BIG RED & FOREST PATROL by Jim Kjelgaard                          llustrated by Bob Kuhn & George Meyerriecks                            Comet Books, First Paperbound Printings, 1949                          Condition: Very Good Minus                                                                                                                                                              Two illustrated novels for young people, published by Comet Books, a short-lived offshoot of Pocket Books.  RED  is a boy-and-his-dog story, while PATROL concerns a young forest ranger fighting fire and wolves in the Alleghany mountains.  RED has some curl due to improper storage, some cover creasing and edge wear & fading of rear free end paper.  PATROL has a heavy front cover crease, closed spine slits and exterior soiling. Some darkening in page margins, but bindings are firm and no markings observed.  Uncommon books.