New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1917. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition printed in the U.S. (there was a previous first American edition, compiled from British sheets, undated but roughly contemporary with the British first edition (about 1893). Illustrations after paintings and drawings of Alfred Hartley and J. Smit. Small octavo. Green cloth gilt. Modest at the extremities, a very good copy in a good or better example of the rare dustwrapper with the printed price removed from the spine and some other modest chips. Contemporary ownership signature of author Cornelius Weygandt on the titlepage. Weygandt wrote several books, mostly on New Jersey and Pennsylvania history. Important travel book in a rare jacket.

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Bookseller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 432800
Title: Idle Days in Patagonia
Author: HUDSON, W.H
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: E.P. Dutton and Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1917
Keywords: EnglishLiterature, DecorativeCloth, Children'sBook, VintageDustjackets, Travel/GeographicNon-fiction, AssociationCopy

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Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.

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