Search Results: the recollections of william finaughty elephant by finaughty w

Camden: Briar Patch Press, 1987. Leather_bound. Poor. Leather_bound. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xxv, 272pp. Rather heavy wear to black leather over boards with rubbing, bumps, and scuffs to covers, corners, and edges. Hinges are cracked with leather missing and connective mesh visible. Boards are slightly warped. Three raised bands to spine. Gilt stamping at spine and front cover is rubbed and faded in some spots. Spotting to all-edges gilt. Pink sewn-in silk ribbon appears to have been cut short. Foxing to endpapers. Faint musty smell to pages. Pages are free of marks and notation. Binding is sound. Due to wear this volume is a reading copy only. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Taken from the years well before and during the Anglo-Boer War, William Finaughty, one of the great, early ivory hunters told his African adventures to a publisher who owned the pioneer paper The Rhodesian Journal. Finaughty was an adventurer, rogue, and hunter extraordinaire, who survived the death that awaited many early elephant hunters, bagging… Read More

Camden, SC: Briar Patch Press, 1987. Number 105 of a limited deluxe edition of 500 copies, part ot The African Collection of high quality reprints of classic African hunting books. Midnight blue leather printed in gilt, raised spine bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, attached ribbon bookmark, linen cloth covered slipcase. Some very light rubbing to the raised spine bands, otherwise fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings, slipcase in fine condition.. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine Slipcase. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Briar Patch Press. Leather Bound. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1916. First Limited to 250 Copies. Hardcover. Near Fine. 242 pp. One of the classic elephant and African big game hunting books. The true FIRST edition limited to 250 copies of which, it is reported, that most were lost in an accident. It's been reprinted about as often as any big game hunting title. First editions are truly rare. One of the better ones we've seen. Original paper boards over cloth spine with original paper label on spine and front cover. No wear on boards or corners. Front label sharp nice with no loss. Spine label sharp. Tight and firm.