Rolf in the Woods

SETON, Ernest Thompson. Rolf in the Woods. The Adventures of a Boy Scout with Indian Quonab and Little Dog Skookum. Over Two Hundred Drawings. Garden City, NY: Doubleday Page, 1911. 8vo, xvi 437pp. Light green cloth pictorially stamped in black and orange. 12 half-tone plates and numerous b&w illustrations. Spine ends lightly rubbed, 1/8 tear in cloth at base of front cover, spine a tad discolored, else an internally clean, bright copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (spine panel slightly sunned, tiny hole at top of N in title on spine panel).

First edition, secondary binding, bearing a lighter green cloth than the primary binding (possibly indicating a later bind-up of first printing sheets). When 15-year-old Rolf is orphaned and sent to live with his abusive aunt and uncle, he decides to run away. In the woods, he is adopted by a Native American and his trusty dog who teach him how to live off the land, hunt, gather and understand the ways of the wild. Both a fascinating adventure story and a guide to thriving in the outdoors, all stunningly illustrated by the acclaimed author, naturalist, wildlife illustrator, and founding pioneer of the Boy Scouts of America.