Tombstone for a Shooter
Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1960. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. 8vo. Original cloth. Paper a bit browned, board edges lightly toned. First edition.
WITH: Another edition. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1961. Original cloth; pictorial dust jacket. Abrasion on front free endpaper, but generally a very good copy. First UK edition. Item #409256
Two copies of this Gregory Quist Western mystery: each a dedication copy to the author's wife. The printed dedication in each reads "To Elain MacDonald." In the first, the author has inscribed on the dedication page: "Dear Elaine – We have shared good food and drink and conversation and tennis wallops. I hope you won't mind sharing this book with me. All the best! Allan (William Colt MacDonald) Pacific Grove, Calif. 2/18/60." The UK edition is inscribed on the dedication leaf: "In case you need a lending copy to satisfy the mad rush of borrowers. Allan." MacDonald was a prolific screenwriter of Westerns. His most famous characters were The Three Mesquiteers, who first appeared in 'Law of the Forty-Fives'. He penned some 75 novels, many about the character Gregory Quist, an imperturbable detective for the Texas Northern and Arizona Southern Railroad.
Price: $850.00