Fearsome Creatures Of The Lumberwoods: With A Few Desert And Mountain Beasts
Washington DC: Press of Judd & Detweiler, 1910. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A fantasy fieldguide. Cox (1878-1961) was Minnesota's first State Forester and Commissioner of Conservation. Inscribed by Cox to Pinchot, Pennsylvania governor, in a way that reveals Cox's real intent of the book: "To Gifford Pichot Jr. with the cordial good wishes of the 'author' and the hope that these fake stories may amuse and help arouse real interest in real animals WT. Cox". Gifford Pinchot (1865 - 1946) was an American forester and politician, who served as the fourth chief of the U.S. Division of Forestry, as the first head of the United States Forest Service, and as the governor of Pennsylvania 1923-27, then 1931-35. Green fine-ribbed cloth with gilt, 47 pages. Line drawings in b&w. Covers moderately soiled, internals fine. Scarce. ANIMAL FOLKLORE. Very Good. Item #013124
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