Ernest Thompson Seton — Wild Animals I Have Known

London, Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1926 . Cloth. A delightfully illustrated collection of animal stories from Ernest Thompson Seton. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Illustrated with thirty plates and numerous further examples in the text from drawings by the author. Collated, complete. A popular collection of animal stories, originally published in 1898, including details of Lobo the wolf, Raggylug the rabbit, and Bingo the dog. Written by Ernest Thompson Seton, a renowned author, naturalist and wildlife artist, best remembered as a founding member of the Boy Scouts of America. Later, Seton would defend this work in the nature fakers controversy of the early twentieth century. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. With the proze bookplate of Whychwood School (Bournemouth) to thr front paste down, dated 1930. A contemporary advertisment bookmark for The Prudential Assurance Company Ltd. is tipped in to page 302. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing, leading to minor loss of cloth to the extremities and light marking to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. The final two pages are unopened. Bright and clean with the occasional spot, and stronger age toning to the first and last few pages, including the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: Ernest Thompson Seton. Very Good .