Outdoors With A Camera in Canada by McCowan, Dan - 1947

The Macmillan Co., 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Solid ex. Library. Octavo. 1945 B & W Photos Octavo, 1945, PP.102, GB16a4

MacMillan, 1947. Reprint.. Signed by McCowan. VG+ in worn but Good d.j..

Canada: The Macmillan Co., 1947. This delightful volume from the pen and camera of Canada's most popular naturalist contains a selction of choice photographs, with thumbnail biographies of the creatures and plants portrayed. For those who perodically take to the woods, the hills or the seashore - or wish they could - this book is presented in the hope that it may stimulate new interest in the fascinating pastime of hunting with a camera. Among the forty-six subjects photographed are the Rocky Mountain Goat, Young Magpies, the Globe flower, the Aspen Popular, the Flicker, the Hoary Marmot, the Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, the Kill-deer, Mute Swans, American Elk, Snow Goose and Calypso. The text which accompanies each photograph gives a graphic, homely word picture of the subject. The habitat, colouring and character of each animal, bird, flower or tree is described with humour and accuracy. Illustrated. Couple of corners of cloth slightly bumped. Wear and tear to D/J. Couple of corners to inside… Read More

Toronto: The MacMillan Company of Canada, 1945. This delightful volume from the pen and camera of Canada's most popular naturalist contains a selection of choice photographs, with thumbnail biographies of the creatures and plants portrayed. Among the forty-six subjects photographed are the Rocky Mountain Goat, Young Magpies, the Globe Flower, the Flicker, Mute Swans, Snow goose and Calypso. In 1936 Dan McCowan was admitted a Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, England. For several years the author delivered nature talks over the network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. Nature + Naturalist + Photography + Wildlife + Canadian Wildlife + Rocky Mountains + NO ISBN. Catalogs: Nature/Natural History.

1945 SIGNED FIRST EDITION
"This delightful volume from the pen and camera of Canada's most popular naturalist contains a selection of choice photographs, with thumbnail biographies of the creatures and plants portrayed."
"Among the forty-six subjects photographed are the Rocky Mountain Goat, Young Magpies, the Globe flower the Aspen Poplar, the Flicker, the Horary Marmot, the Tiger Swallow tail Butterfly..."
Book: clean and unmarked
DJ: NPC ($2.00) shelfwear chip top front cover near spine and smaller chip back bottom middle