Will James’ Book of Cowboy Stories

by Will James

Phoenix House Limited, 1952, [First Edition], illustrated two-page title page, black and white illustrations in text, hardcover, dustjacket

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, previous owners gift inscription on front endpaper, price-clipped dustjacket shows a little edge and shelf wear a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, a little chipping and rubbing, small tears (see photographs)

“Will James, Montana born, is the classic cowboy author.  An expert rider at fourteen, he trailed with many of the biggest outfits from Canada to Mexico.  After a bucking horse accident he began writing and in 1934 his famous ‘Smoky’ won the Newbery Medal.
Nobody but a cowboy could have drawn and written as he did.  His numerous books, illustrated by himself, notably “Smokey” and “Lone Cowboy”, have been best sellers in the U.S.A. and wherever readers have wanted the genuine article.
This illustrated collection of Will James stories is designed to give the reader a year or so of life on the range.  Told in easy cowboy style, these yarns follow man and horse through all the seasons into all types of activity – roundups, rodeos and even rustling.”