The Brave Cowboy: An Old Tale in a New Time
New York: Didd, Mead & Company, 1956.
First edition, first printing. [x], 277 pp. Bound in publisher's beige paper-covered boards over black spine cloth stamped in red and gilt. Very Good+ with light worming to lower spine and board edges, slight bumping to upper corners of boards and textblock, and narrow band of adhesive residue to front free endpaper. In a Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket with sunned spine panel, minor worming to lower edge, light wear, and faint foxing.
The first edition of Edward Abbey's literary Western, his second novel. The San Francisco Chronicle hailed it as "a delightful allegory, which should place the young author nearer to the top ranks of original young writers of today." Kirk Douglas produced and starred in the 1962 film adaptation Lonely Are the Brave.
Price: $4,500