Bower B M Bertha Muzzy Sinclair (85 results)

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Condition: GOOD. Reprint. Western novel set in the ranch country of Montana. 304 pp. Good overall in pale orange boards (usual rather severe toning to the pages) in a poor dust jacket, missing the bottom half of the rear cover).

Condition: VERY GOOD. Reprint. Lucky Lindsay, former ranch-hand and now involved with a moving-picture company wants to make authentic films of the disappearing West. Foreword by Bower states: 'For the accuraacy of certain parts of this story which deal most intimately with the business of making motion pictures, I am indebted to Buck Connor, whose name is a sufficient guarantee that all techinical points are correct.'.Frontispiece by Monte Crews. 325 pp. Very good- in tan illustrated boards (missing front endpaper, but otherwise tight and clean.).…

Condition: GOOD. Early reprint. Classic Western fiction - the story of a young man trying to prove himself on the Idaho frontier - by this prolific writer (the author of 68 novels) who hid the fact that she was a woman behind initials. Bower lived on a ranch in Montana herself, and understood the people and land about which she was writing. Frontispiece by Frank Tierney Johnson, 249 pp. Good overall in pale green illustrated boards (gift inscription dated Christmas 1925 on front endpaper.).…

hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Presumed first ed.; 2645 p., clean and unmarked within but foxed; former owner's name on rear end pastedown; infantine pencil scribbles on front paste down and slicing from sharp object; front gutter cracked; red boards faded, and green portions shown in photo in this copy are faded to brown; corners bumped and edges rubbed.Rebinding recommended.…

Condition: GOOD. Reprint. Novel originally published in 1935. featuring Chip Bennett of the Flying U. Bower, a prolific writer, the author of 68 novels, hid the fact that she was a woman behind initials. She lived on a ranch in Montana herself, and understood the people and land about which she was writing. 300 pp. Good in a good dust jacket (some toning to the paper as is common with reprints from this era, edgewear to the dj).…

Condition: GOOD. Reprint. Novel of a young woman from Down East who arrives in Montana with romantic dreams, only to find herself married to an alcoholic and a weakling, and living in a forlorn shack way out in 'lonesome land.' Bower, a prolific writer, the author of 68 novels, hid the fact that she was a woman behind initials. She lived on a ranch in Montana herself, and understood the people and land about which she was writing. 322 pp. Good only in a good dust jacket (severe toning to the paper as is common with reprints from this era, edgewear to the dj).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. red pictorial c w/black titles, small holes on spine, wear and rubbing at extremities; 264 clean, unmarked pages. Charles E. Russell (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd printing; green/blue c w/yellow titles; lite wear at tips; 242 clean, unmarked pages+ads. Frank Tenney Johnson (illustrator).

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Red cloth hardcover boards with stamped illustrated cover with black lettering. Illustrated.Boards with light wear and soiling; spine sunned; pages dusty with light age toning. Bertha Muzzy Sinclair (1871 - 1940), best known by her pseudonym B. M. Bower, was an American author who wrote novels, fictional short stories, and screenplays about the American Old West. Her works, featuring cowboys and cows of the Flying U Ranch in Montana, reflected "an interest in ranch life, the use of working cowboys as main characters (even in romantic plots), the occasional appearance of eastern types for the sake of contrast, a sense of western geography as simultaneously harsh and grand, and a good deal of factual attention to such matters as cattle branding and bronc busting. W. Herbert Dunton (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Reprint. World Pub / Triangle Books 1943 Reprint Fine/ NO DUST JACKET. Yellow-orange cloth with black lettering is like new. Solid structure. Page edges dyed red. Tight tanned pages. 304 pages. 11.1 ounces. Size: 7 5/8 x 5 1/8 x 1 1/8 inches.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. dj w/lite chipping, in mylar; red w/black titles; red tint edges; 305 clean, unmarked pages.

Soft cover. Condition: COLLECTIBLE - NEW. Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued. First Edition, First Pinting. BRAND NEW & Collectible. A western novel by proflic author B.M. Bower (pseudonym of Bertha Muzzy Sinclair) (1871 - 1940). From the East, young and idealistic Valeria travels to Montana to wed cowboy Manley. Looking forward to a life of companionship and freedom, lodging with manmouth fireplaces and bearskin rugs, and managing cattle and sleek horses. The landscape was magnificent, the sunrises dazzling, but winters were cruel, neighbours miles away, and Manley was givent to drink . Stanley L. Wood (Illustrator) (illustrator).…

Condition: New. In English.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Wyoming rancher has sick father, hard times; meets pretty new school-teacher. Bowen was well-regarded for her authentic knowledge of cowboy life, leavened with humor. Undated reprint, no later than 1931. Hardcover, as pictured. General wear, bumps & scuffs, ink name & date, endsheets tanned, some smudges to pages, page edges spotted. V, blank, 306 pages + 8 pages ads. Size: Small Octavo. …

Reprint (first published by Little, Brown and Company in 1938). [4], 288 pages. Hardcover: H 19.25cm x L 13cm. Dust jacket with color pictorial front panel and spine; soiling and some light toning to panels with nicks and several closed tears at edges; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Blue boards. slight scuffing and bumping at spine ends. Foxing and strong toning to edges; mild toning to endpapers; occasional foxing spots but strong toning to interior leaves as is typical for Grosset & Dunlap wartime printings (which is indicated by publisher's rationing statement at bottom of dj's front flap). Binding is firm. A good copy in a very good dust jacket. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. A 1st thus of an early 1950s PB edition of a collection of western short stories from the late 1920s through the late 1940s. Dell Book 523 (map back). "The scenes of six-gun action in the nine Zane Grey Western Award Stories ." Stories include Epitaph for a Boomtown Marshall by Tom W Blackburn, The Glory Road by George C Appell, Dust on the Big Hat by S Omar Barker, Bad Penny by B M Bower (Bertha Muzzy Sinclair), Strangers in the Evening by Cliff Cheshire, Dusty Saddles by Harry Sinclair Drago, The Man Who Rode Back by Norman A Fox, Saddlemates by Les Savage Jr, & Jerkline by James Stevens. Light edge wear with a crease at the top right of the front cover. Light browning to the pages. A very good copy. Bob Stanley (cover) (illustrator).…

Triangle Books reprint edition (first published by Little, Brown in 1933). [4], 305 pages. Hardcover: H 19.25cm x L 12.75cm. Dust jacket with color pictorial front panel and spine; a few minor nicks at edges with some soiling most evident to white rear panel and rear flap; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Red boards with black stamping to spine and front board; light bumping at spine ends. Red text block edges. Some toning to endpapers; interior pages are clean which is unusual for wartime editions manufactured under rationing restraints. Binding retains some crispness. A very good+ copy in a very good+ dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Later printing. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. 1943 PRINTING. CLEAN COVER AND CONTENT PAGES. New protective mylar applied to dust jacket before shipping. See photos for more information. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

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hardcover. Condition: Good. Good. Used with general wear (chipped dust jacket) and age toning to pages. Still in solid reading condition with no markings in text.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Reprint of 1909. Copyright G.W. Dillingham, 1909. Text/Bright, clean, sound and Near New. Embossed, illustrated linen boards/NF with rubs to edges & corner tips. DJ/None. PO name pencilled to fEP. A western novel by proflic author B.M. Bower (pseudonym of Bertha Muzzy Sinclair) (1871 - 1940). Novel in 7 sectors: 1, The Lonesome Trail; 2, First Aid to Cupid; 3, When the Cook Fell Ill; 4, The Lamb; 5, The Spirit of the Range; 6, The Reveler; and, 7, The Unheavenly Twins.…