End Game by Peter Beard, Signed (16 results)

hardcover. Condition: near fine. Peter Beard (illustrator). Profusely illustrated (mostly black and white). Unpaginated square 4to, gray cloth (un-lettered spine, lightly faded as usual). New York: Peter H. Beard, (1977). Originally published by Viking in 1965, this is the special revised edition published on occasion of an exhibition of the same name at the International Center of Photography, New York City, November-December 1977. A near fine copy. Inscribed by the author on flyleaf in speech bubble with a heart: "Jessica: more coming soonest P.B.".

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). Near fine- signed by author. Warm Memories and regards, Peter Beard, bubble and thumb print. Email please if you would like images. Signed by Author(s).

Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). Revised and Updated. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. 'Special Edition Commemorating the Exhibition at the International Center of Photography, New York City, November/December 1977.' Peter Beard [1938 - 2020] was an American artist, photographer and writer who lived in Kenya and New York. The Epilogue is by Dr. Richard M. Laws, Former Director of Tsavo Research Project, Kenya, who comments that 'In Africa today, animal populations are being increasingly confined within limited and unnatural boundaries. more political than ecological. [and] that the increasing concentration of any species in arbitrarily restricted areas will result in overpopulation, habitat destruction, and local. extinction of that species.' Inscription reads, "Dear Gordon, Warmest Greeting and elephantine memories and please stay in touch with those "reports" 2000 a.d. and others. I hope this 20 year accumulation on "STARVO" National Park gives you an idea of my position. Meanwhile many congrats on your work and your awareness! With admiration, Peter (B.)" WITH a 4pp letter written in green ink by Beard addressed to Gordon Stewart, asking for updated information on receipt of the book copies he is sending out (some to the White House), and commentary on the loosely inserted copy of July 31, 1980 NY Times article, "Dead as the Proverbial Dodo." He also has made edits in the margins of the epilogue in green ink, regarding conservation efforts. Title continued: "Its Divers Peoples, Mountains, Rivers, Railroads, Resources, Reserves & Innumerable Rarities, Featuring With Full Perspective, A Twenty Year Illustrated Record of The Great Pachyderm (Loxondonta Africana) and Man together with a Stirring Narrative of Early Life, Exploration, Discover, Daring Missionary Feats & Hunting Episodes in Kenya Colony, Tanganyika, Uganda, Ethopia (sic) and various territories even more remote." 'With the hand-written diaries of Colonel John Henry Patterson, single-minded pursuer of The Man-Easters of Tsavo.' Small 4to, 274pp, gray cloth embossed on front cover, no title at spine. Filled with b&w 'photo engravings and stonetone plates' of big game hunters, natives, elephants, rhinos, lions, *trigger warning* dead animals, famous travelers (Karen Dinesen Von Blixen, Philip Percival etc.), with journal like captions. Spine is sunned, otherwise very good condition, with disturbing imagery.

paperback. Condition: fine copy, uncreased. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). First Revised Edition. glossy, stiff covers w/ wrap-around sepia photo Elephant image; 280 pgs w/ bibliography; front endpapers show author's handprint at upper hinge; a 'horizon line' extends at bottom, over the date (6/20/1979), w/ elephant drawing on ffep, "warmest memories." arising from trunk. quotes by Dr,Norman E.Borlaug, Isak Dinesen, Mary Hemingway and Dr.R.M.Watson on back cover. designed by Ruth Ansel.

soft cover. Condition: very good. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). Revised and updated version. Oversize paperback. Light wear at top of spine. Inscription in red marker "greetings, best wishes, and warmest (elephant) memories." SIGNED Peter Beard and dated November 19, '77. "Peter Beard's book belongs among the classics on East Africa, if not in a class by itself":. Mary Hemingway.,

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). 1st Edition. 4to, the paperback issue, a very good copy of the revised edition.INSCRIBED on the the reverse of the front cover to the literary agent Rodney Pelter.with a drawing of a deer (for dear) and a large elephant which contains inside itself much of the inscription done in red ink, with a letter from the publisher presenting the book to which Beard has added two lines in ink.hoping for Pelter's recovery from an illness.(VVbckrm). Inscribed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Revised Edition. SIGNED and boldly inscribed by Peter Beard, with an an original photograph pasted in on front endpaper, a selfportrait, the same that opens Beard's book, "Fifty Years of Portraits", and is entitled, "Peter Beard Falling". Beard has inscribed, in black ink, the bottom of the photograph, "P. B. @ John Palmer's 1700's Vermont home." ; Tight, clean and crisp. A gently read book in excellent condition. ; 0.9 x 10.8 x 9.6 Inches; Signed by Author.

First edition of the photographer's first book with over 75 black-and-white and color photographic plates. Tall quarto, original ivory cloth. Boldly signed by Peter Beard on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed. On its publication in 1965, Beard's "book was immediately acclaimed, with not one but two glowing reviews in The New York Times In addition to being singularly beautiful (with its luscious printing and scrapbook aesthetic), The End of the Game, is thoughtful as well. Long taken as a seminal book on wildlife conservation, it is actually an epic visual poem on the subject of loss" (Roth, 170; Open Book, 208).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Taschen, Köln 2015. Hardcover in maroon and grey cloth boards housed in a cardboard slipcase with tipped-in images to front and rear panels. First Edition Thus. Limted edition of only 5000 individiually numbered copies (of which this is number 4680). 4to. 292 pages fillled with black and white photographic images throuhgout in rich duotone. Includes and updated foreword by internationally renowned travel and fiction writer Paul Theroux. A very rare copy of this edition SIGNED by Peter Beard on the title page, including Beard having traced his forearm and hand extending across the upper margin of both the title page and the blank page opposite the title page. Within his traced hand Beard writes: "RnD xxx from Peter (Beard) / all Best wishes as ever! / more soon". Included with the book is an invitation card to a VIP Members Reception (held on June 18th, 2016 by Peter beard and his wife Nejma) for an exhibition titled Last Word from Paradise at The Museum at Guild Hall in East Hampton NY. The invitation card is also SIGNED by Peter Beard with a small heart drawing. NB: Very few of these 50th Anniversary edition books were ever signed, this being the first we have ever seen or handled, since Beard made very few public appearances after 2013 up until the Covid 19 pandemic and his unfortunate passing in 2020. Perfect for the SIGNED Beard completist. BOOK CONDITION: Fine; a solid, tight, clean copy in a Near Fine slipcase whowing light overall wear to edges and corners with bumping about 3 inches long at the center of one edge along the slipcase opening. SIGNED. Signed.

First edition of the photographer's first book with over 75 black-and-white and color photographic plates. Tall quarto, original ivory cloth. Uniquely inscribed by Peter Beard across four pages, including original artwork. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Special Delivery To Renny & Lucas H. from your pal Peter (Beard) Hog Ranch Box 4191 Nairobi 1960's and beyond with his footprints and drawings. On the half-title page Beard has in original photographs and made annotations and below the author's note an original photograph of his daughter "Zara B. Lamu Jan 1990." Very good in a very good dust jacket. A unique example. On its publication in 1965, Beard's "book was immediately acclaimed, with not one but two glowing reviews in The New York Times In addition to being singularly beautiful (with its luscious printing and scrapbook aesthetic), The End of the Game, is thoughtful as well. Long taken as a seminal book on wildlife conservation, it is actually an epic visual poem on the subject of loss" (Roth, 170; Open Book, 208).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Square 4to. First printing of this special edition commemorating the exhibition at the I.C.P., New York City, November / December 1977. Illustrated throughout with black and white and color photograph , drawings, and maps; 256 pp. 1 vols. Gray cloth blocked in blind on the boards. Pictorial endpapers. The cloth is lightly sunned on the spine and board edges, not nearly as a much as normal for this title. Signed in orange crayon on the reverse of the front endpaper by Beard. The title states this is a pictorial documentation of the origins, history and prospects on the big game in Africa, with early histories in Kenya, Tanhanyika, Uganda, Ethopioa, et al., and the Patterson diary on the Man-Eaters of Tsavo. Illustrated with "upwards of 300 photoengravings and stonetone plates." This special edition is a revision and updating of the 1965 Viking Press edition. Laid-in is an auction announcement from the 1977 show as well as a press release for the I.C.P. Exhibition. . .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Special Edition. Peter Beard (1938-2020) was an internationally famed artist and photographer who spent the best part of his life in East Africa photographing its varied life, especially the Big Game and its hunters from the glorious past. In 1962 he tracked down the great professional hunter and author J.A. Hunter at his Makindu Lodge, he met and photographed the dean of hunters - Philip Percival who accompanied the Roosevelt expedition in 1908 and later served as a guide for Ernest Hemingway, another professional hunter and author Douglas Collins accompanied Beard on a lengthy foot safari, and more.Beard photographed the largest elephant herd numbering several hundreds, even close to a thousand- most of them later died of drought and starvation. His first book - The End of the Game- first came out-in 1965 became an international best seller. This Special edition published by the International Centre of Photography contains more excellent photographs including the excerpts from J.H. Patterson's original diaries covering his encounters with the Man eaters of Tsavo, and more. But the uniqueness about this volume is Peter Beard's handwriting presentation of this copy to a well known politician, with a 16 line inscription addressed to him and signed at the bottom, as well as Beard's own sketches of two elephants - one spraying water up in the air. In a recent published Biography of Peter Beard titled WILD, the author stated that Beard had a habit of using his own blood to enhance his sketches and drawings. The-original sketch of the two elephants he drawn in this book, looks similar to dried blood, but not certain. Whatever that might be, this is a precious volume from the late author. His art works were fetching a cool $ six hundred thousand or more. In addition to his presentation , inscription, art works and signature, there are some more annotation by Beard in Green ink on two occasions, and a photo copy of a a NY Times page with Beard's note also laid in. The 45 year old book is in excellent condition with lightest wear, the boards have some discolouration which is common with this ICP edition which issued no dustjacket. Limited edition commemorating the exhibition at the ICP. Large format 10x11" tall, approximately 386 pages, printed on high quality heavy stock with hundreds of photographs, drawings and sketches. Very good collectors volume, inscribed, sketched and signed by Peter Beard. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good +. First American Edition. 256p quarto, illustrated. A good copy in a good plus copy with some wear to the base of the spine and some clear tape on the insde of the dust jacket. Edwin Kennebeck's copy with his ownership signature on the front fly leaf . Kennebeck worked at Viking Press from 1955 to 1983 and worked with Kerouc, Patricj White, Iris Murdoch, Steinbeck Marianne Moore, Saul Below, Thomas Pynchon and Arthur Miller. Laid in is a manila envelope witha viking press where Kennebeck wrote "P Beard E K" .

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED COPY - Viking Press, New York 1965. Hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. First Edition, First Printing. 256 pages filled with black and white and color images throughout. The photographer's first book. Tall quarto, original ivory cloth. The End of the Game, is thoughtful as well. Long taken as a seminal book on wildlife conservation, it is actually an epic visual poem on the subject of loss. Cited in Roth, 170; The Open Book, 208. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by Peter Beard in red wax pencil: "Best wishes / and regards / Peter (Beard) / ICP" on the upper left corner of the fep. verso. Signed by Beard at an appearance celebrating the ICP's 1977 publication of the second edition of End of the Game. BOOK CONDITION: Near Fine; a solid, tight, clean copy in a Near Fine dust jacket showing light wear including a few small tears and slight loss to edges and corners (looks great in a new, clear brodart protector). Overall a solid, clean and highly collectible copy of the true first edition, especially so when SIGNED. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Book condition is very good. First printing of this special edition commemorating the exhibition at the I.C.P. Typically to this book, the spine is sunned and the gray woven cloth is fading lightly. The book comes with a print; vintage silver gelatin photograph printed on Kodak single weight paper, 9 x 10 1/4 inches, of Beard's iconic image of a Rhino with its right front leg in a noose. The photograph is unsigned,Special edition commemorating the exhibition at the International Center of Photography, New York City, November / December 1977. Illustrated throughout with black and white and color photographs , drawings, and maps; 256 pp. 1 vols. 4to. " . a seminal book on wildlife conservation . [and] an epic visual poem on the subject of loss" (Roth) Inscribed on FFEP "with best regards Peter Beard ICP." with an orange crayon pencil. Included are two folded brochures from the show. Roth 101, pp. 170-1. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. First printing of this special edition commemorating the exhibition at the I.C.P., New York City, November / December 1977. Inscribed by Peter H. Beard in both crayon and ink dated 1977 to the verso of the front fly with a FINGERPRINT to the upper right. Grey cloth covered boards. Illustrated with "upwards of 300 photoengravings and stonetone plates". Some minor foxing to the first and last few pages, otherwise a clean copy with no previous owners' names or other defacements. 10 x 11 in (25.5 x 28 cm).