Winter Camping, Signed (1 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good condition. Stewart, Alexander (illustrator). First Edition (Proof Copy). New York: Boy Scouts of America, 1927. Good condition. 4.5" wide by 7" tall. Top 2 inches of one page torn away. Corner bump. A few pages with a small brown spot (in the margin only -- text is not affected). Small chip to paper covering at top of the spine. Bound in plain brown wraps (not printed, not pictorial). There is an ink stamp on the front cover that reads: "Proof Copy, Complimentary" (signed below: RE Mowan). "Limited Edition" is so stated on the copyright page. Illustrated throughout with line drawings and photographs. Bibliography. Index. From the Introductory Letter by James E. West: "This limited edition is being published in order that those in whose hands this volume is placed may give us the benefit of their constructive criticism and submit additional material which might be included in later and more complete editions." [Note: We have seen a listing for the "Limited Edition" of this title, described as being bound in "pictorial wraps."] This "Proof Copy" in plain brown paper wraps appears to be a preliminary copy of that already limited edition. Boy Scouts collectible. Very Scarce thus. First Edition (Proof Copy). Softcover. Good condition. Illus. by Stewart, Alexander . 320pp.