Jayhawker Special Collections

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Brick-red embossed cloth boards w/ gilt titling and vignette to spine and vignette to cover. No DJ. Boards are soiled/rubbed w/ bumped corners. Text block is square and tight despite cracking to inner hinges at fr/bk pastedowns, PON to fep, pgs are well read and age-toned w/ occas smudges and light foxing (prim to eps), and unmarked except for paren's around a couple of index entries, w/ dusted/soiled pg ends. A new and revised American ed of Dinks and Mayhew "The Dog" w/ Hutchinson's "Dog Breaking" added, 663 pps, frontis, 1873 date incl'd on Title Pg verso, b/w illus's, notes, index. A long-held comprehensive and definitive guide to successful dog-breeding and owning containing a wealth of information on topics incl'g breeding, care, kenneling and field management, conditioning, the pathology and diseases of dogs, etcetera. Forester, Frank (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Bright, clean, 3/4 bound brown cloth boards and green cloth spine w/ gilt titling and sharp corners. Unclipped photo DJ is lightly rubbed/soiled w/ sm tears/chipping along edges. Binding square and tight w/ green pastedowns, Title Pg is FLAT SIGNED BY AUTHOR (and dated '85) w/ sm penciled note to top of pg otherwise, pgs are clean, bright and unmarked throughout with lightly dusted/soiled pg ends. 1st Edition (based on ISBN), 1/2 Title, ), 190+1 pps, b/w and color illus's and photos, ref's, index to carvers, index to species. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Mylar protected green cloth boards w/ gilt titling to spine and gilt titling and vignette to cover. No DJ. Boards are bright w/ square but bumped corners w/ some soiling/rubbing/edge wear. Text block is square but cracked through leaving section from front cover to Title Pg separate, fr pastedown includes prior bookseller description tipped-in, PON inked to ffep, occas clarification/checkmarlk, paren to text and index otherwise, lightly read, age-toned pgs w/ light yellowing/brittleness to edges and soiling/dusting to pg ends (TEB). Presumed 1st Edition (date on Title Pg), 624 pps, b/w illus's, index. A comprehensive treatise regarding all aspects of bird species east of the Mississippi w/ illus's provided by Dr Elliott Coues.…

Cloth Bound. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Bright green embossed cloth boards w/ titling in gilt to cover. No DJ. Boards are clean and bright w/ lightly bumped square corners and wear ltd to t/b spine and upper top corner of fr cover. Text block is tight w/ a slight skew and age-toned pgs are clean and unmarked throughout w/ lighly dusted/soiled ends. Presumed 1st Edition (date incl'd on Title Pg), 136 pps followed by 4 pps War Taxation --4 pps War Debts -- 8 pps Neckar on Peace -- 12 pps Waste of Property by War. This is a copy of the speech given by Senator Chas Sumner, ESQ to the authorities of the City of Boston on July 4, 1845 commemorating the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the United States. The Senator was known as an able orator, a radical republican during the Civil War and Reconstruction, a senator stripped of his power in a dispute w/ President Grant, and the senator nearly beaten to death on the floor of the Senate by Congressman Preston Brooks following his 1856 anti-slavery speech 'The Crime Against Kansas'.…

Cloth Bound. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Decorated orange cloth boards w/ title blocks to cover and spine. No DJ. Boards are somewhat soiled/rubbed w/ square but lightly bumped corners. Binding is square and tight and pages are clean and unmarked, age-toned and clean throughout, though the last 1/3 show damp staining to upper corners and bk pastedown includes a penciled notation. Stated 7th edition, 1/2 Title, portis, 411 pps. In 1905, Bertha Von Suttner was the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and, it was for this novel. CS Lewis was right, people in Von Suttner's day did not think like we do today. Before Auschwitz, the atomic bomb, and terrorism, the prevailing sentiment about war was that it was glorious. It was the author's view however, that the nations of Europe, as a matter of national pride and individual advancement, seemed to always be spoiling for a fight. Men joined the military with a hope they would see battle. Death in the field was a great honor and, for soldiers who returned home, elevated social and economic status was the norm. This was Von Suttner's attempt to change European culture. And, while she lived out her conviction by trying to persuade Austria not to pursue the course that eventually led to WWI, she died just before the outbreak of hostilities.…

Cloth Bound. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Mustard green cloth boards w/ gilt lettering to spine and gilt vignette to cover. No DJ. Covers are rubbed/soiled/spotted/damp stained w/ square but bumped corners. Text block is square and tight w/ bright, unmarked pgs that are sporadically soiled/lightly foxed throughout w/ dusted/soiled/foxed pg ends. Presumed 1st edition, 512 pps, map pastedowns, PON inked to ffep, b/w illus's and maps, index. Tpoics include the tactical evolution of cavalry, WW I, Reconnaissance, Counterreconnaissance, Security, Defense, Retrograde, Attack, Pusuit, Special Operations, and Marches/Horses/Horsemastership, among others.…

Cloth Bound. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Clean blue cloth boards w/ minimal wear and sharp corners have titling in gilt to cover and spine. Mylar protected, unclipped graphic DJ is lightly soiled w/ light rubbing and sm creasing/tears to edges. Text block is square and tight w/ lightly read, age-toned pgs w/ lighly dusted/soiled ends that are unmarked throughout. Ffep incl's PON w/ comment about Parsons' being his 'skipper', mark in margin to one para on pg 79, back paste-down incl's bookseller sticker, tipped-in. Stated First Edition, 248 pps,1/2 title, portis, b/w photos. A first-hand account that not only ranks high in naval and medical annals but also provides a record of a year and a half in the life of the naval officer who established the first mobile hospital on a Polynesian island referred to as Elysia that received casualties from the Solomons and other battle areas.…

Cloth Bound. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. Clean blue cloth boards w/ silver lettering to spine have square, sharp corners. Unclipped, photo DJ is lightly soiled w/ sm tears/chipping/creasing along edges and fold-overs and two, clean horizontal tears at center of spine. Text block is square and tight w/ bright, clean, unmarked pgs throughout w/ lightly dusted/soiled pg ends. Reprint of original 1932 ed, 1/2 title, portis, 165 pps, b/w illus's and maps, biblio, index. A well researched and detailed account of Gen Funston's career as a guerrilla officer from his furtive transit to Cuba, to his major battles, to his narrow escape from insurrecto and Spanish forces before his return to the U.S. Before Kansas gave the country Ike, it gave the country Funston.…

Cloth Bound. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Clean wheat colored cloth boards w/ minimal wear and sharp corners have titling in brick-red to cover and spine. Unclipped photo DJ is lightly soiled/rubbed, sm creasing/tears/chipping to edges, and sunned spine. Text block is square and tight w/ lightly read, age-toned pgs w/ lighly dusted/soiled ends that are unmarked throughout tho ffep incl's two penciled pricing notes and small tear near binding on Pg 233. Presumed 1st Edition (date incl'd on Title Pg), 233 pps,1/2 title, b/w photos, index. A first-hand account by an experienced and widely traveled American military surgeon who spent 10-years in China.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 3/4 brick red cloth boards and gilt titling to red cloth spine w/ square corners and but a hint or wear. Mylar protected, unclipped photo DJ incl's slight chipping/creasing along folds and sunning to spine. Text block square, tight, clean, bright and unmarked throughout w/ lightly dusted soiled pg ends. 1/2 Title, stated "First Edition", 402 pps, b/w photos and plates, notes, biblio, index. An encyclopedic study of breech-loading and repeating arms used by explorers, trappers and traders, doughboys and dragoons, military, gold-seekers and gamblers, civilians, and Native Americans during America's westward expansion. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Tan cloth boards w/ blacktitling on spine and cover that incl's vignette on spine. No DJ. Text block square and tight. Covers and spine show some soiling/bumping and fr cover has looseness with a slight bow. PO sticker tipped-in to fr pastedown and name inked to ffep, frontis, 381 pps incl's b/w fig's, tables and plates, biblio, and index. Text block pages are somewhat read and ends are lightly dusted/soiled but otherwise clean, bright and unmarked. 5 pg article on .50 Trapdoor Variations tipped-in to bep by PO. This is a reprint of 1933 orig w/ added material and is regarded as a dependable ref by an author famous for his research and collection. . Riling 2136.…

Cloth Bound. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Gray, tweed cloth boards w/ square corners and black titling to spine are clean w/ square corners. Unclipped photo DJ has soiling/rubbing and sm tears/chipping/creasing along edges and flaps. 1/2 Title Pg, 237 pps incl's b/w photos, tables, summary, notes, and updates. Text block square, tight, clean, and bright with lightly dusted/soiled page ends though water related staining/crumpling evident to lower corner throughout. Presumed 1st ed (no later printings noted) the book is written by an ex-sheriff, practicing attorney, and police trainer that covers firearms selection, equipment and training for small and medium sized departments; ear and eye protection, range construction, targets, and body armor as well as helpful hints for home defenders, soldiers of fortune, explorers, adventurers, body guards, and store operators.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Mylar protected teal cloth boards w/ black titling to lightly soiled spine and cover w/ square corners and a hint of edge wear. No DJ. Text block square and tight, small tears to Pgs 11/12 and 131/132 and crack at sewn binding beginning at top of Pg 241 otherwise, clean, bright and unmarked w/ toning pgs having lightly dusted/soiled page ends throughout. Handsome copy of 1st edition (date on Title Pg matches verso) limited to 500 issues w/242 pps incl b/w illus's, photo's, plates, biblio, acknowledgment, plates. An alphabetical listing of makers and manufacturers (from Adams to Chas A Young) with descriptions of their various models. . Riling 2022.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. Tan leatherette boards w/ titling in brown on cover and spine. Unclipped pictorial DJ has tape repairs along w/ some soiling/rubbing, small tears/chipping along edges. Square tight binding w/ square corners, PON and purch info penned to ffep and occass light crinkle to pgs otherwise lightly read text block is clean, bright and unmarked throughout w/ lightly dusted page ends. Presumed 1st ed, Pp 249, frontis, photos, illus, addenda, index. Prior to this book, which was written and illustrated by a noted arms collector and member of the Prairie Printmakers, little information was available on the unusual underhammer firearms that have subsequently become highly prized and collected. Incl's preface by Major Hugh Smiley. Logan, Herschel C (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Brown cloth boards w/ gilt titling to spine and gilt titling w/ vignette to cover. Price clipped photo DJ lightly soiled/rubbed w/ light tears/chipping to edges and fold-overs. Fr cover exhibits a vertical line of gilt smudging otherwise, clean and bright w/ square corners, top lightly bumped. Text block square, tight, clean, and unmarked throughout w/ a hint of dusting/soiling to page ends. Presumed 1st ed (no later prntgs noted), 171 pps incl's b/w illus's and photos, index, Ray Riling seal tipped-in to back pastedown. A handsome copy of a reference with an overview of the Pennsylvania, Tennessee, English, Military, St Louis, and Plains rifles along with the gunsmiths who made them and the notable figures who used them. Still of one of the first and one of the best references for the "Hawken" and "Mountain" muzzle loading rifles prominent during the mountain mand and fur trade era.…

Cloth Bound. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Original soft-cover rebound by PO, a noted professor of anthropology at KU for his personal library. Stated 1st edition; binding square and tight; black cloth boards have square corners w/ gilt lettering to spine and cover. No DJ. Incl's pictorial hardstock covers; 346 pps w/ b/w photos, tables and fig's, biblio, glossary, index, tables, factories, people and places, and index; text block lightly read w/ occass toning/smudging to pgs otherwise, clean, bright and unmarked throughout w/ lightly dusted/soiled pg ends. Also incl's full-size folded facsim copy of 1869 advert by United States Cartridge Company laid-in, advert for Firearms Identification Services tipped-in to ffeps with PON stamped in ink. PON penned to orig ffep, occass notes on paper laid-in btw various pages, notes to bep taped over, and tables from U.S. Ordinance Manual--1862 tipped-in to back paste-down. . A comprehensive encyclopedic reference for ammunition used for rifles, shotguns, pistols and for and those involved w/ reloading, wildcatting, collecting, designing along w/ a history for a full range of ammo, both modern and obsolete.…

Cloth Bound. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. Limited Edition. Blue cloth boards with silver lettering on spine in a torn, worn and chipped, unclipped pictorial dj with original $22.50 price shown. No. 52 of 2,000 copy limited edition from the library of a noted KU Professor of Anthropology. Boards are bright with some rubbing, edge wear, lightly bumped corners with lowers beginning to fray, a 2" barely noticeable tear on top back edge of spine, and fr cover-acknowledgments beginning to loosen. Previous owner's name stamped and inked to ffep, place and date of publication inked toTitle page, and some light smudging and edge staining throughout due to use. Profusely illustrated with biblio notes and index covering not only all regulation United States arms but also a large number of secondary types produced by smaller private armories during the Mexican and Civil War eras.…

Cloth Bound. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. Limited Edition. Stated No 224 of 500 copy Deluxe Edition; binding square and tight; blue cloth embossed boards have square corners and lightly rubbed gilt lettering to spine. Mylar protected unclipped photo DJ has slightest soiling/wear, inside flaps have tape stain remnants. Portis, Title Pg, 262 pps w/ figures and tables, 4 pgs adverts, and append that incl's 14 pg reprint of 1861 "Practical Directions for the Use of the Rifle". Small bump to side pg ends of first 135 pgs, paste-downs and FEP/BEP toned/stained w/ erasures, Ray Riling related stickers tipped-in to fr/bk pastedowns otherwise, text block lightly read, clean, bright and unmarked throughout w/ lightly dusted/soiled pg ends. . A valuable historical reference for collectors, students, and shooters. . Riling 808. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Light blue cloth boards w/ dark blue titling to spine / no DJ. Binding square and tight, covers lightly soiled/rubbed w/ light bubbling (mostly to rear), gently bumped corners and a hint of concavity along vert axis, fep SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS and dated 1948, otherwise, text block bright, clean and unmarked throughout on lightly read pages w/ dusted/soiled/foxed page ends. 174 pps, 1/2 Title, portis, (presumed 1st Edition), illus's, facsim's, photos, plates, maps, append's, biblio, index, notes. An excellent, well-documented treatise on mail service from Great Britain to India including steam navigation, rail, and overland routes, Waghorn's journeys and agency in the mid-1800s, financial difficulties and quarantine regulations as originally prepared by one of Great Britain's most noted collectors (Sidebottom), augmented by new and complimentary information prepared by (Clear) and published for the Postal History Society in Great Britain. Signed by Author(s).…

No Binding. Condition: Good. Yellow Official Envelope imprint UR - Franked w/ 3c Washington (rose, Scott 65, maybe 64) - tied by cork killer cancel and 'Montgomery Nov 17' CDS, manuscript words 'Mail' LL and 'Nov 17th 1866' UR and two light pencil notes,1 fr and 1 bk - Montgomery to Florence - Addressed to Captain J Brahan Patton. Stamp is complete - Envelope is lightly worn/soiled w/ small tears along edges, stamp covering part of imprint. . Recipient is son of Alabama Gov Robert Miller Patton, the 1st elected Governor of the State from 1865-1868 during presidential reconstruction which followed the provisional government established at the end of the Civil War. The sender may well be the Governor and the recipient was likely living at the family home (the famous Sweetwater plantation used by Gen Sherman on his March to the Sea) and running the family mercantile business. …

No Binding. Condition: Good. Official Envelope w/o imprint - 'FREE' franking signed for by William H Seward UR- Washington CY D.C. 'Free' CDS - Addressed to Huntingdon Long Island New York - Recipient 'Captain H Paulding'. The cover has lt soiling/staining and rear flap is torn through. . The recipient, Captain Hiram Paulding, commanded the Home Squadron from 1855 until 1858 when controversy centered around a venture in Central America led President James Buchanan to relieve him of duty. In 1861, President Lincoln reappointed Paulding to help rebuild the Union's wartime fleet. The sender, the Hon William H Seward, was a Senator from New York at the time. Two years later, at the 1860 Republican National Convention, Seward ran for President along with Abraham Lincoln but, lost to Lincoln on the third vote. From 1861 to 1869, Seward served as Secretary of State and is famous for, among other reasons, his purchase of Alaska in 1867.…

No Binding. Condition: Good. Gray Envelope - Franked w/ 3c Washington (rose, Scott 65, maybe 64) - Addressed to Ft. McAllister, Georgia - New York (Jan 18) CDS Postmark - Fancy cancel tied to stamp - Worn, ragged, discolored, stains, tears, chips, damaged stamp, UL qtr of back missing. . Recipient is J (Joe) Shultz c/o Provost Marshall of 2nd Division, 15th Army Corps. This is a unit of the Army of the Tennessee first lead by General Grant and then by Gen Sherman on his March to the Sea. This unit saw much of the heaviest fighting of the Civil War and, being addressed to the Provost, suggests that Mr. Schultz was likely a well-tested member of the unit. The Jan 18 date is shortly after the 2nd attack on and capture of Ft McAllister on Dec 13, 1864. The letter is folded and is from John (Shultz) indicating he just received his brothers letter, was glad to read that he was good, and includes updates on relatives.…

No Binding. Condition: Good. Buff Stampless Cover - Franked w/ 10c handwritten frank (15c-5c noted) w/o corresponding "Paid" stamp - West Port, Mo to Staunton (Greenville) Virginia - incl's West Port Mo (May ??) CDS in Red and Staunton, Va (Jun 12) CDS - Addressed to Misses Lucy and Virginia Groves. Envelope is lightly worn w/ light wrinkles/soiling/dampstaining/small tears. Cover likely dates between July 1, 1845-1851, based on postage rates, and no earlier than May 27, 1834, when the West Port PO, which operated until 1902, replaced the Shawnee PO. . Having the West Port CDS (early two-word spelling) and West Port being crossed by the three western trails, the California, Oregon and Santa Fe, the cover is likely from an early pioneer who decided to move west during a decade marked by the end of Mexican American War and the beginning of the California Gold Rush. The cover likely preceded the telegraph and was lucky enough to survive return travel on a Missouri River steamboat, many of which sunk. …

No Binding. Condition: Good. Yellow Semi-Official Envelope w/ 'Confederate States of America, War Department' imprint UR - Franked w/ 5c Davis (CSA No 4) - Stamp tied by 'Richmond Va, May 15, 1862' Type 3 CDS - Richmond, Va to Danville, Pittsylvania, Va - Addressed to 'Mrs. Murray Mason for Mrs J P McGuire, Jr.'. Stamp has small piece missing - Envelope is lightly worn w/ horiz tear UL, stamp covering part of imprint and part of rear flap missing. . Mrs Murray could be wife of James Murray Mason, famous for representing the majority view in official report for John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry (i.e. the Murray Report) and his capture by a Union ship after setting sail to his new post in London on Nov 8, 1861. A capture highly applauded by the north until Britain threatened open-war (the Trent Affair) which required Pres. Lincoln to intervene and release Mason so he could set sail again to London on Jan 1, 1862. Scott '89; value on cover; $150.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Square tight binding, Blue cloth boards w/ titling in gilt to cover and spine, No DJ, Prev owner's name penned to ffep that incl's a couple penciled notes and P 61/62 slightly offset otherwise, textblock clean, bright and unmarked throughout. 119 pps, frontis, stated Limited Edition of 500 copies, unabridged and unaltered republication of 1854 1st edition. . These are the reminisces of Charles Fraser (1782-1860), a noted citizen of Charleston well known for his orations, literary pursuits, cultural authority and civic engagement who gave up a promising career in law in the 1810s to become one of the best American miniature painters of the 19th century. This book "[gives] an authentic picture of the [ante-bellum] community" (DAB). . Howes F-340, Sabin 25675, Turnbull III p 183.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. (2 Vol Matching Set) No DJ. Original binding, square but beginning to loosen w/ square but lightly rounded corners. Blue cloth boards w/ gilt titling on spine and stamped graphic on cover and spine. Boards bright w/ light edge wear and rubbing/bubbling, spines lightly creased, a touch of fraying at corners as well as foot of spine on Vol I, cover of Vol II lightly bowed. Ea cover graced w/ bright, lightly rubbed orig sticker from London's famous turn-of-the-century Mudie's Select Library. Feps include occas pencil notes and prev owner's name w/ date of 1891, publ date incl on Title Pgs, sporadic light foxing and smudges throughout on nicely toned pages w/ trimmed ends, lightly soiled/dusted, incl all maps incl large foldg map at back of Vol II which is loose and tattered. 1st U.K. ed (Scribner's 1st American ed collated same), 428 pps & 444 pps, portis & frontis, b/w illus's, maps & fldg maps, append's. Handsome on the shelf and truly scarce w/ bright yellow Mudie's stickers affixed which ensures true 1st editions. . Arctic 6118.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Original black buckram boards w/ beveled edges incl'g gilt embossed cover decoration and titling on spine. No DJ as issued. Binding square w/some looseness, corners square but, lightly rolled/frayed, boards lightly rubbed/bumped, spine sunned to dk brown with sm tears t&b. Black paste-downs, text block complete w/ TEG, lt dusted/bumped pg ends and lt pencil notes on eps, otherwise clean and unmarked throughout w/ attractive toned pages and deckled page ends. 328 pps, 220 b/w illus, treatise "Balista and Catapult of the Ancients", index. Presumed 1st ed, handsome and complete reference illustrating and describing balista, catapults and crossbows through the ages. .…

No Binding. Condition: Fair. Patriotic Envelope - 3c Washington (Scott #26) - Atchison, Kan to Montgomery, Alabama, CSA - Dbl Ring CDS Cancel tied to stamp - CSA Patriotic Cover (1st National Flag of CSA incl's names of Jeff. Davis-Pres and Alex. H Stephens-Vice Pres in script - Verso incl's ink notation " Anonymous, Atchison Kansas against coercion (a term used by pro-slavery groups) April 1861" -, Worn, ragged, discolored, stains, tears, chips and damaged stamp. , Extremely scarce postal cover (ref unused envelope not previously recorded on Pg 4 of John L Kimbrough website - jlkstamps). Early patriotic cover is addressed to "Hon Alex Stephens" (VP of the CSA) at the CSAs temporary Capital of Montgomery and was mailed same month as attack on Ft Sumter, which marked the beginning of the U.S. Civil War. Sender mailed this during the wind-down of the "Bleeding Kansas" era from Atchison, KS, a city founded pro-slavery in 1854 which became anti-slavery in 1858 though citizen violence continued through 1861. The illustrated flag is the CSAs first official flag, the 7-star version used from 4 Mar - 6 May 1861. Until the unused finding w/ names in script by Kimbrough, this was truly a one-of-a-kind. Scott '89; value on patriotic cover; $1200.…

Cloth Bound. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Mylar protected, orange cloth pictorial boards w/ titling in black on spine and black w/ graphic on cover / No DJ. Binding square and tight, Covers bright but lightly soiled/rubbed/discolored, w/ a touch of fraying to corners, Text block clean and unmarked throughout on pages w/ an occass sm tear or smudge and light dusting/soiling to page ends. A handsome copy of an exceedingly rare, 1st or early 1st thus ("BOJT-1" on copyright pg), of 1936 edition by one of America's foremost adventurers, big-game hunters and wildlife conservationists. vii + 280 pps, portis, plates, map. The author was a native Texan and, in 1937, this spine-tingler was adopted as a standard text book by Texas schools. It is a fun read filled w/ hair-raising tales of African, Asiatic, and Indian animal encounters ranging from fearsome spitting-cobras, to charging rhinoceros, to the deadly horns of the Cape buffalo, among others. It also addresses wildlife conservation efforts made by the Author who reportedly founded the world's largest private zoo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Originally in soft wraps, now bound in maroon cloth boards w/ gilt titling to paper label on spine. Binding square and tight, boards w/ square corners lightly flecked w/ light bump to bk cover and light soiling to spine, prev owner's bookplate to fr paste-down w/ stamps to same and pg 219 otherwise, text block unmarked throughout on age-toned pages with red stained edges. 241 pps, presumed 1st edition, biblio, index, fold-out map having tear to lwr corner at hinge, original wraps bound-in at rear. Handsome book documenting 9-mo survey undertaken in 1877 in the Cape region of lower California that collected and identified upwards of 4,400 birds.…