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19108vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), 63 plates and folding map on japon; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled and ruled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, uncut, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With small blind stamp on title. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR'S SISTER WITH HER LONG SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. AN ELEGANT COPY OF A SCARCE AND IMPORTANT RECORD.
19508vo., Third Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, title-vignette, 16 plates, numerous illustrations in the text, and endpapers maps on coloured stock; pictorial green cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy. First published in 1948. All editions are scarce.
19688vo., First Edition; cloth, very slightly browned at extreme head and tail of backstrip else a very good, c clean copy in the dustwrapper
19698vo., De Luxe Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 48 fine coloured plates, very numerous illustrations and diagrams in the text, and pictorial endpapers; red cloth, gilt back, fore-edges lightly dust-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Bright copy of the best early edition of Willock's comprehensive text supported by Tenney's wonderful plates. It was first published in 1964, several times reissued and published in this de luxe version in 1969. Contributors include Harry Brotherton, Derek Fletcher, Clive Gammon, F.W. Holliday, William Howes, S Norton-Bracy, Raymond Perrett and Harvey Torbett.
19494to., Second Impression, with a frontispiece, and very numerous photographs and illustrations in the text; cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in white, backstrip mildly sunned else a very good, bright, clean copy.
1980Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and very numerous photographs in the text, neat inscription on front free endpaper; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
19928vo., First Edition, with plates and illustrations in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19468vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece, 3 plates and endpaper maps, long inscription on half-title; orange cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with one small marginal nick, and minor loss (affecting lettering) at head of backstrip. This 'wartime economy' version is the first English edition of this big-game classic, first published in India in 1944 with profits devoted to blinded servicemen of WWII. Corbett's collection of true tales from the Raj is an undisputed keystone of big game hunting. THE UK EDITION IS FAR SCARCER THAN THE US EDITION, ESPECIALLY IN THE DUSTWRAPPER.
19578vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and plates, small label scar on front free endpaper; green cloth, gilt back, mild tape marks on covers else a very good, clean copy.
19238vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and plates, free endpapers lightly browned, neat contemporary signature on front paste-down and title; blue cloth, upper board lettered in blind, gilt back, backstrip mildly sunned (but all lettering entirely legible), backstrip chafed (without material loss) at head and tail else a very good, bright, clean copy of a very scarce work. A classic of game fishing literature. EXTREMELY SCARCE.
19898vo., First Edition, with plates and endpaper maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper lightly sunned at backstrip. PUBLISHER'S REVIEW COPY WITH SLIP AND SEPARATE SYNOPSIS LOOSELY INSERTED. SCARCE.
18888vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and numerous wood-engraved illustrations in the text, neat contemporary signature on front endpapers, free endpapers mildly browned; strongly bound in maroon pebble-grain cloth, gilt back, red sprinkled edges, a very good, bright, crisp copy. As often, this copy is bound without the trade advertisements. First edition of the third part of 'The Book of the All-Round Angler', of which each constituent part is complete in itself. All four parts were severally republished and all are scarce in their original editions. Hampton p.77.
19838vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece map and numerous plates; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. Second edition of a Kenyan classic first issued in 1957. Huxley adds a frank and insightful Preface. Astonishingly, not recorded by Cross & Perkin.
19958vo., First Edition thus, with coloured endpaper maps; blind-blocked boards, cloth back gilt, uncut, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
18908vo., First Edition, with trade advertisement endpapers, some light offsetting from endpapers to title; original green cloth, upper board framed and lettered in gilt, gilt back, gilt top, bevelled boards, uncut, a remarkably well-preserved, bright, crisp copy in wholly unrestored publisher's binding. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
20192 vols., 8vo., and Cased Map, Second Impression thus, text in gold and black, with colour plates (a number double-page), pedigrees in the text and endpaper charts, pictorial cloth, gilt backs, black tops, a fine set in publishers blocked board slip-case with interior illustration.
20118vo., Second Edition, with 16pp of coloured plates; burgundy cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Considerably expanded version of the first edition of 2000. In addition, the terminal date is extended from 1950 to 1999.
19898vo., with additional portrait frontispiece, frontispiece, plates and folding chart; brown cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, top lightly spotted else a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. African Hunting Reprint Series, vol. 8. High-quality facsimile reissue of the Macmillan edition of 1913. NOW SCARCE IN ITS OWN RIGHT.
19818vo., with additional portrait frontispiece, frontispiece, plates and large folding map coloured in outline, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; brown cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, top mildly spotted else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter frayed and creased at upper edge. African Hunting Reprint Series, vol. 5. High-quality facsimile reissue of the Bentley edituon of 1881.
19828vo., with additional portrait frontispiece, frontispiece, coloured plates, plates in monochrome and large folding map coloured in outline, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; brown cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, top lightly spotted else a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. African Hunting Reprint Series, vol. 6. High-quality facsimile reissue of the scarce Rowland Ward edition of 1898. The plates are by Millais, Caldwell and Lodge.
19808vo., with portrait frontispiece, plates and additional full-page map, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; brown cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. African Hunting Reprint Series, vol. 3. High-quality facsimile reissue of the edition of 1916.
19918vo., with additional coloured portrait frontispiece, coloured frontispiece, coloured engraved and printed titles, coloured plates and folding map coloured in outline; brown cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. African Hunting Reprint Series, vol. 9. High-quality facsimile reissue of the original Richardson fourth edition of 1844. VERY SCARCE IN ITS OWN RIGHT.
19508vo., with coloured frontispiece and numerous plates toned in sepia; original series binding of brown cloth boards, brown buckram back blocked and lettered in gilt, brown top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with mounted illustrations (repeated from text) on upper panel and backstrip.
19448vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and numerous plates, endpapers lightly spotted; original series binding of brown cloth boards, brown buckram back blocked and lettered in gilt, brown top, fore-edge lightly spotted else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with mounted illustrations (repeated from text) on upper panel and backstrip.
19758vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, plates and illustrations in the text; original series binding of brown tweed cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price- clipped dustwrapper.
