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Published by T. Nelson and Sons, London, 1874
Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. 1st Edition. 393p. A hardcover book bound in gilt-decorated red cloth. Acceptable condition. Spine cockeyed and edges of cloth worn through. Front hinge cracked; bits of dried glue flaking off from a previous repair attempt. Dark stain on bottom corner of first 50 pages. Early owner's inscription on front free endpaper, dated 1874. Foxing throughout. A badly worn but readable copy. Illustrated with black and white engravings.
Published by T. Nelson and Sons, London, 1875
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Good Only. None (illustrator). First edition. A scarce first edition of this illustrated study of animals across North America. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout with frontispiece and many in-text images. A study on the animals found across Northern America, including: the eagle, opossum, racoon, panther, prairie dogs, wild goats, elk, bears, bison, and much more. From the original French of Benedict Revoil. Written by William Henry Davenport Adams, an English writer and journalist of the 19th century. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine. The odd mark to the board. Hinges tender but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound, loosening in places. Pages are bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Ink stamp to front pastedown. Good Only. book.
Published by T. Nelson and Sons, London/Edinburgh/New York, 1874
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: VG-/G+. Dargent, Yan (illustrator). First Edition. A tale of adventure translated from the original French writings of . Benedict Révoil, who traveled around the United States in the mid-1800s hunting gameIn the Preface by Adams, he describes how Révoil had a "faculty of observation which makes his volume pleasant reading,'' as well as contributes to our understanding of nature, the habits & characteristics of the animals he hunted, trapped, & shot & the "curiosities of animal life.and natural history." In 393 pages + 6 pp of ads for other titles in rear, illustrated profusely with engravings throughout by French artist Yan (Jean-Edouard) Dargent (name on drawings, otherwise unattributed). A First Edition from 1874, this hardcover book has brown cloth stamped & decorated in black with design & lettering to front & spine in gilt. Condition is VG-/G+: quite clean overall, gilt bright & unfaded, text block securely stitched, but some pages in front matter starting to loosen at top. Rubbing to extremities, with cloth loss at lower spine & lower-outer corners of both boards. Spine has been reglued at front joint, with fraying & splitting still evident. Both hinges intact, gutter splitting at title page. Pages supple, but with significant tanning & foxing, heavier in front matter & to all endpapers. Faded inscription dated 1874 on ffep. A solid copy!Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.