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The Wilderness and Its Tenants
by Madden, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Agoura, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. VG. A series of geographical and other essays illustrative of wife in a wild country together with experiences and observations culled form the great book of nature in many lands. 1897 London Three volumes. Vol 1: 461 pp. All climactic zones. Short chapter on memories of great hunters. Vol 2: 566 pp. More memories of great regions. Vol 3: 553 pp, index. Includes chapters in great herds of game, forest and jungle shooting, hunting and stalking on the plains, wildfowl shooting and even fishing. Some pages uncut in this volume. Little better than only vg in orig gilt cloth showing wear at corners and rubbing at edges and at spine tips. Way better than a reading copy but priced as one.
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- Bookseller
- Trophy Room Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4957
- Title
- The Wilderness and Its Tenants
- Author
- Madden, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- natural history, travel, exploration, hunting
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Reading Copy
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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