New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950. (1950). Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. Bound in full light blue cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in dark blue. Octavo. 246pps. Stated First Edition (D-Z), as required. There is a small spot of fading at the head of the spine (due to a corresponding chip in the jacket) and a superficial abrasion on the ffep from where a small, square price sticker had been removed. Also, the board bottoms are mildly worn. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has a 1/2" chip at the head of the spine and a few closed edge-tears and crinkles; the original price (2.50) is intact. A nice, collector's quality copy of 'The New 1950 Zane Grey Novel,' colorfully jacketed. "Linc Bradway had to prove himself when he came to the rip-roaring Wyoming town of South Pass. The tall, gray-eyed cowboy had a grim errand -- to clear up the mystery surrounding the death of his partner, Jimmy Weston. A few hours after his arrival, Linc, one of the fastest men at the draw of all Zane Grey's western heroes, had given convincing proof of himself at the poker table and with his sixguns. The demonstration was enough to win him the hate of the gambler Emery and his gang, and the love of Kit Bandon, the fascinating and fabulous 'Maverick Queen' who had a weakness for handsome cowboys. And Linc also found himself in dead center of one of the hottest range wars ever to flare up before the law moved out to western Wyoming." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.. First Edition. Cloth.

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On Apr 12 2020, a reader said:

The Maverick Queen is an exceptional book that is based on a real incident which happened all those years ago. When first printed in this form it had certain parts excised out--such as what Kit Bandon did for a living in addition to cattle rustling--and I'll let you guess what that was, or read the unexpurgated version printed by Pocket Books in 1982. But this is the story of Linc Bradway who is on the trail of the person who killed his best friend and the trail leads him to South Pass Wyoming, a town over run by gamblers and gunfighters. There he meets Lucy Bandon, Kit's niece, which complicates matters quite a lot. But then with Zane Grey the course of true love never ran smoothly. The resolution to Linc's situation and the final scenes in the book make it one of Zane Grey's most powerful books. I highly recommend it.

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Bookseller: Nooks Of Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 308-5323
Title: The Maverick Queen
Author: Grey, Zane
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1950
Keywords: ZANE GREY THE MAVERICK QUEEN FIRST EDITIONS WESTERN FICTION WILD WEST WYOMING NINETEENTH CENTURY COWBOYS RANGE WARS ACTION ADVENTURE LINC BRADWAY GUNFIGHTERS COLLECTIBLE USED BOOKS NOVELS
Bookseller catalogs: Wild West; Literature & Fiction, U.S.A;

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