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MILLER**, SNOWDEN: : ROY ROGERS AND THE RAIDERS OF SAWTOOTH RIDGE

LONDON.ADPRINT. [n.d. - circa early 1950s.]

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UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. [Originally and first published (US) HB+ dw/dj by Whitman Publishing Company, Racine,1946.This first (UK)12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn,and authorized edition by arrangement with original publisher,and published circa early to mid-1950s.] FINE-.No owner inscrptn. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,publisher's wrap-around colour pictorial artwork illustrated paper-covered boards with black and black-outlined red lettering to front and similar lettering to a non-faded spine/ backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks,tears or splits present, laminate starting to shrink/peel but without any significant loss.Clean,b/w illustrated endpapers and both hinges solid and sound and without any nicks, tears,splits or cracking.Top+fore-edges both lightly toned and with minimal, sporadic foxing/spotting; contents bright, tight,clean with minor page-edge toning, near pristine - text body virtually foxing -free,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK, 12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn,5- 246pp [paginated] includes separate contents+illus lists/tables,XXIV (24) chapters,17 full-page b/w illustrations by Henry E. Vallely,interspersed throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages.One of 8 titles in this series to date (1950s). See also my book IDs' rja898820,rja898920,rja899020 and rja899120 for other titles from the same series or era. The early 50s was the time for the dawning of the TV western Gene Autry, Range Rider,Annie Oakley,Hopalong Cassidy, Kit Carson,Cisco Kid and the others which slowly matured into the so-called adult TV western of the late 50s early 60s; Gunsmoke,Cheyenne,Sugarfoot,Restless Gun and dozens more. Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye,b. November 5th,1911 – d. July 6th,1998) was an American singer,actor,and television host.He was one of the most popular Western stars of his era.Known as the "King of the Cowboys",he appeared in over 100 films and numerous radio and television episodes of The Roy Rogers Show.In 1942,he was voted 2nd most popular Western star (after Gene Autry) and continued to be voted the same up to 1952 - 10 years in a row.In many of his films and television episodes,he appeared with his wife,Dale Evans,his Golden Palomino Trigger;and his German Shepherd dog, Bullet.His show was broadcast on radio for nine years and then on television from 1951 through 1957. In the UK,The Roy Rogers Show transmitted on ITV,1955-57.A modern Western for kids in which the singing cowboy played himself on a straight-arrow fight for truth and hustice.Assisted by his wonder horse Trigger,his wife Dale Evans,bumbling partner Pat Grady (who drove a Jeep, Nellybelle) and his dog Bullet - all at The Double R Bar Ranch in Paradise Valley. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

MILLER, Snowden : Roy Rogers and the Raiders of Sawtooth Ridge

Whitman Publishing Company, 1946

A near fine copy (browning to text as usual) in a vg++ edgeworn d.w.

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