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Tombstone for a Shooter
by MACDONALD, [Allan] William Colt
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Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1960. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. 8vo. Original cloth. Paper a bit browned, board edges lightly toned. First edition.
WITH: Another edition. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1961. Original cloth; pictorial dust jacket. Abrasion on front free endpaper, but generally a very good copy. First UK edition. Two copies of this Gregory Quist Western mystery: each a dedication copy to the author's wife. The printed dedication in each reads "To Elain MacDonald." In the first, the author has inscribed on the dedication page: "Dear Elaine - We have shared good food and drink and conversation and tennis wallops. I hope you won't mind sharing this book with me. All the best! Allan (William Colt MacDonald) Pacific Grove, Calif. 2/18/60." The UK edition is inscribed on the dedication leaf: "In case you need a lending copy to satisfy the mad rush of borrowers. Allan." MacDonald was a prolific screenwriter of Westerns. His most famous characters were The Three Mesquiteers, who first appeared in 'Law of the Forty-Fives'. He penned some 75 novels, many about the character Gregory Quist, an imperturbable detective for the Texas Northern and Arizona Southern Railroad.
WITH: Another edition. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1961. Original cloth; pictorial dust jacket. Abrasion on front free endpaper, but generally a very good copy. First UK edition. Two copies of this Gregory Quist Western mystery: each a dedication copy to the author's wife. The printed dedication in each reads "To Elain MacDonald." In the first, the author has inscribed on the dedication page: "Dear Elaine - We have shared good food and drink and conversation and tennis wallops. I hope you won't mind sharing this book with me. All the best! Allan (William Colt MacDonald) Pacific Grove, Calif. 2/18/60." The UK edition is inscribed on the dedication leaf: "In case you need a lending copy to satisfy the mad rush of borrowers. Allan." MacDonald was a prolific screenwriter of Westerns. His most famous characters were The Three Mesquiteers, who first appeared in 'Law of the Forty-Fives'. He penned some 75 novels, many about the character Gregory Quist, an imperturbable detective for the Texas Northern and Arizona Southern Railroad.
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- Riverrun Books & Manuscripts
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 409256
- Title
- Tombstone for a Shooter
- Author
- MACDONALD, [Allan] William Colt
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- From the Bart Auerbach Collection
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia and New York
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Bart Auerbach
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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