The Saga of Pecos Bill, A Legendary Folk Hero


By: Edward Sinnott "Tex" O'Reilly (1880-1946)

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New Port Richey, FL: The Clearview Press, 2004.

Miniature Book. 2 13/16 x 2 1/16 inches. [vi], 38, [4] pp. Dedication page, half-title, color frontispiece tipped-in, title page printed in blue and black inks with a typographic ornament, running heads in blue; text clean, unmarked. Color-illustrated paper over boards, spine titled blue foil; binding square and tight. KGK523-007 Fine.

LIMITED EDITION 120 copies, this copy is out of sequence. Pecos Bill, in American folklore, was a cowboy hero of the Pecos River region of Texas. Pecos Bill was an exaggerated personification of Western stamina and values; his vivid exploits are analogous to those of the legendary giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan. Pecos Bill was created by journalists, primarily Edward O'Reilly in The Century Magazine; "The Saga of Pecos Bill first appeared in The Century Magazine in October 1923. Pecos Bill is said to have been born in Texas about 1832 and was raised by coyotes after his parents lost him near the Pecos River. As an adult he rode a mountain lion and used a rattlesnake as a lasso. He died after washing down a meal of barbed wire with a drink of nitroglycerin. Stories of Pecos Bill were adopted by cowboys in Australia and Argentina.

Edward "Tex" O'Reilly was an American solider of fortune, writer, journalist, and film actor. He is said to have bought in ten wars under many flags. Wikipenia. O'Reilly published his autobiography, Roving and Fighting, in 1918.


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Title: The Saga of Pecos Bill, A Legendary Folk Hero

Author Name: Edward Sinnott "Tex" O'Reilly (1880-1946)

Edition: LIMITED EDITION 120 copies, this copy is out of sequence

Created: 2004

Country of Origin: United States

Location Published: New Port Richey, FL, The Clearview Press: 2004

Binding: Color-illustrated paper over boards, spine titled

Book Condition: Fine

Jacket Condition: None, as issued

Size: Miniature Book. 2 13/16 x 2 1/16 inches

Type: Miniature Book

Categories: Fiction, Miniature Book, Fine Press

Seller ID: KGK523-007

Keywords: clearview press, edward o'reilly, fine press, folk tales, limited edition, miniature book, the saga of pecos bill