Wild Sports in the Far West
London and New York: Geo. Routledge & Co., 1854. Harrison Weir. First British Edition. Three-quarter leather. Small 8vo. Pp. [i-vii], viii-xi, [1], 2-396. Frontis. engraving (The Captured Buffalo"). Illustrated with six additional plates, each hand-tinted with sepia tone. New endpapers. Top edge marbled, front edge speckled. Bound in new three-quarter green pebble-grain morocco over original marbled boards, original spine laid-down. Slight foxing to preliminaries, else fresh. Very Good. Item #4983
A sporting adventure involving bear and duck hunting, canoeing, camping trips, and other outings in Illinois and down to Missouri and Arkansas. According to Clark (Old South), Gerstaecker also "describes life among the pioneer settlers—their home life, agricultural practices, and manners, and such social occasions as house raisings, debating societies," etc. Translated from the original German. Uncommon first English edition by the author ofScènes de la vie Californienne, and less common, The Little Whaler. An attractive copy.
Price: $750.00