Bond, Jr. , Marshall

Gold Hunter The Adventures of Marshall Bond

Hardcover, Albuquerque, New Mexico: The University of New Mexico Press, 1969. First Edition. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. Biography of Marshall Bond written by his son. Marshall Bond was born to a judge and financier in Virginia and attended Yale. He lived an original, highly colorful life becoming a gold prospector, big-game hunter, filibuster, and world traveler. He was friends with Jack London and The Call of the Wild was written about Bond's own dog. Book covers clean and bright. Tail of spine gently bumped. Small spot of soiling to top page edges. No previous owner marks. Text and photographs clean and bright. Dust Jacket spine slightly age-darkened. Minor rubbing to rear cover of DJ. Head of DJ spine gently rubbed. DJ top corners gently rubbed. DJ flaps dogeared at top corners. DJ now protected in mylar. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 258 pages. [Item #80811]

Price: $20.00