Featured in this lot is this first edition of, "Trails Plowed Under - Stories of the Old West" by cowboy artist Charles M. Russell, with illustrations in color and line by the author and Introduction by Will Rogers in 1927, published and copyrighted by Doubleday & Company. From the ex-collection of the C.M. Russell Museum and John Kleinschmidt. This is a Montana Cowboy Classic Western storytelling and illustrating by one of the all-time masters of the art. Charles Marion Russell, also known as C. M. Russell, Charlie Russell, and "Kid" Russell, was an American artist of the American Old West. He created more than 2,000 paintings of cowboys, Native Americans, and landscapes set in the western United States and in Alberta, Canada, in addition to bronze sculptures. He was known as "the cowboy artist" and was also a storyteller and author. He became an advocate for Native Americans in the west, supporting the bid by landless Chippewa to have a reservation established for them in Montana. In 1916, Congress passed legislation to create the Rocky Boy Reservation. The C. M. Russell Museum Complex in Great Falls, Montana houses more than 2,000 Russell artworks, personal objects, and artifacts. In 1955, Russell was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. This rare book is a must have for Charlie Russell and Western art fans. Provenance: From the John Kleinschmidt collection which was on loan to the C.M. Russell Museum from 1987 to 1993 and included in the "The Cowboy West: 100 Years of Photography 1992-1993 exhibit. The book shows good condition overall with slight wear present from its age and use over the years, but no major signs of damage is noted. The dust jacket shows some wear to the edges and corners. Interior pages are in good condition with no major foxing noted. It measures 10 1/2" L x 7 3/8" W x 1" D and weighs 1 pound and 10 ounces. Museum Tag: 1396-87