Beard d c daniel carter (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. New edition; early printing. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 441 pages; 1901 Charles Scribner's Sons. Stout hardcover bound in publisher's pictorial olive-green cloth stamped in red, darker green, and gilt to the upper board and spine. Binding remains sound though the text block is shaken, with several signatures starting. Endpages with archival mending to partial splits in the hinges. Contemporary pencil ownership inscription to the front flyleaf records purchase at Chicago's Newberry Hotel on April 13, 1903, as an Easter present. Damp staining extends through approximately the first 60 pages, with accompanying rippling affecting roughly the first 100 pages. Light shelf wear to the extremities. Profusely illustrated throughout with hundreds of wood-engraved text figures, diagrams, and instructional drawings. A wide-ranging manual of practical projects and outdoor pursuits including kites, boats, traps, camping, fishing, woodworking, electrical experiments, taxidermy, photography, athletics, and dozens of other turn-of-the-century recreations. Good only. . Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping.…