Beasts and Men, Being Carl Hagenbeck's Experiences for Half a Century Among Wild Animals. An Abridged Translation.... With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and Ninety-Nine Other Illustrations
by Hagenbeck, Carl; Translated by Hugh S. R. Elliot and A. G. Thacker; Introduction by F. Chalmers Mitchell
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
New York, Bombay, and Calcutta: Longman's Green, and Co., 1912. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. 299 pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in brown cloth with cover designs embossed in gilt and lettering in black. Moderate rubbing and wear to the binding with some pale spotting. Early owner's inscription on the front paste down reads, "Fred Nash, Jr. / June 1913." A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Text has sporadic foxing. Illustrated throughout with photos.
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- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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- 045291
- Title
- Beasts and Men, Being Carl Hagenbeck's Experiences for Half a Century Among Wild Animals. An Abridged Translation.... With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and Ninety-Nine Other Illustrations
- Author
- Hagenbeck, Carl; Translated by Hugh S. R. Elliot and A. G. Thacker; Introduction by F. Chalmers Mitchell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longman's Green, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York, Bombay, and Calcutta
- Date Published
- 1912
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Weight
- 2.50 lbs
- Keywords
- 1912; Carl Hagenbeck; Translated by Hugh S. R. Elliot; A. G. Thacker; F. Chalmers Mitchell; Natural History; Nature; Geography.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History; Animals;
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Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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