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Owen Wister. The Virginian. A Horseman of the Plains. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1911....
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Description
Owen Wister. The Virginian. A Horseman of the Plains. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1911.8vo. Color frontispiece, 10 plates and numerous text illustrations by Charles M. Russell and Frederick Remington. Original vellum-backed brown boards, upper cover and spine lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut.
LIMITED EDITION, number 3 of 100 copies printed on Japan vellum SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. One of the most famous of all Western novels and the inspiration for many later films and works of fiction. This special illustrated limited edition was issued nine years after the first edition was published.
Condition: Minor soiling to vellum spine; light rubbing to extremities with two board corner slightly bumped; tiny spot on cover; boards slightly rubbed with a few light scratches. Some very light marginal toning, otherwise fine.
References: Dykes, Remington 1128; Six-Score 116; Yost & Renner 26a.
Provenance: Purchased from Seven Gables Bookshop, New York, 20 May 1968. From the William A. Strutz Library.
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2025 September 10 - 11 Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part III, Rare Books Signature® Auction #6321 (go to Auction Home page)
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