The Banditti of the Plains, or the Cattlemen's Invasion of Wyoming in 1892 - The Crowning Infamy of the Ages

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Sale 476: Americana - Travel & Exploration - Cartography (#476) 03/29/2012 11:00 AM PDT Closed
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Lot #143The Banditti of the Plains, or the Cattlemen's Invasion of Wyoming in 1892 - "The Crowning Infamy of the Ages"

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Sale 476: Americana - Travel & Exploration - Cartography (#476) 03/29/2012 11:00 AM PDT Closed
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Title:

The Banditti of the Plains, or the Cattlemen's Invasion of Wyoming in 1892 - "The Crowning Infamy of the Ages"

Author:

Mercer, A.S.

Place Published:

San Francisco

Publisher:

Printed for George Fileds by the Grabhorn Press

Date Published:

1935

Description:

Foreword by James Mitchell Clarke. Illustrated by Arvilla Parker. Cloth backed mustard yellow boards with paper spine label, plain paper jacket. One of 1000 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press.

"Basic authority on the Johnson County war [between big cattle interests, supported by Wyoming officials, and independent ranchers]" - Howes. Also notes that of the 1894 first edition, "most copies burned by interested authorities; others were bought up and destroyed by individuals whose relatives were unfavorably mentioned." Prospectus laid in. Howes M522; GB 226.

Condition:

Light wear to jacket; endpapers browned, bookplate; near fine.

Item#:

224681

Headline:

The Banditti of the Plains Grabhorn Press
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