This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...the influence of his early days, that built in with his nature the secret of his race: this is their true abiding place--the hollow tree. The slender / 'count-second growth most often near is a temptation i and a snare, but the huge hollow trunk is a strong fortress and a sure salvation. Rested and keen was he, when ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...the influence of his early days, that built in with his nature the secret of his race: this is their true abiding place--the hollow tree. The slender / 'count-second growth most often near is a temptation i and a snare, but the huge hollow trunk is a strong fortress and a sure salvation. Rested and keen was he, when the blackest hours came with a blessed silence; so forth he went and after many a "hark" and "spy" he swung himself to the ground in the big woods and galu i-J loped away and away, nor stopped to feed till V m frrf he found himself far in the wide swamplands of jR&ti Wilder Creek, in the home of his early days and-- -' the land of his kindred. fm.A Coon coming back after months away is a r ttf." stranger to his people. His form is forgotten or changed, his place is filled. Only one thing holds i among this folk of smells, that is his smell, that was his passport, the proof that he was theirs, and slowly he "came back," not as the young of such a one, but as a tribal member in good standing, and with them ever learning, and teaching too, till the inner urge asserts itself and he breaks with the band, to cleave to a mate from the band. So they leave their kind, and seek, as their parents sought, some quiet spot where huge and hollow trunks hold yet the ground, where the precious land is made beautiful by its very worthlessness. And here, by the All-mother led, they raise their brood and teach a little more than they were taught, for times have changed. The leagues of big tall woods are gone, only the skimpy remnants by the water stay, only the useless trunks on the useless land, as ploughmen think. They give no harbor to the one-time forest kings, but lure the black-masked dweller of the hollo...
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Add this copy of Wild Animal Ways to cart. $10.74, good condition, Sold by Bookmarc's rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from La Porte, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1916 by Doubleday, Page & Company.
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Good. No Jacket. AK5-Book has wrinkling and wear on the top and bottom spine and corners, some soiling, tanning on the spine, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good.
Add this copy of Wild Animal Ways to cart. $11.00, very good condition, Sold by First Choice Books, Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Coeur D Alene, ID, UNITED STATES, published 1922 by Doubleday, Page and Co..
Add this copy of Wild Animal Ways to cart. $12.20, fair condition, Sold by Buteo Books California rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Rafael, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1916 by Doubleday, Page & Co.
Add this copy of Wild Animal Ways to cart. $12.50, good condition, Sold by N. J. Burhans rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Monroe, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1925 by Doubleday Page & Co.
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Good. 1925 Over 200 drawings. The Library of Pioneering and Woodcraft. Birch Bark style cover and back with green binding. Book has a little wear on edges. vintage and collectible
Add this copy of Wild Animal Ways to cart. $13.71, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2001 by International Law and Taxation Publishers.
Add this copy of Wild Animal Ways to cart. $22.07, good condition, Sold by The Guru Bookshop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1925 by Hodder & Stoughton.
Add this copy of Wild Animal Ways to cart. $22.99, good condition, Sold by Resource Books, LLC rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from East Granby, CT, UNITED STATES, published 1920 by Hodder & Stoughton.
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Good in No jacket. London, New York, Toronto: Hodder & Stoughton, 1920. Undated, circa 1920. Includes eight full page black and white plates. Olive green cloth with black cover lettering and illustration, gilt spine lettering, 243 pages. The book is in good condition light overall surface rubbing, gently rubbed spine ends, sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. Hard Cover. Good/No. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
Add this copy of Wild Animal Ways (the Library of Pioneering and to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by Sequitur Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boonsboro, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1926 by Doubleday, Page & Company.
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Very Good. Size: 0x0x0; Fine leather over textured boards. xi, 242 p., [8] leaves of plates: ill.; 21 cm. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. From the library of Donald M. Richardson. Hand bound by Richardson for his private library. Richardson served in WWII as a intelligence officer. Later he was a CIA officer serving in Tokyo and Okinawa, Japan, Manila, Philippines, Jakarta (Indonesia), Melbourne (Australia) and Washington, DC.
Add this copy of Wild Animal Ways to cart. $29.49, good condition, Sold by Alien Bindings rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BALTIMORE, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1922 by Doubleday, Page & Company.
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Wild Animal Ways by Ernest Thompson Seton. This hardcover, first published in 1916, is the 1922 reprint by Doubleday, Page & Company of Garden City, New York. The green cloth cover is accented by gold spine lettering, which has faded with time, and a black sketch on the front. This edition is in Good condition without a jacket. The upper spine cap is missing, and there is moderate corner wear; otherwise, the book is in Very Good condition. The binding is square, and there is minor abrasion to the front flyleaf. The interior pages are clean and unmarked, though tanned with age. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment to protect it from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. Feel free to contact us for more information or pictures regarding the book. 247 pages.
Add this copy of Wild Animal Ways to cart. $33.25, very good condition, Sold by Crossroad Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Eau Claire, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1923 by Doubleday, Page & Company.
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Illustrated by Author. Very Good with no dust jacket. Light rubbing to spine extremities and tips of board corners. Pages are very slightly age-toned, but clean & unmarked. Dark green cloth with black design on front board, and gilt lettering on spine (gilt a bit dulled).; B&W Illustrations; NHH8C; 8 x 5-1/2 "; 243 pages.
