Boots and Saddles, or Life in Dakota with General Custer
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1885. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Item #018260
8vo., 311pp. Sharp First Edition of this memoir written by Custer's wife. Bound in publisher's decorative brown cloth with titles stamped in gilt on front board and spine. Landscape bugle motifs on front board. Tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Custer. Full page map of the territory. Square, tight and clean throughout with no foxing and minimal toning to pages. Neat signature on front paste-down. Rubbing to hinges, edges and tips. Wear to the spine ends with a 2mm loss of cloth at the crown. Light soiling on the rear board. A handsome collectable copy at a great price.
Price: $250.00