{"product_id":"texas-rangers-western-pulp-magazines-lot-of-6-1949-1950","title":"Texas Rangers Western Pulp Magazines — Lot of 6, 1949–1950","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1227\" data-end=\"1278\" class=\"\"\u003eTEXAS RANGERS\u003cbr data-start=\"1240\" data-end=\"1243\"\u003eSix-Issue Western Pulp Magazine Lot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1280\" data-end=\"1349\"\u003eJackson Cole, Tom Curry, A. Leslie Scott, and additional contributors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1599\"\u003eA collection of six original \u003cem data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1395\"\u003eTexas Rangers\u003c\/em\u003e western pulp magazines published in 1949 and 1950. Each issue features a novel-length Jim Hatfield adventure credited on the cover to Jackson Cole, the series house name used by multiple western writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1618\"\u003eThe lot includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1620\" data-end=\"1989\"\u003e• June 1949 — Volume 35, Number 1 — “The Austin Marauders”\u003cbr data-start=\"1678\" data-end=\"1681\"\u003e• July 1949 — Volume 35, Number 2 — “The Spoilers’ Trail”\u003cbr data-start=\"1738\" data-end=\"1741\"\u003e• August 1949 — Volume 35, Number 3 — “Rustlers of Black Range”\u003cbr data-start=\"1804\" data-end=\"1807\"\u003e• October 1949 — Volume 36, Number 2 — “The Riders of Rusk”\u003cbr data-start=\"1866\" data-end=\"1869\"\u003e• April 1950 — Volume 38, Number 2 — “The Rimrock Raiders”\u003cbr data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"1930\"\u003e• August 1950 — Volume 39, Number 3 — “The Skeleton Riders”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1991\" data-end=\"2232\"\u003eThe June through August 1949 magazines form a consecutive three-issue sequence. Bibliographic records attribute the principal stories to Tom Curry and A. Leslie Scott beneath the Jackson Cole house name. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2234\" data-end=\"2257\"\u003eBIBLIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2259\" data-end=\"2719\"\u003eAuthor: Jackson Cole house name; principal stories by Tom Curry and A. Leslie Scott\u003cbr data-start=\"2342\" data-end=\"2345\"\u003ePublisher: Standard Magazines \/ Thrilling Publications\u003cbr data-start=\"2399\" data-end=\"2402\"\u003ePublication Year: 1949–1950\u003cbr data-start=\"2429\" data-end=\"2432\"\u003eEdition: Original periodical issues\u003cbr data-start=\"2467\" data-end=\"2470\"\u003ePrinting: Original monthly issues\u003cbr data-start=\"2503\" data-end=\"2506\"\u003eFormat: Six pulp magazines in illustrated wrappers\u003cbr data-start=\"2556\" data-end=\"2559\"\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr data-start=\"2576\" data-end=\"2579\"\u003eCountry of Printing: United States\u003cbr data-start=\"2613\" data-end=\"2616\"\u003ePublisher\/Series Number, if applicable: Vol. 35 Nos. 1–3; Vol. 36 No. 2; Vol. 38 No. 2; Vol. 39 No. 3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2721\" data-end=\"2730\"\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2732\" data-end=\"2863\"\u003eFair to Good overall. These magazines show substantial age and handling wear consistent with fragile mid-century pulp publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2865\" data-end=\"3348\"\u003eThe illustrated front wrappers display varying degrees of edge and corner wear, creasing, rubbing, surface scratches, fading, small stains, chips, and tears. Several issues have heavier wear along the spine folds, with areas of paper loss and apparent splitting or partial separation. The April 1950 and August 1950 issues show pronounced creasing and edge wear. The July 1949 issue has substantial wrapper wear and chipping. The white-wrapper issues show visible toning and soiling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3350\" data-end=\"3691\"\u003eThe rear wrappers are age-toned and show rubbing, soiling, creases, chips, tears, and worn extremities. Several top and bottom edges have notable paper loss. Interior pages, staples, centerfolds, and complete contents have not been individually photographed or counted. Completeness is therefore not guaranteed until each issue is inspected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3693\" data-end=\"3791\"\u003eNo signatures or inscriptions are visible in the supplied photographs. No dust jackets, as issued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3793\" data-end=\"3869\"\u003eThe six magazines are offered together as one lot and will not be separated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3871\" data-end=\"3887\"\u003eCOLLECTOR’S NOTE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3889\" data-end=\"4235\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"3889\" data-end=\"3904\"\u003eTexas Rangers\u003c\/em\u003e was a long-running western pulp series centered on Ranger Jim Hatfield. This lot offers six visually distinctive period issues, including a consecutive three-month sequence from the summer of 1949, with colorful western cover artwork and secondary fiction advertised by writers including Harold Preece, Lee Bond, and Don Glassman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4237\" data-end=\"4245\"\u003eSHIPPING\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4247\" data-end=\"4330\" class=\"\"\u003eCarefully packed and shipped with protective materials to help ensure safe arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kenneth Lane Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48969346318491,"sku":null,"price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/3208\/6939\/files\/IMG_0219.heic?v=1783894074","url":"https:\/\/kennethlanerarebooks.com\/products\/texas-rangers-western-pulp-magazines-lot-of-6-1949-1950","provider":"Kenneth Lane Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}