The book was sent, as a premium, to those collectors who had completed their sets through the subscription plan. So if your comstock lode doesnt contain it, go buy it. The collected short stories of louis l amour, volume 5 the stories of louis l amour are built around the dramatic moments when men and women cast their fears, doubts, and pasts behind them and plunge into the unknowninto splitsecond decisions with lifeanddeath consequences. Some have minor to moderate shelving wear and some creasing on covers, pages, and spines, some scuffing on text blocks, but otherwise books are in good condition for age. While every one of his eightynine novels is still in print, a lesser known fact is that lamour is also one of the alltime bestselling authors of short fiction. I have this pretty leatherback collection of louis lamour books. Bowdrie now including louis lamours lost treasures bonus material postscript. Louis l amour collection set of 12 volumes leatherette hardcover books the louis l amour collection by louis l amour jan 1, 1981 4. The first indication that he was working on this book is in a journal entry from june 9th, 1938.
Overall, the book was a very good read for the people who are interested in fiction books written about the frontier days. His father was a local politician, large animal veterinarian and farm equipment broker who arrived in north dakota in the year 1882. Our foremost storyteller of the american west, louis lamour has thrilled a nation by chronicling the adventures of the brave men and woman who settled the frontier. Louis lamour 19081988 was an american novelist, or as he would say, an american storyteller. Box 9250 burning hills, the 102152 tucker 102525 central islip, ny 117229815. This collection is a thrilling tribute to the unique spirit of our frontier heritage and proves again the enduring popularity of americas favorite storyteller. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The entire paperback collection of novels and short.
Louis lamours lost treasures an exploration of the. In the first in this trio of western stories by louis lamour black rock jim gatlin, a texas trail driver, arrives in the town of tucker where he finds himself quickly drawn into the middle of an allout battle for the xy ranch when, due to a case of mistaken identity, he kills the segundo of wing carys flying c ranch. I think of myself in that oral traditionas a troubadour, a village taleteller, the man in the shadows of the campfire. Kid rodelo by louis l amour and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. But if you open the book, youll see that the second page is the end of the book, upside downobviously a misprint which, i think, makes these rare and special. Book 2 louis l amour author 2003 the warriors path the sacketts series book 3 louis l amour author 2003 man riding west louis l amour author mark bramhall. Bendigo shafter now including louis lamours lost treasures bonus material postscript. Bowdrie by louis lamour meet your next favorite book. Flint the louis lamour collection by lamour, louis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. There are more than three hundred million copies of his books in print around the.
Louis lamour western novel collection 24 book set includes last of the breed, the first draw, sitka, showdown at yellow butte, off the mangrove coast, the man from the broken hills, last stand at papgo wells, sackett, the high graders, borden chantry, milo talon, the cherokee trail, the fergeson rifle, kilrone, treasure mountain, bowdrie, ride the dark trail, the skyliners, the quick and the dead, the man from the broken trail, the haunted mesa, brionne, son of a wanted man. The collected short stories of louis lamour, volume 5. Louis lamour collectible books for sale, antique books. Find great deals on ebay for louis l amour books and louis lamour books lot. Louis lamour the daybreakers leatherette book fiction bantam collectible gift. It all depends on the book itself and its condition. A complete set of the louis l amour collection in leatherette. Rupert genester, nephew of an earl, wants him dead. The majority of his work was western novels which he referred to as frontier novels, although he had some science fiction and historical fiction books in there as well. I am interested to trade some of them with your louis lamour collection. Buy a cheap copy of the collected short stories of louis. I have the full set of 128 louis lamour books in leatherette for sale.
Louis lamour western novel collection 24 book set louis lamour on. A complete set of the louis lamour collection in leatherette. There is no story more distinctly american than the western and no writer as great a master of the form as louis lamour. Welcome to the fan page of author louis lamour and the facebook home of louislamour. Unfollow louis l amour books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Ninety years ago the toomey brothers, along with twentyfive other men and four thousand head of cattle, vanished en route to arizona. Louis lamour collection set of 12 volumes leatherette hardcover books the louis lamour collection. Bowdrie now including louis l amour s lost treasures bonus material postscript. Find great deals on ebay for louis lamour books and louis lamour books lot. Buy louis lamour collection by louis lamour online at alibris. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. His actionpacked stories dealt with eternal themes honor, deceit, passion, betrayal, loyalty, courage, and love. Set in 1699 it featured the story of protagonist barnabas sackett as he relates his tale, which is a narration of a voyage that saw him trading various furs with the chesapeake indians.
It was written with great enthusiasm and the readers in mind. The collected short stories of louis lamour, volume 1, features thirtyfive actionpacked frontier stories. Also included is frontier, an oversized book with photographs by davis muench. The entire paperback collection of novels and short stories, for one low, low price youll recieve all 118 paperback novels and short story collections including the newest novel no traveller returns and such classics as hondo, how the west was won, the 4 hopalong cassidy novels and all. Louis lamour collection set of 103 volumes leatherette hardcover books the louis lamour collection titles. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at.
The crime stories has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. This third volume of louis lamours collected stories gathers twentyeight tales of the american west in a keepsake edition sure to delight fans old and new. Louis dearborn lamour was an american journalist and a short story writer who was born on 22 march 1908. Louis lamour leatherette book dark canyon hardcover bantam books collectible. All this rapidly led to louis lamour becoming one of the most highly regarded novelists within his field, with both commercial and critical success achieved during his time. Louis lamour callaghen leatherette book bantam fiction hc. Its not the entire collection so im still trying to find the ones that i dont have and get them added. Links the louis lamour leatherette collection louis lamours great adventure the diamond of jeru son of a wanted man law of the desert born.
See more ideas about louis l amour, my books and classic books. March 22, 1908 june 10, 1988 was an american novelist and shortstory writer. The sackett novels title code novels, continued ttitle code short stories title code. The isbn is for the paperback edition except when only a hardcover exists. Now you have dan brown bad writing but good plot, and worse, james frey. He mentions that he intends to finish no traveller returns tomorrow. The collected short stories of louis lamour, volume 1. Some of them just want to talk about a story ive written, but most of them want help with a book theyre writing themselves. More than any other writer before or since, louis l amour brought the american west to life. Lamour and dick francis are the only two english writers whose books i will bother to read again and may be again.
It was a time when several different versions of louiss professional and creative life were colliding. Dec 22, 2008 louis lamours signature in gold is always on the front of the leather ones. How the west was one, crossfire trail, killoe, matagorda, conagher, where the long grass blows, the iron marshall, the man called noon, last of the breed, fair blows the wind, tucker, borden chantry, sackett, the burning hills, education of a wandering man, bowdrie, brionne, war. It kicks off a series of nine paperbacks, including a twopart volume of adventure stories and a twopart volume of crime stories, which brings all of lamour s short fiction to his millions of readers around the world.
The collected short stories of louis lamour, volume 5 the stories of louis lamour are built around the dramatic moments when men and women cast their fears, doubts, and pasts behind them and plunge into the unknowninto splitsecond decisions with lifeanddeath consequences. Louis lamour sackett leatherette collection bantam books hc collectible gift. Lamour books consisted mainly of western stories, though he normally referred them as frontiers. Click here for a plain text version of this checklist. Louis lamour community discussion forum guest book f. The first novel in what was to be the sacketts series, this book from louis lamour was originally published in 1974. The entire paperback collection of novels and short stories, for one low, low price youll recieve all 118 paperback novels and short story collections including the newest novel no traveller returns and such classics as hondo, how the west was won, the 4 hopalong cassidy novels and all 17 of the sackett novels. Kid rodelo by louis lamour and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Louis lamour bantam leatherette editions there are 122 titles in this series.
I have a lot of ebooks by dan brown, john grisham, etc. The book bowdrie by louis lamour was written to satisfy the readers it was directed to. It is unlike anything else published under the louis lamour banner. Bendigo shafter now including louis l amour s lost treasures bonus material postscript. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. The collected short stories of louis l amour, volume 1 louis l amour is recognized the world over as one of the most prolific and popular american authors. This collection is a thrilling tribute to the unique spirit of our frontier heritage and proves again the enduring popularity of. Lamour is of french ancestry on his fathers side and irish on his mothers side. Book overview this third volume of louis l amour s collected stories gathers twentyeight tales of the american west in a keepsake edition sure to delight fans old and new. His books consisted primarily of western novels though he called his work frontier stories. Furthermore, he also wrote historical fiction, science fiction, nonfiction, short stories and poetry. His settings were historically accurate, his prose riveting, and his characters colorful.
The collected short stories of louis lamour, volume 1 louis lamour is recognized the world over as one of the most prolific and popular american authors. A reproduction of louis l amour s signature embossed into each front cover. Brionne 102731 tall stranger, the 102947 louis l amour collection customer service broken gun, the 102749 to tame a land 102921 p. See more ideas about louis l amour, my books and books to read. In the first in this trio of western stories by louis l amour black rock jim gatlin, a texas trail driver, arrives in the town of tucker where he finds himself quickly drawn into the middle of an allout battle for the xy ranch when, due to a case of mistaken identity, he kills the segundo of wing carys flying c ranch. Many of my books on readers advisory suggest readers new to louis read hondo. While every one of his eightynine novels is still in print, a lesser known fact is that l amour is also one of the alltime bestselling authors of short fiction. The entire paperback collection of novels and short stories. Louis l amour collection set of 103 volumes leatherette hardcover books the louis l amour collection titles. Flint the louis l amour collection by l amour, louis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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