The Virginian
by Wister, Owen
The novel that inspired a century of Westerns...Signet is proud to present a special centennial edition of The Virginian, a novel featuring the first fully realized cowboy hero in American literarture—a near-mythic figure whose idealized image has profoundly influenced our national consciousness.
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The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
by Owen Wister
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 1st
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- 1902
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Pasadena, California, USA
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A$26,587.08
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The genesis of an American mythos *** First edition, first printing. Illustrated plates by Arthur I. Keller. Fine, original tan cloth book with the rare jacket in tremendously satisfying shape - chipped at spine panel ends and corners, a few closed tears else a bright, Near Fine example that retains its visual dynamism. The few Virginian jackets that occasionally surface… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Virginian
by WISTER, Owen
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1902
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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New York: Macmillan, 1902. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Rebound in three quarter dark blue morocco with marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, with the original cloth front panel and spine bound in the rear. Ink owner name on the verso of the added marbled endpaper, light rubbing, near fine. Signed under the half title "by Owen Wister Oct… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
by Wister, Owen
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- 1902
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- Hardcover
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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A$117.99
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New York: The Macmillan Co. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Appears to be 18th printing of the First edition, August 1903 last printing noted. "Set up and electrotyped April, 1902" on copyright page. 504 pp, 6 pgs ads. Apparent vintage owner name inked first blank page, three creased corners found otherwise a very nice copy, a strong VG+ (VG+ to NF).… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE VIRGINIAN: A Horseman of the Plains
by Wister, Owen
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- First Edition
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- 1902
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- Hardcover
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Covina, California, USA
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Set in Wyoming Territory during the 1880s, this novel describes the life of a cowboy on a cattle ranch and is considered the first true fictional western ever written, aside from short stories and pulp dime novels. Octavo: [xiv], 504, [6] p. with 8 illustrations by Arthur… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE VIRGINIAN.
by Wister, Owen.
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- First Edition
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- 1925
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Santa Monica, California, USA
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GROSSET & DUNLAP. NY 1925. Fine. 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Photoplay Edition. Fine in a Nf. dj. (Faint traces of soiling at base of spine & along a thin strip directly above. Otherwise, an exceptionally bright example of a scarce photoplay) The 1923 Preferred Pictures production. . Item Price
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The Virginian
by Wister, Owen; Introduction by Struthers Burt
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- Heritage Press Slipcased Edition
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- 1951
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- Hardcover
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Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Norwalk, CT: Heritage Press, 1951. Heritage Press Slipcased Edition. Hardcover. William Moyers. 437pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Tan cloth covered boards, with a gilt title stamped on the spine and a gilt stamped vignette on the front cover, both within brown ink stamped panels. The book is subtly darkened at the spine, and has a light moisture stain at the… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE VIRGINIAN: A HORSEMAN OF THE PLAINS
by Owen Wister
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- Used
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- First Edition Thus; First Printing
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- 1995
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- Hardcover
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- 9780517122785
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Pomona, New York, USA
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A$78.74
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New Jersey: Gramercy Books. 1995. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. 0517122782 . Fine in a Fine dust jacket. ; 5.75 X 1.25 X 9.5 inches; 350 pages . Item Price
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The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister; With an Introduction by Struthers Burt and Illustrations by William Moyers
by Wister, Owen
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- 1951
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- Hardcover
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$81.81
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good -. Printed by the Plantin Press, Los Angeles. xix, [5], 437, [1] p.: color illustrations; 26 cm. Off-white cloth with gilt-stamped spine title on faux-leather spine label and gilt-stamped illustration on faux-leather paste-down on front cover. Top page edges brown. Title vignette. Slipcase covered in brown… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
by Wister, Owen
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- 1904
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- Cloth Hardcover
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Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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A$22.02
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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1904. Cloth Hardcover. Illustrated by Keller, Arthur I.. Clean pages, with no owners' marks and only minimal toning in margins; the full cloth cover is modestly faded along the spine and shows lines of surface wear along the sides of the spine and around the corners, along with some fading at the titles, otherwise… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Virginian: a Horseman of the Plains.
by Wister, Owen
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First Edition
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- 1902
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- Hardcover
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Franklin, Maine, USA
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A$1,887.84
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New York: MacMillan. Very Good+. 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. A touch of wear to the bottom edge of spine and seam - see image. Pencilled name on front free endpaper that can be easily erased - left to give provenance if significant to others. ; Book is in excellent condition. First Printing with the words "set up… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
by WISTER, Owen
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- First U.K. Edition
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- 1902
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Winchester, Virginia, USA
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A$235.98
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London: Macmillan, 1902. First U.K. Edition. First printing. Octavo (20cm). Red cloth, stamped in black and yellow, top edge gilt; [xiv],504m[16]pp; 16pp publisher's ads at rear; frontispiece and seven inserted halftone plates. Former owner's name in ink to f.f.e.p. Sound but rubbed at edges, spine lightly sunned, overall Very Good. Early edition of Wister's classic of the western plains,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Virginian
by Owen Wister
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- Used - Acceptable
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- 1968
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- Hardcover
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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Classic Press, 1968. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1968. This Edition. 282 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrative paper covered boards. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Virginian
by Owen Wister
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 2014
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780786035144
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Wellington, NZL
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Kensington Publishing Corporation. Good. 106 x 175 x 31mm. Paperback. 2014. 431 pages. Cover worn.<br>Loosely based on the Johnson County War of 1892, a bloody clash between big landowners and small rancher s in Wyoming, Owen Wister's The Virginian is the classic saga of a man who embodied the spirit of a growing nation--a novel that i nspired… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Virginian
by Owen Wister
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- Used - Good
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- 1966
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- Paperback
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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A$9.36
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Scholastic Book Service, 1966. Paperback. Good. 1966. Second Printing. 408 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Virginian
by Owen Wister
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Spring Branch, Texas, USA
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bump to slipcase edge, some spots to block Item Price
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THE VIRGINIAN
by Owen Wister
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1902
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- Hardcover
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Pomona, New York, USA
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A$2,792.35
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New York: MacMillan Company. 1902. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Foxing on top/side text block edges. Both hinges cracked. Rubbing along panel edges. Corners bumped. Light bump on side text block edge. TRUE FIRST EDITION with the words "set up and electrotyped April, 1902" printed on the copyright page. . Item Price
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The Virginian
by Wister, Owen
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- Used - vg++
- Published
- 1977
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- 35017
- ISBN
- 9780671823771
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Westbury, Wiltshire, GBR
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Pocket Books, 1977. 35017. vg++. Pocket 1967 edition paperback vg++ condition. In stock shipped from our UK warehouse Item Price
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The Virginian;: A horseman of the Plains;
by Wister, Owen
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- Used - Good
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- 1951-01-01
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- Hardcover
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Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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A$110.12
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Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club at the Plantin Press, 1951-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1951. Limited Editions Club. Hardcover in Slipcase. 739/1500 Signed by Illustrator. Clean text. Bumped corners and spine. Light wear and scuffing. Ship same or next business day via US Mail. More Limited Editions books in my store. Item Price
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Virginian, The
by Wister, Owen
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- Used - GOOD MINUS
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- NOT ISSUED
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- 1962
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- Mass Market Paperback Paperback
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Armada, Michigan, USA
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A$3.93
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Pocket Books, 1962. Mass Market Paperback Paperback. GOOD MINUS/NOT ISSUED. Binding: Mass Market Paperback A Horseman Of The Plains 1962 C-209 -- First page torn, repaired with tape. Spine creases. Crease in cover. Pen mark on heal and head edge of book. Item Price
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The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
by Wister, Owen
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- Used - Very Good
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- No dj
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Published
- 1925
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- Hardcover
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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A$94.39
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Owner bookplate fep, spine ends lightly frayed. ; B/w illustrations. Item Price
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