear cover, decorated front and rear endpapers, 213 pp., frontispiece [picture of the author], introduction, illustrated. Agatha p. 60 says "In 1893 a popular book in a cheap condition was published in Chicago by W. S. James. This story... was good proof that good people were interested in the romance of the plains whether true or manufactured with an eye for quick sales to a gullible public." Basic Texas Books 104 says "Written by a cowboy turned preacher, this is a valuable account of the life of a Texas cowhand. James was born on his father's ranch in Tarrant County near Fort… Read More