The Old Man and the Boy [First Edition]
Ruark, Robert C.
Sold by The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since 30 November 2006
Used - Hardcover
Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketSold by The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since 30 November 2006
Condition: Used - Very good
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketStated First Edition at copyright; no additional printings. Dark brown cloth boards, sharp silver spine titles, moderate shelf, corner wear, rub, speckle. Front board features Richard Ruark facsimile signature in tan. Pages very good with attractive toning; light discoloration to text block. Stylish antiquarian signature at front endpaper: "George Guthrie Conyngham". Light brown colored top-stain. Enchanting natural drawings and vignettes by Walter Dower greet at beginning of each of the twenty-eight chapters. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Inconic wrap-around pictorial wrapper with white and black titles, moderate edge wear, chip, rub, discoloration, unclipped 4.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Wrapper design with color scene by Walter Dower of man and boy fishing beneath enormous green tree with red bands above and below. Scarce near very good first edition in same wrapper. This classic captures the endearing relationship between a man and his grandson as they fish and hunt the lakes and woods of North Carolina. All the while the Old Man acts as teacher and guide, passing on his wisdom and life experiences to the boy, who listens in rapt fascination. Chapter contents: "1 It Takes a Gentleman to Approach Another Gentleman; 2 A Walk in the Woods; 3 A Duck Looks Different to Another Duck; 4 Fish Keep a Fellow Out of Trouble; 5 September Song; 6 Mister Howard Was a Real Gent; 7 Somebody Else's Turkey Tastes Better; 8 Old Dogs and Old Men Smell Bad; 9 All Colts Are Crazy in the Spring; 10 Lazy Day - No Women; 11 Summertime, and the Livin' Was Easy; 12 September Song - II; 13 Even School Can't Hurt October; 14 Everybody Took Sick but Me; 15 The Goat and I; 16 The Pipes of Pan; 17 Life Among the Giants; 18 November Was Always the Best; 19 You Separate the Men from the Boys; 20 March Is for Remembering; 21 You Got to Be Crazy to Be a Duck Hunter; 22 X Plus Y to the Second Power Equals Bluefish; 23 The Women Drive You to the Poolrooms; 24 Thar She Blows; 25 Graveyards Are More Fun Than Sunday School; 26 Christmas Always Comes Too Soon, Which Is Ungruntling; 27 Terrapin Stew Costs Ten Bucks a Quart; 28 But Not on Opening Day." Printed in the United States of America. 303 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.
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