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1994rif. 5775Huntington Beach CA: Safari Press 1994. First - Limited to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Orig Slipcase. Millais JG. 330 pp ill. Capstick's biography of one of his heroes John "Pondoro" Taylor. With both Capstick and Taylor names this limited ed. sold out quickly. Enjoyable reading and collected by both Capstick and Taylor afficianados. Book fine in like slipcase. Safari Press hardcover
1887large 8vo [25 x 16 cm]; 2 volumes, in 10 parts by genera, hundreds of illustrations including 97 full-page plates and folding, 13 colored maps mostly folding showing geographical distributions, indices, with title & half title pages issued later. later (1953) cloth with gilt spine title lettering, the original heavy paper wraps of each of the 10 parts are bound in (one wrap chipped & repaired), the parts are not bound in order, small stain on outer edge of part VII, fine, clean and unmarked. A pi In this copy, part X, General Review of the Orchideae is bound first in volume I Originally published in 10 parts, usually bound in 2 volumes, in 1887-1894, it is a milestone and a famous and still useful reference in orchid literature, with descriptions and culture of about 1,700 species and hybrids, together with the history of their discovery and collection, about 1300 pages. Besides the detailed descriptions, the work includes details on the discovery and development of the various species and varieties. Veitch was a leading English nursery, which sent plant hunters to many parts of the world, and introduced numerous new varieties and species. BMNH 2199. Massachusetts Horticultural Library Catalogue 323. Burrage p. 90. Glikbarg (supplement 1982). "Many of the instructions contained in the Manual relative to the care of different orchids are still valuable. Good scientific descriptions in English are given for each species; these descriptions are accompanied by the appropriate references to earlier authorities together with detailed information on habitat, discovery and culture. A substantial amount of interesting detail concerning contemporary and past orchid hunters, collectors and growers is given, much of which would be difficult to find elsewhere. The numerous maps indicating the habitat of various species are valuable and the work is enriched by many well-drawn black and white engraved plates and illustrations in the text.. . . a veritable encyclopedia. . . the 1963 reprint has maps that can be read only with difficulty". [Duveen, Classics of Orchid Literature, American Orchid Society, 1972].
rif. 27222Buffalo NY: Buffalo Newton Rifle Co. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. N.D. First Edition. Softcover. Nice sales brochure for the "new" Newton rifle. Includes a note that the model 1922 is discontinued and a small one sheet on the new rifle. Light surface soil and very small stain to the far upper right corner of the pages. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 24 pages . Buffalo Newton Rifle Co. paperback
rif. AQ22589s.i.: s.n. s.d. 9 leaves. Contemporary Kodak limited brown cloth album. Extremities lightly rubbed and marked. Ticket of Middlesbrough based chemists Middleton & Co. to FEP. With 24 black and white photographs two pasted to FEP the remainder loosely inserted. Contemporary manuscript notes to verso of 12 photographs. One photograph naively repaired with clear tape. A turn of the century photograph album containing images of a hunting expedition to Taob Himachel Pradesh Western Himalayas India. The unidentified white hunter - visible in several of the images - mentions in his succinct captions his 'coolies' his shikari hunting guide and the huts and bridges built by the expedition. Notably three of the photographs depict the hunter displaying bear skins and in another a member of his 'staff' exhibits an ibex head. . Small quarto. [s.n.], [s.d.] hardcover
1895rif. fr1387Calmann Lévy Relié 1895 In-8 (15 x 20,5 cm), reliure demi-chagrin à coins, dos à 5 nerfs orné de caissons dorés, tête dorée, couverture conservée, 228 pages, illustrations en noir de Crafty ; frottements au cuir au niveau des mors, coins et nerfs, par ailleurs bel état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
2006rif. 5629Huntington Beach CA: Safari Press 2006. Ltd Ed 1000 copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. 244 pp ill. Autobiography of Brian Marsh a well known figure in big game hunting circles both as a hunter and writer. Hunting big game trophies over most of the southern African continent. Well written.Ltd to 1000 signed numbered slipcased copies. Fine in like slipcase. Safari Press hardcover
19348vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 317 pp, frontis, illustrations from photos, 2 maps including double-page map with route in red and folding map of Himalaya East of the Tsangpo in blue & black, index of places, plant index, persons index, animal-bird index. original cloth, gilt lettering, spine lightly faded but lettering clear, trifle foxed in margin of title page, bookplate on endpaper, near fine, clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, plant collector and geographer and winner of the Royal Geographical Society Gold Medal, describes the people, nature, scenes during his plant hunting expedition in Tibet where he found numerous plants new to Europe.
19954to [28 x 22 cm]; 291 pp, 270 color and 70 black & white illustrations, bibliog, glossary, index. original cloth with gilt title lettering on front cover and spine, pictorial endpapers, dj, fine, clean, unmarked and unused. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. First published in 1981 under the title Plant Hunting in Nepal, this new edition is much enlarged with updated nomenclature and an additional chapter on a subsequent visit to Nepal by the author, and with more illustrations. Although the book's emphasis is on the wide variety of plants found in the area, the author also describes the expedition's many adventures, parties with the Tibetans, birds and animals, the Nepalese people and their lives, beautifully illustrated.
1979rif. r7604Rugby: Anthony Atha Publishers Ltd and The Game Conservancy. VG : in very good condition with green slipcase. 1979. 733/1100. Green hardback cloth cover with green leather spine. 300mm x 300mm 12" x 12". 152pp. 12 large colour plates by Alken Ansdell Thorburn and others and over 100 b/w illustrations. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Anthony Atha Publishers Ltd and The Game Conservancy hardcover
1980rif. 6792St Paul MN: Foundation for North American Wild Sheep 1980. First. Hardcover. Near Fine/VG with minor rust colored spots. Roebuck D. 167 pp profuse ill. Twenty great sheep hunting stories by twenty of the most respected big game sheep hunters all in one book - the first ever issued by the Foundation. Good reading. Fine copy in VG scrape on bottom front of dj jacket. Foundation for North American Wild Sheep hardcover
1994rif. 29114Alexandria Bay NY: Museum Restoration Service. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 11"; 118 pages . Museum Restoration Service hardcover
1946rif. 33783Toronto : Collins 1946 . First Edition . VG/Good . 8VO . Black and white full-page illustrations by Louis Darling. Very light wear to book some browning to edges gift inscription on front free endpaper. Unpriceclipped jacket has worn with losses at spine extemities and corners. Cave A87. Collins unknown
1931Paris, 1931-32. Plaquette in/8, nombreuses illustrations, 48 p. Rousseurs et taches claires sur la couverture ; manque une agrafe au catalogue. Fusils Hammerless, Mannlicher, Browning,... cartouches, divers accessoires pour chasseurs et gardes, miroirs à alouettes, appeaux, pièges, ...
rif. 11187Paris, 1931-32. Plaquette in/8, nombreuses illustrations, 48 p. Rousseurs et taches claires sur la couverture ; manque une agrafe au catalogue.
1994rif. 6849Camden SC: John Culler & Sons 1994. Reprint Limited to 500 Copies. Leather. Fine/VG with minor rust colored spots. 295 pp 113 illustrations 5 photogravures 2 pull out rear pocket maps. All edges gilt. The last of three books authored by the noted Central Asian sheep hunter. Deals with bears and Snow Sheep on the Russian Kamchatkan Peninsula. Now that Ovis Nivicola is open to sport hunters this book is even more in demand. As new in Vg slipcase with minor rust colored spots. See image on website. John Culler & Sons unknown
4to (270 x 205 mm), [8], iv + 32pp., of facsimiles, orig. quarter Roxburghe morocco, a little rubbed with head of spine chipped, uncut. A facsimile reprint of the original edition of 1591 which was at the time in the possession of Lord Aldenham. Preface by G. E. Cokayne, who presented copies to the Roxburghe Club members in 1897. Barker, 134.
1990rif. 1387Camden SC: Briar Patch Press 1990. Dlx Ltd Ed Rept: 500 Copies. Full Leather. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. Deluxe Ed. Narrative of a nine months' journey from the plains of 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. New foreword by J Casada.521 pp ill all edges gilt. Part of the Briar Patch African Collection. This is the deluxe edition of only 500 numbered and slipcased copies. Orig full leather bound book and slipcase both fine. Briar Patch Press unknown
1896rif. r8935aaLondon: Edward Arnold & Co. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Teg. 1896. A New Edition. Half vellum marbled board cover. 220mm x 150mm 9" x 6". 332pp. Colour chromolithographic plates and b/w engraved plates. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Edward Arnold & Co hardcover
1804rif. r9334London: Vernor & Hood. G: in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover with staining on lower edge with some light internal impact. Contents bright. 1804. First Edition. Quarter-leather red cloth cover. 290mm x 230mm 11" x 9". 312pp index. 16 engravings by Medland Pouncy Landseer Peltro etc. . Vernor & Hood hardcover
1920rif. 16354Boston: Houghton and Mifflin. Fine. 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. One small mark on the spine. Appears unread. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 298 pages; Bought in Seattle March 1990. . Houghton and Mifflin hardcover
1989rif. 6369Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1989. Limited Edition 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. 335 pp ill. in b/w & color with author's own specially commissioned art. Upland game birds waterfowl deer hunting trout & bass fishing Leapers salmon and a bear story. A popular Outdoor Writer Ovington was a prolific artist hunter and fisherman. Ltd ed of 1000 signed numbered slipcased copies. Fine in like slipcase. Amwell Press hardcover
1895rif. 22258Chicago: American Bible House 1895. HardBack NODustJacket 1895 1st Edition Dates match on title & Copyright page G/VG- AS-IS NODJ Interior relatively Nice condition light wear FoX & someone has colored in some of Illustrations & removed 1 after Page 114 pg 265 missing & pg 267 completely LOOSE Beige cloth with black pictorial cover with black lettering with Woman riding Bicycle on Cover. cover light rub wear & Stains & Discolorations Extremities Possible Moisture Exposure Back Cover 272 pgs . The author on a preliminary page lists 14 "Subject Discussed" and on another page lists the names of over 60 people to whom the work refers to at some point. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Chicago: American Bible House hardcover
2013rif. 28601Instantpublisher.com. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 2013. First Edition; Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 1591967236 . Signed by Best on the title page. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 276 pages; Signed by Author . Instantpublisher.com hardcover
1899rif. 6191London: W Thacker 1899. First. Hardcover. VG. Being a record of sport and travel in Baltistan and Ladakh. 286 pp ill fold out map in rear. A great Asian sheep hunting book for all the game of highest Asia. Especially good on ibex hunting but also for several sheep species as well. 1899 London FIRST edition. Orig. tan cloth picture of ibex printed on cover ram & rifle on spine. Original snakeskin patterend endpapers. Solid tight vg condition copy of a rare and sought after Asian hunting title. PLUS laid inside front cover is a note that this is a review copy presented by the publisher dated 1899 same year as publication and requesting notice when review appears. A great piece of ephemera. Review copies were uncommon 123 years ago! $ 2750.00Very nice vg to near fine condition in original scene stamped cloth. W Thacker hardcover
1994rif. 12739John Culler & Sons. As New in As New dust jacket. 1994. 1st Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. The book did not come with a DJ but rather a slip case. Numbered copy of a limited edition of 500.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . John Culler & Sons hardcover
