The Trail of the Sandhill Stag.
by Seton-Thompson, Ernest
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. First edition of Seton-Thompson's illustrated work on the Sandhill wilderness. Octavo, original pictorial cloth with gilt titles to the spine, front and rear panel, gilt ruled, colored frontispiece with tissue guard, illustrated with 60 drawings by the author. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, "To S. D. Green with well best wishes of Ernest Seton-Thompson." In very good condition. Naturalist and wildlife artist Ernest Thompson Seton was one of the founding pioneers of the Boy Scouts of America, particularly the appropriation and incorporation of what he believed to be Native American elements into the traditions of the BSA. A prolific writer and artist, several of his works have been adapted for television and film including the 1989 to 1990 Japanese Seton Animal Chronicles.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 96113
- Title
- The Trail of the Sandhill Stag.
- Author
- Seton-Thompson, Ernest
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Ernest Seton Thompson First Edition, The Trail of the Sandhill Stag First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
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Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
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- Spine
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- Inscribed
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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