New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933 Book. Illus. by James Will. Very Good +. Hardcover. Small Quarto. Small 4to. xiv (ii), 251 (6) pp, illus. Second Printing, 1933. Scarce Title with Dust Jacket. Price clipped. Inked name on ffep. Tiny chips top and bottom spine and some corner tips dj. Only the slightest text-block and endpaper toning and external wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 7.5" x 9.5". Illustrated red cloth with gilt lettering on front board, gilt lettering to front board and spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. "Will James (1892-1942] was a French Canadian artist and writer of the American West. He is known for writing Smoky the Cow Horse, for which he won the 1927 Newbery Medal This collection of autobiographical essays and short fiction distills the conversational style of Will James. In his easy-going cowboy vernacular, James patiently explains the ins and outs of cowboy life while giving the good parts a bit of a romantic glow and all the rest his dry, even-tempered humor.".

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006158
Title: All in the Day's Riding
Author: Will, James
Illustrator: James Will
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good +
Jacket Condition: Very Good +
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1933
Keywords: U.S. HISTORY AMERICAN WEST COWBOY LIFE ON HORSEBACK ESSAYS AND FICTION
Bookseller catalogs: U. S. HISTORY;
Size: Small Quarto

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Quarto: The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.