The Westerners Brand Book 1944: Being a collection of the original papers presented at the meetings of The Westerners and also of the discussions in which they participated during the first year, March, 1944, to March, 1945, at Chicago, Illinois.

Chicago: The Westerners, [1946]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. 151pp, (9pp). Line drawings. Near fine. Item #48562

A tight, handsome first edition of the first title published by this well-known group of Chicago-area Western Americana buffs. Features such articles as Everett D. Graff's "The Westerners Go Overland; Retread the Various Routes to California," Albert S. Johannsen's "The House of Beadle and Adams, and Its Dime and Nickel Novels," Clarence S. Paine's "She Laid Her Pistol Down; or The Last Will and Testament of Calamity Jane" and Don Russell's "Jesse James -- Postwar Bandit." SIX-GUNS 2346.

Price: $55.00

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