Akeley Carl E (48 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Memorial Edition. Clean pages, tight binding, cloth boards with scattered marks Clean pages, tight binding, clot.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. Illustrated in Black and White (illustrator). Copyright 1923. Memorial Edition. Green cloth with orange titles on spine. Specked soiling to front, light wear/aging/soiling to covers. Binding is firm. Interior is age toned, free of markings, with limited mild soiling.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Reprint. Hard cover 8vo in green cloth w/black titles. About Very Good/No DJ. Cloth rubbed, stained rear cover, spine darkened, owner name front cover and front endpaper; square w/strong binding, interior clean and unmarked. xii, 267pp; illustrated in photos and diagrams. Book.

hardcover. Condition: good. no jacket. Memorial Edition. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4" 267 pages. "The Star Series" light smudges to covers. with darker ones on spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. (May 1932), stated Fourteenth Printing, Memorial Edition; Very Good/no dj, octavo, 267pp., green cloth hardcover, b&w photo ill's., binding tight, text unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo in green cloth, spine title in black. Binding tight and square, hinges firm, corners and spine ends pushed and very lightly rubbed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1926. Africa, Mammals, arts. Special zoology leaflet no. 1. Field Museum of Natural History/Chicago. Very good paper/monograph with three duo-tone plates 7 p. of text 10/24.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Text block good; Printed in 1924; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Memorial edition. (africa, travel, natural history) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very Good condition hardcover book, no dust jacket. Very slight shelf wear and smudging to covers and spine. Slight bumping and very slight sunning to spine. Very slight bumping to cover corners. Slight water damage to top edge of text block. Few scattered pages dogeared throughout text block. Text block edges and end papers have toning, foxing, and spotting. Writing on ffep. All books are individually inspected and described. Never X-Library unless Specifically described as such.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. B Hunt Safari. This hardcover of 267 pages is in very good, clean tight condition with a few black and white photos. Green cloth spine, black title.

Pamphlet. Condition: Good. Pamphlet. Introductory note lay-in. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear, some smudging. Full of black-and-white photographs of Theodore Roosevelt.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Condition: New.

Paperbound. Condition: Very Fine. Field Museum, Chicago, 1920. Nicely illustrated with 3 plates of bronzes sculpted by Akeley, showing three groups of Nandi spearmen hunting lions in Uganda. 9" x 12". 10 pp. Paperbound. This is a large format offprint of an article originally published in 'Mentor' magazine. A first-hand account of 20 days of native lion hunting - 10 lions, 5 leopards, 2 men wounded. Very fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Stated First edition. Publisher's blue cloth binding, general wear to edges and extremities, spine darkened, binding lean, covers firmly attached, internally clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. xviii, 267 pages, plus b/w photographic plates throughout. Worn but acceptable copy in the first edition. Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994. Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.

Condition: New.

OLWd. mit Vorder- und Rückentitel, Deckelbild, Farbschnitt und Widmung, 146 Seiten in Fraktur (alte Schrift) mit zahlr. SW-Abb., 4° (16 x 23,5 cm), nur leichte Gebrauchsspuren, sehr guter Zustand. Book Language/s: German.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Fourteenth Printing, Memorial Editon. Green cloth with black lettering. Spine darkened, minor general wear and soil to boards. Previous owner bookplate neatly adhered to front pastedown. Text shows the occasional thumb smudge, but is overall clean and bright, no marks, lightly and evenly tanned. Illustrated with line drawings, maps and black and white photographs. "This is the daybook, diary, the narrative, the incident, and the adventure of an Africansculptor and an African biographer, whose observations we hope may be preserved in imperishable form, so that when the animal life of Africa has vanished, future generations may realize in some degree the beauty and grandeur which the world has lost." (from the Foreword).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Not ex-library. Field Museum of Natural History, Special zoology leaflet, number 1. A description of lion spearing by Theodore Roosevelt, from his "African game trails" (1910), appears on pp. 5-7.

very good condition. Vintage paper items are not returnable scarce vintage article has many illustrations in b/w;; scarce vintage article has many illustrations in b/w;; NOVI009045; 31 pages.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'In Brightest Africa' is a seminal account of the African wilderness, written by the legendary naturalist, taxidermist, and explorer Carl E. Akeley. Known as the father of modern taxidermy, Akeley takes readers on a series of expeditions through the untamed landscapes of the African continent, documenting his encounters with majestic wildlife, including lions, elephants, and the elusive mountain gorilla. Part adventure memoir and part scientific record, the work offers a vivid portrayal of the continent's biodiversity during the early 20th century.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'In Brightest Africa' is a seminal account of the African wilderness, written by the legendary naturalist, taxidermist, and explorer Carl E. Akeley. Known as the father of modern taxidermy, Akeley takes readers on a series of expeditions through the untamed landscapes of the African continent, documenting his encounters with majestic wildlife, including lions, elephants, and the elusive mountain gorilla. Part adventure memoir and part scientific record, the work offers a vivid portrayal of the continent's biodiversity during the early 20th century.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Editiion. Some spine fade.

No Binding. Condition: Fair. (1927) Unbound folio of 45 bw photographic plates, with 3 pp. introductory material. The original cardboard slipcase is in pieces. Plates show taxidermy mounts by Akeley (mostly African mammals), also some bronze sculptures (African elephants, lion hunting). Several plates have bumps to the top corners, these affect only the margins. These bumps are visible in the photos, see the zebras and the elephants. Overall, the plates are good to very good. Foreign shipment will require extra postage.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition. Gift inscription on front endpage, else clean and unmarked. Fading to spine. Slight forward lean. Binding firm.