The Seven of Diamonds by Max Brand Dust Jacket Only Reprint Hodder & Stoughton 1935. Only one fold to sheet. Near fine.

In Max Brand’s The Seven of Diamonds, poker-faced gambler Jeff Tolliver rides into the dusty boomtown of Seven Diamonds, where a high-stakes card game masks deadly vendettas. Set amid saloons and sun-scorched mesas of the Old West, Tolliver allies with a saloon girl harboring a secret fortune and a grizzled marshal to expose a crooked mining syndicate. Amid gunfights, double-crosses, and tense showdowns at the gaming table, he wagers his life on a royal flush of wits. Brand’s lean, riveting tone crackles with frontier grit, blending pulse-pounding action with moral ambiguity in a saga of luck and lethal honor.

Max Brand’s The Seven of Diamonds tantalizes collectors as a scarce pulp Western from the golden age of dime novels, its gambling intrigue akin to the rugged yarns of Zane Grey or Ernest Haycox, evoking 1920s frontier romanticism. Its cultural flair in dissecting cowboy codes appeals to vintage oater enthusiasts. Readers hooked on fast-draw dramas will relish its taut plotting and vivid characterizations, ideal for fans of saloon showdowns and treasure hunts. This high-rolling relic fuses adrenaline-fueled escapades with thematic depth, captivating both bibliographic trailblazers and story wranglers in its dusty deck of destiny.