Author: FERRIS, JAMES CODY; GRETTA, J CLEMENS
Title: The X Bar X Boys at the Strange Rodeo; #14
Description: New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1935. Hardcover. Illustrated by J. Clemens Gretta. Red hard cover with green, stamped lettering on front and spine. Green topstain on textblock. Green, monochrome end papers. B/W frontispiece. Illustrator's name, Gretta, misspelled, on title page, as 'Gretter'. Last 6 pages are ads for other series by this publiser. "Thrilling tales of the great west, told primarily for boys but which will be read by all who love mystery, rapid action, and adventures in the great open spaces. The Manley Boys, Roy and Teddy, are the sons of an old ranchman, the owner of many thousands of head of cattle. The lads know how to ride, how to shoot, and how to take care of themselves under any and all circumstances. The cowboys of the X Bar X ranch are real cowboys, on the job when required but full of fun and daring--a bunch any reader will be delighted to know." - Grosset & Dunlap advertisement. #14 in a series of 20 books. ; The X Bar X Boys Series Series; B&W Illustrations; 5 1/4 x 7 3/4; iv, 212 pages; Hard cover has light rubbing, shelf wear, bumping, sunning, faint discoloration on a few pages and end papers; pages 155-172 creased at top. Missing the DJ.. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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