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The Long Trek; Around the World with Camera and Rifle
by Sutton, Richard L
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- first
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
St. Louis, MO: C.V. Mosby Company, 1930. First Edition. Octavo. 347 pages, with more than 200 illustrations. The story of an African-Asiatic expedition, 1929-1930. The two chapters "Kiswahili" and "The Wambulu people" were written by Richard L. Sutton, Jr. Inscribed and signed by the author to Dr. William J. Mayo, founder of the Mayo Clinic, stamp of Dr. Mayo who then inscribes it as a gift to Dr. Donald C. Balfour. His expertise at the Mayo Clinic was on gastrointestinal surgery becoming the Director of the Department of Surgery in 1937 and a charter member of the World. Bound in orange cloth pictorially stamped and lettering in gilt spine lettering gilt, endpapers are maps. A lovely near fine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025955
- Title
- The Long Trek; Around the World with Camera and Rifle
- Author
- Sutton, Richard L
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- C.V. Mosby Company
- Place of Publication
- St. Louis, MO
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Hunting, Tanzania; Hunting Indo-China (Viet Nam); Hunting, Indonesia, Sumatra;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medical;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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