The Book of the Sword by Burton, Richard F - 1884

London: Richard Bentley, 1854. Book. Illus. by Tinted Map, 6 Tinted Lithographs, 67 Wood Engravings Vol One; 6 More Lithographs & 35 Woodcuts in Vol Two. Very Good. Full-Leather. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Subtitled, "During a Residence of Upwards of Twenty Years, Pepresenting Sporting Incidents, and Subjects of Natural History, and Devices for Entrapping Wild Animals". Contemporary green calf with gilt lines along the board borders, raised bands on the spines with elaborately decorated panels in gilt and maroon title labels, red volume labels with gilt still bright. This is a fine, signed binding by Bickers & Son. Marbled page edges and matching marbled endpapers. Pages xxi, 512 and xi, 527. This is a very complete account of trapping and hunting in the area north of Goteborg around Bohus. Inside, very clean and tight with slight foxing on the back of some plates, and on the preliminary pages after the endpapers. A beautiful set on nature… Read More

London: Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd, 1929. Cloth. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 234p. Ex-library copy; illustrations throughout including life-size illustrations of most of the game tracks; The last generation of great African hunters when without restrictions hunters tracked their game with determination.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1887. Book. Illus. by Hobday, e. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First Printing of the First Edition. Very good, with a little bumping and wear to extremities, closed tear in tissue guard of frontis., and some loosening internally. A very presentable copy of an uncommon title..

London: Bradbury & Agnew, 1865. A very fine set of five volumes bound in red leather with profuse gilding between the raised bands black title labels gilt titles, marbled boards 84 hand coloured plates and numerous b&w illustrations. a very handsome desirable set. See our website for many more horse and dog booksvanessaparkerrarebooks.com. Book Plate of Former Owner.. First Thus. Half Calf. Fine. Illus. by John Leech. 8 Vo Heavy Email 4 Postage Cost.

USA: Privately Published By Author, 1949. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original red cloth with gilt lettering over a black title patch on spine. The book is in fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, no foxing, clean covers, no rubbing. The original scarce dust jacket has old cellophane tape stains on the covers and flaps (tape is long gone), minor loss to bottom of spine. The book measures 225mm tall x 158mm and has 180 pages, 29 b/w photos. This book was privately printed by the author to present to friends and associates. It was never for sale. Stimson was Secretary Of War under Taft from 1911 to 1913, a colonel of the 31st Field Artillery in WWI, Governor General of the Philippines, Secretary of State 1929-1933, and Secretary Of War from 1940 to 1949 under Roosevelt. In this book he tells of his ascent of the east face of Chief Mountain in Glacier National Park in 1891 (the 2nd ascent of the peak, the… Read More

London: Richard Bentley, 1854. Book. Illus. by Tinted Map, 6 Tinted Lithographs, 67 Wood Engravings Vol One; 6 More Lithographs & 35 Woodcuts in Vol Two. Very Good. Full-Leather. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Subtitled, "During a Residence of Upwards of Twenty Years, Pepresenting Sporting Incidents, and Subjects of Natural History, and Devices for Entrapping Wild Animals". Contemporary green calf with gilt lines along the board borders, raised bands on the spines with elaborately decorated panels in gilt and maroon title labels, red volume labels with gilt still bright. This is a fine, signed binding by Bickers & Son. Marbled page edges and matching marbled endpapers. Pages xxi, 512 and xi, 527. This is a very complete account of trapping and hunting in the area north of Goteborg around Bohus. Inside, very clean and tight with slight foxing on the back of some plates, and on the preliminary pages after the endpapers. A beautiful set on nature… Read More

London: Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd, 1929. Cloth. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 234p. Ex-library copy; illustrations throughout including life-size illustrations of most of the game tracks; The last generation of great African hunters when without restrictions hunters tracked their game with determination.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1887. Book. Illus. by Hobday, e. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First Printing of the First Edition. Very good, with a little bumping and wear to extremities, closed tear in tissue guard of frontis., and some loosening internally. A very presentable copy of an uncommon title..

London: Bradbury & Agnew, 1865. A very fine set of five volumes bound in red leather with profuse gilding between the raised bands black title labels gilt titles, marbled boards 84 hand coloured plates and numerous b&w illustrations. a very handsome desirable set. See our website for many more horse and dog booksvanessaparkerrarebooks.com. Book Plate of Former Owner.. First Thus. Half Calf. Fine. Illus. by John Leech. 8 Vo Heavy Email 4 Postage Cost.

USA: Privately Published By Author, 1949. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original red cloth with gilt lettering over a black title patch on spine. The book is in fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, no foxing, clean covers, no rubbing. The original scarce dust jacket has old cellophane tape stains on the covers and flaps (tape is long gone), minor loss to bottom of spine. The book measures 225mm tall x 158mm and has 180 pages, 29 b/w photos. This book was privately printed by the author to present to friends and associates. It was never for sale. Stimson was Secretary Of War under Taft from 1911 to 1913, a colonel of the 31st Field Artillery in WWI, Governor General of the Philippines, Secretary of State 1929-1933, and Secretary Of War from 1940 to 1949 under Roosevelt. In this book he tells of his ascent of the east face of Chief Mountain in Glacier National Park in 1891 (the 2nd ascent of the peak, the… Read More