Hardcover, Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1957. First Edition. With a dustjacket protected in plastic. Former library edition. An anthology of the best non-fiction about the American cowboy compiled by Raymond Adams, the great bibliographer, and expert on books about cowboys, outlaws, and the old west. Adams chose the entries using 3 criteria - each piece had to be an authentic, first-hand, significant contribution to our knowledge of cowboys; it had to be written in a style that felt like living reality to the reader, and special attention was paid to pieces from books so rare and expensive that readers of normal financial means would not be able to otherwise afford to read them. Illustrated with drawings by Nick Eggenhofer. Rare Book.

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Adams, Raymond

The Best of the American Cowboy

Hardcover, Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1957. First Edition. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. An anthology of the best non-fiction about the American cowboy compiled by Raymond Adams, the great bibliographer, and expert on books about cowboys, outlaws, and the old west. Adams chose the entries using 3 criteria - each piece had to be an authentic, first-hand, significant contribution to our knowledge of cowboys; it had to be written in a style that felt like living reality to the reader, and special attention was paid to pieces from books so rare and expensive that readers of normal financial means would not be able to otherwise afford to read them. Illustrated with drawings by Nick Eggenhofer.