A book that has significant damage is likely not worth much. The dust jacket is both the most decorative part of a book, and the most delicate. Possession being nine points of the law, it seemed his very chance to intrench himself in the bed. Occasionally the text of a book will be put into a specialized book press and painted, often with a scene from the book or a landscape, so that the painting is invisible when the book is closed but visible when somebody bends the text and fans the pagesknown as a foreedge painting. In owen wister out west, owen wisters daughter captures the essence of the historical impact of the virginian. The virginian enriched classics mass market paperback special edition, august 1, 2002. In owen wisters 1902 novel of the old west, the virginian. By publishing this book way back in 1902, owen wister effectively birthed the cultural genre we. Unfortunately the reader doesnt encounter this story until the books third act. The virginian owen wister first edition raptis rare books. The 1902 novel by owen wister had already seen four movie adaptations when frank price mentioned the storys series potential to nbc. A horseman of the plains by owen wister macmillan 1902.
Best books of 1902 the best books originally published in 1902. For the first time, a cowboy was a gentleman and a hero, but nobody realized then that the book was the master design on which thousands of westerns would be modeled. One of the main conflicts in the story is between the virginian and cattlerustlermurderer trampas. Its was a excellent change of pace, for me personally. I have written a book about the virginian, changing all names used by universal. For further information, including links to m4b audio book, online text, reader information, rss feeds, cd cover or other formats if available, please go to the librivox catalog page for this recording. Octavo, original tan cloth stamped in red, black and gilt. Most hard cover books published since the early 20th century were sold with a dust jacket. Owen wister was born on july 14, 1860, in germantown, a neighborhood in the northwestern part of philadelphia, pennsylvania. First edition of the first true fictional western ever written.
All of that said, it has not worn as well as some other classic novels. Universal studios had on their hit tv series the virginian back in 1960s. If you add new ones, please try to find editions that are not modern scanned ones with boring covers. When searching on its important to find copies that match the book in your possession as accurately as possible. When we first meet the virginian, he is a hand at sunk creek ranch, but quickly becomes the judges most trusted hand, and eventually, his foreman. His mother, sarah butler wister, was the daughter of fanny kemble, a british actress, and pierce mease butler.
It was a spinoff from a 1958 summer series called decision. While it is a growing love story between the virginian and the school teacher molly stark wood, of bennington, vermont, there is also the day to day life of the cowboys, working the cattle ranches and their interaction between themselves and others who they come into contact with. A history of televisions the virginian, 19621971 paul. It describes the life of a cowboy on a cattle ranch and is considered the first true fictional western ever written, aside from short stories and pulp dime novels, though modern scholars debate this. The virginian 1902 is owen wisters classic popular romance, and the most significant shaping influence on cowboy fiction. Virginian first edition owen wister bauman rare books.
Free example the virginian, by owen wister essay sample. Its narrator, fresh from the east, encounters in wyoming cattle country a beautiful, baffling, and sometimes violent land where the handsome figure of the virginian battles trampas for supremacy and demonstrates that the customs of the country must eventually prevail. On september 19, 1962, the virginian made its primetime broadcast premiere. In response to advance criticism which charged that the novel was episodic and fragmentary, wister was prompted to change the virginians subtitle from a tale of sundry adventures to a horseman of the plains. In the book a history of televisions the virginian, 19621971, drury said he was sad that the show was canceled and added, i would have gone on for another 10 years.
A book collector scrutinizes a 100 year antique book for the same flaws as a brand new book. This is what, as i would recommend, should be put as a warning appendix to the title of owen wisters famous western novel the virginian, which was first published in 1902 because, as i felt, one third of the novel in some way or other centres on the preparation and consumption as well as the. A western classic paperback 2 january 2016 by owen wister author 4. Written in 1902, the book chronicles the life and adventures of a cowboy, known only as the virginian, on the wyoming range. After a while ill take advantage of your kind offer. M4b audio book, part 1 205mb m4b audio book, part 2 195mb. Abebooks has been part of the rare book world since going live in 1996. The virginian teaches the merit of a man when benjamin percy was a boy, his father handed him a weatherbeaten copy of owen wisters 1902 western epic. Filmed in color, the virginian became televisions first 90minute western series 75. A horseman of the plains is a 1902 novel by the american author owen wister 18601938, set in wyoming. The virginian was published in 1902 and at the time was wildly popular due to the payoff of the west. The virginian 1902 is owen wisters classic popular romance, and a significant shaping influence on cowboy fiction. But the virginian blandly accepted old man from his victim.
Cobb, which aired on nbc from 196271 for a total of 249 episodes. With eight fullpage illustrations by arthur keller. Immensely successful, it ran for nine seasonstelevisions third longest. A 1902 two page holograph letter, signed by wister is pasted onto the front endpapers. The virginian the best sellers of 1902 wister, owen on.
The virginian repackaged as the men from shiloh in its final year is an american western television series starring james drury, doug mcclure, and lee j. Inside owen wisters, the virginian, there lurks a great western romance novel. Its great popularity contributed to the enshrinement of the american cowboy as an icon of american popular culture and a folk ideal a chivalrous and courageous but mysterious cowboy known only as the virginian works as foreman of a cattle ranch in the wyoming. Even if youve never read the book or seen one of the movies, youre more than likely familiar with the one great line. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Book collectors and professional book sellers prefer to use one of five categories regarding book condition. In near fine condition, with a contemporary blairhame. I liked it, but felt it was a somewhat idealized version of the period and the lead character. The virginian by owen wister seller yjs boxes of books published 1903 condition the virginian is a pioneering 1902 novel set in the wild west by the american author owen wister.
Filmed in color, the virginian became televisions first 90minute western series. Addressing a publisher or editor, wister mentions this book. Best books of 1902 15 books meet your next favorite book. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted. The virginian has been the first full length western publication apart from the brief dime books which indicated the last phase in the growth of the cowboy hero to a national icon. The virginian has been filmed at least five times and was voted the greatest western of all time. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Dont get me wrong im thankful that the virginian exists. Its narrator, fresh from the east, encounters in wyoming cattle country a strange, seductive and often violent land where the handsome figure of the virginian battlesfor supremacy with trampas and other neerdowells. A horseman of the plains when i was in junior high school.
For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit. A horseman of the plains, western novel by owen wister, published in 1902. A missing dust jacket, or a dust jacket that is in. This novel, the virginian, the first real western book published, in 1902, began the genre, as a popular art form in america, the wild cowboy and the schoolmarm, cattle rustling, the lynchings, indian attacks, an explosive card game, the deadly shoot out between the good guy, and the villain in the streets of a little, isolated, dusty town in the lawless, mostly empty, wyoming territory of. I first read owen wisters the virginian in 1950, when big westerns were returning to cinemas after the second world war. The virginian, beginning with a tempting pair of twins, changes all the places where the babies are lying, together with their outer wraps, and there is great wrath among the parents when the deception is found out, far away from the scene of dissipation. Well known to book collectors and booklovers, our site is an excellent resource for discovering a rough value of an old book. The book is written from the perspective of the virginians cityboy friend, and the two enjoy several exciting escapades. I have the virginian first edition by owen wister illustrated by rrthur i. His father, owen jones wister, was a wealthy physician raised at grumblethorpe in germantown. The virginian by wister owen, first edition abebooks. A horseman of the plains, the storys protagonist, the virginian, most definitely tries to lead a moral life, and largely succeeds. The virginian by wister owen, first edition, signed abebooks. The series was based on an original book by owen wister in 1902.
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