Will JAMES / Lone Cowboy My Life Story Signed 1st Edition 1930

Description: Lone Cowboy: My Life Story Author: JAMES, Will Title: Lone Cowboy: My Life Story Publication: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930 Description: Hardcover. Illustrations by the author. 8vo. Green cloth with gilt lettering and blue pictorial stamping. xi, 431pp, (2pp). Frontispiece, line drawings. Very good. Binding rather rubbed, with spine a bit darkened and spine gilt gone; not ex-library, but faint hint of private library label at spine foot; tight and internally fine. A tight and nice first trade edition of this classic autobiography by the 1927 Newbery Medal-winning Western writer and artist (1892-1942) and basis for the 1933 film of the same name -- and this copy with choice film autograph addition. The 1933 film starred Lila Lee as Eleanor Jones, and tipped to inner flyleaf is a 5½" X 8" black-and-white head-and-shoulders glamour portrait of her (likely from film magazine) bearing her facsimile signature. Facing leaf bears a 5½" X 8" black-and-white head-and-shoulders portrait of a young Jackie Cooper (1922-2011), who portrays lead Scooter O'Neill -- and tipped to lower right corner of this is a fine 4" X 2" slip on which he pens "Good wishes from us both / Jack Cooper" in brown ink and below this actress Bonita Granville (1923-88) pens "Bonita Granville / Brown Derby / July 2, 1942." (Cooper and Granville co-starred in the 1940 mystery film "Gallant Sons.") Nice copy and bearing sharp, relevant add-on. Seller ID: 48302 Subject: Books Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts deals in out-of-print and antiquarian books, autographs and historic documents, ephemera, maps and pre-1900 newspapers. We operated as an open shop from 1991-2014 in historic Galena, Illinois, and have transitioned to by appointment, mail order and book fairs. Member: ABAA, MWABA, The Manuscript Society. We take great pride in the quality of our stock and clean and cover all hardbound books in dust jacket sleeves or mylar. Every effort has been made to describe each item and any defects accurately. Terms & Shipping All orders ship within two business days. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. In order for the shipping discount on combined purchases to be applied, please wait for our invoice before making your payment. Books ship via USPS Media Mail with tracking. Expedited shipping via USPS Priority Mail can be requested. Please contact us for a quote before making your payment. Autographs, Maps and Ephemera always ship via USPS First Class or Priority. The default shipping charge is for Priority Flat Rate. For reduced shipping on very small items, please wait for our invoice before making your payment. Large or heavy items may require that additional charges be invoiced separately. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING We ship internationally using eBay's International Shipping Program. Autographs Guarantee We are professional, full-time autograph dealers with nearly 30 years' experience buying and selling, authenticating and providing appraisal services. All autographs are guaranteed authentic without time limit to the original purchaser. William Butts, co-owner, apprenticed under a well-known Chicago dealer in the 1980s. For years he authored two columns in Autograph Collector magazine and after more than 25 years remains book reviewer for Manuscripts (quarterly journal of The Manuscript Society), in which capacity he stresses autograph education and reference works as the cornerstone of any serious dealer or collector. He has lectured on autograph authentication and contributes reviews and articles to publications such as Fine Books and Collections.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 300 USD

Location: Galena, Illinois

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