SoldOfficial Brand Book of the State of Nevada

[with] Supplement to the 1936 Official Brand Book of the State of Nevada

Reno, Nevada: Division of Animal Industry, State Department of Agriculture Printed by A. Carlisle & Co. of Nevada, [1936]. 8.75 x 4 inches, octavo. Brown cardstock covers, cloth spine. 171 pp, 35 pp. Data compiled by Louise Lewers; technical work by Armena Fritz

Good. Former library copies retaining numerous institutional markings — Brand Book: All edges stamped; evidence of a removed pocket to the inside front cover. Label removed from the title page, with staining to both sides of the leaf. Ink stamp to the foot of the title page. Label removed from the interior rear board, with staining inside and out; ink stamp to the interior rear board. Text block content very good — clean and unmarked. Binding and covers good and sound; light shelf wear; light wear to the cloth spine; minor losses near the head and foot. Supplement: Circulation pocket retained to the inside front cover. Label removed from the title page, with staining to both sides of the leaf. Ink stamp to the foot of the title page. Label to the interior rear board with call number and ink stamp. Text block toned but good and clean. Boards show more wear than the Brand Book — thinner stock, creased corners, slight waviness along the bottom edge, and some damage to the upper edge of the rear board. Spine with 1/4" of loss near the head and separating slightly internally near the foot; text block still holding well.

A pre-war matched pair from Nevada's official livestock brand book series. Each entry names an individual brand owner by county alongside their registered mark, making this a primary source for Nevada ranching and family-history research. Pre-WWII editions such as this 1936/1938 pairing are notably scarce.