1970 Western Publishing/Whitman Publishing Company children's hardcover, first printing

This is a vintage used item, in acceptable used condition, with signs of age/wear; covers bear rubbing/scuffing, faint fading/smudging, light edgewear and some associated corner distress, wear along/about spine, minuscule points of blemish/distress. Interior pages show clean/smooth, creamy-white, with bold black typeset and good preservation of sepia-toned B&W images/illustration; light wear/visible tanning. Spine remains straight, with visible nick and shelfwear (top/base), while binding is intact/square-to-hand, but dry, with separation to webbing at front cover and separation at rear cover. There are no excessive nicks, chips, rips, tears, perforations, stains, residue or repairs. 

A vintage hardcover copy of this "boys and horses" adventure story from 1970 with a bit of rodeo wear; for the vintage Western reader, collector or enthusiast.