The hiding of Black Bill ... With an introduction

by Mary Ely by O. Henry, Ethel Patterson

$35 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books · No longer available

First edition

New York: The Ridgway Company, 1908 but 1913 . First edition, 12mo, pp. 2 , 5-32; original green pictorial wrappers printed in blue; staple-bound, some rust stains; near fine. A short cowboy western. O. Henry was the pen name of William Sydney Porter 1862-1910 , an American author known for his short stories. The book includes a 10-page essay O. Henry and Me by Ethel Patterson about her correspondence with O. Henry while she was a struggling writer

• Binding: Wrappers

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