Woodmyth & Fable

Text & Drawings by Ernest Thompson Seton

Published by William Briggs, Toronto, 1905

About this Item

[181] pages. 21 cm. (8vo.). Red cloth with green floral and gilt letterings to front board. Text in red. Illustrations (b/w marginal and some full-page drawings). First Canadian edition. States "Published April, 1905. First Impression April 15, 1905" on the copyright page. Ernest Seton Thompson (1860-1946) was an English born author, artist and naturalist who was reared in Canada where he won a solid reputation for his books on animals and wildlife; deeply concerned with the future of the Prairie, Seton fought to establish reservations for Native Americans and parks for animals threatened with extinction. To provide children with the opportunities for nature study, he founded the Woodcraft Indians organization in 1902, and later was chairman of the committee that established the Boy Scouts of America. CONDITION : Ex-library book ("Negro Community Centre" red stamping on front end-page). Handwritten "Summerlea United S.S." on front end-paper. Binder small label on rear end-paper. Soiling to boards and spine. Else a bright and clean book.

Seller Inventory # 2782

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Woodmyth & Fable
• Publisher: William Briggs, Toronto
• Publication Date: 1905
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • NATURE
  • LITERATURE / LITTÉRATURE