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THE LAST OF THE GREAT SCOUTS: THE LIFE STORY OF COL. WILLIAM F. CODY ("BUFFALO BILL")
by (CODY, William F. "Buffalo Bill") WETMORE, Helen Cody
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A name beneath Cody's inscription has been erased. Front hinge cracked, holding by the cords; cheap paper still very good with a
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Chicago & Duluth: The Duluth Press Publishing Company, (1899). First Edition. Hardcover. A name beneath Cody's inscription has been erased. Front hinge cracked, holding by the cords; cheap paper still very good with a few pages roughly opened. Some rubbing to the spine edges and a heavily rubbed spot about the size of a dime on the rear cover. Very Good and rather scarce when signed. Original maroon cloth with a buffalo head embossed in blind on the front cover; (xiv), 296 pages. Illustrated with plates after sketches and photographs. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the subject on the half-title page: "With the Compliments/of the Subject/W. F. Cody/'Buffalo Bill.'" Graff 4616; Howes W-297.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016947
- Title
- THE LAST OF THE GREAT SCOUTS: THE LIFE STORY OF COL. WILLIAM F. CODY ("BUFFALO BILL")
- Author
- (CODY, William F. "Buffalo Bill") WETMORE, Helen Cody
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - A name beneath Cody's inscription has been erased. Front hinge cracked, holding by the cords; cheap paper still very good with a
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Duluth Press Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago & Duluth
- Date Published
- (1899)
- Keywords
- Signed, Native Americans, Western Americana, Indians, Illustrated Books, Buffalo Bill
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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