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Stalking Big Game with a Camera in Equatorial Africa (The Folio and Signed/Limited Edition)

Stalking Big Game with a Camera in Equatorial Africa (The Folio and Signed/Limited Edition)

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Stalking Big Game with a Camera in Equatorial Africa (The Folio and Signed/Limited Edition)

by Marius Maxwell

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New York: The Century Co, 1924. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. A handsome copy of the 1924 true 1st edition, in its scarcer folio format (measuring 15" tall). #125 OF 250 COPIES (of a total printing of 550 copies) RESERVED FOR THE UNITED STATES AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR MARIUS MAXWELL at the limitation. Solid and VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-design and titling along the front panel and spine. Very light scuffing to the rear panel, very light wear to the spine ends. Warm 1927 Chrsitmas inscription at the second blank endpaper, otherwise clean as could be inernally. Top-edge gilt, deckled fore-edge. "Containing 113 Plates After Photographs by the Author; with a Preface by Sir Sidney F. Harmer, Director of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.)". The high-quality gravure photographs are all captioned and complement the text beautifully. Also includes an unfolding, terry cloth-backed map tucked in at the rear pastedown ("Advancing Elephants in the Lorian Swamp").

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Bookseller
Appledore Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
18055
Title
Stalking Big Game with a Camera in Equatorial Africa (The Folio and Signed/Limited Edition)
Author
Marius Maxwell
Format/Binding
Decorative Cloth
Book Condition
Used - Very Good +
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
The Century Co
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1924
Keywords
rare hunting books

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Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Folio
A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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