Wanderings and Memories
by Millais, J. G
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
(London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1919). First edition. 8vo; original red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; pp. xii + 298 + (i); plates. Cloth somewhat mottled, with light wear to spine extremities and small bump to bottom edge of lower board; a little foxing to edges, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Good condition. (Czech: Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785-1999, p. 197) "A real potpourri of sporting adventures worldwide, this volume includes a chapter on the great elephant hunter, Alfred Neumann. Millais also relates a 1913 hunting trip to British East Africa where he bagged impala, wildebeest and lion." - Kenneth Czech .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13343
- Title
- Wanderings and Memories
- Author
- Millais, J. G
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1919)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- First editions. Big game hunting. Big Five. White Hunters Hunting
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hunting;
Terms of Sale
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Biblio member since 2018
Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....