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Chapman, Abel. SAVAGE SUDAN - ITS WILD TRIBES BIG-GAME AND BIRD LIFE. , 1921.
Price: US$173.92 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: . no dustjacket, 1921 Gurney & Jackson, beautifully rebound copy in blue cloth, light tanning to prelim, sporadic foxing to page edges, minor toning to pages, otherwise clean tight copy
Seller: GREENSLEEVES BOOKS, Oxford, United Kingdom
Price: US$193.24 + shipping
Description: Green illustrated cloth covers. f/piece (map)+xx+452, over 50 ills (mostly photos) on 29 plates ex-pagination, '248 illustrations, chiefly from rough sketches by the author', these small and freuqent throughout the text, some as end-pieces, top edge gilt, other edges uncut; 1928-dated sig. to front end-paper, several incipient gutter openings which have only slightly affected text-block tightness, otherwise clean and unmarked; covers, with gilt wart-hog centre front and gilt water buffalo centre back, have only slight rubbing to extremities and top front joint, but marred by widespread whitish flecks which look life pigment loss but are in fact not, even so resist removal. Despite faults an acceptable copy of this sought after and scarce work. Although author describes himself as a 'hunter-naturalist' there is actually scant evidence of the former here, rather he displays a real passion for wild-life and his account phas, I imagine, some enduring evidential value. On the other hand is an imperialist of the old school in his attitude to the local 'wild tribes'.
Seller: Douglas Books, Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
Price: US$193.24 + shipping
Description: First edition. 8vo. xx, 452 pp. Publisher's green ribbed cloth, gilt lettered to the spine and with a gilt illustration of a warthog to the upper cover, top edge gilt, early ownership inscription to the front free endpaper. Frontispiece map, 52 photographic plates (mostly two or more to a page) and numerous illustrations in the text. Some discolouration to the cloth, else very good.
Seller: Bow Windows Bookshop (ABA, ILAB), Lewes, United Kingdom
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Dark green cloth with gilt wart hog cover design. A pretty solid example.
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
CHAPMAN, Abel. Savage Sudan: Its Wild Tribes, Big-Game and Bird-Life. Gurney and Jackson, 1921.
Price: US$251.21 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Boards are marked and generally grubby but with a bright gilt image to the front and rear. Some bumping to corners. Some edgewear. Spine is a little age darkened with bumping to ends but the gilt is bright. Foxing to the page edges. Age discolouration to endpages. B/w frontispiece map. Mild foxing to endpages, not significantly affecting the textblock. 452 pp. Overall a very good copy. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 1485g. 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 £15.50 (Europe) and £31.85 (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: 031220:15(4c)) Size: 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" Tall 1485 G
Seller: YattonBookShop PBFA, Bristol, United Kingdom
Price: US$251.21 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Green cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt boar to front; top edge gilt; very slightly bumped at corners and edges. Bookplate of Edmund Robert Durnford to front pastedown. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Caledonia Books, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Price: US$257.65 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. 8vo. Original green cloth lettered and stamped in gilt. Chapman narrates his expedition from Khartoum to Uganda via the White Nile, detailing hunts from gazelle in Sudan to elephant near the Zeraf River. His adventures also include encounters with buffalo, hippo, and rhino near the Blue and Dinder Rivers.
Seller: Lycanthia Rare Books, Newark, NOTTS, United Kingdom
Price: US$283.42 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION, 8vo, pp xx, 452, map, illustrations, original green decorative cloth, t.e.g, vignette (wart hog) on upper cover, t.e.g, corners rubbed. "Chapman recounts his journey to Khartoum, then up the White Nile into Uganda. He hunted gazelle in the arid regions of the Sudan, then stalked tiang, hartebeest, and roan near the Sobat River. As he continued up the White Nile, he bagged waterbuck, cob, and lechwe. There are exciting encounters with buffalo, hippopotamus, and elephant, the latter near the Zeraf River. Additional hunting for rhinoceros and eland took place near the Blue Nile and Dinder Rivers." Czech, African Big Game, p35
Seller: J & S L Bonham ABA ILAB PBFA, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. 8vo. xx, 452 pp. Plates, maps. Czech Africa, p. 35: "Recounts [the author's] journey to Khartoum, then up the White Nile into Uganda. He hunted gazelle . then stalked tiang, hartebeest, and roan near the Sabat River . he bagged waterbuck, cob, and lechwe . exciting encounters with buffalo, hippopotamus, and elephant, the latter near the Zeraf River . hunting for rhinoceros and eland took place near the Blue Nile and Dinder Rivers." Very good. Original gilt-stamped decorated green cloth. (7339).
Seller: Bartleby's Books, ABAA, Chevy Chase, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. 8vo. xx, 452 pp. Plates, frontispiece map. Czech, p. 35: "Journey to Khartoum, up the White Nile into Uganda." Original gilt-stamped decorated green cloth (a little rubbed), t.e.g, others untrimmed. Very good bright copy.
Seller: Bartleby's Books, ABAA, Chevy Chase, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$301.63 + shipping
Description: xx,452 pp. Octavo. Original dark green gilt stamped cloth. Gilt decoration of a wild boar on the front board and gilt decoration of the water buffalo on the rear board. Gilt title on spine. Top edge gilt. Other edges untrimmed. Map frontispiece. 248 illustrations from rough sketches by the author and photographs. Boards are slightly bowed otherwise a fine clean copy with almost no wear. Abel Chapman (18511929) was an English, Sunderland-born hunter-naturalist. He saved the Spanish Ibex from extinction and helped in the establishment of South Africa's first game reserve. Wikipedia He published 5 titles over 30 years and proved to be an excellent naturalist.
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada
Price: US$322.07 + shipping
Description: First Edition. 8vo. (240 mm). xx, 452 pp. Full-page photographic illustrations and over 200 in-text illustrations. Rebound in chestnut morocco over pale brown buff boards; gilt lettering and rules to the spine; top edge gilt, the rest untrimmed; green and yellow silk headers; half-title evenly spotted; other than the very occasional spot the text-block is clean. A handsome, fine copy. Chapman was a hunter-naturalist who maintained that the sport of big-game hunting and conservation could go hand in hand. He was instrumental in the establishment of the first game reserve in South Africa and is credited with saving the Spanish Ibex from extinction.
Seller: Surrey Hills Books, Cranleigh, United Kingdom
CHAPMAN Abel. Savage Sudan Its Wild Tribes, Big Game And Bird Life. Gurney and Jackson, 1921.
Price: US$355.56 + shipping
Description: xx 452 pages, TEG, 248 illustrations chiefly from rough sketches by the author and photograph Publisher's dark green cloth, gilt warthog vignette to the upper board and gilt buffalo to rear, a very good copy. Chapman recounts his hunting experiences on a journey to Khartoum along the White Nile into Uganda. Hunting buffalo, hippo, elephant, rhino plains game etc. Czech 60
Seller: Hereward Books, Ely, CAMBR, United Kingdom
Price: US$360.71 + shipping
Description: (Hardcover, 1921). 1921 1st edition. Large 8vo (165 x 238mm). Ppxx,452. Frontispiece map, b/w photograph plates, text illustrations. Dark green cloth, gilt warthog motif to upper board, gilt buffalo motif to lower board, spine titled in gilt, top edge gilt. A couple of small snags to top and bottom of spine, corners a little rubbed. Some browning but good-plus. Hunting big game along the White and Blue Nile rivers and the Dinder river through Sudan and Uganda. Buffalo, hippo, elephant, various species of antelope and gazelle and other big game. Also includes one chapter on angling in the Nile along with observations on local tribes and the bird life of the region. Hunter, traveller, artist, observer and protector of wildlife, Abel Chapman (1851-1929) initiated the Sabi Game-Reserve in South Africa (now the Kruger National Park), saved the Spanish ibex from extinction, discovered the main breeding place of flamingoes in Europe and elucidated the burrowing habits of grouse in snow. Houxty, his Northumbrian home for many years, became a natural sanctuary for all kinds of wild things, and a focal point for naturalists. Some of his best ornithological work was done in Northumberland and his first book, "Bird-Life of the Borders", has been described as a classic of observation and field-work. .
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
CHAPMAN Abel. Savage Sudan Its Wild Tribes, Big Game And Bird Life. Gurney and Jackson, 1921.
Price: US$444.45 + shipping
Description: XX 452 pages, TEG, 248 illus chiefly from rough sketches by the author, vg in publisher's dark green cloth, gilt warthog to upper board and gilt buffalo to rear, a vg copy. Chapman recounts his hunting experiences buffalo, hippo, elephant, rhino etc. Czech 35. Loose printed compliment slip from the author also loose folding menu for a dinner given for Theodore Roosevelt by the Society for The Preservation of the Wild Fauna od the Empire June 6th 1910, partly split along fold.
Seller: Hereward Books, Ely, CAMBR, United Kingdom
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Octavo, xx, 452pp. Green morocco, three-quarter leather binding. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, faint foxing to edges, a near fine example. New endpapers. Complete with frontispiece and 29 full-page plates. Features many additional in-text illustrations.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: An elaborate modern binding, with a gilt image of a buffalo on the upper cover; a section of the original cloth showing a warthog is preserved on the front endpaper, and with all edges gilt.
Seller: John R. Sanderson, Bookseller , Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$874.50 + shipping
Description: First Edition. With 248 illustrations, chiefly from sketches by the author, and a folding map. Large 8vo, publisher's original dark-green cloth, the spine lettered in gilt, the upper cover with gilt pictorial device, top edge gilt. xx, 452, including appendices and index pp. A very well preserved, bright and handsome copy, the binding strong and sound and the text-block in very good order. FIRST EDITION OF THIS CLASSIC WORK. An in-depth study of the wildlife of the Sudan, conducted over a period of fifty years by this great naturalist.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$939.16 + shipping
Description: London, Gurney and Jackson, 1921, Prima edizione. Lungo scritto autografo a firma della. alla prima bianca e lettera autografa, indirizzate al cugino Pease con alcune impressioni del viaggio. Cfr Czech, p. 35. in 8°, piena tela verde editoriale, titoli oro al dorso, grande inc. in oro raffigurante un bisonte al piatto, pp. XX 452. Mappa del viaggio a p.p. in antiporta e 248 inc. n.t. e a p.p. su carta patinata. piena tela verde editoriale, titoli oro al dorso, grande inc. in oro raffigurante un bisonte al piatto,
Seller: Libreria Antiquaria Pontremoli SRL, Milano, MI, Italy
Price: US$966.20 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression; an exceptional copy of this handsome work, "the first natural history book about this area" and typical of the man: "fluently written discursive and anecdotal display[ing] his wide general knowledge and competence with sketchbook and camera" (ODNB.) It was described in the journal African Affairs as "a superb book; one to revel in". "Chapman recounts his journey to Khartoum, then up the White Nile into Uganda. He hunted gazelle in the arid regions of the Sudan, then stalked tiang, hartebeest and roan near the Sobat River. As he continued up the White Nile, he bagged waterbuck, kob and lechwe. There are exciting encounters with buffalo, hippopotamus and elephant, the latter near the Zeraf River. Additional hunting for rhinoceros and eland took place near the Blue Nile and Dinder Rivers" (Czech). Czech p. 60. African Affairs, Vol. LXXXV, October 1922. Octavo. Original green combed cloth, gilt-lettered spine, large solid block of a wart-hog boar to front cover, and an outline of a Cape Buffalo to back, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Map frontispiece and 29 other plates, numerous illustrations to the text. The merest crumpling at spine ends and suggestion of rubbing to corners. A superior copy, bright, sharp and square.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom