James, Will; Doubleday, Ralph R. [Photographer]

FLINT SPEARS - COWBOY RODEO CONTESTANT [Signed by both James and Doubleday]

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xiv, [2], 269 pages, [3], [18] photographs. In Very Good condition, with Very Good minus dust jacket. Beige spine with red bands, blue label, and beige titling. Dust jacket shows moderate shelf wear and rubbing with chipping to head and tail of spine, and a single horizontal crease along middle of entire jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut “$2.50”. Boards have light shelf wear with bottom of front gutter just beginning to separate. Inscribed "Best Wishes Will James '38" on the front free end page. Additionally inscribed on page xiv by Ralph R. Doubleday "To Chas Burnell with Best Wishes May you always ride em slick and never loose a stirrup R. R. Doubleday". GM consignment. Shelved case 6.

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Shelved Dupont Bookstore

Price: $1,500

NOTES

Frazier 'The Will James Books' page 120 "Flint Spears came out in two first edition states; neither has the Scribner's 'A'...The first state is the U.S. Edition with 'New York' over Scribner's name."