CHASE, BORDEN. Red River (Blazing Guns on the Chisolm Trail). New York: Bantam, 1948. First Edition - Paperback. A lightly handled and dampstained copy with the acetate just beginning to separate at the spine, with a hint of dust spoiling, and a bit of edge wear. The basis of the film directed by Howard Hawks, starring John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan, Harey Carey, and John Ireland. The front cover is illustrated with a color painting showing two men in Western wear poised to draw their pistols while a woman peeks out from a covered wagon in the background.