Burton general (21 Ergebnisse)

Decorative Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. First Edition. Slight foxing to front cloth. Browning to spine of cloth. Contents: List of Colour Plates. Introduction. Plants. Invertebrates. Seashore. Fishes. Amphibians and Reptiles. Birds. Mammals. Index. Illustrated. 481 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).…

hardback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. hardback, 3rd impression, brown cloth lettered red and a little soiled, an ex-library copy with stamps obscured by means of blank labels, two folding maps in the pocket at rear as called for, x + 142pp.

hardback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. hardback, 3rd impression, brown cloth lettered red, front hinge inserted by means of the insertion of a sheet of thick card, taped to either side, stamp of HM Forces to title page, two folding maps in the pocket at rear as called for, x + 142pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Tigerjäger, General R. G. Burton und Karl Soll. Published by Verlag Scherl, 1930. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 228pp., illustrated. Light toning, light wear to board edges; in very good condition. A German translation of an English hunting report titled: Tiger Hunter by General Burton. He describes his experiences hunting big game, particularly tigers.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's green cloth with gilt title lettering to spine.No Dust-Jacket.Illustrated with 17 black and white plates.Book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.There are just a couple of small marks to the upper cover and with a couple of corners slightly bruised.8vo 293pp First UK Edition 1st Impression [1931].…

8° Halbleinen. Zustand: Gut. 228 Seiten Buch leicht schiefgelesen, Erscheinungsjahr geschätzt, altersgemäß angedunkelt/stockfleckig, Deckelinnere mit zwei Aufklebern, eine Seite im Einband leicht angeplatzt B05-02-02F Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 455.

BINDING - Hardcover. Zustand: CONDITION - used/fair. 2Nd Impression. 293 Pages. Illustrated. Ex Private Library With Book Plate. 2-3 Minor Pinholes.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. Reprint. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 287 pages.

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Les cannibals, les lions, les tigres, les léopards, les jaguars, les pumas, les hiénes, les loups, les ours, les crocodiles, les serpents, les requins. Paris. Payot. 1932. 23x14 cm. 288 pp. láms. Fuera de texto.

Zustand: Fair. SIGNED! New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1974. Vols. 1-14, 16-22. 4to. Illus. Signed by Robinson on bookplate affixed to front free endpage. Good book. No dust jacket. From the Art Reference Collection of wildlife artist and outdoorsman Alan James Robinson. This collection was used by Robinson to create his wonderful art and Cheloniidae Press books. (animals, zoology, encyclopedias) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.…

Zustand: Fair. Envoi rapide dos recollé couverture défraîchie. in8. 1932. Broché. iconographie en noir et blanc. Fair.

Hardcover. Small 8vo. Pp: 168. First Edition First Impression. Publisher's blue boards lettered in gilt at spine and front board with black and gilt illustration to front board. Black and white illustrations. Very good plus. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Some toning to front free end paper. Small bump (approx. 0.8 cm across) to top edge of rear board. Some light rubbing wear at head and tail of spine. Some light rubbing wear to fore-corners.…

1st Ed. [iv] + 120pp. + 34pp. adverts + 28pp. catalogue. Port. frontis., many diagrams. E.p. adverts., light browning, rebacked and recornered with loss to lower corners, browned original pictorial cloth. Major General John Burton Forster CB was born in 1856 and was in the Blucher from 1867 to 1872. He was Colonel of The Royal Irish Regiment. In addition to being a distinguished soldier, he had a considerable reputation as a hunter of big game. He also painted, wrote well on many subjects, was a keen yachtsman, and was possessed of considerable mechanical ability.Czech pp.115. 'The first half of this excellent work details the equipment needed for sporting excursions including choice of firearms, cartridge boxes, tools, tents, clothing, and the like. There is even advice concerning the wearing of 'coloured spectacles' when entering the snow country. The second half dwells on the author's experiences hunting blackbuck, urial, markhor, ibex, and other game, although there is little mention of the actual hunting venues. He particularly enjoyed stalking markhor, which he considered the "Monarch of the Himalayas."' US$126. …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1897). 1897 1st edition. Small 8vo (125 x 188mm). Ppvi,168. 8 plates from photographs by Lieut. F.N. Burton. Blue cloth, black border, gilt titles and gilt and black fly to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Slight wrinkles to cloth but a good clean copy. Flyfishers' Club bookplate. The record of a month-long trout-fishing expedition in Norway in the summer of 1896, including a record of all trout caught, itemised costs for the trip and a very basic Norwegian vocabulary. . …

Cloth. Zustand: Good. An illustrated descriptive account of various observations and travels across India, written by an Indian Staff Corps Lieut-General. A smart early edition of this Indian travel work.In the publisher's original blue cloth, with an illustrative gilt stamp.Undated, dated from copy held at Hathi Trust.Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven monochrome plates. Collated complete.Vividly described by Lieut-General E. F. Burton, who served within the Indian Staff Corps. His work on the sports of India gained popularity upon its release, encouraging him to write about the various other aspects of India, including the city of Madras (now known as Chennai). In the original cloth binding with illustrative gilt stamp. Externally, with fading to the spine and rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Marks to the boards. Hinges are weak. Rear hinge may detach with further handling. Contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot, heavier to the endpapers. Good. Lieut-General E. F. Burton; Miss C. G. M. Burton (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. A smart first edition of this illustrated study of big-game hunting and wild animals in India. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece, eighteen plates, one plan, and a fold-out map. Collated complete. A detailed guide to big-game hunting in India, with reference to the behaviour of wild animals, frays and forays, how animals hunt, the jungles, man-eaters, wild men, wolf-children, and much more. Written by Brigadier-General Reginald George Burton, a British Indian army officer, hunter-naturalist and writer of books on sports hunting and military history. In the original orange cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Marks to the spine and rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light scattered spotting. Pencil inscription to the front endpaper. Bookseller's ink stamp to the front pastedown. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very good. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 287pp. Orange cloth, title in black on spine and front cover. No additional printings on copyright page. Solid text block, faint toning to endpapers, sunning to spine, light wear to corners, a very good example. Bookseller's label on rear pastedown endpaper. Complete with 16 full-page plates, including a frontispiece. A scarce copy of the first American edition. First American edition of The Book of the Tiger by Brigadier-General R.G. Burton. (illustrator).…

Les mangeurs d'hommes. Les cannibales. Les lions. Les tigres. Les léopards. Les jaguars. Les pumas. Les Hyènes. Les loups. Les ours. Les crocodiles. Les serpents. Les requins.Paris, Payot, 1932, 23 x 14,5 cm., rústica editorial, 288 págs. + 16 láminas en papel couché. Varios.

Zustand: Original blue cloth.Very Good. First edition. First edition. Illus. with 8 photographic plates [vi], 168pp. 8vo. Westwood and Satchell p.242 Illus. with 8 photographic plates [vi], 168pp. 8vo.

Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edn.. 120 pages, 28 pages of sporting adverts and advert end papers, frontis illustration of hunter in shikar dress and numerous text line drawings of guns ammunition equipment required etc. Bookplate to blank verso of the front end paper ownership signature to upper blank margin of chapter 1. Publishers cream cloth with title in red and black to upper cover with markor head in black, advert to rear cloth dust soiled, The first half of an excellent work details the equipment needed for sporting excursions including choice of firearms, the second half dwells on the authors experiences of hunting, Detailing the game the .450 and 500 express rifle etc. Czech 115.…

7.75 x 5.5 inches. In blue cloth covers with gilt to spine and illustration to front. Yellow endpapers. In very good condition. Spine slightly darkened. Mild foxing to edges. Occasional foxing spots inside. Else a clean and tight copy. 388 pp. With b/w illustrations. In this book of reminiscences, Burton recalls a range of experiences ranging from cyclones in Ceylon to military service and Burmese Buddhism. Of a sporting nature are his hunts for snipe and waterfowl in the Darojee district, tiger hunting near Hyderabad and Nagpore, nilgai shooting in Nagpore, bear hunting in the Circars, as well as the pursuit of antelopes and small game. …