Lord cranworth (31 resultados)

Condición: Very good. - Robert Rolfe, 1st Baron Cranworth's signature at the bottom left of a 3 inch high by 5 inch wide clipping from an envelope. "PAID 1857" with the royal crown is stamped in red at top right and partially overlaps the address penned in an unknown hand. The autograph is mounted with glue from the verso onto a larger sheet of heavier stock clipped from an album. Very good. The British lawyer and Liberal politician Robert Monsey Rolfe, 1st Baron Cranworth (1790-1868) represented Peryn and Falmouth in Parliament before being appointed a Baron of the Exchequer in 1839. He was appointed Lord High Chancellor in 1852 serving under Lord Aberdeen's coalition ministry and subsequently that of Lord Palmerston. He was not immediately reappointed following Lord Palmerston's resignation in 1858 but accepted the office again after Lord Westbury's retirement in 1865, serving under the Russell administration.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 503 pages plus olates and only 1 fold out map Map in the rear of book missing but still a very good reference work name on ffep and boards slightly darkened ow vg cond.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Complete with all plates. The boards are edge rubbed with knocked corners and light, small marks. The binding is secure. Ink inscriptions from a previous owner on the front end page. Browning on the end pages. Light spotting throughout, not affecting text. No other ink inscriptions or annotations. Thick and heavy book, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. r*12/06/2024 JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Numerous photographic plates, folding map to rear. 8vo. Bound in modern quarter green leather, red panel gilt, raised bands, t.e.g., foxing throughout to the text, generally light though a little heavier to front and rear, at least one plate loose, small corner tear to map, otherwise a very good reference copy for the shelves. xiv, 359pp.…

With Maps and Illustrations. Grüne Original-Leinwand, Groß-8°, xvi, 503 Seiten. Einband leicht berieben und an den Ecken bestoßen (s. Bild), Gutes, sauberes Exemplar. Buch.

Hardback. Condición: V.g. 1st Edition. xiv, 360pp. Pub. green cloth, gilt. 38 illustrations, foldout coloured map at the rear [fine]. The top of the front board is soiled affecting the first few top edges but a fine sine and an excellent reading copy.

16+503 pages, coloured frontispiece, maps, photographs : being an enlarged edition of "A Colony in the Making" with much extra material & sections on hunting as well as a guide for the settler. He mentions the fearsome beast of the Mau forest, the gu-gu, a huge monkey with "one eye and a huge spike at the end of one arm" (page 332). Czech page 42; hardback, spine darkened with vertical crease, gilt lettering and native to front board, hinges rubbed & beginning to pull, signs of use, a g+ only copy, priced accordingly, a heavy book that may attract extra postage east africa kenya uganda british east africa big game hunting african settlers.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd edition. The boards have been neatly rebound in full recent leather. Internally, there is age-related wear throughout, but there are no markings or inscriptions, and the pages are neat and complete with all plates and maps present. Tightly bound and in very good condition for its age! JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Green hardback cloth cover. Condición: Good. Second Edition. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and spine titles faded. Teg. 230mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). xvi, 503pp. Colour frontispiece by J. G. Millais, b/w photographs and two fold out coloured maps. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas.…

Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Condición: Fair. Condition Notes: Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding with rubbing to the leading edge of both boards. Lining papers grubby. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. Tissue guard to the frontis torn, if complete. The contents complete, clean and tight but lacking the map to the rear. A reading copy; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Green boards with gilt titles to the spine & upper board; Measures 9" x 6" (1.4 kg); pp (xiv) 359; Index; Includes: Tissue-guarded Frontispiece; Black & white plates; Appendices (5); Top edge gilt; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #191196 ||.…

Hardback. First Edition. Original green cloth boards in good condition despite a little wear to the extremities Spine discoloured with shelf wear to the top and base Top edge gilt Binding still fairly tight Small pencil signature to the front free endpaper There is foxing throughout although the pages are generally clean and legible Illustrated with black ad white photographic plates folding map to the rearnbsp pp nbsp xiv 359nbsp. book.…

Condición: Good. London 1919 Macmillan. Being a second edition, revised and enlarged, of A Colony in the Making. Large octavo, 503pp., all maps present, illustrations, index, hardcover. Top edge gilt. Good, cover worn, a few tiny snags along outer hinge, corners bumped.

Cloth. Condición: Good. A second expanded edition of Lord Cranworth's account of sports and lifestyle in Africa, illustrated with folding maps and photographs. An expansion on 'A Colony in the Making', this is a second, revised edition, containing thirty-seven chapters on native tribes and settlers, the creatures and plants, politics, game hunting, fishing, birds and reserves, amongst countless other things.Written by Bertram Francis Gurdon, the 2nd Baron Cranworth. Cranworth served during the Second Boer War and was made a Knight of the Garter upon his retirement.Illustrated with a frontispiece in colour by J. G. Millais, complete with two folding maps, and photographs throughout. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; some bumping to the head and tail of the spine resulting in slight loss. Internally, binding is generally firm. Pages are a touch age-toned to the edges. Good. None (ilustrador). book. …

No Binding. Condición: Very Good. A fine Chromolithographic portrait printed circa 1875. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. A fine opportunity to purchase an unusual and attractive engraving.

London: MacMillan and Co., 1912 8vo. xiv,359pp. 37 illustrations on plates, index. Slightly rubbed on the edges, a very nice copy of the first edition in the publisher's green cloth. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a VAT invoice. Photographs may be supplied if requested.[B].…

Coleridge was the nephew of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. See his entry, and that of Cranworth, in the Oxford DNB. The letter relates to Palmerston's first ministry. 1p, 16mo (cut down to a 12 x 10 cm piece of wove paper). In fair condition, lightly aged and discoloured, with traces of glue from mount adhering to one edge of blank reverse. Signing himself 'J. T C', Coleridge writes: 'My dear Awdry / I have been with the Chancellor in consequence of the above - & promised to send him a minute in writing - where we have had trouble. Can you help me with your recollection. / In haste. / Yours ever / J. T C'. The context is partially explained by seven lines from a letter in Cranworth's autograph surviving on the reverse: '[.] am told that you can give me some hints as to parts of the bill not working well - or not likely to work well - When can I see you - Could you look in at the house of Lords tomorrow [.]'.…

16+503 pages, coloured frontispiece, 2 folding maps, photographs : being an enlarged edition of "A Colony in the Making" with much extra material & sections on hunting as well as a guide for the settler. He mentions the fearsome beast of the Mau forest, the gu-gu, a huge monkey with "one eye and a huge spike at the end of one arm" (page 332). Czech page 42; hardback, professionally rebound in light green marbled boards, matching leather spine, gilt lettering, new end papers, restored, now vg+ FIRST EDITION, a heavy book that may attract extra postage east africa kenya uganda british east africa big game hunting african settlers.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. First edition with the rare unclipped dust jacket, chronicling the author's 33 years of experience in Kenya and his contacts with legendary settlers, hunters and pioneers including Denis Finch Hatton, Berkley Cole, Lord Delamere and many other prominent characters that helped to shape Kenya. Illustrated with photo plates, with a bright red cloth binding and the original mended dust jacket now protected in a clear mylar. 368 pages with index, very good volume with rare dust jacket, ideal for serious collectors of Africana.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Being a Second edition, Revised and Enlarged of 'A COLONY IN THE MAKING'with maps and illustrations including a color frontis by J.G. Millais (Cape Buffalo), 503pp, VG in original decorated cloth.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Big game hunting and pionering in East Africa, with map and illustrations. First, 360 pages, VG.

Unknown Binding. Condición: Good. First Edition without Jacket on very worn green cloth spine is starting to split very slightly on back and front board has some light markings gilt lettering to spine with gilded warrior to frontis - collectable - will send out 1 st class post.

No Jacket. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xi + 368 pages with index. Frontispiece and 23 plates. Maroon clothbound with gold lettering to spine in very good + condition, lacking the scarce dustjacket. Very scarce .

1st Edn.. xi 367 pages, frontis illustration and 23 plates, publishers' brick red cloth with gilt lion head to the upper cover a very good bright copy. Cranwell recounts his political, military and sporting experiences, there is a chapter relating to his 1906 safari. On which he collected buffalo, bongo and sitatunga. Czech 69. …

1st Edn.. xiv 359 pages, TEG, illus in b/w from photographs, large folding map at rear, foxing to front and rear end paper and closed page edges, oval ownership stamp to FEP, contents clean and free of foxing, publishers green cloth, gilt title and native vignette to upper cover. The author provides information on big game, its location, methods of stalking and the game reserves. Czech 69.…

1st Edn.. xi 367 pages, illus, bookplate of Hugh Walker to front paste down, gilt lion head to upper cover, vg in the original dj, dj showing loss to head and tail of spine and corners, some repair to verso now in removable protective sleeve. Cranwell recounts his political, military and sporting experiences, there is a chapter relating to his 1906 safari. Czech 69.…

1st edition. 8vo. xi,368pp plus 24 plates. Original red buckram, with slight fading to the spine and striated fading to the lower board. Free endpapers browned. Very good otherwise, with the armorial bookplate of Marguerite Hastings on the front pastedown endpaper. Macmillan. London. On pre-first World War Africa, including Abyssinia - on the war in British and German East Africa - on Lord Delamere and other Kenyan contacts - big-game hunting etc.…

Oblong 8vo. 1 page (3 lines). To Hans Busk jr. (1815-82) at 3 Garden Court, Temple, London. Busk helped pioneer the Rifle 'Volunteers' movement (Volunteer Force). - Traces of old mounting on the verso.

2nd edition, revised and enarged of "A Colony in the Making". 8vo. With numerous plates, including coloured frontiispiece by Millais, and a large coloured folding map at the rear, with a folding map of German East Africa facing page 437. Original green cloth, spine dull and a little marked. Very good. Macmillan. London.…

1st edition 8vo. xiv,359 pp plus numerous plates and a large coloured folding map at the rear. Signature and rubber ownership stamp on front endpapers. Original green cloth slightly spotted at fore-edges of boards. Corners and extremities slightly rubbed. Very good. Macmillan. London.

London: Macmillan, 1912. 8vo. Orig. illust. cloth. Gilt (spotted and rubbed). Top edge gilt. (xvi, 360pp.). With frontisp., 32 full-page plates and fold. map at end. 1st edition.