Black Mesa

by Grey, Zane

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On Apr 10, 2020, Anonymous said

When this book was published in the mid 1950's, some 15 years after Zane Grey died, it under went considerable editorial changes by Loren Grey to make the book publishable. How much is the original, and how much is Loren's is subject to debate, just as is Valley of Wild Horses which was amended and enlarged by a "ghost" writer to make it long enough, or so the editors at Harpers thought. Black Mesa is a complicated book to follow in the many plots and subplots, but overall if one can keep the time and place of the action in your mind, then this book is a readable one. Paul Manning the main protagonist is a beginning writer, hurt by a woman, has fled to the desert because his friend Wes Kintell tells him it will either kill him or cure him. And once again, nature does what nature does in affecting the characters in this book. Zane Grey grew up in the era of Darwin's theory of evolution--survival of the fittest--a phrase made popular by Zane Grey in his works. Aside from that, this is also a story of the harsh and sad treatment of the Indian by the white man which Zane Grey told fantastically in The Vanishing American. There are characters in this story you will never forget, and situations you thought could only happen in books, yet are real, as Zane Grey traveled to every place he wrote about and gathered information from the "old timers" who were still alive when he visited these places.

On Feb 25, 2020, a reader said

A complicated book to follow due to the plots and subplots. But does do the American Indian justice, although not as well as The Vanishing American

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Black Mesa

by Zane Grey

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1955
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N. Y.: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1955. hard cover is in very good plus condition with slight rub and the dust jacket is in very good condition with some chipping to haed and tail of spine now protected with mylar cover. is a stated first edition. copy is unmarked and tightly bound. 244 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good… Read more about this item
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by Grey, Zane

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1968
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New York: Fawcett. Good. 1968. Softcover. Book is clean and tight. Pages are browned. Shelf wear at corners and spine. Former owner's name inside front cover. Shelf wear at corners and spine with a chip to bottom of spine. .
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Black Mesa

by Zane Grey

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1956
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Hamish Hamilton, 1956. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1956. First Printing. 191 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards… Read more about this item
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1955
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Harper & Bros. NY, 1955, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Octavo, hardcover, VG in gppd yellow pictorial dj. Price clipped. First edition.. Clean and bright. 244 deckled pages. When Paul Manning and his cowboy friend Wess Kintell, settled at the Arizona trading post in the shadow of the Black Mesa they were in search for an… Read more about this item
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1955
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New York: Harper, 1955. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 3rd Edition. Cover illustration by Paul Galdone Harper (1955 First Edition) 244 pp, small 8vo, tan/black cloth, faint spotting cover, top and for edge, very good+, contents fine; priced dust jacket faint spotting rear, top edge and flaps, tiny piece missing, light chipping, very good. Grey, a dentist, started writing in… Read more about this item
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1964
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Transworld Publishers, 1964. Paperback. Very Good. 1964. Corgi Edition. 158 pages. Paperback book with pictorial paper covers. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing.… Read more about this item
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Walter J. Black Publishers, Roslyn, New York, um 1960. Um 1960. Englischsprachige Hardcoverausgabe, Leineneinband, 244 Seiten mit Farbkopfschnitt. Exemplar aus Raucherbibliothek. Guter Zustand (Copy from a Smoker's Library. Good Condition).
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Black Mesa

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1955
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Franklin Watts Inc., 1955. Hardcover. Good. 1955. Large Type Edition. 244 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Top textblock edge dyed orange. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering… Read more about this item
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Black Mesa

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Thorndike Press, 2011. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Black Mesa

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1964
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Corgi, 1964. . Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Taped at foot of spine. Covers rubbed. Booksellers stamp to inside front cover . Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 158 pages. Item Type: Book. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Fiction; . Please contact H4o Books if you require images… Read more about this item
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BLACK MESA. ( Cardinal Edition Books # C-402 );

by Grey, Zane.

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1960
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New York, NY, USA.: Cardinal/Pocket Books., 1960. Book. Illus. by Painted Cover Art!. As New. Soft cover. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!.. 275 pages "A determind tenderfoot risks his life to save a woman from a mormon village of 'sealed' wives!." *** This book is part of an Original Owner Collection, of 2000+ Mass Market Paperbacks. Most of the… Read more about this item
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HarperPrism, 1991. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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BLACK MESA

by Grey, Zane

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New York: Walter J. Black, 1961. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good+. 5 x 8, 290 pgs. A nice reprint of Grey's thrilling story of the Old West. Still has protective wrapper.
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Black Mesa

by Zane Grey

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Pocket 186 pages. Cover has a wee bit of rubbing to edges and tiny creases to corners, very slight spine tilt. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. Mass Market Paperback. Good.
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Black Mesa

by Zane Grey

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1970
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Pocket, 1970. Mass Market Paperback. GOOD. 18 cm.. Light spine crease. Pages are tanned. Previous owner's name crossed out inside front cover. 186 pages. -- Please feel free to ask for additional information, or detailed photos. US orders ship USPS from Niagara Falls, NY. Canadian orders ship from Ontario.
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1970
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Pocket Books. Very Good. 1970. Mass Market Paperback. 7 oz.; 250 pages; Unread PB aged 1 corner cover creased. Arriving in the desert at the foot of Black Mesa, two men--one hiding from a shady past and the other running from a haunting memory--start a cattle ranch, but a ruthless trader and wild women could ruin their… Read more about this item
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Black Mesa

by Grey, Zane

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1955-01-01
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Grosset & Dunlap, 1955-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Hardcover with Poor DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with stain spots. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear with creases and tears. Previous owner's name on end paper.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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Black Mesa

by Zane Grey

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January 1955
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Harper & Brothers, January 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible-Good/Fair. Shelf wear to the dust jacket, pages yellowing from age. Stated first edition.
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