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BURNS**, TEX: : Hopalong Cassidy and the Riders of High Rock

LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,1952.

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UK,slim 12mo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.[Preceded by the US issue in 1951.] VG.No owner inscrptn,but a b/w illustrated a W.H.SMITH & SON'S Library bookplate/label and beneath,another smaller price subscription rate label,both pasted to front pastedown.No other library markings/ notifications internally nor externally - no alpha-numerical indications and no inked library stamps.[The company's bookplates were the only discreet evidence of it being a lending library book.] Top edges lightly aged with negligible foxing/spotting,fore-edges with sporadic faint foxing/spotting,contents generally clean with minimal foxing/spotting to page edge's - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - could appear unread.Lightly blemished, publisher's sharp-cornered,airforce blue plain cloth boards,slightly darkened spine/backstrip, with black letters to same,off-setting to front free endpaper from library bookplate and off-setting too,from rear pastedown to reverse of rear free endpaper.UK,slim 12mo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,5-192pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,XXIV (24) chapters; plus [unpaginated] foxed synopsis with publisher's advert for other Hopalong titles to its reverse, and foxed title page. The 2nd title of the four L'Amour 'Hopalong' titles,highly sought after by his collectors. [The role played by the circulating libraries in the history of library provision is unique to Britain.Circulating libraries bridged the gap from the period when books were almost the exclusive province of the rich to the present situation of a national free public library service.One of two of the biggest circulating libraries in Britain,W. H. Smith and Son (1860-1961) began with book stalls in railroad stations,and they used trains to effectively expand their distribution of books.circulating libraries survived well into the 20th century.] Tex Burns was the pseudonym of Louis Dearborn L'Amour (March 22, 1908 – June 10,1988) an American novelist and short-story writer.His books consisted primarily of Western novels,but he also wrote historical,science fiction,and non-fiction,as well as poetry and short-story collections.Many of his stories were made into films. Originally published under the pseudonym Tex Burns,Louis L'Amour was commissioned to write four Hopalong Cassidy books in the spring and summer of 1950,'H C and the Rustlers of West Fork','H C and the Riders of High Rock','H C and the Trail to Seven Pines' and H C, Trouble-Shooter'. L'Amour's contact with Leo Margulies,led to L'Amour agreeing to write many stories for the Western pulp magazines published by Standard Magazines,a substantial portion of which appeared under the his pseudonym 'Jim Mayo'.The suggestion of L'Amour writing these Hopalong Cassidy novels also was made by Margulies who planned on launching Hopalong Cassidy's Western Magazine at a time when the William Boyd films and new television series were becoming popular with a new generation. L'Amour read the original Hopalong Cassidy novels,written by Clarence E. Mulford,and wrote his novels based on the original character under the name "Tex Burns".Only two issues of the Hopalong Cassidy's Western Magazine were published,and the novels as written by L'Amour were extensively edited to meet Doubleday's thoughts of how the character should be portrayed in print.Strongly disagreeing - L'Amour preferred Mulford's original,much rougher characterization of Cassidy and for the rest of his life,he denied authoring the novels. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,slim 12mo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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