Harold Frank Wallace. The Big Game of Central and Western China: Being an Account of a Journey from Shanghai to London Overland Across the Gobi Desert. John Murray, London, 1913.

Price: US$110.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: First British edition. Hard cover published by John Murray in London in 1913. No dust jacket. Orange cloth covers with black design and lettering on front and black lettering on spine. Spine has faded some, and covers have some scuffing. Upper corners of covers are bumped some, bottom corners and ends of spine have some wear. Top edges of pages are gilt-covered. Edges of pages have some foxing. Book is in good condition. 318 pages, 1.7 lbs.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 318 pages

Seller: Inside the Covers, Lancaster, TX, U.S.A.

Wallace, Harold Frank. The Big Game of Central and Western China being an account of a journey from Shanghai to London overland across the Gobi Desert. John Murray, London, 1913.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: xviii, 318p, ills, 2 maps. Backstrip lettering faded, small stain on front cover, also righthand corner of front corner has small chip. Interior VG. Signed by John Magruder, or Brig. Gen. Magruder who was U.S. military attache to China in the 1920s.

Seller: Yak and Yeti Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.

Wallace, Harold Frank. The Big Game of Central and Western China. Being an Account of a Journey from Shanghai to London Overland across the Gobi Desert.. London, John Murray, 1913., 1913.

Price: US$154.29 + shipping

Description: XVIII S., 1 Bl., 318 S. Original-Ganzleinenband mit Kopfgoldschnitt und schwarzgeprägtem Tiermotiv auf dem Vorderdeckel. Jagd- und Reisebeschreibung des britischen Malers Harrold Frank Wallace (1881 - 1962), der vor allem durch seine Tierdarstellungen, zumeist in Form von Aquarellen, Bekanntheit erlangte. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen und Illustrationen (Zeichungen) auf 32 Kunstdrucktafeln und zwei ganzseitigen Karten, jeweils außerhalb der Paginierung. Ferner mit Register im Anhang. Einband etwas berieben, angestaubt und fleckig, sonst aber in gutem Zustand; Exylibris auf Vorsatz; Seiten sauber und fleckenfrei. Cover slightly rubbed, dusty and a bit stained, but otherwise in good condition; exylibris on endpaper; Pages clean and spotless.

Seller: Das Konversations-Lexikon, Garding, Germany

WALLACE, Harold Frank. The Big Game of Central and Western China. Being an Account of a Journey from Shanghai to London overland across the Gobi Desert. John Murray, London, 1913.

Price: US$234.22 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: London, John Murray, 1913. Octavo, xviii, 318 pages plus 2 maps and 33 pages of plates. Black-pictorial orange cloth, top edge gilt; covers a little rubbed and bumped at the extremities, with the spine lightly sunned and marked; light scattered foxing; an excellent copy. 'With Mr Murray's compliments' is blindstamped at the head of the title leaf.

Seller: Michael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB, Adelaide, SA, Australia

WALLACE, Harold Frank. The big game of Central and Western China. Being an account of a journey from Shanghai to London overland across the Gobi Desert.. London, John Murray 1913., 1913.

Price: US$308.58 + shipping

Description: 8°. XVIII, 318 S. mit Frontisp., 32 Taf. u. 2 Karten. Oranges OLn. mit schwarzgeprägtem Rückentitel u. Deckelprägung. Kanten etwas berieben. First edition. Reich illustriertes Werk zur Großwildjagd in China und der Wüste Gobi von Harold Frank Wallace (1881-1962), der auch als Maler von Landschafts- und Wildmotiven bekannt war. Gewicht in Gramm: 1000

Seller: Antiquariat Burgverlag, Wien, Austria

Wallace, Harold Frank:. The Big Game of Central and Western China. Being an Account of a Journey from Shanghai to London Overland Across the Gobi Desert (signed and with ALS !),. London, John Murray,, 1913.

Price: US$319.60 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Original decorated cloth binding, xv, 318 pages, several illustrations on plates, cloth binding rubbed and worn, the rear spine cracking with a tear along the spine, frontispiece almost loose, otherwise very good in the interior. From the library of naturalist and hunter Malcolm Lyell (1922-2011), who for several decades was managing director and owner of gunmaker Holland and Holland and also from the library of Henry G. M. Dunn, whose nice armorial bookplate is inside front cover and his note that Wallace signed the book for him during a Shikar Club dinner in 1959. Also Lyell`s ownership inscription and a mounted notice of the funeral of Wallace, at whiuch Lyell had been present. Loosely inserted is a 2 page handwritten letter by Wallace to Dunn, about, if we make this out correctly, other big game books. Also inserted is a leaflet about a reprint of this book and a page from Country Life, 20th April 1935 with a brief review of an exhibition of pictures by Frank Wallace. Rare inscribed. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 800

Seller: Books and Beaches, Anna Bechteler, Icking, Germany

Harold Frank Wallace. The Big Game of Central and Western China: Being and Account of a Journey From Shanghai to London Overland Across the Gobi Desert. John Murray, London, 1913.

Price: US$320.82 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Orange buckram binding. Top page edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Fading to spine, a little light marking to rear board. Old repair to upper corner of rear board. Light foxing to map at p1 and to the first couple of pages of text, other very clean throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper dated 13th April 1913. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 6.25 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xviii, 318

Seller: Tarrington Books, Tarrington, HEF, United Kingdom