Title: Historic Sketches of the Cattle Trade of the West and Southwest Author: McCoy, Joseph G. Place: Kansas City, MO Publisher: Ramsey, Millett & Hudson Date: 1874 Description: [8] (including frontispiece), 427, [1] blank, [10] ad pp. Illustrated with wood engravings after Henry Worrall. 8½x5½, modern full calf, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition. Rare first edition of one of the first books dealing with the livestock trade, "written by a man who opened the market for Texas cattle. This is one of the first and most important books on the cattle trade..." (Adams). Streeter calls the book "one of the most important resources on ranching in Texas, Colorado and Kansas, and on the Texas cattle drives." Adams Herd 1385; Graff 2594; Howes M72; Rader 2286; Streeter 2366 Lot Amendments Condition: Externally fine; internal dampstaining to many pages, heavily foxed; good. Item number: 207531
Title: Historic Sketches of the Cattle Trade of the West and Southwest Author: McCoy, Joseph G. Place: Kansas City, MO Publisher: Ramsey, Millett & Hudson Date: 1874 Description: [8] (including frontispiece), 427, [1] blank, [10] ad pp. Illustrated with wood engravings after Henry Worrall. 8½x5½, modern full calf, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition. Rare first edition of one of the first books dealing with the livestock trade, "written by a man who opened the market for Texas cattle. This is one of the first and most important books on the cattle trade..." (Adams). Streeter calls the book "one of the most important resources on ranching in Texas, Colorado and Kansas, and on the Texas cattle drives." Adams Herd 1385; Graff 2594; Howes M72; Rader 2286; Streeter 2366 Lot Amendments Condition: Externally fine; internal dampstaining to many pages, heavily foxed; good. Item number: 207531
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