by Daniel P. Mannix
First edition of the novel that inspired the animated Disney film
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1967. First edition, first printing. 255 pp. Bound in publisher's tan and blue cloth boards stamped in brown. Near Fine with light wear, soiling to edges. In a Very Good price-clipped dust jacket with light soiling and moderate edgewear including 2" tear to lower edge of front panel.
A very nice copy of Daniel P. Mannix's story of a long-running duel to the death between a fox and a hound. This intense study of animal habits, winner of the 1967 Dutton Animal Book Award, was later adapted by Disney into a heartwarming animated film.