Muggins, The Cow Horse.

CHARLES CAMP

Publication: Welsh-Haffner Printing Co, 1928, Denver

First edition. 8vo. Stiff wrappers, label pasted on front cover. 110 pp., preface, illustrated, portraits, Muggins was an unusual cow horse that was supposedly saddle-broken by the notorious Tom Horn. Many references to cattle drives, trails, and cattle companies. Charming account of the approximately 38-year life of a horse trained in Wyoming and put out to pasture in California. Inked gift inscriptions on the title page passing this book through a family from 1941 and 1969. Laid-in is a four-page printed flyer titled HORSE SENSE! by Muggins. The brochure was printed in 1928, a few days after the horse's death and written as if dictated by him, it argues against California Initiative No. 21, with restrictions that would legislate out of existence all of the color and romance that goes with rodeos,horse shows, horse races at fairs, polo games, making of western pictures for the screen, circuses and similar. Photograph of author Charles Camp on Muggins on cover of the flyer. A rare book with a rare brochure. Fine copy of a scarce item. An exceptional copy.