The Earl of Mayo. Sport in Abyssinia; or, The Mareb and Tackazzee [Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet Book]. John Murray, London, 1876.

Price: US$680.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: [2], x, [2], 252pp, 32pp, bound in the original maroon cloth with gilt emblems on the front and back covers, beveled edges, binding and hinges tight. Complete with 5 plates, as called for. From the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet. The Society dates back to the 15th century, and the officers were authorized to produce royal manuscripts with the King of Scotland's seal, The Signet, with their seal inside the front cover. From the personal collection of Dr. Brooks Ryder (1918-1995), graduate of Harvard College, Harvard School of Public Health, and Tufts Medical School. Known for his Public Health expertise overseas, throughout East Africa and Indonesia.

Seller: Monroe Bridge Books, MABA Member, Houlton, ME, U.S.A.

The Earl of Mayo, Lieutenent, Grenadier Guards.. Sport in Abyssinia; or, The Mareb and Tackazzee.. London: John Murray, 1876., 1876.

Price: US$700.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: First British printing. 8vo. Frontispiece engraving with tissue guard. x, 252 pp. + 32 pp. ads. Illustrated with five plates by Whymper (including frontispiece). Original decorated gilt stamped maroon cloth binding. From the library of the Imperial Ethiopian Consulate to the Netherland, The Hague (so stamped second front endpaper). Shallow chipping at spinal extremities, small surface cloth tear top of front spinal gutter, wear at the tips. Front hinge cracked but holding, bookplates front pastedown. A good copy of a scarce title.

Seller: Thomas Dorn, ABAA, Canton, GA, U.S.A.

The Earl of Mayo, Lieutenent, Grenadier Guards. Dermot Robert Wyndham Bourke. (Dermot Robert Wyndham Bourke). Sport in Abyssinia; or The Mareb and Tackazzee. First Printing, 1876.. John Murray, London, 1876.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Quite worn with spine cloth 1/2 missing, the resr loose. Library plates on the front cover (Mudie's Select Library, Museum Street, London), verso (Thorold Mechanics' Institute Library & emboss stamp on title page), rear end paper and verso of cover (due date slip and pocket, both clean/no ink writing.) 5 illustration plates by Whymper, and 252 text pages, includes the 32 page publishers catalog in the rear dated: January, 1876. A good candidate, of this highly scarce first printing, for rebinding. NOTE: Friends, this is NOT a common reprint. Size: 8vo

Seller: White Mountains, Rare Books and Maps, Lincoln, NH, U.S.A.