Publication: University of Texas Press, 1952, Austin
Photos by Erwin E. Smith. Text by J. Evetts Haley. First edition. Quarto. Signed by J. Evetts Haley on the half title page. Decorated cloth, 112 pp., pictorial endpapers, frontis., 80 photographs by Smith. A brilliant portrayal of the work of frontier range photographer Erwin E. Smith who rode the cattle range with camera in hand during the 1880s and ‘90s. Many of the photos here depict ranch life and the working cowboy on the LS ranch in the Texas Panhandle. Near fine copy housed in the original pictorial slipcase with light wear to the edges.
Inventory Number: 52849