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'Shoe-Bar Stratton' by Joseph B. Ames

Print
1924 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Hutchinson & Co. (publisher)
Place of origin
Britain (printed)

Book jacket for a Western novel entitled 'Shoe-Bar Stratton' by Joseph B. Ames. There are two men on the cover engaged in a fist fight, both wearing red neckerchiefs. One man is falling to the ground and his hat is flying through the air. In the background, a woman dressed in brown looks on cautiously. A tagline on the spine reads 'A magnificent cowboy yarn'. There is a detailed synopsis of the story on the back cover.

Object details

Categories
Books
Prints
Object type
Print
Title'Shoe-Bar Stratton' by Joseph B. Ames (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed book jacket
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Book jacket for a Western novel entitled 'Shoe-Bar Stratton' by Joseph B. Ames, published by Hutchinson. Great Britain, 1924.
Physical description
Book jacket for a Western novel entitled 'Shoe-Bar Stratton' by Joseph B. Ames. There are two men on the cover engaged in a fist fight, both wearing red neckerchiefs. One man is falling to the ground and his hat is flying through the air. In the background, a woman dressed in brown looks on cautiously. A tagline on the spine reads 'A magnificent cowboy yarn'. There is a detailed synopsis of the story on the back cover.
Dimensions
  • Height: 297mm
  • Width: 184mm
Dimensions measured 02/07/2013
Subjects depicted
Cowboys
Fist
Fighting
Western
Books
Ranches
Place depicted
USA
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1572-1987

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Record createdJuly 1, 2013
Record URL
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