Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Grey, P. Zane. Betty Zane. Charles Francis Press, New York, NY, 1903.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: NYC: Charles Francis, 1903, inscribed and signed by Zane Grey on second blank prelim page. G/. Hinges are split along gutters but text block and gutters are holding solid, both covers are rubbed, spine is rubbed so that lettering is barely visible, wear and some fraying to spine ends, some wear to corners, cover lettering and design (with gilt accents) is only lightly rubbed, still a solid and straight book with evidence of some rough handling. All six illustrated plates (by the author) are present and firmly attached. A unique and quite rare copy of his first book.
Seller: Blue Skye Books, Novato, CA, U.S.A.
P. Zane Grey. Betty Zane. Charles Francis Press, 1903.
Price: US$1350.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Laid in is a check SIGNED by Zane Grey. Frontis and 5 other illustrations by Zane Grey. Deckle fore and bottom edges. Spine ends, corners, joints and hinges have been professionally refurbished. The volume has a toned spine with very diminished gilt to the lettering, and the panels have some soiling and two splash marks on the title panel. The interior has a bookplate on the front pastedown, and some finger soiling to the pages. Author's first book.
Seller: Trilby & Co. Books, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Zane Grey. Betty Zane. Charles Francis Press, New York, 1903.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A presentation copy of Grey's first book with a two page autograph letter signed on Grey's Lackawaxen, PA stationery tipped to the front pastedown in which he explains the accompanying gift of his book. 291 pp. Hardcover, bound in decorative gray cloth. The book rubbed at the corners; clipped newsprint portrait of Grey tipped to the half-title, else the text unmarked.
Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$2250.00 + shipping
Description: Grey's scarce first book, published at his own expense. This is a contemporary presentation copy, inscribed and signed by the author on a sheet pasted to the front endpaper, within his hand-drawn border: "To Miss Myra Emmons A Merry Christmas and a Happy Year from P. Zane Grey / Dec. 24, 1903". Myra Emmons, editor and author, published short stories in various magazines including Good Housekeeping, Everybody's Magazine and Munsey's, during the first quarter of the twentieth century. Original grey decorated cloth, slightly rubbed, inner hinges cracked, but in very good condition.
Seller: Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books (ABAA), CHESTER, CT, U.S.A.