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Pages 422-504 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: Ten Months Overdue - a stirring account of the luckless voyage of the Liverpool ship Denbigh Castle, which finally reached her point nearly a year overdue; Hunting the Tapir; Imam Baksh's Escape - a murder story from India; Sanna's Eagle - the strange fate that befell a South African lammarfanger, or lamb-eating eagle, which attacked a little Boer girl and caused her death; The Death Circle - two men wander in a Canadian prairie blizzard - one finds shelter, the other dies; In Quest of Gold - gold-seekers from San Francisco on their way to the land of the Yaqui Indians are forced to turn back; Levenson's Ordeal - Albert S. Levenson, a prominent California merchant, goes missing for five days while on a mountain holiday; Life in a Land of Death (part II) - adventures among the head-hunters and other picturesque inhabitants of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea - article with great photos; The Way of the East - a curious story from Vancouver's Chinatown; The Mitimoni Man-Eaters - two white men get involved with African native witchcraft, resulting in their responsibility for fatalities caused by two man-eating lions; "Square Pegs" (part II) - This absorbing tale will teach prospective immigrants more about Canadian prairie life than stacks of guide-books and official pamphlets; Wind - a tale told at the Roscoe Hotel in Campbell River, B.C. which explained why a man dreaded wind; The Yellow Box - a missing box sets a whole West Africa colony seething; The Smallest Park in the World. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Back cover loose but present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Poachers - An amusing story of a chase after a wounded African elephant; The Mystery of the "Mary Clyne" - A chief officer's story of a weird and nerve-trying affair that happened on board a tramp steamer; Housekeeping in the Wilds of Bechuanaland - Vivian France explains how she set up her home a month's ox-cart journey from civilization - with nice photos ; Following the Frontier Trail - Part II - The continued adventures of Edith Ammons Kohl in Wyoming; Our Caribou Hunt - How four young Newfoundlanders went into the interior one winter to shoot caribou, and what happened to them; Pekin [Peking / Beijing] to London - Mostly By Car - Part II - A most adventurous 15,000 miles, with nautical detours around civil war in China, and floods in Siam and Burma - with nice photos; A Fool Afoot in France - Part I - The amusing narrative of a decidedly unathletic 46-year-old Londoner who decided to tramp from the French coast to Lourdes; The Black Trackers of Australia - follow-up to "The Great Boulder Murder Case" which appeared in the prior issue; Photo of sheep being used as pack animals on the way from Tibet to the Rampur Fair; A Chinese Night's Entertainment - A lively interlude in the peaceful routine of life at a mission-station in a remote Chinese town; Buddy Assheton's Return - A tragic story from Western Canada, as told by a member of the Mounted Police; My Room-Mate - The amusing story of what happened one night at a hotel in a Queensland township; The Unmasking of Gola Singh - A member of the Indian police goes bad, creating the need for a delicate investigation; A "Creeper" in Ceylon - Part I - C.V. Warren travels to a tea estate in Ceylon and describes his experiences and the general routine of the tea-planter's life, with photos. 84 pages plus 12 pages of great ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The "Goldenburg Coward" - True tale from the headwaters of Spruce River, British Columbia during the gold stampede of summer 1900; Hunting the Long-Haired Chinese Tiger - Lieut.-Commander the Hon. J.M. Kenworthy describes an eventful hunt for this tiger which is larger and more ferocious than the Indian variety; Through Arctic Seas - Part I - The eventful cruise of the Hudson Bay Company's steamer Baychimo to the Western Arctic to study the Eskimos and wild life - with photos; Through Spain in Disguise - Part V - The Count and Countess Malmignati, disguised as Arab beggars, sing and dance for a living; Photo of the smallest teapot in the world, fashioned by Mr. T.A. Vickery, of Main Street, Bantry; Rebecca's Vengeance - An odd story of "Black Man's Magic" in the West Indies from 1903; Looking for Trouble - Alexander MacNab experiences disaster while engaged in a Mexican revolution under General Carranza; ; A Near Thing - A British Intelligence agent arouses suspicion while in German territory; Painting Wild Indians - A. Hyatt Verrill describes his experiences after spending years painting the little-known Indians of Central and South America; Cowboys and Raiders - Jesse C. Carson relates his association with Pancho Villa as a rebel 'general'; Starting Life Afresh in South Africa - Grace Sprange describes two years of disappointment, disillusionment, and disaster attempting to grow oranges - with photos; The Last of the Little "Shanghai" - brief update and photo on this trusty craft which had previously sailed from Shanghai to Copenhagen; Trapped in a Flooded Tunnel - The terrible experience which befell a diver near the Hartebeestpoort Irrigation Dam, near Pretoria, South Africa; "For the Hounour of the Mounted Police of Canada" - Herbert Patrick Lee relates an experience from when he was a recruit at Regina. 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with moderate external wear. Covers beginning to separate from textblock. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
large 8vo [26.5 x 18 cm]; [vi], x [i] 408 pp, frontis, plus 60 plates, folding map partly colored at end (short tear at stub), index, title page printed in red and black. original decorated cloth, gilt spine title lettering, top edge gilted, cover lightly rubbed, interior near fine and clean copy, signed by author on the half title plage. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Wilson was one of the prime botanical collectors in China and Japan in the early 1900's, introducing many species. Besides his descriptions of the plants he found, including some fascinating adventures in little explored places, he describes the geography, the native peoples and tribes, temples, timber trees, cultivated gardens and fruits, agriculture plant products, tea and tea-yielding plants, etc, during his extensive explorations, including Szechuan, Ancient Kingdom of Pa, Sungpan Ting, the Chino-Tibetan border area, Tachienly, Omei Shan, Laolin. 'He crossed the Laolin from north to south, probably the only European to have done so' [Coats - The Plant Hunters, p. 120]. There is also a much more common unsigned edition printed at the same time.
Edité et imprimé par Manufrance, 1907. Fort volume In-4 oblong, percaline illustrée de l’éditeur, 190 planches illustrées, couleurs pour la plupart avec serpentes imprimées. Edition originale. Percaline tachée. Magnifique album qui regroupe les trois luxueuses publications que l’on rencontre le plus souvent séparément. Il contient 64 planches de chiens, 22 planches d’animaux des champs et des bois, et 88 planches d’oiseaux, et pour finir 14 pp. de catalogue. Toutes les aquarelles originales reproduites ici sont du peintre animalier P. Malher, les monographies sont de J.-B. Samat. Thiébaud, 623.
Strasbourg, 1864. In-12 (18 x 11 cm) reliure demi-toile bordeaux, titre doré sur le dos, 2 f., vii p., 104 p., 2 f. Ouvrage rare, tiré à seulement 310 exemplaires. Coins légèrement amortis, sinon ouvrage et feuillets frais. Thiebaud, col. 333.
Angers, éditions de l’Ouest, 1952. In/4 carré broché, 4 aquarelles hors-texte et dessins de Yves Benoist-Gironnière, 216 pages. Petits défauts sur les bords de la couverture. Biblio : Mouchon col. 1263.
4to [30.5 x 24 cm]; 139 pp, 48 fine and detailed lithographed plates, 2 folding maps showing the author's route. contemporary black cloth, gilt spine title lettering, covers a little rubbed, signature on endpaper, a very good sound copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author collected 800 species and 10,000 specimens, of which he estimates 100 are new to science. He traveled extensively through eastern Persia and Afghanistan in 1184 and 1885 and describes the vegetation, his itinerary and the plants he collected.
Un des 980 exemplaires sur papier de Chiffon des Papeteries de Lana numérotés de 21 à 1000 (n° 193), 1 vol. in-4 en feuillets, sous couverture rempliée, Aux Editions Arc en Ciel, Paris, 1944, 99 pp. et 1 f. Bon exemplaire en très bon état de ce bel ouvrage sur les chiens de chasse : le Korthal, le Boulet, le Griffon Guerlain, l'Epagneul français, picard ou breton, le Braque français, Saint-Germain ou Dupuy, le Bleu d'Auvergne, le Braque bourbonnais, le Braque de l'Ariège ou Allemand, le Clumber, le Cocker, le Pointer, le Laverack, le Setter écossais, le Gordon, le Setter irlandais (ou Irish-Setter). Français
8vo., First Edition thus[?], with engraved frontispiece, engraved and printed titles, 3 engraved plates, and four engraved head-and-tail vignettes (one for each section of the work), some mild age-staining as usual, last leaf of text wanting upper outer corner (with loss of half a dozen words); handsomely bound in contemporary green full roan, boards with double gilt frame border enclosing elaborate blind frame within which sits a decorative gilt rectangle, backstrip elaborately tooled in gilt with with black leather label ruled and lettered in gilt, gilt doublures, red sprinkled edges, green endpapers, a most attractive copy. The plates (one of which is placed as frontispiece) and head-pieces are by Sartorius and engraved by Scott. Some of the tail-pieces are signed 'Austin'. This copy was presented by A.H. Cowie to his friend E.W. Hermon with the former's inscription 'J. Cundee, the publisher of this book was my grand uncle and the original oil paintings by Sartorius were in my family till a few years ago'. Somervile's famous blank verse poem was first published in 1735, its successor 'Field Sports' in 1742. VERY SCARCE.
Liège, Editions Dynamo, P. Aelberts, Editeur, 1958. Plaquette in-8 brochée, couverture illustrée d'une tête de loup, 17 pages. Très rare plaquette tirée à 66 exemplaires numérotés, celle-ci sur vélin blanc mercury. Illustré de 5 bois gravés de A. Drains et gravée sur bois par A. Lebas. Babiole cynégétique n°26.
Editions Dynamo, P. Aelberts éditeur, Liège, 1958. Plaquette In-8 cousue, 15 pages, frontispice. Tirage limité à 66 exemplaires, celui-ci sur vélin blanc. Kaps, p. 197. Babiole cynégétique n° 25.
Librairie Hachette et Cie, Paris, 1867. In/12 reliure demi-basane havane, dos lisse à filets or et à froid, pièce de titre verte, couverture conservée, 7 gravures sur bois hors-texte, 366 p. Divers textes dont une chasse au chamois... Un envoi de l'auteur sur la couverture conservée. Taches sur la basane, quelques rousseurs éparses. Biblio : Thiebaud col. 706. Rainulphe Marie Eustache d'Osmond, 5e marquis d'Osmond (1828 - 1891). De tempérament original et artiste, membre du cercle de l'Union artistique, Rainulphe d'Osmond a écrit plusieurs ouvrages. Homme mondain et élégant, il fut passionné de chasse et de musique.
Librairie Hachette et Cie, Paris, 1867. In/12 reliure demi-chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs à fleurons dorés, 7 gravures sur bois hors-texte, 366 p. Un ex-libris en page de garde, quelques rousseurs éparses. Première édition. Divers textes dont une chasse au chamois... Rainulphe Marie Eustache d'Osmond (1828 - 1891). De tempérament original et artiste, membre du cercle de l'Union artistique, écrivit plusieurs ouvrages. Homme mondain et élégant, il fut passionné de chasse et de musique. Thiebaud col. 706.
Angers, Lebossé, 1844. In-8° ; demi-basane verte, dos lisse orné de roulettes dorées, titre en lettres dorées (rel. ép.). Edition recherchée, rare en reliure d'époque. reproduisant celle de 1585. 15 pp.-(4) ff.-(4) ff. de table des chapitres-125 ff. (le f. 114 est mal paginé 411)- (5) ff. de Recueil des mots et manières de parler en vénerie, très nombreuses illustrations in-t. et h.-t. reproduisant des bois anciens. Bel exemplaire. Brunet, II, 1357 Intérieur parfait, coins légèrement émoussés.
Emile Hazan, Editeur, Paris, 1975. In-4 broché, couverture rempliée illustrée en bordeaux, 190 p. Illustrations dans le texte à la plume, 4 reproductions d’aquarelles par Ivan Benoist-Gironière. Tirage à 1500 exemplaires numérotés. Kaps, p. 87.
86 pages. Articles: The Two Mr. Vandenbergs - a study of Michigan Senator Arthur Vandenberg's political personality; Calico Swing - what gals and gents are wearin' at square dances this summer; Homemade Boom in Dixie - two of its poorest states acquire the New Look of prosperity; The Secret Papers of Harry L. Hopkins (part 4) - Stalin spoke of morals - the record of his visit to Stalin to discuss plans for defeating Hitler; Hunting of the Swede - screen writer Eddie Blum discovers Marta Toren for Hollywood; Designs for Touring (part 8) - Northern Michigan travel. Fiction: Along Came Mary; Marabou for Mama; The Bramble Bush; Even Up; The Makings; Hannigan. Ads include: True Temper golf club shafts; Zenith radios; Hickok belts; Monarch canned produce; American Optical; RCA Victor portable radios; 1949 Studebaker trucks; Pabst beer - with colour image of Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Peck; Good Year; Plymouth; American Airlines; Freeman Shoes; Mercury cars; Ballantine's Ale; Hiram Walker nice two-page color-photo ad; Skol; Esterbrook pens; Holeproof socks; Tawn toiletries; National Guard; Camel cigarettes (back cover) featuring rodeo champion Ken Roberts. Front cover nearly detached. Piece missing from top of back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Features: Was it Coincidence? - a Zulu witch doctor and his magic; The Man Who Hesitated - a dramatic story from West Africa; Comacchio on the Adriatic - the Venice of the Eels - article with photos; The Brophy Will Case - an unusual American detective case; The Wily Coyote - interesting stories of these hated coyotes and their ways in the Western States; McNeill's Lapse - a good man falls victim to temptation; Climbing the White Elephant near the Tom Reed Mine at Oatman, Arizona - article with nice photos; The Adventures of a Rolling Stone (part II) - tales from two young naval officers who set off to see the world with five dollars between them; Lion Hunting in Somaliland - article with many photos; The Cruise of the Dream Ship - part IV of Ralph Stock's sailing through the enchanted South Sea Islands - article with nice photos; Trapped by a Flash-flood in a canyon; Down the River - two youngsters seek fortune and adventure running a little launch on a New Zealand river; Robert Tipp's terrible ordeal at the top of a lofty flagstaff; My Visit to Mexico - why the author didn't want to go and now likes Mexico less than ever; Our Adventures Among the Berbers - the author's experiences with the Shawia Berbers of Algeria - article with great photos; That Donkey! - the pathetic story of a journalist and the donkey he bought; nice vintage ads. Multiple pieces of red, clear and brown tape securing covers. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Paris, Imprimerie et Librairie de Mme Ve Bouchard-Huzard, 1845. In/8, reliure en demi-chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs à caisson dorés, 2 f. n.ch., 54 p., 496 p., figures sur bois et fanfares in-texte. Rousseurs éparses. L'un des grand textes consacrés à la Vénerie. L'auteur, écuyer et seigneur d'Amigny, composa ce texte paru à l'origine en 1763. La présente édition reprend celle de 1778, reproduisant la "remarquable introduction" et remplaçant les traités "des remèdes" et du "Droit de suite" par des traités similaires, mis à jour. Il comprend huit parties sur la chasse des différents gibiers : Le sanglier, (moyens de tuer le sanglier avec le limier, quête du sanglier, jugement des traces, etc.) ; le cerf ; le daim ; le chevreuil le loup ; le renard, le blaireau et la loutre. Un chapitre traite des maladies des chiens, la législation, ainsi que le vocabulaire des principaux termes de chasse. L'ouvrage se terminant par la présentation de documents statistiques sur les forêts. Thiébaud, 590.
Paris, imprimerie de Madame Veuve Bouchard Huzard, 1858. In folio en reliure demi-basane verte à coins, dos lisse à titre dorés, triple filets sur les plats, doré sur tête, frontispice, 43 p., une planche en chromolithographie, illustrations en noir. Edition originale. Rousseurs éparses. Recherches faites sur les anciens droits d'usage, en fait de chasse aux haies Thiebaud col. 716.
Paris, Ernest Flammarion Editeur, 1906. Grand in-8, reliure demi-basane havane marbrée, dos à nerfs à fleurons et titres dorés, couvertures conservées, 100 p., figures dans le texte de l'auteur. J.-B. Samat nous présente cette magnifique région, pittoresque et étrange, que sont la Camargue et le marais de la Coustière de Crau. Joliment écrit, cet ouvrage restitue avec intensité les charmes si particuliers de ces plaines aux tons de cuivres, où vivent lièvres, canards, vanneaux, bécassines, alouettes... Thiébaud, 827.
Paris Nouvelles Editions de la Toison d'Or 1950, In-folio broché, couverture illustrée rempliée, 172 pages. 48 superbes planches d'études au crayon de B. RIAB. Exemplaire hors commerce. Très bel exemplaire.
A Paris, chez l’auteur (!), Déterville, an IX (1801). In/12 reliure demi-maroquin à coin brun, dos à nerfs à titres dorés, frontispice, xxiij f., 224 p. Deux papiers différents composent le présent exemplaire. Thiebaud col. 948.
Features: Through Spain in Disguise - Part I of the story of an odd wager, by the Countess Guerrini Malmignati; The Tiger-Man of the Whynooche - locals of Chehalis and Mason counties in Washington state feared this killer; The Ghost of Ozwatini - a strange story from Natal; "Quarrelsome Mac" - a nautical story; The "Hell-On-Earth" Legion - five years with the French Foreign Legion; Starting Life Afresh in South Africa - Our experiment in orange-growing (with wonderful photos) - part II; Nature's Nightmares - ugly animals; Nurse Warburton's Ordeal - she became lost while tramping from Hope to Princeton, British Columbia; Hunting the Australian Buffalo - article with super photos; The Big Voyage of the Little "Shanghai" - Part III of a trip from Shanghai to Copenhagen in a forty-foot yacht; Trial by Jury - an awkward trial in India; Tuk-Took - a little Eskimo girl, her step-mother, and her dog - with nice photos; A Dead Man's Diary - an unknown white man perishes in the African wilds, but leaves his diary; The Mystery of "Dutch Henry" who was wanted "dead or alive" by two governments; nice vintage ads. Multiple pieces of red, clear and brown tape securing covers. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Pages 314-416 plus 24 pages of nice ads. Black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Mystery of Grenville Park - The Countess Mannati D'Induno Olphert; Hunting the Wild Bull in New Zealand - D. W.O. Fagan; The Black Band - D.H. Low; A Houseboat on the Euphrates - John Horne; A Fight with a Golden Eagle - Frederic Lees; The "Zincali" Knife - H.J. O'Brien; An Ocean Death Trap; James G. McCurdy; Two Years Among Strange Tribes - Part I - W. Hilton-Simpson; The Adventures of "Babi" - W. Dingwall Fordyce; Our Trek Beyond the Zambesi - Part 5 - Mrs. Fred Maturin; The Sacrifice - D.D. Kennedy; A Church Built in a Day - H.J. Shepstone; A Nightmare Voyage - Chandos St. John Brenon; Across Unkown Labrador - Part 4 - H. Hesketh Prichard. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
