A collection of stories set in Wyoming. They range from The Mud Below, on an itinerant rodeo cowboy, to People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water, which is on a family feud.

"The half-skinned steer --; The mud below --; Job history --; The blood bay --; People in hell just want a drink of water --; The bunchgrass edge of the world --; Pair a spurs --; A lonely coast --; The governors of Wyoming --; 55 miles to the gas pump --; Brokeback Mountain."

9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches with a pictorial jacket that is lightly soiled on the rear panel. Contents are bright and fully illustrated in color. 10 or so pages at the beginning have a modest corner crease otherwise a fresh nice first edition. 

From the collection of Cuthbert Christian Thambimuttu (1945-2019) of Columbus, Ohio - known to  many of his bookseller, author, and illustrator friends as "Tubby." He was persistent in the pursuit of autographed books by the writers and artists he admired, including Gorey, Sendak, Heaney, Byatt, Morrison, Updike and many more. Joseph Heller once wrote to Tubby in response to one more "please sign and return" request: "This is turning out to be a hell of a lot of work!" All signed books unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic. Many of the books are inscribed to both Cuthbert and his great friend of more than two decades Antonia Gale Moss. 

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