Lives of the Hunted

Seton-Thomson, Ernest

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, New York, 1901

About this Item

Dedicated "to the preservation of our wild creatures,'' this book contains "a true account of the doings of five quadrupeds & three birds, and, in elucidation the same, over 200 drawings" by the author, in pen and ink, appearing as small sketches to a majority of pages, + 31 full-page drawings throughout text. A renowned conservationist, wildlife artist, & author, who would become one of the founding members of the Boy Scouts of America, this work was published while he was still using the hyphenated version of his name & serving as a naturalist to the government of Manitoba. In 360 deckled-edge pages, it contains stories about animals who live in constant fear of being hunted, all based on true accounts of animals he had known. A true FIRST EDITION, First Printing (impression) from 1901, this hardcover small octavo has rich green-brown cloth-covered boards stamped with a green decoration of wildlife amidst trees to front, with gilt border stamped around edges & gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG+: exceptionally clean & bright, with some external fading & scattered spotting to lower edge of front board. Interior pages are creamy white with mild, even tanning, but completely unmarked save for an old grease pencil number & offsetting to front endpapers. Binding straight & strong, hinges secure Scarce in such nice condition! 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 Weekdays by 2 pm Pacific time; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Seller Inventory # 023977

Bibliographic Details

Title: Lives of the Hunted

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, New York

Publication Date: 1901

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: First Edition First Printing