Hot Irons; Heraldry of the Range [Signed]

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1940. Stated first printing. Quarto in rustic pale beige cloth; viii pages, 2 leaves, 242 pages illustrations 22 cm. Illustrated lining papers. Exterior is mildly worn, with some spotting; overall very good(-). Hinge at front free endpaper is for the most tight despite what photo suggests. Hardcover. ISBN:

Signed on title page by both authors, with their brands burned into bottom edge! Contents: Home on "your" range -- Two fires -- Since 2000 B.C. -- American pyroglyphics -- Brand translations -- Tools and techniques -- Cowboy cruelity -- The rewrite man -- Distinguished brands -- Cowrography off the cows -- On human hide -- Synthetic heraldry -- Fun and fancy free -- "I remember when."

Cattle brands. Bovins -- Marques. Cattle brands.Ranching, Bovine Heraldry