The Black Bear of Pennsylvania (Ursus Americanus) Compiled by Henry W. Shoemaker. With Chapters by John C. French.
by SHOEMAKER, HENRY WHARTON:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Altoona: Times Tribune Company, 1921. First edition. Photographic plates. 8vo (7 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches), 92-pages. Original roan backed boards lettered in gilt. Binding poor, the spine chipped with rusting staples showing through; internally very good. Inscribed and signed by the author to the writer J. E. Harting, author of "Recreations of a Naturalist", "Hints on Shore Shooting" and much else. Very rare.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bristow and Garland (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14531
- Title
- The Black Bear of Pennsylvania (Ursus Americanus) Compiled by Henry W. Shoemaker. With Chapters by John C. French.
- Author
- SHOEMAKER, HENRY WHARTON:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Altoona: Times Tribune Company, 1921.
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- Sports & Games;
Terms of Sale
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Returns accepted within 7 days of receipt if found not as described.
About the Seller
Bristow and Garland
Biblio member since 2005
Shaftesbury, Dorset
About Bristow and Garland
Long established antiquarian & secondhand booksellers and dealers in autographs and manuscripts.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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- Inscribed
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...