![Land of Footprints, (1912)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/310/359/1434359310.0.m.jpg)
Land of Footprints, (1912)
by White, Stewart Edward
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Garden City ,NY: Musson Book Company, 1912. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 440 pages. Front hinge starting, rear hinge cracked full length. Light shelf wear to edges and foot of spine. Signed & dated by previous owner, Cyril H. A. Ferrabee, tunnel named after him in the Fraser canyon. He did survey work on the Kettle Valley rail, and the Coquihalla route to the West. Served in the Westminster Regiment in WWI. Book depicts safari life in British East Africa hunting big game. S E White trekked to the Gauso Nyiro where he bagged lion, oryx, hartebeest and gazelle. Near the Tana river he hunted zebra, lion, rhinoceros, hippopotamus and buffalo. (Ken Czech: Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books) Note: Musson Books, Toronto. Wt 1 lb 8 oz.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- John Simmer Gun Books +
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021175
- Title
- Land of Footprints, (1912)
- Author
- White, Stewart Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Musson Book Company
- Place of Publication
- Garden City ,NY
- Date Published
- 1912
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 1.48 lbs
Terms of Sale
John Simmer Gun Books +
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
John Simmer Gun Books +
Biblio member since 2017
New Westminster, British Columbia
About John Simmer Gun Books +
John Simmer Gun Books + is a reflection of my interest in the evolution of weapons, hunting & fishing and human survival in the hostile climates of desert & arctic. Internet sales only.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....