Relics of the American West: 1850-1920
Lot 2138:
Description
This fascinating lot of Western Americana captures the high-stakes era of early 20th-century outlaws, featuring a 1908 edition of Tracy the Outlaw: King of Bandits by Harry Hawkeye, published by I. & M. Ottenheimer in Baltimore. Accompanying this is a 1973 50th-anniversary booklet titled Oregon’s Great Train Holdup by Ye Galleon Press and E. Richard Churchill’s The McCartys: They Rode with Butch Cassidy. A standout piece is the Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) depicting the mangled “Great Northern Express Car” after a 1907 dynamiting in Rexford, Montana, by Frankhauser and MacDonald. Condition: The 1908 Tracy book shows heavy shelf wear, edge chipping, and a fragile spine; the 1973 booklet and McCartys softcover remain in handled but sound condition; the RPPC exhibits light corner wear and minor foxing on the reverse. McCarty: H 8.5″, W 5.5″; Tracy: H 7.5″, W 5″; Oregon: H 9.75″, W 6.75″; Postcard: H 3.5″, W 5.5″. Please see photos for condition.
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