Captain Cecil Priest (10 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by The Author Signed by The Author with a dedication. 180 pp plus ads. HB, Illustrated. Blue cloth. Very good with no previous ownership markings . ISigned by The Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. With 14 Coloured and 112 Black and White Illustrations. Complete with all plate. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Publication of 233 pages. Name of the previous owner. There is gilt on the spine of the book and on the front cover. The boards are a worn, slightly faded marks and the edges are a little frayed. Small tear to front tissue and a small drawing on it. There is foxing around the block of the book and on the early and last few pages, little within the body of the book. The text remains clear. The binding is strong. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Publication of 180 pages. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, large chipped piece and small closed tears along the edges. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. R *GK 16/06/2022. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

4to (26x20cms), 12+180 pages, 20 coloured plates depicting over 430 birds' eggs : the classic identification guide; hardback, crease to front board (ugly repair with sellotape to the inside), boards rubbed, internally vg, a good, complete reference copy only south africa ornithology birds eggs african birds rhodesia birds eggs ornithologist.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Firmly bound, blue cloth boards without jackets, some marks on the covers, some fading and rubbing, mostly on the spines. Volume 1 is published in 1933, volume 2 is published in 1934, volume 3 is published in 1935, and volume 4 is published in 1936. Volume 3 has a small tear and creases on the edge of the front end paper also slightly affecting the next couple of pages, the same volume also appears to have a small amount of insect damage inside the front board.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A book for children told as if by the animals themselves by Capt. and Mrs. Priest. Captain Priest is best known for his 4 volume study of Birds of Southern Rhodesia. This copy is inscribed by Capt. Priest: 'To Annie with Best Love from Cecil Palmer . 1937. Bound in thick pictorial card boards with a cloth spine. Staple bound. Surface loss to top front corner and a little to bottom corner. Crease to top rear corner. Some soiling to covers. Inside, creasing to top corners of pages corresponding with crease to rear board. Small 4to, 100pp, 425g. Authors (illustrator). Author Presentation Copy. …

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. The boards are marked and worn. One gift inscription and a notation. Foxing. Soundly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 1st editions. 4 volumes. Published 1933-36. Boards of all volumes are edge worn, cocked, a bit wavy, sunned on spines and marked. Throughout the pages there's tanning, foxing, minor marks, previous ownership inscription in volume 1 & 2. Deckled edges. However all volumes are in good condition considering age, tightly bound and intact. Good set to have. Please Note: The set is heavy so extra postage may be required if posted outside South Africa. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

1st edition pictorial boards Nice copy large octavo 100pp., 100 b/w ills., Illustrated by the Authors. Some soiling to hard cover o/w nice copy.

William Clowes and Sons, limited. London and Beccles. 1936. 1 vol in-4, pleine percaline bleue de l'éditeur, titre et auteur en doré - 420 pages - Illustrations en noir & blanc dans le texte Bon état, dos un peu insolé.