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Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: In Search of the Lost Oases - Part I of a wonderful trip across the desert from Sollum, on the Mediterranean, to El Obeid, in the Sudan, mostly through unexplored territory, with photos; Smugglers Three - Poaching swan eggs; Azizun the Dancing-Girl - Sir George MacMunn owned an uncanny little "frog-girl" in India; The Odyssey of the "Olga" - A trip from Nome, Alaska to Seattle ended up taking over three months!; Photo of sixty-foot-tall statue of the god Gomateswara being annointed with oil on the great hill of Sravanbelgola; Left Behind - A young white woman is left behind at a lonely wayside station in the heart of Rhodesia; Lost in the Heart of Peru - Part I - G.M. Dyott was abandoned by his guide in the trackless upper reaches of the Amazon and endured an ordeal to return home - with photos; The Thirteenth Sample - A nerve-trying adventure in the depths of an abandoned mine in Northern Mexico; A Bird-Hunter in the Wilds - G.L. Bates describes a seven-month journey in the remote Cameroon country of Central Africa - with great photos; The Voice in the Darkness - A tragic story of an encounter between a bootlegger and the law during prohibition in Brigson, Alberta; "Sinbad the Sailor" - An American university professor becomes a swindler in Winnipeg; Tiger Tales - Tales from Assam and Sumatra by W.J. Brands; What Was It? - Patrick Brown encountered a mysterious monster in South Africa which appeared to be a survivor of some prehistoric species; The Crocodile Charmers of Java - Javanese witch-doctors 'make love to them, induce them to follow them like pet dogs, and lead them to their deaths'; The Two Strangers - Dr. C.E.Ellis thought he knew a 'bunco man' but then he met two harmless prospectors. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Book
8vo., Third Impression, with coloured frontispiece, title in red and black, plates in monochrome and numerous illustrations in the text;, tiny contemporary inscription on half-title; oatmeal holland, upper board blocked in brown, backstrip lettered in brown, beige endpapers, covers mildly age-soiled, backstrip a little browned else a very good, clean copy. Published three months after the first edition.
Six illustrations. 190 pages. 'Muie's Select Library' label on front cover. Split to top half of joint of spine, both sides. Wear to top/tail of spine with small loss. Cover corners bumped and slightly worn. Marks on front cover. Front free endpaper loose, browning to free endpapers. Gutter of illustration and page 65 is cracked and half loose.
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Africa's Mystery Beasts - Remarkable stories concerning what may be the progeny of prehistoric monsters, several of which appear to be formidable opponents for any hunter; Through the Heart of Afghanistan - Part I - Emil Trinkler had exceptional opportunities for travelling in untrodden regions, with photos; The Dancing Dead - A veteran gold-seeker's account of a weird and terrifying experience that befell a party of prospectors in New Guinea, with photo of witch-doctor; Further Adventures of a Tenderfoot in Canada - Part II; "King Kauri" - The Kauri tree is to New Zealand what the oak is to England - article with photos; The Two Sheriffs - A strange murder situation is encountered by a veteran cow-puncher in the wilds of Montana; My Wild Boar - A newcomer to India is warned not to shoot wild pig; "Next Time" - An amusing story from the Yukon country; Lachmee's Vow - A tiger tale from Hindustan; The Sacred White Crow of Yaunghwe - brief article with two photos; The Great Boulder Murder Case - The story of one of the most remarkable murder mysteries in the annals of Australia, with photo and map; Photo of salt prospecting in Cheshire; "Bushman's Luck" - A remarkable story from New Zealand; Out of the Deep - The strange story of a famous schooner that sank off Sable Island, the "graveyard of the Atlantic," to reappear in most dramatic circumstances; Sequel to the "Lost Cabin" Mine Mystery - New information regarding this story which appeared in the September, 1920 issue; Trailing the Beaver-Poachers - Game law enforcer Frank Mossman relates some of his experiences with illegal trappers in the North-west, who often do not hesitate to shoot - with photos; "Baldy Red's" Come-Back - A bootlegger smuggles illicit whisky into the forbidden Northland of Canada. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nice vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. Lower half of backstrip missing. A worthy copy of this interesting vintage issue. Book
8vo., neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; original decorative green cloth, upper board blocked in black, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy.
8vo., First Edition; attractively bound in mid-twentieth century half calf, back gilt with five raised bands, second compartment with leather label lettered and ruled in gilt,uncut, a very good, bright, clean copy. Miller & Matthews, B10.1
No marks or inscriptions to contents. Very clean very tight pages with bright unmarked red cloth boards, slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with creasing to top of spine. 141pp. The author describes eighteen hectic months in the life of a professional poacher and his associates who live off the land and the sea.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and plates; handsomely bound in contemporary red half morocco, red cloth boards, back with five raised bands, second compartment with red leather label tooled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments richly ruled and tooled in gilt with an elaborate floral spray, gilt top, uncut, marbled endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. A SPLENDID COPY BOUND BY RIVIERE FOR HENRY SOTHERAN. THE BINDING IS SIGNED ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER VERSO, WHICH PAGE ALSO BEARS THE TRADE STAMP OF SOTHERAN.
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 218 pages with graphs, many color photos, inscribed by author on title page.
Paris, Librairie Pairault, 1886, nouvelle édition. In/8 broché, coverture factice, 246 pages. Thiebaud en col. 539 signale une première édition de cet ouvrage en 1771 et donne quelques éléments de biographie de l'auteur : "livre célèbre à juste titre, unique en son genre. Labruyerre est né en 1723 (...) Braconnier fameux, après avoir été enfermé deux fois à Bicêtre pour délits de braconnage, il devint garde du Comte de Clermont. Il révèle dans son ouvrage les secrets de sa première profession". Il fut édité une seconde fois en 1857. Notre présente édition est la troisième et fut tiré "à petit nombre".
Pensee Moderne 1974, In-8 broché sous jaquette illustrée. 280 p. Introduction de Cécile SOUCHON, Archiviste Paléographe. Bon état.
8vo., First Edition, with illustrations; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper.
Editions de l'Université de Bruxelles, 1982. Grand in-8, broché, couverture glacée et illustrée, 313 pp. Cet ouvrage comprend la réédition d'un ouvrage introuvable : " Les Ruses du braconnage mises à découvert, ou Mémoires et instructions sur la chasse et le braconnage suivies des Mémoires d'un braconnier de l'infortuné L. Labruyerre braconnier puis garde des chasses de S. A. S. Mgr. Le Comte de Clermont. Copie intégrale de l'Ecole des gardes-chasse d'après l'édition Nourry avec introduction (braconnages) des textes et des documents. Et une contribution inédite (post-face) d'Hubert Juin.
in-8°, 335 pages, nombreuses illustrations en noir et en couleurs, broche, couv. Bel exemplaire. [NV-5]
in-8°, 313 pages, illustrations en noir, broche, couv. illustree. Bon etat. [DV-17]
Features: The Ill-fated Hans Hedtoft; The Duke of Edinburgh in India; Westonbirt School; Ivory Poaching in Kenya; Queen Victoria's Railway Saloon; Stunning Bank Architecture in Oklahoma City; The Hammersmith Fly-Over; Work on the Great Mound of Charsada, Near Peshawar; Auto Feature - The M.G. MGA Coupe; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
Pages 177-264 plus 16 pages of wonderfully nostalgic ads. Features: Three Asses in the Pyrenees - Part 1 of the amusing account of the travels of a husband and wife with their donkey; The Diamond Smuggler; The Man Who Turned Thief - Part 6 of 6; Five Thousand Miles on Foot in Central Africa - Part 4 of 4 of an important cinematograph expedition to the interior of Africa to film wild animals - article with many great photos; Two Robinson Crusoes - surviving three months on a desert island; Sorcery and Spiritualism in Papua - restoring the dead to life, table-rapping and curses that kill - photo-illustrated article; The Little Brass God - a planter's odd experience in India; Poaching on a King's Preserves; Through the East by Air - Part 6 of 6 of a wonderfully photo-illustrated article about a ten-month expedition to view middle-eastern cities by air; The Odyssey of Humbert Rulliere - Part 1- the amazing life story of a man who was once banished to Guiana; Afloat with a Madman - a fireman goes mad aboard the "Algerian Prince" in the Bay of Biscay; Capturing 'Coperhead' - the story of a murderous Kentucky feudist in the mountains near the Kentucky - West Virginia border; photo of man standing in front of the largest saw blade in the world, a 108" diameter product made by Henry Disston and Sons, of Philadelphia. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
