Temple Perkins E (12 results)
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Published by Andrew Melrose, London 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: David Foley Sporting Books, Dallas, PA, U.S.A.David Foley Sporting Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Black cloth with gilt spine titles; 8vo; 271 pp; illustrated with b/w photos plus 2 maps; color pictorial dust jacket. Stories of hunting elephant, both for conservation and also sport. The author was perhaps one of the most famous big-game wardens in the worl…d, at the same time, considered one of the most daring and persistent hunters of big game. This is a reading copy only with dingy cloth covers; text block a bit cocked but internally clean. The jacket is intact with wrinkles on rear panel and was once taped to pastedowns.
Published by Andrew Melrose 1955
- Hardcover
Seller: Hessay Books, York, , United KingdomHessay Books
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd reprint, the same year as the first edition. Preface by Col Sir James Sleeman. 271pp. Green cloth covered boards, the title faded to the spine. 40 b + w photographs. Previous owner's name to the flyleaf, otherwise internally clean. Memoirs of many years of big game hunting in Ugan…da, especially elephants, lions and buffaloes.
Published by Andrew Melrose 1955, 1st edition 1955
- Hardcover
Seller: Yesterday's Books, BOURNEMOUTH, , United KingdomYesterday's Books
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271 pages, maps, 40 illustrations : author spent 35 years in East Africa and was regarded as the most daring of big game hunters. Czech page 280 "He relates numerous hunting adventures . . aroung Lake George. He also details his successful hunt after white rhinocerous"; hardback, vg vg dw east africa kenya uganda big game huntin…g hunter african big game elephants.
Published by Andrew Melrose 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. the jacket is chipped, a few tears. mild foxing and some minor markings. all pages and plates are intact and presentable. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Andrew Melrose 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. 1st edition. The dust jacket is edge worn, has some small edge tears, chipped and marked. The boards are slightly edge worn. Tanning. It is in very good condition, excellent binding. MK. (r*fh). Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery serv…ices.
Published by Andrew Melrose 1955 1955
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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REPRINT, SIGNED & INSCRIBED, octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 271pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & fading to spine extrems, sl bruising to board corners, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, minor general soiling throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping/tearing t…o edges, top of spine missing, light tanning & soiling).
More imagesPublished by London : Andrew Melrose 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Surrey Hills Books, Cranleigh, , United KingdomSurrey Hills Books
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Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First Edition. Very good condition in fair price clipped dust jacket. The book is bumped to the corners and head and tail of the spine. Free from any internal markings or inscriptions, previous owners sticker to front fly leaf. The dust jacket is rather tatty and torn, particularly s…o to the head of the spine (see photos). Book.
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Seller: Librairie de l'Amateur, Strasbourg, FranceLibrairie de l'Amateur
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Paris, Payot, coll. "Bibliothèque Scientifique", 1956 ; in-8, 276 pp., demi-toile grise moderne à la Bradel, dos lisse, pièce de titre de chagrin vert, premier plat de couverture conservé. Bon exemplaire, relié. 1956.
Published by Amdrew Melrose Ltd., London 1953
- Hardcover
Seller: Charles Vivian Art & Antiques, Rosscarbery, CORK, IrelandCharles Vivian Art & Antiques
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. London: Andrew Melrose Ltd., 1953. First edition, third printing. Good/fair. Dedicated and signed by the author, scarce thus. D.j. with significant loss to top of spine and front cover, splits and minor losses, boards stained, contents largely clean and binding sound. Sign…ed by Author.
Published by London Andrew Melrose 1955
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Quagga Books ABA ; ILAB, Cape Town, , South AfricaQuagga Books ABA ; ILAB
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Condition: Good. Inscribed by the author. A story of hunting, drama and adventures in Ugana. Temple-Perkins was regarded as one of the most famous and experienced big-game wardens in the world. With 40 b&w illustrations. some foxing to top edges. 271 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. Reprint. Condition: Good. Dust jacket:… Good. Foxing with some sunning to covers and verso. Chipping to spine. A couple of small tears to the edges. Hardcover. Black boards with gilt. Some bumping to head and foot of spine.
More imagesPublished by Andrew Melrose, London 1955
- Hardcover
Seller: SAFARI BOOKS, Edmonton, AB, CanadaSAFARI BOOKS
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Big Game Hunting, especially trophy elephants in Uganda and Tanganyika by one of the famous and respected Game Wardens and a great elephant hunter. Temple Perkins was a crack shot. His many accounts includes a safari with Colonel Jim Corbett of Kumao…n ( author of Man eaters of Kumaon and 5 other books). Illustrated with photo plates featuring several of his trophies with great tusks, 271pp with index, First edition, third printing, Very Good book with a crisp laser printed dustjacket.
- Hardcover
Seller: Henry Sotheran Ltd, London, United KingdomHenry Sotheran Ltd
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London: Andrew Melrose. 1955. 8vo. Original cloth and wrapper; pp. xii, 271, 40 photographic plates; a little chipping to dustwrapper at head of spine, internally very fresh, very good indeed.Third printing inscribed by the author to title page. A vigorous defence of elephant hunting as a necessary conservation activity is follo…wed by tall tales of safari escapades.
