[Signed] CROOKED TRAILS Remington, Frederic [Near Fine] [Hardcover]

Description

With an autograph letter signed (ALS) by Frederic Remington laid in. Dated July 21, 1902 and addressed to ""My dear Russell"", the note inquires about forthcoming royalties and the publication of ""Way of an Indian"" (1906). Making his career as an illustrator, painter, sculptor, and writer, Frederic Remington (1861-1909) wove tales of adventure into the historic and rugged landscape of the American West in Crooked Tails. The book was influenced by his various stays amongst United States soldiers and cowboys, where Remington observed interactions with surrounding Native American tribes, skirmishes, and daily camp duties. Octavo: 151 p. with a frontispiece and 48 illustrations by the author. Original peach cloth binding, with gilt titles and pictorial mint, blue, lavender, and black stamping. Period previous owner's ink signature to the front flyleaf, with the bookplate of auctioneer and bibliophile Arthur Swann to the front pastedown. Much of the ""unfindable"" dust jacket is present and has been laid down on an acid-free backing sheet. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell box. Provenance: from the Publishers' Bookbindings collection of Ellen K. Morris and Edward S. Levin.