SCOUTING ON TWO CONTINENTS: Elicited and Arranged by Mary Nixon Everett
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926. Hardcover. Signed and dated by Frederick R. Burnham on the front flyleaf. Classic account of Burnham's military experiences in British Southern Africa during the 1890s. An American who had served as a frontier and Indian scout for the U.S. Army, Burnham (1861-1947) left the Old West for Africa where this background proved useful. He soon became an officer in the British Army, serving in several battles there. During this time, Burnham became friends with Robert Baden-Powell, and passed on to him both his outdoor skills and his spirit, thus becoming one of the inspirations for the founding of the international Scouting Movement. Octavo: xxii, [2], 370 p. with a frontispiece portrait and numerous textual illustrations. Original burgundy cloth binding, with gilt-stamped titling and blind-stamped borders. Mild bumping along the extremities of the boards. The dust jacket is moderately toned along the spine and folds, with some general edgewear; otherwise very good. Very Good / Very good. Item #80169
Price: $400.00