The Lone Ranger by Gaylord Dubois. Based on the famous radio adventure series by Fran Striker. - DUBOIS, GAYLORD.

The Lone Ranger by Gaylord Dubois. Based on the famous radio adventure series by Fran Striker. - DUBOIS, GAYLORD.: "DUBOIS, GAYLORD. The Lone Ranger by Gaylord Dubois. Based on the famous radio adventure series by Fran Striker.
New York, Grosset & Dunlap Publishers [c1936].. Orange cloth lettered and decorated in red. Cloth covers lightly soiled, slight wear to the extremities, otherwise very good. Presumed third printing with both Dubois and Striker named on the title-page. The first Lone Ranger book. This printing issued before Dubois' name was completely removed from the title-page (this occurred with the fourth printing according to Firsts magazine, July/August 1993). Striker's name on the spine and front cover."

Lone Ranger First Edition

On eBay and other locations on the internet I frequently find copies of the Lone Ranger advertised as '1st Edition' and descriptions that state they are by Gaylord Dubois. They really are by Gaylord DuBois but not always 1st Edition. If it has Fran Striker's name on the [front of] the dust jacket or stamped on the outside cover, it is not a first edition.



Many of these do not have Gaylord Dubois's name anywhere except on the fly leaf title page. The actual 1st Edition had his name on the dust jacket, the front cover and inside on the fly leaf title page.





I have no idea how many of these were actually printed but I have more than one. One edition has Gaylord Dubois stamped on the front cover but not printed on the fly-leaf title page.


I remember Grandpa having the dust jacket in his treasures with his name on the front. In later years I had, in my treasures, a photo copy of the dustjacket with his name on it.

Through the wonders of the internet I have [now] managed to collect a few of the different printings and have the following in my collection:

2 with the dust jacket saying Gaylord Dubois, the book cover stamped Gaylord Dubois and his name inside on the fly leaf title page -- they are both from the first printing.

1 with no dust jacket, Gaylord Dubois stamped on the front cover and on the spine but not printed on the fly-leaf title page.

I also have one with no dust jacket and Fran Striker stamped on the front cover. It does say Gaylord DuBois inside on the fly leaf title page but is not from the first printing.