A Soldier-Doctor of Our Army: James P. Kimball, Late Colonel and Assistant Surgeon-General, U. S. Army

SCARCE SIGNED FIRST EDITION LUTHER HIGH SPOT in blue decorated boards with gilt titling in dust jacket, signed "Presented by the author - July, 1917." on the flyleaf, frontis., 21 illus. on 17 plates (listed), index, 192pp. Luther #26. Dustin #162. Dowd #542. O'Keefe #1326. Very Good+ light wear at extremities, owner signature on flyleaf, bookplate on front pastedown. New facsimile dust jacket (looks just like the original hard-to-find dust jacket). Dr. Kimball was on the Yellowstone Expedition of 1873 with Generals Stanley and Custer and became quite a good friend of Custer. It was Dr. Kimball who attended to Lieutenant Charles Braden and may have saved his life, after Braden was shot through the left leg by Indians on August 4, 1873. The Battle of the Little Big Horn is also covered.