Cactus Maverick
by Pichard, John Q
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Ward, Lock & Co, 1964. "Gil McBride and his partner Kirk Buckley are foot loose in the aftermath of the Civil War. So when they come across an outfit mavericking unbranded steers in the Texas brush, they agreed to help herd drive north to Kansas. The craggy boss of the outfit, David Spicer is OK, so are the wizened Buff Toliver and the Mexican herders, Raul and Juan Moreno, but Gil and Kirk soon tangle with the dandified Avon Moore, the other hand, and with Davids red headed daughter Kitty. On the long drive along the Chisholm trail, tempers flare and suppressed violence explodes, and each man learns who is is his friend.But Gil learns more, He learns a man can still live peacefully and be a man." CONDITION 157 pages, bright and crisp copy with new eps, foxed edges, DJ has been covered at some stage causing slight gum bleeding to edges, tape marks to bds, otherwise clean.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13669
- Title
- Cactus Maverick
- Author
- Pichard, John Q
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock & Co
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Western
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- BDS
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Edges
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