Nixon

1960 · 4958bd — Menlo Park California: Lane Book Company 1960. First Edition First Printing. Large square octavo orange cloth hardcover upper cover illustrated with photograph of rancher showing children a rope trick photo. illus. endpapers 63 pp. Near-Fine with small inscription to fep. in a Very Good dust jacket with light edgewear and rubbing. From dust jacket: Living on a ranch is an exciting experience for children. There is so much to do and so much to learn. Tim and Maria Black live at Oak Valley Ranch where their days pass in a gay mixture of fun and work. They go on hayrides search for wildflowers and at one point in the story Maria gets lost! Buck a blacksmith comes to work at Oak Valley. Buck discovers there is a great deal to learn from the children about the ranch. In return he explains his trade to them and helps them care for their horses. When it is time for the annual fall roundup Mr. Black and his cowboys round up the calves and neighbors arrive to help with the branding de-horning and vaccinating. Tim helps the men and Maria helps the women to prepare food for the large gathering. After the work is done everyone joins in an old-time rodeo. Lane Book Company, 1960. First Edition, First Printing. hardcover books