Tales of an Empty Cabin; Pilgrims of the Wild (Both volumes Signed)

Two separate volumes by Archibald Stansfield Belaney orWa-Sha-Quon-Asin, otherwise known as Grey Owl, the Englishman obsessed by native America culture and lifestyle who spent much of his life living among the Ojibwa community, the Teme-Augama Anishnabai (deep water people) as a forester, ranger, trapper, environmentalist and conservation officer from around 1905 to his death in 1938. Belaney rose to international fame through his writing and tours, and having led a life largely without direction in his forties emerged as a very early prophet of the need to care for and conserve mother earth and a pioneer of the environmentalist movement. In Toronto Globe and Mail called him 'the most famous of Canadian Indians' in his obituary but in fact the son of English parents and had been raised in the seaside town of Hastings. Both volume signed 'Grey Owl' on the title page. (1) Tales from an Empty Cabin, 1936, second printing, Lovat Dickson, xvi, 335pp, plus numerous sepia-toned plate illustrations. Iin brown cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine (cloth a little rubbed at corners and around spine). Some spotting on text block edges and internally, else neat, clean and tight. (2) Pilgrims of the Wild, 1935, fifth printing, Lovat Dickson and Thompson, xxii, [2], 281pp, plus numerous monochrome plate illustrations. In black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on a lightly sunned spine (cloth slightly rubbed at spine tips, gently rounded on corners). Text block edges toned. Previous owner's gift inscription on front free endpaper. Faint, occasional spotting. 8vo. A large and heavy set which may incur an additional charge for overseas delivery.