Nappanee, IN: (Printed by James Lamar Weygand for Maestro Books), 1966.
Miniature Book. 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches. (25) pp. Frontispiece, title page, color illustration, colophon; text clean, unmarked. Pictorial orange paper over boards; binding square and tight. Glen Dawson's copy without distinguishing marks. GKK220-030. Very Good.
LIMITED EDITION of 100 copies, printed from handset type by James Lamar Weygand for Maestro Books. In 1866, the Reno gang conducted the world's first train robbery in Seymore, Indiana. This little volume includes two excerpts from contemporary newspaper reports of the event. The Reno family name is spelled throughout the book as "Renno." The Maestro Press was Weygand's original imprint (See: Indiana University, Lilly Library, online article on the Indiana Kid).
REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th-Cent. U.S. Miniature Books, No. 2558 [date in error].
Title: Renno's Raiders
Edition: LIMITED EDITION of 100 copies
Created: 1966
Country of Origin: United States
Illustrator: James Lamar Weygand (1919-2003)
Location Published: Nappanee, IN, Maestro Books: 1966
Binding: Pictorial orange paper over boards
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None, as issued
Size: Miniature Book. 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches
Type: Miniature Book
Categories: History, Miniature Book, Fine Press
Seller ID: GKK220-030
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