Russ Hardy — Hidden Gold

London, W. H. Allen, 1957 . First edition. Cloth. The vanishingly scarce first edition of this 'gun-sizzling' Western from Russ Hardy, in the exceptionally attractively illustrated original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this very scarce work.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.A highly entertaining Western in which a young man married to the Sheriff's daughter finds himself trapped in a ranch by two vengeful crooks, and discovers a hoard of hidden gold coins.Russ Hardy was the author of a number of such novels, including 'The Notched Stick' and 'The Red Trail&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. A touch of rubbing to dust wrapper back strip head and tail, with light handling marks to rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned to perimeters due to paper type, otherwise clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.