Books with author Owen Wister

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Wister, Owen / Biro, Val (Illustrator). The Virginian. Introduction by Kenneth Ulyatt. London, The Folio Society, 1981. 15.5 cm x 22.5 cm. 285 pages. With 12 illustrations. Original hardcover with slipcase. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. The text is taken from the 1902 edition and includes the author's dedication and preface to that edition. The original American spelling has been retained as essential to the flavour of the book. (Publisher). The Virginian (otherwise titled The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains) is a 1902 novel set in the Wild West by the American author Owen Wister. It describes the life of a cowboy on a cattle ranch in Wyoming and was the first true western ever written, aside from short stories and pulp dime novels. The Virginian paved the way for many more westerns by such authors as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, and several others. (Wikipedia).

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A collection of classic tales of the Old West from Owen Wister, an American writer whose stories helped establish the cowboy as the archetypical individualist hero. Includes "The Jimmyjohn Boss," "A Kinsman of Red Cloud," "Sharon's Choice," "Napoleon Shave-Tail," "Twenty Minutes for Refreshments," "The Promised Land," "Hank's Woman," and "Padre Ignazio." Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.