Outdoor Pastimes of An American Hunter
by Theodore Roosevelt
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longmans, Green & Co. , 1905. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". None. The first UK edition of this work regarding the hunting exploits of former US president, Theodore Roosevelt. The first UK edition. First published earlier the same year in the US by Scribner's.In the publisher's original green cloth binding. With a frontispiece and forty eight photographic plates. Collated complete. A classic work of Theodore Roosevelt's first hand hunting accounts, containing descriptions of the American countryside as well as personal anecdotes highlighting his clear passion for the sport. In the publisher's original green cloth binding with gilt motif to front board. Externally very smart with shelf wear to extremities. Gift inscription to front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with marginal age toning and just the odd spot. Blank space to final leaf of text has been excised and replaced with archival paper. Bookseller label to front pastedown. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 881K10
- Title
- Outdoor Pastimes of An American Hunter
- Author
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Field Sports Big Game Hunting Theodore Roosevelt Big Game Hunting
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Gilt
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