Sporting Adventures in the New World; or Days and Nights of Moose-Hunting in the Pine Forests of Acadia (2 volumes)
Hurst and Blackett, 1855. Hardcover. Lt. Campbell Hardy was an officer of the Royal Artillery in New Brunswick. In this interesting peek into the 19th century New World, he documents his travels exploring moose territory in Canada. Description: 8vo. Vol I 304 pages. Vol II 299 pages + 1 page ads. Matching tan cloth covers with gilt titles and moose illustration on front covers, bright blue endpapers. Blue and tan illustrated frontispiece in both volumes. Condition of Vol I: Cloth on top of spine is bent and a little torn. Spine is cocked with the cloth wrinkled but the text block is tight and legible. Cover is slightly soiled but gilt is bright and intact. Minor foxing to some pages. Previous owners initials CK Nov. 1885 marked in fountain pen on first white page. Condition of Vol II: Spine is much better looking than first volume. Like the first volume, the cover is slightly soiled, the gilt is bright and intact, there is minor foxing to some pages, and the previous owners initials are marked CK Nov. 1885. Good / No Jacket. Item #2014-U1019
Price: $750.00