After Big Game in Central Africa Tapa dura - 1989

(New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989) 0312032749. A volume in the 'Peter Capstick Adventure Library', the series editor of which is Peter Hathaway Capstick. Translated from the French by Frederic Lees. 8vo; original black boards, lettered in gilt on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (x) + xxvii + (i) + 330, incl. index; plates; some photographs in text. Dustwrapper a little rubbed and edgeworn; light bump to top fore-corner of upper board; some foxing to edges and reverse of dustwrapper. Very good condition. (Czech: Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785-1999, p. 98 [Adam & Charles Black edition of 1899]) "In less than four years Édouard Foà covered 7200 miles, mostly on foot - from the Zambezi delta on Africa's east coast to the mouth of the Congo on the west. He risked every form of tropical disease and death from dangerous game and the unreliability of early guns. Foà succeeded in his efforts to create for the Paris Museum one of the finest… Leer más

New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near fine/near fine, used, vi-xxvii, 330pp. Interior clean no marks, binding tight. Slight shelf rubbing to dust jacket, no chips or tears, dj is not price-clipped. Clean near bright DJ.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. near fine/near fine, used, editors notes, v-xxvii, 330pp. Interior clean, no marks, pages near bright, binding tight. 2nd printing. Slight rubbing to dj, no chips or tears, dj is not price-clipped and is enclosed in a protective sleeve..

St. Martin's Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0312032749 . From the Peter Capstick Library Series. Hardcover/Jacket - near fine/very good. Hardcover is clean and intact, a little bumping to spine ends, some creasing to spine. Pages clean and unmarked other than previous owner's stamp on first endpage. Dustjacket has age tanning to edges, a few small edges tears, light edge wear, a couple cracks across spine, light scuffing, not price clipped. Translated from the French by Frederic Lees. "Records of a sportsman from August 1894 to November 1897, when crossing the dark continent from the mouth of the Zambesi to the French Congo." (from title page) [600]; Peter Capstick's Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 330 pages .

New York: St. Martin’s Press, [1989]. 8vo. xxvii, [1], 330 pp. Frntsp., numerous illusts, map. Black boards, gilt lettrng (slght lean), w/ d.j. VG/VG, w/ frmr ownrshp inscrptn, and embssd stmp on frntsp. for Richard Hans, Pearl Harbor Survivor who served on the USS Phoenix. First edition, thus of this title from the “Peter Capstick Library.”

NY: St. Martin's Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ Dust Jacket. 1989. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0312032749 . With 71 illustrations and a sketch map showing route. Previous owner's cataloging label neatly scotch taped to spine; otherwise as new. ; The Peter Capstick Library Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 330 pages; 24313 .

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. (1989), 330pp, illus., black cloth, trans. by Frederic Lees, ed. by Peter Capstick. light ding to bottom edge of front cover, slight edgewear to dj, contents clean.. First Thus. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good -.

St. Martin's Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. Reprint Edition. hardcover with dustjacket. 0312032749 . No names or markings. The book was first published in 1899. Records of a sportsman from August 1894 to November 1897, when crossing the dark continent from the mouth of the Zambesi to the French Congo. ; 5 3/4"-8 1/2"; 330 pages .

St. Martin's Press, 1989-09-15. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!