[Rarebooks] F/S Western Americana / Indian Wars Piece Inscribed

[Garry R Austin]

For your consideration we offer the following net to all and postpaid at 
$350
An interesting piece of Western Ameicana.


From
Austin's Antiquarian Books
PO Box 730
Wilmington Vt 05363
mail at austinsbooks.com
802 464-8438

Fry, James. Army Sacrifices or Briefs From Official Pigeon-Holes. 
Sketches Based On Official Reports - Grouped Together For The Purpose Of 
Illustrating The Services And Experiences Of The Regular Army Of The 
United States On The Indian Frontier.  New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1879.

16mo; pp; (iv), 254, (ii), ads; illustrated with eight inserted black 
and white plates and portraits; green cloth lettered in gilt, patterned 
endpapers, Title on the upper board is "Indian Fights Illustrated, 
1887"; A complete copy with all preliminaries, following leaves pages 
and plates in need of resewing; book block is seaparated at p112-113, 
else moderate edgewear; "Contains chapters on the Fetterman Massacre, 
Forsyth's Fight, the Grattan Massacre, and the Canby Massacre, etc." - 
Graff. Howes F399, Graff 1458. Rader 1503. Cowan,
Howes F-399, this is the second issue in 1887 with the added plates, 
else the printings are the same. Was the second issue newly printed? Or 
was the second issue from a remainder of the original sheets with the 
plates being added? Howes states simply "reprinted".

This copy is a presentation copy from Col. Fry to a Mr. Polk, dated Nov. 
7, 1897.

The book is also signed by Howard Eaton, with a stamp that proclaims 
that this is from the library of Eaton's Ranch in Wolf Wyoming. "Back in 
1879, three brothers, Howard, Willis, and Alden Eaton established their 
horse and cattle ranch near Medora, North Dakota. Their friends from the 
East began to visit them almost immediately.  Some of these early guests 
stayed for months at a time. Finally, one of the guests recognized the 
expense these extended visits entailed and prevailed upon the Eatons to 
charge for room and board, so "folks can stay as long as they like." 
Thus, the family dude ranch business was born and an industry started. 
In 1904, to provide a more suitable and varied riding terrain for their 
ever growing number of guests, the Eatons "pulled up stakes" in North 
Dakota and moved too the present ranch location on Wolf Creek near 
Sheridan Wyoming."

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