By Alfred Henry Miles [ed.]; et al.
London   Stanley Paul & Co.
8" by 5.5" 376pp.
The scarce first edition of this collection of stories concerning wild and exotic animals, edited by Alfred Henry Miles.
By Alfred Henry Miles [ed.]; et al.

1908 In the Teeth of Adventure Up and Down the World: True Stories of Real Peril Told by Men and Boys from Personal Experience

London   Stanley Paul & Co.
8" by 5.5" 376pp.
The scarce first edition of this collection of stories concerning wild and exotic animals, edited by Alfred Henry Miles.
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First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

The first edition of this work, a scarce copy held by four institutional libraries only. Concerning adventurous stories from personal experiences by a series of contributors including G. Manville Fenn, Clive R. Fenn, J. J. A. Hervey, and others. Each stories tells of peril and encounters with wild animals around the world.

Edited by Alfred H. Miles, prolific author of works on a wide range of topics, including poetry, warfare, and household encyclopaedias. 

With sixteen illustrations.

Condition

In the original publisher's full decorative cloth binding. Externally sound with shelf wear, with minor bumping to head and tail of spine, chipped to extremities, lightly marked to boards. Removal of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Featuring sixteen illustrations.

Very Good

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