Oblong folio (24 x 31.5 cm), pp. 271 plus 24 plates of black and white and color artwork. Signed by author on front free endpaper ("With kindest personal regards). One of 1000 copies. Brown faux leather boards with gilt spine text. White and brown jacket with illustration, "A Steer Outfit." Numerous black and white photographs and drawings. Very slight wear to corners, minor edge wear to jacket with a few small tears. The artist's accounts of his life ranching in Montana, studying art in Chicago, serving in the Army, working as a professional artist back in Montana, etc. Ralston was awarded a Gold Medal by the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1978 and inducted in 2012. (Wikipedia).

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Title: The Voice of the Curlew: J.K. Ralston's Story of His Life
Author: Popovich, John A.
Publisher: J.K. Ralston Studio
Publication year: 1986
Condition: Near fine
Dust jacket: Very good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
Seller catalogs: Western History

Elk River Books (ABAA/ILAB)

Livingston, MT, U.S.A.

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Elk River Books is a partnership between poet Marc Beaudin and journalist Andrea Peacock. We opened our doors in 2011, and moved to our current location in 2021. We offer affordable, high quality books, journals, maps, note cards (many by local artists) and other literary gifts. The store specializes in collectible outdoor literature, books by regional authors and the Montana Gang, visual and literary arts, and western history.

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Elk River Books, LLP

120 N. Main St., PO Box 2212
Livingston, MT U.S.A. 59047

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