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Last Chance June 2025 Passed Lots Sale - End June 27th

Mon, Jun 23, 2025 02:00AM EDT - Fri, Jun 27, 2025 03:00PM EDT
Lot 719

On the Trail in Yellowstone 1st Ed. Wallace Smith

Estimate: $100 - $200

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Featured in this lot is this First Edition of "On The Trail In Yellowstone" by Wallace Smith, 1924, G. P. Putnam's Sons New York & London publisher. Illustrations throughout by the author, "A happy little book about a packhorse trip in the Yellowstone country, with many sketches by the author. It will delight everyone who has ever caught a fish or tramped the trails that lead away from civilization into the mountains." "Camping off the trail in Yellowstone has one major drawback. It spoils you forever for camping in any other country." - p.91. Wallace Smith (1888-1937) was an American book illustrator, comic artist, reporter, author, and screenwriter. He was the author of the illustration for the Pendleton Round-Up Association. Many decades later, the picture still symbolizes at a glance the essence of rodeo competition. The tan cloth bound hardcover is in good overall condition, slight scuffing to cover edges. Intact pages feature "Antiquarian Society Worcester, MA" stamp on title page. Intact deckled pages exhibit age tanning. Measures 5"W x 7.5"L x .5"D, weight is 8oz.

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