Tiger Man: An Odyssey of Freedom
by Duguid, Julian
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Livingston, Montana, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Century Company, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo (22.7 cm), pp. xiv, 288. Green cloth with gilt titling. Green endpapers. Numerous black and white photographic plates throughout. Spine-cocked. Damage to front pastedown from removal of a label. Minor rubbing and wear to boards. No jacket. A novelization of the life of Sacha Siemel who "killed jaguars for a living with a seven-foot spear of his own manufacture and read Tolstoy, Gogol, and Victor Hugo in the siesta-hour. In short, he charmed us, accompanied us, saved our lives." (from the Prologue)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Elk River Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37504
- Title
- Tiger Man: An Odyssey of Freedom
- Author
- Duguid, Julian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Century Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1932
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About the Seller
Elk River Books
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Livingston, Montana
About Elk River Books
Elk River Books offers a curated selection of used and collectible books, specializing in outdoor literature, western history and authors from the Rocky Mountain West.
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- 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...