1886 – Hunting Trips of a Ranchman – Theodore Roosevelt | First Edition

Mostly known for his Presidency of the United States of America, Theodore Roosevelt was an avid explorer, hunter, and naturalist. He wrote and published a number of works on hunting big game prior to his presidency, including this work Hunting Trips of a Ranchman. Roosevelt himself, says of this work,

“My object in writing these books was not only to give a full account of the chase of every kind of big game proper to the United States, but also where possible to touch on their life histories. I write for my fellow ranchmen and fellow hunters, and for the young men of America, in whose veins the red blood of life runs lustily, and who joy in the strenuous pleasure that comes only as the prize of toil and exposure in the open.”

This first edition work features 25 full-page engravings of various game animals – fowl, deer, bear, elk, and rams.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hunting trips of a ranchman : Sketches of Sport on the Northern Cattle Plains
• Author(s): Theodore Roosevelt
• Publisher: New York : G.P. Putnam’s Sons
• Edition: First edition, 1886.
• Binding: Hardcover
  • Professionally restored
• Format: (8vo), single volume
• Size:  9.5 in x 6.5 in (24 cm x 17 cm)
• Collation: xvi, 347, [5] pp
• Illustrations: 25 plates with several in-text illustrations
• Contents Include:
  • Big game hunting narratives
  • Northern cattle plains observations
  • Descriptions of wildlife and frontier travel
• Reference(s): Howes R 430; Graff 3560

Condition:

Very Good. Brown cloth binding with a tight and secure text block, professionally restored. Expected age wear from handling and shelving. Illustrated plates and text pages remain complete.

Why Collect This?

• First edition issued before Roosevelt’s presidency
• Desirable for Roosevelt and Americana collections

Item Number: # 50411