The Lone Ranger Traps The Smugglers by Fran Striker

The Lone Ranger Traps The Smugglers by Fran Striker 1941

Unstated Edition, Presumably First Edition Hardcover published by Grosset & Dunlap, 214 pages

Good condition showing edge-wear on the corners, slight soiling to its brown cover (missing original dust jacket), back end papers showing slight discoloration, I assume from the acid in the glue. The book shows a little bit of aging on the foot, head, and fore edges. Pages 82 to 87 have some soiling and damage from what looks to be a hand rolled cigarette being hurriedly crushed out between the pages. (The cigarette is no longer present, but the image of the teen boy trying not to get caught smoking in his bedroom is pretty vivid!)

While these old Lone Ranger pulps are not incredibly hard to find these days, it does provide a collector with a satisfying nostalgia to have one in your hand.

Here is a list of original Lone Ranger novels (from wikipedia):
• The Lone Ranger (1936)
• The Lone Ranger and the Mystery Ranch (1938)
• The Lone Ranger and the Gold Robbery (1939)
• The Lone Ranger and the Outlaw Stronghold (1939)
• The Lone Ranger and Tonto (1940)
• The Lone Ranger at the Haunted Gulch (1941)
• The Lone Ranger Traps the Smugglers (1941)
• The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1943)
• The Lone Ranger Rides North (1943)
• The Lone Ranger and the Silver Bullet (1948)
• The Lone Ranger on Powderhorn Trail (1949)
• The Lone Ranger in Wild Horse Canyon (1950)
• The Lone Ranger West of Maverick Pass (1951)
• The Lone Ranger on Gunsight Mesa (1952)
• The Lone Ranger and the Bitter Spring Feud (1953)
• The Lone Ranger and the Code of the West (1954)
• The Lone Ranger and Trouble on the Santa Fe (1955)
• The Lone Ranger on Red Butte Trail (1956)

This book is for sale ($10), but not currently listed on any site (11/2009). We can create a private ebay listing for any interested parties.