Handbook for rangers & woodsmen
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. London: Chapman & Hall, Limited, 1917. First edition, first thousand, 12mo, pp. ix, [1], 420; 242 illustrations in the text, several folding; original limp black cloth, gilt-stamped spine, edges stained black; slightly skewed, else very good. With the ownership stamp of Henry R. Bushong, and ownership signatures of Charles Royer and Carl Fred. Olsen who apparently has drawn lines through the previous two. Includes a 28-pg glossary at the back. Text deals with Equipment (riding, packing, cooking, provisions, etc.), Construction Work (telephone lines, rock drilling, blasting, etc.), General Field Work (felling timber, land surveys, fire fighting, etc.), Live Stock (shoeing, administrating medicines, brands, etc.), as well as ailments and injuries, poisons, location of camp sites, weights, measures, and "Field Work in the Philippine Islands." Item #60099
Price: $125.00
