About this title: Here are the yarns of a true cowboy for those who have in their blood either a touch of larceny, an affection for the Old West, or better yet, both. These twenty tales add up to a true account of Ben K. Green's experiences around the corrals, livery stables, and wagon yards of the West. Green was a veterinarian who took down his shingle and went into horse trading, in what he imagined would be retirement. No stranger to the saddle, Green claims to have 'with these bloodshot eyes and gnarled hands measured over seventy thousand horses'. His tales range from tricks to make an old horse seem ...
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Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Edition, 10th Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780394429298ISBN:039442929X
Description: Lorence Bjorklund (Illustrator) Very Good in Very Good jacket. Text/Bright, strong, As New. Bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/VG; nips, chps, small losses to edges, trace soiling & discolored spine. PO note to fEP. Anthology of 20 lively narratives (many previously published) the world of horse and mule trading of yesteryear by veterinary and storyteller Ben King "Doc" Green, (1912-1974). A classic of Western Americana. Strong copy. read more
Edition: Fifteenth Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A Knopf
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780394429298ISBN:039442929X
Description: Very Good-with no dust jacket. 039442929X. Boards lightly soiled. Former owner's sticker on ffep.; 1.3 x 8.5 x 6 Inches; 320 pages. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Bison Books
Date Published: 1999-08-01
ISBN-13:9780803270862ISBN:0803270860
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780803270862. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1972
Description: Illustrated by Lorence Bjorklund. VG/G. The yarns of a cowboy David Harum for those who have in their blood either a touch of larceny, or an affection for the Old West or both. 304 pp. Jacket is good, but has some chipping and small tears. one stain on the spine. Slightly cocked; 8vo. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780394429298ISBN:039442929X
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. Gift inscription inside cover, jacket shows a couple of small edge tears. Binding totally free of marks; very clean copy. 304 pp. These tales reveal how the term "horse trader" got a bad name: how to feed arsenic to old horses to make them eat and look better, and many more larcenous yarns. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 1967
Description: Good in Good jacket. 190-W-Add ex library Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
Edition: 22nd Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780394429298ISBN:039442929X
Description: Bjorklund, Lorence. Very Good in Good-jacket. 8vo-over 8"-9" Tall Octavo. 304 pp, white cloth boards w/brown lettering & w/blind stamped oval w/title on front board, light tan dj w/black & orange letters & a pictorial front. Twenty tales that are true account of the author's experiences around the corrals, livery stables, & wagonyards of the cattleman's West. Yarns of a cowboy David Harum for those who have in their blood either a touch of larceny, or an affection for the Old West, or both. ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 1967-01-01
Description: Good+ in Acceptable jacket. Stated First Edition. Name on first page, age discoloration and a bit of soil to white cloth spine, otherwise only minor wear. Dj is chipped, discolored, soiled and has a large tear, but intact with price unclipped. read more
Description: Good. Good title in good condition. Pages are clean and tight. Former owner's name written on first page. DJ shows some heavy wear. DJ contains edgewear and bumping. Several places with small tears. Satisfaction guaranteed. If item not as described, return for refund of purchase price. read more
Edition: 4th Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY
Date Published: 1968
ISBN-13:9780394429298ISBN:039442929X
Description: Bjorklund, Lorence. Very Good in Very Good-jacket. 8vo-over 8"-9" Tall Octavo. xiv, 304 pp, quarterbound w/black cloth covered boards & light tan cloth covered spine w/dark brown lettering w/blind stamped oval w/title on front board, light tan dj w/black & orange letters, an illustrated front & pictorial rear panels. Twenty tales that are a true account of the author's experiences around the corrals, livery stables, & wagonyards of the cattleman's West. Yarns of a cowboy David Harum for those ... read more
Edition: 7th Printing
Binding: Hardbound
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, NY
Date Published: 1970
Description: Lorence Bjorklund. VG/G+ dj has some edge tears, former owner's name fep. The years of a cowboy David Harum for those who have in their blood either a touch of larceny or an affection for the Old West read more
Edition: 2nd Printing
Binding: Hardbound
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, NY
Date Published: 1967
Description: Lorence Bjorklund. VG/VG dj spin sl. sunned. The yearns of a cowboy David Harum for those who have in their blood either a touch of larceny, or an affection for the Old West read more
Edition: Eleventh
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc., New York
Date Published: 1972
Description: Lorence Bjorklund. Good. No Jacket. Borzoi Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author Signed by the Author. The business of buying and selling of horses and mules when they were still required for transportation. Author left home at thirteen and by sixteen was a horse trader. Later he studied veterinary medicine at Cornell University and postgraduate work at the Royal College of Veterinary Medicine in England. Cream spine with brown title and horse device. Black cloth on boards with blind ... read more
Description: 1970, 1st edition, 7th printing, very good+, with a very good+ dust jacket, published by Alfred Knopf, New York, 304 pages. Ben Green relates the yarns of David Harum an old time Cowboy, and the tricks of the trade to make horses look better, with a touch of larceny, knavery, skill, and pure unadulterated "CON" in the trading horses. Illustrations by Lorence Bjorklund. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Publisher: Alfred A Knopf, Inc.
Date Published: 1967
Description: Lorence Bjorklund. Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Uncommon first edition of the famous storyteller's first book by a major publisher. Interior illustrations by Lorence Bjorklund. "Yarns of a cowboy David Harum for those who have in their blood either a touch of larceny, or an affection for the Old West, or both. " 304 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Alfred A Knopf, Inc. 1967 stated first edition. Book: Very good. Complete and intact, with firm hinges. Owner's name and ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY
Date Published: 1967
ISBN-13:9780394429298ISBN:039442929X
Description: Bjorklund, Lorence. Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 8"-9" Tall Octavo. xiv, 304 pp, quarterbound w/black cloth boards w/blind stamped oval w/title on front board w/wht cloth covered spine w/black lettering, light tan dj w/black & orange letters & a pictorial front. Twenty tales that are true account of the author's experiences around the corrals, livery stables, & wagonyards of the cattleman's West. Yarns of a cowboy David Harum for those who have in their blood either a touch of larceny, or ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, N.Y., USA
Date Published: 1967
Description: Bjorklund, Lorence. Fine in Near Fine jacket. FINE stated 1st edition in a NEAR FINE pictorial dust jacket (price intact, spine a bit tanned). read more
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