Elliot, George Francis Scott

The Romance of Savage Life. Describing Life of Primitive Man, His Customs, Occupations, Language, Beliefs, Arts, Crafts, Adventures, Games, Sports, &c. [The Library of Romance Series]

London: Seeley and Co. Limited, 1908. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo (tall). Very Good / No Jacket. Item #000490

Blue cloth binding. Title in gilt on spine. 384 p.p., plus 16 p.p. ads. [26] plates incl. frontispiece. SIGNED by author on half-title page to his wife, "Annie Scott Elliot." Her name is also inscribed and underlined on front board. Spine and edges heavily sunned, with wear spine and extremities. Spine loosened from Headband. Foxing throughout. Some pages and plates creased and bumped at corners. Some dark stains to front and rear board and small chips to spine along joints of rear board but otherwise in very good condition. George Francis Scott Elliot [1862-1934] was a botanist, author, and Fellow at Royal Society of Edinburgh. He wrote extensively on Botany and Natural History, and published two other books under The Library of Romance Series. The Romance of Plant Life (1907) and the Romance of Early British Life (1909).

Price: $500.00