Published by Old Cowboy Ed Wright, Valley Center, California, 1954
Seller: Black Falcon Books, Wellesley, MA, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. Inscribed and signed by the author on the inside front board: "To Miss Deborah E-- / From Old Cowboy Ed Wright / Good Luck. / Hope you enjoy the book." The author's Valley Center address stamp on the title page and inside back board. Valley Center turned out to be the "End of the Trail," as his tombstone there reads. Wright (1881-1975) was a colorful rodeo rider and later rodeo clown. A former owner has written "page 40" on the table of contents page, and marked the first paragraph on that page (referring to a C. M. Russell drawing); otherwise unmarked; corners sharp, spine ends bumped; no dust jacket; Mylar protected. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Western Publications Inc., USA, 1975
First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. 64 pages. Features: The Secret of the Grosches - Virginia City; Wanted Posters - from a lawman's private collection; Three Seconds in Ekalaka - Marmarth, North Dakota; Hellish Years at Ashurst Run; This was Tahlequah; Razorbacks in Texas; Beholden to a Sheepholder - a cowboy gets help in Wyoming; Never by Chance - the saga of Signal Hill, California; Carl Collins could take it from Scratch; Wild Oats Days! Average wear. Contents partially yellowed with age. Unmarked. A sound copy.