Russell, Charles M. Original watercolor sketch in Coburn's Rhymes from a Round-up Camp

RUSSELL, CHARLES M. 

ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR SKETCH OF A BLACKFOOT BRAVE, SIGNED "COMPLIMENTS OF C M RUSSELL" AND WITH HIS BUFFALO SKULL

Watercolor on the upper portion (3 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.; 80 x 130 mm) of a front blank leaf in a copy of Wallace David Coburn's Rhymes from a Round-up Camp (New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1903), the lower portion of the leaf with a presentation inscription by the author: "To Julian Berod With compliments of his friend Wallace Coburn, Great Falls Mont., Dec-9-1903. Publisher's red cloth; rather rubbed.

This new revised and enlarged edition of Coburn's collection of cowboy poetry is illustrated by full-page illustrations and numerous vignettes after Russell. The present copy is further enhanced by a fine original watercolor drawing by the artist.