Harold Von Schmidt Draws and Paints the Old West

Northland Press, 1972. leather_bound. Very Good. 1972 signed limited edition (copy 75 of 104), Northland Press (Flagstaff, Arizona), 10 1/8 x 12 7/8 inches tall hardcover in publisher's slipcase, red cloth over brown leather gilt-lettered spine, green endpapers, illustrated with over 220 images (50 in color), xvii, 230 pp. A near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a like slipcase. Lacking only the original Harold Von Schmidt bronze sculpture entitled 'The Startled Grizzly,' with which this was issued originally. On the limitations page, nicely signed by artist Harold Von Schmidt and author Walt Reed and numbered 75/104. Prospectus laid in. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~RCL~ [6.5P] This impressive book received the Western Heritage award for the best Western art book of 1972. Contrents: Foreword / Dean Krakel; Introduction / Harold McCracken; Preface; Beginnings; The artist at work: The white invaders; Indians; Indian fighting; Cowboys and sodbusters; Without law; Animals; Black and whites: Death Comes for the Archbishop; Indian Gold; Homespun; Queer Person; Summary; Civic affairs; Sculpture. Illustrations: Pony express Commemorative Postage Stamp; Homage to Frederic Remington; Harold Von Schmidt, 1938; Maynard Dixon / Ansel Adams; The chief speaks / Maynard Dixon; An opportune challenge / Will James, Sunset Magazine, 1921; Will James [inscribed to Von Schmidt]; Charles Russell; [Mountie checking Indian against wanted poster, inscribed to] Lex Godillot / Charles M. Russell; Von Schmidt family photographs; Harvey Dunn / Bill Johnson, Summer of 1951, Littleton, Colorado; Buffalo bones are plowed under / Harvey Dunn; Von Schmidt painting, with his son Eric, posing; Dick Wooton [Wootton], trader; 'Buffalo Bill' [William F.] Cody; The U. S. Cavalry at Fort Laramie; Fetterman Massacre; Custer's Last Stand; Pecos Bill; De-horning a killer; In San Francisco, life was gay; Husky and white wolf; Illustrations for Death Comes for the Archbishop; Indian Gold; Homespun; Queen Person; Harold von Schmidt / James Montgomery Flagg; The startled grizzly; Von Schmidt with clay model; Grand Canyon, Colorado.