An amusing account of the author's adventures as a pioneering wildlife photographer. In Theodore Roosevelt's introductory letter, he commends the book for its captivating narrative and the positive impact of substituting the camera for the gun. This first edition is bound in light blue cloth covered boards, bumped at all corners and spine ends, cloth faded and rubbed with flecks of liquid on front board. Front hinge cracked, first free endpaper ripped out, pencil marking on front paste down. Top edge gilt, some foxing.