MY LIFE ON THE PLAINS. Or, personal experiences with Indians.
Pp. 256, frontispiece portrait with tissue guard, plus 7 plates; tall demy 8vo; pictorial green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, black & blind, the boards faintly soiled and slightly flecked, edges lightly rubbed and fore-corners faintly bruised; early inked ownership inscription on upper free endpaper, the upper endpapers lightly offset, hinges cracking or starting at a few points, the plate opposite page 65 loose, text block slightly browned, a little light foxing; Sheldon and Company, New York, 1874. First edition in book form. *Originally serialized in Galaxy magazine Volumes 13-18, from 1872-1874, Custer's autobiography was published in book form two years before his 'last stand' at the Battle of Little Bighorn. The illustrations include portraits of native chiefs Satanta, Lone Wolf, Yellow Bear and Little Raven. Item #174502
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