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Green Mansions : a Romance of the Tropical Forest / by W. H. Hudson ; Illustrated by E. Mcknight Kauffer ; Foreword by John Galsworthy
by Hudson, William Henry (1841-1922)
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About This Item
New York : Random House, 1944. 1st Edition in this form. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth with marble boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 303 pages; Physical desc. : xi, 303 p. , [10] leaves of plates : ill. (some col. ) ; 22 cm. Genre: Fiction. Novels - U. S. A. - 1944.
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Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest is an exotic romance by William Henry Hudson about a traveller to the Guyana jungle of southeastern Venezuela and his encounter with a forest dwelling girl named Rima.
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- Title
- Green Mansions : a Romance of the Tropical Forest / by W. H. Hudson ; Illustrated by E. Mcknight Kauffer ; Foreword by John Galsworthy
- Author
- Hudson, William Henry (1841-1922)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- 1st Edition in this form
- Publisher
- New York : Random House
- Date Published
- 1944
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