A Lone Star Cowboy. Being Fifty Years Experience In The Saddle As Cowboy, Detective And New Mexico Ranger, On Every Cow Trail In The Wooly Old West. Also The Doings Of Some "Bad" Cowboys, Such As "Billy The Kid", Wess Harding And "Kid Curry."

CHAS A. SIRINGO

Publication: Privately printed, 1919, Santa Fe

First edition. 8vo. Presentation inscription by the author on the front free fly leaf "To my friend, Mrs. Lucretia Waring , with good wishes of the author. Chas. A. Siringo, Hollywood, Calif. Nov. 5th 1925." Pictorial cloth, [8], 291 pp. one page of advertising on the last page for Siringo's A SONG COMPANION OF A LONE STAR COWBOY illustrated, plates, portraits. "In 1916 Governor William C. McDonald persuaded Siringo to accept a commission as a New Mexico Mounted Ranger for the state Cattle Sanitary Board. The only thing unusual about that was Charlie Siringo's age, a ripe 61. Undaunted, he saddled up and with a pack horse started for his headquarters at Carrizozo in Lincoln County. His duty was to run down outlaws and stock thieves in southern New Mexico." Herd 2074 says, "Like many of the author's books, this one contains many repetitions from his previous volumes. Here the author recalls some incidents not related in his first book. He states in his preface, "This volume is to take the place of A Texas Cowboy." A near fine, tight copy of an elusive title, especially with the Siringo inscription and in the original rare dust jacket that was published by a California book store.

Inventory Number: 49623