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THE WEST OF BUFFALO BILL; Frontier Art, Indian Crafts, Memorabilia from the Buffalo Bill Historical Center
by [Buffalo Bill] McCracken, Harold
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0810902192
- ISBN 13
- 9780810902190
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, N.D.. Reprint. Decorated cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Color & B/W glossy photos. Oblong quarto (10 5/8" x 11 3/4" x 1 1/8"), tan cloth with gilt lettering and Indian shield on front cover, Introduction by Dr. Harold McCracken, pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with Rosa Bonheur's painting of Col. William F. Cody [aka "Buffalo Bill"] mounted on a gray, profusely illustrated with 248 glossy images (photos, apparel, clothing, gear, paintings, sculptures)--119 in full color; a few folding plates--of the splendid Western & Indian memorabilia from The Buffalo Bill Museum, The Plains Indian Museum, The Whitney Gallery of Western Artl Show, beige endpapers; 290 pages. Weight: 4 lbs. 1 oz. Solid, clean copy with superb color & B/W photos of Buffalo Bill's Western / Plains Indian world that have been drawn from three museums.<br /> <br /> Bright, clean, unclipped dust jacket with faint impression of a paperclip at top of front panel. Modest bend (less than dog-eared) affecting 1" of upper corners of first 50 pages. No previous owner or remainder marks.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9978
- Title
- THE WEST OF BUFFALO BILL; Frontier Art, Indian Crafts, Memorabilia from the Buffalo Bill Historical Center
- Author
- [Buffalo Bill] McCracken, Harold
- Illustrator
- Color & B/W glossy photos
- Format/Binding
- Decorated cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0810902192
- ISBN 13
- 9780810902190
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- N.D.
- Keywords
- Indians, cowboys, horses, rifles, pistols, buffalo, illustrated, photos, apparel, clothing, gear, paintings, sculptures, museums
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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