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Native Roots & Western Trails: A Historic Heritage Auction: June 21st, 2025

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Join us for "Native Roots & Western Trails: A Historic Heritage Auction" on June 21st, 2025, featuring nearly 800 curated lots of early Native American artifacts, masterful beadwork, rare 19th-century Navajo textiles, frontier collectibles, and select Western and antique treasures spanning centuries of American history.
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Lot 227

1929 1st Ed. "Good Medicine" by Charles M. Russell

Estimate: $750 - $1,500
Starting Bid
$200

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For your consideration is this rare 1929 1st edition of "Good Medicine: The Illustrated Letters of Charles M. Russell" by Charles M. Russell, with an introduction by Will Rodgers and biographical note by his wife, Nancy Russell. "Good Medicine" is the inspiring chronicle of an old-time cow wrangler revealed in a unique collection of his illustrated letters. It is filled with letters and drawings to friends and little stories. A print of the painting, "Where Tracks Spell War or Meat" is on the inside of both covers, a print of the painting, "When I Was A Kid" is on the opposite page of the title page. This is a rare book and is a must have for Charles Russell and Western art fans. The book features a tan linen binding with a rust-colored buffalo skull embossed on the front board and spine. The spine features the publisher, author and title. The book shows good condition with little to no wear to the front cover, spine or interior pages. The book measures 12" L x 9 1/4" W x 5/8" D.*

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