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Editions Guy Le Prat, Paris, 1945. In-4 broché couverture rempliée imprimée et gaufrée. Illustrations en couleur de Henri Carles à chaque page, 23 ff. n. ch. Un des 100 numéroté. Non coupé. Petites rousseurs en bordure de la couverture, bel exemplaire cependant. Edition originale. Ouvrage spécialement tiré pour la Librairie Thiebaud, 100 exemplaires. Mouchon, 1172.
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
Pages 442-528 plus 16 pages of great vintage ads, many illustrated. Features: A Soldier of Fortune - a story smuggled in bits from a French prison (part 1); A Woman in Unknown Albania - Part I - Mrs. Rose Wilder Lane describes her adventures among the remote northern mountains where tribal blood-feuds still flourish - article with photos; The Election at Rodeo - an account of the happenings at a town in Argentina on the occasion of the Presidential election of 1914; The Search for the Grosvenor Treasure - an account of the wreck of the Grosvenor on the lonely coast of Pondoland, South Africa, and operations of seekers of her sunken treasure of precious metals and stones - with photos; The Terror of the Terai - the story of one of the most remarkable elephant hunts on record - a twelve days' chase after a man-killing 'rogue'; Photo of a Venetian funeral; Three Asses in the Pyrenees - the humourous travels of a huband and wife with their donkey (part 4); Across the Pacific in a Chinese Junk - Captain George Ward and his voyage from Amoy, China to Victoria, British Columbia - article with photos, one of which includes Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford aboard the vessel; Forgotten - the terrible experience of a young surveyor off the coast of Trinidad; The Witching of the M'Bumbo - a tale of native witchcraft and trial by ordeal in Nigeria; Our Unlucky Day - an account of a series of disasters which struck a steamer, the S.S. Z_____ in the Gulf of Mexico; The Village of the Greeks - visit to a tiny hamlet in the Sicilian Mountains - with photos; The Gower Affair - a story of black magic at Porto Lokkoh on the West Coast of Africa. Above-average wear. Front cover loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Imprimerie Robin, Cognac, 1973. Plaquette in-8 brochée, 22 pages. Plaquette recherchée où le Bécassier puisera d'utiles remarques et renseignements sur la chasse de la mordorée. Édition originale. Kaps, p. 120.
pp. 107-184. 243 pages total + Illustrations. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Limited edition. An important companion to any study of the Pennsylvania (and/or Kentucky) Long Rifle. Also issued as: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society. Volume IX. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
pp. 105-157. 174 pages total + Illustrations. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, covers foxed. Limited edition. An important contribution to any study of the Pennsylvania (and/or Kentucky) Long Rifle. Also issued as: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society. Volume VII. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
1st edition. Hardback in dustjacket. Fine/Fine. ISBN 0718123166. 15090. eng
8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 194 pp, color illustrations from photos on 20 plates, 39 drawings in text, maps, list of seeds collected, glossary, bibliog, plant index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, fine in fine dj (not price clipped). A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Travels in East Nepal by a group of horticultural botanists, searching for seeds for western gardens, resulted in many new plants being introduced, several for the first time. The author also describes the occurrence of many western plants that originated in the Himalaya. The party visited the little known Jaljale Himal where the bizarre snowball plant the noble rhubarb were found, later visiting Topke Gola where they found the rare golden edelweiss. Included are adventures with and descriptions of the local people.
4to [28 x 22 cm]; 516, [i, ad] pp, color frontis, over 400 color & 250 bw illus, maps, bibliog, index of plants, index of people, index of locations, index of gardens, glossary, colored endpaper maps. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, dj, fine, clean and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. After a useful introduction to plant hunting in China, with brief biographies of all the main collectors, the author describes his many travels in search of plants, which includes adventure as well as botany. China is one of the richest areas of the world for different plant species. The author is an acclaimed garden writer and plant collector. A beautifully illustrated work. This copy contains a four-page handwritten manuscript entitled 'New Treats from China by Roy Lancaster' dated March 8/90, which describes in some detail historical plant hunting in China and the plants found that are currently available in nurseries.
4to [28 x 22 cm]; 516, [i, ad] pp, color frontis, over 400 color & 250 bw illus, maps, bibliog, index of plants, index of people, index of locations, index of gardens, glossary, colored endpaper maps. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, dj (slight wear at spine ends), else fine, clean with the author's signature on title page 'with best wishes, Roy Lancaster 21st November 1989'. A picture of this book is available upon request by e After a useful introduction to plant hunting in China, with brief biographies of all the main collectors, the author describes his many travels in search of plants, which includes adventure as well as botany. China is one of the richest areas of the world for different plant species. The author is an acclaimed garden writer and plant collector. A beautifully illustrated work.
4to [28 x 22 cm]; 291 pp, 270 color and 70 black & white illustrations, bibliog, glossary, index. original cloth with gilt title lettering on front cover and spine, pictorial endpapers, dj, fine, clean, unmarked and unused. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. First published in 1981 under the title Plant Hunting in Nepal, this new edition is much enlarged with updated nomenclature and an additional chapter on a subsequent visit to Nepal by the author, and with more illustrations. Although the book's emphasis is on the wide variety of plants found in the area, the author also describes the expedition's many adventures, parties with the Tibetans, birds and animals, the Nepalese people and their lives, beautifully illustrated.
CHASSE SPORT.. 1976. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos frotté. Intérieur frais. 239 pages. Nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc dans le texte et hors texte.
Chasse Sports. 1976. In-8 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. Couv. convenable. Coiffe en pied abîmée. Intérieur frais. 183 pages. Illustré de nombreux dessins et photos en noir et blanc. Le seul guide officiel agréé par l'ONC. Illust. de F. Bérille, Dupuich et J. Marcellin.
Paris, Chasse Sport 1976. In-8 broché couverture illustrée de 183 pages. Photos et illustrations. Bon état
ISBN : 290544200X. Chasse Sports. 1991. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 239 pages. Illustré de nombreux dessins et photos en noir et blanc. Avec calques à cocher pour les épreuves, en fin d'ouvrage. 12 pages d'épreuves-tests avec calques comme à l'examen.
Chasse Sports. 1984. In-8 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. Tâchée. Dos frotté. Intérieur frais. 239 pages. Illustré de nombreux dessins et photos en noir et blanc. Avec calques à cocher pour les épreuves, en fin d'ouvrage. 10 pages 'Jouez à l'examen'. Guide agréé par l'ONC.
Fascicule broch?. 31 pages photocopi?es. 21x27 cm.
Broch?. 283 pages.
Editions Cénomane, 1998. In/8 broché, couverture illustrée en noir, 8 feuillets de photographies, 295 p. A propos de Rougé, l'auteur confie : "Il a été déterminant dans ma vie. Je lui dois ma haine de l'injustice, mon goût de la solitude, ma passion pour le monde étrange des chouans, des Vendéens, des loups...". Il retrace pour nous le parcours de ce braconnier qui, ayant blessé un gendarme en 1854, fut traqué, protégé et caché par la population, puis rattrapé et jugé, finira sa vie en Guyane, déporté. Kaps pour d'autres éditions p. 119.
Presses de la Cité 1954. In-8, reliure éditeur sous jaquette illustrée de 316 pages, photos. Bon état
Montbel, "Les aventuriers voyageurs", 2010, in/8 broché, 333 pages. Des pages froissées en fin de volume. Réédition d'un ouvrage de 1954. “ Un chasseur vous parle “ est différent de la plupart des livres consacrés au gros gibier, et ceci parce que l’accent est mis sur le plus étrange de tous les animaux de la jungle.
A. Durand et Pedone-Lauriel éditeurs, Paris, 1887. In/8 broché couverture imprimée, 136 p. Exemplaire non coupé ; petit manque en couverture, quelques pages tachées. Thiebaud col. 550.
Editions Nilsson (Maurice d'Hartoy sur la couverture), Paris, S. d. (1925). Grand In-8 broché, couverture illustrée. 142 pages, 12 planches h.-texte sur papier couché de photographies en noir et blanc et de reproductions d’aquarelles de Louis de Lajarrige. Edition originale. Auréoles claires sur la couverture. Le fusil de chasse et ses munitions. Les principes du tir de chasse. Les chiens de chasse. Le gibier à plume et à poil. Les battues. La chasse au marais, etc. Thiébaud, 550.
