Tales Of The Old-Timers

FREDERICK R. BECHDOLT

Publication: The Century Co, 1924, New York and London

First edition, 8vo. This copy presented by Joe De Yong (1894-1975), noted confidant, fellow western artist, and biographer of C. M. Russell to famed Western artist Charles M. Russell (1864-1926) Christmas, 1924, inscribed "To the Chief from Joe, Christmas 1924," and with C. M. Russell's name at the foot of the front free fly leaf and written by Joe De Yong. Orange cloth, titles stamped in dark brown on the front cover and spine, [12], 367 pp., frontispiece, acknowledgment. Dust jacket cover art by of a cowboy smoking while on horseback, by Elmer Stanley Hader (1889-1973).

Twelve true stories of the old West in the days of the open range, from Texas, New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, etc. Truth is often stranger than fiction, and in this book it is no less fascinating. Offers stories about the rugged life of early cowboys, frontier lawmen, outlaws, ranchers, and pioneers. The stories explore Indian warfare, cattle-country rivalries, the Texas Panhandle settlements of Tascosa and Adobe Walls, the forgotten expedition to Santa Fe, the enforcement of frontier justice, and the exploits of notorious figures, including Billy the Kid and Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch.

Fine bright copy in a fresh bright original dust jacket. An exceptional copy.