From William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
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167,[1]pp. including brand illustrations and advertisements, plus an additional advertisement leaf on orange paper. Tall octavo. Original printed wrappers, stapled. Wrappers rubbed and stained, old repair to spine with broad strip of tape. Tideline in upper margin of text, more widespread on final ten leaves. Good. A scarce Montana brand book, covering stock located in eight counties in the eastern portion of the state, and published in Miles City, the seat of Custer County. This copy bears the name of Paul Renn, an early settler of Prairie County, on the front wrapper. By the time this brand book was published, Renn was among the wealthiest men in Prairie County, and his brands are listed herein, along with those of hundreds of male and female cattle owners in eastern Montana. The brands are listed alphabetically for the entire region, and each brand is illustrated. The introduction is by Custer County Sheriff A.B. Middleton, who played a large role in compiling the brands, endeavoring to make the list as thorough and accurate as possible. This volume also includes ads for dozens of businesses in Miles City, Billings, and elsewhere in Montana. Not in Adams HERD. OCLC locates five copies, at Yale, the Glendive Public Library, Montana Historical Society, Montana State University, and the Kohrs Memorial Library in Deer Lodge. There is also a copy at the University of Montana. OCLC 41719890. Seller Inventory # WRCAM55270
Bibliographic Details
Title: "THE AMERICAN" BRAND BOOK FOR BIG HORN, ...
Publisher: American Printing Company, Miles City, Mt.
Publication Date: 1915
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