[WESTERN AMERICANA]. [GROUARD, Frank (1850-1905), subject]. DE BARTHE, Joe (d. 1928). The Life and Adventures of Frank Grouard. St. Joseph, MO: Combe Printing Company, [1894]. Thick 8vo. Illustrated. 545, [3, blank] pp. Publisher's full dark yellow cloth, front board and spine stamped in colors and gilt (spine toned, soiled, worn, boards worn and soiled, boards creased, recased with later endleaves, title-page chipped and mounted, text toned, soiled, worn, several gutters overopened, text skewed and shaken). Fair. Bookplate of Edward C. McShane on the fp. THE SCARCE FIRST EDITION OF THIS BIOGRAPHY OF THIS FAMOUS SCOUT. Grouard was a scout from Crook. He had been captured by the Sioux at the age of 19 and spent 7 years in the camps of Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse. This book has information about Frank and Jesse James, the Nez Perce War, Wounded Knee, Buffalo Bill and more. Howes D183. This title is exceedingly rare since most of the first edition was lost in series of floods that devastated St. Joseph, MO after the books were printed. From the renowned personal collection of Dr. George D. Lacy. Measurements: 9 x 7 x 1".