THE VIRGINIAN: A HORSEMAN OF THE PLAINS. New York: The Macmillan Company. London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1902. Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii-xiii [xiv] 1-504 [505-510: ads], flyleaves at front and rear, eight inserted plates with illustrations by Arthur I. Keller, publisher's pictorial tan cloth, front and spine panels stamped in red, black and gold, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. First edition, first printing. Wister, along with Zane Grey and Clarence Mulford, basically invented the modern western novel. His VIRGINIAN (1902) is generally regarded as the first cowboy novel. Dobie, p. 124. Reese Six Score 116. Smith, American Fiction 1901-125 W-789. A fine copy. (#179449).
Price: $2,750.00
"Set up and electrotyped April, 1902" on copyright page.