The Campers' Handbook [SIGNED], 1936 Dillon Wallace

Wallace, Dillon. The Campers' Handbook [SIGNED]. New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, (1936). First Edition. [12149]

Green cloth, no dj, binding very good with very slight signs of wear, 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches, tight. "With the Compliments of the Author, Dillon Wallace, June 2, 1936" in ink on the ffep. 289 clean pp. with index; illustrated with many line drawings by Edwin R. Corwin. Very good. Hardcover.

A book of instruction on how camping was done in the 1930's. Very thorough.

Dillon Wallace (1863- 939), b. Craigsville, NY; d. Beacon, NY. A lawyer by profession, in 1903 he took up exploration and writing. He conducted three explorations in Labrador, and wrote twenty-six books between 1905 and 1936, when he retired. He was three times reported missing and dead over the years of his explorations, traveling in areas as diverse from each other as Labrador and Mexico. His first books on Labrador were best-sellers, launching his writing career. He made frequent contributions to the Outing Magazine, of which he was a staff member, and for the National Sportsman, American Boy, and others. Wallace was also active in Boy Scout work. 

The publisher, Fleming H. Revell, specialized in evangelical Christian books, so we believe that Wallace was a member of one.