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Chapman, Abel. On Safari. Edward Arnold, UK, 1908.
Price: US$192.40 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Big-game hunting in British East Africa. Original black boards with gilt titles and elephant vignette to front board. Gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated throughout. With four pages of reviews of author's works and a 16 page publisher's list at the rear. A first edition, first impression. The book is sound. The boards are rubbed and bruised at the edges, all four corners are bumped. The spine gutters are fraying, the spine ends are bruised. The pages are clean. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. The uncut closed page edges are sound. The binding is tight - the front and back board hinges and one inner hinge are cracked. No loose pages. A decent copy. Paypal accepted.
Seller: Cheltenham Rare Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardbound, no dust jacket. 1st edition. Elephant motif on black cloth. Bright titles. Offsetting to end pages. Boards show bumping to corners & chipping to corners and spine edges. Age toning to pages, otherwise very good.
Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$202.03 + shipping
Description: 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). xvi, 340pp + plates. 34 b/w plates. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Rebound. Spine faded. Browning to prelims. Edgepblock foxed
Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United Kingdom
CHAPMAN Abel. On Safari Big Game Hunting in British East Africa. Edward Arnold, 1908.
Price: US$221.27 + shipping
Description: xvi - 340 pages, adverts pages uncut, 170 illus by the author and E Caldwell and sketch maps and photographs. Foxing to the frontis, publishers' black cloth with pictorial elephant's head to the front board.1.5 cm split to the head of the spine and some rubbing to head tail of spine and corners, a good + copy. Hunting in British East Africa there are plentiful hunting experiences including elephant, lion, rhino, buffalo plains game etc. Czech 59/60
Seller: Hereward Books, Ely, CAMBR, United Kingdom
Chapman, Abel. On Safari: Big Game Hunting in British East Africa. Edward Arnold, London, 1908.
Price: US$224.47 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 8vo. Publishers Cloth Gilt. Illustrated by the Author and E. Caldwell. A Good/Very Good Book. Slight Rubbing at Edges With Slight Fraying at Foot of Spine. Slight Bumping to Corners. Some Spotting to Prelims and Page Edges. Binding Firm and Intact. No Inscriptions. PBFA Member. We Welcome Direct Contact With Our Customers. Contact Neil Ewart Rare Books If You Require Any Further Information or Images.
Seller: Neil Ewart, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
Abel Chapman. On Safari. Edward Arnold, London, 1908.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Edward Arnold, London, 1908. First edition of Chapman's classic work, which covers safaris in East Africa in the early 1900s. Octavo, original pictorial grey cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated with 170 illustrations by the author and E. Caldwell sketch-maps and photographs. slightly shaken very good minus signed by the first owner and comes with the old Ben J. Selkirk catalogue slip from the 1950's , in very good minus condition with some rubbing to the extremities. Abel Chapman was an English, Sunderland-born hunter-naturalist. He traveled the world as a young man, shooting big game and wild birds for pleasure. Trophies from his hunting trips adorned the walls of his home at Silksworth Hall in the late 19th century. Today his stuffed animals can be seen on display at Sunderland Museum, the National History Museum in London and the Great North Museum in Newcastle.
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Chapman, Abel. ON SAFARI. Edward Arnold, London, 1908.
Price: US$320.67 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Binding: Orig. black cloth gilt with elephant on front cover; Condition notes: Slght wear to hinges and corners and edges of boards, O/W V. Good; Illustrations: profusely with line drawings and B/W photos; Maps: several; Pages: xvi + 340 + 16pp Ads; Edition/printing: 1st
Seller: Peter J. Ayre's Books, Somerset, United Kingdom
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Chapman's classic work, which covers safaris in East Africa in the early 1900s. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated with 170 illustrations by the author and E. Caldwell sketch-maps and photographs. Bookplate to the pastedown, in very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities. Abel Chapman was an English, Sunderland-born hunter-naturalist. He traveled the world as a young man, shooting big game and wild birds for pleasure. Trophies from his hunting trips adorned the walls of his home at Silksworth Hall in the late 19th century. Today his stuffed animals can be seen on display at Sunderland Museum, the National History Museum in London and the Great North Museum in Newcastle.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
CHAPMAN Abel. On Safari Big Game Hunting in British East Africa. Edward Arnold, 1908.
Price: US$501.53 + shipping
Description: xvi 340 pages, 16 pages of adverts, 170 illus by the author and E Caldwell sketch maps and photographs. Armorial bookplate to front paste down of Hans Sauer (11 June 1857 - 28 August 1939) was a South African born medical doctor, lawyer, adventurer, author of Exâ" Africa ( Czech 246). Publisher's black cloth with pictorial elephant's head to the front board. Avery good copy, . Hunting in British East Africa There are plentiful hunting experiences included waterbuck, rhino, elephant, gazelle, kudu, buffalo etc Czech 60
Seller: Hereward Books, Ely, CAMBR, United Kingdom
Price: US$506.66 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Image of an elephant to front board. Boards are generally in good order, just shelfwear. Corners are bumped, edges are worn. Spine has bumping to ends. Dedication plate signed by the author pasted to ffep dated 1909. B/w frontispiece with tissue protection intact. Just the odd spot of foxing here and there. 340 pp + adverts. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 1328g. Postage within the UK remains at £3. For international orders ABE use an estimate based on a 1kg book. Where a book is lighter/heavier, we will reduce/request additional postage accordingly. We make no profit on postal charges. We expect a parcel of this weight to cost between £13.90 (Europe) and £28.95 (USA) to ship using Royal Mail's International Tracked Service. All our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 031221:15(4c)) Size: 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" Tall 1328 G
Seller: YattonBookShop PBFA, Bristol, United Kingdom
Price: US$521.99 + shipping
Description: Fine copy in a pictorial gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Pages tanned as with age with light foxing to the prelims. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xvi, 340, [34] leaves of plates: ill., maps; 23 cm. Notes: With a half-title page. Includes index. Subjects: Natural history Africa, East. Hunting Africa, East. Birds Africa, British East. Big game hunting Africa, East. Bird watching Africa, East. Africa, East Description and travel. Genre: Description and Travel. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$580.00 + shipping
Description: Fine copy in a pictorial gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Pages tanned as with age with light foxing to the prelims. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xvi, 340, [34] leaves of plates: ill., maps; 23 cm. Notes: With a half-title page. Includes index. Subjects: Natural history Africa, East. Hunting Africa, East. Birds Africa, British East. Big game hunting Africa, East. Bird watching Africa, East. Africa, East Description and travel. Genre: Description and Travel. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
. On Safari: Big game hunting in British East Africa. Edward Arnold, London., 1908.
Price: US$596.44 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 8vo. pp, xvi, 340. Profusely illustrated. 4 pages reviews of author's works. 16 page publisher's list dated Sept, 1908. Original decorated cloth, gilt. Spine considerably rubbed; boards marked and corners bruised. Signed and dated presentation copy from the author. "To Mrs Bruce Stevenson with kindest memories of many years, & all good wishes for the future, from her affectionate old friend, the author. Abel Chapman Oct. 23 1908".
Seller: Leakey's Bookshop Ltd., Inverness, United Kingdom
Price: US$663.22 + shipping
Description: London: Edward Arnold, 1908. Royal 8vo. Orig. illust. cloth. Gilt. (xvi, 340, 4, 16pp.). With frontispiece & accompanying tissue-guard, numerous full-page plates, sketches, & photographs by the author and E. Caldwell. Uncut. Fine and complete.
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Chapman, Abel. On Safari. Edward Arnold, London, 1908.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hunting in British East Africa.340 pp, ill incl some by E Caldwell. Pictorial cover: elephant head. Throughout Equatorial Africa, the Athi Plains, Baringo and Mau forests. A consistently sought after big game hunting book. Much on elephant and lion hunting. Good reading for 110 years. VG+ in orig. pictorial cloth.
Seller: Trophy Room Books, Agoura, CA, U.S.A.