Rogues and Marauders by John Dawkins, First Edition (5 results)

Condition: Good. 1967. First Edition. 188 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Laminated jacket over paper covered boards. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions.Contains black and white photographic plates. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Missing front free endpaper, with associated scuffing to hinge. Notables cuffing to front pastedown. Boards are assumed in good condition as are covered with taped on jacket. Book has forward lean. Boards are notably warped. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Heavy tanning to edges. Mild rubbing and marking all over.

Condition: Good. 1967. First Edition Thus. 188 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with silver lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. End papers are more notably tanned. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Top edge of text block is dust marked. Plates are moderately tanned with some foxing. Occasional pencil marginalia. Previous owner's inscription to prelims. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Sunning to spine. Mild crushing to spine ends.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 188 pages. Dustjacket worn along the edges, tape repair on inside of jacket at folds, rubbing. The rear panel has foxing, browning. Book covers are blue with silvered titles on spine. Slight lean to the binding. One of the treasures of African hunting, stalking rogue elephants in British East Africa, shooting rhino, hunting marauding lions and buffalo. Tales told with compassion for the Africans and the animals. Dawkins was a hunting companion of John Taylor (Pondoro).

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1967). 1967 1st edition. 8vo (138 x 222mm). Pp188. B/w photograph plates. Blue boards, gilt titles to spine.* Price on dust-wrapper, 21/-. Gift inscription to front free end-paper but very good in slightly frayed dust-wrapper. The author hunts man-eaters in Rhodesia, elephants raiding African farms, lions and crocodiles. Chapters include: Note on African sporting rifles; The Kamera River marauders; The Kandai marauder; The Njoro rogue elephant; The man-killing river rogue; Man-eaters of the Kilombero; The bachelor of Daraja village; rhodesia raiders; The Chubi marauders; Man-killers with wings; The Pagani man-eating crocodile; The Kilima swamp rogue; The elusive Sino raider; Lions of the Tarangire; The cattle kraal raider; The passing parade. * We have seen this book appear in two bindings, dark blue with gilt titles to spine, and grey boards with gilt titles to spine. This copy has blue boards with gilt titles to spine. .

1st edition chipped dust jacket Very Good octavo. 188pp., b/w pls., Elephant Hunting.