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Native & Western: Fine Beadwork, Navajo Rugs & Cowboy Collection

Sat, Oct 10, 2026 11:00AM EDT
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Lot 432

"War Path and Bivouac" 1st Edition 1890, Finerty

Estimate: $200 - $400
Starting Bid
$80

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Presented in this lot is a First Edition of "War-Path and Bivouac or the Conquest of the Sioux" by John F. Finerty, 1890, M. A. Donohue & Co. publishers, Chicago. The book gives a riveting account of the Plains Indian Wars in the mid to late 1800's including the Battle of the Rosebud, Battle of the Little Bighorn, first-hand account of the Sioux campaign of 1876 as seen through a newspaperman's eyes. These memoirs aim at laying before the public the adventures, privations, heroism and horrors of our last great Indian wars, exactly as they presented themselves to the writer in battle, on the march or in bivouac. The book also includes Personal Experiences and Adventures in the Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition of 1876, and in the Campaign on the British Border, in 1879. Finerty was war correspondent for the Chicago Times. The red cloth bound stamped illustrated hardcover is in fair to good condition, small holes on spine, scuffing and fading exhibited to covers. Intact pages exhibit age tanning and foxing throughout. Measures 6"W x 8.875"L x 1.75"D, weight is 1lb, 12oz.

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