[Rarebooks] FS: Geo. Estes' scarce & curious work on the western stagecoach. Troutdale, OR: 1925

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Estes, George. THE STAGECOACH. [Six-Horse Limited Edition]. Troutdale, OR: Geo. Estes. 1925. 8vo. xvi,409,(1)pp.  Illus. with a limitation leaf, signed by Estes (#195 of 1,000 so stated), a photo of Estes, signed by him, a folding hand colored plate of a stagecoach, a hand colored plate of an Indian head, 3 black & white plates, an orig. mounted watercolor, titled "Undine," a hand colored plate titled "The Cow Parsnip Trail," and a tipped in packet of cow parsnip seeds. On p. 409 there is a hand colored marginal illustration, heightened with glued down gold flakes. Orig. half blue morocco over gilt boards, spine extremities a bit rubbed.    $375.00 (trade discount allowed)
A very curious work with much on stagecoach robberies, pioneer life in Oregon & the stagecoach, etc. See Adams SIX GUNS #684, who states, "This scarce and unusual privately printed book." It is very unlikely that 1,000 copies were printed and bound. There is a copy on-line (#102), our copy (#195) and only 33 copies recorded by OCLC. It's the first time I've ever seen it in 42 years in business.

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