Legends of the West: Western & Native American Sale
Sat, Sep 23, 2023 11:00AM EDT
Lot 556
Vigilantes of Montana & Dimsdale's Vigilantes
Estimate: $200 - $400
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $50 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
For your consideration are two (2) books about the Montana Vigilantes, "Vigilantes of Montana", 1929, by Prof. Thos. J. Dimsdale and "Dimsdale's Vigilantes of Montana", c. 1940, by A. J. Noyes. The history of vigilante justice and the Montana Vigilantes began in 1863 in what was at the time a remote part of eastern Idaho Territory. Vigilante activities continued, although somewhat sporadically, through the Montana Territorial period until the territory became the state of Montana in 1889. Vigilantism arose because territorial law enforcement and the courts had very little power in the remote mining camps during the territorial period. Vigilantism in pre-territorial and territorial Montana has been written about, romanticized and chronicled in personal memoirs, biographies, documentary and scholarly works, film and fiction for well over a century. The first book published in Montana was Thomas J. Dimsdale's 1866 first edition of The Vigilantes of Montana, which was compiled from a series of newspaper articles he wrote for the Montana Post in 1865. The books are in good overall condition. "Dimsdale's" is a blue cloth bound gold gilt illustrated textured hardcover, intact pages exhibit slight age tanning, measures 6.25"W x 9.5"L x 1.5"D. "Vigilantes" is an illustrated soft cover book, rear cover is missing, small tears observed on cover and spine. Intact pages exhibit age tanning, measures 5.5"W x 7.75"L x .5"D
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