Vintage The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore by Ernest Seton 1925

Description

Vintage The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore by Ernest Seton 1925 printed by Doubleday page & company New York

The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore by Ernest Thompson Seton — particularly a 1925 printing published by Doubleday, Page & Company in New York — is a well-known classic in the outdoor, camping, and scouting literature genre.

About the Book

• Author: Ernest Thompson Seton (1860–1946), a naturalist, writer, and one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America.

• Title: The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore

• Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City, New York.

• Content: A comprehensive outdoor skills manual blending woodcraft, camping techniques, nature study, Native American lore, and scouting principles. The book is richly illustrated with over 500 drawings by the author.

Publication History

• The work was first issued around 1912 and then expanded through subsequent editions.

• Later printings were released in 1917, 1922, 1925, and beyond, all under the same publisher (Doubleday, Page & Company).

• The 1925 edition you’re referring to is part of this sequence of early 20th-century printings, likely similar in pagination and illustrations to the 1922/1912 editions (around xxvi + ~590 pages).

What Makes It Vintage/Collectible

• Age & Edition: A 1925 printing places your copy in the early collectible period of this title — not a first printing, but still an early “pre-World War II” edition.

• Binding & Illustrations: Early editions from Doubleday, Page & Company typically feature embossed cloth boards and numerous drawings by Seton himself, enhancing desirability among collectors and scouting/outdoor enthusiasts.

• Cultural Significance: Seton’s woodcraft philosophy influenced early scouting and outdoor education movements in both North America and abroad, adding historical value.