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Zane Grey. The Heritage of the Desert. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1910.
Price: US$6.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good HC, no DJ. Green sand-grain cloth over boards; blind stamped desert flora on front cover and spine; gilt titles on spine; top edge gilt; tissue-guarded frontispiece; green fir design frame around title page. Clean, lightly scuffed, square covers and spine; 1/2 inch split at spine head/rear cover joint; tightly bound; clean interior; neatly reglued at rear end paper hinge. 12mo, 298 pp.
Seller: Lee Madden, Book Dealer, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.
Zane Grey. Heritage of the Desert. Harper & Brothers, New York,, 1910.
Price: US$7.96 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good hardcover, no dust cover. Pages are unmarked. Top page ends are gold gilt. Covers show edge wear with rubbing/ scuffing. Binding is intact. Cover does not match illustration.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Zane Grey. The Heritage of the Desert. Grosset & Dunlap, 1910.
Price: US$7.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: This is an attractive gray & maroon design Hardback in Good+ condition, no jacket. c1910, (Published Sept. 1910) Reprint from Harper & Brothers copy. This cover is Bright & clean and the Burgandy lettering is still sharp. The book is solid and square. The pages are tight & bright & unmarked. no names. Nice copy. 298 pages. #19697-424
Seller: GLENN DAVID BOOKS, Wyomissing, PA, U.S.A.
Grey, Zane. The Heritage of the Desert. Harper & Bros., 1910.
Price: US$9.99 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: First edition. Inside front and back hinge have cracked but remain intact. Soiling/staining has occurred on the edges of the pages.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Zane Grey. The Heritage of the Desert. Harper and Brothers, 1910.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Heavy pushing and rubbing to the edges and corners of the light blue clothboards. Long verticle creasing to the spine. Binding is a little shaken. Moderate toning to the interior page edges. No Dj. slightly leaning spine. Later printing due to the title being in the middle of the title list.
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Grey, Zane. The Heritage of the Desert. Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York, 1910.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Olive green cloth boards are scuffed with rubbed edges. Front hinge is weak. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, TX, U.S.A.
Grey, zane. THE HERITAGE OF THE DESERT. harper, 1910.
Price: US$14.00 + shipping
Description: green binding lettered in gold, fading, good generally, tight
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, NY, U.S.A.
Grey, Zane. The Heritage of the Desert. Harper & Brothers, New York and London, 1910.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 298pp. Later printing. Green cloth, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt. Boards are sound and square, a one inch stain to lower front corner and very small one to lower rear corner, covers are otherwise very clean. Very faint slight foxing to first and last pages.
Seller: Old Bookshelf, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Grey, Zane. The Heritage of the Desert. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1910.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Blue pictorial cloth. Cocked, spine worn, head and tail frayed. Some intermittent light foxing. Name, place & date in ink on front free endpaper. Grey's first successful novel.
Seller: Possum Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Zane Grey. The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel. Harper & Brothers, 1910.
Price: US$24.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Harper & Brothers Publishers - not G & D reprint, no statement other than copyright 1910, rubbing wear to edges of boards and top/bottom of spine - bump to bottom edge front board - rubbing to upper center front board affecting letters D&E of Desert - binding loose front/rear end papers but webbing still together - light soiling with a former owners name and date "Oct. 1912" inked with {Handle me with Care} in pencil to front free end paper - some scattered foxing/staining, missing to dj
Seller: H.S. Bailey, Fort Myers, FL, U.S.A.
Grey, zane. THE HERITAGE OF THE DESERT. harper, 1910.
Price: US$24.00 + shipping
Description: very good green binding lettered in gold,
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, NY, U.S.A.
Grey, Zane. The Heritage of the Desert. Harper & Brothers, New York, U.S.A., 1910.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Uncommon as 1910 Harper & Brothers first edition. Dark blue boards with orange and light blue pictorial cover with gilt lettering. Illustrated with frontis with tissue guard. Boards with heavy wear and edges frayed; pages dusty with age toning and soiling; end pages with writing and staining. Fair only.
Seller: Hudson River Book Shoppe, Waldwick, NJ, U.S.A.
Grey, Zane. Heritage of the Desert. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1910.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. 298 pp. Frontispiece, (tissue-guard). Hardcover binding, gilt lettering spine, no jacket, overall good condition. (97743).
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Grey, Zane. The Heritage of the Desert. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1910.
Price: US$39.54 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Blue pictorial hard cover with gilt titles that are a little rubbed. A couple of small indentations to the back board and some rubbing and fraying to the spine tips and leading corners. Contemporary gift inscription to fep and a crudely removed ownership sticker on the fep. True first dated September 1910.Some light tanning and a hint of foxing.
Seller: The Secret Bookshop, Tararua, New Zealand
Grey, zane. THE HERITAGE OF THE DESERT. harper, 1910.
Price: US$59.00 + shipping
Description: green binding lettered in gold, tight, dirty, good-very good
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, NY, U.S.A.
Grey, Zane. The Heritage of the Desert. Harper Brothers, 1910.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: A fair first edition with gift inscription on overleaf. No dust jacket.
Seller: The Lost Bookstore, Spartanburg, SC, U.S.A.
Zane Grey. The Heritage of The Desert. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1910.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing. Measuring approximately This book is in good condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Moderate scuffing to boards. Book slightly cocked causing overbite to textblock. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Interior pages are bright and clean. John Hare lies dying in the desert until he is discovered and saved by the kind and generous rancher, August Naab. As Hare is nursed back to health on Naab's ranch, he finds himself irresistibly attracted to Naab's adopted daughter, Mescal. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(O4-18).
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
Grey, Zane. The Heritage of the Desert. Harper & Brothers, 1910.
Price: US$124.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition, First Printing (Stated Published September 1910 on copyright). Published by Harper & Brothers, 1910. Octavo. Black pictorial boards stamped in gold. Book is in good condition. Spine has several creases, wear to board edges/corners. Previous owner name and label on flyleaf. Slight separation starting at front hinge but all pages intact. A good copy of Zane Grey s first commercially successful novel that launched his literary career. Book has been placed in a custom acetate protector. 298 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
Seller: Southampton Books, Southampton, NY, U.S.A.
Zane Grey. The Heritage of the Desert. Harper, 1910.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "The Heritage of the Desert" by Zane Grey. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1910. 8vo. Frontispiece. Original publisher s pictorial grey blue cloth gilt (some browning on title page). Provenance: Lillie G. Pearce (penciled signature dated 1910). FIRST EDITION, of Grey s first western novel.
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
Zane Grey. The Heritage of the Desert. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1910.
Price: US$309.18 + shipping
Description: A well presented first edition of this Western adventure by American author Zane Grey. First edition, in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding.Written by American author and dentist Pearl Zane Grey, who was best known for his popular adventure novels and tales associated with the Wild West. He admired greatly the American frontier, having a huge influence on his writing. This particular work is set in the desert, in Western America, telling the tale of John Hare. The story opens with Hare almost dying in the desert, until he is saved by the generous rancher, August Naab. Naab and his family nurse Hare back to health, resulting in him falling for Naab's adopted daughter, Mescal. With a frontispiece of Hare and Mescal. Collated, complete.With an ink inscription to Francis D. Childs from Vernon, dated Dec 25 1910. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities and the odd mark to cloth. A touch of fading to the spine. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: A very handsome copy, near fine in the original finely woven blue cloth, stamped brightly in gilt on the front boards. The pictorial front boards feature an artistic rendering of sunrise over the mesa.With a little flecking at the right and left sides of the blue sky. The spine is crisp and brightly lettered in yellow type. Exceptionally clean and tight throughout; virtually unread. With the merest touch of rubbing to the extremities. A clean, crisp, sharp copy. A superb, collector's copy of the first edition Pearl Zane Grey (1872 1939) was an American author and dentist best known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized theAmerican frontier. Riders of the Purple Sage(1912) was his best-selling book. In addition to the commercial success of his printed works, they had second lives and continuing influence when adapted as films and television productions. His novels and short stories have been adapted into 112 films, two television episodes, and a television series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater. (Wikipedia)Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist. He is known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier. Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) was his best-selling book.In addition to the success of his printed works, his books have second lives and continuing influence adapted for films and television. His novels and short stories were adapted into 112 films, two television episodes, and a television series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre. (Wikipedia) First Edition with matching dates of 1910 on the title page and "First Published September, 1910" on the copyright page.
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
GREY, Zane. The Heritage of the Desert (w/Signed Check). Harper & Brothers Publishers, NY, 1910.
Price: US$460.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Bound in pictoral dark blue cloth stamped in gold (the gilt is still bright). Only flaw is wear (scuffing) to spine ends. Endpaper professionally restored and book tightened. This is the true first edition of the book with "Published September 1910" on the copyright page. The book has a black and white drawing, "Hare Rode with Mescal" protected by a tissue guard (both are in fine condition). Laid in is a signed check from Zane Grey dated January 21, 1947, Also included is a facsimile for the first state dust jacket that fits the book perfectly. A great gift for the Western Fiction fan.
Seller: Michael J. Toth, Bookseller, ABAA, Springtown, PA, U.S.A.