African Nature Notes and Reminiscences by Selous Frederick Courteney - 2009-05-20

New York: St Martins Press, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. About Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition stated, First Printing; orig. pub. 1908. Hard cover 8vo. About Fine book in Near Fine unclipped DJ, now in clear protective cover. Bumped heel/bottom edge front board, else book Fine and unmarked; jacket has 1" tear bottom front panel. 356pp inc. Index; illustrated in photos and reproductions, frontis.

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Paperback / softback. New.

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(Alberton: Galago, 1986) 0947020160. The text is a facsimile of the 1908 Macmillan 1st edition. Large 8vo; original green boards, lettered in white on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper (housed in removable protector); pp. xxx + 356, incl. index; plates. Spine panel of dustwrapper very slightly sunned; trace of spotting to top edge. Very good condition. Kenneth Czech describes this work as follows: 'A wide-ranging work that discusses everything from the coloration of African big game to the extinction of some species in South Africa. There are plenty of big-game hunting episodes, which Selous uses to accent his chapters on Cape buffalo, black rhinoceros, and lion, among others. Written at a time when there was a noticeable depletion of the great game herds, he becomes almost lyrical in his longing for the old days: "but no man will ever again sit by a camp fire near one of the little rivers ... eating prime pieces of fat elephant's heart, roasted on a forked stick, nor watch the… Read More

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Paperback / softback. New.

Briar Patch Press, 1988. African Collection. Full leather binding with raised spine bands and gilt-stamping. All page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Ribbon marker bound-in. xxxvi, 348pp. Illustrations. Foreword by Teddy Roosevelt.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Caldwell, E.. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.

The Pioneer Head, 1969. Limited . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Caldwell, E . Limited edition #938 of 2112 copies. A Facsimile Reprint. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Publication of 356 pages. There is gilt on the spine of the book. Frontispiece in color. The boards are a touch edge worn. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.