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Cougar Hunter: a Memoir of Roderick Haig-Brown (Signed Limited Edition)

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Cougar Hunter: a Memoir of Roderick Haig-Brown (Signed Limited Edition)

by Purdy, Al [Roderick Haig-Brown]

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ISBN 10
0969646208
ISBN 13
9780969646204
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Vancouver: Phoenix, 1992. Brown cloth with paper labels on upper board and on spine; dust jacket is clear stiff plastic which has a bit of light rubbing of gloss. Printed in a limited edition of 200 copies cloth bound (there were also 15 copies quarter-bound in leather); this is copy no. 58, signed by both Al Purdy and Alex Widen, co-founders of Phoenix Press. An eight-colour linocut illustration by Jim Rimmer, who also designed the typeface (Albertan), is tipped to the title page. Due to a dispute between Purdy and Widen fewer than 100 copies were ever bound up, with many of the remaining sheets destroyed (see E6 of Bruce Cave's excellent bibliography of Roderick Haig-Brown for further interesting details). Contains an introduction by Purdy, correspondance between Purdy and Roderick Haig-Brown between 1974 and 1976 (the year of Haig-Brown's death), and "Cougar Hunter" which tells, in part, about Haig-Brown's experience as a professional bounty hunter for cougars on northern Vancouver Island in the early 30s. An attractive book, about 75 pages, with five B/W photo illustrations. Laid-in is the original prospectus for this book.. Signed by Author. Limited Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine Plus.

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Bookseller
Purpora Books CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Cougar Hunter: a Memoir of Roderick Haig-Brown (Signed Limited Edition)
Author
Purdy, Al [Roderick Haig-Brown]
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine Plus
Edition
Limited Edition
ISBN 10
0969646208
ISBN 13
9780969646204
Publisher
Phoenix
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Date Published
1992
Keywords
Alex Widen

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