The Man of the Forest by Zane Grey – 1920 Harper & Brothers, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing (B-U)

Zane Grey's classic Western novel The Man of the Forest, published by Harper & Brothers, New York and London. This is a first edition, second printing, with the code "B-U" (February 1920) on the copyright page, one month after the first printing. It has a black-and-white frontispiece and plates by noted Western artist Frank Tenney Johnson. The frontispiece shows the firelight scene with Snake Anson. It's bound in the original green pictorial cloth with a forest scene and rider stamped in black and light green on the front cover and spine. Condition: Good No dust jacket The cover art and lettering are still attractive and readable There's fraying and cloth loss at the head and tail of the spine One corner is worn through to the board There's general rubbing and shelf wear to the cloth The pages are age-toned, as expected for a book over 100 years old Please see the photos for condition details. It's a nice early copy for a Zane Grey collector or a Western fiction shelf.