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197416058Salt Lake City UT: American Game Bird Breeder's Federation 1974. Hardcover. Good. Octavo 23 cm pp. 136. Unknown printing. Red boards with gilt titling black swan motif on upper board. Color black and white photos throughout. No jacket boards have moderate wear along spine and at corners. Bookplate on rear pastedown former owner's name on first leaf. American Game Bird Breeder's Federation hardcover books
200022448Cambridge: MIT Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 0262011557 . First edition. As new in like dust jacket. . MIT Press hardcover books
1930857New York: Bibo & Lang Exclusive Distributors 1930 First edition second issue. Quarto 12" x 9" 15 & 1 pages plus covers. Original pictorial stapled paper wraps.<br /><br /><p>Moderately soiled & rubbed wraps beginning to separate about 3 inches brief wear at edges & corners light foxing a Very Good copy of a fragile book. </p><p>The second issue of the first Mickey Mouse book which adds Bobette Bibo's age on the title page revises the lyrics of The Mickey Mouse Song removing "Kill Him" & adds two comic strips. The game board & adjacent perforated sheet with the games pieces so often lacking are present & uncut.<br /></p> Bibo & Lang paperback books
1898247238London: Rowland Ward 1898. First edition. Illustrated with photographs by the author and two folding maps in back pocket. 506 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Mulberry cloth titled in silver. Lower inner hinge cracked spine ends rubbed. Very good. First edition. Illustrated with photographs by the author and two folding maps in back pocket. 506 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Presentation Copy. A lively account of the author's adventures during an eight-month shooting trip in Baltistan Ladakh and Kashmir.<br/><br/>Very scarce.<br/><br/>A presentation copy inscribed on the half title: "Robert Frazer from his old schoolfellow the writer February 1898". Czech Asia 58 Rowland Ward unknown books
1898249679London: Rowland Ward 1898. First edition. Illustrated with photographs by the author and one folding map of two in back pocket. 506 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Mulberry cloth titled in silver. Hinges cracked. Lacking one map. Good only. First edition. Illustrated with photographs by the author and one folding map of two in back pocket. 506 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. A lively account of the author's adventures during an eight-month shooting trip in Baltistan Ladakh and Kashmir.<br/><br/>The map of Jummoo and Kashmir with the author's travel route is present; the map of The Great Bend of the Indus is lacking. Czech Asia 58 Rowland Ward unknown books
1874246686London: Chapman and Hall 1874. First edition secondary binding. vi 337. 1 vols. 8vo. Green cloth spine titled in gilt. Very good minor rubbing. First edition secondary binding. vi 337. 1 vols. 8vo. Tiger hunting in Central India with notes on leopard. The author "also relates numerous stories from other sportsmen focusing on hunting bear rogue elephant and the like" Czech. Czech Asia p. 2 Chapman and Hall unknown books
191260725London: Rowland Ward 1912. Price list. Four different examples of this publication from Rowland Ward two with the title above one from 1904 with the caption title "Stuffed Animals: Museum Specimens All Mounted in Standing Positions" and one from 1912 with the caption title "Price List of Mounted Specimens for Museums". 4to. The lists vary from three to ten pages rectos only two include a full page illustration of a stuffed elephant one torn three include a Rowland Ward decorated cover sheet. Animals from Africa predominate but there are also specimens from India Asia Europe North and South America and Australia; prices seem to top out at $500 for an African elephant typically an entry would include common name of the animal its genus and species its sex country of origin and price. Apparently none of these lists are located on OCLC. Folded for mailing one with a receipt stamp two with ink docketing. Very good lot of scarce Rowland Ward ephemera. Brad-bound in an upper corner. #7966. <br/><br/> Rowland Ward unknown books
1912236646Stuttgart und Berlin: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt 1912. First edition. Color frontispiece and 32 mounted photogravures numerous line illustrations in text. 147 pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Green cloth gilt t.e.g. Hinges starting half title excised. Signed by the author on the title page "Wilhelm Kronprinz". Very Good. First edition. Color frontispiece and 32 mounted photogravures numerous line illustrations in text. 147 pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Signed by the Sportsman: Wilhelm Kronprinz. Elephant in Ceylon; Tiger Sambur Nilgai Bear and Wild Boar in the Mirzpur district in India; Buffalo in the Ganges delta; and numerous European hunts with other crowned heads of Europe.<br/>The book was published in numerous editions in Germany and translated into English in the same year. Czech Asia p. 227 for English edition Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt unknown books
1929302295Los Angeles 1929. 100 pp of typed documents and an additional 50 album leaves mounted with approximately 50 photographs various sizes and processes and various documents. Folio. Limp leatherette with title and recipient name stamped in gilt to upper cover. Large black quarter morocco clamshell box gilt. 100 pp of typed documents and an additional 50 album leaves mounted with approximately 50 photographs various sizes and processes and various documents. Folio. "It is proposed that a COMPLETE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS be opened to the public on a fifty cent admission basis which is to be properly laid out as an attractive Zoological and Botanical Garden with the finest and largest private collection of animals birds and reptiles to be seen anywhere on the continent."<br/><br/>The advent of the motion picture industry in California had many wide-ranging ramifications on the business world and one was that it created a new market for firms who traditionally supplied animals to circuses and zoos both public and private owned by the likes of William Randolph Hearst. <br/><br/>This archive is a report by the Investment Auditors of California for the Horne Corporation that was looking to expand by establishing a zoological garden in the environs of Los Angeles. The Horne Corporation was the largest and most successful of its type at the time apparently the only company in the US that could completely outfit a circus with both animals and show equipment. They were to purchase the Los Angeles Zoological Garden and Jungle Studio for $250000 and thereby sought to provide a similarly complete service to the film studios with both animals and suitable locations for film sets.<br/><br/>The head of the company I.S. Horne for whom this report was compiled commenced trading in animals from Kansas City MO around 1914. The range of animals at the their disposal included big game birds reptiles and many of the documents concern the prospect of importing reindeer from Alaska.<br/><br/>The material is held in a presentation album and includes the certificate of incorporation in Wilmington Delaware May 13 1929 as well as the by-laws of the corporation minutes of the first meeting the proposal for Los Angeles Zoological Garden and Jungle Studio and a balance sheet. At this stage the company had total assets of $57700 & liabilities of $625388.46; an enumeration of the various animals in inventory including wildebeest sables leopard lynx Rhodesian baboons bushbaby and a large aardvark.<br/><br/>Of real interest are the plans for the park including artist's impressions which would be furnished with circus attractions "Monkey Island" jungle setting for motion pictures and an acknowledgment that "before the introduction of the motion picture industry the art of showmanship was not quite so highly developed as it is today." In fact one of the first pictures they supplied animals for was - appropriately enough - Trader Horn which was nominated for the 1931 Academy Award for Best Picture. <br/><br/>On a more practical level there is a "Descriptive Classification of Principal Commercial Wild Animals" which lists 340 different animals in some details. There is also an account of hunting wild animals in East Africa as well as a section on animals that have been trained to hunt by man. Furthermore there is also much correspondence which provides much insight into the game industry its clients and the prospects for its future.<br/><br/>Horne's venture subsequently became known as the World Jungle Compound in Thousand Oaks California eventually being acquired by 20th Century Fox studios. This archive is a record of a new phase of the entertainment industry. unknown books
1891249682London: William Blackwood and Sons 1891. New edition with index. Photographic frontispiece of "Himalayan and North Indian Game" illustrated by photographs and text drawings. xviii 362 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original pictorial green cloth stamped in gilt with mountain goat on upper cover. Extremities a bit rubbed front inner hinge cracked. Very good. New edition with index. Photographic frontispiece of "Himalayan and North Indian Game" illustrated by photographs and text drawings. xviii 362 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. A scarce and classic work of big game hunting in the mountains of Central Asia. Yakushi M23 William Blackwood and Sons unknown books
192553516London: William Heinemann 1925. Royal quarto reprint of Medici Society edition of 1924. With 113 plates some folding after photographs by the author. 1 vols. Lg. 4to. Original dark blue cloth spine sunned and slightly frayed at head and foot else fine. From the library of Esmond Bradley Martin. Royal quarto reprint of Medici Society edition of 1924. With 113 plates some folding after photographs by the author. 1 vols. Lg. 4to. William Heinemann unknown books
56515London: T.Werner Laurie Ltd n.d. First edition. Illustrated. Folding map. viii 327 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Green cloth. Dampstain to lower edges of boards hinges starting short tear to edge of map else Very Good. First edition. Illustrated. Folding map. viii 327 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. T.Werner Laurie Ltd unknown books
1915266243London: The London & Counties Press Association Ltd 1915. First edition. one of five hundred sets no. 22 vols. I & IV or 111 vols. II & III. Photogravure frontispiece of King George V in each volume. With 59 colored plates and 5 monochrome plates after G. Lodge A. Thorburn V. R. Balfour-Browne and E. Caldwell; 8 tinted photogravures; 206 black-and-white plates chiefly halftone; most with captioned tissue guards. Numerous illustrations and tables in text. Title pages printed in red and black chapter initials printed in red. 4 vols. Large 4to. Original brown pebbled morocco stamped in gilt t.e.g. rest uncut. Some rubbing to extremities occasional spotting to endsheets light traces of dampstaining in pp. 413-429 and back endpapers of vol. IV. Very good imposing set. First edition. one of five hundred sets no. 22 vols. I & IV or 111 vols. II & III. Photogravure frontispiece of King George V in each volume. With 59 colored plates and 5 monochrome plates after G. Lodge A. Thorburn V. R. Balfour-Browne and E. Caldwell; 8 tinted photogravures; 206 black-and-white plates chiefly halftone; most with captioned tissue guards. Numerous illustrations and tables in text. Title pages printed in red and black chapter initials printed in red. 4 vols. Large 4to. Truly encyclopedic in its scope The Gun at Home and Abroad encompasses all aspects of shooting from stag hunting technique and statistics to tips on burning grouse moors in autumn to accounts of African big game hunts that blend solid observation with colorful anecdote. A lavishly produced and richly informative work documenting the sporting life of a bygone era. Phillips p. 151; Riling 1734; Litchfield p. 74; Chute 482; Czech Asia p. 45 The London & Counties Press Association Ltd unknown books
192824689London: Nisbet & Co 1928. First edition. Illustrated with photographs folding map. 1 vols. 8vo. Rebound in red cloth black spine label internally fine. First edition. Illustrated with photographs folding map. 1 vols. 8vo. Further recollections of African hunting lions to snakes characterized by an extraordinarily wide range of subjects by the author of A Game Ranger's Note-Book. Nisbet & Co unknown books
191652883London: Hodder & Stoughton 1916. First English edition. Illustrated with photographs by the author and three drawings one in color by Charles Livingston Bull. 368 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original pictorial tan cloth slight wear to extremities inner hinges cracking else fine. With the sporting bookplates of noted collectors William Nicholas Beach and Samuel B. Webb. First English edition. Illustrated with photographs by the author and three drawings one in color by Charles Livingston Bull. 368 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Presentation Copy to William Nicholas Beach. A much-praised exciting account of the author's big game exploits. INSCRIBED "To my good old friend 'Billy Beach' With the compliments of the author Daniel J. Singer Dec 17/21". Beach was a noted hunter collector and author: his book In the Shadow of Mt. McKinley was published by the Derrydale Press in 1931. Hodder & Stoughton unknown books
1914220164New York: George H. Doran 1914. First edition. Illustrated with photographs by the author and three drawings one in color by Charles Livingston Bull. 1 vols. 8vo. Original pictorial tan cloth slight wear to extremities. Fine. First edition. Illustrated with photographs by the author and three drawings one in color by Charles Livingston Bull. 1 vols. 8vo. A much-praised exciting account of the author's big game exploits. George H. Doran unknown books
1935232905London: Putnam Covent Garden 1935. First Edition in English. Illustrated with photographs. 208 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original grey cloth. First Edition in English. Illustrated with photographs. 208 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Putnam, Covent Garden unknown books
189937624London: Rowland Ward and Co. Limited "The Jungle" 166 Piccadilly W. 1899. Fourth edition. Illustrated. 495 12. 1 vols. 4to. Green blue cloth some wear else very nice. Fourth edition. Illustrated. 495 12. 1 vols. 4to. Rowland Ward and Co., Limited, "The Jungle," 166 Piccadilly, W. unknown books
191441080London: Rowland Ward and Co. Limited "The Jungle" 166 Piccadilly W. 1914. Seventh edition. Illustrated. 532 4 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original beige cloth pictorial patterned endpapers. Lovely copy. With the publisher's accompanying "Note Book" bound in patterned paper wrappers matching the endpapers laid in. Seventh edition. Illustrated. 532 4 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Rowland Ward and Co., Limited, "The Jungle," 166 Piccadilly, W. unknown books
189937623London: Rowland Ward and Co. Limited "The Jungle" 166 Piccadilly W. 1899. Third edition. Illustrated. 504 12. 1 vols. 4to. Green printed cloth some wear else very nice. Third edition. Illustrated. 504 12. 1 vols. 4to. Rowland Ward and Co., Limited, "The Jungle," 166 Piccadilly, W. unknown books
198853438San Antonio: Rowland Ward Publications. A Division of Game Conservation International 1988. First edition one of 3000 copies. Illustrated. 626 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Full red cloth with gilt stamp set in front cover a.e.g. Fine. First edition one of 3000 copies. Illustrated. 626 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Rowland Ward Publications. A Division of Game Conservation International unknown books
198442908San Antonio: Rowland Ward Publications. A Division of Game Conservation International 1984. One of 250 copies signed by the Editor Edward R. Bryant. This is copy 159. Illustrated. 640 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Full black leather with gilt plaque set in front cover a.e.g. in matching slipcase. Fine. One of 250 copies signed by the Editor Edward R. Bryant. This is copy 159. Illustrated. 640 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Rowland Ward Publications. A Division of Game Conservation International unknown books
198453435San Antonio: Rowland Ward Publications. A Division of Game Conservation International 1984. First edition. Illustrated. 640 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Full black leather with gilt plaque set in front cover a.e.g. Fine. First edition. Illustrated. 640 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Rowland Ward Publications. A Division of Game Conservation International unknown books
196946614Bramalea Ontario Canada: House of Games Corporation Limited 1969. Reprint. Rule book is white paper with black lettering. Game board is thick card board wrapped in black cloth with multicolored label covering one side the game!. Four wooden game pieces colored red blue green and yellow. Two wooden dice colored red and gold. Fake paper money colored dark yellow white and light blue. "Company Card" is bright yellow paper with black lettering. One deck of cards titled "Strategy Card" are yellow thin card stock with black lettering. Another deck of cards are white thin card stock with colored cartoon illustrations of people. All housed in a large pictorial card board box. A NF copy. The box has some age toning and scuffing overall bright! The game board has some rubbing to the corners otherwise clean and bright. The decks "Company Cards" and playing pieces are clean and crisp possibly never used. A very nice copy. Rule book: 4 pp. unnumbered self wrappers. Illustrated. Game box: 9-3/4" x 19-1/2". Game board unfolded: 19" x 19". Rule book: 8-1/2" x 5-12". "Company Card" Score sheet: 4-1/2" x 18-1/4" <br/><br/>"ULCERS is the big business game that recognizes an important business fact: PEOPLE are among a corporation's most valuable assets. And people are why executives ger ulcers." "Even thought ULCERS is a close approximation of everyday business life it's fun to play. After all you don't often get the opportunity to manipulate for fun and profit. Go ahead. Be your own boss. Get ULCERS." These are some quotes from the description on the back of the box. It also mentions "ages 9 to adult". We can wonder what this game's ultimate purpose was: To start teaching children young the intricacies of choosing a career as an executive To offer an amusing game to the proletariats Or was is just a fun game made in the late 1960s Whether the developer of the game had any or none of these in mind the fact does remain that this is a game of the times. The "people" that you have to chose from to hold different positions have some major gender disporpotions: 16 male cards and only 6 female cards. With 7 positions 2 secretaries 2 salesman 1 sales manager 1 vice president and 1 president for each player to fill its hard to believe that the "woman cards" were used for much beyond the secretaries. House of Games Corporation Limited hardcover books
197946615Canada: Parker Brothers 1979. Revised Edition. Rule book: White paper red lettering stapled. Game board: Multicolored boards - recto and verso. Score sheets: Two pads are white paper black lettering in English. One pad is white paper black lettering in French. "Opportunity Knocks!" cards are purple with black lettering to recto white and black lettering to verso. "Experience Cards" are burnt orange with black lettering to recto and white with black lettering to verso. "University Cards" are black lettering to verso only broadsides. Fake money: red magenta yellow green orange and blue paper black lettering. Six playing pieces plastic: yellow white red black blue and green. Two dice: black and white. Everything is written in English and French. The board is in French one side and English on the other. All housed in a large pictorial card board box. A VG/NF copy. Box is a bit scuffed corners rubbed light soiling. Decks have slight rubbing to corners. Fake money clean and crisp. Score cards are not full pads but have plenty of sheets. Game board has some rubbing to corners. Overall and very nice game. Rule book: 12 pp. unnumbered. Illustrated. 9-1/2" x 18" <br/><br/>"What does 'success' mean to you Fame Fortune Happiness In this game the choice is yours. Enter Big Business Sports Politics Show Biz and Space. Become a Captain of Industry or Rookie of the Year. See your name on a ballot or up in lights. Discover life - and love - on Mars!" Parker Brothers hardcover books
