Beschreibung:

Lot of 5, including 4 programmes; and The Rough Rider Annual. Buffalo, NY: published by Cody & Salsbury; printed by Courier Company, 1902. Folio, 16pp. A colorful courier printed to promote Cody's 1902 season. Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World. Buffalo, NY: published by J.H. Mayer; printed by Courier Company, 1901. 8vo, 64pp. The 1901 season was the last for Annie Oakley as she was injured in a train wreck late in the season. The Boxer Rebellion of Tientsin along with mounted Sikhs, Japanese soldiers, Boers, and a lifesaving act were added to the show. Buffalo Bill's Wild West. Paris: Partington Advertising Co., 1905. 8vo, 77pp. From the third European season, which began in Paris in April and traveled throughout France, closing in Marseille. Sells-Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill Story Book and Program. Denver, CO: F.C. Bonfils & H.H. Tammen, 1914-1915. 8vo, 20pp. Cody toured with the Sells Floto Circus as part of the financial bankruptcy agreement with Harry Tammen during the 1914-1915 seasons. This was an unhappy period in Cody's career. Buffalo Bill and 101 Ranch Wild West Combined. Philadelphia, PA: Harrison Press, 1916. 8vo, 12pp. Cody joined the 101 Ranch show owned by the Miller Brothers and Edward Arlington for the 1916 season, which would be the last in his career. Condition: 1902 Rough Rider Annual: front and back covers partially separated from issue. Damage/tear to central area of front cover, to left of Cody's head. Chips/short tears along edges/corners of wrappers and some interior pages. Back cover with loss to lower right corner, tear that was previously repaired along left edge, with few additional small tears in back cover. Surface soiling to wrappers. 1901 programme: back cover partially separated along lower portion. Interior with scotch tape reinforcement at central fold. Some small chips/short tears along edges/corners of wrappers. 1905 programme: some repairs to programme, including tears on paper wrappers repaired and central fold reinforced; tear along right edge of title page repaired. Some small chips/short tears along edges/corners of wrappers. Some light staining along edges/corners of covers and interior pages. 1914/1915 programme: chromolithographed wrappers with areas of minor separation at central fold. Some small chips/short tears along edges/corners of wrappers. Interior pages clean. 1916 programme: chromolithographed wrappers with areas of minor separation at central fold. Some small chips/short tears along edges/corners of wrappers. Some soiling on wrappers. First interior page heavily toned while remaining interior pages lightly toned.