Buffalo Land: An Authentic Account of the Discoveries, Adventures, and Mishaps of a Scientific and Sporting Party in the Wild West…

8vo, original decorated cloth, gilt illustration on top cover, illustrated, 503 pp. Top and bottom of spine frayed, top of spine a bit torn, some wear to extremities, normal aging and toning; otherwise very good.Dr. William Edward Webb (c1839-1915) seems to have been a land developer who wrote this book for the promotional benefit of the Kansa Pacific Railroad. There is a good deal of information on hunting, especially buffalo, and there is also plenty of material on Indian tribes and culture. Additionally, there are some early accounts of Buffalo Bill Cody, and Wild Bill Hickok. The work is illustrated with fifty-one illustrations from drawings of Henry Worrall and photographs. Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography III.