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Ivory by Sanchez-Arino, Tony
- Bookseller: Dale's Decoy Den
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: biblio67
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: fine
- Jacket condition: very fine, as new
- Quantity available: 1
- Illustrator: Bob Kuhn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Amwell Press
- Place: Clinton
- Date published: 1981
Description
1981. 1st ed. Ltd ed (#62/1000) Amwell Press. 252pp. Elephant hunting, as you might guess. Bound in ivory colored leather, SIGNED, numbered and slipcased with bound in silk marker ribbon. Original line drawings and color frontispiece by Bob Kuhn. Photos from author's private collection. Mr Sanchez-Arino is know world wide as an expert on elephant hunting. And he writes well! He relates stories about the old elephant hunters, the last frontiers and a few personal experiences. Gold gilt stamping with elephant on front cover on off white leather. Spine has turned like old ivory, o/w as New in as new slipcase, Fine/very fine. Extremely difficult to fine, especially in this condition.
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.
frontispiece : A portrait or illustration on the page opposing the title page.
o/w : An abbreviation for otherwise
As New : "the book is in the same immaculate condition in which it was published. There can be no defects, no missing pages, no library stamps, etc., and the dust jacket (if it was issued with one) must be perfect without any tears." Condition definition from AB Bookman's Weekly.
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