Lyell Denis David (5 results)

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). (1929) 1987 new edition. 4to (184 x 253mm). Ppxxxvi,225,notes pages,ads. B/w plates, illustrations. Black faux leather, upper board and spine titled in gilt, three raised bands, silk marker ribbon, printed marble-effect end-papers, all edges gilt. Boards a little marked but a very good clean copy. "Lyell provide rules for hunting big game, as well as chapters dealing with rifle selection and tracking game. The remainder of the text examines the natural history, traits and methods of hunting, species by species. The illustrations consist of sketches of the spoor of game animals, many being life sized. An essential work aimed at a generation of new hunters visiting Africa at the time." (Czech). New introduction by John M. MacKenzie. .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1990). (1923) 1990 new edition. 8vo (158 x 235mm). Pp268. B/w photograph plates. Fully bound in tan bonded leather, upper board and spine titled in gilt, three raised bands, printed marble-effect end-papers, silk marker ribbon, all edges gilt. A fine unread copy. "Quite simply, Lyell was a man born too late. .By the time he reached adulthood in the late 1890's, the heyday of sport on the Dark Continent was past, and he had to content himself with a fleeting taste of what life must have been like in those halcyon times when the veldt teemed with countless animals, when passing herds of impala, zebra, wildebeest, and other species stretched from horizon to horizon." (From the introduction by Jim Casada). That said, Lyell accomplished a great deal, hunted a great deal and wrote accounts of both his doings and those of the older generation with whom he was well acquainted. Chapters include: Tea-planting life in Eastern India; Early days in Nyasaland (Malawi); Days after big game; Remarks on elephants, travel, and natives; Elephant hunting; About rhino, buffalo, hippo, and lion; A few experiences with antelopes; Various animals; Some strange incidents and contrasts; Sporting methods, rifles, trophies, carries, etc. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp xvi, 284, four pages of advertisements and 48 plates. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered gilt on spine and on front cover with the image of an deceased elephant on the front board. Illustrated with photographs and drawings by the author. Preliminaries slightly foxed with very slight rubbing and slight marking at spine and the rear board, otherwise sound, very good.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1913). ND (1913) 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 220mm). Ppxvi,284 + 4pp ads. Illustrated with 43 plates from photographs & drawings by the author, patterned end-papers. Dark green cloth, spine & upper board titled in gilt, black elephant vignette to upper board. Newly recased in original cloth with cloth-reinforced inner hinges. A good copy. "This work recounts a ten-year span that Lyell hunted in Northeastern Rhodesia and Nyasaland. While the text jumps to various locales in the region with little chronological order, there are innumerable recountings of hunting elephant, buffalo, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, lion, leopard, sable, eland, and a host of other game. Hunting venues include the Zambesi, Luangwa and Bua rivers, the Chiromo Marsh, and the Tuchila Plain." (Czech). .…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1909 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 356 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 356 Language: English.…