Lot 485

Early 1900's Adventure, Nature, & Montana Books

Estimate: $300 - $600

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In this lot is a collection of four early 1900's hardback books about Adventure, Nature and Montana. The first book is "Dimsdale's Vigilantes of Montana: A Contemporary History Of The Treasure State" By Al Noyes This book was Published in Helena Montana and bears no date. The book has a blue cloth cover with black, white, and red print. The cover is in good condition and the book is full of black and white photos. The book measures 9 1/4" x 6 1/2" X 1". The second book is "The watchers Of The Trails" By Charles G.D. Roberts. This book is a thirteenth printing of a 1904 collection of animal stories by the father of Canadian poetry Charles George Douglas Roberts. The book has many illustrations by Charles Livingston Bull. The book has a decorative green cloth cover designed by Amy Sacker, with gold gilt. This book is in good condition and measures 8" X 6" X 1 1/4". The third book in the collection is a 1915 First Edition of "God's Country-and the Woman" by James Oliver Curwood. An adventure novel set in the Lake Superior wilderness about an abused girl, the Mounties, a good man, and his Airedale dog, by the famed Michigan author. An illustration across from the title page is of a young woman surounded by a pack of wolves standing in front of two men, with the line " They were her slaves! What need had she of his protection?" makes you want to dive into this book. This book still has its original dust cover in good condition which has keep the green cloth cover, with white and black printing in very good condition. This book measures 7 1/2" X 5 1/4" X 1 1/2". The last book in the lot is 1918 first edition of "A Daughter Of The Land" by Gene Stratton-Porter. A Daughter of the Land is set in Gene Stratton Porter's Limberlost series. Kate Bates lives in a man's world. It her dream to own and run her own farm. To fulfill her dreams she must give up everything and start anew. Gene Stratton-Porter (1863-1924), American novelist and naturalist, was born on a farm in Indiana and became one of Indiana's best-known authors. Writing fiction to support her passion for observing natural habitats, she also wrote non-fiction works that extensively dealt with birds, flowers, and other natural wonders. She fought for the conservation of the Limberlost Swamp and took up other cases of public welfare as well. A Girl of the Limberlost (1909) and Freckles (1904) are two of her most famous works. This book has a light green cloth cover decorated with stalks of corn. The book is in very good condition with a minor stain on the cover. The book measures 7 1/2" X 5 1/2" X 1 1/4".