Emilio Kosterlitzky. Eagle Of Sonora And The Southwest Border

SMITH, JR., CORNELIUS C.

Publication: The Arthur H Clark Company, 1970, Glendale

First edition. 8vo. Blue cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the spine, 344 pp., foreword, preface, acknowledgments, illustrated from photographs and drawings, portraits, appendices, bibliography, index. Pen and ink drawings by the author. AHC 233 says: "Kosterlitzky was a Russian sailor who jumped ship and joined La Gendarmeria Fiscal, the dreaded Rurales, of Mexico, with whom he served from 1885-1913. He participated in the Yaqui-Mayo wars, the Apache campaigns in the Sierra Madre, and the revolutionary turmoil of the early 20th century. He was an undercover agent for the U. S. Department of Justice during World War I." Near Fine.

Inventory Number: 50548