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Oriental field sports; being a complete, detailed, and accurate description of the wild sports of the East; and exhibiting...the natural history of the elephant, the rhinoceros, the tiger, the leopard, the bear, the deer, the buffalo, the wolf, the wild hog, the jackall, the wild dog, the civet, and other undomesticated animals: as likewise the different species of feathered game, fishes, and serpents. The whole interspersed with a variety of original, authentic, and curious anecdotes...The scenery gives a faithful representation of that picturesque country, together with the manners and customs of both the native and European inhabitants. The narrative is divided into forty heads, forming collectively a complete work, but so arranged that each part is a detail of one of the forty coloured engravings with which the publication is embellished. The whole taken from the manuscript and designs of Captain Thomas Williamson by [Williamson, Thomas, Capt.] - 1819

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Oriental field sports; being a complete, detailed, and accurate description of the wild sports of the East; and exhibiting...the natural history of the elephant, the rhinoceros, the tiger, the leopard, the bear, the deer, the buffalo, the wolf, the wild hog, the jackall, the wild dog, the civet, and other undomesticated animals: as likewise the different species of feathered game, fishes, and serpents. The whole interspersed with a variety of original, authentic, and curious anecdotes...The scenery gives a faithful representation of that picturesque country, together with the manners and customs of both the native and European inhabitants. The narrative is divided into forty heads, forming collectively a complete work, but so arranged that each part is a detail of one of the forty coloured engravings with which the publication is embellished. The whole taken from the manuscript and designs of Captain Thomas Williamson by [Williamson, Thomas, Capt.] - 1819

Oriental field sports; being a complete, detailed, and accurate description of the wild sports of the East; and exhibiting...the natural history of the elephant, the rhinoceros, the tiger, the leopard, the bear, the deer, the buffalo, the wolf, the wild hog, the jackall, the wild dog, the civet, and other undomesticated animals: as likewise the different species of feathered game, fishes, and serpents. The whole interspersed with a variety of original, authentic, and curious anecdotes...The scenery gives a faithful representation of that picturesque country, together with the manners and customs of both the native and European inhabitants. The narrative is divided into forty heads, forming collectively a complete work, but so arranged that each part is a detail of one of the forty coloured engravings with which the publication is embellished. The whole taken from the manuscript and designs of Captain Thomas Williamson

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London: Thomas McLean, 1819. Second edition, large oblong folio (approx. 23½" x 18½"); pp. [2], 146; 40 spectacular hand-colored lithographs after drawings by Samuel Howett; full straight-grain blue morocco stamped in gilt and blind, neatly rebacked to match; some scuffing of the binding, small repair to top corner of margin on frontispiece, but internally a fine and clean copy, brilliantly colored. Abbey, Travel, 427 citing the first edition (in original parts: "extremely rare") of 1805-07. There were two cheaper editions published in 1807 and 1808, both reduced in size (one quarto and one octavo) and bound in two volumes. Finally, in 1819, H.R. Young published a second edition based on the rare parts edition, "probably to accompany his new edition of the Foreign Field Sports, 1819." Schwerdt II, p. 299; Tooley 510.
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TRAVELS INTO THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, In Which are Described the Character and the...

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London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, in the Strand, 1806. 2 volumes. First Edition with the handcoloured decorations. Second and Best Edition overall with additions not found in the one volume first edition and with the handcoloured plates, charts and plans not found in the first edition. With the 8 finely coloured aquatint plates by S. Daniell in Vol. I and with 9 folding charts and plans including the large folding map and 8 other maps and charts of which three are handcoloured, in Vol. II. 4to, bound in handsome three-quarter dark calf over marbled boards in contemporary style, the spines with raised bands gilt ruled, numbered in gilt in two compartments and with red morocco labels lettered in gilt. xvi, 427; (4), 372 (2, directions for placing the plates), (2 ads) pp. A very handsome copy, the text-block and plates in very nice condition. A few folds supported, the aquatint handcoloured plates all very nicely preserved. A clean and pleasing copy. A VERY HANDSOME COPY OF THE SECOND AND… Read More
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The Land of the Lion

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New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1909. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 459 pages. Hardcover bound in original green cloth with lettering in gilt. Moderate wear to the binding. Inner hinges secure. A sound copy with secure inner hinges and clean text. Illustrated with black and white photos. Complete with the double-page map.
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TRAVELS INTO THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, In Which are Described the Character and the...

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London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, in the Strand, 1806. 2 volumes. First Edition with the handcoloured decorations. Second and Best Edition overall with additions not found in the one volume first edition and with the handcoloured plates, charts and plans not found in the first edition. With the 8 finely coloured aquatint plates by S. Daniell in Vol. I and with 9 folding charts and plans including the large folding map and 8 other maps and charts of which three are handcoloured, in Vol. II. 4to, bound in handsome three-quarter dark calf over marbled boards in contemporary style, the spines with raised bands gilt ruled, numbered in gilt in two compartments and with red morocco labels lettered in gilt. xvi, 427; (4), 372 (2, directions for placing the plates), (2 ads) pp. A very handsome copy, the text-block and plates in very nice condition. A few folds supported, the aquatint handcoloured plates all very nicely preserved. A clean and pleasing copy. A VERY HANDSOME COPY OF THE SECOND AND… Read More
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Tucson, Arizona:: Spaceheater Editions,, 2018.. Edition of 50. 7 x 7"; 52 pages. Perfect bound in illustrated paper-covered boards. Accordion (6. 5.75" closed; 9 pages) insert attached to back pastedown. Interior text block printed by HP indigo. Accordion insert at the rear of the book printed by archival pigmented inkjet. Printed on acid-free Mohawk Superfine paper. Signed and numbered by the artist on the back free end page. Spaceheater Editions: "Trophy is a reaction to the current social and political state of the United States of America and the criminal and immoral administration that currently wields the power in our country. Although superficially the subject matter is the cruelty of the Trump sons, their activities are an indicator of the worldview of the morally bankrupt family and administration of Donald J. Trump." In 2012 the Trump sons went big game hunting in Zimbabwe. The photos in Trophy are of the sons posing with their kills from the trip - an… Read More
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Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, Volume VIII

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Washington DC: Beverley Tucker. Very Good with no dust jacket; Owner name (Ralph S. Palmer) stamped on . front pastedown endpaper, pages toned, some light scattered foxing and a . few smudges.. 1857. Hardcover. Volume VIII of this multi-volume survey made for the US Secretary of War in 1853-56 to plan a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean is concerned with mammals found on some of the proposed routes. Red cloth binding titled in gilt on spine. Many wood-cut engravings in the text and engraved plates detailing skulls, teeth, and other anatomical details of various mammalian species. xlviii, 757pp + 43 engraved plates. Bound in circa 20th century red reinforced cloth, titled in gilt on spine. Index of common names, index of scientific names. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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Oriental Field Sports; Being a Complete, Detailed and Accurate Description of the Wild Sports of the East

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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2
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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Berenstain, Stan and Jan: The Berenstain Bears Go To Camp ( A First Time Book) Random House 1982 First Edition. Number line starts with 1. Ex-lib hardcover library-bound edition Brown cloth boards. Good Condition/ No dust jacket included. A nice find for Berenstain Bears fans.
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Wildlife America: A Collection of US Commemorative Stamps

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Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars

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Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars, Alfred A. Knopf 1st Ed. 1955. Hardcover. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Used. VG/ No DJ. Rose red boards. Spine lightly sunned. A nice copy of a scarce item.
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Freddy and the Ignormus. First Edition, Jan 1951 5th Printing thus. Brooks, Walter R. EXLIB. GOOD/ NO DJ INCLUDED. Hardcover. Alfred A. Knopf, Copyright 1941, ILLUSTRATED BY KURT WIESE.
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Freddy and the Bean Home News. By Walter R. Brooks. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Alfred A. Knopf, copyright 1943, Fourth printing Thus, Jan., 1952. Exlib. No exterior marking. Good/ no DJ included. A clean, solid copy. Please also see our Freddy The Pig Catalogue.
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