Ways of the Six-Footed
by COMSTOCK, Anna Botsford
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine /No Jacket
- Seller
-
Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ginn & Co.. 1903. The first book by the eminent artist, educator and naturalist, a collection of eight pieces published in periodicals, with two new pieces, all designed to depict, "in some measure, the dignity of life's upward struggle, however humble the incarnation." This copy is inscribed by Comstock, "To Dr. Douglas Houghton Campbell/ With best regards of the author [no name]." Campbell was the founding head of the botany department at Stanford University. Very slight wear to the board edges, else a fine copy. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035989
- Title
- Ways of the Six-Footed
- Author
- COMSTOCK, Anna Botsford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ginn & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1903
Terms of Sale
Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA
All books are First Editions or First American Editions in dust jackets unless otherwise noted and are returnable within 30 days.
About the Seller
Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Hadley, Massachusetts
About Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA
We deal in rare books, specializing in modern literary first editions. We regularly issue catalogs of Modern Literature and less regularly issue catalogs of Native American Literature, the Literature of the Vietnam War and the 1960s, and Nature Writing. Ken is a former President of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America. We maintain an office in Hadley, Massachusetts and welcome visitors by appointment. We are always interested in buying rare books, manuscripts, or related material in any of our areas of specialty and are happy to hear from anyone offering such items to us.
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