David Lavender / One Man's West Signed 1st Edition 1943

Author: Lavender, David Title: One Man's West Publication: Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co. Octavo [20.5 cm] Auburn cloth with the title in black on the backstrip. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Warmly inscribed at length by the author on the front free endsheet. The celebrated historian's first published book is a love letter to his home in Southwestern Colorado, that documents his time among the cattlemen and other rugged individuals that inhabited Telluride in the 1930s.

The easy conversational style of the work made it a hit among the reading public and was the beginning of a decades long career. He received numerous awards for his work, including awards from American Heritage and the Western Writers of America. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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