2011, ISBN: 9781416598671

UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. [Originally and first published (US) by A. L. Burt Co.,New York,1909.This edn however,(US) HB+dw/dj by Whitman Publishing Company,Racine,1950.Th… Mehr…

UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. [Originally and first published (US) by A. L. Burt Co.,New York,1909.This edn however,(US) HB+dw/dj by Whitman Publishing Company,Racine,1950.This first (UK) 12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn, and authorized edition,by arrangement with that publisher,and published circa early 1950s - possibly simultaneously.]VG+. No owner inscptn.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,publisher's wrap-around colour pictorial artwork illustrated paper-covered boards with red letters and black-outlined white lettering to front and similar lettering to a slightly sunned spine/backstrip which has an approx. 1/2" loss to it's foot -letters unaffected though;else with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no other major nicks,tears or splits present.B/w illustrated eps with front hinge with 2" crack,rear hinge solid and sound without any tears,splits or cracking.Top+fore-edges slightly toned,fore-edge with a blemish,but appears without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean with minor page-edge toning - text body virtually foxing-free,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages; corners,appears unread apart from my own collation.UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn5-183pp [paginated] includes separate contents+illus lists/tables,XXII (22) chapters,23 full-page b/w illustrations by Earl Sherwen, interspersed throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] half-title+tile pages. Continuation and third and final part of the 'Ohio River Trilogy', preceded by 'Betty Zane' and 'The Spirit of the Border' - see my book IDs' rja899220 and rja899320 for UK,HB,1sts of the latter title. A journey through rivers,forests,valleys, cliffs and mountains of wild Ohio in the final book of the Ohio River Trilogy.It is a beautiful and hostile landscape.The border patrol Jonathan Zane and Lewis Wetzel protect the white pioneer settlers from marauding Indians and renegade settlers who keep attacking sporadically. The lovely Betty Sheppard,a settler,takes a love interest in Jonathan,and he starts to think about a future far from his dangerous job.When Betty is kidnapped at Fort Henry,his decision is made for him as he saddles up to ride in hot pursuit. "The little villain deserved killing.I could have shot him with pleasure." Somehow romance is still nurtured,justice tries to prevail,and the future looks promising.The stakes are high.Will Jonathan get to Betty in time? And will Ohio ever be safe? Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyondr.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/p+p quote - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!, LONDON.ADPRINT. [n.d. - circa early 1950s.], 3, UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. [Originally and first published (US) by A. L. Burt Co.,New York,1909.This edn however,(US) HB+dw/dj by Whitman Publishing Company,Racine,1950.This first (UK) 12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn, and authorized edition,by arrangement with that publisher,and published circa early 1950s - possibly simultaneously.] NFINE.Handwritten ink gift presentation inscptn (Xmas gift) to top edge of page-edge toned half-title page.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,publisher's wrap-around colour pictorial artwork illustrated paper-covered boards with red letters and black-outlined white lettering to front and similar lettering to a slightly sunned spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - top+lower front gutters with short peeling split,foot of same with miniscule bumping and rubbing - no other major nicks,tears or splits present.The laminate towards foot of same started to peel back but without loss.B/w illustrated eps with both hinges solid and sound without any tears,splits or cracking.Top+fore-edges slightly toned but appears without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean with minor page-edge toning - text body virtually foxing-free,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages; corners,appears unread apart from my own collation.UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn5-183pp [paginated] includes separate contents+illus lists/tables,XXII (22) chapters,23 full-page b/w illustrations by Earl Sherwen, interspersed throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] half-title+tile pages. Continuation and third and final part of the 'Ohio River Trilogy', preceded by 'Betty Zane' and 'The Spirit of the Border' - see my book IDs' rja899220 and rja899320 for UK,HB,1sts of the latter title. A journey through rivers,forests,valleys, cliffs and mountains of wild Ohio in the final book of the Ohio River Trilogy.It is a beautiful and hostile landscape.The border patrol Jonathan Zane and Lewis Wetzel protect the white pioneer settlers from marauding Indians and renegade settlers who keep attacking sporadically. The lovely Betty Sheppard,a settler,takes a love interest in Jonathan,and he starts to think about a future far from his dangerous job.When Betty is kidnapped at Fort Henry,his decision is made for him as he saddles up to ride in hot pursuit. "The little villain deserved killing.I could have shot him with pleasure." Somehow romance is still nurtured,justice tries to prevail,and the future looks promising.The stakes are high.Will Jonathan get to Betty in time? And will Ohio ever be safe? Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/p+p quote - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!, LONDON.ADPRINT. [n.d. - circa early 1950s.], 3, NY: Simon & Schuster. Very Good. 2011. PAPERBACK; 13579108642pt line. Paperback. 8.4 X 5.5 X 0.7 inches. VERY GOOD CONDITION, clean, solid, bright.... ; Cover collage shows photo of TWAIN AS YOUNG MAN & TYPICAL WESTERN STAGECOACH,4 HORSE TEAM. ; 304 pages; back cover has 1x1" color photo of author morris with biog. ...With the frequent help of Twain’s own words, Morris follows his subject on a winding journey of selfdiscovery filled with high adventure and low comedy, as Clemens/Twain dodges Indians and gunfighters, receives marriage advice from Brigham Young, burns down a mountain with a frying pan, gets claim-jumped by rival miners, narrowly avoids fighting a duel, hikes across the floor of an active volcano, becomes one of the first white men to try the ancient Hawaiian sport of surfing, ., Simon & Schuster, 2011, 3<