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CODY, William F. “Buffalo Bill” (1846-1917). Buffalo Bill’s Wild West First Tour Program. Hartford, CT: Calhoun Printing Company, 1883. This program for “Cody & Carver’s Rocky Mountain & Prairie Exhibition, with the Famed Scout and Indian Fighter Buffalo Bill (Hon. W.F. Cody), and Dr. W.F. Carver, King of Riflemen, and Acknowledged Champion Marksman of the World,” is one of only a few existing programs sold on the first tour and first performances of the Wild West show. The booklet is densely illustrated and contains information about performers and characters intended to help early audiences understand the purpose of the Wild West “exhibition.” 6 7/8 x 10”. Edges and spine chipped and soiled; foxing and staining; front and back covers detached. Half-inch horizontal tear along right side through all pages. Interior intact. Perhaps the rarest of all the surviving Buffalo Bill’s Wild West programs.