Search Results: the shifting sands of algeria by kearton cherry

Arrowsmith , 1924. 307pp. Large red hardback, slight fading to spine and lower front cover edge, no DJ, owner name on inside front cover, paper has light brown foxing spots throughout book and on outer page edges, index, b&w photos, The author's time in Africa, . Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket.

London: Arrowsmith ., 1924. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The binding is very good with spine faded. Gilt mosque on front. However, very tight & clean inside, with no foxing or browning . Pages 307 with index. The author was a noted nature photographer and he illustrated the book with 60 pp pages of old photos. first edition..

London: Arrowsmith. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Spine faded. 1924. First Edition. Red hardback cloth cover. 250mm x 180mm (10" x 7"). 306pp. B/W photographic plates. .

Arrowsmith, London, 1924. 307 pp including index, b&w photographic plates, spine and top of boards faded, upper board lightly flecked, edges foxed, else very good copy in red, cloth boards.. Good pictures of trap-door spider and processionary caterpillars!

London Uk: Arrowsmith, 1924. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 307 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt. First Printing, 1924. Near Fine, Bright And Clean, No Fading Or Spotting To Spine, Hinges Tight, No Marks, Tiny Frays To Two Front Tips.

London: Arrowsmith, 1924. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. General rubbing to boards/spine. Gilt decoration. Size: Octavo . Category: Natural History & Resources; .

London: Arrowsmith, 1924. First Edition. Illus. 307, [1]pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in three quarters mottles brown polished calf and marbled boards. Fine. First Edition. Illus. 307, [1]pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Algeria, with emphasis on the social and natural history of the area.

London: Arrowsmith, 1924. First edition. With 79 photographs by the author. 8vo, publisher’s original red cloth, gilt-lettered on the spine, gilt pictorial decoration on the upper cover. 307. A very fine copy, very bright and very clean. SCARCE FINE EDITION OF A WORK BY A RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER OF AFRICAN SUBJECTS. Kearton was a prolific wildlife photographer, well-known for books such as WILDLIFE ACROSS AFRICA, THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA FROM EAST TO WEST, and IN THE LAND OF THE LION. SHIFTING SANDS came during the prime of his career and marks twenty years after his first visit to Algeria and the Sahara. In this text he weaves accounts of cities with descriptions of the local fauna, equally entranced with the people and the wildlife. His expert photographs complement his descriptions splendidly. Above all, his adoration for the place runs throughout the text: “But apart altogether from any special features, the Desert itself is to me something vastly mysterious, a thing that in… Read More