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THE OLD MAN'S BOY GROWS OLDER. Illustrated with line drawings by Walter Dower.
by (Dower, Walter). Ruark, Robert
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1961)., (1961).. Good. - Octavo, 9-1/4 inches high by 6 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in brown cloth titled in silver on the spine. The book is laid into a pictorial dust wrapper. The covers are bumped. The edges of the soiled dust jacket are chipped with tiny pieces out from the head & tail of the jacket's spine. xii & 302 pages, illustrated with black & white drawings on the title page and at the head of each chapter. Very good in a good dust wrapper.
Stated first edition.
From the library of professional hunter Bill Ryan. In a tribute to Bill Ryan (c.1908-1985) in Gamecoin Magazine, Chuck Ennis writes of him: "Bill was one of Kenya's best liked and well-known professional hunters". Bill Ryan arrived in Kenya from South Africa when he was 11 years old. He quickly became a crack shot and an expert horseman. He spoke several African languages fluently. After serving in World war II h went into the saw milling business. In 1954 he took up professional hunting full time. He was eagerly sought after and escorted many celebrities throughout East Africa - including Ernest Hemingway, Clark Gable, Gary Cooper Bing Crosby and others. During the last 14 years of his life he resided in Nairobi and Malindi with his dear friend "Bimbetta", the widow of Ambassador Lincoln MacVeagh, Virginia.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 98670
- Title
- THE OLD MAN'S BOY GROWS OLDER. Illustrated with line drawings by Walter Dower.
- Author
- (Dower, Walter). Ruark, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1961).
- Date Published
- (1961).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- LITERATURE; THE OLD MAN'S BOY GROWS OLDER ILLUSTRATED WITH LINE DRAWINGS BY WALTER DOWER; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; BILL RYAN; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH.
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Edges
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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- Jacket
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- Tail
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