briar patch camden (32 Ergebnisse)

Reprint. Weight: 2.1 lb. Very good, owner's blindstamp to half-title and one plate, no dust jacket as issued. Numerous illustrations. 23.2x15.5 cm. xxx, [1], 326 pp. Publisher's full navy leather, raised bands, gilt titles, all edges gilt, ribbon marker.

Reprint. Weight: 1.9 lb. Very good, owner's blindstamp to half-title and rear endpaper, no dust jacket as issued. Numerous illustrations. 23.5x15.5 cm. xxiii, 303 pp. Publisher's full black leather, raised bands, gilt titles, all edges gilt, ribbon marker.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Illus., 9.25 x 6", gilt-lettered green leathere[ette?]; aeg, 447pp, covers rubbed, spine cocked, former owner's bookplate inside front cover, old catalogue description tipped-in inside rear cover. Facsimile edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Black leather with raised bands, gilt edge papers and decorations, linen slipcase, copy 402/500, very clean, tight and bright.

hardcover. Zustand: fine. Illustrations from photographs by the author and Martin Johnson. 409 pages, rust leather, a.e.g. Camden, S.C.: Briar Patch Press, (1987). Fine.

Zustand: Very Good. Collector's Reprint edition. Thick octavo (larger than standard size). Gilt design and lettering on spine, likewise on cover. A limited edition of this series, #14 of 500, with better quality leather than in the regular run. All pages edges gilt. Slight shelf wear to edges and corners of boards and pages. Light scuffing to covers. 272 p. w/illustrations. Includes the final chapter missing from the original edition. Finaughty was a muzzle loading hunter of the old school, and was active in the 1860s and 1870s. Full blue calf hardcover in cloth-bound slipcase.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 267pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Brown leather with gilt stamped titles and decorative designs on the spine and front cover. All edges gilt. Marbled-patterned endsheets. Denis D. Lyell (1871-1946) was born in Calcutta into a Scottish family from Dundee. In 1893, Lyell went to Ceylon and then India as a tea planter. When he was 28 years old, he went to South Africa and by 1913, he settled in Nyasaland. After World War I, he returned to Scotland. He was one of the last big game hunters who hunted elephants for profit. He is also known for his book "The Hunting and Spoor of Central African Game" (1929). (Information from Shakari Connection). Special edition produced for The African Collection.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 225pp. Small quarto [25 cm] Full black leather with raised bands, and gilt stamped titles and decorative designs on the spine and front cover. All edges gilt. Marbled-patterned endsheets. Silk ribbon page marker. With light wear and very subtle soiling to the boards. Part of the African Collection series. A sporting classic by an author whose life was intimately bound up with the British Empire. Special edition produced for The African Collection.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 409pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Brown leather with gilt stamped titles and decorative designs on the spine and front cover. All edges gilt. Marbled endsheets. With only very minor scratching to the gilt on the fore-edge of the text block. With illustrations from photographs by the author and Mr. Martin Johnson. Naturalist and ornithologist A. Blayney Percival arrived in East Africa from Arabia where he had been in charge of a British Museum expedition. He was first an Assistant Collector, and in 1901 was appointed Ranger of Game Reserves. Later, he was Chief Game Warden for many years (1915-1923). Special edition produced for The African Collection.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Red leather with raised bands, gilt edge papers and decorations, linen slipcase, copy 402/500, very clean, tight and bright.

Full Red Leather hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Collector's Reprint edition. Thick quarto (oversized book). Gilt design and lettering on spine, similar on cover. All pages edges gilt. Slight shelf wear to edges and corners of boards and pages. Slight scuffing to cover. 352 p. w/illustrations. The account of Cumming's hunting exploits in the Orange River country in the late 1840's.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). (1924) 1987 Briar Patch Press edition. 8vo (158 x 235mm). Ppxxx,409. B/w photographs. Brown faux leather, upper board and spine titled and decorated in gilt, three raised bands, all edges gilt, silk marker ribbon, printed marble-effect end-papers. Owner's name neatly to end-paper verso, two dents to front edge of boards but very good copy. "Arthur Percival spent thirty years in Africa, much of it as a member of the Kenya Colony Game Department. This book reflects his vast knowledge of the game and its habitat, with important descriptions of the terrain and numerous hunting adventures." (Czech). Chapters include: Lion; Lion, habits (two chapters); Lion shooting; 'Galloping' lion; Lion hunting; Lion, various adventures; Leopard; Cheetah, serval, caracal; Hunting dogs; Hyenas; Elephant (two chapters); Rhinoceros (two chatpers; Hippo; Buffalo (two chatpers); Giraffe; Swine; The zebra, a problem; Greater kudu, lesser kudu, bongo, eland; Tracking, stalking, migration, neglected game grounds, drinking hours, 'Posho'; Natives and game, birds and game, railway and game fences and game; Photographing game. .

Zustand: Very Good. Collector's Reprint edition. Thick octavo (a bit larger than standard size). Gilt design and lettering on spine, with gilt lettering on cover. All pages edges gilt. Some shelf wear to edges and corners of boards and pages. 359 p. w/color illustrations, map. A nice reprint of Harris's 4 month expedition in north-east South Africa, with much information on Boers, hunting, and the native peoples. It was frist published in India under the title NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION INTO SOUTHERN AFRICA, then given the current title and re-published in England. Full Dark Brown Leather hardcover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Navy blue leather with raised bands, gilt edge papers and decorations, linen slipcase, copy 402/500, very clean, tight and bright.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Limited Deluxe Edition. Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/4". Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Gilt-stamped red leather over boards, all edges gilt, 455 pages, illustrated in black and white. This book is number 130 of a limited edition of 500. In a glassine wrapper that has some wear at one corner, is toned along spine. In original beige cloth slipcase. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 4 lbs 2 oz. Category: Fishing & Hunting; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 016308.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. African Collection edition. 559pp. Large octavo [23 cm] Black leather with raised bands, and gilt stamped titles, decorative designs and vignettes on the spine and front cover. All edges gilt. Marbled-patterned endsheets. Silk ribbon page-marker. Illustrated throughout. Covers slightly cocked. From the Introduction- "Much of Roosevelt's exuberant lifestyle can be traced to his fight to overcome asthma as a child. He hardened his body through physical exertion and by learning to ride, box and shoot. But he never justified sport for its own sake; rather vigor of body was valued chiefly as a stimulant to the development of intellect and, above all, the formation of character.".

Leather Bound. Zustand: Near Fine. Collector's Edition. 336pp. Octavo [23.5cm]. Bound in dark brown leather, with raised bands and gilt stamped lettering and illustrations on the spine and front board. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Satin ribbon pagemarker. Small blemish on the front board, near the foot of the spine. With illustrations by the author and E. Caldwell. Abel Chapman was both a hunter and a naturalist. He helped save the Spanish Ibex from instinction, and also contributed to the establishment of South Africa's first game reserve.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Photos, 9.25 x 6.25", gilt-lettered and gilt-dec leather(ette?); aeg, 559pp, minor extremity wear, former owner's bookplate on half-title page else a nice copy of this facsimile edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Limited Edition. Size: 10 1/4" x 7 1/2". Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Gilt-stamped red leather over boards, all text block edges gilt, 352 pages, illustrated in black and white. This book is number 130 of a limited edition of 500. Scratches on bottom edge of text block. In a glassine wrapper that is worn in a few places, tear on spine. In original beige cloth slipcase. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 4 lbs 6 oz. Category: Fishing & Hunting; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 016421.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/2". Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Gilt-stamped black leather over boards, all text block edges gilded, 559 pages, illustrated in black and white. An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist. This book is number 130 of a limited edition of 500. Glassine dust jacket is lightly toned along spine. Housed in original bege cloth slipcase. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 4 lbs 11 oz. Category: Fishing & Hunting; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 015682.

Leather Bound. Zustand: Near Fine. Collector's Edition. 545pp. Quarto [26cm]. Bound in dark green leather, with raised bands and gilt stamped lettering and ornamentation on the spine and front board. Corners gently bumped. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Satin ribbon pagemarker, which is a bit frayed at the end. Active in the mid-19th century, Swedish adventurer Charles John Anderson recorded multiple African explorations.

Collector's Edition. 521pp. Octavo [23.5cm]. Bound in dark orange leather, with raised bands and gilt lettering and decoration on the spine and front board. All edges gilt. Marbled endsheets. From the publisher's "African Collection." A narrative of a nine months' journey from the plains of the Hawash to the snows of Simien, with a description of the game, from elephant to ibex, and notes on the manners and customs of the Natives. Illustrated.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). (1850) 1987 Briar Patch Press edition. 4to (184 x 258mm). Ppxxvi,352. B/w illustrations. Black faux leather, upper board and spine titled in gilt, three raised bands, all edges gilt, silk marker ribbon, printed marble-effect end-papers. Previous owner's name on half-title o/w a fine copy. "One of the classics of African big game hunting and exploration that recounts the seemingly limitless herds of game of that era." (Czech). This 1987 edition has a good foreword by Gary W. Clendennen. .

Reprint. Weight: 2.6 lb. Very good, owner's blindstamp to half-title and final page of text, no dust jacket as issued. Illustrated by C. Whymper. 23x15.5 cm. xvii, 567 pp. Publisher's full red leather, raised bands, gilt titles, all edges gilt, ribbon marker.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 187pp. Small quarto [26 cm] Red leather with raised bands, gilt stamped titles and decorative on the spine and front cover. All edges gilt. Marbled endsheets. Silk ribbon page marker. With only very minor wear to the extremities, and a very slight rolling back of the spine at the foot. From the Foreword- "At the turn of the century, a young Scot, Walter Dalyrymple Maitland Bell, made his way into the wilderness of British East Africa, negotiated the hazards of local politics and terrain, shot an enormous number of elephants, and earned himself a special place in the history of African hunting. For his exploits he became known as 'Karamojo' Bell after the Uganda area of that name, which he roamed from 1902 to 1907. He went on to hunt in western Africa, the Belgian Congo, the Sudan, Ethiopia, and French Equatorial Africa, but it was those early days in Uganda which established his reknown." Special edition produced for The African Collection.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Limited Edition. Size: 12 1/4" x 9 1/4". Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Gilt-decorated olive green leather over boards, all edges gilt, 345 pages, extensively illustrated. This book is number 130 of a limited edition of 500. Spine is sun-faded. Glassine wrapper is toned, bumped at extremities. In original beige cloth slipcase. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 5 lbs 12 oz. Category: Fishing & Hunting; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 016473. This book is heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

Leather Bound. Zustand: Near Fine. Collector's Edition. 320pp. Octavo [23.5cm]. Bound in blue leather, with raised bands and gilt stamped lettering and ornamentation on the spine and front board. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Satin ribbon pagemarker. An account of the author's elephant hunting exploits in south and east Africa.

11 x 12, oblong, cloth, 200 pp, well illustrated in color, 0922724105, corners gently bumped else a nice copy no chips or tears to jacket with mildly sunned spine. FIRST ED.

Zustand: Gut. Dekorativer Reprint im Schuber. XXV, (3), 272 S. Mit Abb. auf Tafeln. Englisch 1000g Gr.8°. Originalledereinband mit Goldschnitt.

Hardback, 8vo. approx 9.25 x 6.25 inches. In black leather binding with gilt lettering and designs to front and spine. Edges all gilt. In buckram hard slipcase. In very good near fine condition. Some minor rubbing to edges of boards. Inside all very clean and tight. Numbered on rear of title page. Else a very good clean & tight copy. 455 pp. With B&W full-page illustrations by J. Smit, E. Whymper, and Miss A.B. Selous. Folding B&W map at p.1. Limited Facsimile Edition.