Search Results: Western Fiction from Tulsa Books

NY: Avalon Books; (1989). First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. An Avalon Western set in the Wichita Mountains of Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper. Owner's name, date, and place at top of front pastedown.

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press; (2006). First Edition . Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A novel set in Guthrie, the territorial capitol of Ok;lahoma Territory, after the land run in 1889. Signed by the author on the title page. "Autographed Copy" sticker on front of dust jacket.

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press; (2006). First Edition . Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A novel set in Guthrie, the territorial capitol of Ok;lahoma Territory, after the land run in 1889.

NY: Holt Rinehart Winston; (1980). First Edition . Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Page edges are lightly soiled and a few pages are rumpled at the foredge. The price clipped jacket has some edgewear, primarily at the foot of the spine. Author inscription on the front endpaper - "To Vi - The meaning here is clear - stay away from the bushwhackers - Ft. Smith Oct '83" and the book is signed by the author after the inscription. A novel set in Civil War-era Arkansas

Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press; (1985), 1978. First Thus . Trade Paperback. First trade paperback edition, near fine in wraps. Just slight wear to covers. With a new Introduction for this edition by the author, and an Afterword by Don Graham. Inscribed by the author on the half title page: "For Kelton McLain - a story of an old time cowboy who finds that time has gone off and left him - Elmer Kelton 7/19/97 Pagosa Springs". Inscribed to a namesake relative at the family reunion the Keltons and related families held in July each year.

Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press; (1985), 1978. First Thus . Trade Paperback. First trade paperback edition, near fine in wraps. Just slight wear to covers at corners. With a new Introduction for this edition by the author, and an Afterword by Don Graham. Signed by Elmer Kelton on the half title page.

NY: Bantam Books; (1979). First Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Paperback original (#1288-4), very good in original wraps. Spine has slight slant and light reading creases. There is also a small horizontal tear and crease on the spine.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1960. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First printing, very good in a very good dust jacket. Bookplate mostly behind front flap of jacket. Dampstain along bottom of spine and front board of book and jacket, fairly minor, does not affect interior pages. $3.75 price is present on jacket flap. A square, tight copy.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1960. First Edition . Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Small pull at top of front endpaper. The tan cloth is just slighty soiled. The jacket has a tape repair along the top of the spine. There is a closed tear on the rear panel of the jacket, and other wear generally. This copy is inscribed by the author to a book reviewer: "To _ _ one of my favorite reviewers - you've always been so kind to me - Sincerely, Janice Holt Giles." Signed books by Giles are scarce, especially with such a warm inscription to a reviewer who had obviously reviewed more than one of her books.

NY: Random House; (1960). First Edition . Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Very good in a like dust jacket. Just a couple of drops of water have marred the red topstain, slight bumps to top corners. The price clipped jacket has some edgewear, and a small scrape near the top of the front panel. No names or other witing in the book. Civil War fiction - "The anatomy of battle as seen by seven raw recruits of the Confederate Army.

NY: Rinehart & Company; (1959). First Edition . Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Near fine in a like dust jacket. Top corners are slightly bumped; interior pages are browning. The jacket has minimal edgewear. A novel set in Kansas in the 1890's.

NY: Liveright; (2014). First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing, fine in a fine dust jacket. The author's retelling of the story of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday and the closing of the American Frontier. $24.95 price on jacket flap; no names or other marking in or on the book.

NY: Dell; (1959). First Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Paperback original (Dell First Edition #A184), very good in original wraps. Slight spine slant; a little rubbing along the edges of the spine; crease on top left corner of rear cover that includes the last few pages. No names or stamps inside or on book; a tight, square copy of this Western novel.

NY: Dell; (1959). First Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Paperback original (Dell First Edition #A184), near fine in original wraps. Very minor rubbing at edge of covers; tiny bumps at top and bottom of front cover. A fresh, bright copy of the author's fourth book, and signed by the author on the title page

Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal Books; (1957). First Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Paperback original, Gold Medal #686. Very good in original wraps. The yellow spine is spotted, and has a spine roll. Light dampstain on first few pages. $.25 cover price, cover art by Frank McCarthy.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company; (1932). First Edition . Hardcover. Very good with no dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering on front board and spine. The spine lettering is a little dulled, and the spine is slightly sunned. Ink writing on 2 early pages in book, otherwise clean and tight. A novel of the Donner Party.

NY: Viking Press; (1977). First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Very good+ in a near fine dust jacket. Page edges are a little spotted, otherwise tight and square. The jacket has minor edgewear, and the red background color is bright and fresh. $10.00 price on jacket flap; no names or other markings in or on the book.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin; (1920). Hardcover. Riverside Edition - The Writings of Bret Harte, Volume I. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering on spine and gilt facsimile of author's signature on front board. Very good lacking a dust jacket. Bookplate (with name erased) on front pastedown, light wear to cloth. Bookseller's stamp to rear pastedown. A tight, square copy with Frederic Remington frontispiece and tissue guard; 444 pages.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1881. Hardcover. Later printing (copyright date is 1870), very good lacking a dust jacket. Dark green cloth is slightly rubbed, with some wear at corners and spine ends; gilt lettering on spine is still bright. Owner's bookplate on front pastedown, faint stamp on second front endpaper. Hinges are tight; a solid, square copy.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company. First Edition . Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author (in Spanish) on the title page. A DD Western about an 8 year old Mexican boy kidnapped by a band of Kiowa raiders.