Buffalo-bill

1902 · 049500 — Chicago IL U.S.A.: Thompson & Thomas 1902. Edge and corner wear; no dj; scuffed and scratched; corners are bumped and rubbed; shelf worn; front and rear hinges are cracked; boards and spine are faded; some fraying at the head and tail of the spine; a few of the interior pages are torn but present; missing the half-title title and publisher's page as well as the first 4 pages of the Preface; overall still a very rare and collectible used copy! Illustrated front board and spine with gilt lettering. 766 historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "For the small part I have taken in redeeming the West from savagery I am indebted to circumstances rather than to a natural inborn inclination for the strifes inseparable from the life I was almost forced to choose. But to especially good fortune must I make my acknowledgments which protected me or preserved my life a hundred times when the very hand of vengeful fate appeared to lower its grasp above my head and hope seemed a mockery that I had turned my back upon. Good fortune has also stood ever responsive to my call since I first came before the public and to the generous American and English peoples as well as to kind fortune I here pour out a full measure of profound thanks and hearty appreciation and shall hold them gratefully in my memory as a remembrance of old friends until the drum taps 'lights out' at the close of the evening of my eventful life. ----- Sincerely Yours W. F. Cody Buffalo Bill." ---------- from the Preface. Reprint. Pictorial Boards. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Thompson & Thomas