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Lion. African Adventure With The King Of Beasts by Johnson, Martin - 1929

by Johnson, Martin

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Lion. African Adventure With The King Of Beasts by Johnson, Martin - 1929

Lion. African Adventure With The King Of Beasts

by Johnson, Martin

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G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1929. First edition, Third Impression.
63 illustrations and foldout map at the back of the book. 281 pages No unwanted marks or past names.
Both hinges are cracked with threads showing in the front. The textblock remains secure and bright.
Osa Johnson his brave wife also braved Hollywood as a star of silent pictures!
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores US (US)
  • Illustrator George Eastman photos (Eastman Kodak)
  • Format/Binding Red cloth, pictorial endpapers Front and rear hinges cracked
  • Book Condition Used - Good-
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition First edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher G.P. Putnam's Sons. The Knickerbocker Press
  • Place of Publication New York and London
  • Date Published 1929
  • Keywords SAFARI African jungle hunting
  • Size 6.25" x 9.5"

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Lion African Adventure With the King of Beasts

by Martin Johnson

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New York: Blue Ribbon, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 281 pages, text clean and tight, a few b/w photos. Sixth printing. Red binding with black lettering. DJ in a cover, missing a 2" chip on the bottom. Past owners name written on fly page.
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Lion. African Adventure with the King of Beasts.

by Johnson, Martin

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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons., 1929. xiii, 281pp, bw ills, folding map. Or red cloth. Faint damp mark at top of rear cover and top margin of a couple of page, some toning to prelims and edges. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.
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Lion, African Adventure with the King of Beasts

by Martin Johnson

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First edition
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 10.5" by 7". Not Stated. The third impression of Martin Johnson's account of his expedition to Africa to adventure with lions. In the exceptionally scarce publisher's original dust wrapper. The third printing of the first edition, published in the same month as the first printing.In the very scarce publisher's original dust wrapper, price unclipped.Illustrated with a frontispiece, folding map, and sixty-three photographic images. Collated, complete.Author Martin Johnson and his wife, Osa, followed and photographed the big cats of East Africa, in this work described by the publisher as 'about lions and about adventures with lions'.The first chapter, on the dangers of lion hunting, was of particular interest upon publication.A lovely copy of this popular title. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with bumping to spine tail. Light sunning to dust wrapper back… Read More
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