McCRACKEN, Harold. The Charles M. Russell Book: The Life & Work of the Cowboy Artist.
Item #4114
236 pp.; folio; slipcase; original full polished calf, gilt; inlay of steer skull on front cover; original full page color reproduction of The Free Trappers, after limitation page; drawings, photos, and reproductions throughout including 35 color plates, many full and double-page. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1957. Limited edition. No. 249/250 copies signed by the author. Laid in is publisher's prospectus; original envelope and enclosed advertising from Scribner Book Store; and a full page t.l.s to original owner C. Barton Brewster from noted Americana dealer Peter Decker regarding delays in the printing and the publisher's offer of a Free copy of Buckskin and Blanket Days by Thomas Tibbles as compensation for the delay. Minor wear and a few bumps to slipcase; Fine condition in near fine case. |
