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1820621804Leipzig, Brockhaus, 1820-22. 32, 464 römisch paginierte S., 477 S., 1 Bl. Anzeigen; XVIII, 813 S. Mit 1 mehrfach gefalteten Kupfertafel, 1 Doppeltafel mit 8 Melodie-Beispielen u. 4 gefalteten Tabellen. Leinen d. Zeit mit Blindprägung (leicht berieben, Rücken etwas verblaßt). [2 Warenabbildungen]
1865623058Leipzig, F. A. Brockhaus, 1865. Gr.-8vo. XXII, 694 S.; XVIII, 730 S. Mit 2 illustrierten Schmucktiteln in Tonlithographie, 2 (1 farb.) lithographierten Falttafeln, 20 Holzschnitt-Tafeln u. zahlreichen Textholzschnitten. Originalleinen mit Gold- u. Blindprägung sowie Rotschnitt mit Farnmuster (Rücken verblaßt u. oben mit kl. Leimspur, Vorsätze mit Klebespur durch entferntes Exlibris, privatem Stempel u. altem Eintrag in Tinte). [3 Warenabbildungen]
18581014562Leipzig, Brockhaus, 1858. 24, 531, (1) S., 1 gefaltete kolorierte Tafel. Hldrbd d. Zeit m. goldgeprägtem Rückentitel (Einbd etwas beschabt, vorderes Innengelenk gelockert, anfangs mehrfach gestempelt, etwas fleckig, einige Blatt m. winzigen Wurmspuren im Fußsteg, etwas fleckig, 2 S. m. farbigen Anstreichungen).
182110152691821. 18, 814 S. Ppbd d. Zeit (beschabt).
186510157721865. Gr.-8vo. Lithogr. Titelbl., 1, 730 S. Mit zahlr. Textholzschnitten u. 7 Taf. in Holzschnitt. Geprägter OLwdbd m. Rückenu. Deckelverg. (Rücken verblichen, bestossen, Buchblock lose).
18983677FBNeudamm, Neumann Verlag, [um 1898]. Groß-8°. 24 x 16,5 cm. VIII, 380 Seiten. Original-Leinenband mit Schwarz- und Goldprägung und Rundum-Rotschnitt. (= Handbuch für Jäger, Jagdberechtigte und Jagdliebhaber, bearbeitet und herausgegeben von Johann Jakob von Tschudi, Ban
199126628Oceanside CA: Armory Publications. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1991-1992. 1st Thus. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Armory Publications hardcover
190821039New Haven: Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1908. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Nibbled around the edges which extends to page 56 at the lower right corner. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 180 pages . Winchester Repeating Arms Co. paperback
196719016Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Very Good. 1967. Three ring binder. This is a red Winchester World-Wide Safaris binder with operating procedures for setting up safaris for clients. There are sections for all the various countries and areas for which Winchester set up trips. Included are suggestions for firearms to be used. Interesting piece of Winchester history. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall . Winchester Repeating Arms Co. unknown
192512289New Haven: Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Fine with no dust jacket. 1925. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Minimal handling wear. Slight browning of the pages. Sticker from a Seattle sporting goods store on the front. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 88 pages . Winchester Repeating Arms Co. paperback
1916k1769London: G P Putnam's Sons. VG : in very good condition with rubbed and lightly marked dust jacket. 1916. Fifth Edition revised. Red hardback cloth cover. 180mm x 130mm 7" x 5". 133pp. . G P Putnam's Sons hardcover
1910g8704New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. Jacket rubbed with edge chipping and internal tape repair. 1910. Reprint. Maroon/gilt hardback cloth cover. 180mm x 110mm 7" x 4". 130pp ad. . G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
190816596NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good. 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. New spine and endpapers. Xlib stamps. Thanks to the rebinding the book is very tight. ; Ex-Library; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 217 pages . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
JH049151865 (4th ed. edited by J.J. von Tschudi) 2 vols. xxii, 694, xvii, 730 p., num. figs, 22 (2 folded) pls, lithographed half-title, contemporary hcalf (worn, volume 2 with upper end of spine missing). One folded plate (= map) damaged and repaired. Outer edges waterstained at places (not or hardly affecting the text or plates).
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Behind the Scenes in Russia - Part VI - Robert Wilton, a British War Correspondent on the Eastern Front, recounts his experiences, tells the true story of the tragic end of Rasputin, and discusses claims that the Czar is alive - article with photos of the Czar, his family, and Rasputin; The Most Savage of Beasts - John A. Jordan describes the strange tactics and danger of hunting the African Buffalo; A Hero of the Soudan - How the first Civilian's Victoria Cross was won by Sergeant J.J. Farmer - article with photo; My Niggers - humorous account of the writer's experiences of Gyppies at a camp along the Suez Canal; My Wanderings in Little-Known Angola - interesting article with many excellent photos; The Mechanically-Minded Skipper - Tobias Meddling of the 8-thousand ton ship Peerless; Capturing Seventy-Nine Germans Single-Handed - Canadian officer Captain MacDowell tricked Germans into surrendering at Vimy Ridge; The Battle for the Lake - German warships are ousted from the great inland sea in Central Africa, Tanganyika; Our Grizzly Bear Record - Francis Dickie and his companion set a new world's record for killing Grizzly bears in the Canadian Rockies - article with photos; Pipe Town - where Brier pipes are made for the "Tommies" and the "Poilus" - article with excellent photos; A "Rice Wedding" in Java - fascinating photo-illustrated article; Some Strange Escapes From Germany - Part I - how prisoners of war escaped from the Germans in WWI; My Escape From Russia - Madame Semenoff describes her escape from Petrograd after the Bolsheviks took over; Canada's Water Miracle - The Bassano Dam, the world's longest, built in Alberta, Canada - article with excellent photos; The Zulu Love Medicine - Part I - a member of the Natal Mounted Police describes how an Englishman was murdered by a Zulu medicine-man and accomplices so a portion of the body could be used to make an effective love medicine; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3], 268-352, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
Front cover photo portrait of Captain James Blaikie - taken prisoner after his ship, the S.S. Caledonia, was sunk by submarine on december 4th 1916. The struggle of land-power against sea-power. Submarine photos. Full-page photo of British small naval dirigible used for submarine hunting. Photos of survivors of the Ivernia, torpedoed January 1st, 1917. Photos of piracy on the high seas - the sinking of the Nantes by the Mowe. Covers secured by tape. Many tears to back cover along fold. 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.
8vo [24 x 17 cm]; 2 volumes, xxix, 248; ix, 276 pp, 127 plates from photos, map endpapers, index. original green cloth with gilt title lettering, edges lightly rubbed, near fine set, interior is clean and unmarked, the dust jacket for volume I is present (bit chipped at spine end, small hole, not price clipped) & is scarce. A picture of this book is a Wilson, originally worked for Kew and later became the keeper of the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University, was one of the most important plant collectors of his time, having traveled extensively in China and Japan, where he found many new species which were introduced to the west for the first time. These included lilies, rhododendrons, azaleas, hydrangea, cherries, jasmine, etc. This work surveys his many travels, including Africa, Australia and New Zealand, the tropics of America, China, Japan. He provides excellent descriptions of plant life including orchids, as well as natural history, the people he encountered, and a good overview of previous plant exploration. This copy also includes the loose article, "On the Trail of E. H. Wilson", Eliot Tozer, extracted from Horticulture, November 1994, which describes Wilson's progress as a plant hunter, from the beginning of his carreer through his many discoveries, including of the regal lily, numerous new rose species, over 5.000 species of plants and seeds of over 1,500 other plant species, including 2,000 new to science. The article contains several illustrations, including his portrait.
8vo [24 x 17 cm]; 2 volumes, xxix, 248; ix, 276 pp, 127 plates from photos, map endpapers, index. original green cloth with gilt title lettering, spine a little faded, interior is clean and fine, in very good covers. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Wilson, originally worked for Kew and later became the keeper of the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University, was one of the most important plant collectors of his time, having traveled extensively in China and Japan, where he found many new species which were introduced to the west for the first time. These included lilies, rhododendrons, azaleas, hydrangea, cherries, jasmine, etc. This work surveys his many travels, including Africa, Australia and New Zealand, the tropics of America, China, Japan. He provides excellent descriptions of plant life including orchids, as well as natural history, the people he encountered, and a good overview of previous plant exploration.
201828511Woonsocket R. I.: Mowbray Publishing. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. 1931464839 . 4to 11" - 13" tall; 221 pages . Mowbray Publishing hardcover
19904313Camden SC: Briar Patch Press 1990. Reprint Trade Ed. Full Leather. Fine. Deluxe Edition. 303 pp ill. A narrative of a sporting trip from Zanzibar to the borders of the Masai. One of the long respected exciting classic titles about hunting big game in East Africa. Part of the Briar Patch African collection. Fine but with former owner's name written on front free endpaper. Good reading. Fine. Briar Patch Press unknown
19903163Camden SC: Briar Patch Press 1990. Dlx Ltd Ed Rep: 500 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Original Slipcase Fine. limited edition. 303 pp ill. A narrative of a sporting trip from Zanzibar to the borders of the Masai. One of the long respected exciting classic titles about hunting big game in East Africa. Part of the Briar Patch African collection. Fine. Good reading. Deluxe ltd ed reprint: 500 copies bound in genuine gilt stamped leather and in a slipcase. Briar Patch Press hardcover
1990941Prescott AZ: Wolfe Publishing 1990. Reprint Limited to 1500 Copies. Half Leather. Fine. Wolfe. 312 pp ill. Pull out rear pocket map. The narrative of a sporting trip from Zanzibar to the borders of the Masai region through some of the best hunting country then known. Much on elephant hunting. A classic book. This is a fine reprint in like new condition as well. Wolfe Publishing unknown
188914290London: Longmans Green & Company. Good. 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Stain to the bottom outer corner first third of the book. Bottom of the front cover appears to have been repaired. Bound in the original cloth the covers are gray-green which does not appear to be original. The map is present but has been reinforced with tape on the folds. The book feels very tight. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 312 pages . Longmans, Green & Company hardcover
8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, and 23 full-page and 9 vignette wood-engravings in the text, some mild offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; green cloth, upper board blocked in gilt with the author's 'Owl' device, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, moderately age-soiled dustwrapper, the latter browned at backstrip. The number of stories has been reduced from the twelve of the first edition to nine; those excluded being 'No Eel for Nog', 'Mewliboy', 'Chakchek's Raid on London', 'The Yellow Boots' and 'The Old Pond'. Two stories are revised - 'Bill Brock's Good Turn' becomes 'The Epic of Brock the Badger' and 'A Day with the Jelly-Dogs' becomes 'My Day with the Beagles'. One new story, 'Redeye', is added. In this Cheaper Edition the dustwrapper carries the illustration from p.283 (stag in river) on front panel, tailpiece from p.286 (stag lying) on backstrip and advertisements for 'Tarka', 'Swallows' and 'Peregrine' on rear panel. VERY SCARCE IN THE DUSTWRAPPER. Matthews, p.36.