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8vo [22.5 x15 cm]; xi, 275, 12 [ads] pp, frontis, plates from photos, foldout map, general index, plant index. original cloth with gilt vignette and lettering on front cover & spine, lightly foxed on title page, fine, clean copy in very good dust jacket (light wear, small chip) with a loose extra 3-page appendix (about 6 x 4 inches, photocopy, from later edition. The author, perhaps the most famous plant hunter of the twentieth century, describes his travels in Yunnan, Burma, China, Tibet searching for new plants but also describing the countryside and peoples and gives his own feelings and philosophy of plant collecting, travel, nature, etc. There was a later reprint but in reduced format compared to this first edition. Not usually found in a jacket.
1966260503-RD00Bonanza Books 1966. Very good hardcover with very good dust jacket slight edge wear to jacket. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Bonanza Books Hardcover
1019810289.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
8vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece, plates and full-page map; terracotta cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A big game and South African classic first published in 1916. This edition is now uncommon in its own right.
197326816Books of Rhodesia Bulawayo 1973. 8vo. First Edition thus with portrait frontispiece plates and full-page map; terracotta cloth upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A big game and South African classic first published in 1916. This edition is now uncommon in its own right. Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, hardcover
1987220621-MB35Briar Patch Press African Collection 1987. Very Good decorative cover with marbled endpapers illustrated by W.R. Leigh. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Issued. Illus. by Leigh W.R. Briar Patch Press (African Collection) Hardcover
19914724NY: St Martin's Press 1991. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Stated first ed of this Capstick reprint series. 24 pp ill. Nice reprint of a very popular and classic title. St Martin's Press hardcover
0484851349.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
189886179Longmans, Green and Co, London, New York and Bombay , Fun, Feather, and Fin Series Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1898 Book condition, Etat : Moyen hardcover, editor's cream binding, illustrated, title in red with the name of the serie Fur, Feather and Fin in large letters In-8 1 vol. - 265 pages
19466906Washington DC: American Wildlife Inst 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Young S & Goldman E. THE PUMA: Mysterious American Cat. 1946 DC 358 pp. Ill. Brings together the widely scattered literature about this great American game animal. Part 1 is history life range status etc. Part 2 is population and control. Not hunting but a must for anyone interested in this animal. Vg copy in Vg dust jacket. Inner pages are fine. American Wildlife Inst hardcover
19685-D14350The Council for the Liberation of Daily Life New York 1968. pamphlet. Good. Sunning along edges. The Council for the Liberation of Daily Life, New York unknown
195318567NY: Bonanza. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1953. Hardcover. DJ has been reinforced with tape at the spine ends. Owner's inscription on the fep. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 495 pages . Bonanza hardcover
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 27 plates on 14 and 5 illustrations in the text; terracotta cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper with losses.
200228438Shipley UK: R. D. C. Evans. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very slight bump to the upper outer corners dropping the book from "very fine." Signed 1st not numbered. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 263 pages; Signed by Author . R. D. C. Evans hardcover
4to [28 x 21 cm]; xi, 113 pp, frontis portrait of Farrer, 12 fine color plates from Farrer's paintings in the field, 4 black & white plates, comprehensive annotated bibliography of all of Farrer's works. original white cloth, gilt spine title lettering, light foxing on few margins, name whitened out on endpaper, bookplate removed, one blank corner of leaf torn off, very good, clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Farrer was one of the most important plant hunters of his time and introduced hundreds of plants to the west that we now take for granted in our gardens (see Coats, The Plant Hunters, p. 132, etc). Farrer collected plants extensively in Kansu, Burma, Ahkyang Valley, and elsewhere. Cox, a plant hunter of merit also, had accompanied Farrer on one of his expeditions in Asia, became a popular gardening writer of the time, and here provides a detailed introduction to Farrer's travels and edited his notes on each plant described. This work lists 1920 plants that Farrer collected, which had been named up to that point. Farrer's descriptions of each plant are augmented by Cox's comments.
8vo [24 x 17 cm]; xii, 281 pp, illus, bibliog, index. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, bookplate on endpaper, dj (short tear, not price clipped), fine and clean in very good dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. One of the better introductions to plant hunting, second only to Alice Coat's classic book, which helped spark the interest in this area. Covers early collectors, the influence of Nathaniel Ward, later collectors in most parts of the world, and an interesting chapter in case you want to start to collect plants yourself.
8vo [23 x 16 cm]; vii, [ii], 214 pp, illustrations from photos and from early sources, index. original green cloth with silver spine title lettering, a very good, unmarked and clean copy in jacket (price clipped, short tear, light wear at edge). A picture of this book is available upon request by email. An interesting and readable account of plant hunting from Parkinson, Tradescant, Banister, Kaempfer, Bartram, Robert Fortune to E. H. Wilson and Kingdon-Ward and dozens of others, organized in 9 main chapters, with an index of plant names and general index. A good introduction to where our plants came from and the difficulties the botanists had in finding them.
194121836London: Gale & Polden. Fine. 1941. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 68 pages . Gale & Polden hardcover
033125560X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0265114705.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
19973174Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 1997. First Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. New/New. 290 pp. Over 100 ill. Foreword by Marc Pechenart. Make room on your shelf for a new classic. There are more photos of 100-lb elephant trophies in this book than in most others. This is the incredible autobiography of an intrepid hunter. The author was himself hunted during WWII and twice escaped back to his native France before heading for western Africa and then Central Africa. He was more like a John Boyes than a mere hunter. One of his favorite sayings: anything that does not deserve a .470 is not worth hunting; when in a dangerous situation make your mind up quickly and move your butt even more so. Tre-Hardy was selected as personal PH to most French Presidents that visited Central Africa during his career. It is both an excellent account of a hunting life in post WWII Colonial Africa and there are many serious jumbos hunted between the covers of this tome. It is beautifully written and well above the ordinary. It will be enjoyed by all who want to stalk an amazing assortment of huge ivory as well as getting a very interesting look at adventure from all "those British chaps." An absorbing work. Trophy Room Books hardcover
196816985NY: Robert Halmi. Very Good. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Light wear to the corners. Signed on the fep by Medal-of-Honor recipient Joe Foss. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 95 pages; Signed by Author . Robert Halmi hardcover
1985AE12602080013Outdoor Life 1985. hardcover. Good /Good . 10x8x2. Clean solid copy with unmarked text. Light foxing tiny spots on top of text block. Light bumps/wear to cover corner tips and spine ends. Jacket has moderate edgewear top and bottom and a little discoloration at bottom; now is protected in clear Broadart jacket cover. Binding is tight and square. Heavy oversize hardcover. Books that sell for $9 or more ship in a box; under $9 in a bubble mailer. Expedited and international orders may ship in a flat rate envelope rather than a box due to cost constraints. All US-addressed items ship with complimentary delivery confirmation. Outdoor Life hardcover
19056933New York: Scribners 1905. First. Hardcover. VG. Gold stamped cougar head on front cover. 369 pp. Ill. Hunting cougar with hounds colorado bear and mountain sheep whitetail deer elk and a section on big game hunting books. Former owner's name on front free end sheet.Vg copy of this first edition. Scribners hardcover
8vo [24 x 17 cm]; xvii, 338 pp, 5 color plates from painting, 97 illustrations from photos and drwgs, bibliog, index. original cloth with silver title lettering, dj (price clipped, tiny tear), small owner's blind-stamp on endpaper, fine in fine dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author provides an interesting and detailed description of the origins of over 900 plants from most parts of the world from earliest times to those found by more recent plant hunters, and includes a chapter on orchids.
