About this title: Mary Hastings Bradley records the events of a 1921 African safari with her husband, Herbert Bradley, her 5-year old daughter, and her friend, the renowned sculptor and taxidermist Carl Akely. Well into the 20th century, gorillas were more a figure of myth than natural history.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Appleton 1922 2nd pr. -
Description: 38.60. Spine Label removed, Bookplate, SOUND READING COPY- If you REQUEST A SCAN from me I will send you one. Appleton 1922 2nd printing- read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: D. Appleton-Century Company, New York
Date Published: 1936
Description: Poor. 8vo-over 7 3/4"-9 3/4" Tall 269p. Ex-library copy with call numbers handwritten on the spine, stamps and additions. Heavy rubbing to cloth, bumped corners. Lower portion of the front endpapers are split down the gutter. Pages are yellowed, occasional markings throughout. The binding is weakened but still fairly sound. read more
Edition: Facsimile
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Stackpole Books, PA
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780811732062ISBN:0811732061
Description: New. 0811732061. Sisters of the Hunt; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 269 pages; Mary Hastings Bradley records the events of a 1921 safari with her husband, Herbert Bradley, five-year-old daughter, and her friend, the renowned sculptor and taxidermist Carl Akeley. Akeley was searching for gorilla specimens for the African Hall he was in the process of redesigning for the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Well into the twentieth century, this largest of primates was more a ... read more
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