Big Game Encounters (40 results)

hardcover. Condition: Fair. Cover torn, pages yellowed, inscription inside cover.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Publisher's black cloth. Good binding. Shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. 266 pages, 21 cm.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Big Game Encounters. Book.

Condition: New. pp. 212 1:B&W 5.5 x 8.5 in or 216 x 140 mm (Demy 8vo) Perfect Bound on Creme w/Gloss Lam.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. pp. 212.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. pp. 212.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Publisher: H.F.& G. Witherby Ltd.Date of Publication: 1937Binding: hardcoverEdition: 1937 EditionCondition: Very GoodDescription: This is an original, 1937 printing of this famous book about Big Game Hunting (tigers, elephants, lions, etc.). This old book is clean, solid, and in great shape! This is a hardcover book with 196 pages including several photos and illustrations. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling, writing, or tears. The covers show some moderate edgewear - the gold lettering on the spine is still bright. Overall, the pages are clean, the binding is solid, and the covers show some minimal signs of age. The book has been placed in a fresh mylar jacket. …

Condition: New. In English.

PF. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 2013 second edition paperback in very good condition. A reprint in India of a book originally published in London in 1937. Scarce. No marks to book or cover. Clean and bright, tight, even binding. Light shelf wear to the card cover. A lovely copy. Items are dispatched the same or the following working day. Please note our excellent customer feedback.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Inv 171.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd imp. Boards have some wear, marks, some scuffing to spine ends. Content has light toning. No DJ.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Gebunden. Condition: New.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No d.j. 1st Edition. 223, [i ads]. pp,Publisher's red cloth, gilt. A fine copy, lacking the d.j. as often, but a clean and tight txt block with an unfaded binding. Small W.H. Smith bookseller's ticket to the front inside board but no inscriptions, wear, fading or marks. Trifle foxing to the fore-edges not affecting the margins or text. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS. …

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

1st Edition. 196 pages. Near fine brown cloth covers. Internally fine with numerous black and white ills. Big game hunting. Scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. "Critical moments in the Lives of well known Shikaris" with a foreword by A.I.R. Glasfurd. Chronicles the best hunting experiences by E.A. Smythies (Big game shooting in Nepal), Capt. C.R.S. Pitman (Game Warden takes Stock), Col. C.H. Stockley (Shikar), Major Robert Foran (Elephant Hunters of the Lado Enclave etc.) and many others. Illustrated with photo plates with one picture of a domesticated elephant missing, bright maroon cloth with gilt spine. 196 pp,Very good book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Author's thrilling encounters with Elephant, Lion, Buffalo, Leopard, Hyena, Hippo and other dangerous animals in the African bush. Illustrated with photo plates, a small Xmas 1929 inscription, frontispiece with tissue guard, brick colored cloth with edges and spine faded, gilt title on the spine is clearly visible. Overall a nice clean volume protected in a removable clear plastic. Very Good book.…

Tall 8vo. 223 pp., plus 1 pp. publisher's ads. Photo frontisp., numerous photo plates throughout by W. Woodhouse. Red embossed publisher's cloth, gilt lettering & ruling on spine (minor bumping to couple corners, edgewear to lower fore-edges, dustsoiling to upper fore-edge, minor sunning head of spine), w/ d.j. wraparound cover art image of hunter shooting at a man-eater lion, w/ brushfire in the background (chipping & tear to head of spine w/ about 1.75 in. of loss to lettering, chipping & edgewear to foot of spine, some minor creasing), still a VG/G- copy w/ mimeographed private library slip laid-in for M.R. Steele, and bookseller's label on rear pastedown. First edition, stated, of this work describing the author's hunting adventures while leading an American hunting party through the African bush tracking down man-eating lions and rogue elephants. Chadwick (1882) had first emigrated to South Africa in the 1920's, and became a transport rider, and member of the Bechuanaland Protectorate Police while working as a professional hunter earning a living selling ivory and lion skins from his trophies. The original dustjacket is exceedingly scarce, with Ellen Herring of Trophy Room Books noting that they had only seen this one copy.…