GREY, Zane. Tappan's Burro.. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1923., 1923.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., Illustrated in color by Charles S. Chapman, inscribed by Grey on the front blank endleaf "To/ G. W. Wright / with many thanks for / courtesie / Zane Grey.", bound in the publisher's pictorial black pebble grained cloth, with the original pictorial DJ, DJ worn and tattered/chipped, VG+/POOR.

Seller: D&D Galleries - ABAA, Somerville, NJ, U.S.A.

Grey, Zane. Tappan's Burro. Harper & Brothers, 1923.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by Zane Grey to noted singer & actor Rudy Vallee, radio host, one of America's first teen idols: 'To Rudy Vallee In appreciation of a pleasant night at the Grove and your great show. Zane Grey.' A great presentation copy, associating two famous Hollywood figures. Although Vallee was best known as a singer and radio host, he starred in dozens of films over decades. Grey's scripts and novels were the basis of some 112 films, and he founded his own motion picture company (later sold to Jesse Lasky). The Groove would have been a reference to the famous Cocoanut Grove in the Ambassador Hotel. First edition hardcover in jacket complete with $3.00 price on flap and Harper date code of 'I.X.' on copyright page. Book and jacket are very good and attractiive (book has slight wear and offset to endpapers; jacket has some visible nicks and minor chips to edges, and a separation with an expert interior mend).Color Illustrations by Charles S. Chapman and Frank Street.

Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.

Grey, Zane. Tappan's Burro. Harper & Brothers, 1923.

Price: US$950.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition stated with code "I-X"; color illustrations by Charles S. Chapman & Frank Street; black cloth lettered & blocked in gilt, with mounted color illustration on upper cover; light soiling to page edges & off-setting to front and rear end papers; pictorial dust jacket with light soiling, closed tears along folds, chipping to edges, corners and top of spine; faint stain on dust jacket spine; $3.00 dust jacket price intact; flat signed by Zane Grey on front free end paper in his signature purple pen ink; pictures available upon request

Seller: Evergreen Books LLC, Lakewood, CO, U.S.A.

Grey, Zane. Tappan's Burro. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1923.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Description: First edition (so stated on copyright page, and with code "I-X" beneath). Illustrated with 7 color plates by Charles S. Chapman and Frank Street. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Inscribed. Inscribed boldly in purple ink on the flyleaf: "To J. Stuart Groves from Zane Grey." A fine, early collection of five stories of adventure and endurance, set in the American West, Northern Mexico, and in the Peruvian jungle. Black cloth lettered and blocked in gilt, with mounted color illustration on upper cover. Fine copy in bright, near fine pictorial dust jacket with very slight chipping along top edge. Overall a beautiful copy Illustrated with 7 color plates by Charles S. Chapman and Frank Street. 1 vols. Square 8vo First edition (so stated on copyright page, and with code "I-X" beneath).

Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Grey, Zane. Tappan's Burro and Other Stories. Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York, 1923.

Price: US$2400.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition (so stated; "I-X"). Small 4to. Color illustrations by Charles S. Chapman and Frank Street. Original gilt stamped black cloth, upper cover with large color pictorial label. Color pictorial dust jacket (unclipped; minor signs of handling). Very good. 253 pages. No other signatures or bookplates. Boldly signed by Zane Grey in his signatures purple ink on front free endpaper to his girlfriend/mistress Lillian Wilhelm who illustrated some of his other books: "Long Key - Florida, March 19, [19]24, To Lillian from Zane Grey."

Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.

Grey, Zane. Tappan's Burro and Other Stories. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1923.

Price: US$2900.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First edition (so stated; "I-X"). Small 4to. Color illustrations by Charles S. Chapman and Frank Street. Original gilt stamped black cloth, upper cover with large color pictorial label, top edge stained blue, uncut. Dust jacket (unclipped; few small nicks) else fine. 253 pages. No other signatures or bookplates. Signed and inscribed by Zane Grey in his signature purple fountain pen ink to his youngest son Loren: "Altadena, Calif. Nov. 14, 1923 - To my younger son Loren, otherwise Lorry, who at this writing appears to have leanings toward the dreamy, idle, naturalistic pursuits of a bug hunter, Zane Grey." Loren Grey was 8 years old when this book was inscribed.

Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.