Stalking Big Game With A Camera in Equatorial Africa
by Marius Maxwell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£125.00£112.50
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1925. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 12.5" by 10". Marius Maxwell. A very smart copy of this work on wildlife photography in Africa by Marius Maxwell, beautifully illustrated throughout and including large folding plates. A fascinating work on wildlife photography in Africa, a first hand account written by wildlife photographer Marius Maxwell. Containing three large folding monograph plates depicting African elephants. Also containing a folding map of Kenya, providing topographical context for the photographical locations.Also including 109 other illustrated plates from photographs taken by the author. Collated, complete.Containing a preface by former director of The British Museum of Natural History, Sir Sidney F. Harmer.This work was first published in 1924 in a limited edition of 500 copies printed by The Medici Society Ltd. This copy is from the 1925 first trade edition printed on Royal Quarto paper. This copy came from the library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire, the previous home of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie (1902-1968). She was an English socialite and through her mother was the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with just slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and just very minor shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. The odd spot to the pages, which are otherwise bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 795J9
- Title
- Stalking Big Game With A Camera in Equatorial Africa
- Author
- Marius Maxwell
- Illustrator
- Marius Maxwell
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- 12.5" by 10"
- Keywords
- africa photography elephants rhinos photography
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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