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1915réf. 20568New York: Kangaroo Corporation; Gray Lith. Co. 1915. A large laughing female kangaroo with a joey in her pouch who says "Be Happy at Home!" to another young kangaroo asking "Why such joy" decorates the triangular box lid of this amusing bright orange and purple 1915 peg board game. The playing board itself is framed with the text "You can't be blue if you KANGAROO. No trouble troubles you." The unusual triangular box features three kangaroos on the top lid with edges decorated with horse shoes and shamrocks on a purple ground. The instructions are printed on the under side of the top lid including the offer of a $500 reward. The Kangaroo Corporation offered the prize for any correct solution to the game which involves landing the King in Goal No. 14. "The above prize to be awarded January 15 1916." 25 numbered holes on the board with 12 small wooden pegs. The object of the game was to jump holes so that only the King remained in hole number 14 in the manner of Chinese checkers. Each side of the triangular box measures 9 1/4". The box printed by Gray Lith. Co. N.Y.;1915 copyright by the Kangaroo Corporation. The top lid with little scratch in the lower edge corners repaired with sticky tape. Previous owner signature verso of lower box. The board interior with color more vivid just a bit of wear around numbered peg holes. Not found on Trove. Kangaroo Corporation; Gray Lith. Co. unknown
1952réf. 63021Paris: Imprimeurs L.I.E.S.A. 174 Quae de Jemmapes 1952. Oblong 4to. 9.25 x 7.75 in. 2 24 pp. colour-lithograph illustrations throughout 10 leaves unnumbered. consisting of 4 colour lithograph boards to cut out alphabet letters for playing 2 black & white lithograph letter pages for colouring cutting out themselves and playing word games 1 thick instruction leaf 3 printed leaves on blue- salmon- and green-tinted thin paper instruction sheets. Flexible boards colour-lithographed front cover rear board with model figures on verso to be cut out to create paper-engineered toys spiral metal comb binding as issued minor edgewear age toning still a VG and complete copy. First edition of this wonderfully illustrated and charming alphabet game/book featuring anthropomorphic letters in the “Kingdom of the Alphabet” set against the adventures of a Medieval/Renaissance Country of Vowels and the Isle of Consonants uniting over a banquet ball to form an alphabet. Marquet 1892-1984 and Desnoyer 1901-1988 were illustrators and miniaturists noted for their inventive games and illustrations who had originally designed this game/book in 1939. They were married to the well known painters Albert Marquet and Francois Denoyer respectively. Desnoyer a Russian-Ukrainian emigre from Kiev had originally landed in Bohemia by 1906 where she learned the Western alphabet and later settled in France. This particular copy not only features the four colour lithograph boards for children to cut out and play the suggested alphabet game but also the 2 additional boards for an adult word game and back board to create toys which are typically missing as are often the colour-tinted instruction sheets. Worldcat locates 4 copies U of WA & Princeton Incomplete Bibliotheque Nationale FR & Bibliotheque des Chiroux BE -- complete; See: Robert Bolick Books on Books Collection -- Souza Desnoyer and Marcelle Marquet Il etait une fois un alphabet 1951-2009 Dec. 22 2022. Imprimeurs L.I.E.S.A., 174, Quae de Jemmapes, hardcover
1979réf. 786901979 Paris, Ministère de l'Environnement, 1979, in 8° broché, 276 pages ; nombreuses cartes.
1861réf. 105281Paris, Aug. Aubry, Libraire, Aug. Durand, Libraire 1861 In-8 22 x 14 cm. Broché, couverture beige, titre en noir sur le dos et le premier plat, 159 pp., table. Exemplaire en bon état.
réf. 46719Birmingham, Eley Game Advisory Station, Imperial Metal Industries (Paris, Cartoucherie Française), Automne 1965, in 8° broché, 60 pages ; illustrations.
1953réf. 97666Librairie Plon, coll. « Durel » 1953 In-8 24,5 x 18,5 cm. Reliure demi-chagrin havane à coins, dos à nerfs orné d’un motif doré, couvertures et dos conservés, tête dorée, 313 pp., illustré de croquis de Charles-Jean Hallo et de 8 photographies hors-texte, table des matières, table des photographies. Reliure légèrement frottée.
1914réf. 801301914 Paris, Larousse, 1914, in 8° broché, 284 pages ; couverture très légèrement fanée.
1794réf. 114610London: John Wallis 1794. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London John Wallis 24 December 1794. Overall dimensions 520 × 663 mm dissected into 16 panels and mounted on linen comprising a hand-coloured map engraved by McIntyre printed surface 380 × 530 mm with extensive letterpress text on either side. Paper slightly tanned with a few small marks including some inkspots creases tiny chips and scattered light foxing; top right-hand corner trimmed close with the text lightly shaved; cloth a little foxed and discoloured on the verso; overall in very good condition. An attractive Georgian board game with the winner being the first player to reach London. The letterpress gives rules for playing the game and details of the history and manufactures of the 117 towns mentioned. It is not necessarily accurate; for instance Henry VI not Henry IV was captured at Northampton by the Yorkists. We have traced several reissues of the game using the same plate but with some variation to the letterpress and this error appears in several of them. A spinner 'Totum' and counters were available for separate purchase and are not present in this instance. John Wallis hardcover
1820réf. 17762Amsterdam: Steendrukkerij van C. Goos 1820. The cards are kept in the original publisher's marbled slipcase ca. 4.8 x 7.2 cm with 2 engraved labels one with the title and imprint and one with the rules of the game. Set of 42 lithographed miniature playing cards 21 for Cloris printed in grey and 21 for Roosje printed in blue. Most charming set of miniature playing cards for use of a somewhat daring party game between young people of both sexes. The 42 cards each with an illustration of a couple and a four-line verse are either titled "Cloris" or "Roosje". The Cloris cards were divided between the boys and the Roosje cards between the girls. One of the young men would "propose" by reading the verse of one of his cards and one of the young ladies would answer by reading hers. The verses were full of love and desire but since the cards were read at random Roosje's reponse would not always be the logical answer to Cloris' proposal leading to hilarious situations.The name of the game most likely refers to De bruiloft van Kloris en Roosje which was a Dutch farce written by Dirk Buysero at the end of the 17th century. The play became incredibly popular. It was performed yearly throughout most of the 18th century and still widely known in the 19th century.The slipcase is scuffed and partly torn around the edges and corners. Otherwise in good condition.l Cat. De Koning 617; Gumuchian 3223. Steendrukkerij van C. Goos, unknown
1930réf. 177813Japan. Circa1930. 16 colour cards with black and white illustrations on reverse 8 black and white cards 4.5 x 7cm cardboard box with sliding cover 7.5 x 5.5cm. Colour cards have the same black and white illustrations on reverse. Set of small cards with delightful images of mischievous boys and girls having fun. . unknown
réf. 20410Asie, moitié du XIXe siècle. In-12 oblong, [48] ff., demi-percaline à coins chagrinée noire, plats de papier chagriné, étiquette "Carnet C2" au premier plat (reliure défraîchie mais solide, quelques taches, des cartes et/ou des ff. manquants).
réf. 85059Paris, Opta (Collection "Aventures Fantastiques", AF N°8), 1972, petit in 8° reliure pleine toile rouge décorée de l'éditeur, jaquette rhodoïd, 380 page ; infime tache brune dans la gouttière.
1894réf. 59978London: Longmans Green and Co. 1894. Two. vols. xvi 453 1; x 443 1 pp. plus 2 pp. publisher’s ads. Frontisp. both vols. illustrated title pages plates text illustrations photo illustrations throughout both vols. Pictorial brown publisher’s cloth white & black lettering front covers & spines gilt illust. on spines of lion & moose some minor soiling rubbing minor bumping to a few corners slight fraying head & foot of spines still VG- set from the library of Joseph Anderton w/ armorial bookplate on front pastedowns Non Flectimus. First editions of these volumes in The Badminton Library featuring extensive hunts in South Africa and East Africa in vol. I with chapters on elephant buffalo lion rhinoceros hippopotamus ostriches giraffes lion and musk ox; while vol. II details hunting in the Arctic the Caucasus Alps and substantial portion for hunting in India. Longmans, Green, and Co., hardcover
1994réf. 52970Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 1994. 8vo. xiii 1 238 pp. Photo frontisp. numerous photo illustrations plates maps. Blue simulated leather boards gilt lettering on spine w/ d.j. NF/NF copy signed on limitation page by Woods and again on ffep. to John P. Archer Jr. 1924-2016 noted Maryland farmer big game hunter and a member of the Safari Club International. First edition signed & numbered 76 of 1000 copies presented to John P. Archer. This work offers excellent details on tracking and hunting the African leopard as well as shooting advice skinning details and more. Trophy Room Books, hardcover
1938réf. 62103New York: William Morrow & Co. 1938. 8vo. 352 pp. Photo frontisp. photo plates throughout 1 map. Blue publisher’s cloth blue lettering & decoration on spine very minor shelfwear w/ d.j. cover art photo scuffing & rubbing to foot of spine edgewear still a NF/VG copy. First American edition issued undated using the Collins sheets of this outstanding account of hunting lions & leopards and exploration across Darfur Sudan and Libyan desert with his wife Vi Henriques prior to World War II. Henriques 1905-1967 had completed an earlier Big Game hunting expedition from the Blue Nile to Dinder River in 1928 as well and later during World War II was lent to General Patton’s staff participated in the Casablanca North Africa Campaigns and the landing assaults on Sicily with the US armed forces. Scarce in original dustjacket. William Morrow & Co., hardcover
1954réf. 53794London: William Kimber 1954. 8vo. ix 1 282 pp. plus 6 pp. publisher’s ads. Photo frontisp. numerous photo plates. Green cloth gilt lettering on spine minor dustsoiling & slight foxing to fore-edges of textblock minor shelfwear w/ d.j. vivid cover art by Sanford with depicting elephants zebras giraffes and more in grays black white & yellow minor dustsoiling slight foxing still VG/VG copy. First edition of this scarce big game hunting memoir with the author documenting his experiences in hunting lions elephants the dik-dik buffalo rhinoceros leopard zebras and more. William Kimber, hardcover
1957réf. 62102New York: Oxford Univ. Press 1957. Three works in one vol. 8vo. xiii 1 233 1; 188; 197 1 pp. With illust. title photo plate tables charts. Orange tweed boards tiger paw print on front cover pictorial map endpapers minor shelfwear slight rubbing w/ d.j. cover art of tiger stalking minor scuffing edgewear price-clipped still VG/VG copy. First American omnibus edition of this extraordinary trilogy recounting Corbett’s experiences as big game hunter of Man-Eating Tigers in his lifetime career in India. He hunted down eight man-eating tigers and two man-eating leopards and in The Chowgarh Tigers he records his year-long quest from 1929-1930 to hunt and ill a female tiger that killed over 64 people in her five-year rampage. Corbett was a meticulous hunter expert tracker and persistent in preparation and often carried his favorite rifles - an M98 bolt-action Rigby-Mauser and a .450-400 Double Barrel Nitro Express. Oxford Univ. Press, hardcover
1931réf. 62097New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc. 1931. Tall 8vo. 288 pp. Photo frontisp. 45 photos on plates 1 map. Orange publisher’s cloth black lettering front cover & spine very minor shelfwear slight foxing at fore-edges w/ d.j. striking Art Deco cover art of Lioness on front cover minor chipping head & foot of spine wear at corners couple minor nicks & closed tears old tape repairs on verso still NF/G copy. First American edition stated of this well-written narrative devoted primarily to the hunting of African Elephants spears and firearms Hippo’s lion hunting along with chapters on African Witchcraft the Dinka peoples Sudan and night photography. The pair are perhaps best-known for their 1927 Cape to Cairo automobile travel memoir by Stella Court Treatt who with her then husband Major Chaplin Court Treatt headed the Court Treatt Expedition the first to drive a motor vehicle from Cape Town South Africa to Cairo Egypt. Traveling in two Royal Flying Corps surplus Crossley BGT1 Light Trucks from Sept. 13 1924 to Jan. 24 1926 they covered 12732 miles in sixteen months across the African continent through South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe Kenya Uganda Sudan and Egypt. Scarce in original dustjacket. E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., hardcover
1955réf. 59604New York: Simon and Schuster 1955. 8vo. xxviii 354 pp. Numerous photo illust. Half-green cloth over white boards w/ d.j. cover art of tusked elephants by Paul Bacon couple minor closed tears slight scuffing edgewear still NF/VG copy. First edition 1st printing of this biography of Taylor professional big-game hunter and one of the last ivory hunters on the African continent. Simon and Schuster, hardcover
réf. 59980London & New York: Witherby & Co. Charles Scribner’s Sons 1907. 8vo. 400 pp. Title in red & black. Photo frontisp. 64 plates. Green publisher’s cloth embossed gilt illust. of moose front cover gilt lettering on spine minor shelfwear dustsoiling slight fraying to rear outer hinge still VG copy. First edition of this noted big game hunter’s expeditions hunting moose near Lake Kippewa and portage to Lake Bois Franc; caribou in Newfoundland and St. John’s Lake; moose sheep & lynx in the Yukon Klondike and along the Macmillan River with specific mentions of hunting with Indigenous Peoples. Witherby & Co., Charles Scribner’s Sons, hardcover
1938réf. 62095London: Stanley Paul and Co. Ltd. 1938. Tall 8vo. 287 1 pp. Photo frontisp. numerous photo plates with 56 photo illustrations. Scarlet-coloured publisher’s cloth gilt lettering on spine minor shelfwear minor bumping to couple corners slight foxing to fore-edges 1 sunned spot from d.j. tear on spine w/ d.j. cover art of tribesman hunting with bow & arrow by R.W. Bellmer edgewear minor tear to spine lower fore-edge front cover minor creasing still VG-/G copy from the library of J.R. Brocklebank The United Africa Co. Ltd. and was member of the Royal African Society with printed card laid-in. First edition of this rousing anthology of reminiscences from the prolific author on his hunts and travels through South Africa West Africa and Zanzibar. Included here are sections on lion hunting in Northern Rhodesia diamond hunting on the Vaal River driving across the Kalahari and more. Uncommon in dustjacket. Stanley Paul and Co., Ltd., hardcover
1959réf. 62583London: Robert Hale Ltd. 1959. 8vo. 191 1 pp. Numerous photo plates. Burgundy-coloured publisher’s boards gilt lettering on spine minor foxing & dustsoiling to upper fore-edge of textblock occasional light foxing w/ d.j. cover art of Tiger by Val Biro slight dustsoiling shelfwear still a VG/NF copy. Second printing of this authoritative work on tiger hunting in the Game Departent of Gwalior State Madyhya Pradesh and Jaipur Rajasthan relating his sagas of tiger hunts hunting and killing cattle-stealing tigers man-eating tigers terrorizing villages as well as organizing hunts of the Maharaja’s along with King George V Lord Reading and Lord Mountbatten. Robert Hale, Ltd., hardcover
1912réf. 60617Toronto: The Copp Clark Co. Ltd. 1912. 8vo. xvi 246 pp. Photogravure frontisp. by Carl Rungius 3 photogravure plates by Rungius numerous photo plates 5 maps 1 folding. Publisher’s blue-green cloth gilt illust. of Grizzly Bear & lettering front cover gilt lettering on spine t.e.g. minor shelfwear slight rubbing occasional light spotting still VG bright copy. First Canadian edition of this well-illustrated and documented account of hunting and observing on Vancouver Island Montague Island Queen Charlotte Islands and includes a chapter of his wife Louisa Walker Gulliver Sheldon’s b. 1880 experiences bear hunting on Admiralty Island. Sheldon 1867-1928 trekked by steamboat canoe pack horse and on foot with other explorers and hunters such as Frederick Selous William H. Osgood and Carl Rungius hunting caribou grizzly bears moose and other big game as well. The Copp, Clark Co., Ltd., hardcover
1926réf. 63787St. Louis MO: C.V. Mosby Co. 1926. 8vo. 207 1 pp. Photo frontisp. 114 photo text illustations 1 map. Red publisher’s cloth black lettering front cover & spine minor shelfwear still VG copy. First edition of this memoir of travel and big game hunting primarily for man-eating tigers through French Indo-China Cambodia and India between-the-Wars drawn from letters initially serially published in The Kansas City Star and subsequently assembled here. C.V. Mosby Co., hardcover
1913réf. 62084London: Chapman & Hall Ltd. 1913. Thick 8vo. xvi 2 216 1 pp. plus 4 pp. publisher’s ads. Photo frontisp. 23 photo plates. Pictorial green linen publisher’s cloth gilt illustration front cover of tiger attacking elephant and hunter gilt lettering front cover & spine very slight bumping to couple corners minor shelfwear slight foxing to fore-edges w/ d.j. dark gray-green paper illust. repeated on front cover in blue blue lettering VG/NF copy w/ “Association for Promoting Christian Knowledge” prize bookplate on front pastedown to F.H. Giltrap of Mountjoy School in 1914. Second edition of this informative memoir drawn from personal interviews experiences and notebooks of big game hunter and late Inspector General of Police Bombay Digby Davies as well as the author’s own sporting experiences. At the time he had been specifically requested to eliminate all personal names and references in the incidents with Davies whom Gouldsbury would specifically mention in the follow-up “Tiger Slayer by Order” 1915. Gouldsbury writes of numerous encounters with tigers in his own adventures hunting from elephant back and machans as well as leopards and maruading elephants with additional references to bison ibex and others. Davies relates his time serving during the Sepoy Mutiny work as a sporting inspector and specifically hunting down tigers elephants and others endangering villagers and livestock. One chapter specifically mentions hunting a 419 lb. tiger stretching over 10 feet 7 inches from nose to end of tail and standing 3 1/2 feet which had terrorized villagers killing cattle across Bengal. Very rare in original dustjacket. Chapman & Hall, Ltd., hardcover