Derek Wilson Peter Ayerst (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Tan cloth, lettered in brown on spine panel. Cloth moderately flecked on front cover and spine panel, lightly on rear cover, otherwise only light shelf wear, with text block edges mildly foxed. [viii],184 pp., illus. w/ b&w plates. Illus. dust jacket spine panel shows a few small holes and surface loss from silverfishing, with some toning along spine panel and flap folds, now in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Near Fine. 1st American Edition. Hardcover with dustjacket, first American printing, illustrated, the gold cloth cover has moderate fading on the front and rear covers and a small dark mark on the front cover, the binding is tight and the contents are fine, the jacket looks great, the spine and flap-folds have moderate tanning which matches the original color and doesn't look unsightly at all, there are no other remarkable flaws, the original price (9.95) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included ; 184 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Taplinger Publishing Company, 1976. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is a very good ex-library copy with typical markings. Dust jacket is very good with left flap professionally repaired.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. …

Hard Back. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. Hardback book bound in tan cloth-covered boards with brown title on the spine. No defects to note on this clean, tight and unmarked book. The dramatic, heroic and shameful story of ivory and ivory poachers in Africa. A few black and white photo and illustrations. 184 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good first edition printing. DJ in mylar; no tears or rubbing. Previous owners name signed in the fly leaf. Authors Wilson and Ayerst trace the history of African ivory from the past to the present.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Before history began, two dominant species emerged in Africa: elephant and man. For thousands of years they competed over over millions of square miles of bush, forest and savannah. But that struggle took on a new dimension when men learned that the elephant carries something more precious than meat. 184pp illustrated in black and white.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. some foxing and browning to the edges of the pages, some light wear to the top edge of the front board, illustrated, 184 pages.

184 pages, maps, plates : the story of African ivory and its links with game hunters, ivory traders, slavers, the partition of the continent, etc; hardback vg vg dw general africa ivory elephants hunting big game africa poaching elephants.

Ex-library, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. VG+/VG+. 8vo. original brown boards (top edge dusty, fore-corner of a few leaves creased, occ. spot to fore-edge) in dustwrapper (edges a little rubbed & marked, spine a little sunned); pp. [viii], 184, with illustrations. A very good copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Taplinger Publishing Company, 1976. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good, with some shelf/edgewear. Previous owner name on flyleaf.

[0-8008-8251-2] [1976]. (Hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. 184pp. Photographs, illustrations. Part of the bottom edge has been bumped, causing minor tearing and creasing to the bottom of about 30 pages. Locale. (History--Africa, Elephants, Ivory).

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo 184pp., b/w pls., maps, Owner's bookplate on front paste-down o/w nice copy.

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