Orr patrick (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with slight age tone. DJ with some edge wear, a few tears and creasing.

Leinen. Zustand: Gut. 7 Blatt, 126 Seiten, 1 Blatt. Orig.-Leinen mit illustr. Orig.-Umschlag. (Umschlag mit Randläsuren, ordentliches Exemplar). Mit eigenhändiger Widmung des Autors "Welcome to Nairobi". Patrick Orr hatte sich vor seiner publizistischen Tätigkeit einen Namen als Football und Rugby Spieler gemacht.…

Zustand: Good. - Octavo, 8-3/4 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in cream cloth titled in gilt on the spine, in the original pictorial dust wrapper. The covers are soiled and slightly warped. The price-clipped dust jacket is creased and chipped with a stamp and a price in ink at the bottom of the jacket's front inner flap. xiv & 128 pages, with a map and 10 full-page photographic illustrations. Good. First edition. From the library of professional hunter Bill Ryan with a note in his hand on the front endpaper: "Bill Ryan from Pat Orr". In a tribute to Bill Ryan (c.1908-1985) in Gamecoin Magazine, Chuck Ennis writes of him: "Bill was one of Kenya's best liked and well-known professional hunters". Bill Ryan arrived in Kenya from South Africa when he was 11 years old. He quickly became a crack shot and an expert horseman. He spoke several African languages fluently. After serving in World war II h went into the saw milling business. In 1954 he took up professional hunting full time. He was eagerly sought after and escorted many celebrities throughout East Africa - including Ernest Hemingway, Clark Gable, Gary Cooper Bing Crosby and others. During the last 14 years of his life he resided in Nairobi and Malindi with his dear friend "Bimbetta", the widow of Ambassador Lincoln MacVeagh, Virginia.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Story of Edinburgh Castle by Louis Weirter is an ambitious early twentieth-century study of one of Scotland's most iconic historic sites, combining historical narrative with extensive original illustration. Published in 1913 with an introduction by the Scottish thinker and planner Patrick Geddes, the work explores the long history of Edinburgh Castle from its medieval origins through its military and royal associations. The volume is particularly notable for its visual presentation, featuring signed etching and collotype plates by Weirter alongside decorative contributions from Monro S. Orr and Otto Schlapp, resulting in a richly produced and atmospheric account of the castle and its setting. The Story of Edinburgh Castle, by Louis Weirter, R.B.A., With an Introduction by Professor Patrick Geddes. With Sixteen Collotypes and an Etched Frontispiece by the Author. Also Eight Drawings in Line by Monro S. Orr and End-Papers Designed by Otto Schlapp Ph. D. Published by George G. Harrap & Company, London. 1913 first edition. The frontispiece etching is signed and dated 1913 by the author (this was not a standard feature of this book). A very good cloth hardback with castle cover design and gilt titles. Spine with lion rampant design and gilt title. Pictorial endpapers. Soundly bound. All the plates in the book feature tipped on images, mounted on thicker grey card, and protected with tissue guards with printed captions. Text is bright and throughout with light scattered spotting throughout, and heavier spotting to endpapers and preliminary pages. With gilt top edge, and rough cut edges elsewhere. An attractive volume. Text in English. xvi + 254pp + guarded frontispiece etching, 16 Collotypes with printed guards, and 8 drawings with printed guards (all as called for). Dimensions: Approximately 315mm high x 248mm wide x 45mm deep. Weight approximately 2.1kg (unpacked). Louis Weirter, Monro S. Orr, Otto Schlapp Ph. D. (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…