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Rowland Ward's Records of Big Game; With Their Distribution, Characteristics, Dimensions, Weights, And Horn & Tusk Measurements
by Ward, Rowland
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- near fine
- Condition
- Near fine
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About This Item
London: Rowland Ward Limited, 1914. Seventh Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. Seventh edition of Rowland Ward's Records of Big Game, bound by Bayntun in England. Compiled and edited by R. Lydekker and J.B. Burlace.. Quarto, xiii, 532pp. Three-quarter brown morocco with brown cloth boards. Title in gilt on spine, five raised bands with gilt decorations. Top edge gilt. "Bayntun, Binder, Bath, Eng." on verso of front free endpaper. Stated "Seventh Edition" on title page. Solid text block, small scratch to gilt along top edge. Trace of foxing within text block, a near fine example. Features a big game record keeping notebook, with one entry from 1915, held in pocket attached to rear pastedown endpaper. The Ward family were well-known taxidermists during the late 19th century, with Rowland Ward's store most notably nicknamed "The Jungle." As Ward's success continued, he combined the family's publishing interest with his taxidermy business to create Rowland Ward Limited. The first Records of Big Game was published in 1892 under the title "Horn Measurements and Weights of the Great Game of the World." Records of Big Game is still published today, with the 31st edition set to release in 2023.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12826
- Title
- Rowland Ward's Records of Big Game; With Their Distribution, Characteristics, Dimensions, Weights, And Horn & Tusk Measurements
- Author
- Ward, Rowland
- Illustrator
- Seventh edition of Rowland Ward's Records of Big Game, bound by Bayntun in England. Compiled and edited by R. Lydekker and J.B.
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Seventh Edition
- Publisher
- Rowland Ward Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- Rowland Ward, Rowland Ward's Record of Big Game, Horn Measurements and Weights of the Great Game of the World, Rowland Ward Africa, Rowland Ward Asia, Rowland Ward Europe, Gerald A Best, Francois Edmond-Blanc, Records of Big Game 13th Edition, Record
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