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Briar Patch Press, January 1988. Leather. Very Good - Cash. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Corners are bumped. The embossed detail is still vibrant but does have a couple places where it has gone silver instead of gold. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Prescott, AZ: Wolfe Publishing Co, 1988. xv, 455pp, bw ills, errata. Or off-white faux leather. Near new. Samuel Baker's experiences travelling, hunting and observing nature on four continents. Originally published in 1890.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Macmillan And Co. , 1890. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Volume I only. Maroon cloth covers with gilt tiger to front and gilt titles to spine. Some rubbing and tears to spine. Marks and rubbing to covers. Hinges cracked with some cracks to binding. Black and white illustrations. 419pp. .

Macmillan And Co. , 1890. Book. Good. Hardcover. Volume II only. Maroon cloth covers with gilt tiger to front and gilt titles to spine. Slight rubbing to edges. Corners bumped. Foxing to a few pages. Black and white illustrations. 419pp. Couple of cracks to binding..

Macmillan. London. 1891. Second edition, in 1 volume.. pp. xiv, 455, (i) blank, (iv) Advertisements. Frontispiece, 26 plates, vignette on title and last leaf. Original cloth, spine faded and a bit rippled, rear joint and stitching weak, contents clean

Camden, SC: Briar Patch Press, 1988. Number 105 of a limited deluxe edition of 500 copies, part ot The African Collection of high quality reprints of classic African hunting books. Rich bright red leather printed in gilt, raised spine bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, attached ribbon bookmark, linen cloth covered slipcase. 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. Fine/Fine Slipcase. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Macmillan and Co., 1891. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A smart second edition of this illustrated study of wild animals from across the world. Second edition. Originally published in two volumes in 1890, now issued as one complete volume. Illustrated with frontispiece and twenty-eight plates. Collated complete. A detailed study on animals from across the continents, including elephants, tigers, leopards, lions, bears, hippopotamus, crocodiles, buffalos, rhinoceros, and many more. Written by Sir Samuel White Baker, an English explorer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer, and abolitionist. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. A tear through page 59/60, both parts are present. Age toning to the endpapers. Good

London: MacMillan and Co.. Near Fine. 1890. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 9"; 455 pages .

London: Macmillan and Co., 1891. Leather. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". H. Dixon. A lavishly illustrated second edition of Sir Samuel W. Baker"s "Wild Beasts and Their Ways; Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America". A smart, leather bound edition of Sir Samuel W. Baker"s "Wild Beasts and Their Ways; Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America". Originally published as 2 volumes in 1891, this second edition provides Baker"s comprehensive work in 1 volume. Sir Samuel White Baker (1821 – 1893) was an English explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer, and abolitionist. He was a friend of King Edward VII, who as Prince of Wales, visited Baker with Queen Alexandra in Egypt. Containing 29 illustrations by H. Dixon, collated. Signed by previous owner on first title page, "John . G. Javoy. Oct. 1891. In half calf leather binding with crushed paper to the boards (?) Externally, smart. Gilt title and decoration to the spine. Some… Read More

London: Macmillan and Co.,, 1890. First edition of Baker's penultimate and most detailed account of the animal world. This work is the summation of his research into big animals and offers a fascinating juxtaposition by being a natural history account told by a game hunter: "we must thoroughly understand their 'ways' before we can undertake this killing" (preface). Baker (1821-1893) was an explorer and big-game hunter who travelled across Africa, Japan, and India. He also travelled along the Nile with his wife, Florence Baker, who aided their explorations and research. He was awarded the Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society and journeyed through Egypt with the future King Edward VII, to whom he dedicated this book. Two volumes, octavo (220 x 140 mm). Contemporary blue half calf by Mudie of London, twin red spine labels, gilt reticulated floral tooling in compartments, marbled sides and endpapers. Housed in recent black slipcase. With steel-engraved frontispiece in each volume, and 25… Read More