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Hermon Bumpus SIGNED book "Hermon Carey Bumpus:" by Hermon Bumpus VINTAGE 1947 HC Biography By His Son 1st/1st

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Hermon Bumpus SIGNED book "Hermon Carey Bumpus:" by Hermon Bumpus VINTAGE 1947 HC Biography By His Son 1st/1st

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August 13, 2026 5:00 PM EDT
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VINTAGE 1947 Hardcover Biography By His Son 1st Edition 1st Printing. "Hermon Carey Bumpus: Yankee Naturalist" by Hermon Bumpus Jr. HARDCOVER 1947 University Of Minnesota Press 1st Edition, 1st Printing w/ "Copyright 1947 " & with no additional printings on copyright page. Nice collectible Signed 1st Edition 1st Printing hardcover. UNCOMMON AS A SIGNED ORIGINAL 1ST/1ST; ONLY ONE COPY ON INTERNET AT TIME OF LISTING. Exactly as shown in listing scan(s).

"In this volume, Dr. Bumpus' son has outlined the personal history and professional career of his distinguished father, who will be known to countless environmentalists through his work with American museums, and his outstanding career as educator and administrator. Bumpus was past director of the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts; professor of biology at Brown University; first director of the American Museum of Natural History; business manager of the University of University of Wisconsin; president of Tufts College; and chairman of the advisory board of the National Park service. Bumpus also created the trailside museum and natural history shrines that have taught thousands of Americans the story behind the scenic and natural wonders of our national parks."

BOOK SIGNED & INSCRIBED ON 1ST BLANK END PAPER: "TO DOUGLAS MERCER/FROM/H. C. BUMPUS JR/WITH THE BEST OF WISHES."

H.(ERMON) C.(AREY) BUMPUS (JR) (1888-1977) was a noted American Doctor & Author. His best know non-scientific book is a biography of his father, Hermon Carey Bumpus: Yankee Naturalist". Bumpus Sr. (1962-1943) was a noted American environmentalist & biologist, museum director, and the fifth president of Tufts College (later Tufts University). In 1893, Bumpus worked in establishing a premedical program, one of the first premedical programs in the United States, with Bumpus as the director. Bumpus also established a Medical Association for physicians of Providence, R.I.; in 1896 Bumpus actually took the first x-ray images in Rhode Island. His ground breaking comparison of house sparrows that survived an uncommonly severe storm in 1898 with those that did not, including their respective measurements, has been cited as a classic example of natural selection in action. Bumpus Jr. was a noted urologist who also wrote several paper in his specialities during his long life.

Illustrated by photos. Light foxing to end papers, o/w internally tight & unmarked. Binding Exterior; light handling wear but all lettering readable. NO REMAINDER MARK; NOT X-LIBRARY. No DJ present. ALL ITEMS ARE GUARANTEED TO BE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED, NOT DEFECTIVE, & GENUINE.

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