Published by The Champoeg Press, Portland, Oregon, 1957
Seller: johnson rare books & archives, ABAA, Covina, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. First Edition. Limited to 1,000 copies designed and printed by Lawton Kennedy. Godfrey (1844-1932) was a 25-year veteran of the Seventh Cavalry who commanded Troop K in Major Benteen's battalion and served conspicuously in the defense of Reno Hill. His field diary is considered to be the most accurate and least biased short account of the Little Big Horn campaign. Edited with an introduction and notes by Edgar I. Stewart and Jane R. Stewart, together with a note on the Kicking Bear Pictograph by Carl S. Dentzel. Octavo: ix, [1, blank], 74 pp. with 9 illustrations and folding maps. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt-stamped titling along the spine and a Frederic Remington drawing of a cavalry officer on the front panel. Light rubbing to the corners and tips; else fine.
Published by The Champoeg Press, Portland, OR, 1957
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. 1st edition, Limited. First edition, hardcover in blue cloth with gilt title to spine and illustration to front, limited to 1000 copies, has a tiny skew to the binding, very slight bumps to spine ends and cover corners, slight sunning to spine with a touch to cover edges, and a previous owner's embossment to upper corner of first free endpage, otherwise a solid, tight VG+ copy.