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Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1986. First Bison Book Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4. 115 pages. Exterior shows little sign of weathering; most shelf wear is along the top of the spine. Interior text is clean and has no apparent markings or damages. Includes several photographs throughout. Still wet behind the ears in 1894, Carl Benedict was crazy to get away and work on the range. In the summer, he hooked up with a big outfit called the Figure 8 to round up cattle in the Texas Panhandle. Out of that experience came this book, published fifty years later, about what it was really like to be a cowboy in some ornery country checkered by canyons and gyp water springs.

Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near fine/none, used but looks like new, color illustrated stiff paper wraps, ix-xiv, 115pp. First Bison book printing. Interior clean, no marks, pages near bright, binding tight. Slightest of rubbing to wraps, no chips or tears, corners square..

Austin / Dallas: Texas Folklore Society / University Press, 1943. CE6 - An ex-library hardcover book in poor condition that has wrinkling, chipping, and wear on the spine edges and some corners, library code written with white ink on the lower spine, label on the back, bookplate on the front fixed endpaper with cardholder adhered, library plate adhered on the front loose endpaper with some numbers written, bookplate on the back fixed endpaper, library stamping on the page edges, library seal emboss on the title page, tanning on pages 30 & 31, discoloration (browning), and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Range Life Series. Under General Editorship of J. Frank Dobie. Introduction by J. Frank Dobie. 550 copies of this book have been printed and the type melted. 8.75"x5.75", 115 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Austin, TX: Texas Folklore Society, 1943. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 5 x 8, 115 pgs, b&w photos. The author was a young man in 1894 when he wrote this work; he was a little hesitant to see it published - which first happened in 1943. He worked mostly for the Figure 8 outfit and writes what it was really like to be a cowboy in some ornery country checkered by canyons and gyp water springs. Ex-library, rebound with the usual markings. Introduction by J. Frank Dobie.

Austin / Dallas: The Texas Folklore Society / The University Press, 1943. Lowman, 21. One of 550 copies printed in El Paso, Texas by Carl Hertzog. Lowman, 115 pages. Very slight rubbing on edges of cloth covers. Previous owner's inked name is seen at the upper outside corner of the front paste down. The first few leaves show slight crease at upper corner. . First Edition. Cloth - Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket.

Austin Texas: Texas Folklore Society, 1943. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 115 pages, frontis, illustrations, original glassine cover, with chipping. LIMITED EDITION, of 550 copies. Herd 238, Reese Six-Score 10 " A vividly written story of range life in west Texas in the 1890's.One of the best books ever written on the Texas range.".

Austin: Texas Folklore Society, 1943., 1943. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Pictorial cloth, xviii, 115 pp., frontis,, introduction, illustrated. Excellent introduction by J. Frank Dobie. Six Score 10 says, "A vividly written story of range life in west Texas in the 1890s. Benedict recounted incidents of cowpunching as they occurred and editor Dobie changed as little as possible. The result is one of the best books ever written on the Texas range." Fine, bright unread copy in original glassine dust jacket. Limited to 550 copies. An exceptional copy.

Austin & Dallas: Published by the Texas Folklore Society and the University Press, 1943., 1943. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Pictorial cloth, xviii, 115 pp., frontis,, introduction, illustrated. Excellent introduction by J. Frank Dobie. Six Score 10 says, "A vividly written story of range life in west Texas in the 1890s. Benedict recounted incidents of cowpunching as they occurred and editor Dobie changed as little as possible. The result is one of the best books ever written on the Texas range." Fine, bright unread copy in fine original glassine dust jacket. Limited to 550 copies.