Dupre Huntly (1 results)
More imagesPublished by Bur Press, Lexington, KY 1945
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Leaf and Stone Books, Toronto, ON, CanadaLeaf and Stone Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Limited Edition. KB6 xii, [2],99, [iv] pp. Index, bibliography. Signed by the author on the half title, no. 234 of limited edition of 250. Kentucky Monographs 2. Frontis portrait of Rafinesque. Green marbled paper hard boards have some rubbing at the extremities, dark green cloth spine… with paper pastedown title. There is no pastedown to the front cover. Interior has some pencil erasure to the first blank, otherwise clean and nice. Viridian and black title page, viridian initials and small sketches throughout. Very attractive small octavo. A look at Samuel Constantine Rafinesque's (1783-1840) time in Kentucky. The autodidact polymath botanist stayed at Audobon's house, before becoming a professor at Transylvania University where he taught until he quarreled with the administration. ; Kentucky Monographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 99 pages; Signed by Author.
