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1958 · 8664 — Los Angeles 1958. Manuscript. 11x8.5" sheets mimeo'd copy typed rectos only 205pp. From the library of Frank Gruber label inside front cover H.N. Swanson Inc. stamps to first blank and title sheet Massey's Manuscript Service sheet at rear. Manuscript annotation noting the published title in pen on cover and title sheet. Brad bound in blue wrappers with title on front cover. Toning and soiling to wraps pages clean. Very good. Laid in is a mimeo'd 2pp outline dated 1958 which is partially torn with loss to edge of first page. <br /> <br /> Manuscript copy from one of the more prolific pulp and screen writers of the mid century Frank Gruber 1904-1969. Gruber began writing stories for Weird Tales Shadow Magazine The Spider Black Mask Dime Mystery and others publishing some 300 stories for over 40 magazines in the span of about 30 years. Once he caught on as a writer he began turning his attention to novels generally in the Western and Detective Fiction genres publishing more than 60 in his lifetime. He also penned 65 screenplays and numerous television scripts. <br /> <br /> <br /> This novel published as Dawn Riders by Bantam in 1968 tells the tale of Sam Parker who is forced to lead a cattle drive to a new town run by a ruthless former Union officer. An excellent representation of the work in manuscript form of a versatile and influential writer across many literary and media genres. . unknown