About this title: Abbey's nostalgic early (1956) novel is about a rebellious throwback to the cowboy heroes of another age. The anarchistic Jack Burns, who gets himself arrested so he can help his draft-dodging pal break out of jail, is a symbol of the simpler, unregulated life of personal freedom that the Old West represents for Abbey. The novel was made into a ...
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Edition: Trade Paperback Edit
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Date Published: 1/1/1977
ISBN-13:9780826304483ISBN:0826304486
Description: Good. 0826304486 Text clean and unmarked. Edges slightly aged. read more
Edition: Trade Paperback Edit
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Date Published: 1/1/1977
ISBN-13:9780826304483ISBN:0826304486
Description: Good. 0826304486 Text clean and unmarked. read more
Edition: 8th printing (1987).
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780826304483ISBN:0826304486
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. No page markings. Very Good condition overall. One bumped corner. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 277 p. Zia Book. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780826304483ISBN:0826304486
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Some light dampstaining to lower corner of text block, occasionally extending into margins.. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 277 p. Zia Book. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780826304483ISBN:0826304486
Description: Near Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. 277 pp. Third printing thus. The cover is lightly soiled. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback 5 1/4" x 8"
Publisher: University of New Mexico Pr., Albuquerque, NM
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780826304483ISBN:0826304486
Description: VG, corners/spine ends a little worn, 285 pp. inspired the Kirk Douglas movie "Lonely Are the Brave", ISBN 0-8263-0448-6, read more
Edition: 8th Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press-A Zia Book, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780826304483ISBN:0826304486
Description: Near Fine. 5 1/4" x 8" 285 Pages. A trade paperback reprint of a 1956 publication. No noted defects. Tight, bright book with no marks or stamps. Afterword by Neal E. Lambert of Brigham Young University. Source of the movie Lonely Are The Brave starring Kirk Douglas as modern cowboy. Largely ignored by the critics when it was first published in 1956, The Brave Cowboy has since attained the status of a minor classic of Western literature. The hero, Jack Burns, is a loner who refuses to accept the ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of New Mexico / Zia Book, Albuquerque
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780826304483ISBN:0826304486
Description: 8vo. Fine. Pictorial yellow card wraps, 277 pages, "a minor classic of Western literature. Set in a thinly disguised Albuquerque, this anarchist fable...the source of the superb 'adult western' Lonely Are the Brave. " Book 1st pub in 1956. read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Avon Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780380589661ISBN:0380589664
Description: Good. Brief summary of content available upon request by e-mail. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Eyre & Spottiswoode, London
Date Published: 1957
Description: Good. First Great Britain hardcover printing. The book is good with 2 rings on the front cover, fading to the spine, shelfwear, and a bit of spotting to the outer page edges. There is no dust jacket. A good copy of a scarce book. read more
Edition: First Edition-First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dodd Mead & Company, New York
Date Published: 1956
Description: Good in Good jacket. Ex-Library The dust jacket has been trimed to fit the mylar cover. The book has a Library Copy stamp on the lower page edges and three numbers stamped on the top edge. The front paste down and front end paper have a number stamped on them and the lower corner of the front edn paper has been cut off. The rear end paper has the card pocket guled to it. The dust jacket is not glued down but the dust jacket cover is glued to the front and rear paste downs. read more
Edition: First edition
Binding: Leather bound
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company, New York
Date Published: 1956
Description: 277pp. Octavo [20 cm] Beautifully rebound in yellow, black and red leather to match the design by the author that appears on the half-title. New endsheets and pastedown. Near fine. Small ink stamp at foot of title page. Edges of text block have been slightly trimmed. Housed in a black cloth clamshell with a red leather label on spine. A truly beautiful book. Second published work from the literary icon. The story of Jack Burns and his fight with modern society (a theme Abbey would revisit). The ... read more
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company, New York
Date Published: 1956
Description: 277pp. Octavo [21.5 cm. ] 1/2 black cloth over tan boards. Very good/Near fine. Jacket has been professionally repaired (tape has been removed from corners of reverse of jacket. A large closed tear has been rebacked with Japanese tissue. ) Spine of jacket is lightly faded. Subtle rubbing to backstrip. Housed in a custom black cloth slipcase. Second published work from the literary icon. The story of Jack Burns and his fight with modern society (a theme Abbey would revisit). The character of ... read more
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company, New York
Date Published: 1956
Description: 277pp. Octavo [21.5 cm. ] 1/2 black cloth over tan boards. Very good/Very good. Small loss to head of spine and stain to rear panel, few edge tears. Housed in a custom green cloth clamshell. Second published work from the literary icon. The story of Jack Burns and his fight with modern society (a theme Abbey would revisit). The character of Jack Burns would turn up in later Abbey novels: "The Monkey Wrench Gang, " "Good News, " and "Hayduke Lives! " Basis for the film starring Kirk Douglas ... read more
Description: Acceptable. Front cover is bent. Book is ACCEPTABLE with noted wear to cover and pages. Binding intact. May contain highlighting, inscriptions or notations. We offer a no-hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders generally ship by the next business day. Default Text. read more
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