Powder River Invasion War on the Rustlers in 1892 (Banditti of the Plains)

Mylar protected. Blue cloth boards w/ gilt titling on cover, square, tight binding w/ square corners, lightest wear at spine and corners. Small bookseller stamp tipped in on Fr paste-down and misc notations penciled in on back eps otherwise, clean and unmarked throughout w/ age toned pages. .Howes notes that this is the same book as "A.S. Mercer's "Banditti of the Plains", which was written to ensure the story was documented since large numbers of the original book were burned by its subjects. Considered one of the best books depicting cowboy life during the trail driving era during the period when cattlemen of the plains "invaded" Wyoming. Handsome copy of true 1st ed (F.R. in device on c pg). 281 pps, frontis (map), illus's, port's, facsm, map, music, index. Adams Six-Guns 1478, Adams Herd 1474, Dobie p111, Graff 2750, Howes 522, Reese Six-Score 79 (orig).