[1906]. · Hyattville, Wy
by Mercer, Asa S.
Hyattville, Wy, [1906].. 115,[1]pp. plus eight plates including frontispiece. 12mo. Original pictorial wrappers. Wrappers a bit soiled and edgeworn. Front wrapper with an early ink stamp of a Cody, Wyoming realtor, a different ink stamp on the front free endpaper. Very clean and fresh internally. Very good overall. With a tattered printed leaf relating to Cody affixed to the rear wrapper. An interesting and important work by the author of BANDITTI OF THE PLAINS..., relating much of value, statistically and anecdotally, about the then-present state of Wyoming, including the cattle industry, the growth of settlement, agriculture, irrigation, oil exploration, hunting and fishing, etc. There are also descriptions of Yellowstone and several small towns in the Big Horn County area, including Basin City, Shell, Cowley, Meeteetse, Bonanza, and more. Scarce in wrappers. HOWES M523, "aa." GRAFF 2751. ADAMS HERD 1475. SMITH 6739.
(Inventory #: WRCAM47015)