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"The Night Riders" by Ridgwell Collum, 1913

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 The Night Riders  by Ridgwell Collum, 1913
This lot includes the book, "The Night Riders" by Ridgwell Collum, 1913. Ridgwell Cullum (pseudonym of Sidney Groves Burghard) (1867 - 1943) was a British writer who wrote a large number of adventure novels over more than 30 years, usually set in sparsely populated regions of the United States or Canada. He left home aged 17 to join a gold rush in the Transvaal in South Africa, where he became involved in the conflict between British and Boer settlers; he travelled to the scene of another gold rush in Yukon in north-west Canada; he spent a few years cattle-ranching in Montana, USA. His first novel The Devil's Keg, set in Alberta, Canada, was published in 1903. After its success he settled in Britain and became a full-time writer. Several of his novels were made into films. This green clothbound hardcover book is in good overall condition, age tanning noted throughout intact pages, slight scuffing noted to cover edges. Paper dust jacket has scuffing and tears to edges, protected by plastic wrapper. No other obvious marring noted, measures 5.25"W x 7.75"L x 1.25"D.