Lot 567

[WILD WEST SHOWS]. A group of 3 Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show programs for 1889, 1900, and 1902.

Sale 1192 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography

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Jun 15, 2023 10:00AM ET

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Jun 16, 2023 10:00AM ET

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Lot Description

[WILD WEST SHOWS]. A group of 3 Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show programs for 1889, 1900, and 1902.

Buffalo Bill's Wild West. Paris, France: Imprimerie Parrot Et. Cie., 1889. 8vo, 48pp. (toning, chipping, some loss to edges including lower left corner of back cover). Published in the French language.

[With:] Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World. Buffalo, NY: J. & H. Mayer, publisher, Courier Company, printers, 1900. 8vo, 64pp. (chipping, short tears, some loss to edges including top right corner of front cover). Front cover features a painting of Buffalo Bill by Frederic Remington.

[Also with:] Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World. Historical Sketches and Programme. Buffalo, NY: J. & H. Mayer, publisher, Courier Company, printers, 1902. 8vo, 64pp. (vertical crease to back cover, chipping, short tears, some loss to edges including top left corner of back cover). The 1902 season was a coast-to-coast tour beginning in May and closing in November. During the season, Cody opened the Irma Hotel in Cody, Wyoming, and tried to monitor his many business ventures. The Wild West sailed for England to open just before Christmas.

Together, 3 programs.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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