BUFFALO BILL From Prairie to Palace An Authentic History of the Wild West With Sketches, Stories of Adventure, and Anecdotes of "Buffalo Bill", the Hero of the Plains
by Burke, John M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Renton, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Rand, McNally, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st printing. Professionally rebound in red-orange cloth with black imprinted spine with decoration. 275pp. I compared this copy, which I received disbound, with a copy in original binding which I have sold. This copy is missing the Buffalo Bill front., but has the second one as well as Burke's portrait. My comparison showed this copy has an additional ad (one ad is for Siringo's A Texas Cow-Boy). Text block in vg to near fine condition; title page which is thick enough to be a front cover, is in vg condition. My research on the previous copy has me saying the following: "This book's rarity is noted in the 2005 (non-facsimile) paperback reprint, where the writer of the Intro, Dr. Jason Berger, says that only one of four modern Cody biographers even cited this book, & then just barely. Very few copies of this book have been offered for sale in the last eighty odd years, & few libraries have a copy. The owner of this copy may be assured of many, many years of reading and reference. Burke served as what some called the "general manager" for William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody's Wild West Show. Howes B982.
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- Bookseller
- Gene W. Baade Books on the West
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1602020
- Title
- BUFFALO BILL From Prairie to Palace An Authentic History of the Wild West With Sketches, Stories of Adventure, and Anecdotes of "Buffalo Bill", the Hero of the Plains
- Author
- Burke, John M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Rand, McNally
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1893
- Keywords
- Buffalo Bill, William F. Cody, Wild West
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Biography;
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About the Seller
Gene W. Baade Books on the West
Biblio member since 2004
Renton, Washington
About Gene W. Baade Books on the West
Quality dealer of fine used and rare books, primarily on the North American frontier since 1988, but we also carry collectable books in various other fields.
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