Colonel Wm. Cody & Major Gordon W.Lillie 1st hardback 1912 2nd ed

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Colonel Wm. Cody & Major Gordon W.Lillie 1st hardback 1912 2nd ed

Posted on Oodle - 2 weeks ago

Category:: Collectibles

Location:: Murrieta, CA

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Colonel Wm. Cody & Major Gordon W.Lillie 1st hardback 1912 2nd ed.by F.C.Cooper. Signed Autographed edition by Colonel Wm. Cody H.C. In vary used condition. Has ware & all around cover & inside pages .Some writing in side cover. Stains on cover & inside pages.Spine separations inside book some page tears. Lable pieces missing left two corners. This book is 97 years old Still fine Acceptable Condition sold AS IS.

Information on William Frederick Cody (1846-1917) was a rider for the Pony Express in 1860, a scout for the Kansas Cavalry against the Indians (1863) and served in the U.S. Army in the Civil War (1863-1865). From 1867-1868, he furnished buffalo meat for the Union Pacific Railroad construction crews, earning his nickname, "Buffalo Bill". Cody was a scout for the 5th U.S. Cavalry from 1868-1872 and in 1876. From 1872-1883, he was on stage as an actor at first in E.Z.C. Judson's play, Scouts of the Plains. He organized Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1883 and toured the United States and Europe successfully for over 30 years.

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