Scouting for Boys
by Baden-Powell, Sir Robert
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor/No Jacket
- Seller
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Plainfield, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
London: Arthur Pearson, Ltd., 1910. Third Enlarged Edition of Scouting for Boys, first published 2 years earlier. The major work by the founder of the Boy Scouts. Lacking original wraps. Bound in plain board with black unmarked spine, somewhat loose at interior binding seam & with some chipped pages with book worm holes, only in margins. Rare in any form. . Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. 7 3/4 x 5 1/4.
Synopsis
Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship is the first book on the Scout Movement, published in 1908. It was written and illustrated by Robert Baden-Powell, its founder. It is based on his boyhood experiences, his experience with the Mafeking Cadet Corps during the Second Boer War at the Siege of Mafeking, and on his experimental camp on Brownsea Island, England. It is the fourth bestselling book of the 20th century.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Country Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30618
- Title
- Scouting for Boys
- Author
- Baden-Powell, Sir Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Arthur Pearson, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 7 3/4 x 5 1/4
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Country Bookshop
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Plainfield, Vermont
About The Country Bookshop
60,000 books, old postcards, and assorted paper ephemera in an old house located in the rural town of Plainfield, VT. We have been in business since 1974. We're open 7 days a week from 10 until 5.
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