Briar patch press 1987 (13 resultados)

xxxvi, 225, [3] pages. Hardcover: H 25.25cm x L 18.25cm. Full black leather binding; patch of white discoloration at rear board's upper left; spine decorated with three slightly raised bands; gilt stamping to front board and spine remains bright. All edges gilt; sewn-in red ribbon page marker; marbled effect to endpapers. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding retains some crispness. A near fine copy. ISBN 0922724091. …

xxviii, 345 pages. Hardcover: H 30.75cm x L 23cm. Dark green leather; spine embellished with four slightly raised bands; bright gilt stamping to front board and spine. Slight scuff at front board's top edge. All edges gilt; sewn-in pale green ribbon page marker; marbled effect to endpapers. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding retains some crispness. A near fine copy. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 4.5 pounds (2 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0922724067.…

Condición: Very Good. Very Good condition. (Hunting, Kenya) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. 447p. Illustrations. Black leather. Gilt lettering & decoration. Gilt edged. Heavy. As New with glassine jacket. As New Copy.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. 409p. Photos. Brown leather. Gilt lettering & decoration. Gilt edged. Heavy. As New with glassine jacket. As New Copy.

Issued as part of the Briar Patch Press African Collection series. i-xl, 1-447 pages. Hardcover: H 23.25cm x L 15.75cm. As usual lacks the undecorated glassine dust jacket with which it was issued. Handsome full black leather binding; spine decorated with three slightly raised bands; bright gilt stamping to front board and spine. All edges gilt. Faux marbled patterned endpapers. Sewn-in pale pink silk ribbon page marker. Laid-in at front endpapers is bookmark for Jackson, Mississippi bookstore Lemuria. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding remains fairly crisp. A fine copy. Introduction (pages ix-xviii) by Donald Young along with Neumann's original Preface (pages xxi-xxiv). With frontispiece plate, color map on page xx, other b/w illustrations both as full page plates and as well as inset amongst text by contributors John Guille Millais, Edmund Caldwell, and George Edward Lodge. Appendix "A List of Lepidoptera Collected by Mr. Arthur H. Neumann" by Emily Mary Sharpe on pages 437-447. ELEPHANT HUNTING IN EAST EQUATORIAL AFRICA was first published in 1898. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 3.25 pounds (1.47 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.…

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). (1929) 1987 new edition. 4to (184 x 253mm). Ppxxxvi,225,notes pages,ads. B/w plates, illustrations. Black faux leather, upper board and spine titled in gilt, three raised bands, silk marker ribbon, printed marble-effect end-papers, all edges gilt. Boards a little marked but a very good clean copy. "Lyell provide rules for hunting big game, as well as chapters dealing with rifle selection and tracking game. The remainder of the text examines the natural history, traits and methods of hunting, species by species. The illustrations consist of sketches of the spoor of game animals, many being life sized. An essential work aimed at a generation of new hunters visiting Africa at the time." (Czech). New introduction by John M. MacKenzie. .…

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. .…

Limited edition of 500 numbered copies bound in leather, all edges gilted, silk ribbon, life size prints of animal tracks that were once common in Central Africa. 225 pages, original heavy duty slipcase. Extra postage required.

Hardback. No dustjacket, as issued. Very Good condition. Quality Bound Reprint edition from the the African Collection Series by Briar Patch Press. Bound in Brick red Leather with gold gilt stamped titles and decoration. Raised bands on spine, marbled endpapers, silk ribbon bookmark, and all edges gilt. Tight sound copy with just a slight bit of rubbing to the spine gilt.…

Hardback. No dustjacket, as issued. Near Fine condition. Quality Bound Reprint edition from the the African Collection Series by Briar Patch Press. Bound in Light Brown Leather with gold gilt stamped titles and decoration. Raised bands on spine, marbled endpapers, silk ribbon bookmark, and all edges gilt. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book.…

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. .…

ISBN 0-922724-06-7. Hardback. No dustjacket, as issued. Near Fine condition. Quality Bound Reprint edition from the the African Collection Series by Briar Patch Press. Bound in Dark Green Leather with gold gilt stamped titles and decoration. Raised bands on spine, marbled endpapers, silk ribbon bookmark, and all edges gilt. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book.…