With the skills of a scientist and the temperament of an artist, Gosse set down an account of natural life in frontier Alabama that has no equal. Written to no one in particular, a common literary device of the period, the letters were first published in a magazine, and in 1859 appeared as a book. By that time Gosse was an established scholar and one of England's most noted scientific illustrators.
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With the skills of a scientist and the temperament of an artist, Gosse set down an account of natural life in frontier Alabama that has no equal. Written to no one in particular, a common literary device of the period, the letters were first published in a magazine, and in 1859 appeared as a book. By that time Gosse was an established scholar and one of England's most noted scientific illustrators.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. Paperback. 24pp, xii, 324pp. Illus. 1993 reprint. Inscription to Ann Thwaite on half-title, and includes a loose photograph of Peter Brannon's extra-illustrated copy of this book. An excellent copy. (r35)
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Seller's Description:
First trade edition (a few copies of an 1855 edition are known). 12mo. (12), 306 pp. Illustrated from wood engravings; ad leaf. Howes G-268. Clark Old South III, 169: "Based, at least in part, on a diary Gosse kept (during his year-long sojourn in Alabama in 1838)...the book is especially rich in hunting stories." Owen, p. 954. Phillips, p. 141: "Remarks on game and hunting." Not in Heller or Riling. Owner's name on front endpaper, but a good solid copy. Original green cloth (rubbed), gilt spine title. (#7832).
