Hunting Trails on Three Continents
New York: The Derrydale Press, 1933. Hunting Trails on Three Continents: A Book of the Boone and Crockett Club. 1st Edition. 8vo. Near Fine / Very Good. Item #17632
An exceptional example of this scarce sporting title in the Rare original dust jacket.
Limited to just 250 copies printed, this being number 244. This is the seventh book put out by the Boone and Crockett Club. Preface by Grinnell, one of the founders of the organization.
"The club is North America's oldest wildlife and habitat conservation organization, founded in the United States in 1887 by Theodore Roosevelt and George Bird Grinnell. The club was named in honor of hunter-heroes of the day, Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett, whom the club's founders viewed as pioneering men who hunted extensively while opening the American frontier, but realized the consequences of overharvesting game."
The organization advocates fair chase hunting in support of habitat conservation.
xi, 302pp. 15 black and white plates. Burgundy cloth with titling and illustration in silver foil. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Book in exquisite condition with just a trace of edge wear. Rare dust jacket with mild edge wear including a few short closed tears along edges. Presents handsomely in archival mylar.
Overall a beautiful Derrydale and 'Boone and Crockett Club' collectible.
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