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A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 191 pages. Red paper-covered boards. 4 7/8" w x 7 1/2"h. Tears on worn dust jacket. Previous owner's name blacked out on pastedown endpaper. The tale of a particular panther in Vancouver-biting, snarling, hunting, mating, killing, and dying. Illustrations by Theyre Lee-Elliott. Signed by Roderick Haig-Brown on the title page.

1st American Edition. [vi], 214pp. Octavo. First American edition. Bound in the original illustrated buff cloth with orange lettering stamped to the spine. Dark orange endpapers. Illustrated with line drawings throughout the text. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Top edge of text block slightly dust darkened. The original illustrated dust jacket has not been price clipped, but does have some edgewear. Approximately 1" of the tail of the jacket's spine is missing and a 1/2" chip is missing from the head; several closed tears starting along the edges, but the jacket has retained its vivid colours. Overall, a near fine copy with a good to very good dust jacket. Cave A 18. With illustrations throughout the text by Kurt Wiese, this is a very good copy of this scarce Haig-Brown book with the even scarcer dust jacket.

1st American Edition. [vi], 214pp. Octavo. First American edition. Bound in the original illustrated buff cloth with orange lettering stamped to the spine. Dark orange endpapers. Illustrated with line drawings throughout the text. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Top edge of text block slightly dust darkened. The original illustrated dust jacket has not been price clipped, but does have some edgewear. Approximately 1" of the tail of the jacket's spine is missing and a 1/2" chip is missing from the head; several closed tears starting along the edges, but the jacket has retained its vivid colours. Overall, a near fine copy with a good to very good dust jacket. Cave A 18. With illustrations throughout the text by Kurt Wiese, this is a very good copy of this scarce Haig-Brown book with the even scarcer dust jacket.