Thurley Stoneham (26 results)

hft. Condition: Good. ngt nött.

1st edition. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Boards stained. Provenance: Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Physical descriptionvi, 172 pages ; 22 cm. Subjects: Nature Stories; Fables; Animal Stories; Juvenile Literature; Children's Literature. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 190 pages; Description: 190 p. Illus. , ports. 23 cm. Subjects: Mau Mau. Indigenous peoples --Kenya. Kikuyu (African people) . History --1895-1963. Impressively illustrated with a series of photo-plates. 3 Kg.

hft. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. Limited To 250 Copies.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: vi, 172 pages ; (8ş). Subjects: English fiction. Genre: History. Language: English. 3 Kg.

1st edition. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Boards stained. Provenance: Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Physical descriptionvi, 172 pages ; 22 cm. Subjects: Nature Stories; Fables; Animal Stories; Juvenile Literature; Children's Literature. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 190 pages; Description: 190 p. Illus. , ports. 23 cm. Subjects: Mau Mau. Indigenous peoples --Kenya. Kikuyu (African people) . History --1895-1963. Impressively illustrated with a series of photo-plates. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hardcover. Patterned paper over boards with off-white paper over spine; black lettering on spine. Title page dated 1938. 37 pages. In fair condition. One of 270 limited edition copies printed in December 1938 for Charles Corbett Ronalds by The Ronalds Company. A few small stains on front cover. Corners are bumped, partially revealing boards. Covers are unevenly toned. Interior remains clean. Black and white frontispiece. Quite a lovely book overall; in fair reading condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Limited Edition. Size: 9 7/8" x 7 1/8". Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. White paper spine with patterned paper over boards, 38 pages. One of a limited edition of 270. In patterned paper slipcase that is worn at corners, has some staining/stray marks. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 lb 14 oz. Category: Fiction; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 015737.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: vi, 172 pages ; (8ş). Subjects: English fiction. Genre: History. Language: English. 1 Kg.

Hard Back. Condition: Good. First Edition. Red cloth hardback no jacket a good reading copy.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Bound in white vellum over decorative cloth title stamped in black on spine. In matching slipcase that shows a one inch hole to bottom of spine. The book is near perfect. One of 270 copies. Part of the publisher's Christmas Interludes series. 37 pp. . Rough cut edges. Quite scarce. Limited Edition.

24.5cm, limited to 270 copies, 37p., colour frontispiece and title page, patterned decorated paper boards, label on the upper cover, a fine copy in matching fine slipcase.(lt).

Edition Unstated. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 207 p. 22 cm. 3 Kg.

hardcover. Condition: Good. The hinges are in good condition. Photograph available on request.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon état. x in-8°.

Limited Edition, 270 copies printed. Hardcover. Good plus decorated paper covered boards in good, bumped and torn, slipcase. Pages browned and foxed. Please email for exact postage quote and information on any available discounts (PLEASE NOTE: International Economy shipping is by sea and may take up to 90 days to arrive).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good ++. No Jacket. First Edition. Bound in bright orange cloth. This is the photoplay edition from the movie -- but only one picture on the frontispiece. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Stated first printing on the copyright page and scarce thus. 325 pp.

Condition: Acceptable. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A readable copy. All pages and the cover are intact (dust cover may be missing). Pages can include considerable notes--in pen or highlighter--but notes cannot obscure the text. An acceptable condition paperback book. Date circa, the Illustrated and Giant edition. Originally published under the title 'Wanderings in Wild Africa.' Notable rubbing to the book edges. Slim tidemarks to vertical cover edges. Contents are tanned and occasionally mottled but do remain clean and legible. Occasional tidy annotations to the margins. A reading and reference copy and a scarce edition.

Edition Unstated. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 207 p. 22 cm. 1 Kg.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. the author was commissioned to write this book as a Christmas gift by C.C. Ronalds in Canada 1938; Binding: Orig. batik covered boards with slipcase; Condition notes: Limited edition of 270 copies, slipcase slightly rubbed, O/W V. Good; Pages: 38.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1954). 1933 1st edition. Small 8vo (128 x 195mm). Ppx,214 + 8pp publisher's catalogue. Not illustrated. Brown cloth, upper board and spine titled in black. Ex-library with usual faults and stamps, rather foxed. Reading copy only, in poor dust-wrapper. A new kind of book on the subject by a hunter-naturalist whose experience of wild Africa dates the early part of the century. The most thrilling exploits of the famous African hunters are here related, from the days of the old foot-safari and the four-bore elephant gun, to modern methods where the hunter has all the facilities of motor transport and high-velocity weapons. The thrill of the chase is the same. the lion still creeps on the camp in the dark, rainy nights, the bad elephant charges with nerve-shattering violence and uproar, the wounded buffalo lurks in the thickets to fall like an avalanche on his fool-hardy enemy. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1933). 1933 1st edition. Small 8vo (128 x 195mm). Ppx,214 + 8pp publisher's catalogue. Not illustrated. Brown cloth, upper board and spine titled in black. Owner's name to front end-paper, cloth slightly stained, some browning but good copy. Lacks dust-wrapper. More exciting tales of African adventure. This is one of Stoneham's scarcer books. "In these stories I have tried to give information about the lives of African beasts and the men who hunt them. The tales are presented in the form of fiction, in accordance with the taste of the author and the public, but in all but one instance the habits and adventures of animals and men coincide with personal observation and authentic report. The exception is the story 'The Bear of the Nandi,' which is purely imaginary, for no white man has ever seen the creature which causes such terror among the inhabitants of Nandi and Lumbwa, and natives' accounts of it are contradictory and legendary." Chapters include:- Companions of the night; Disputed meat; A bad memory; One glorious hour; War in the reeds; The slayers; Hunted!; The oryx bull; The bear of the Nandi; Hours of shadow; Repayment in kind; Jino-Moja; The perilous night; The savage of thorn and sand. .

1938, an unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 270. (Hardcover in slipcase) Fine in very good dust jacket. 38pp. Batik boards with parchment spine in a very good to fine slipcase covered with the same patterned paper as the covers. Frontispiece, illustrated title page, vignettes. The dust jacket is made of hand-made paper and is worn and soiled along the spine. There is a faint offset from the frontispiece illustration to the title page. The book appears to be one of a series of books printed annually by Mr. Ronalds as a Christmas presentation item. Introduction by C.C. Ronalds. (Fiction).

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1933). ND (1933) 1st edition. Large 8vo (170 x 235mm). Pp219. B/w photograph plates. Green cloth, upper board and spine titled in brown with black big cat motifs. Boards slightly bowed, school prize bookplate to front paste-down else good-plus in slightly torn but complete dust-wrapper. Hard to find in a dust-wrapper of any condition. "Contains information, in some respects unique, which the author has acquired during sixteen years of hard and dangerous living." Hunting lion, rhinoceros, buffalo and leopard along with photographing other big game animals. Chapters include:- Advice to photographers and hunters; Some Indian animals; The African rhinoceros; A rhino adventure; The lion; A lion hunt; The buffalo; The African elephant; Leopards and the smaller cats; The fabulous Nandi bear; Hippo, giraffe, and some antelopes; Cheetah, wild dogs, and baboons; Hyenas, jackals, and vultures; African reptiles; Canadian animals. .