Item #4501 [Prairies] The Last of the Buffalo : Comprising a History of the Buffalo Herd at the Flathead Reservation and an Account of the Last Great Buffalo Roundup. Norman LUXTON, Photographer.
[Prairies] The Last of the Buffalo : Comprising a History of the Buffalo Herd at the Flathead Reservation and an Account of the Last Great Buffalo Roundup

[Prairies] The Last of the Buffalo : Comprising a History of the Buffalo Herd at the Flathead Reservation and an Account of the Last Great Buffalo Roundup

Cincinnati, OH: Tom Jones, Publisher Scenic Souvenir, 1909. Cover Artwork by P. J. Carter. American Edition. Paperback. Cover title. Filled with great images by the famous Banff photographer, Norman Luxton. Saddle stapled string-bound wraps, oblong 32mo (4-15/16 inches tall), pp. [1-2 : title-blank], [3-8 : text], [9-32 : plates], illustrated w. 26 B&W halftone photo reproductions. Trivial edge wear to cover, else a beautiful, clean copy with "$1.50" written in pencil at top corner of title page. Bottom half of original mailing envelope is also present. Upper cover artwork credited "P. J. Carter / 1908" Fine. Item #4501

Luxton photographically documented this historical and restorative migratory event which included traversing "... a distance of 1200 miles over five railways" and using "Some seventy-five cowboys..." from the text. Ref. Peel 3228.

Price: $525.00 CAD  other currencies