YESTERDAY'S WYOMING The Intimate Memoirs of Fenimore C. Chatterton Territorial Citizen, Govenor, and Statesman AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY (Association copy)
Aurora, CO: Powder River Pub, 1957. Limited/Numbered. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Item #1204023
#278 of ltd of 1,000 copies. Gilt-stamped cloth. 133pp. Tipped-in b/w portrait of Chatterton (as published, facing copyright/ltd page). Index. LAID IN: 1) 1957 ALS (10pp & with envelope) from Chatterton's daughter to a Pac NW bookseller with references to Tom Horn & the Johnson Co. War. 2) 1957 ALS (3pp & with envelope) from same. 3) Chatterton's governor's letterhead with signature stamps & litho b/w photo of him in his prime. 4) Publisher's post card re production delay. Chatterton was Gov. of Wyoming when Tom Horn was hung. Horn material in the long letter may not add materially to the case, but it shares strong personal thoughts of Chatterton, clearly understood & presented by his daughter. A scarce book & rare association copy with great content. Fine in dj. 6-guns 416, Herd 452.
Price: $327.16