Sudbury, Suffolk, UK: Neville Spearman. Bound in half black leather, with faux marbled boards repeated on both sets of endpapers, this dated 1981 Facsimile Reprint is Fine in VG black cloth custom-made slipcase.Bright gilt titles and Elephant's head outline illustration to spine, with raised bands and horizontal gilt decorative lines. V11/188pp with 16 Chapters and 57 Sketches by the Author as in the 1923 First Edition. Hardcover book in Fine condition, slipcase minmal rubbing at front edges, where book is inserted . Fine. Hardcover. Facsimile Reprint. 1981.

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Bookseller: Camillas Bookshop (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 00212964
Title: THE WANDERINGS OF AN ELEPHANT HUNTER
Author: Bell, W.D.M
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: VG Slip-case
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Facsimile Reprint
ISBN 10: 0854350632
ISBN 13: 9780854350636
Publisher: Neville Spearman
Place of Publication: Sudbury, Suffolk, UK
Date Published: 1981
Pages: 188
Keywords: Elephant Hunting by Walter Bell
Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

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VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Marbled boards: ...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Facsimile: An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
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....
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.