Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest

A romance by the esteemed British naturalist (1841-1922) set in the tropical rain forests of Venezuela, In 231 pages with a Foreword by John Galsworthy, paintings & drawings throughout text & endpapers by Argentinian artist Horatio Butler, many full-page watercolor plates, some with tissue guards intact. Orig. published in 1915, this is the First Printing of this 1943 edition from Knopf (First, Thus), & the first to feature Butler's paintings. With rust-colored cloth-over-boards & decorative gilt design & blue lettering to front & spine, this hardcover book is in VG- condition: very clean, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white, with a whisper of tanning around all edges, else unmarked. Modest rubbing to extremities, some spotting to front cover, faded spine, no DJ. Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Product Info

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.

Year: 1943

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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