My Life with Animals
by George F. Morse
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
£17.29£12.10
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chicago, IL: Thomas S. Rockwell Company, 1930 Thomas S. Rockwell Company, Chicago, IL. 1930. Hardcover. Stated 3rd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; slight shelfwear; light dust-soiling to textblock top; traces of soiling to board edges from shelving. DJ: Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($2.00); front flap was loose and has been reattached; chipping to head and tail; missing small pieces at head and upper tips; light soiling to panels.Tan cloth boards and spine with brown lettering on the spine and front board; moose picture on front board. Decorative animal endpapers. Internally clean; internal hinges are sound and not split. 196 pp 8vo. This is the autobiography of a man who knows the habits of animals from working with them in nature and at the Boston and Chicago Zoos. The book illustrates what high intelligence and friendship wild animals often possess, and gives a captivating conception of the mysterious animal kingdom. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013513
- Title
- My Life with Animals
- Author
- George F. Morse
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas S. Rockwell Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1930
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- zoos, animals, wild animals, animal lovers, zoological parks, animal intelligence, taming wild animals, animal intelligence, zoological gardens, animal books,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Animal Stories; Adolescent/Childrens Books;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Chipping
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