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Lives of the Hunted, Containing a True Account of the Doings of Five Quadrupeds and Three Birds, and, in Elucidation of the Same, Over 200 Drawings
by Seton-Thompson, Ernest
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Webster, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1901. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 9x6x1. Seton-Thompson, Ernest. First edition. No jacket. Spine and boards toned, bookplate with Emily Dickinson poem on front paste-down endpaper, article adhered to front free endpaper verso, ink name. 1901 Hard Cover. 360 pp. Olive cloth, gilt titles and border. Over 200 illustrations by author. "Tells the live of a bear, a cock sparrow, Krag the Kootenay Ram, Coyote etc., all based on true stories." "Although I have left the strict line of historical truth in many places, the animals in this book were all real characters. They lived the lives I have depicted, and showed the stamp of heroism and personality more strongly by far than it has been in the power of my pen to tell. I believe that natural history has lost much by the vague general treatment that is so common. What satisfaction would be derived from a ten-page sketch of the habits and customs of Man' How much more profitable it would be to devote that space to the life of some one great man. This is the principle I have endeavored to apply to my animals. The real personality of the individual, and his view of life are my theme, rather than the ways of the race in general, as viewed by a casual and hostile human eye." --E.T.S.
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- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Muse Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2331533
- Title
- Lives of the Hunted, Containing a True Account of the Doings of Five Quadrupeds and Three Birds, and, in Elucidation of the Same, Over 200 Drawings
- Author
- Seton-Thompson, Ernest
- Illustrator
- Seton-Thompson, Ernest
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner’s Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1901
- Size
- 9x6x1
- Weight
- 2.31 lbs
- Keywords
- FICTION LITERATURE YOUNG ADULT YA TEEN SHORT STORIES ANIMALS
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About the Seller
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Webster, New York
About Yesterday's Muse Books
Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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