The Antelope And Deer Of America : A Comprehensive Scientific Treatise Upon The Natural History, Including The Characteristics, Habits, Affinities, And Capacity For Domestication Of The Antilocapra And Cervide Of North America

Caton, John Dean

New York, 1881

By Forest And Stream Publishing Company
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Half-bound with marbled boards, 426 pages, 6x9.25 in, [15x23.5 cm], B&W illustrations. Originally published in 1877 - the present copy a 1881 Second Edition.
Condition

Ownership label adhered to the blank front end paper; pencil annotations through the text block. Backstrip partily cracked along the rear joint. Cover boards worn on the edges and rubbed.
Notes

As suggested by the title, John Dean Caton examines the animals’ physical characteristics, behavior, natural relationships, and geographic distribution, with attention given to questions of domestication and human use.

Within the scope of the work, Caton devotes individual attention to a range of North American species, including the American antelope or prong buck, moose, American elk, woodland caribou, mule deer, black-tailed deer, common deer, barren-ground caribou, and the Acapulco deer. 
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