Boston: Houghton, Osgood and Company, The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1879. First edition. BAL binding A (no priority established) with the author's name in black on the upper cover. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth, decorated and lettered in black and gilt, some rubbing, generally light, title printed in red and black, some light browning, waterstaining. With the bookplate of Allen J. Hanzich on pastedown. First edition. BAL binding A (no priority established) with the author's name in black on the upper cover. 1 vols. 8vo. A good copy (even with waterstaining) of this collection of essays on strawberries, weather, birds, trout, bees and other nature subjects. BAL 2142

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Bookseller: The Old Mill Bookshop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 53123
Title: Locusts and Wild Honey
Author: Burroughs, John
Format/Binding: 1 vols. 8vo
Book Condition: Used - Original green cloth, decorated and lettered in black and gilt, some rubbing, generally light, title printed in red and black, s
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition. BAL binding A (no priority established) with the
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton, Osgood and Company, The Riverside Press, Cambridge
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1879
Keywords: Natural History | John Burroughs

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