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Clinton, New Jersey: the Amwell Press, 1986. Undetermined. fine. limited edition no 776 of 1000. xviii,269pp. Octavo in original slipcase. Slipcase has a bit of bowing. Black imitation leather boards with gilt decoration on all sides and lettering on spine. Red moire endpapers with red ribbon bookmark attached. Gilt along text block edges. Colour photographic frontispiece and colour photos throughout. fine Chronicling several trips made by the author to China in the 1980s. An important book on hunting in China, "He not only has gotten into the Chinese People's Republic, but obtained permission to hunt their sensitive border areas in the West." (from the introduction). This is number 776 of 1000 copies, signed by the author and Jim Rikhoff, RSFL president. 1986
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 134460
- Title
- China Safari
- Author
- Lee, Robert M
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- the Amwell Press
- Place of Publication
- Clinton, New Jersey
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Sheep Hunting|China
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hunting And Fishing;
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