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Published by Sycamore Island Books, 1998
ISBN 10: 0873649583ISBN 13: 9780873649582
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards slightly bowed, betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Gift inscription on front endpaper; interior pages with text without any extraneous marks. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 3.
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Published by Sycamore Island Books, 1998
Seller: Fine Binding Books, Barker, TX, U.S.A.
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. N/A (illustrator). WITHOUT dustjacket, bound in full cloth, with many photos and illustrations inside, thread-sewn pages for durability and strength.
Seller: Callahan and Company Booksellers, Peterborough, NH, U.S.A.
Sycamore Island Books, Boulder, 1998. Illustrated with color and b&w photographs, drawings and maps. 8.75" x 11.25". 477 pp. Green cloth. "After 30 years of thrilling encounters with East Africa's and Botswana's most dangerous game, Kingsley-Heath has at last chronicled his greatest adventures with elephant, Cape buffalo, rhino, leopard, hippo and lion.". Very fine in very fine wrapper.
xvi 471 pages, 4to., profusely illus in colour and b/w from photographs, drawings etc., + numerous maps signed by the author on the 1/2 title page. A fine copy in likewise dj, dj has no defects. the experiences of a hunter guide hunting the big five includes an incident when he was mauled by a lion. Czech 152.
Published by Sycamore Island Books, Boulder, Colorado, 1998
Seller: Peter J. Ayre's Books, Somerset, United Kingdom
Book Signed
Hardback. Condition: Fine. hunting and conservation by one of the most respected professional hunters in East Africa after the second world war. Very well produced.; Binding: Orig. green cloth with pict. D/W; Condition notes: Signed by the author, Fine; Illustrations: profusely in colour and B/W; Maps: several; Pages: xvi + 477; Edition/printing: 1st trade. signed by author or artist.
Published by Sycamore Island Books, Boulder, Colorado, 1998
Seller: John Liberati Books, Barkhamsted, CT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Boulder, CO: Sycamore Island Books, 1998, 477p including Epilogue, Appendices & Bibliography. First Edition, illustrated with color and b&w photographs and maps. With 8 chapters on; Gathering Experience, Elephant Hunting, Black Rhino Hunting, Buffalo Hunting, The Mean Ruminant, Lion Hunting, Leopard Hunting, Hippopotamus Hunting and Rifles & Cartridges. Green cloth with gilt spine title, tan endpapers. Dust Jacket. A Very Good++ copy with virtually no wear. In a Very Good++ dust jacket also with virtually no wear. Clean, Crisp and Tight. See Photos.
Published by Sycamore Island Books, Boulder Co, 1998
ISBN 10: 0873649583ISBN 13: 9780873649582
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Trade Ed (illustrator). First Trade. 477 pp. 96 pp of stunning color photos. Controversial, courageous, clever, colorful: Kingsley-Heath has trekked through the plains and bushes of Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Somaliland, Eritrea, and Mozambique. Maps. Read about his walking right into a pride of 17 lions (and having to kill ten), battling Jack O'Connor's courageous buffalo. And a whole lot more of riveting reading. Near fine in like jacket.
Published by Sycamore Island Books, 1998
ISBN 10: 0873649583ISBN 13: 9780873649582
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. This is limited edition number 483 of 500 copies produced and has been signed by the author, John Kingsley-Heath, on the limitation page. Both the book and the slipcase have been bound in full leather, with gold gilt and raised bands on the spine of the book. The slipcase is a touch rubbed, but the book shows no evidence of wear, and remains strong, elegant and handsome, with the pages within pristine, crisp and complete. The binding is secure. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.
Published by Sycamore Island Books, Boulder, 1998
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Full green leather with spine titles in gilt, cover decoration of lion in blind; 4to; 477pp; all edges gilt; sewn-in silk bookmark; profusely illustrated with b/w & color photos, drawings, maps & facsimiles; matching leather covered slipcase; limited to 500 numbered (#251) signed copies. Tales of hunting elephant, buffalo, lion leopard, hippo as well as a section on rifles & cartridges. Plus appendices on The Shaw & Hunter Trophy; gun & ammo makers, auctioneers, etc. and selected persons mentioned in text. A beautifully produced book and despite limitation size, quite hard to find. This copy fine in all respects with signed letter from author as well as a color photo of author presenting book to previous owner.
Published by Sycamore Island Books, CO. 1998, 1998
Seller: SAFARI BOOKS, Edmonton, AB, Canada
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. John Kingsley Heath (1926-2011) was one of the last great African hunters who roamed Afeica from the east to the West, and from the South to the North, bagging record trophies during his long 50 years life as a professional hunter and guide and owner of Safari companies. This is the Original leather bound edition, one of of 500 copies, numbered and signed by the author. Hailed as one of the top 10 hunting books published in the 20th century, this large format book (appx.9x12") features hunting numerous great elephants with over 100 lbs ivory on each side, record rhinos and Buffaloes as well as Lions and Leopards -man eaters included.Peter John Kingsley Heath spent a lifetime in the African bush and assisted in bagging an incredible number of trophies for his clients. Profusely illustrated with color and black/white photographs and line drawings, bound in hunter green leather with matching leather slipcase, gold lettered spine, all edges gilt. One of the very best and elaborate African hunting books since James Mellon's African Hunter. This original limited edition was SOLD OUT in the same week it was released in 1998. Printed on high quality stock, 478 pages,a collector's dream, extra heavy book, Requires extra postage. Signed by Author(s).