A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF THE SORECIDAE (Atophyrax Bendirii Merriam) Bendire's Shrew Atophyrax bendirii Merriam
by Merriam, C. Hart ; Ernest E. Thompson Seton
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Linnaean Society of New York. Very Good. 1884. Pamphlet. Transactions of the Linnaean Society of New York; (1), 10 pages; Contents clean and tight in original green printed wrappers. Wonderful frontispiece engraved plate of Bendire's Shrew by E.E.T.S [Ernest Thompson Seton] - one of his earliest publications. OCLC 47017395 Ernest Evan Thompson Seton (1860 1946) was an English-born Canadian-American author, wildlife artist, founder of the Woodcraft Indians in 1902 (renamed Woodcraft League of America), and one of the founding pioneers of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in 1910. Seton also influenced Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of one of the first Scouting organizations. His writings were published in the United Kingdom, Canada, the US, and the USSR; his notable books related to Scouting include The Birch Bark Roll and the Boy Scout Handbook. He is responsible for the appropriation and incorporation of what he believed to be American Indian elements into the traditions of the BSA. .
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- Seller
- Antiquarian Book Shop (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 39580
- Title
- A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF THE SORECIDAE (Atophyrax Bendirii Merriam) Bendire's Shrew Atophyrax bendirii Merriam
- Author
- Merriam, C. Hart ; Ernest E. Thompson Seton
- Format/Binding
- Pamphlet
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Linnaean Society of New York
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- Shrews, Zoology, Ernest Evan Thompson Seton
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books in Georgetown for more than 30 years. Over those many years we have taken great pleasure from satisfying our customers' eclectic literary requirements in the shop and hope to continue in that tradition now that we have moved our operation on-line.Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 4,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. Our stock comprises antiquarian books, collectible books and scholarly books, as well as a selection of antique prints and ephemera.The books listed here represent only a small portion of our total inventory. We are in the process of cataloguing the extensive holdings in our warehouse (15,000+ books) and hope to flesh out these pages over the months to come. Our new format allows us to expand & update our listings frequently. We have included images of many items listed to better convey their quality and condition.
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- Wrappers
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- Tight
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- Plate
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