A Yankee in Patagonia: Edward Chace
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Good / No Jacket. Item #632349
Signed and inscribed by Edward Chace on blank at front: 'Edward Chace Taunton Mass Sept 12 - 1931.' A good copy in original light green cloth, paper spine label (spine faded with tears, spine label has staining and wear; foredges of boards have heavy wear). Notable biography of the American explorer and permanent resident of the pampas; includes a 2-page introduction by Kent (in addition to his frontispiece portrait), plus a Spanish-English glossary and an index at rear. 'Plates made in Great Britain / Printed in the U.S.A.' (title page verso).Kent, Rockwell (illustrator); 1 b/w Illustration (frontispiece); 2 Maps (endpapers; green/white). viii, [2], 349 pages.
Price: $125.00