Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Rutledge, Archibald. Children of the Swamp and Wood. Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City, 1927.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: 1/8" split in the top of the spine. The front hinge is starting. On close inspection it looks like the ffep has been removed - the first sheet being blank, followed by the half title.
Seller: Chester Creek Books, Duluth, MN, U.S.A.
Archibald Rutledge. Children of Swamp and Wood. Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City, NY, 1927.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 280 pp, illustrated by B/W photos of animals, 1 page has a 2" closed tear and a crease, a very light stain on top page edges hardly affecting pages, otherwise contents are clean and solid, the covers are lightly rubbed, a nice solid copy of this scarce book.
Seller: Yesterday's Books, Richmond, IN, U.S.A.
Price: US$358.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 280 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ gilt title on front cover. Binding lightly soiled. Spine darkened; light fraying to ends. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper. Light scattered foxing. Hinges tender. Two short tears to outer margin of page 265, not affecting any text. Illust. w/ 8 b/w plates from photographs.
Seller: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: Green cloth with gilt cover and spine lettering. 280 pages. Illustrated with b&w photographs. Gilt on the spine is faded, minor shelf wear to spine head and tail, previous owners signature neatly written on front flyleaf and three small spots (barely visable) on rear boards. Contents are bright, clean and the binding is tight. All of the defects noted are very minor! A very nice copy!
Seller: Thompson Natural History&Sporting Books, OAK RIDGE, NC, U.S.A.
Rutledge, Archibald. Children of Swamp and Wood. Doubleday, Page & Company, New York, 1927.
Price: US$509.00 + shipping
Description: 280pp. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY. Previous owner inscription dated 1927 on the front endpaper could be erased. Stated first edition. The interior of this copy is exceptionally clean. The cover also shows almost no wear. Illustrated throughout with photos. Title in gilt on the cover. Contains early stories of Rutledge's adventures with wildlife, hunting and nature. Rutledge was South Carolina's most famous poet laureate. HANDSOME, CLEAN AND COLLECTIBLE COPY!
Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.