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8vo [22 x 14 cm]; xii, 299 pp, frontis (port), 2 maps, including one foldout, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering in gilt border, endpaper signature, endpaper lightly toned, interior is clean and near fine, in very good+ cover. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Based on three month's travel on the Huallage River, an Amazon tributary, from its source at 14,000 feet in the Andes to Yurimaguas at 500 feet sea level and the return to the Pacific by the ancient trade route through northern Peru. The author, a distinguished gardener, discovered a new genus of plants and several new species. There is much on the scenery, native people, camp life, etc. Good illustrations including the orchid Sobralia gloriosa growing beside the Yana-yacu River.
636p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
First edition, 2 vols., large 8vo, xii, [2], 397, [1]; viii, [2], 428pp., plates and maps as called for, orig. publishers red cloth, spines faded, uncut.
2 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and plates in photogravure (some original tissue guards present) and maps, some light and occasional spotting; original red cloth, gilt backs, gilt tops, covers mildly age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean set. EXTREMELY SCARCE
Crépin Leblond et cie éditeurs, 1960. In/8 carré broché, couverture illustrée, 341 p. Douze récits du Duc de Brissac, Baron de Janti, Henri Lemoine, Jacques Levron, Maud Sacquard de Belleroche, Odette Boucher, Maurice Pierre Boyé et Andrée Madeleine Duchet.
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.
Brulliard, 1925. In-8 broché de 218 pages. Planches hors-texte. Petite déchirure sans manque sur le haut du dos sinon Bon état.
Payot 1939, In-8 broché, 222 pages avec une carte. Bon état
Amiot-Dumont, Paris, 1952. Grand In-8 broché sous jaquette illustrée, 226 pages, illustré d’une carte et 9 planches photographiques h.-texte sur papier couché. Un envoi de l'auteur en page de garde. Un récit captivant qui nous emmène notamment au Congo Belge, en Ouganda, à la poursuite des gorilles avec l'aide des pygmées. Edition originale. Kaps, p. 134.
large 8vo [25 x 16 cm]; 2 volumes, in 10 parts by genera, hundreds of illustrations including 97 full-page plates and folding, 13 colored maps mostly folding showing geographical distributions, indices, with title & half title pages issued later. later (1953) cloth with gilt spine title lettering, the original heavy paper wraps of each of the 10 parts are bound in (one wrap chipped & repaired), the parts are not bound in order, small stain on outer edge of part VII, fine, clean and unmarked. A pi In this copy, part X, General Review of the Orchideae is bound first in volume I Originally published in 10 parts, usually bound in 2 volumes, in 1887-1894, it is a milestone and a famous and still useful reference in orchid literature, with descriptions and culture of about 1,700 species and hybrids, together with the history of their discovery and collection, about 1300 pages. Besides the detailed descriptions, the work includes details on the discovery and development of the various species and varieties. Veitch was a leading English nursery, which sent plant hunters to many parts of the world, and introduced numerous new varieties and species. BMNH 2199. Massachusetts Horticultural Library Catalogue 323. Burrage p. 90. Glikbarg (supplement 1982). "Many of the instructions contained in the Manual relative to the care of different orchids are still valuable. Good scientific descriptions in English are given for each species; these descriptions are accompanied by the appropriate references to earlier authorities together with detailed information on habitat, discovery and culture. A substantial amount of interesting detail concerning contemporary and past orchid hunters, collectors and growers is given, much of which would be difficult to find elsewhere. The numerous maps indicating the habitat of various species are valuable and the work is enriched by many well-drawn black and white engraved plates and illustrations in the text.. . . a veritable encyclopedia. . . the 1963 reprint has maps that can be read only with difficulty". [Duveen, Classics of Orchid Literature, American Orchid Society, 1972].
8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 317 pp, frontis, illustrations from photos, 2 maps including double-page map with route in red and folding map of Himalaya East of the Tsangpo in blue & black, index of places, plant index, persons index, animal-bird index. original cloth, gilt lettering, spine lightly faded but lettering clear, trifle foxed in margin of title page, bookplate on endpaper, near fine, clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, plant collector and geographer and winner of the Royal Geographical Society Gold Medal, describes the people, nature, scenes during his plant hunting expedition in Tibet where he found numerous plants new to Europe.
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.
Paris, 1931-32. Plaquette in/8, nombreuses illustrations, 48 p. Rousseurs et taches claires sur la couverture ; manque une agrafe au catalogue. Fusils Hammerless, Mannlicher, Browning,... cartouches, divers accessoires pour chasseurs et gardes, miroirs à alouettes, appeaux, pièges, ...
4to (270 x 205 mm), [8], iv + 32pp., of facsimiles, orig. quarter Roxburghe morocco, a little rubbed with head of spine chipped, uncut. A facsimile reprint of the original edition of 1591 which was at the time in the possession of Lord Aldenham. Preface by G. E. Cokayne, who presented copies to the Roxburghe Club members in 1897. Barker, 134.
Paris, librairie Firmin Didot, 1877. In/12 reliure à la bradel en demi-maroquin marine à coins, titres dorés, couvertures conservées, bel joli ex-libris (faucon & arbalète : A. MERCIER), 12 hors-textes de Bellecroix, 375 p. Rousseurs éparses. Thiebault col. 950.
Editions Delagrave, 1968. In/4, pleine toile illustrée en couleur, 125 pages. 75 Illustrations en noir et en couleur de Maurice Parent. Manque la moitié de la page de garde. Edition originale. Kaps, p. 106.
Payot, Paris, 1943. Grand In-8 broché, couverture illustrée, 242 p., une carte sur double page et 4 planches h.-texte sur papier couché reproduisant 11 photographies. Edition originale. Exemplaire non coupé. La chasse tient une place secondaire dans ce remarquable récit de voyage. Mouchon, 1272.
BORNEMAN.. 1964. In-8 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. Couv. légèrement pliée. Dos abîmé. Intérieur frais. 78 pages. Nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc dans le texte et hors texte par MARCEL BOURGEOIS ET l'Auteur.
Edition Flammarion, 1998. In/8 oblong broché, couverture rempliée illustrée, nombreuses illustrations en couleur, 119 p. La chasse dans l'histoire : un sport de prestige, un loisir réglementé - Sur le terrain : le gibier et son environnement, un bon fusil et un bon chien - l'image de la chasse : l'homme, ce chasseur nu, le champ des passions.
119p. + Plus frontis and full page photographs. Penciled ownership of Mrs. William A. Kump, 1917. 12mo. Original full printed wraps, damp stained at top edge. AFRICA/2
London, Country life limited 1948. In-8 relié toile de 182 pages Illustrées de planches hors texte. La toile est abimée. Très bon état
Gévelot. 1963. In-18 Carré. Relié. Bon état. Couv. légèrement pliée. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur bon état. 142 pages de texte, plus agenda. Tranche orange. Annotation au dos de la page de titre. Données sur le fusil, le tir, le chien.
52p. Numerous photographs. Inked ownership of Michael Dietz on title page. Small 4to. Original full cloth binding, faded. Hardbound. AIR/1
253p. illus. Hardcover Very good condition except several indentations on front cover
