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History of the Yellowstone Valley Montana c 1907

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History of the Yellowstone Valley Montana c 1907
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Featured in this lot we have a hardcover edition of An Illustrated History of the Yellowstone Valley Montana originating from 1907. The book was published by the Western Historical Publishing Company located in Spokane, Washington. The title page reads "An Illustrated History of The Yellowstone Valley embracing the counties of Park, Sweet Grass, Carbon, Yellowstone, Rosebud, Custer, and Dawson - State of Montana" with the portrait of Albert L. Babcock on the opposite page. The book is a hardcover copy showing leather covers with gilt gold lettering and tooled designs across the perimeter. The cover is marked across the front cover and spine in gilt gold lettering, as well as gilding around the edge of the pages. The book goes into the history of the State of Montana focusing on the history of some of the older counties such as Park, Sweet Grass, Yellowstone, etc. It spends time flushing out the rich history of each of these counties and important figures related to that area. The book features over 50 illustration and portraits. The piece shows good condition overall for its age with some wear on the covers particularly the spine. The book measures 11 1/2" tall by 9 1/4" wide and 2 1/4" thick.