London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1920. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth covers with orange and cream pictorial design and cream titIing. Spine a little sunned/dulled - but titling clear enough. Pictorial boards. Corners and head/tail of spine bumped. Some Offsetting/foxing. Black and white frontispiece with tissue guard. A masking tape repair to one corner of one plate otherwise a very good copy. Illustrated with photographs by the author. 182 pp. Rough cut pages. Some thumbing. A Former Owner's note/name, etc, on the half title. "Kermit accompanied his father, Theodore Roosevelt, on both the African safari in 1909, and again in 1914 for the exploration of the River of Doubt (renamed Rio Roosevelt) in the Amazon of Brazil. An eloquent look back on his outdoor experiences both with and without his father. Chapters on hunting sheep in the Pinacate desert, Sonora, Mexico; moose in New Brunswick; reminiscences of Seth Bullock, Sheriff of Deadwood, South Dakota; and book-hunting in South America for rare Americana. "; 001759; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall .

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Bookseller: Sue Lloyd-Davies Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001759
Title: The Happy Hunting Grounds
Author: Roosevelt, Kermit
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
Edition: First UK Edition
Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1920
Keywords: Amazon, Brazil, River Of Doubt, Rio Roosevelt, Africa, Safari, 20th Century, 1914 Exploration, Theodore Roosevelt
Bookseller catalogs: Photography; Natural History; American Literature; Field Sports/Horses; N & S. America/ USA;

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Sue Lloyd-Davies Books

Payment: 94 St Catherine Street, Carmarthen, SA31 1RF, UK Tel:+ 44(0)1267235462 The cost of books are given in sterling. The cost of books are given in sterling. Payments to me direct may be via PayPal or CC via PayPal (you do NOT have to have a Paypal account to pay by Credit Card) ; By Paypal (Official PP Invoice sent on request): Personal (Sterling) Cheque or Bank Transfer (UK/Europe ONLY), or Cash (Sterling only). Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. All items posted by Airmail Overseas or by Standard (Second class post) in the UK unless requested otherwise. We will post abroad by whatever method you request but the standard is by Airmail. Proof of posting certificates are obtained for all books posted. Postal delivery times are ESTIMATES not Guarantees!. Parcels are NOT "Tracked" - We provide PROOF OF POSTING, NOT PROOF OF DELIVERY. All postings are insured. We normally post twice/three times weekly, although we can provide a speedier service for an extra cost. Tracking is also available at an extra cost, please enquire, but these charges will be considerably higher than our advertised rates. If unhappy with a purchase, a full refund will be given if returned within 14 days, in the same condition that it left us.

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Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.

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