Frank O'Rourke — The Bravados

London, Heinemann, 1958. First edition. Cloth. In the publisher's original dust wrapper, this scarce first UK edition, first impression, of Frank O'Rourke's classic Wild West novel. The first UK edition, first impression of American author Frank O'Rourke's western crime novel, depicting the pursuit of three convicted murderers and their victims across the mountains of New Mexico. In the exceptionally bright publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.First published in the US in 1957, in 1958 the novel was adapted into the popular  film of the same name, starring Gregory Peck and Joan Collins. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Light spotting to fore edge of text block, and offsetting to endpapers. Small loss to dust wrapper tail, and head of rear wrap. Small closed tear to head of front wrap, and another to head of rear wrap. Light marks to rear wrap. Spotting to dust wrapper reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.