The Ben Lilly Legend
by DOBIE, J. Frank
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Winchester, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1950. First Edition. 8vo. 21cm x 14.5cm. Publisher's tan boards. Dustjacket. Titled and decorated in gilt and maroon to spine and front board, clean and bright with only the lightest shelfwear, and some bumping to the spine ends, in a bright, strong dustjacket, lightly sunned to the spine panel and with some minor scuffing and fraying to extremities, most visibly at the spine ends. A very good copy indeed. 237pp. Internally clean. A collection of stories from, and about, the legendary bear and pabther hunter who was at one point Teddy Roosevelt's "Chief Huntsman.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62935
- Title
- The Ben Lilly Legend
- Author
- DOBIE, J. Frank
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1950
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...