Shields, G.O. ("Coquina")

THE BATTLE OF THE BIG HOLE. A History of General Gibbon's Engagement with the Nez Perces Indians in the Big Hole Valley, Montana, August 9th, 1877.

Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally & Company, 1889. First edition. 8vo. 120, (4, ads) pp. Frontispiece and six plates, portraits. Howes S-412. Graff 3759. Smith 9420. Eberstadt 114, 693: “Contains, in addition, accounts of the atrocities perpetrated by Chief Joseph and his followers.” While Howes and other bibliographies call for eight plates (frontispiece plus 7), Graff and the OCLC description call for 7 (frontispiece plus 6); we have handled several copies, all with a total of seven plates, as here. Original gilt-stamped brown cloth. Lacking front endpaper, light marginal tideline through first 11 pages, otherwise very good. Item #57169

Price: $275.00